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Valois
Breakfast Spot and American Restaurant$$$$
Hyde Park, Chicago
Has a stamp of approval from Chicago Tribune and Chicagoist
"Get an Obama mug, because they are awesome!!"(8 Tips)
"Anything on President Obama's list is great!!!..... Except that I..."(2 Tips)
"Omlettes and French toast are the best in Hyde Park."(15 Tips)
"Best cheap breakfast in town"(6 Tips)
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Omelets are delicious, cut it up and eat it on top of a biscuit. The staff just needs a little sugar - be polite to them and they'll be polite back. If you're an asshole, you deserve their wrath.
Best diner in hyde park! Veggie omelet and tilapia with lemon sauce are absolutely wonderful! This place is cash only and you get a student discount.
Spoon UniversityJanuary 3, 2017If you’re more the steak and potatoes type, Bourdain has got the perfect Chicago restaurant for you. To do it Bourdain-style, keep it simple and get the meatloaf with mac 'n cheese. Read more
Marianaa WorrallJuly 1, 2019Beef short ribs were amazing and the corn bread. Very authentic place in Chicago, many true locals & clients that'd been coming here for years. Cafeteria style, cheap & huge portions. Service is great
Chicago TribuneJanuary 10, 2017You might not recognize the neighborhood or regulars at Valois anymore, but the Hyde Park institution's mac and cheese remains the same, as does its price: $5 for a hearty, creamy, smooth classic. Read more
Eduardo GonzalezJanuary 31, 2015Classic place for breakfast in Hyde Park, but don't ignore dinner here: the prime rib is awesome and a great deal for like $14.
The hot turkey sandwich is vile, made with reconstituted turkey. Only real good things are tuna sandwich, breakfast food, and sometimes the hot vegetables.
Always get the omelettes. Any omelette. Every omelette! The Reuben's kind of sketch. The hash browns are great. Cash only, but there's an ATM in the back.
ChicagoistDecember 1, 2014What’s the surest sign of a solid brunch option? The fact that the entire block gets shut down by the Secret Service whenever President Obama comes home might be a good place to start. Read more
Love the steak omelette - though there's just a bit too much cheese. So I always order "#4 with less cheese".
Shaun 'Pink' PinkstonJanuary 6, 2013There are parking meters all around-good luck finding one at the right time, but if you park in the lot behind & across the street from the liquor store, Valois will validate - up to an hour - free!
Amy RobertsonMay 15, 2016So cheap and quick. The hash browns are standout (everything else is just fine)
- Lukas CarvajalApril 10, 2017My favorite place for breakfast in Chicago. Love sitting next to pictures of Obama while I eat. Get an Obama mug, because they are awesome!!
Debbie YeeMarch 19, 2014If you don't know what to get, there's always Obama's favorites to fall back on! The homemade biscuits are to die for.
CheapismNovember 12, 2013Try the soup of the day for $1.50. Or grab a breakfast sandwich for less than $3. Read more: http://www.cheapism.com/p/cheap-chicago-south-side-restaurants.mhtml#ixzz2kQV1Otg9
Great place to go for extremely fast and good breakfast! Kids don't like waiting, so the perfect place to take little ones on weekends.- 1MsPerfectJanuary 19, 2013Anything on President Obama's list is great!!!..... Except that I supplement with turkey products... Judge me later!
- Chris NatoliAugust 23, 2014This place is so legit even Obama comes back. Omlettes and French toast are the best in Hyde Park. Mac and cheese is oily and not cheesy. Clientele and staff are also the best in Hyde Park.
Mary Williams-taylorApril 6, 2014Breakfast is all day, I love my turkey sausage, cheese omelet, and my homemade biscuits, yum, and they are fast.
Patti LanfairMay 19, 2012This place should be part of hyde park history has been here ages always crowded for good food morning noon and night check them out!!
Brittany TateMarch 2, 2017Cash only! Great breakfast. I've never seen cooks make omelettes that fast.
Cheap, fast, and good. I get the Mediterranean omelet!
The Denver Omelette is delicious! Tell them to add mushrooms and bam! Perfection. :)
Presidential breakfast combo specials are a whole lot of food for the money. Delicious, too!
SelenaNovember 21, 2012The breakfast here is yummy. Make sure you bring cash. No credit cards accepted.
Never been disappointed with the breakfast here If it's good enough for Obama it's good enough for me!
Jade AndersonMarch 25, 2013Their biscuits taste more like sweet cornbread, so beware if you were actually looking for a biscuit. Hashbrowns were good
Known as 'breakfast spot' but full menu rather impressive and you actually 'see your food', prepared and served.
Joanne C.November 10, 20112 egg, sausage & grits special! Biscuits too big & kinda dry, so stick with toast.
Don't bother with the dry whitefish. Chicken oreganato is yummy and filling, and the coconut pie is fantastic.
aApril 20, 2018This place is more about “Obama used to hang out here” than anything else. The food is good but that’s all.
Jaye MoníMay 28, 2017Affordable breakfast. The 1 old cook is mean & rude tho. Seems like the workers have mastered ignoring him & don't let him affect their attitudes
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