My wife and I just had an exhausting 8+ hour flight from Maui to Chicago getting into O'Hare International Airport around 5:30 a.m. It was exhausting in that we didn't get much sleep thanks to the obligatory screaming child on the flight. Usually, screaming kids will quiet down after an hour or so. But this kid was screaming for over half the flight. Couple that with the fact that when we left Maui it was sunny, humid and 84 degrees and when we got into Chicago it was cloudy, drizzly and 44 degrees. We needed to get something to eat before we drove back home that morning and we ended up stopping at a place in Oak Brook that I'd seen a few times in the past - Blueberry Hill Breakfast Cafe.
The Oak Brook Blueberry Hill is one of seven locations of the restaurant around the greater Chicagoland area found mainly on the south, southwest and far western suburbs. Each restaurant opens at 6 a.m. and closes at 3 p.m. daily. (The Oak Brook location stays open until 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.) The restaurants offer farm fresh breakfasts as well as soups, salads, sandwiches, wraps and burgers for lunch.
The Blueberry Hill Breakfast Cafe in Oak Brook is located in the Oak Brook Promenade shopping and entertainment center along Butterfield Road. (see map) It was around 7:30 when we got into the restaurant and there was a smattering of people in the place. We were seated in a comfy booth in the larger of the two dining rooms in the restaurant and given menus. Our server, Melissa, came over with some coffee which Cindy took, but I asked if they had espresso available. She said they did and I ordered a triple espresso just to get my groggy brain going on that somewhat dreary morning.
They had a little bit of everything for breakfast at Blueberry Hill - pancakes, waffles, omelets, French toast, skillets, as well as classic breakfasts like eggs Benedict, and steak and eggs, as well as a number of Mexican-influenced breakfasts. They also have fresh squeezed orange juice at Blueberry Hill and I ordered a large glass of that to go along with my espresso.
With "Blueberry" in the name, I automatically assumed that they'd have a number of breakfasts featuring blueberries. Anything with blueberries is my favorite for breakfast and while I thought about getting the blueberry waffles - a featured breakfast at Blueberry Hill - I ended up getting the blueberry crepes. Melissa asked me if I wanted the blueberries served plain or glazed. I didn't know what she was getting at with the "glazed" description - I thought they were covered with a powered sugar. But she said it was like a compote. I took the blueberries plain.
Cindy got the California skillet with scrambled egg whites. It featured fresh spinach, sun dried tomatoes, artichoke hearts and goat cheese on top of American fries. She had a choice between toast and pancakes and she got the toast. She was happy that she didn't get the pancakes as there was a lot of food in her skillet. She knew she wouldn't be able to eat the whole thing.
My crepes were light and tasty, filled with a slug of blueberries in the three crepes. A light dusting of powdered sugar were on top of the crepes. I was pretty hungry - we hadn't eaten since we left Maui - and I was able to make short work of the crepes. I got a side of thick cut bacon as a side with the crepes. It was a great breakfast.
Cindy loved her California skillet. She said the veggies were fresh and flavorful, and the potatoes were very good. But it was just a lot of food. She was able to eat just over half of the breakfast before she threw in the towel.
If you're in the south, southwest or west suburbs of Chicago and you're looking for breakfast, I recommend that you look no further than Blueberry Hill Breakfast Cafe. With seven locations, a full and interesting breakfast menu, a helpful and friendly wait staff, and a comfortable setting it's tough to beat a place like Blueberry Hill.
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