Orange
2.8
from - Neighborhood: Lakeview
- 3231 N. Clark St.
- Chicago, IL 60657
- 773-549-4400
- Price range: $ (Under $9)
Located near the intersection of Clark and Belmont, this homey and always popular restaurant puts a contemporary twist on breakfast. The menu features unique dishes such as green eggs and ham, a dish of eggs scrambled with basil pesto, roasted tomatoes, mozzarella and pancetta; and frushi, which is seasonal fresh fruit rolled like sushi in fruit juice-infused rice. Other breakfast specialties include steak and eggs Benedict, jelly doughnut pancakes, Chai tea-infused French toast, and pan-seared grit cakes. Juice can be squeezed from any in-season fruit. Lunch items include salads and sandwiches.
Getting There
- Cross Streets:
- Clark and Belmont Streets
- Parking:
- Street Parking Difficult
- Public Transportation:
- CTA bus: Clark-22, Belmont-77; Red/Purple/Brown Line "L" stop: Belmont
- Wheelchair Access:
- Yes
The Basics
- Hours:
- 8 a.m.-3 p.m. daily
- Cuisine:
- American Contemporary, Pancakes, and American Traditional and Classic
- Meals Served:
- Breakfast, Weekend Brunch, Lunch, and Weekday Brunch
- Price Range:
- $ (Under $9)
- Reservations:
- Not Accepted
- Alcohol:
- BYOB. No corkage fee.
- Smoking:
- No
- Restaurant Style:
- Snack Shop
- Audience:
- Families
Features
- Carryout:
- Yes
- Atmosphere and Personality:
- Theme. Orange
- ATM:
- Yes. At the intersection of Clark and Belmont Streets.
- Live Music:
- No
- Features:
- Kid-sized portions of pancakes and other fare available. No buffet.
- Worth Noting:
- 4 forks. Recommended. Top brunches.
- Specialties:
- "Frushi," fruit-based sushi; weekly pancake "flights"
- Payment Methods:
- Discover Card, Mastercard, Visa, Cash, and Debit Cards
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes. Rear cafe seats 16.
- Delivery:
- No
- Seating :
- For about 50
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"Not for parties greater than 2"
By dinerreview from dinerreview, January 4, 2009
Went here with a party of 7 on New Years Day. The restaurant wasn't that busy, but the host had trouble envisioning putting tables together so we ...
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"egg-pect more"
By MmkCms from Lakeview, July 10, 2008
My finace and I have been going to orange for a few years now, even in its awful state as dinner place where the smell from decomposing fruit made ...
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"Kind of a let down"
By cory from lincoln Square, June 19, 2008
I had heard about the "best brunch in Chicago" for a couple of years now. I went there with my wife and another couple, and we waited over an hour....
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