Chicago｜The President’s Favorite Breakfast Spot 🔥

✨ The moment you open the door — hit by the aroma of sizzling eggs!! A classic American cafeteria that’s been serving since 1921 ✅ Obama photo wall + open kitchen egg symphony 🍳 Known as “See your food” — watch your eggs crack and cook right in front of you 🤤 ✅ Order Recommendations: 1️⃣ EVERYTHING Omelette – Protein packed! 🍳 Ham 🥩, bacon 🥓, mushrooms 🍄, bell peppers, spinach, broccoli 🥦, tomatoes 🍅, onions 🧅 + American cheese 🧀 Three fresh eggs cooked to order — steam pours out when you cut into it, cheese pulls perfectly! Hash Browns 🥔 extra crispy, edges golden — great with ketchup or hot sauce 🌶️ 2️⃣ Steak Omelette with Cheese Diced steak 🥩 + eggs 🍳 + cheese 🧀 = pure fire 🔥 Huge portion, runny yolk mixed with meat juices — so satisfying! ⚠️ Best with white/wheat toast 🍞 (skip the biscuit — it’s sweet). 3️⃣ N.Y. STEAK – Carnivore’s delight 🥩 Steak thicker than an econ textbook 📚, served with caramelized onions 🧅 — rich but not greasy! Comes with flavorful stewed spinach ✅ 💡 Tips: ✅ Cash only — bring bills 💵 ✅ Huge portions, great prices — 10% UChicago student discount ✅ Obama-approved (his order is on the wall!) ✅ Made to order in open kitchen — watching is half the fun ✅ 100+ years in business — one of America’s oldest cafeterias 💰 ~$15 per person 📍 Valois 1518 E 53rd St, Chicago, IL 60615 #Brunch #ChicagoEats #UChicago #Omelette #Eggs #Breakfast #HistoricEats #Steak #Affordable