This is a large, bustling diner. Although it appeared really busy, we were seated very quickly. We shared a skillet breakfast, which came with two very large biscuits. We didn’t order any beverages. The food was very good, and came out fast. However, our tab...with tip came to $17-$18. Here’s my reason for a three-star rating: If a party of two ordered two beverages and two entrees, I can see the tab for breakfast nearing $40, which seems unusually high to me.More

A historic restaurant with really good food. Reasonable prices, large servers, fresh food and a wonderful staff The menu has one whole side just for breakfast (served all day) The back side has sandwiches and salads and more. While waiting for our food, the aromas...were delightful and made us even more hungry. On the walls are hundreds of photos of people who have eaten here or visited Chicago, a history lesson in itself. The restaurant has been serving the community since 1892 A good place The food was delicious. Huge portions. My wife and daughter could not finish their skillet breakfast and took almost half home. I had the bacon cheddar burger - a 2 hand sandwich for sure. THe bacon was crisp and excellent. Staff were attentive , even with the place almost full. Good value for the money.More

I was in Chicago this past weekend with my wife celebrating my birthday. We wanted to go experience a traditional diner. Daley's with its more than a century in business, fit my needs perfectly. Pancakes are so tasty that you may want to eat them...without the maple sit-up. The corned beef skillet was outstanding too. The staff treated us very well and if I am back in Chicago, will probably go back to try something from the lunch menu.More

Not only is this soul food plentiful delicious and quickly served but it is like stepping into a movie set and going back into more simpler times or so it seems. The meals are huge and with delicious sides . The wait staff are just...so friendly and helpful but also offering an American experience . Fantastic old photos over the years line the walls and soul music adds to the vibe . The decor may seem run down but that's the point I feel . Seats are comfortable and can accommodate a family group cozily and without having to stress too much. For visitors and locals alike , it's a must do .More

Great "old school" down home restaurant! Reminiscent of days gone by. Staff super friendly. Good value. Wide variety of offerings. Would definitely visit again!

How many restaurants have survived since 1892, for nearly 125 years? Through the Great Depression and two World Wars and race riots and bankruptcies and family squabbles? No, Daley's Restaurant at 809 East 63rd Street in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood has no relationship with the Daley...family that produced two Chicago mayors. The original owner, John Daley, a young Irish immigrant who came to Chicago to work on the construction of the elevated line, opened a small restaurant on the South Side to accommodate construction workers on the rapid transit and the World Columbian Exposition. The venture prospered and Daley sold his business to two young Greek immigrants, Tom Kyros and Paul Emmanuel, who came to the United States to live the "American Dream." They lost everything when a bank failed in 1932 and spent five years saving money to reopen their restaurant in 1937. Paul retired in 1960 and returned to Greece. Tom retired in 1965, after 47 years in the business. Since then, Daley's has been operated by generations of the Kyros family. They must be doing something right because locals keep coming through the doors through thick and thin, one generation after another. Daley's serves breakfast, lunch and dinner but it's best known for breakfast, which is served at all hours. A selection of sides is enough to fill your stomach...orange juice, hash browns, sausage links, oatmeal, sliced peaches and raisin toast. But then you wouldn't have an opportunity to order one of the seven "club breakfasts" by the number--(1) one farm fresh egg with sides, (2) pancakes with sides, (3) Belgian waffle with sides, (4) French toast with sides, (5) pork chops with sides, (6) steer liver with sides or (7) seven chicken wings or one farm raised catfish. But that's not all. How about two country fresh eggs scrambled with a ribeye steak or T-bone or beef sausage or a 12-ounce chopped steak? Or how about a Denver omelette, sausage and egg breakfast sandwich or a corned beef skillet with hash browns, two extra large eggs, thinly sliced Vienna corned beef, green peppers and onions topped with mozzarella and cheddar cheese? And it all comes with a choice of eight flavors of hot, fresh, home-made bread. Don't overlook lunch and dinner, which includes steaks, chops, salads, sandwiches, seafood, pasta, chicken, soups, pies and cakes. Items to remember are the home-made peach cobbler, Daley's Fiesta burger (1/2 pound of pure ground beef grilled and topped with grilled onions, sliced tomato and lettuce served with fries and cole slaw) and Daley's Patty Melt (1/2 pound of pure ground beef or turkey grilled and served between two slices of American cheese on grilled rye bread with fries and cole slaw). If that isn't enough to make you happy, you don't have a pulse.More

Food was very good and plentiful. Our waitress was very good and accommodating. Prices were great. Casual, and comfortable setting.

The service was warm and friendly, the food was great. We fed a family of four for $30 or so. The portions were hardy and I love the fact that they offered butter and not that gross shortening. My husband, daughter, son and I dined...there for brunch and enjoyed it much. The fried chicken wings were fried perfectly and we thoroughly enjoyed the fluffy pancakes. There scrambled eggs were also great. I can see where parking could be a pain, but we scored and were able to pull-up right in front. My advice for tourist like my family and I...dine during the daytime hours. Things are known to get quite rowdy after dark in this part of Chicago.More

Don't let the location put you off - the service is friendly. And yes - the scrambled eggs are amazing - super fresh and perfectly cooked. Didn't think scrambled eggs could be so good. Biscuits, french toast and fried chicken, pancakes - they are all...great. The salmon patties were so so. For lunch, the home made soups are terrific.More

So, I have eaten here a few times on Saturdays with colleagues from work. This time however, following a minor procedure at the University of Chicago hospital up the street, I was absolutely famished. I did not want to wait for an hour to be...seated, and much to my surprise we were seated in a booth right away. Our server (Karen) was a very pleasant woman, very polite, knowledgeable about the menu and prompt with the water and coffee refills! The food was as I recalled – good food, not overly greasy, served all together and it was all still warm. I thoroughly enjoyed my traditional breakfast -- eggs, hashbrowns, pancakes, bacon & sausage -- but my wife raved about chicken and biscuits. This is not located in the safest neighborhood in Chicago, and I certainly would not travel out of my way to dine her, but there is no doubt that I will return to Daley’s Restaurant.More

Good affordable food and very friendly staff The place is clean and it seems everyone knows everyone there… I really enjoyed my grilled cheese but wished the coleslaw had been bigger…

Friendly staff and a loyal customer base. Generous sized portions with a large variety. Location easy drive from Museum of Science and Industry.