Flo

After drinking half of our coffee, a glob of someone else’s old chewed gum plopped out of the creamer that we were pouring. Absolutely disgusting. While the food was pretty good, it was impossible to not feel queasy with the memory of that chewing gum fresh in my mind. I will not be going back until they clean up their act. I can only hope the health inspectors pay them a visit soon.

My review is more of a 3.5 stars. I’ll divide up the review based on positives (+) and negatives (-) of my experience here.
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–Service was awesome! Our waiter was friendly, very prompt, checked in with us appropriately, and was willing to snap a picture of us at the end of the meal, as well.
–The menu had lots of different options. Everything looked appealing to me and it was hard to decide on one thing to order. There was a really good mix of healthy and unhealthy options, with plenty of sweet and savory.
–Even though I didn’t personally try it, my friend ordered the kale smoothie, which she thought was really good. The fact that green smoothies are even on the menu is a DEFINITE plus in my book. If I ever come back here, I’ll definitely want to order one.
–Good price point. Everything felt fairly priced. My entrée was only $ 10!
(-)
–You can’t sit down until your entire party is there. I dislike this because this place definitely wasn’t hopping with people. Luckily, the longest one of the party had to wait was 10 minutes because she had arrived early.
–The food itself was generally A-​OK, if not a bit underwhelming. My friend wasn’t too impressed with her egg white omelette and potatoes. I tried the potatoes and I have to say I can’t blame her for leaving those virtually untouched. They were completely flavorless.
–My fruity pebble french toast was nothing special. It was much, much too sweet. There had been no indication in the menu that they would be completely drenched in sugary syrup in addition to the sugary cereal. But, then again, maybe that’s what I get for ordering them!
Overall, it was a fine experience. I wouldn’t go out of my way to come back here, but we definitely still enjoyed ourselves.

Went to Sunday Brunch at Flo this weekend with some friends. Overall, food was decent (little smothered in sauce for my taste) and the service left something to be desired.
Got there around noon and were told it would be about an hour wait for our party of 3, seemed pretty standard for a Sunday brunch. After about a half hour we were trying to decide whether to head to a coffee shop nearby while we waited, so asked the hostess how long our wait might be from that point. She refused to tell us any estimate and said she’d already given us a time when we got there. They do offer free coffee while you wait, but the hostess also told us they were out of cups.
We eventually took some spots at the bar and placed our order. The bartender was pretty busy while we were there, so didn’t get much attention (water was never refilled). We each got a savory item (smothered burrito, huevos verde, and chicken enchiladas). They were all decent, but were swimming in sauce. I got the burrito, and I probably would have gotten it without sauce if I knew that. At times it was hard to tell what I was eating through all the sauce.
When we were paying the check, I tried to ask the bartender to split up the check a certain way and he just walked away with our cards instead of answering me. He seemed to be pretty annoyed to be serving us the entire meal. I’d suggest eating at a table, as the servers around us seemed to be more attentive and willing to talk to you about what you wanted.

I can’t believe I haven’t written a review for this place yet. A southwestern twist on breakfast is such a good idea, and Flo pulls it off well. This is a go-​to brunch spot with my guests from out of town to showcase some of my favorite spots for good eating in Chicago.
The breakfast cocktails are all great too. Occasionally I won’t order one because I am a tightwad but am then trying to push out of my mind how I wish I had one throughout the entirety of my visit.
Great stop. Visit if you haven’t!

After a long wait, I never though I would be seated! Finally, my group got their turn and got a nice seat in the back. Flo is quite popular, so I would be prepared to wait if you’re more than a party of two. Service was average. I got the smoothie with vodka in it, which didn’t turn out as expected (no ice), but the flavors tasted fresh. My friends got the Bloody Mary, which were great! Especially the spicy one. I ended up getting the smothered burrito, which was pretty good. I’d probably go with something else next time I went. The crown jewel of the visit was the cocoa pebbles French toast. Orgasmic. Next time I go I need to try the fruity pebbles!

Yum! I really enjoy going here for brunch and sometimes dinner.
Everything I have had whether it’s from their standard menu, or one of their specials, I have always enjoyed it. The mimosa flight for brunch is a great deal.
Only complaint is I have found the service to be a little spotty. Although they are very attentive, I wouldn’t say they are the most friendly.
Overall, I would recommend it as a good spot to have a weekend brunch with a smaller group of friends.

Cockroaches.
Where there is food, is reasonable to think they will follow. I’m sure all if not most restaurants have varying amounts of infestation problems, Michelin honorees included.
However.
In most restaurants, the roaches don’t climb above the wall separating the kitchen and the main room, hang out by a painting of full view of patrons, and proceed to make it half way to our table before being stomped by an employee.
And, in most restaurants, this event prompts more than a round of free shots to the table. Specially considering our small group was the only one dining there at the time.
The seared ahi tuna special was also extremely dry and chewy.
My first and last time at this restaurant. Hope they clean up some, and/​or take much more drastic action to keep customers happy if they don’t.

I’m just going to repeat whatever everyone else has said — this place is awesome, the food selections for brunch are the best in this area, the service is attentive, etc.
So really I will just leave you with one thing. Mimosa flights for brunch. Enough said. Go here

The food looks beautiful but is seriously lacking seasoning; the Flo combo and huevos rancheros were both very bland. The cocoa pebbles French toast got a thumbs up from my daughter. Service was excellent.

My husband and I decided to stop in to Flo on a whim looking for some late night eats. I had heard about brunch here, and nothing but good things, but never about dinner so we figured we would give it a try. Flo is a pretty unassuming minimalistic place, clean, modern interior with some old-​fashioned touches. Overall nice vibe and wasn’t too busy when we got there around 8 p.m. on a Wednesday. We were seated right away and the server told us the specials and also gave us a few suggestions of her own after I asked for some help. They have several varieties of sopapillas, these are lightly fried dough shells filled with your choice of fillings topped with either green or red sauce. We opted for the shrimp with the green sauce and the potato chorizo with red sauce, both were very tasty with a good amount of flavor and a little kick of spice. I didn’t realize they would be as large as they were, so be careful when ordering multiple. We decided to split an entrée thankfully, since the sopapillas already filled us up a bit. The entrée we decided on was the pork in red sauce served with potatoes, this was our least favorite of dishes, while flavorful the pork was a little dry and the plate itself didn’t have much dimension, very heavy on the sauce almost stew like. We didn’t think we were going to do a dessert but I asked what the options were just out of curiosity (I have a bit of a sweet tooth), the first of two options was another sopapilla just a desert version with honey and powdered sugar and ice cream which we decided not to go with and the other was right up our alley our favorite combo, chocolate peanut butter brownie Sundae, oh sweet baby Jesus! This was not your mama’s brownie it was the most magnificent dessert ever and I’ve had a lot, the brownie seemed almost fresh out of the oven very moist (I know, I hate that word too but no other way to describe it) with big chunks of peanut butter topped with a delicious vanilla ice cream and chocolate syrup, so freaking good! With so many great restaurants in the city I’m not sure if I will be back right away for dinner but I am definitely curious about brunch since that’s what everybody seems to go for oh yeah and that amazing dessert. Overall flow is a solid choice not too pricey good service and tasty food.

This is a decent place. Good steak and eggs benedict, decent bloody mary would have liked it with a better flavor, it was spicy but the flavor was a wee bit bland, hard to explain. It was decent though. Standard brunch but good. I will definitely try again and venture into the sweet brunch options as I am a sucker for delicious sweet brunch options.
The place gets busy fast on the weekends and can get pretty tight spaced. Get there early, get your grub on and head out and about in the area! :-)

Great food, fast service and reasonably priced.
I had the Huevos Verdes which I enjoyed a lot being a fan of salsa verde. The 3 of us also shared 2 slices of the fruity pebble French toast… it usual order has 3 slices (Pro tip — you can request a smaller portion of this and they will price it accordingly… so we ordered 2 slices). Since none of us have a big sweet tooth, we still had leftovers of this.
Get there early as 10:30am to avoid a long wait.

Stopped in with co-​workers last Sunday for brunch. I was an immediate fan when they offered coffee while we waited for our table. It’s such a small gesture, but makes waiting so much more enjoyable. I had the smothered burrito and house potatoes and it was great. I didn’t have any, but my co-​workers were raving over over their house hot sauces on every table.
My only complaint is that the burrito fillings were not «mixed» so depending on which end you were eating, you only got some of filling ingredients. We also shared their french toast special, which was a topped with a lemon cream cheese. Yum!

Oh brother, I was so sad about my breakfast here. I’ve never had a omelette so completely devoid of any kind of flavor. I had a mushroom and onion omelette that couldn’t possibly have had a single grain of salt on it, or any other kind of seasoning. It was also really overcooked and rubbery. The potatoes on the side were also tasteless. I hear it gets crowded on the weekends… maybe there’s a different chef then? I don’t know, but I won’t be back to figure it out.

This place never disappoints. My bf and I have been here a couple of times now for brunch and both times it’s been nothing less than fantastic!
Large portions, spicy bloodies and many varieties of mimosas. This place gets crowded, but the wait is never long. Friendly and quick service also. Highly recommended!

Been here a couple times for brunch. It gets crowded if you don’t come early, but given location, wait still isn’t that bad. Food here is fantastic. Today I had the pumpkin pancakes as an appetizer. Very good pumpkin flavor and just the right amount of sweetness. Tried my wife’s chilaquiles in a red sauce which were awesome.
I had the hatch green chile chicken enchiladas. One of the best chicken enchilada versions I have ever tried. I would definitely come back and have any of the dishes again.

I had really high expectations walking in and sadly it did not live up to those expectations. The atmosphere was cute and despite being pretty busy they seated us quickly.
We got the mimosa flight which was probably the highlight of brunch! I loved all 3 in the flight, although at $ 12 it was a little pricey.
The food came quickly. We got French toast and the steak egg Benedict. The French toast was simple and plain, nothing special. The steak eggs Benedict was good but the bread was soggy and the steak was not the best.
The service was slow after we got the food and we were ignored for awhile (took us probably 35 minutes to get a check). Overall it was only average and I don’t know if I would return. I will say some of their egg dishes looked interesting so maybe I would go back to try one of those…

Neighborhood staple and having a friend move into the neighborhood and wanting to explore brunch we walked over to Flo! Having been there years ago the food was still good and reasonably priced. We went for brunch on a Saturday around 11am, no wait for a table and friendly staff. Kept my order simple with the Flo Combo of scrambled eggs, house potatoes and chicken apple sausage. And coffee of corse!

Went to Flo for the first time with two friends on a Sunday around noon. If you’re coming for a weekend brunch, especially with 2+ people, be prepared to wait a little bit. We were quoted 30 mins but it was more like 45 mins. The most important part though is the wait was definitely worth it!
Every plate of food we saw while waiting looked so good! We ended up getting the fruity pebbles french toast, the ranchero smothered burrito and the huevos verdes. Everything was awesome! The french toast was one of the most creative dishes I’ve ever seen and it tasted almost like it was deep fried. SO GOOD! The burrito was huge and really tasty and the green chile sauce on the third dish was just the right amount of spicy for me. We didn’t order any drinks but the breakfast cocktails looked really good as well!
I’ve been to quite a few brunch places in Chicago and this was one of my favorites. They have a unique combination of creative french toast and pancakes with all the traditional Mexican breakfast dishes. I definitely will be back to try more things on the menu!

Steak Benedict what? Sounds great on paper and it was pretty darn good in reality too. I tried their breakfast burrito too, and was not a fan of it. Service was really slow and not very present or interested in our experience. Seating in the main room is a much nicer atmosphere than the back area.
I did not think their espresso was very good. I might come again, but I very well may not either.