Dove's Luncheonette
Diner · Wicker Park
1545 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
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Highlights
Tex-Mex diner fare, tequila cocktails, retro digs, jukebox tunes
Tex-Mex diner fare, tequila cocktails, retro digs, jukebox tunes
"Dove’s is a great spot if you want to dine solo, or with just one other person. It’s almost all counter seating, and the place overall is a Tex-Mex Food + Old School Soda Shop Lunch Counter + Chicago Blues Music combination. You’ll find dishes like chicken fried steak, a flour tortilla brisket taco, and burnt ends hash." - sam faye, adrian kane, john ringor
"One of the best things about eating alone is the people-watching, and Dove’s is a great spot for it. We like to sit at the counter facing Damen Ave and guess where random strangers are going. If it’s nice out, the answer is probably Big Star, but in winter, the possibilities are endless. Who shops at that Levi’s store around the corner anyway? Some of these people, apparently." - adrian kane, john ringor, veda kilaru, nick allen
"Steps from the Damen blue line, Dove's Luncheonette brings "retro diner atmosphere" to a whole new level.From the old school lettering to the mustard yellow floor tiles, the whole experience is on point!" - Anna Zajac
"Dove’s is run by the same people who own The Publican, and the morning menu here has the quality you’d expect from them. The space looks like an old-school diner, and it’s a good spot to visit by yourself—expect to eat at the counter while sitting on a spinny stool. You can get burnt ends hash with brisket, poblanos, and Texas toast, or other Tex-Mex dishes like a giant tlayuda. Or a giant plate of chicken fried chicken, if that’s your thing." - sam faye, adrian kane, john ringor, veda kilaru
"This beloved “Mex Tex” all-day diner in Wicker Park from One Off Hospitality Group leans in on Southern-inspired Mexican food, with specialties like a norteño-style brisket taco on a house-made flour tortilla, masa pancakes with mole-infused maple syrup, and tlayudas topped with brown butter sweet potatoes. To drink, try a boozy watermelon agua fresca, a Mexican bottled Coke or Jarritos, a selection of coffee and tea beverages, as well as fresh-squeezed juices." - Sam Nelson
