Pearl's Place is sometimes a hit or miss,and when it's a hit the food is fantastic. This is a soul food restaurant with a breakfast buffet through brunch time, but after 9 the prices go up ⬆️⚠️. Breakfast menu is served all day.Pearl's has a nice size dining room so a big group is no problem to seat, but due to the shortage of reliable wait staff, this place may struggle with service if it becomes extremely busy. The food on my visit was good with the group ordering - shrimp n grits, liver n onions, pancakes n eggs, hamburgers w/potato wedges, and other items. Aĺl food was said to be good and having great taste. The time of the visit was after one.The parking is plentiful on the street or by parking inside the Amber Inn. The atmosphere is homey having a relaxing vibe to it, not being too uppity.The prices can get up there depending on what you order. Some of the more hard to find soul food delicacies are pricey.Give Pearl's a try more than once as each time may be different so don't count the place out if you have a so so visit.
Terrible food and service this is supposed to be a Turkey Omelette I purchased a dinner as well from all appearances I was ok with that it more than obvious its not edible however management argued me about giving a full refund for the breakfast instead he offered half it was a delivery order which I was upcharged therefore I found that to be an insult I am a truck driver and it is rare I can drive in to actually view items before I leave with them this management needs to be retrained and chef should be fired
The service was friendly and the food was really good. Almost every menu item was on the buffet. Pancakes, waffles, grits, eggs, build your own omelettes, potatoes, ham, bacon, turkey sausage, salmon croquettes, fried chicken, Mac n cheese, catfish nuggets and I'm sure I'm forgetting something. And that was just breakfast!
The day I went (Saturday before mother's day) they had an all you can eat buffet for $20! ? And BOY.. Everything was delicious!!! The macaroni and cheese was AMAZING and the BREAD PUDDING with RUM SAUCE was literally the best thing I have ever put in my mouth! Not kidding! ??? I wanted to go back again the next day. Lol My only complaint would be that the decor is a little dated but this place has been here forever and a lot of older people dine here so it makes sense. I cant wait to visit Chicago again so I can go back to Pearl's Place.
Came to visit from Detroit, Michigan. I told the chef I felt like my momma was back there in the kitchen!!! Their food is so good and they give you so much. Its not even expensive. I'll be back next time I'm in Chicago.
Best experience I have had so far excellent service been waiting so long to eat there and it was well worth my weight we're definitely coming back
First time going to Pearls I noticed things that made me question sanitation. As we stood in line to be handed our plates of food after 2pm. There was a full omelette station with cheese, bell pepper, onions, diced ham,etc sitting out from breakfast it all looked aged and Im concerned that those items were used the next day for breakfast. I attended a repass and the food was not worthy of a return visit however the hostess told me take out was way better than the food served on the line. Well because its black owned I will try it 1 more time but take out this time. I will give a take out review.
First time customer and I really enjoyed myself.... I ordered from the buffet and everything was AWESOME.... and it's All you can eat... The waiter was very attentive as he came by our table several times to ask if we needed anything, keep our drinks refilled... and he informed us that it's BYOB... I will definitely be back and will tell others about this place... 5? Can't go wrong here
Serve you garbage and expect u not to complain. Horrible customer service
It was busy today. Worth the wait. I went with a program with Lake County Health Department it was fabulous the food was amazing! Everyone treated everyone like family. Chef Richard I believe his name makes the pancakes, waffles and omelettes!