West Town Bakery & Diner

We enjoyed visiting West Town Bakery! They have a sit down diner and a walk up coffee bar. The first day we visited the coffee bar and got some pastries and coffee to go. My group tried the dirty chai scone, blueberry lemon scone, almond raspberry croissant, and a plain croissant. We all thought they were delicious! My coffee was also made super quick and tasted great. We decided to go back a second day to take some cake balls home with us and ended up sitting at a table. The waiter was very friendly! I tried the yogurt parfait and really enjoyed it. I tried the classic sampler for the cake balls. My favorite was the vanilla sprinkle. They were a bit too moist for me and I'm not sure I would order them again. However my friends really enjoyed there's.

I just went in for a lil sweet treat so I won't speak too much about the ambiance or in store service, but this location is very cute and is big, when I went it was pretty full but everyone seemed happy. If you get one thing from here make it the almond croissant!

Came here for brunch with friends - group of 8I ordered an iced coffee and was served the chocolate city iced coffee but it was a bit odd and didn't taste like normal drip and had a ton of froth like a beer lol.I ordered the hullabaloo skillet. Hands down the best skillet I've ever eaten and my favorite. If you love savory and mushrooms and onions this one is for you - at least it is for me lol.Will def be back for that!Side note, their hash browns look like pieces toast but are really good!!My order came out a few mins after everyone else's which I didn't care about but our waitress provided some free cake balls at the end which was so sweet. We weren't huge fans of the cake balls though but it was such a great gesture.

tl;dr: great breakfast spot without the long wait and delicious pastries!----Didn't think we would find a place to walk up to on a Saturday morning for breakfast but were pleasantly surprised to stumble upon West Town Bakery! We were seated immediately outside for two people. The line for pastries inside was a bit longer, but it seemed to be moving quickly. The menu was extensive. I got the Eckhart Park bfast sandwich with a side of hashbrowns. The hashbrowns were huge for only $2! They had this delicious hot sauce too which I'm forgetting the name of but it was actually spicy and really flavorful. The biscuit was buttery and moist and the ratio of ingredients to bread was perfect vs other bfast sammies which can be too much of one or the other. While waiting for our food, we went inside and ordered pastries from the counter. Super simple process and was added to our table. The service was very friendly. There was a slowdown in the kitchen so our food took a bit longer than expected, but we were happy to wait. Our waiter ended up not charging us for our pastries to compensate for the long wait time. Much appreciated. We ended up walking but seemed like there is plenty of street parking nearby. Definitely will be back here!

Best brunch in Chicago! Whenever my friends come into town to celebrate our Christmas weekend together in the beginning of December, we all visit West Town Bakery together. They are very accommodating to our large group and will always seat our booths together. We usually have the same waiter every year too who always takes good care of us. Food is delicious and so is their coffee. Highly recommend!

I loveeeee their cake balls, especially the French toast one! Im not a huge fan of their coffee bc dark matter is a little strong for meTheir other pastries are hit or miss. I'd love to go back to try their brunch!

Got the Hullabaloo skillet, and it was perfect on a rainy day. The portion sizes were large, and it was great that the potatoes were crispy despite being topped with food and eggs. The bakery portion was not too good. My friends and I got several things, and we thought things either tasted bad or stale, so don't recommend getting anything from that section.The servers in the diner and bakery area were all very nice and happy to help.

Let me tell you, I had one of the best sandwiches I have ever had from here! It was the crispy chicken melt and it was amazing!! I think the best part, for me, was the pesto aioli. It really gave the sandwich an elevated touch. The server was super sweet and checked in on us just the right amount. The diner itself was lively and had such a friendly atmosphere. I will definitely be recommending this place as well as coming back for that chicken melt!

I've lived in the neighborhood for around 3 years and this place has really gone downhill. We went in around 9am, prime breakfast time, and ordered two main dishes from the menu plus a coffee and a diet coke. It was fairly dead, not too busy. The breakfast came out first, and my dish was completely cold, like it had been sitting out for at least 30 minutes. The coffee then showed up, that was good / as expected.Then my diet coke showed up in a 20oz dusty bottle and warm like it had been sitting next to a furnace. 2 stars because the cake balls are awesome. Every time we come here, it just gets worse and worse. Save yourself some heartache and go to the Sunrise Cafe down the street. They are fast, hot food (really good) and excellent service.

Cool place with lots of delicious treats. Good coffee drinks, love the biscuits and gravy. The service was great.