Lucy’s Kitchen

Great little diner in downtown Elgin.
We’ve gone here a few times and had take out as well.
The crispy chicken tacos are just like my Mom makes and burgers are great as well!
While I agree with some of the other comments on the interior needing some sprucing up and little more décor to build ambiance, if you’re looking for good local food — you’ll get what your looking for.
Service is friendly and attentive…

Great, country diner. The ambiance was severely lacking however the service and food made up for it. We had Anastasia as our server and she was wonderfully polite, accommodating and helpful. The onion rings were fresh, beautifully battered and when Anastasia suggested trying them with their homemade ranch, they were FaBuLoUs! My son had the mushroom Monterey Jack burger and it was of large portion and well seasoned. I have the chicken fried steak with mashed potatoes and cream gravy. My food was good and well tenderized. The mashed potatoes were real, the gravy creamy and the fried okra was perfectly fried. For dessert I brought home a slice of lemon meringue pie… absolutely scrumptious! Great little shops within walking distance. We will definitely be back.

We are always looking for a place to enjoy breakfast and there are just not many places in Elgin to do so. We had never tried Lucy’s before so thought we would. Big mistake.
First, we needed coffee. We were served lukewarm coffee. We sent it back and he brought us two more cups… of lukewarm coffee. So we sent it back and asked for it to be taken off the bill. He argued with us that he had a fresh pot made. Too late buddy! You brought us cold coffee… TWICE! Now just take it off the bill.
Roomie had the chicken fried steak that was tough and hard to eat. It cam with eggs and toast and home fries. The toast was cold. The obviously make a big stack of it first thing in the morning them throw it on the plates as they go out. The eggs were good. The only thing that was.
i ordered the fried egg sandwich which came with home fries. Everything just tasted old and stale. Gross. Even the ketchup was old.
This is not a place I plan on ever visiting again. I’m sure it won’t be around long, although there is not much competition anywhere.

We heard this was a good place. Since there is no longer a restaurant in Elgin for American breakfast, we thought we’d try it. We got there shortly after 11:00 AM on Sunday. The waitress left us at the door to clear a table, she went to the back of the restaurant and hollered at us to come sit there. No menus left with us, no silverware, no drink order taken. Then, they would not serve us breakfast as it was after 11:00. So we ordered cheeseburgers with fries. Everything else was of the Mexican fare. The food was ok. The server ran past our table and without slowing down, «are y’all doing ok?» No, I still had no ice water and we needed more chips. But we had no chance to tell her.
Bottom line, very understaffed, we felt like we were an inconvenience being there and the place looked blah. The floors are ok, but the walls need painting. Just looks grungy. I think we will make the drive to Manor next time for breakfast.

Lucy’s is good food. Real good food. That’s what they focus on. Sometimes it gets to be a bit busy and service slows, so come her with a little patience. Come support this new local business as they build.