Uptown Cafe

This is our regular breakfast spot for after yoga. The food is amazing, great servers, unless coffee and friendly owners. Today we had a special item, California Skillet– sautéed spinach, onions, tomatoes, avocado, feta cheese, and two poached eggs. Delish!!! Then we found out that our server, Christiana created it. Kudos to her. This is now our favorite, sorry Mediterranean!

This is our favorite restaurant in Arlington Heights, IL. We go there several times a week. The food is always good and service is also. Lots of different choices and specials and we are always welcomed like family.

Had a very bad experience this morning. Got there at 11 am and was told there was a ten minute wait. We were seated 35 minutes later because they lost our name on the waiting list not once but twice. We were seated in a table that had been available the entire time we waited. Food was excellent and they comped the bill without us asking for that. Still didn’t make up for the bad experience.

An excellent local breakfast spot. Family owned for decades, everyone is friendly and the service is great. «Joe’s Roll-​Up» is the best breakfast sandwich ever (scrambled eggs with ham, cheese and veggies rolled in a flour tortilla and served with salsa, sour cream and fruit); and it’s big enough to take half home for lunch. Uptown Café is a favorite spot for local police and church groups, so criminal atheists might want to steer clear.

This is our go to spot for breakfast. Huge menu and huge portions. Family owned and operated and they make sure you also feel like family. They recognize us and always happy to see us — very welcoming. Service is quick, coffee is hot and food is decent.

Ordered take out from here on a Saturday morning and it was ready very quickly. The Mediterranean omelet was great– spinach, tomatoes and feta cheese. The owner, Georgia, was there when I picked up our food — she was so friendly and welcoming. We will definitely be back! :)

Food is awesome and service is even better.
I had brunch here and ordered the Veggie Lovers Skillet and I was more than satisfied!

Decent diner for breakfast. Wish they would improve hot tea selection; Lipton isn’t that great. Eggs, toast, pancakes, etc all decent. Eggs to order to to be overdone.

I gave this place one more try after previous bad experiences. It was if they didn’t care about the quality of the food they served.
I could see Robert Irvine tossing my plate away after one bite. There are other places within a block that have much more tasteful meals.

Excellent large quality portions. Usually there is no wait, especially compared to subpar breakfast places nearby.

Quaint little dinner that has a nice selection of breakfast options. The pancakes were very good and the ham off the bone was delicious. I felt they were a bit overpriced however.

Great food at Uptown. Dino (owner) has a great menu that caters to your breakfast and lunch needs. Hard to go wrong with the breakfast here. I have tried the eggs Benedict the eggs are poached well and the Hollandaise is tasty enough that you will use the muffin to soak up every drop. Try the skillets, pancakes, blintzes, waffles or omelette. You really can’t go wrong, even when you need substitute they do it without question. The staff does a great job catering to your every need. Lots of great options in Downtown Arlington heights you need to give Uptown Café a try.

I’m compelled to downgrade this establishment a peg, due to an unsatisfactory recent lunch.
I had a patty melt, fries and cream of mushroom soup. The melt was poor, totally lacking in flavor. Perhaps the beef had been laying around too long (possibly in the freezer). The fries and soup were only fair, definitely on the bland side.
I go to a restaurant for superior food rather than prepare a meal myself and spend much less money. Having a meal like this makes me feel a little guilty.
I’ll still give this place three stars, for their omelettes and good service.

The food was ok. My Chicken Cobb Salad was just like any salad… My son orders King Club (he loved it) but thats not why Im writing this review. 2 stars for food because I felt insulted…
So we were at local pottery place my son was finishing his project and I desperately needed coffee. So as I was driving looking for Starbucks, saw the Uptown Café, went in there and a very nice girl just poured me coffee to go and didnt charge me anything… That was a pleasant surprise… I left feeling pleasantly surprised and definitely was coming back for lunch… 15 mins later… Brought my son after he finished his project and we ordered our lunch. We ate. So the waitress Christine brings me check … 4 items. I question her what did she bill me for… So she says: salad, king club, root beer and COFFEE to go… I asked her: how do you know if I didnt pay for it 30 mins before or was given it for free… And she was surprised oh ah eh… Standard BS she could come up. I said: fine I’ll pay for it… Her response: are you sure? Uhm no Im NOT sure! I said I’ll pay for it. So the reason I came back because a previous girl was humanly nice to me. It touched me, I came back for lunch JUST BECAUSE SHE GAVE ME FREE COFFEE… After Christine charged for free coffee… I aint coming THERE again! It was a sad sad insult! I expected a little different response from Christine… I hope the owner points it out to her… And maybe teach her a little better customer service… She seems in a rush… But hey… Its just me…

I’ve been here two times for breakfast with family and friends and have had great experiences on both occasions! Their menu is filled with delicious choices but I always go straight for their skillets. Both times I’ve been there, there’s been a line out the door (not a bad sign) but the staff always manages to be accurate with wait times, hand you menus and be extremely friendly and welcoming! The parking around Uptown can be a little tough on a Saturday or Sunday, but if you love a good breakfast this gem is worth the wait!

Your typical diner with outdated décor. The positive: the food was good. I had the BLT sandwich with avocado and swiss cheese. My dining companions had the greek chicken wrap and they both said it was very good. The homemade soups (BLT soup & chicken noodle) were also very good. The negatives? The waitress was nice, but every time she filled coffee cups, she did so as she was flying by the table, so she always left a trail of coffee on the table. Bathroom was kind of gross — smelly, very old, water all over the sinks, no toilet paper in my stall. Good thing the girl in the stall next to me could hand me some TP!

Went here a while ago for brunch over the summer. Nice location in downtown Arlington Hts. Overall it was okay and what I expected for this kind of family style establishment in the northwest suburbs.
Place was pretty busy (as it should be on a Saturday), but got seated in a timely manner. I had the Mile High omelette and while the portion was very plentiful, I felt the egg was overcooked; still had all of the right flavors though. Service was all right as well — not very prompt on always attending to us, but still checked in often enough.

I wasn’t overly thrilled. Food was ok– Ordered nutella strawberry waffles– the waffle was well-​done to the point it didn’t have much taste with very little drizzle ontop. Service was ok– Felt like she was trying to get us out of there before we even ordered. Heard her greet a table and say «So you decide to come in at the end of the day, huh!» to a couple that sat down at 2:30pm (restaurant closes at 3pm)…

We started coming here when we first moved to the area, we figured we’d give it a shot. It’s really became part of our weekend routine to come here.
It’s definitely a Mom and Pop restaurant. Family owned and always very polite. We’ve honestly never had nothing but nice service from them all the times we’ve gone.
Food is great here. I almost always get crepes or a skillet :)

The service was painfully slow, the eggs even more painfully overcooked. Decent coffee, if they ever get around to serving it to you.
I’ve been told the French toast is good though.