Maxfield's Pancake House — Restaurant in Schaumburg Township

On the surface this seems like your standard Greek-owned diner. Unfortunately I have not been impressed with the quality of the food at all. I had a craving for a corned beef sandwich and decided to try Maxfield's out for dinner.

The bread they brought to the table was stale, clearly left out all day. The sandwiches we ordered came with soup, and the bowl of chicken soup we each received was a bit salty but otherwise good.

The corned beef sandwich on rye was very disappointing. I can forgive the small amount of meat used, after all, I have been used to some places piling on 3 inches of meat and I never finish a sandwich that size in one sitting, so only an inch or so of meat is reasonable. But the bread was very thinly sliced and not toasted, so it quickly fell apart while eating the sandwich, which had no toppings like mustard or mayo, and I was not offered any of these. The meat was also not terribly fresh, and had likely just been microwaved before being slapped on some plain bread.

My wife's gyros was packaged gyros meat, not shaved from a spit as I expected from a Greek restaurant. She only had a few bites before pushing it to the side.

I will say that the french fries we both received in abundance were really great. They had a nice battered texture, stayed hot, and were very tasty.

We ordered an egg, sausage, and pancakes for my son. The scrambled egg was literally tasteless, and the hash browns were soggy and tasted awful. The sausage was a little soft but otherwise fine, and the pancakes oddly tasted a bit like yellow cake rather than pancake, but were generally good.

I did not come to Maxfield's with high expectations at all, but I was still disappointed. With all the good reviews here I was expecting better. I'm sure there are some things they do well, but I am not likely to return to find out what...

2024 Update: My crepes with fresh strawberries looked good, but every few bites, I detected something that was a little off. My friend and I appreciate that they let us sit there for a few hours, but I for one, am not returning. I developed horrific digestive cramps and was doubled over in pain. I had to stay in a public restroom for 30 minutes and was afraid I wouldn't be able to drive home. Something was bad indeed - I hightailed it to the bathroom when I got home. Once this spoiled food was out of my system, I was fine and dandy!!

This is a typical coffee shop with a vast menu, serving classic breakfast items all day. We did not get the basket of rolls I noticed on other tables - perhaps this only comes with certain menu items. The waitress let us chat and catch up for as long as we wanted before we ordered, which was nice. We also were able to sit and talk for several hours without anyone chasing us out. On the downside, our waitress was completely inattentive and never brought us more water after I asked.

I ordered three scrambled egg with potato pancakes. The apple sauce was literally a teaspoon. I asked for maple syrup, because I didn't want to use the other little side of sour cream. The eggs must have been extra small, because they sure didn't look like three eggs. The potato pancakes were so solid and dense, I think I could have used them as brick pavers on my front stoop! Overall, the experience was a little disappointing, considering some of the...

I enjoyed my breakfast very much. I was initially hesitant as I was not planning to eat out and I did not dress up like my usual. I was wearing joggers and workout clothes. The man at the reception immediately waved and smiled at me when I came in so it was a sigh of relief that they weren’t judgmental at all 😅 I was seated almost immediately and everyone was very attentive and serving with smiles. I was given my drinks right away. I love how fluffy my omelette was! I ordered the Kaiyan omelette (tomato, onion, feta) It looked so appetizing. I usually can’t finish a serving but this one, I devoured. Well, I also was on fasting mode so I was really hungry. The omelette was perfectly seasoned but I bit into an egg shell but hey, extra calcium, why not lol I just hoped it was washed lol

I also ordered corned beef hash on the side and it was cooked on a perfect crisp. I wish salt was toned down a bit.

I had fruits and there were some grapes that were not as fresh. I did not take toast and/or pancake just because I did not want to waste them on my plate if I end up not eating them but it comes with either for every order of omelette and skillets.

I will definitely come back. The location is just very close to another good massage place,...