Nellie's
Nellie's
Our ever famous Coconut Oatmeal topped with cinnamon. It's supposed to be a breakfast thing.. but some have it for lunch, as dessert, & others take it home for a midnight snack.
Tortilla Boricua, an open faced-omelet seasoned with sofrito, mozzarella cheese, tomatoes, green peppers, salchichon sausage, maduros (sweet plantains), onions, served with a cup of avena de coco (coconut oatmeal) and tostada criolla (toasted french bread)
Served with breakfast potatoes and choice of sourdough, whole wheat, multigrain, and rye toast. Substitute breakfast potatoes or toast with fruit cup.
Served with breakfast potatoes and choice of sourdough, whole wheat, multigrain, and rye toast. Substitute breakfast potatoes or toast with a fruit cup.
Served with breakfast potatoes and choice of sourdough, whole wheat, multigrain, and rye toast. Substitute breakfast potatoes or toast with fruit cup.
Cilantro, tomatoes, onions, and mozzarella cheese. Served with breakfast potatoes and choice of sourdough, whole wheat, multigrain, and rye toast. Substitute breakfast potatoes or toast with fruit cup.
Two scrambled eggs, avocado, tomatoes, onions, Cheddar cheese, and choice of bacon, sausage, or ham.
Choice of ingredients: ham, sausage, bacon, tomatoes, onions, green peppers, spinach, and mushrooms. Served with breakfast potatoes and choice of sourdough, whole wheat, multigrain, and rye toast. Substitute breakfast potatoes or toast with fruit cup.
Fried plantain sandwich with eggs any style, ham, lettuce, tomato, mayo, and garlic served with a cup of avena de coco
Two scrambled eggs, avocado, tomatoes, onions, cheddar cheese, and choice of bacon, sausage, or ham
Served with lettuce, tomato, mayo, and mojo criollo.
Served with lettuce, tomato, mayo, and mojo criollo.
Served with a scrambled eggs, choice of protein, cheese, lettuce, tomato, mayo, and mojo criollo.
Served with lettuce, tomato, mayo, and mojo criollo.
Steak, mozzarella cheese, grilled onions, lettuce, tomato, mayo and mojo
Steak, lechn, ham, mozzarella cheese, onions, lettuce, tomato, mayo, and mojo. All sandwiches served with seasoned french fries. Upgrade to sweet potato fries for an additional charge.
Steak, ham, Mozzarella cheese, onions, lettuce, tomato, mayo, and mojo. All sandwiches served with seasoned french fries. Upgrade to sweet potato fries for an additional charge.
Grilled hormone-free chicken breast, onions, lettuce, tomato, mayo, and mojo. All sandwiches served with seasoned french fries. Upgrade to sweet potato fries for an additional charge.
Shredded pork, in-bone ham, Swiss cheese, pickles, garlic cilantro dressing. All sandwiches served with seasoned french fries. Upgrade to sweet potato fries for an additional charge.
Ham, American cheese, lettuce, tomato, mayo, and mojo. All sandwiches served with seasoned french fries. Upgrade to sweet potato fries for an additional charge.
Shredded pork, Mozzarella cheese, red pepper, red onion, lettuce, tomato, mayo, and mojo. All sandwiches served with seasoned french fries. Upgrade to sweet potato fries for an additional charge.
American and Mozzarella cheese on Texas toast. All sandwiches served with seasoned french fries. Upgrade to sweet potato fries for an additional charge.
2 Scrambled eggs, avocado, tomatoes, onions, cheddar cheese, and choice of bacon, sausage, or ham
Crunchy French toast, two eggs any style with a choice of bacon, sausage, or ham,.
Wheat bread, egg beaters, dipped in corn flakes, served with fresh strawberries and bananas.
Two French toast, two eggs any style with a choice of bacon, sausage, or ham.
Three buttermilk pancakes, two eggs any style with a choice of bacon, sausage, or ham.
Topped with whipped butter and powdered sugar.
French bread.
Served with mayo ketchup.
Yellow rice with pigeon peas.
White rice.
Served with tostones. Jibratos are served with choice of arroz Blanco con habichuelas (white rice and red beans) or arroz con gandules (yellow rice with pigeon peas).
Green plantain sandwich, served with choice of steak, chicken, pork or veggies, lettuce, tomato, mayo, American cheese, and garlic sauce. Jibratos are served with choice of arroz Blanco con habichuelas (white rice and red beans) or arroz con gandules (yellow rice with pigeon peas).
Fried pork medallions. Entrees are served with a choice of arroz Blanco con habichuelas (white rice and red beans) or arroz con gandules (yellow rice with pigeon peas).
Puerto Rican style roasted pork. Entrees are served with a choice of arroz Blanco con habichuelas (white rice and red beans) or arroz con gandules (yellow rice with pigeon peas).
Fried hormone-free chicken with choice of arroz blanco y habichuelas o arroz con gandules.
Grilled hormone-free chicken breast. Entrees are served with a choice of arroz Blanco con habichuelas (white rice and red beans) or arroz con gandules (yellow rice with pigeon peas).
Grilled center-cut pork chop. Entrees are served with a choice of arroz Blanco con habichuelas (white rice and red beans) or arroz con gandules (yellow rice with pigeon peas).
Steak cooked with sauted onions.
Mashed Plantain with garlic and seasoning served with a fried chicken.
Mashed Plantain with garlic and seasoning served with a side of chicken broth and fried chicken medallions.
Stuffed mofongo, choice of hormone-free chicken, steak, or shrimp.
Full order of tostones with pork medallions. With a side of mayo ketchup.
Full order of tostones with grilled pork chops. With a side of mayo ketchup.
Full order of tostones with grilled beef steak. With a side of mayo ketchup.
Malanga, yautia, ame y guineo, stewed codfish, and avocado.
Served with noodles and potatoes.
Puerto Rican beef stew served with white rice.
Mixed greens, tomatoes, red onions, cucumbers, egg, bacon bits, and avocado.
Mixed greens, tomatoes, red onions, and cucumbers.
a tray full of fried bananas
Jibarito Steak
the front of a brick building
a pan of food being cooked
a pan of chicken wings in front of a brick wall
food, bagels
pasta, interior
the outside of a restaurant
Front entrance to restaurant and outdoor seating
interior
Pancake Combo Special
More flour in my pancakes
buffet
interior
food, waffles
Pernil Jibarito, Steak Jibarito, and Mofongo con Chicharron de Pollo
Avena de coco
Omelette bar
Iced Mocha
drink, donuts
interior, chicken wings and fried chicken
Caldito de Pollo
interior
Gyamfua G.
Mar 31, 2024
Nellie's was amazing! This was a last minute brunch selection and though they were busy we made a reservation on open table for 12:45 and was seated quickly. Our seating was in their event space that was a separate entrance on the 2nd floor. The event space was very spacious with lots of folding tables covered with white table cloth. The servers were very quick and super nice! The food spread was plentiful with a good selection of Puerto Rican specialties including Puerto Rican oatmeal, fresh plantains, rice and the most amazing and flavorful pulled pork. I was so full I didn't get to try the omelet station. The desserts were amazing as well. I would definitely recommend this buffet to anyone looking for a tasty Sunday brunch for a reasonable price!
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Kevin B.
Mar 2, 2024
Slow, slow, SLOW, and utterly disorganized. We arrived on a Saturday morning and were told it would be a 10-15 minute wait. After 30 minutes and seeing two parties of the same size who arrived after us get seated ahead of us, we were told it would be another 10-15 minute wait.When we finally got seated, we ordered the breakfast special, french toast, a mocha, and a coffee. The mocha arrived promptly, the coffee never arrived. We were not approached by a server until the food came, which was FORTY-FIVE minutes after ordering, when we were finally able to tell them that they forgot the coffee. The French toast was inedible. It was extremely dry and crumbly and didn't taste like it had any sugar in it at all. The breakfast special was boring and underseasoned, but at least it was edible. They forgot to give me the coconut oatmeal side that comes with the special, so I told my server about it, who promptly forgot. So after another ten minutes, I had to flag down a different server walking by in order to get my oatmeal. The coconut oatmeal was by far the best thing I ate. It was the only thing either of us finished more than half of.My recommendation is to only order takeout coconut oatmeal in advance if you ever want to get Nellie's food. The less time spent in Nellie's, the better. You could end up trapped for hours like we were.
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Jessica W.
Jul 20, 2024
This is a cute little spot in Humboldt Park. It is a cozy cafe inside with lots of Puerto Rican art giving it a homey feel. The brunch buffet is a great value with tasty options. It's a good mix of traditional and authentic Puerto Rican. Loved the waffles, omelets, plantains, chicharrones and rice.
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Mona T.
Dec 1, 2023
Overall Thoughts: The food was solid with hearty portions, but the flavors were blander / more mild than expected. Despite having a reservation for Friday brunch, we waited a pretty long time to get seated; the service was very friendly but slow overall. The interior has a nice vibe and feels very homey. Prices are not bad and pretty standard for brunch food (came out to ~$22 per person + tax/tip). I'd want to come back to try their weekend breakfast buffet!Food I tried:- Avena de Coco (Coconut Oatmeal): Sweet with a pretty strong cinnamon flavor; the coconut flavor was mostly at the bottom. I love oatmeal and thought it was pretty good.- Jibarito Bowl with Steak: The steak was tender and flavorful, the rice and sauce were delicious, and the portion was generous. I wish it were more garlicky though, to really capture to jibarito flavor. - Nellie's Breakfast Special: Probably my least favorite of everything we ordered... The eggs were pretty bland and slightly overcooked. I really liked the toasted bread though-- it had a soft pillowy interior and crunchy exterior. It barely contained any plantains, but I wish it had more for a sweeter flavor.- Mofongo Relleno Con Caldito de Pollo: This was a dense and filling dish of stuffed mashed plantains. I liked the texture, but found the flavor a bit lacking-- the garlic flavor was much more mild than I would've hoped / liked.-- Price (relative to peers): 4.4/5Food: 4.2/5Ambience: 4.5/5Service: 4.1/5Overall Value: 4.2/5
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Rose P.
Mar 31, 2024
Been wanting to try this place for years and I'm glad I finally was able to. Came for Sunday brunch and was seated immediately. Place is cozy and seating is limited. The buffet was set up in the back but ordering off the menu was also available if that's what you fancy... buffet was a little smaller than what I had imagined but we were informed they used to have an omelette station and they were currently looking for a new cook. It made no difference to me- because the food was itself was enough for me. My favs were the sweet plantain and egg casserole, the maduros, the arroz con gandules, and the chicharron con pollo... and and let's not forget about the coconut oatmeal!! Yum, yum, and yum! They also had regular breakfast items like French toast, bacon/sausage, potatoes, eggs, cereal, and some pastries- but I didn't go there to eat food I can make myself...
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Matthew W.
Jul 27, 2024
Went toward the end of the buffet hours and seemed like there wasn't very much, and the food wasn't good. Wouldn't go back.
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Marlene S.
Aug 13, 2023
Came in on a Sunday afternoon. I made a reservation online but it was pretty slow so I could've been fine walking in. Service was okay, nothing out of this world. We had just missed the break buffet so we went ahead and ordered from the menu. I went with the jamón y queso sándwich with tostones instead of fries. I also got a passion fruit juice. My friend ordered the mofongo relleno with caldo to de pollo. His looks really good and he enjoyed it. He Ali had a raspberry Italian soda. Over all tasty food with okay service!
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Heather B.
Sep 5, 2023
Fabulous oatmeal. 5 starsFabulous French toast. 5 starsQuick service.I ordered out for lunch.I've had other menu items, but these two are my favorite.
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Nazia C.
Mar 30, 2024
I went once with my family during a weekend brunch. It's better if you make a reservation because it gets really packed! The host is very friendly and so are the rest of the staff. The buffet has tons of great options, even for vegetarians. There was arroz con gandules, chicken, breakfast items, and so much more. There was even avena and pancakes for my kids! The avena is so good. There is also a lovely chef in the buffet who will make you a custom omelet. I can't wait to go back again!
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Crissy M.
Jul 9, 2024
My son and I stopped here on our way to the Garfield Park conservatory. We had limited time but were incredibly hungry. Well, Nellie's did not disappoint. The food was amazing! I had the Avena de Coco and it reminded me of my papi's. It was like a warm hug on a dreary day. My son had the egg and ham sandwich. He told me how tasty it was. Our waiter knew we were short on time and did accommodate us. A family oriented place, great service and incredible food. Highly recommend.
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