Evanston Grill
1047 Chicago Ave,Ste B, Evanston, IL, 60202
Evanston Grill Menu
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Address :
1047 Chicago Ave,Ste B
Evanston, IL, 60202 - Phone (847) 328-3339
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Opening Hours
- Mon :6:30 am - 3:3
- Mon : 6:30 am - 3:3
Specialities
- Takes Reservations : No
Delivery : No
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Good For : Breakfast
Parking : Street
Bike Parking : Yes
Wheelchair Accessible : Yes
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : No
Attire : Casual
Ambience : Divey
Noise Level : Quiet
Alcohol : No
Outdoor Seating : No
Wi-Fi : No
Has TV : No
Waiter Service : Yes
Caters : No
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Rose O.
I only like their bi bim bap special -- it's not authentic but their take on their Korean dish. I also like their beef teriyaki with eggs and rice! Not for the ones looking for authenticity. Just tasty food at a reasonable price.
(3)Madonna W.
Classic diner meets chopsticks. Thats all I can say. I don't get it.
(3)Kim Z.
I love this place!! The BiBimBap is fabuloso and huge. I ate about a third of it and took the rest home and fed BOTH of my kids an after school snack. The lady who runs (owns? I'd suspect...) the place is very efficient and her little counter, floors and booths are quite clean. Oh, the coffee is good too, which is a certain bonus. Consider it my NEW breakies spot!
(4)Shaun T.
"Special, Bi Bim Bap!" the outside sign proclaims. Well, Ok, sure. Why not? The problem with this small Korean grill is that it barely has any Korean dishes. Most of the menu is burgers and breakfast items. I'd be more inclined to come here for an early breakfast than sample their special. But with a name like "Evanston Grill," that isn't exactly a mental stretch; I almost want to say they included things like Bi Bim Bap merely out of obligation to what people expect from a diner run by Koreans. A friend of mine ordered one of their breakfast specials, and though he claimed to enjoy it, I was put off by the bacon, which resembled crispy zombie flesh, grey and flat. I've never seen bacon like that, and I'm practically made of bacon---a tiny god of all bacons! On the plus side, their oil contains no transfats. But really? I can't recommend this place. If I want Korean, I'll go to Joy Yee's and figure out which of the billionty items I want to order, lunch at Weiner and Still Champion, and breakfast... somewhere with bacon that hasn't joined the roving leagues of Undead before being fried. Oh, and if you walk a little further down Chicago, you can go to Cross Rhodes, which blows this place out of the water.
(2)David S.
This is what you get when a few Koreans open a breakfast joint. The crummy coffee with scrambled eggs and toast is fine but it's nothing to talk about. If you are hungry, you can get the bibimbapwhich is the forever going 'special'. It's a lot of food for the price, but you are better off going up Chicago Ave to JK Sweets if you are looking for a larger variety of Korean food.
(3)Max P.
If you do not get the Bi Bim Bop here you may be a rookie. It looks like a little grill but since it's Korean owned they have Bi Bim Bop on the menu and it is so good.
(5)Jonathan K.
place wasnt bad, i like the greasy feel of this place. its called evanston grill and it has that hole-in-the-wall counter service feel. u come in for some quick food to get u on ur way. didnt try the bibimbap as i expected it to be inauthentic in this neighborhood. i had myself a club sandwich and it was a good old fashioned club sandwich. if they only stay open til 4pm everyday and are still in business, they must be doing something right.
(4)Jen H.
Let's just say this place is food poisoning is waiting to happen. I love a greasy spoon like everyone else (I grew up with a dad who would drag me to every greasy spoon in town)---but I do like if occasionally the grease trap is actually changed. End of story.
(1)Lisa S.
Bee Beem Bop! A great cultural, greasy, greasy spoon experience for something totally different for breakfast. Try it!
(4)Cynthia E.
Greasy, dirty, run down, ick. Under extreme circumstances only.
(1)Stephen S.
Bibimbap with teriyaki beef. Very tasty, and the owners are really nice. I'd go back. It's not traditional bibimbap (no crispy rice), but it was still good. And it was cheap too
(4)Sandra L.
This is tiny breakfast joint that happens to serve some Korean food. Their bibimbap (pronounced bee-beem-bop hence their spelling) is surprisingly better than so many other places to also include NYC and northern NJ where I grew up. What's not to love? They give you sizable and affordable portions and extra marinate their bulgogi! I've read here that it wasn't authentic but take it from this Korean that it is and I like that they make it better than my version which is pretty good. My husband gets the bibimbap for his Korean co-workers who think it's awesome. I bought my Korean friends here and loved their Mandoo & Dduk Gook(dumpling & rice cake soup). The other stuff is pretty standard and the owners are nice. Oh, and if you'd rather go for Korean food nearby with more options, Joy Yee's if not a better option. You're better off with a Korean restaurant or J.K. Sweets (never been but looks okay).
(4)Ehow C.
Get the bibimbop, avoid everything else. Nice owners, cheap prices, but just stick with the bibimbop.
(3)Didi Z.
I love this place. Whether it is an American diner or a Korean hole-in-the-wall. The prices are so good (maybe except the Korean dishes) and the American food is well cooked, overall yummy. Full lunch and coffee for around 5 bucks. That's not bad.
(5)Shari X.
It was so hard to find a time that we could come back here, but we finally made it. The bibimbop is amazing (as always), so definitely worth the price. If you've never had any, this is a great place to start. The toast is well made, a great combination of toasting and butter. The eggs were slightly overcooked (we asked for over easy), but still watery enough. The owners are super nice and friendly, which makes for great service. They're very accommodating.
(5)Tom H.
A classic American grill-diner meets Korean home cooking. Yes, they have the traditional diner staples, like griddled hamburgers, $5 breakfast plates and coffee. But I've never gone beyond the bi bim bop (really good!) or the spicy chicken platter: a huge plate of boneless chicken stir fried with onions, tomatoes, green & red bell peppers in a slightly sweet hot chili pepper sauce, with a large serving of well made white steamed rice. The chicken platter plus a 90 cent can of Coke came to $9 and change, and made a really nice, healthy, tasty, fairly cheap lunch. The place looks iconic. I have no idea how old it is, but the diner has the well worn patina of decades. This is no chi-chi "nouvelle" diner, it's the real deal. The older couple who own/run this place seem very nice: I overheard a fellow diner address the man as "Mr. Lee" as they talked about golf. Mr. Lee and his wife sat briefly together in the first booth when the place quieted down, while a younger fellow (grandson?) did the waitstaff chores and a very tall fellow popped out of the kitchen from time to time. This is the kind of neighborhood joint where everybody knows your name and business. And it's a really nice place to drop in from time to time.
(4)Ba R.
I really like this place. Most patrons greet the owners and are greeted by first names. The ham and egg omelet is made old-school, with chunks of ham off the bone. The price is right. The fixtures are old, in a classic diner way.
(4)Steven S.
I would go just on the chance that will likely have an oddly memorable experience. Wish I would have had the be beem bop (I think that is the name) but what I got was just fair. Now the only day I have been- the waitress- she either needs to get on some mental meds or she needs stop taking her mental meds. Most unusual experience I have ever had at a new diner- most would call it bad service, but that is not fair. It was bizarre. The service was strange- yes -and the technical was just okay diner service. I wouldn't go unless you are prepared for expecting such an outing. Place seemed slightly ramshackle, relatively clean and oddly old fashioned. I love how different it is than any other place I went to that weekend in Chicago. And I went to a lot of great spots and this is the only one I am going to write about. I should really describe the experience more technically.
(3)Yeny S.
This place is great! We came and it was like 10 minutes before closing. Instead of kicking us out, they seated us down and apologize that they are out of rice (since they are supposed to be closed already). I felt bad and ask them if it's ok if we order. The server was the best, he said it's cool and again apologized for the rice :o) I'm big on Asian cuisine and healthy eating,s o I got the oriental chicken soup. That thing was huge and tasted exactly how I imagined it would. My man had the teriyaki beef and he wiped that plate clean (even thou he has very fancy tasters). We both ate under $15 which is another huge plus of this place. If you are looking for something local that doesn't feed the system, this is a place for you.
(5)Juan O.
Cheap home cooked food with some Korean add-ons. Classical music in the background makes it nice to relax in this mom and pop diner.
(4)Honesty K.
BeeBeemBop!!! Yummy! I've had the teriyaki omelet too and it was quite yummy! The owners are sweet, and the wife is quite a character! I've done take out of the BeeBeemBop too because they can get pretty busy. Quick, delicious food!
(5)Rob F.
Note that I have never tried the Bee Bim Bop, which is their Korean specialty. I have only had their breakfast. For the price, the breakfast is acceptable. I did have a veggie omlete that had some unusual vegetables for an omelet -- ie carrots? Not sure if this adds to the character of the place, or just weird. Overall, this place is OK but there are better choices.
(3)Keith B.
Just awesome. I came in for a quick breakfast with my 10 month old son and they were super nice to us. They even brought over a toy to keep him entertained while I had the Bee Bim Bop, which was delicious. I could put that sauce on everything. So friendly service, great food, good prices, what else could you want?
(5)Barry J.
The BiBimBap is delicious. Good portion size, good price. You can order it with extra beef but you really don't need to. Prompt friendly service. Nice vintage feel to the place. Kind of a compact Nighthawks. Worth a stop. I hope to be back soon.
(5)Nina M.
Small little grill next door to the salon I was visiting (Celebrity Salon). I was starving otherwise I probably would have never entered. The family run place was very friendly, always on the lookout for free-refills. That's a huge +. I had a steak sandwich and they have crinkled fries so that was another +. Food was decent for a small fast food grill. On another note, people should not insinuate food poisoning unless it actually happens, that is a serious claim. I think the possibility of getting food poisoning from frying oil is slim.
(4)Wendy B.
If giving zero stars was an option, I would have certainly done that. It was a beautiful fall day and my boyfriend and I (recent transplants to the area) were thrilled to find a greasy spoon breakfast place near our apartment. We could not have left more disgusted. The ambiance, food and customer service all leave something to be desired. I ordered my eggs over-medium only to find them with almost completely raw, runny whites. When I tried to politely send them back so that I wouldn't get salmonella, the waiter rudely said to me "Let me just tell you, that's how they come." He grudgingly took them back and returned them by slamming them down on the table. This was the worst dining experience of my entire life and I would urge you to avoid this hell hole at all costs. In fact, I became a yelp member just to warn others about this horrible, horrible place.
(1)Andrea C.
The food was ok but the place smells like moth balls!
(2)E. W.
This is the sort of restaurant you either love or hate. They make dishes one way, and if that way happens to match your preferences and palate, you're golden; if not, you'll be much happier at The Lucky Platter or Bat 17, even if they cost more. As others have mentioned, this is not a Korean restaurant. It's a greasy diner that has a few Korean dishes. That being said, the boyfriend loves the bi bim bop. The coffee is usually good, too. I hate overcooked eggs and like my steak rare, so I'm a big fan of the steak and eggs. The steak is tender and flavorful -- pretty amazing for the price. But if you like your food well done, then you might want to get something else. However, I think everyone would like the hash browns. Greasy, sure, but tasty!
(4)Michael M.
The bacon was microwaved the hashbrown's were the worst i have ever eaten, the eggs were ok but i guess if i look on the bright side the toast was not burnt and the coke was not flat overall the food is garbage unless you get this bibimbop i hear of really the only reason i gave 2 stars
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