Mellow Yellow

it wasn’t that great, although my friends loved it but I wasn’t impressed. if it wasn’t for the margarita i wouldn’t have given them a 2^nd star. I was looking forward to having my first chicken and waffles and honestly it was alright. I really don’t think i will be coming back here for seconds

Good food, generous portions, very friendly service, affordable prices.
The place doesn’t looks slightly cheap but it is not unpleasant.
It is a good place for friends and family from the neighborhood.

This is my second time getting «Johanna» as a waitress at Mellow Yellow.
In a years time, she sucked 6 months ago and she sucked 2 weeks ago when my family came from out of town to visit.
I am not sure what the hell is wrong with her, but as a 911 dispatcher, I think I know a little bit about documentation when gathering large amounts of information. I say that to say that each time my large family showed up to get food and we got her, she made sarcastic comments to specific people in the group as a gesture to show «how cool she was» but I thought she was a little bit too comfortable speaking in this manner to all of us cause we damn sure did not know her from Adam.
Then she refused to take out a piece of paper and write down each persons order. She was so busy trying to show how much she could remember without writing that when she messed up «yes she did»…I was pissed off. My family tried to calm me down by saying not to make a big deal about it and let is slide. Well that was during the summer of last year.
Two weeks ago, we went here again against my wishes I might add as I remembered what happen the last time and again (you can’t make this stuff up) we get Johanna. Instantly I was pissed off when I tried ordering something and she says to me «you have to wait your turn»…I mean what the hell? What are the odds that we would get this rude ass bitch twice in a year with the same stank ass attitude? I promise you as God as my witness… if there is not another eatery anywhere else in Hyde Park, I damn sure will not come to Mellow Yellow and I might add our damn bill was 106.00 dollars with a gratuity already added… ain. t that something… rewarding a rude ass waitress for a terrible damn job. What the hell is the world coming too?

A nice place with correct prices. They know how to do burgers! Not too crowded usually

A decent greasy diner with an extensive menu and huge portions!
I had the egg white omelet filled with spinach and Swiss cheese. Huge! I went light on the cheese and found to hearty (wonder what regular cheese would be like) and it came with toast along with a side of home fries. The home fries were definitely not fresh potatoes so if you crave a chewy texture don’t expect that as these go from freezer into the fryer.
My breakfast companion had the Hawaiian bread French toast. I had a bit and admittedly it was carb heaven – however I felt it should have come with something on the side…
Alex was our server. Very friendly and great service.

Only been here once but it was at least 8 dollars for a single waffle. I kept expecting like a side of potatoes or something but it never came.

It’s a bit pricey. The early bird special (2 pancake, 2 eggs, 2 bacon, 2 sausage) seems cheap but with the required drink it’s borderline a ripoff — at least 8.99 base, but with tip and tax that’s more than $ 10. most stuff here seems average to decent, the décor is kind of nostalgic and maybe historic.
also tried the eggs benedict which was good. their fried potatoes are nice too.
the menu is huge so i’m not sure about the rest of it. but maybe probably average. valois is another decent option next door

Mellow and yellow so hello !! Lol my friends and I were suckers for the name ! It sounded so
cute. But ok back the review !
The place: simple and causal with so many breakfast options ! more than two pages and that’s just breakfast !
it’s like a Cheesecake Factory menu it just keeps going and going !
The food: I wouldn’t recommend the chicken salad sandwich or the sweet potato fries. However, the hot chocolate and the chicken soup are splendid !
The drop in stars is from chicken salad sandwich, it had pineapple and coconut and no hint of chicken flavor. It was just a odd flavor.

Quaint but quality… Can get the full here real easily… Great for brunch and lunch. Friendly staff, very polite and enthusiastic. 2 thumbs up for mellow yellow

Stick with the basics when you come here and you won’t be disappointed. U can get a simple good breakfast from here for a good price. I wouldn’t order anything fancy or expect a lot. It’s like diner food. They do have a bar which works for me.

We sat down and the table wasn’t clean. It took them a while to come clean it. They advertise the chicken and waffles, but was completely out of white meat. We ended up leaving to eat somewhere else.

Disgusting, inedible food (chili, tuna, side salad), and we were literally seated so close to the ladies room that we might as well have been dining in it. One server for the entire restaurant and he neglected to bring the soup we ordered, which, now that I think about it, was probably a blessing.
Although we were hungry, my son and I left 90% of our food untouched and the server didn’t seem to find this remarkable. I’m guessing it happens all the time.
Today is December 29^th — Mellow barely made it under the wire, but it has definitely earned the distinction of Worst Restaurant I have dined at in 2015.

We ended up here on Xmas day for breakfast because everything else in the area was closed. It had been years since we’d eaten breakfast here but figured it was safe because we remembered how good the catfish breakfast was. They have obviously changed cooks since then and whomever was the cook on 12/​25/​2015 SHOULD BE FIRED!!! It was by far the worse breakfast I’ve ever had. They should’ve just been closed along with everything else.
There wasn’t even one pinch of seasoning on anything. I ordered the fried catfish, scrambled eggs, and potatoes. Please tell me who serves potatoes without adding any salt and pepper? It was unfortunate that so people, because business was good for them that day, had to sit through and pay for so such a bland breakfast. I should’ve gone to McDonald’s and it would’ve been way better than this. Needless to say I will not be visiting this establishment every again and I’d advise anyone I know to do the same.
Sorry Mellow Yellow, you need a better chef/​cook!!!

This is now the worst restaurant in Hyde Park. When I met my friend there and saw only one group dining on a Friday night, I should’ve known to not enter. When I opened the menu and it had pages and pages of items, I should’ve gotten up and left. But, I didn’t.
The warm grapefruit juice tasted like it came out of a quart-​size tin can made in 1958.
The blue cheese dressing was mayo with some kind of mold-​looking stuff in it. The inch-​thick piece of green pepper on top of the salad added nothing to the visual appeal.
The fish was okay, but the tartar sauce was just as bad as the dressing. The perch was, well, sad.
The waffle fries were pretty good for the 2 minutes they stayed warm.
My friend ate maybe 1 to 2 spoonfuls of her onion soup. Personally, if I would’ve found 3 inches of soft hockey puck floating under a small slice of expired cheese, I doubt I’d eaten that much.
If you get to Mellow Yellow, turn in any direction, and walk to the next restaurant.
If you own Mellow Yellow, cut your menu down to about 10 items, go shopping every day, and look up the word «fresh» in the dictionary before you cook your next meal.

The food was ok. I feel the food could have been seasoned more. It tasted kind of bland to be honest.

I found myself on the south side of Chicago this afternoon and decided to stop here for brunch. This restaurant has been a mainstay for me and my friends for the past 20+ years. So I decided to have one of my faves when I come here. The eggs benedict. I am giving them 3 stars for several reasons, all of which are admittedly concessions, and I have to cut them a break because of the time I ordered the meal.
I took a photo of the plate, and as you can see, the egg is not poached, and the hollandaise broke leaving a pool of butter and yolk on the plate. The flavor was not bad, but still not what I expected. Then again, I did order a complicated breakfast when they were serving lunch fare.
The plates on the tables next to me were simpler, and therefore they looked like want I have become accustomed to over the years. I’m going to give them another shot just to see if this the norm now or if this was just a circumstance of unfortunate timing. Look for an updated review in the future.

(this review is SOLELY for tonights order and service, I have had really good food and service on prior visits.)
The WORST thing you can do to me is to try to trick and be DECEPTIVE with me concerning FOOD…
I just ordered Fried Catfish from Mellow Yellow in Hyde Park… I KNOW what catfish LOOKS like and TASTE like. I COOK. .AND I FISH. This is 1000% NOT no DAMN Catfish… it Vietnamese SWAI… And I DON’T like it!. I know .I ALREADY ordered a Crappy fish so don’t give me the CRAPPIEST of the Crappy Fish. ! Swai has a very clear Iodine, soft, slick taste. Catfish Doesn’t. .to make it WORSE I called the restaurant and questioned the Manager. verry nicely. and he went Bat-S#it crazy on me. «What you MEAN it ain’t Catfish. we serve that all day every day. everybody orders that». I said «Sir .it’s not but that’s ok.thanks.» I am Very Very Upset. I just HATE IT when people think their customers are STUPID (–_​-​)

We literally just walked out of Mellow Yellow! We were waiting 40 MINUTES AFTER PLACING OUR ORDER! The old waitress never came back to check on us at all! We had to ask another waitress to locate ours and she never came back! It wasn’t until another couple started complaining about how long it was taking to place their order that we decided to walk out. My boyfriend went to complain to the manager and all she did was say «sorry»!
We ended up going across the street to Clarke’s and hat is where are at NOW!

Went with two of my friends for dessert on a Sunday evening. It’s nestled in between restaurants on the 53^rd street business corridor of Hyde Park. The outside appearance, to me, looks very old school, like 60s ish. The ambiance of the restaurant reminds me of the show Cheers. It’s like a old school Italian bar tavern.
The service was awesome for the timing we came. When we walked in we felt like VIPs because there was literally two people on the place. Mind you it’s about 7:45 pm on a Sunday so we were expecting more people. Magically, after U.S. Being there for 20mins, people started to come in. If you ever go, make sure you get the older White woman with the bleach blonde hair and glasses. She is a riot!!! We made jokes with her the entire time we were there.
The dessert presentation is not that great and they didn’t have every dessert listed (one of the reasons I gave them 4 instead of 5 stars). I had the double fudge cake and it tasted great. Some cakes taste like they were made out of the box. This cake actually tasted homemade. Overall, it was good dessert. I have to go back and try the food.

We’ve gone here a few times for breakfast only. I’ve only ordered the early bird special for $ 4.99 which, for what you get, is a pretty decent deal.
HOWEVER, even though it says that a beverage comes with the breakfast, this includes every soft drink known to the free world… except for coffee. EXCEPT FOR COFFEE.
Frequently, we need to ask for new silverware as the set they give you is dirty. My coffee cup is also usually served with lipstick. The staff is pretty accommodating with fixing that problem though. The only issue we have had with the service is with the (I’m assuming) manager. We have to pay at the counter and she gives me the stink eye each an every time. Just glares. Bitch, I’m trying to give you money! We have learned to just bring $ 21 in cash and leave it at the table (because your coffee isn’t included in the special).
The seats and tables are often dirty. It is what it is. Again, can’t expect 5 star service or food when it isn’t advertised as anything but a greasy spoon type diner.