4/5 Ritvik N. 4 months ago on Google
Eleven
City
Diner
is
a
superb
breakfast
/
brunch
spot
in
the
Chicago
area!
It
was
recommended
by
staff
at
the
hotel
I
was
staying
at
in
Chicago,
and
did
not
disappoint.
Last
Thursday,
I
rushed
to
come
here
for
brunch,
and
took
an
Uber
here
because
I
am
just
visiting
the
Chicago
area.
I
walked
in
and
ordered
table
for
one,
and
got
bar
seating
immediately.
I
immediately
enjoyed
the
casual,
laid-back
atmosphere
around
me
and
snapped
some
photos
to
capture
the
moment.
I
asked
the
waiter
for
popular
items,
and
11
City
French
Toast
(FT)
was
mentioned.
Rita's
Plate
appealed
to
me
because
it
had
eggs,
meat,
and
potatoes,
but
also
came
with
the
FT.
Waiter
said
FT
is
better
with
11
City
toppings
--
strawberries
and
bananas
that
is.
I
said
why
not,
let's
go
for
it.
While
we
were
waiting,
I
saw
a
keg
of
root
beer
(RB)
and
saw
that
11
City
is
known
for
its
authentic,
bottomless
RB.
I
said
why
not,
and
called
the
waiter
over
and
ordered
that
for
my
drink.
The
wait
time
was
not
egregious,
but
it
was
somewhat
long.
I
was
presented
with
the
Rita's
Plate
at
long
last,
which
came
with
what
looked
like
ham,
scrambled
eggs
with
fresh
avocado,
and
potato
wedges.
On
the
second
plate
there
was
powdered
FT,
and
since
this
was
11
city
style,
came
with
strawberries
and
bananas.
All
the
food
was
pretty
spot
on.
I
enjoyed
ham,
egg,
and
potatoes
plate
but
it
was
not
a
home
run.
Still
flavorful
and
enjoyable.
The
FT
was
amazing,
probably
one
of
best
FT
I've
tried
at
a
brunch
spot
before.
Flavorful
and
with
the
strawberries
and
bananas
it
added
lot
of
natural
sugar
to
it.
If
getting
toppings,
I
would
advise
against
using
too
much
of
the
maple
syrup;
in
this
case
it
is
already
sweet
enough
with
the
powder
and
fruit,
and
maybe
conservative
quantities
of
syrup
is
called
for.
As
well,
if
you
order
anything
else
sugary
like
root
beer
as
a
drink,
you
most
certainly
don't
want
to
get
an
overload
of
sugar
for
breakfast,
so
I
would
advise
again
limited
quantities
of
maple
syrup
or
skipping
it
altogether.
I
will
say,
there
was
a
few
mishaps
and
delays
in
my
order,
such
as
the
bartender
forgetting
I
had
ordered
RB
so
I
had
to
remind
him,
and
it
only
arrived
much
after
my
main
dish.
But
it's
not
a
deal
breaker,
and
I
understand
that
folks
can
be
busy
here.
As
for
the
RB,
the
drink
was
a
bit
sugary
but
I
missed
root
beer
as
I
haven’t
had
it
for
the
longest
time,
it
was
good
to
try
authentic
fresh
RB
once
again
and
best
is
they
offer
free
refills,
so
I
got
one
and
finished
half
of
the
other
(as
I
said,
bit
too
sugary
for
me!)
All
in
all,
this
is
a
spot-on
breakfast
or
brunch
spot
if
one
is
visiting
Chicago,
and
cannot
go
wrong
with
11
City
Diner.
I
will
recommend,
and
my
suggestion
will
be
to
ask
for
popular
items
and/or
toppings,
and
then
adjust
or
add
substitutes
--
as
I
have
for
the
FT
--
accordingly,
based
on
best
judgement
or
preference.
I
enjoyed
this
spot
and
will
likely
be
back
once
I
find
myself
in
the
Chicago
area
again.
Definitely
check
it
out!