Brunch Cafe opens in Deerfield

[rating=5] It has been several weeks since our initial visit to a Brunch Cafe. For some time we have been driving west on Lake Cook Road and watching the construction on their Deerfield location. Jane and I kept saying, when already?. As March began, we saw lights on and Friday, March 10th ( a day before Janie’s birthday), we saw the sign on the window “OPEN”, so we did just that!

There are many restaurants that have Brunch in their name or even as their name. I imagine there is a lot of confusion as people might say, “let’s do brunch!” and assume you are planning to meet them at Brunch. Be careful, as there are many restaurants that are known as “brunch”. The one that we have tried and have fallen in love with is called “Brunch Cafe” and there are a great number of these ( with more to come). Below is the review that we did at their Kildeer location.

The one that we visited is in Kildeer. For those of you unfamiliar, Kildeer is just west of Long Grove, North of Palatine and south of Lake Zurich. From Northbrook, the drive was 18 minutes and well worth the trip, although they are opening another in Deerfield ( Lake Cook and Waukegan Rd) very soon and that will be 4-5 minutes from our home. They are also opening up in Arlington Hts ( Rand Rd and Arlington Hts. Rd)  and very soon in Carpentersville for those in the Elgin area.so the growth just keeps happening.

The Kildeer location is 20393 N. Rand Road (Route 12) just a wee bit north of Lake Cook Road. There is plenty of free parking in the center and some great shopping opportunities including a Nordstrom Rack. The reason however to visit Brunch Cafe has got to be the food and the great ( and very friendly) service.

We decide, for the most part of try some of their signature “breakfast” items as it was still morning. Our server Kailie made sure that our coffee cups were always full and that we had everything we needed. I will tell you that it was great to see an almost full restaurant on a Monday morning around 11 a.m.- that is a good sign for the future.

The menu is humongous. Two full pages with almost every type of sandwich French Toast ( many ways), Crepes ( called Crepe Expectations), eggs made in almost every way ( some of the best tasting bacon I ever had) and all in all, something for everyone in your party ( or family, no matter how picky they may be). A complete list of salads and sandwiches as well as a special menu for the little ones.

We enjoyed the following items:

Blueberry Bliss pancakes, ( they call this section: hey batter batter). These were amazingly tasty- brunch cream, blueberries, a blueberry glaze and a vanilla bean glaze. They were amazing to look at, but even better, they were tasty to eat.

The strawberry crepes were a thing of beauty-

they also have banana, strawberry, berry/berry ( a combination of berries) and a very special California Crepe with a scrambled egg, diced bacon, avocado, spinach , two cheeses and a hollandaise sauce ( this is on tap for our next visit).

Of course we tried the Lox Platter with a lightly toasted bagel and all the: tomato ,onion, cucumber, capers and delicious smoked salmon.

Jane is very into Avocado Toast and claims that is the best way to judge a good breakfast place- not only was it eye appealing, it was tummy approved. Yes, even by me ( and I am only so-so on avocados) very tasty and with the side of fruit ( very fresh) even better.

Had to be an omelet from their massive list, so we had the potato crusted: shredded potatoes, chicken sausage, oven roasted tomato and pepper jack cheese- this was truly the way an omelet should be made( served with potatoes , pancakes or toast.  There are 9 others available, including one where you can create it yourself.

If you are Gluten-Free, a Vegetarian or have any food allergies, NO PROBLEM! Brunch Café has plenty of items that are perfect for you. The staff will go out of their way to ensure that your dining experience is one that will bring a smile to your face along with the great feeling in your tummy.

They are open daily from 7 a.m.- 2:00 p.m.  They also do catering

call 847-847-7120

visit www.brunchcafe.com for catering menu as well as banquet services and other locations.

The menu is the same at all locations. Not only did we have lunch on Friday, we returned on Saturday for lunch ( or was it brunch?) to celebrate Jane’s birthday with the grandkids.

Once again, great service and wonderful food. Adam had  a patty melt that came with the best sweet potato fries ever! I loved the ham and cheese omelet I had with pancakes instead of toast.  Julie had the breakfast panini ( beautiful and tasty) and we also enjoyed pancakes, crepes and a veggie omelet.

Brunch Cafe has a menu that will satisfy every member of your family’s tastes. The Deerfield location is at 250 Lake Cook Road ( corner of Lake Cook and Waukegan Roads) and while it may be a little difficult to get in and out, the food and service is worth the effort to do so. Their phone number is 847-607-9170- plenty of free parking.

web: https://brunchcafe.com/deerfield/