Lou Mitchell's
Breakfast restaurant · West Loop
565 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60661
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Highlights
Iconic diner serving hearty breakfasts, lunches, and complimentary treats.
Iconic diner serving hearty breakfasts, lunches, and complimentary treats.
"Opened in 1923, Lou’s in Greektown/West Loop is basically the old-school diner version of Cheers. Even if you aren’t a regular, the staff will probably call you some variation of hun, sweetie, or darling as they drop off a slice of their rotating pie of the day. Grab a bar stool at one of their retro counters, enjoy a classic skillet and pancake stack enough times, and maybe one day everybody will know your name." - veda kilaru, john ringor, adrian kane
"Lou Mitchell’s is a reliable diner that's been serving breakfast for 102 years, and it's on the National Register of Historic Places. Now the Greektown institution has the unique bragging rights of being featured twice on The Bear, in the season three montage and a brief emotional scene in season four with Marcus lingering outside of it. Sadly he never went in, denying himself the comfort of a waitress calling him "hon" while pouring what Lou's claims to be "the world's best coffee." - adrian kane, nick allen
"One of the city’s oldest diners is part of the Season 3, Episode 1, montage. There are even shots of doughnuts in the fryer." - Ashok Selvam
"Before a whole day of landmark hopping between a former “World’s Tallest Building” and a giant handprint-covered metal legume, grab breakfast at another local institution, Lou Mitchell’s. We mean that literally—this West Loop diner has an official spot in the National Register of Historic Places for being at the start of the original Route 66. And it definitely has the old-school diner feel. Enjoy a classic skillet and pancake stack at one of their retro counters and bar stools, and the staff will probably call you some variation of hun, sweetie, or darling as they drop off a slice of their rotating pie of the day." - john ringor, adrian kane, nick allen, veda kilaru, sam faye
"Opened in 1923, Lou’s on the border of Greektown and the West Loop is the old-school diner version of Cheers. But even if you’re just dropping in before catching a train at nearby Union Station (like many do), the staff will probably call you some variation of hun, sweetie, or darling. Grab a bar stool at one of their retro counters, and order a Greek sausage omelette with feta and a mini stack of silver dollar pancakes. The neon sign also says that they have the world’s finest coffee, and Lou Mitchell’s is the kind of institution where you just don’t question that." - nick allen, john ringor, adrian kane
