Golden Nugget

Located across from Cornerstone Café and another plaza with Dunkin Donuts & Al’s Beef, with it’s own parking lot (free parking for once in Chicago!). My husband and I came by Golden Nugget when we first arrived in Chicago last Thursday morning.
We parked and walked in right at 7 am. We were acknowledged by a server (seems like she was the only server on the floor at this time) and told to sit anywhere. We picked a booth and were given menus. But we both noticed the breakfast specials sign on the table and decided to order that, which was:
2 Buttermilk Pancakes with 2 Extra Large Eggs (sunny side), 2 links of Sausage: The buttermilk pancakes were nice and fluffy and made just right. A side of syrup and butter was served, which was well more than needed. The eggs were cooked perfectly and so were the links of sausage.
2 French Toast Wedges with 2 Extra Large Eggs (scrambled), 2 strips of Bacon: The French toast was pretty sweet and did not need syrup. The eggs were made perfectly and my husband liked his crispy bacon.
Both of our breakfast meals were served with a large side of hash browns. The hash browns were made with thicker and longer cuts of shredded potatoes. But mine was not that hot and wished it was warmer.
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(Total= $ 17.66 after tax, prior to tax)
Service was minimum but friendly. It took some time to get our check, but the food was pretty good.
This is a pretty good place to grab a cheap plate of breakfast and would come back here again.
By the way, this place offers free WiFi (Golden Nugget, Password: nugget2406).

Is the food here amazing? No, but if you want amazing food, you agent going to eat here anyways.
The food is good, reasonably fast, and pretty cheap. For $ 13, their «South of the Border» breakfasts can easily feed two people.
The ambiance is reminiscent of a failed casino in Reno circa 1981, but I hang out at dive bars, so that sorry of thing doesn’t bother me.
It’s way better than IHOP, so definitely give it a whirl of you’ve got one in your neighborhood, which if you live in Chicago, you do.

Absolute perfection.
I ordered the chicken fried steak meal, it came with either a soup or salad. The cream of broccoli was very delicious! When the actual meal came it was a wonderful portion size! My hostess Maria did an excellent job in making sure that everything was alright! First time coming here and a wonderful experience!

The place, um how would I describe. Guy Fiery would declare this place to be the Diner of Midwest. At least that’s what the first impression looked like. The interior alludes back to the diners from the 50s and the staff have the friendliest attitude. It all falls apart when it comes to the food. I ordered the Golden Nugget Skillet. It looked extremely appetizing. The hiccup was it was salty as balls. I mean, it tasted as if you forgot the difference between a teaspoon and a tablespoon of salt. Honestly I felt like my BP was going rip my heart apart or something. Kinda pricy for what I had. Check it out. decide for your self

Reasonable prices, open 24/​7, free WiFi, and the wait staff has always been very friendly. 5 stars in my book!

I love diners, and this chain is a Chicago staple. You might take one look at the «Nugget» and say, «what a s— hole.» But like I said, I have a special place in my heart for diners. The food is what you’d expect with a big breakfast menu, and greasy cheap food. The pancake batter is actually really good, that’s about as good as a diner pancake can get.

What a sham! Not only was the food a total disappointment, their advertised «free» wifi is not free at all. They refused to give me the password until after I paid my bill.

Best chicken and waffles! Great customer service, we haven’t had such great waitress as the one we had today great customer service very satisfied

FOOD ⁴⁄₅: I ordered the weekly $ 6.99 breakfast special — 2 bmilk pancakes, 2 eggs, 2 pieces of bacon, and hash browns. Overall the food was great; large portions accompanied by a classic mom and pop diner taste. The only thing that could impact my review would be the temperature and one issue with the pancakes; although the food was warm, it could have been a little bit warmer. And the pancakes could have been less thick and even in size.
PRICE ⁵⁄₅: $ 6.99 for all that food was a steal! Granted this was a special, I’ll have to come back a couple more times and order non-​specials, to get a better sense for price.
SERVICE ⁵⁄₅: My waitress was efficient, polite, and very customer service oriented. She even encouraged me to get the special to save money (which could impact her tip), when I was attempting to order items a la carte (I tipped extra).
VIBE ⁵⁄₅: It’s Thursday around noon… Very chill and clean for a well-​known diner, and the pink booth seats remind me of something out of the 80s.

Best Golden Nugget! The pancakes are always on point, the service is great and the manager Jennifer is amazing!

What a great classic, all American diner. This place is true to it’s grits. Nothing too fancy, but it definite wide variety of food and is super friendly staff. This is my second time coming here and you definitely get quantity. I mean man I got the chicken Parmesan her and I could only eat half of it I got to take the second-​half home, and I definitely enjoy my food so there was a lot.
Definite you to conveniences this place is open ²⁴⁄₇ so strolling in drunk on a Friday night is no biggie. Definitely is a blast to come with friends just hang out and enjoy a good meal.
All in all: Food is average
Staff is awesome

Ahh, the golden nugget. Well, it won’t win any awards for its curbside appeal nor it’s dining experience but it does stand as a representation of the neighborhood at large: a working class type of joint with no pretensions of being any more or any less. I’ve been to this location only a couple of times and both were throughout the mid afternoon. The server was friendly both times.
I got a philly cheese steak sandwich the first time and it was quite good. They used the right kind of bread (french) cheese (provolone) and sauteed the peppers and onions just right. Nice-​sized portion as well. On our most recent visit, I had the ¹⁄₃ pound burger and it was ok. Nothing gourmet or special about this place, just your average neighborhood greasy spoon.
I imagine this place probably does most of it’s business after 11:00pm as it is a 24-​hour joint that is located at the converging of quite a few main traffic arteries and bus routes. If you find yourself here between those hours and don’t mind a little grease in your cuisine, this place is not too bad.

This was the place to eat after last night’s blizzard at 3am! After pushing cars for 3 – 4 hours in the snow and finding out that Subway and McDonald’s lots were not cleared. We discovered that Golden Nugget’s was nice and clean. They only had burgers and sandwiches– not sure why but we had a really tasty Turkey BLT.
Service was quick, courteous, and friendly despite only having one server for what seemed like a half filled restaurant and steadily increasing.
We shall be going back more often as we appreciated both the service and the food.

At 2am when you’re hungry nothing beats the nugget. We sat down and within maybe 15 minutes we had been seated, and had our food. Great food, great service and we’ll for sure be back again.

I’m born and raised in Chicago/​50 years.
Golden nugget used to be great, food’s still good.
But the prices??? I have to mortgage my house, before I eat there.
Their prices are 33% higher than other, comparable restaurants.
Again, the food is fine and it is open 24 hours. I ate there twice in the past five years and I remembered the last time… I thought to myself, these prices are out of control.
When I paid my bill, I talked to the cashier about the prices. I could tell she was FROM Chicago and remembered the old golden nugget. She just laughed about my bill.
Other restaurants just as good and 33% less expensive.

The best pancakes ever. They have red koolaid on the menu (thats awesome in itself) Service is always Good.

Much better than I thought it would be.

Sometimes quantity over quality is a good thing.

I’ve always wanted to try this pancake place out as we always pass by it, driving into the city. My husband and I ordered the Country Fried Steak and Eggs, Corned Beef Hash and Eggs, as well as some buttermilk pancakes. The first two entrees were your standard, straightforward diner food — steak was a little tough, eggs were cooked perfectly, and the corned beef hash was good. I was a big fan of their buttermilk pancakes, though — I don’t know what kind of batter they use, but it was very delicious! Very fluffy, soft, and the right amount of sweetness with the maple syrup. Yum! Great service and a cool old-​school type of a restaurant.
+buttermilk pancakes!!! :D

Great and friendly service at this location. They loved seeing my boy and were great to him. Food was hot and tasty. Try the 1−2−3 biscuit special if you’re into biscuits and gravy.
You might pay a little more at a Golden Nugget as opposed to other dinners but that extra money goes into the bacon. They don’t over-​cook it here and it comes out perfect every time. Crispy but not burnt.