Lincoln Park Corner Kitchen — Restaurant in Chicago

GO SOMEWHERE ELSE! Visited this restaurant on 10/26/25 with husband. Me and my husband early 30s black couple. While waiting to be seated noticed two young Caucasian females being treated completely different by the host with more conversation, menus to view while waiting while we were not offered any of this. We contemplated leaving at this point but decided against it because maybe the experience would improve. While waiting on food noticed older couple sitting next to use with food barley touched but about to leave. Tap water nasty after taste. Husband order vegan scramble which was not a scramble but blocks of unseasoned tofu with bland chunky veggies. Hashbrowns are not fully cooked and barely brown more white in color. I ordered skirt steak and eggs over easy and came with side of French toast and hashbrowns. Steak was cooked fine but no seasoning not even salt. Only one egg was running and hashbowns didn’t even get touched. French toast was a 2/5. Long story short no seasoning, poor customer service and just too many other business that are worth your time and money. I did tell the owner about the tofu scramble and she said no one orders it, she has not even tried it and the host didn’t even know it was...

This place feels like it’s slightly outside of Wilmington, NC. So that’s already weird. First of all, the menu is entirely too large to for each dish to be fully thought-out. I know breakfast places are typically able to have larger menus due to how many different ways you can present an egg, but that was not the issue for this full two-page menu. Secondly, the portion sizes are incredibly inconsistent. I was given a portion with enough for two people, while my mother was given a pitiful amount of tuna salad. I understand this place claims to use high-quality ingredients, but that doesn’t really matter if the resulting food is bland and under-seasoned. What’s the point of cooking everything in beef tallow or clarified butter if it’s going on a croissant that’s clearly out of a bag?

Aside from the disappointing and overpriced food, the atmosphere isn’t particularly cute, cohesive, or sophisticated. This vibe issue, combined with the quality and price of the food, means that there is really no reason to enjoy your experience.

Edit: forgot to say the ice water tasted...

We have lived in the neighborhood for a couple years but just tried this place for the first time today. We were very impressed! We made a last-minute reservation for Sunday brunch, and I’m glad we did, as it was pretty busy! We were seated as soon as we walked in, though, which was awesome. At first glance, the prices seem high, but you get a TON of food! You get your money’s worth for sure. Everything was yummy, and even our kids cleaned their plates, which literally never happens. The service was great, and the atmosphere was cozy. The owners were also there and were very nice. We will...