Hollywood Grill

The best Diner in Chicago hands down! Great service, and great food. Very extensive menu, with high standards of quality and excellence! I guarantee you will not find a brighter or cleaner restaurant in Chicago. Love the burgers, chicken, omelettes, steak, BBQ, and great fresh salads of variety! There is something for everyone. The prices are compribly as low as any I’ve seen in Chicago. If you have a medium or larger group they have an immaculate back room to fit your needs. And get this Chicago, not one but 2 parking lots! Free parking! Where can you find that in Chicago? Thank you Holywood Diner!!!

Solid spot for food. It’s open 24/​7, but I really only ever come here for brunch. The staff is friendly and never fail to greet me when I walk through the door. It can get busy, but the wait is usually not terrible. There’s an interesting mix of people here, from across all ages and types and it seems to be more than just a neighborhood jam. Prices are reasonable and I never finish my food because it’s huge!

The customer service was great I can’t remember my waiter’s name but he was awesome he had a lot of tattoos. Only thing negative I can truly say the hash browns are the worst I’ve ever tasted, there uncooked. Warmed up potatoes not crispy at all more like a raw. And I know what you’re going to ask, did you ask for them to be replaced? No I didn’t because everyone at the table all six of us were the same it would have mattered.

Everybody working here is rude and the guy at the door rolls his eyes every time someone comes in the door. Finally got a waitress to take my order and she walked away in the middle of me ordering. Wouldn’t come back again.

Although the parking on the side of the building was great, the service was another story. Our waitress wasn’t very knowledgable about the what was available on certain days of the week. And their cleanliness is in need of improvement. We ordered a side salad with our entrée, which looked very vey good btw. But the thing that was disturbing was the fact that the waitress who prepared our salad felt that it was ok to use her bare hands to grab some tomato slices for the salads. I’m sure a pair of thongs or even a fork would’ve been better than her hands. After seeing that, we were fine with the place. I didn’t see her wash her hands one time. Maybe she was off her game that night, but it’s no excuse. When someone pays money for good service and food, we should get that. I’ll NEVER go back to this place or suggest it to anyone. But like I said in the beginning, that parking was AWESOME

Best French toast EVER. I have never had French toast so good in MY LIFE than at this spot. And I have tried multiple breakfast joints.

I was hesitant to even bother coming here with the 3-​star rating and all the hate in the comments, but it turned out to be just fine.
Came in on a Saturday morning around 10 on Halloween weekend and the whole staff was dressed as pink ladies or greasers! That was kind of cool.
Our waitress was pretty slow at first, but we finally got our orders in and someone was always coming around to refill coffee and waters.
I had some French toast, egg and bacon combo. My boyfriend got the waffles. We both had coffees and walked out of there with a bill somewhere near the $ 30 mark, I believe. Food was actually pretty good, but of course not some fancy brioche whatever whatever that you’d get in Logan at Lula.
I will say, it’s confusing if there is a wait. You enter off the corner of Ashland and North and then they shuttle you to the middle of the restaurant where there is space to wait. At first you think they’re seating you, then you’re just awkwardly standing there in server’s paths.

Geez, guys, get over yourselves! I came here to show some love for one of my favorite old greasy spoons. Clearly most of the reviewers might have more luck at a pretentious Logan Square restaurant that offers truffled everything.
Well, that’s not Hollywood Grill. It’s not fancy, it’s not out-​of-​this-​world cuisine, and your servers might *not* act like your best friends. So what?
Yes, the prices are a little up there, but it’s Wicker Park! Not to mention the décor is adorable.
Look, maybe don’t take a first date that you’re trying to impress here. But if you’re hungry at 3 am and need a pancake fix, head on over!
I recommend the giant skillets.

Overpriced. Almost $ 9 for an egg and sausage sandwich with cheese?!! I asked if I could have anything else besides French bread and was told that would be extra. The waitress taking my order was short and rude. Never coming here again.

Food was subpar, not worth the money.
Also clientele was sketchy; there was some homeless guy who walked in and did some shady cash deal with the waitresses and kitchen crew

Hungover? This place is your answer.
I lived down the street from here for two years and had never thought to go in! Great breakfast, typical choice of eggs/​pancakes/​skillets/​breakfast meat, but with terrific service and a bonus parking lot (for those lucky enough to find a space in here!)
Amazing and friendly service with an egg-​ceptionally clean environment (see what I did there?) I chose to sit at the counter for even faster service… Can’t wait to come back here!

If you’re looking for an inexpensive breakfast this is NOT the place to go. HOLLYWOOD GRILL HAS RAISED THEIR PRICES. The vast majority of their menu is definitely $$ per person ( Unilocal $$ = $ 11 to $ 30 per person). This used to be one of my favorite places for breakfast because it was inexpensive good food and you got a nice serving size even if you had to put up with terrible service from the revolving door of waitresses that have worked there (I don’t remember seeing any waitress working there for more than 3 months). 3 out of 4 wasn’t bad and I used to have no problem driving miles to get there and recommending them to others.
Over the last 9 months I’ve seen the quality and quantity of their food deteriorate. Despite the bad experiences I’ve continued to go there HOPING that these were just anomalies. When I received hash browns today that tasted like rotting onions AND was short changed by $ 5 (only to have the owner get angry with ME when I brought it to his attention), I decided enough was enough. Bad food with serving sizes that are smaller and prices 30%+ higher make it impossible for me to overlook the bad service any longer. In the most important areas of taste, quantity, price and service, Hollywood Grill is most definitely 0 for 4. Try at your own risk…

I was very disappointed took a suggestion from Sosh, I can not recommend this diner.
Every thing tasted as if it was leftovers. The salad and fruit felt like it had been cut up days before. The cucumbers on his salad were slimy, and the mushrooms were brown. Our Chicken wings were burnt, the corn beef hash was from a can and my English muffin in my eggs Benedict was filled with grease. I took my food home to my dogs.
Our waitress Rebecca was spastic, she constantly forgot the things we had asked for, never offered a refill of our drinks. However filled the man behind us coffee 5 times.
She gave us the wrong salad dressing, never brought my drink, and the manager had to help her constantly with all of her tables.
I think good reviews are from drunk clientele.
If you want a good meal don’t go here

Was up north and there wasn’t many places open at 3 am so decided to check out the place. Food was basic nothing spectacular but the service sucked the waitress barely asked to see if we needed anything and gave us a check without asking us if we needed a to go box or anything else I doubt I would go back

I love ²⁴⁄₇ places and breakfast served all day. Decent meals for $ 10+/-. I was ecstatic about the Crepes Combo Meal.
BANANA NUTELLA CREPE — crêpe batter was doughy and sweet. Banana slices inside crêpe. Just right drizzle of Nutella.
SAUSAGES & EGGS — utterly simple that is cooked well.
COFFEE ($ 2.29) — bottomless. Warning: easy overdose. LOL
SERVICE — Impeccable service from Katrina with frequent Top Off My Coffee and good timing on follow-​ups.
VENUE — clean and organize with spots of clutter.

Worst ever. Food is worse than I expected, and I didn’t expect much because it was a diner. I really honestly only came here because they have parking and I have three kids. I didn’t want to walk with them. I wish I hadn’t.
First, all of the waitresses were outside smoking I think when I came in… not cute. Then when they sat us, the waitress just stared at us. About 4 minutes into her staring contest she asks «what do you want to drink?»…My 4 year old daughter… yes 4… immediately responds «whaddya got?». to witch she points to the menu hidden behind the condiments, and says «It’s on the menu. I’ll be back in a few.» and walks away like Eeyore.
What just happened? Needless to say, ordering our food was a similar experience. Food was awful, and the bill was a little high for the experience.

2 stars because some of the servers are very sweet.
I like to sit at the bar to get in and out. Last time I was there I found a hair in my food.
I ate the fries around it while I waited for my waitress to check in on me. When she finally did she asked if i wanted anything else, I declined. Check came and she charged me for the couple of fries I ate.
I wasn’t looking for any freebies. Had she checked on me sooner, I probably would have ordered something else, but my girlfriend had already finished her meal.
The staff members there are clearly NOT HAPPY at all. As I sit at the counter all I hear is people bitching about their shift and their customers.
Sorry Folks. Free parking in this hood is not enough to ever bring me back here.
Disgusted with the food and the service.

Ptomaine palace. Stinky greasy smell. Food smeared on the menus. Dried crusts of food in the fork tines. Greasy prints on the glass. The bathroom mirror had gang symbols carved into it. Vulgar graffiti on every wall and surface that has obviously been there a very long time. Trash can overflowing. If they don’t take care of the bathroom, they probably also don’t take care of the kitchen, where the food is prepared. And now the food. In a word, don’t. Lastly the service: our waitress snarled at people. Avoid this «restaurant» at all costs!

Come here hungry and be ready to have your taste buds full of delight… everything was good… the coffee… the french toast… the burgers… the crepes… the eggs… the bacon… it is a bit pricy but it is a place I would come back to hungry and ready to not be disappointed.

This is an old-​school Chicago kind of place that’s slowly transforming from the plain, simple but broad menu of standards to a hipster version of itself. That’s probably what it needs to do to survive on such a busy corner, in a neighborhood that’s morphing from working class to hipster and rich.
The restaurant looks clean and bright. There is a long counter off the entrance, and a row of booths along the window where you can watch careless pedestrians and drivers face off at a busy intersection. As you walk towards the back, you see that the restaurant is laid out in the shape of the letter «L», and there is another area of booths and tables.
Menus are kept at each table, so you can start perusing the selections as soon as you sit down. The menu is crazy big, in the style of the classic Greek-​owned diner. Although we arrived right around noontime on a weekday, we wanted to have breakfast foods. In this kind of restaurant, breakfast is served all day.
We were quickly offered coffee or tea and provided with water and silverware. The waitress took our orders promptly, and we received our food promptly. The only hiccup we had with service was getting our check and paying. We sat for almost 15 minutes before the waitress appeared with the check, which almost made us late for an appointment.
My friend ordered scrambled eggs and toast and a hot chocolate, and I had an egg sandwich with cheddar cheese (extra cost — you could choose swiss or American) and bacon. It came with a small side of cole slaw, and I chose fruit instead of hash browns or fries. It was a lot of food. I added some hot sauce to the sandwich, which helped give it a bit of a kick. It wasn’t highly spiced at all to begin with, but it was okay. I had to take the fruit with, because I was so full. The eggs and toast my friend ate were just fine. I mean, you have to work pretty hard to screw up that kind of order, don’t you? She was full, too.
There is a small parking lot in back, and we saw a sign that indicated there’s another lot somewhere nearby. But the lot in back is small. There were two large trucks parked nearest the alley entrance to the lot. There were so huge, we couldn’t squeeze our little car past them to use an available space that was adjacent to the building. Be aware that someone already in a close-​up space could get blocked in. As it was, we found a close parking spot on North Avenue. Of course, we had to pay for that — what a bummer when we might have parked for free.
I hope Hollywood Grill doesn’t change much. We need places in Chicago where we can have coffee and an omelette without spending $ 20. And we need to keep restaurants that aren’t following the latest trend by combining odd ingredients, or experimenting with fusion. Sometimes you want a simple, basic, Midwestern meal. At least for now, Hollywood Grill is still a place you can get that.