Burnt Toast

Large portions! Really large portions.
Hubby ordered the three-​piece french toast. Although it was flavorful, he couldn’t finish it, which attests to the fact that the servings are really big. Oh, I already said that.
My veggie omelette, hash browns, and grits were perfect too. Not overdone, plenty of flavor, and again, way too large. I could only eat half. Did I mention that the portions are crazy large?
If you decide to share, though, there’s a $ 2 up charge.
My complaints are minimal, but worth mentioning, I think. There’s a $ 0.75 up charge for cheese in a veggie omelette! And of course the standard up charge for GF pancakes, which I never understand, especially since it’s the only GF bread they have. I opted for double sides instead.
Oh, and the water is horrible, which made the coffee taste off too. Then again, the water at the hotel was awful too. Maybe I’m spoiled with Pennsylvania water.

We went to this restaurant in Elgin on Randall Rd. It was extremely busy and we had to wait about 20 minutes to be seated. The food was okay. It was Extremely Loud in the restaurant.
I would say the food was average.
Service was great.

The food was tasty. The trees in the dining space were a nice touch. The service was prompt and welcoming. We are glad Unilocal brought us in from the interstate!

I wanted so badly to love this place. Perhaps it was just my visit. Parking was fine, no issues. We were sat in a booth, right by the entrance (A LOT of foot traffic and loud cackling women with no respect for fellow diners constantly passed by). I could see there was a bigger room behind me with high ceilings and art. Service was okay, we had to ask a couple a times for a few things. I prefer service where they know what you will need and just bring it as opposed to having to ask. I ordered a Bloody Mary. One of the most basic ones I’ve had. Plus it had a piece of microwave bacon in it which just ruined it. I couldn’t believe that our server saw that I didn’t drink it and didn’t even ask why or check if it was okay. (Please omit the bacon, it’s terrible). Food was good, not great. I believe I feel that way because of how expensive everything is. I won’t be going back, not a single thing I experienced would warrant it. Lots of hype, not much delivery.

They do a fantastic job here. The staff is obviously trained well. Plus the food is wonderful. Highly recommended Burnt Toast even on a Sunday.

Great food just always too crowded, waits are long, service takes forever and then food is cold by the time it gets to u

I can honestly say that we never want to go to IHOP or Denny’s again. Both pale in comparison to the food, prices and cleanliness of Burnt Toast. I love their pancakes! We’ve tried a variety of food in the menu and haven’t been disappointed.

I drive out of my way to come here. I really enjoy my breakfast options. The lunch menu is kinda small but healthy so I LOVE that.
I recently had the turkey club with avocado on multi-​grain bread. OMG, delish! You really can’t screw up a turkey club. Bacon is perfect. I’m not a big fan of the thick cut bacon so I just asked for the regular bacon; which they gladly gave me.
Usually I have a breakfast skillet (Denver). It comes with so much food. I never can finish. As a matter of fact, I could probably share it with one of my children. Back to the food, it comes with hash browns, toast or pancakes, and a very big helping of eggs. Sheesh!
Food is fresh, service is good, coffee is always a bit bitter but nothing a little extra cream can’t fix. Price isn’t too bad either.
I’m craving Burnt Toast for this weekend. It’s so on! Anyone care to join me?

We had a large group of 12 for Mother’s Day. Our server, Wesley, was good and a kind person. Our order took a while to come out (to be expected on a busy day), but it did not come out all together. We waited about 5 minutes for the remaining 2 orders to come out and they didn’t. We finally started eating in front of our family members who were still waiting for their food so our food wouldn’t get completely cold. One order came out about 10 minutes after our food came out and the last order came out almost 15 – 20 minutes later. Three of us had finished eating before the final order of our table came out.
Our server was very apologetic, but the owner, who we finally spoke to after 15 min of waiting said he would ‘take care of it’ and we never saw him again. Not only that, he refused to take the last order off of our bill. $ 150 later and he refused to take off the $ 8 order of crepes that took forever to get to our table.
When we went to pay our bill we explained what happened to the manager and she rudely informed us that it was mother’s day (my mom and I, both Mothers, who were well aware of what day it was) argued that that wasn’t an excuse for poorly managing the situation. Terrible management… a reflection of greedy owners.

i would absolutely recommend this place to any one. They have delicious, but huge portioned, entrees. You’ll probably have leftovers unless you go on an empty stomach.
I’ve been here several times. Usually get a classic breakfast of eggs, sausage, hashbrowns, and a side of toast. I’ve also had the French toast, which are not square shaped, but more rounded large pieces of bread. The pancakes are also huge. I don’t think you can really go wrong here. If you go, be sure to order a hot chocolate but know it’s more of a dessert then a drink.

I wanted to update my review since in the past two years I’ve become a regular and have tried 90% of their menu items.
Firstly, the restaurant is typically busy on a daily basis. During the week there is never usually a wait, but early mornings/​afternoons on the weekend there is sometimes a short wait (I never had to wait for more than 20 minutes). It’s a cozy and very friendly environment, although when it’s busy, it can be quite loud. From the hosts to the servers, we are always treated like family and I don’t think I’ve ever been to a restaurant/​diner with better staff. Not one negative experience ever. Service is always above par, and I’m never left with a coffee or drink that is less than half full. You can tell that it’s a positive working environment as the servers are always helping each other out (great team work).
The coffee is good. They have their own special blend created for their restaurant. It’s a light, mild roast, which my husband absolutely loves, but it’s not really my favorite. (This is completely a preference-​based thing, but I’m a coffee snob, and I like bolder coffee.) It is always hot and fresh though.
Their daily soups are all great. A couple of my favorites are the stuffed pepper and cream based selections (especially the Sunday cream of chicken). Highly recommend.
As far as the food, it’s pretty consistent. The eggs are good quality and are fresh, and the hash browns are shredded and crisp — never greasy. The skillets are excellent. My favorite is the veggie skillet.
They also have good bacon, so whether you get it mixed in with your eggs, on the side or in a BLT, or club, it will be good. It’s slightly thick with a good crisp.
The pancakes are amazing, and something I think this restaurant excels in. The classic pancakes are really light, fluffy and cakey. They also have multi-​grain, which are far better than most restaurants whole wheat/​multigrain cakes. The crunch cakes are sooo good (oats, pecans and dried cranberries in the batter). Also their seasonal pumpkin pancakes are another favorite of mine. The French toast and waffles are also very good and would recommend.
Also, it’s hard to find good gyros in the area, and I have to say that Burnt Toast has some of the best gyros. It’s good quality and always has a nice crisp — no soggy gyros here! They also have a great philly steak with good quality sliced sirloin. Also, if you have a taste for steak, the ribeye is very flavorful and thin.
They have a small menu for lunch, including a nice selection of salads. When I want to up my veggie intake, I like getting the spinach chicken salad which is LOADED with baby spinach. My only qualm is the salad dressings. They are all boring flavored, pre-​made dressings and taste like it too. A suggestion to BT would be to PLEASE whip up your own salad dressings! They would make the salads much more enjoyable!
I also kind of wish that I loved their crepes more. Don’t get me wrong, they are good, but, crepes are one of my favorite breakfast foods. I’ve tried them around 3 – 5 times and I feel like they are missing a little something. The crepes are very thin and delicate with a slight crisp, which is great! They are always cooked perfectly! They aren’t sloppy or too eggy tasting like some diners. The batter would easily mix well with savory crêpe dishes (would go good with chicken, etc, than a sweet dessert crêpe that goes good with fruit preserves) and when I want fruit crepes, I’m always wishing that they would toss a little more sugar or vanilla in the batter. I guess you can say that I like my crepes sweet, and these aren’t.
All in all, for the area, Burnt Toast is my top breakfast place and it doesn’t compare to it’s local competitors. I’ve tried them all but always return to Burnt Toast.

Stopped by here for brunch one day! It was really good. Went with the Chilaquiles and my friend got biscuits and gravy. Both items were delicious! I’ve never had the Chilaquiles before and their salsa was great!

I enjoyed this place tremendously. The staff did a great job with a very large crowd. That said the Chicken, Bacon and Waffles were spectacular. I am planning on going again!

Service was fine and quick. Portions are overly gigantic, easily enough for two.
I ordered the chicken Caesar wrap which seemingly came with no Caesar dressing (I asked for more and was obliged) and seriously the driest chicken I’ve ever eaten. I’ve had better chicken at the hospital across the street, so that’s pretty bad, and it was so shredded and cut into little pieces that they fell out everywhere from the wrap. Just very poor execution on this one. The waffle fries were good, but they were seasoned and they were not toted as such.
All in all a mediocre showing.

Was here not too long ago. It was a busy Sunday morning and the wait wasn’t too long, about 5 minutes. Our server was great and we got our food pretty fast.
I ordered the apple cinnamon silver dollar pancakes, with a side of bacon and hashbrowns. I also ordered a glass of fresh squeezed strawberry orange juice. My boyfriend ordered the Grand Marnier French toast.
His looked really good, and he said it tasted amazing. My pancakes were delicious! Don’t underestimate the sound of «silver dollar pancakes». My plate was full of them! They actually had whole slices of apple in them too! The hashbrowns were good, but the bacon was a little bit hard.
I still think the price is a little high, but that is probably for the slightly more upscale set up.
I’d go back though, their lunch looks amazing!

I love breakfast/​brunch. So much so that I’d travel 2 hours to try a new breakfast spot. Ok, really I was meeting a work team member here too. But I’m glad she suggested this place.
I had a feeling I’d be a fan when they seated me even though my party was incomplete – even on a busy Saturday morning. So nice that I could sit down immeidately and have a cup of coffee. The coffee is delicious by the way. Service was friendly and sunny throughout the whole experience. Our server had to be reminded a couple of time for some things – but they were busy and she was so apologetic that it really didn’t put a damper on our experience.
I opted for their breakfast burrito. Scrambled eggs, chorizo, peppers and cheese in aflour tortilla. I love a little spice and this had a nice flavor and was made well. My son’s pancakes looked good as did my friend’s meal (I can’t remember what she had… sorry night shift brain).
The menu as the usual supsects – eggs, skillets, french toast, pancakes and crepes, but some of them do stand out. Like the Grand Marnier french toast and some creative omelet dishes. I spied Mimosa’s and a few different flavors of fruit juice which add some interest as well.
Clean digs, open and sunny.

Today is dedicated to spending time w Brie. We started the day off with breakfast. Since she’s moved she’s never been to Burnt Toast so we decided to try it.
As soon as we walk in, we were greeted with friendly faces. We were seated right away. Place was pretty packed.
We were greeted by our server Alyssa. She was very friendly and helpful.
For drinks Brie ordered pumpkin spice latte. She said it’s ok. I think because there was a bit too much cinnamon for her. I ordered the hazelnut cappuccino. Mine was very good. Not too sweet and I love the foam on top.
For breakfast, brie ordered the Cornbeef hash skillet with sunny side up eggs. She loved it. She said it’s better than another restaurant she goes to. Portion is huge so she only ate half.
I ordered the veggie skillet with turkey sausage added and because I wanted to try the pumpkin spice pancake. My meal was delicious. My eggs were cooked just right. Now for the pumpkin pancakes. They were delish but I didn’t put any syrup since it was already sweet for my taste. I like my pancakes a bit in the crispy side so it could have been cooked a bit more. Again, portions are huge so I only ate half of my pancakes and skillet.
I would definitely recommend this restaurant for breakfast/​brunch. Family time, this is the place.

Food is good as always here; however, my experience was tainted by the fact that the wall next to my booth was DIRTY NASTY!!! I would expect a place like Burnt Toast to be spotless or at least average clean on all visible areas. Seating next to this filthy wall really made my breakfast a not enjoyable experience… I’m not sure if I’ll be back. Cleanliness is top on my list of requirements to visit a restaurant.
Wall next to booth on northwest corner of restaurant needs to be painted or washed at least.

Years ago a former friend suggested going here for breakfast, but we probably opted for something else… she said the place was SO GOOD. Not that I’d take her advice on anything, but the name of this place kind of drew me in and I was curious to try it… especially after checking out the menu online.
While driving through the area, I told my mom we needed to stop for breakfast because I wanted to try this place, I’m REALLY glad I did!!! The menu is amazing!!! I went over and over and over it and had no idea what I wanted because I wanted to try everything!!! Then I looked at the specials and pumpkin pancakes looked intriguing for a while now, and tis the season for pumpkin everything, so I got the stuffed pumpkin pancakes. My mom ordered an omelet, but pretty much changed up the omelet entirely from what it was on the menu. These things were amazing!!! — The stuffed pumpkin pancakes, that is. SO SO GOOD!!! I posted a picture in here so you can get an idea of what I’m talking about.
Also something different… the strawberry orange juice! Oh, so good!!! I could probably drink that every day if I could, it was awesome!!!
I wish they had some of these out in the sw burbs, because this is a great breakfast spot. If I’m in the area again, I’m definitely going to stop in!

WOW! On the outside, the restaurant looks new and modern. The interior is designed to remind diners we’re in a rural suburb, way outside the city limits of Chicago.
Four stars because the parking situation is a mess. There are not enough spots to accomodate this place and the pizzeria next door. Worse, there isn’t really an alternative place to park when the lot is full.
I love ordering French toast because I never make it at home. Here are Burnt Toast’s delectable ways to appreciate their «famous» House Specialty:
Their plain French toast is freshly baked French bread, cut thick and topped with organic Indonesian cinnamon sugar. Add Strawberries for $ 1.00.
Their Grand Marnier French toast is baked French bread, dipped in Grand Marnier batter then topped with Grand Marnier sauce, sautéed bananas, pecans and cinnamon sugar. You may substitute French bread with Banana Nut bread.
Four stars because I cannot drink their coffee. It has too much caffeine. It requires a lot of sugar and cream. It’s so strong, it gives me anxiety.