FOOD NEWS
The Best Buffets Chicago Has To Offer
BY Jessica Mlinaric
Nellie's Restaurant
Nellie's, located in Humboldt Park, offers the only Puerto Rican breakfast buffet in Chicago. It's available every Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Puerto Rican cuisine offered at the breakfast buffet includes pastelón de huevo, maduros, pigeon peas, and arroz con gandules. It also offers American breakfast favorites.
Red Apple Buffet
The Red Apple Buffet in Norwood Park is known as one of the best buffets in the U.S., serving homemade Polish dishes for over 25 years. It's only open on weekends.
It's open on Friday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and on Saturday and Sunday from noon to 8 p.m. There are Polish and American dishes offered on two L-shaped buffet tables.
Pearl's Place
Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood staple, Pearl's Place, has a buffet option for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, where you can get your fill of Southern comfort food.
The breakfast buffet kicks off at 8 a.m. every day, the lunch buffet begins at 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on the weekends, and the dinner buffet is available daily until 7 p.m.
Old Lviv
Old Lviv at Ukrainian Village in Chicago is a tiny restaurant with just a handful of seats and a bar. The buffet here is an affordable meal that will fill you up.
The buffet features chicken noodle and borscht, shredded carrot and beet salad and dill slaw with cucumber, and classic Ukrainian dishes like stuffed cabbage and mashed potatoes.
Sinhá Elegant Cuisine
Located on the Near West Side, Sinhá offers a Brazilian lunch buffet. Its intimate dining experience feels like having a family meal in an elegant setting.
Adding to the experience, Brazil native Jorgina Pereira serves homemade dishes. Its buffet is available for lunch Tuesday through Friday and for brunch on Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m.