It runs breakfast and lunch only (7am-2pm, Wednesday through Sunday), the classic diner's clock, with a menu covering pancakes, French toast, crepes, waffles, and skillets alongside gourmet sandwiches and an Italian beef that nods to its Chicago-area roots.
The homemade cinnamon rolls, soups, and pies are the specific reason regulars keep coming back decade after decade — the kind of from-scratch baking that a diner this age either keeps up or loses its whole identity without.
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