I was trying to manage time effectively, reduce the amount of driving and possibly get home early from our weekly shopping trip and visit to the nursing home so I spent some time searching for breakfast restaurants in the Des Plaines area – or on a relatively direct route between Glenview and the Meijer in Arlington Heights. I found three that sounded good and picked Katie’s Kitchen because it seemed the one closest to a direct route and was the one closest to home. We were already running late, due to that whole daylight savings time thing – and it was pouring rain. Seemed like the smartest choice. Plus, the reviews I’d read were all really positive.
Katie’s Kitchen is a new restaurant, tucked away in a small strip mall and feels very much like the Breakfast Nook and Lunch Cafe in Glenview. When we arrived, the small waiting area was packed but we didn’t have to wait much more than five minutes – just long enough to review the menu and make our choices…
The menu was pretty extensive. There were a lot of things that sounded really interesting… some of the oatmeals, the portobello (except for that stuffed with shrimp part) and some of the crepes.
When we were seated, we were given a printed list of the “St Patrick’s Day” specials and some of those were pretty tempting… so tempted that TW’s mother changed her mind and ended up with some sort of Irish Creme french toast. TW stuck with her original order of an oatmeal with peaches and I ordered the garden nest.
The coffee wasn’t great, but it wasn’t horrible. The waitstaff never did come and ask if we wanted a refill until we had already finished our meals, that’s always disappointing to me. It just shouldn’t be that hard to wander through and warm up coffee cups.
The food, however, was excellent. Really. I should have taken a photo of the garden nest – a veggie/cheese omelet with hash browns wrapped around it. Fabulous presentation, just the right amount of everything (sometimes a veggie omelet has too much spinach or not enough cheese – this one was perfect.)
Here are the photos of TW’s order and her mother’s. We’ll be back there again sometime, no doubt about it. (I do believe someone will want to try the crepes that come with fried ice cream….)
