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Neighborhoods: Uptown, LakeviewMon. 5:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Tue-Thu. 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Tue-Thu. 5:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Fri. 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Fri. 5:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Sat. 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Sat. 5:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Sun. 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Sun. 5:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
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If you've got a craving for those fluffy, piping hot, homemade french doughnuts known as beignets, head over to Deleece for brunch!
The space is a bit smaller than I expected, but we were there pretty early, so it wasn't too crowded. Service was fantastic with our server, Tanika, Taneeka?, taking great care of us from the second we sat down. I don't think our coffee or water ever reached half-full levels.
Outside of the beignets, though, nothing on the menu seemed to blow me away. We went with two recommended dishes, the eggs benedict and the breakfast sandwich. Both were good, but nothing outstanding. The sandwich was just two eggs with cheddar cheese and spinach on toast. Good, but I could and have made better sandwiches at home. The prices were in the upper range of breakfast foods, but not out of the ordinary with most items in the $8-$10 range.
I'd think about heading back next time I'm craving fried dough, but I'm not sure there's much more I'd like. Our awesome server did recommend the breakfast pasta as her favorite dish, so maybe I'll try that next time and change my tune. Until then, while Deleece has many of the makings of a great brunch spot, the food lacks any real stand out appeal.
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Forgettable! Is the one word that comes to mind when thinking of Deleece!
Everyone in the restaurant is genuine and works hard to make it happen, friendly, courteous and knowledgeable.
The server was nice but had this annoying habit of coming to the table every time we were in a deep conversation, seems the timing was just a little off the entire evening.
Love the decor, the location and the people!
Crab Cake Appetizer was excellent. Potato and Leek Soup was bland. Salad with Walnuts was a major disappointment, lacks presentation, flavor and should of had a variety of greens not just iceberg.
Salmon was Average, the rice did not seem like a good fit for the dish, the greens were overcooked and not enough.Pork was good but forgettable. The scallops dish was cold on the inside, this only happens when your using frozen scallops, not a good sign that things are going good in the kitchen.
Server took it back and brought a warmer version of the Scallops and they were excellent. She offered a free desert. We picked the Apple Cobbler with Ice Cream, again good not great!
Here is another place that has the bones and talent to pull it off and has chosen for whatever reason to be middle of the road!
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Went to Deleece last night with my wife for the first time. We will be returning soon.
We ordered the pot stickers as an appetizer and absolutely loved them. That being said, I wish restaurants would give an even number of appetizers -- I hate that awkward moment of splitting an appetizer.
Anyway, I ordered the beef tenderloin and my wife ordered the penne pasta with grilled shrimp. My dinner came with a helping of spinach and potatoes which were awesome.
For dessert we shared a cinnamon apple bread pudding. Dessert was good, but next time we'll be skipping it because the meal is huge.
We will be returning soon.
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We were planning on going to Sweets and Savories this evening for their half-off the entire menu amazingness on Tuesdays, but alas they are booked up three weeks in advance....so we decided to head over to Deleece for the second week in a row and boy were we happy we did!!!
This time we had an even better experience than before (not to say that last time was not great) and I have now changed this restaurant from four to five stars. Woohoo indead!
Our service was again friendly and helpful and this time we were presented with two generous and interesting bread plates. The menu also featured more selection this time around and had a more seasonal twist.
We both started with the pumpkin gnocchi and for entrees we had the thai fish soup and the pork chop. For dessert I had the chocolate cake again and my boyfriend had scrumptious oatmeal cookies with vanilla ice cream. Everything was great!
I still find it hard to believe that a three course meal here for two people comes to $52 with tax and a 20% tip...incredible!
We just enjoyed the prix-fixe here last night and it was delicious. Earlier in the day I called the… Read more »
Happy Birthday, Dad!!!
We're going to take you someplace you've never been before on a Friday night because you have horrible children and we all forgot to make reservations in advance...Ooops.
Yelp says it's good though, and we can get a reservation with OpenTable at 7pm - I know how you like to eat early and all!
Sure, it's not super fancy on the inside...The tables are laid out a little weird, and the chairs are super heavy; but other than that service is good and this cream soda cocktail is delicious!
Is there anything you want off the appetizer menu? I know you love shrimp cocktail, but they don't have that. We're just going to order a bunch of things and we can all try them...I'm sure you'll like the crab risotto cakes - they sound good. Okay?
Wow, so much stuff on this menu! I've been dreaming of short ribs lately, I'm totally gonna order that....You're getting what? Oh, the pesto penne pasta with shrimp? Hey! You're getting your shrimp! Happy Birthday!!!!
Man - those crab cake things were so good! Like lick the plate good!
Can I get another cream soda cocktail please? Mmmkthx.
Whoa, do you guys see the size of this short rib? No, bro - you cannot taste the celery root puree. If you wanted it, you shoulda ordered it yourself! Ha! Just kidding....of course you can try it!
Is anyone else going to order another drink? No? Uh, I guess I'll stop ordering cocktails then...
I really want to like Deleece, but we've been twice now and it's not really working for me.
The good: fun room, great art, including some photos that I absolutely love. Wait staff is charming.
Food: it should be better than this. I had a chopped salad, thinking over to the unbelievably good version of this at the nearby Uncommon Ground. It was a pale imitation, lacking much in the way of texture or noticeably fresh ingredients. Other stuff was more or less forgettable.
I was going to give two stars but wife insists that their breakfast sandwich was high quality. I remain skeptical.
We hadn't been to Deleece in awhile and were happy to go for the Tuesday night prix fixe menu. It's a nicely proportioned good deal. It was such a pleasure to leave not hungry, but not uncomfortably stuffed, either.
That said, the 2 meals we ordered, ground lamb and pork loin, could've both benefitted from a little more sauce on the plate. They were just ever so slightly dry.
The pomegranate martini was good, but not very high in alcohol content.
The desserts were very nice. We were happy with our meals and will certainly return soon.
Denton and I met his sister for brunch on a Sunday, my brunch day of choice. My first impression was that it was a little suburban. There were babies and families EVERYWHERE. An hour into our meal, we saw a group of girls setting up for a baby shower.
Although it wasn't my favorite meal ever, I have to give major props for the service we received. I made three special requests (I know, so high maintenance) and Briana J. made one herself.
The meal was good but nothing stood out that makes me want to head back asap. However, there is no wait which is a rare thing when going out to brunch in Chicago!
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I ordered from Deleece through Grubhub for dinner last night. Delivery took exactly one hour (which is what was promised). The food was lukewarm but still good.
I ordered:
Fried chicken - a little greasy but good flavor and not dry - with 2 sides: mashed potatoes (excellent and they give you enough for 3 meals) and mac & chz (very good, a little greasy - not typical mac/chx, spiral noodles in alfredo sauce). Also ordered an appetizer - fried chz curds which were okay (a little greasy) but came with cocktail sauce (not tomato sauce like I expected).
Overall food was okay. I probably won't order delivery from here again - the food wasn't good enough for the price (total ran almost $40). I may check out the brunch based on other reviews.
We ventured out here for dinner, having been here a couple of times for lunch intermittently. We chose the polenta, which had bacon and was very savory yet creamy at the same time. Very nice.
For entrees, lamb chop stuffed with blue cheese; and pork tenderloin stuffed with bacon and spinach, in a tasty reduced sauce. The pork was very tasty - being smoked and then by looks seared. Incredibly savory, and basically bacon two ways. Pretty good.
When offered dessert how could one resist the chocolate combo.
Overall a fairly decadent dinner - with two forms of pork and three of chocolate. Hmm, well be back to sample something else soon.
Cost of free wi-fi: $0
Ability to use wi-fi: 0
Number of Diet Cokes: 2
Chicken Chop Salad: $9.50
Amount left on plate: 0
Number of aloof servers: 1
Stars: 3
Yep, that about sums it up. :)
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Hmmmmm. I wish this place was just a *bit better in several regards. It's fairly close to me, and a… Read more »
I think there's more wind on the corner of Southport and Irving than any other point in the city. Could someone look that up for me? How is it possible that every time I eat on Deleece's patio I have to chase my menu?
The Monday and Tuesday $20 three course special is a great deal, but this time I was charmed by the homemade mushroom-filled ravioli appetizer and chose that as my entree. We shared the salad with crumbled blue cheese and pommes frites, so really an appetizer for dinner after that was perfect...and I saved room for dessert too!
The server told us about a raspberry cheesecake fried in wonton, and while that sounded great we opted for the goat cheese cheesecake. Well, she decide to bring us the wontons anyway and my boyfriend and I broke up so that we could date our desserts. (who reads this far into a review anyway?)
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Just an update: breakfast mac n cheese. Fed me for a full day! My arteries might be made of macaroni, but it was goooooood. Like the richest carbonara ever, because the egg yolks ooze into the sauce.
Slightly strange thing to eat for breakfast; may have cured me of mac n cheese addiction for the near future.
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Sometimes, I dream about mac n cheese. It is the most profound effect America has had on me. I was… Read more »
Is Deleece delish? I think so. This is a great place to go with a group of friends or a date for dinner, their brunch ain't half bad either.
I've been here a few times over the years and I've never been disappointed, their dinner menu always has at least a few options I really want and finally need to do inny meeny moe to pick a winner. Their brunch menu has a lot of the basics that anyone would enjoy with a few thrown in there to get all crazy.
A few of my favorite things about this place:
* Location: It's not in the heart of anything, so you will be surrounded by people who actually sought it out.
* Art: I'm not sure who created the art that hangs on the walls, but it's really beautiful and slightly trippy. It's almost like black and white photographs of naked women over purple/blue images.
*Service: The waiters are always really laid back and know what's going on. I feel like when I ask them about menu items or they talk about the specials they actually know what they're talking about
* Outdoor seating: their patio is cute and is underneath a big tree with hanging lights. It gives it a very charming ambiance.
* Food: it's always yummy and never boring. Even classics taste somehow new and everything has a ton of flavor.
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Went there for a sunday brunch with the hubby. Service was friendly and as expected, a little slow to order and slow to get the check.
Ordered:
1. Lobster benedict with arugula and truffle hollandaise - $14
- Lobster was decently portioned, a little dryer than I was expecting so not as fresh. Generous helping of arugula and the poached eggs are perfectly cooked. The side red potatoes were a little on the harder dried side, but it was the perfect side to mop up the egg yolks and hollandaise. I could taste the generous truffle flavor that really worked well with the eggs and lobster, so kudos.
2. Mexicali Hash - $11
- the hash was tiny cubed potatoes, peppers, and some very tastefully seasoned meat chunks. The meat was a little on the stingy side, could have given a little more for the price. It was also served with two eggs sunny side up, cooked very well.
The food was decent and good, but nothing too mind blowing. The price was on the medium side, not a good cheap eat but does not break the bank. The service was friendly but a ltitle aloof. Therefore, it was an "a-ok" meal.
We might go back to try dinner next time but so far, the brunch was o.k.
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I'll be the first to admit it, I've overlooked this place over the years. While, yes I have my favorite brunch spots, and would try new places, I had never been to Deleece until now.
I went here last Sunday around noon and was able to get a table on the patio without a wait. Everyone from the server to the hostess to the people working inside were so friendly. The service was really quick.
There were families, people on a brunch date, and groups of friends here. It was a relaxing enviornment.
But let's get to the good stuff..the food was great. I had the chilaquilles, my friend had the breakfast burrito, and we split the cinnamon orange french toast. With their prices being moderate, $7-$8, I figured they'd be small portions. Boy was I wrong, I could barely finish my food and had to take the French Toast home (which was still delicious 5 hours later)
The chilaquiles were a good spicy. I loved them. I took a bite of my friend's burrito and that was amazing as well..almost giving Bongo Room a run for it's money.
It was a great experience, with spaces both inside and out and friendly staff. I can't wait to go back.
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It pains me to two-star Deleece.
We live across the street, so we've come here for either brunch or dinner about once every 4-6 weeks for the last three years.
I'm over it.
The food has considerably declined in quality over the last year, both at brunch and at dinner (although more drastically at dinner). The $20 Monday-Tuesday fixed price menu that used to be such a great draw has become completely uninspired in recent months.
Despite seeing the same handful of servers every time we've been in over the last three years (so you know they aren't new), the service has gotten slower and slower over time. And really - none of them recognize us by now? Not even a little bit? I am so tired of being asked "are you familiar with our fixed price menu?" Umm...you've been my waitress approximately 37 times, yes, yes we are."
Deleece just seems bored with itself...and I'm bored with Deleece as well.
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Food has the potential to be great, but it is kind of bland. This is a restaurant that shouldn't have salt on the table, but it does. The staff was not very knowledgeable. We asked if any of the meat was free range or from local farms to which the server replied "No, sorry." Then we saw "Amish Chicken" on the menu, knowing that the Amish are always humane with their preparation we pointed that out. Then she said, "yeah, that one is." So she went from no to yes that one in 5 seconds. The better answer to our original question would have been "Only our Amish chicken."
However, our water glasses were constantly filled. The chef/preparer brought our food to the table, great artwork, beautiful exposed brick interior. Maybe their brunch is better.
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We were drawn in by the menu that features interesting ingredients and gourmet sounding preparations for a reasonable price. Sadly it seems their best days are behind them as evidenced by all the positive press they received a decade ago, but nothing in the last five years.
When I first sat down to write this review I had a little trouble remembering what we ordered which is never a good sign. The salad we ordered was fresh but overdressed and really pretty small for 7 dollars. The crab risotto cakes were crumbly and really didn't taste a lot like crab or truffle oil (come to think of it, they didn't taste like much of anything). The tuna steak we ordered was cooked medium rare, but the seared outer portion was rubbery and flavorless.
In all fairness it seems they are more famous for their brunch than their dinner and the service was pretty good. Nothing we had was terrible and the prices are good considering they use fancy ingredients (crab, truffle oil, butter lettuce, etc). But with so many mid-tier restaurants serving up great "american" fare, I don't think we'll be back. Maybe for brunch, but probably not.
I came here on a Saturday night with a friend. We came around 9:00pm and the place was pretty empty, with only a scant few tables taken. I had the roasted skatewing and my friend had the Amish chicken. Both were well prepared, but while she was happy with hers, I was a bit underwhelmed. There was a lack of flavor that I couldn't help with pepper. The service was good and the food just ok.
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Nice place, good atmosphere. Half-priced wine on Wednesdays. Solid appetizers, good entries (with sizable portions) and great desserts. Best Chevre cheesecake I've had. If you live in the neighborhood, it's a solid, comfortable place for an easy night out.
The mustard butter was very strange, I have to say.
I think I just found my place for a salmon fix. So few places know how to properly cook fish without overdoing it. This fish was amazingly tender and juicy. Yum. Our waitress was very nice and energetic. The creme brulee wasn't my thing (kind of watery, really), but I'm not going to hold that against them. It was a very satisfying dinner.
Huh. This place could be so much better. We arrived very excited about taking advantage of the outdoor seating on one of the first warmish days of the year. We left puzzled about the service, and the stupid possibility that a mimosa machine might exist.
The food quality was good enough - I had a delicious pesto-y grilled chicken sandwich - but every. little. thing we asked for took 15 minutes to be delivered unto us. We got all excited about the bottomless mimosas, only to lose our buzz between each as we awaited the requested refills. At one point the server revealed that the mimosas were taking a while because the "mimosa machine" was broken. Whaaa??
That bit o' nonsense aside, it also doesn't make sense to drink 4 mimosas each and leave without at least a mild buzz.
We want our buzz, dagnabbit! I think I'll go home and fire up the ol' wine-pouring machine.
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I FINALLY made it here for dinner and just had to continue and raving about this place. My friend and I went on Wednesday, which is 1/2 off bottles of wine night, and we shared a wonderful Cab Franc for a wonderfully low price. My friend had a skate wing dish and I had the salmon--both were totally out of this world. We started with the risotto crab cake appetizer, had our entrees and then ended the meal with sharing the peach cobbler--I was drooling all the way home it was so good! I'm so glad I finally made it here for dinner!
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This is one of my favorite brunch spots. The decor is nice and clean, the artwork is cool, the… Read more »
Though the chicken dish was exceptional, two of us had the stuffed butternut squash with kale/Gruyère/onion dish and it was truly awful. We also had the blueberry custard cake dessert which was not edible.
The squash was cooked correctly, but the stuffing was disgusting. The kale was undercooked and drenched in olive oil -- there was a large pool of olive oil at the bottom of the squash. There was no detectable Gruyère or onion. The blueberry cake was disgusting - completely stale and virtually tasteless. The custard at the base had clearly been sitting out for a long time and had become a thick, stiff (probably health hazard), block at the base of the slice. I ordered coffee with it which arrived promptly, but barely passed for even warmed. Gross.
Our waitress was very awkward. Each time she'd visit our table, she didn't ask whether we needed anything or how the food was even. She also didn't ask why two of us barely touched our dishes, and left the entire piece of cake save for one small bite.
This restaurant is part of the A La Card program and it shouldn't be -- the other restaurants, some of which are phenomenal, shouldn't be associated with such poor quality of food and service.
This place is a waste of money and gives deserving restaurants in its class a bad rap. Clean up your act, Deleece.
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Met a new girlfriend here. She was super, Deleece was not. But it was still tasty and fine. I mean, it's brunch. You're yammering on with a chicky about boys and school and work and life. Anything tastes pretty great at that point.
The beignets were a'ight. I could eat a dozen of any kind of donut, so I don't think my palette is necessarily discriminating. We both ordered specials, mine being the Huevos Rancheros. The potatoes were too greasy and needed S&P. Like a lot. And my heaven is not having to season anything.
Everything was greasy actually. Obviously my plate was clean without regret, but there are too many good brunch places to try for me to go back here.
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Meh.
Been here many times over the years and for some reason I don't want to go back for a while, like for a few years. Then I go, thinking I have a new attitude and maybe things have gotten better, but no, its still MEH.
The bar was fine. The company kept my mind off of the mediocre meal and I probably will give it another try in a couple of years, if it lasts through the current economic downward spiral. Have a nice day! :)
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Deleece is Deeelicious! I used to live practically kiddy-corner from the place, but never ventured inside. Recently, I discovered http://resturants.com and scrolled through the list of participating establishments and came across Deleece. So the decision was made and my boyfriend and I decided to check it out.
Super cute and warm in there. It's not too large, probably about 15-20 small tables and a bar. We opted for the little table for two against the window so that we could get our people watching on. The server asked us if we wanted some drinks and left us with some freshly baked bread and butter while we thumbed the menu and made our decisions. Oh...about the butter: it had these little brownish chunks in it which resembled bacon or apples. The BF doesn't eat bacon and I'm allergic to dairy, so we had a delema. Realizing that I wouldn't go into antifilactic shock from a tiny tiny taste, I daringly stuck my finger in the butter dish and sampled it. FYI: it was cinnimon apple and I didn't die. It was pretty tastey, but I couldn't go back in for more, unfortunately.
The menu looked great and offered some pretty articulate flavor combinations. I ordered the Salmon with black sticky rice and spinach. The dish was asian-inspired with sweet sesame glaze. The salmon was a perfect portion, as was the entire dish, and was done to perfection...not to dry and flakey. The spinach was sauteed with onions and yummy. The black rice was sticky, indeed, and was fabulous when sopping up the glaze from the salmon. The BF had the lamb rack chops off the special and was very pleased. I tasted one of them and they were nice and rare with a crisp mustard crust on the outside. Probably one of the best lamb rack chops that I've had and I eat quite a bit of lamb.
Overall, the food was great and Deleece gets a five for that. Unfortunately, the server was a bit stuffy and unjustifiably so. If there is one thing that I cannot stand in a restaurant, its snooty service. I don't care if you're in a fancy schmancy 5 star restaurant or at the Bob's Burger down the street, I feel that there is no place for such behavior. I fault the snooty server alone for the theft of one of Deleece's stars.
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Deleece continues to be one of the best neighborhood restaurants in the city. They serve up a nice array of distinctively eclectic dishes in a cozy atmosphere. Their fare is geared at a more sophisticated palate, so don't expect the usual meat and potatoes or mac and cheese.
I especially like their fish dishes, with salmon over black rice in a Thai curry sauce being my favorite. However, their meat entrees are also flavorful and unique in their preparation. Their butter lettuce salad with candied pecans and sherry vinaigrette also stands out. Prices are very reasonable.
They have a small full bar and a well-selected wine list.
Drawbacks: Deleece is a small restaurant with exposed brick walls and tin ceiling , so it can get a little noisy. Parking can sometimes be a little bit of a challenge (you're best to park on Irving Park Road, a few doors west of Deleece). Service, while not bad, can occasionally slip into the nonchalant category.
This is definitely up there among my most recommended restaurants in Chicago.
Oh glorious food!! Deleece turned me into a child, fed me into sleep, gave me my bottle (rum & coke), and almost burped me afterwards.
How sad are some of these reviews :( My first experience was nothing short of pure joy, a kind of peace or calmness came over me. It was probably the closet I've ever gotten to a food orgasm, I'm serious!! The veggie spring rolls (in butter lettuce with salsa verde and nuoc cham) were refreshing and the perfect start to one of the best entrees I've experienced in a long time. Cooked perfectly to the point that each bite was heaven, my only regret was that I couldn't finish it (I tried and tried) but I think most people couldn't, it's very rich. I would have taken it home but this is not a dish to reheat. My dinner was the marvelous Poblano pepper, char grilled and stuffed with Spanish rice on a bed of black beans and black salsa topped with poblano sour cream, plus some crispy pimentone tortilla strips sprinkled on top. I know sounds so simple but it is packed full of powerful flavors that if you let them can overwhelm you. I never in my life would have expected this dish to wow me. I will remember it always, I'm sorry here I go again getting all emotional about it. I just need a minute...
I did break away from my dish to try the special of the day scallops which were very fresh and cooked very well. The service was excellent, great recommendations on the specials and the wine. The patio outside was perfect for a cool sunny day. For the 3 star reviews I recommend giving it another go. Not that I mind, since the food enthralled me and the service was attentive but the bill for two people was up there. I would check out http://restaurant.com for coupons.
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this review is based on desserts only.
I got green tea cheesecake. It was pretty good, but very little green tea taste. The cake was more creamy than dense, which is what I like.
My friend got the blueberry cream cake (I can't remember the exact name)... HORRIBLE!!!! I am still astounded at how bad this pastry was. It was hard, tasted stale, like something you'd pick up in a box from dominicks, open the box, open the wrapper, leave it for 2 months, and THEN eat it. That's what it tasted like.
Also our waitress seemed disapointed in us or something. Every time we asked for something it was like she was thinking "ugh, i guess, fine, GOSH!!! (like napoleon dynamite)"
I really wanted to try this place for dinner as well, but not anymore. SEE YA deleece, wouldn't wanna be ya.
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Having been appointed "the Knowing One" long ago by my family, my brother and mom asked me to find a place in the city where I could take their out-of-town and suburban selves for Mother's Day Brunch.
This is where a combination of Google searches for "Mother's Day Brunch reservations" and Yelp reviews came in handy. We decided not to eat anywhere that wouldn't take reservations (which I made online at http://opentable.com) and we wanted a place on the north side so that my brother could get to O'Hare somewhat quickly (at least, more quickly than being in the south suburbs). Enter Deelece.
When I arrived, I noticed they were busy, but only JUST busy, meaning that tables were filled, but also reservations were being kept on time. Great! We were seated as soon as my entire party arrived and served drinks almost immediately. Having looked online at the menu beforehand I had an idea of what I was going to order, but then I noticed a Mother's Day Menu! Beignets? Berry and Ricotta filled Crepes? Homemade Quiche? Asparagus Fritatta? Every plate we had was delicious.
While I had a great brunch with my mom and family, there were a couple things which were a little disappointing. First, I waited a while upon my arrival before any server or hostess was in sight or acknowledged me. Second, we had to ask for a drink three times before my brother's girlfriend actually got her mimosa (while my mom's and mine had arrived some 5 minutes earlier). Lastly, our server wasn't as personable as I would have thought in a place whose atmosphere was so welcoming. However, it being a busy day for brunches, I am able to caste those experiences aside, since the lunch and dinner menus both look outstanding and I would really like to come back to try it out.
I recently went back to Deleece for dinner and was disappointed by a lot of little things. For the price and locale, I expected a lot more.
For a Saturday night, it wasn't too busy, but a steady stream of people came through. It took about 10 minutes for the bartender to take my drink order. There were 4 people at the bar, one who already had a drink.
At the table, our orders were taken in a timely manner and the waitress was decent, but not outstanding. The busboy left a lot to be desired, especially with infrequent water fill-ups and several mix-ups with the entree delivery. We were a larger group (8) but there were several large groups.
We tried the pot stickers, which were ok, but not great; steak special: ok, not great; lamb: ok, not great. We were especially disappointed by the truffle mashed potatoes: dry, lumpy and bit cold. It was so disappointing, I didn't even have dessert. And I always order dessert. Wine and coffee were good, but nothing above expectations.
Bathroom gets a star --clean and well-stocked.
Average prices were $15-25, with the specials running between $25 and $30, and sides around $5. Wine is about $7-12, with a lot of variety.
I had a good time with the friends I was with, but for the price and quality, Unless it's for a casual brunch, I won't be going back any time soon. There are too many exceptional restaurants that deserve my attention more.
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Deleece has an innovative menu with excellent brunch offerings. This is definitely not your local… Read more »
This is probably one of our top-5 favorite restaurants in Chicago. First, they have an incredible prix fixe option on Mondays and Tuesdays for dinner (any appetizer-entree-dessert combo for $25). Second, their brunch is really tasty. We had the breakfast burrito, the breakfast sandwich, and the banana vanilla pancakes. Third, every single item we've ever had at the restaurant (chicken, fish, steak, etc.) has been somewhere between good and fantastic. We're actually heading back on Friday (after having brunch there on Sunday) to celebrate our anniversary. Despite that we moved away from the area, Deleece will keep drawing us back.
I have been to Deleece three times. Twice for dinner and once for brunch. I have always had a great experience.
The decor and ambiance are cozy and warm and classy. It's a nice elegant neighborhood restaurant for a date.
The staff is very helpful and knowledgable. I am one of those irritating people with questions about menu items and they always give me an honest opinion. Even if it's to say, eh, don't order that, order this... it's better.
I can't remember what I had for brunch, though I did sit outside as it was a beautiful summer day... I love any restaurant with outdoor seating in the summer! As for dinner I have had the amazing caramelized chilean salmon (pan roasted with chinese sticky black rice, spinach, leeks and pear-ginger sauce). A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! I could have devoured 10 of these things. The best salmon I've had in a looong time. The waitress assured me I'd love it and it's a menu favorite and I believe her. The other dinner entre I had was a special I believe- lamb chops. Also delicious!! Dessert we shared an apple crisp- SOOO good. My friends and I were fighting for the last bite! And I'm really not a dessert person.
My only complaint is the wine prices. A bottle I've often bought at Binny's for $15 is $34 here which seems like a bit of a markup. I know wine is ALWAYS over priced at restaurants but knowing the typical price of that bottle really shocked me.
I love Deleece. It's one of my neighborhood favories and prices (aside from wine) are totally fair.
Food and service is always wonderful. This is on my top 3 places I recommend to friends and it never fails me. Great spot to take parents, serves well as a date night venue. Still waiting to make it there for brunch - I have heard only wonderful things. Highly recommend!
Even with my WBEZ 2 for 1 card this was still only 2 stars. Nothing exciting on menu, settled on shrimp pesto pasta for me, salmon for boyfriend. Pasta was nothing special, shrimp a bit salty, pesto a bit bland. Salmon itself was prepared nicely but the sticky black rice it was served with was just odd. Bread was ok, odd honey mustard butter (?) nothing to get excited over. Will not be back.
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Ate there with my GF and her parents this weekend and we were all very pleased. I particularly recommend the petite filet and eggs (with hollondais sauce). I wasn't as big a fan of the french toast though. It was well made, but the orange "tang" was a bit overpowering for my taste. Overall though, I recommend checking it out!
We have been going here for dinner for years. Deleece is my favorite neighborhood place for great food along with a friendly and unpretentious atmosphere. My wife and I spend anniversaries, birthdays and even bring our 1 & 3 year old kids for early dinners. Their strength I think is combining traditional fare with nontraditional flavors & textures. Also try their fixed price menu on Mondays & Tuesdays, a great value.
Best place for brunch in the city! The breakfast pasta and breakfast sandwhich are both amazing. Well worth the trip.
1/2 off bottles of wine
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