Reviews of Yolk - West Loop (Coffee Shop)

Mary Lee

The food & service is always good. If you want a good no frills meal this is the place. It's rarely overcrowded so little to no waiting. Don't forget to grab a chocolate covered mint (or 2) on the way out.

Brian H

Food was incredible, tasted like homemade. Killer hot sauces, and awesome coffee. Worth the somewhat hefty price. Solid service and unique, cute atmosphere. Would eat here more often if I lived closer.

Gretchen Torgrimson

Sinead took such great care of us! She was an amazing waitress! All the staff were smiling and looked like they enjoyed their jobs. Food was so yummy! A must stop if you're visiting Chicago!

Joshua-OSP Teleco Catanzaro

Always bring my out of town family here when the visit Chicago and they are never disappointed.

Precious Morris

The girls that sit you and takes your order are rude. I would visit this location before work but Ive stopped. I can spend my money elsewhere.

Vicente Ramirez

Five stars! Very fast service and the food was great. I recommend the Morning Burger, medium rare with a sunny side up egg. It sure is messy, but fun!

Jacklyn Andersen

Pot roast eggs Benedict? Yes please.

Imani Adams

One of the best fresh brunch places I have been to. The prices are moderate and the service is great

Ms Wade

Yummy. 8 of us dined there and all of us was pleased.

Rod Walker

Food was good. Nice decor.Staff supportive.

Gil Rutkowski

My go-to late breakfast joint. Never a bad meal!

pete bernard

Perfect place to eat ! Everyone is really friendly

Jeff Calvert

Breakfast place with some good options and great flavors. They seated us quicky and service was great. A little price, but overall worth it.

Mailise

Nice place to grab breakfast! Friendly staff!

Debra Kenny

Got off the Metra and it's right inside. Service and food was very good

Jason Moats

Wonderful place great food beautiful and tasty coffee was excellent

Mike Dahlstrom

Definitely a breakfast place worth visiting! The prices are very fair and the portions are large! I would love to be able to live downtown so I could come here to eat more often. If you're from the Western suburbs, then you would know about Buttermilk, and this place compares to the quality of Buttermilk!!

Iris Krasnovsky

I love their breakfast. Great food!

CJ Robinson

Good breakfast place.

Fernanda Valentino

Excellent service and good food!

Mindy Karczewski

Awesome place to meet for breakfast with a co-worker before work! Very quick service and the food was great!

Ezra Hinkley

Really friendly amazing waitress, good food, and large portions.

Daniel

Quite simply scrumptious french toast, with coffee that's great and bottomless too!

Kate Radtke

Amazing fresh selections of entree and fresh squeezed juices. Bright and airy atmosphere. High vaulted ceilings so a bit loud.

john scott

Tried out this great breakfast place in the SW corner of the Metra Train Station at 500 Madison. The Yolk was really great! I had the biscuits and gravy with a scrambled egg and a few potatoes. Also at the table was a Breakfast Sandwich- with fried egg, feta , bacon, pesto sauce and cheese. Both were great. Portion size was just right . Price was average for a breakfast place so not too bad. Service quick and efficient. Got there about 9:30 am on a Sat morning. Good coffee. Place was clean and had 2-3 tables that could hold 6 or 8 people. Mostly set for tables of 4. I liked that this was easy to get to in the Station. For sure I will bring people back again!

Sam Hines

Would give 6 stars if I could! Great wait staff, friendly environment, somewhat pricey but the food was fantastic.

Kate Becker

Big menu, lots to choose from. Service was quick and attentive. Solid choice if you're looking for standard American breakfast. Only complaint is that it felt a chain restaurant (it is), and there are no alcohol options so no bloody Mary's or mimosas.

Brian H

Food was incredible, tasted like homemade. Killer hot sauces, and awesome coffee. Worth the somewhat hefty price. Solid service and unique, cute atmosphere. Would eat here more often if I lived closer.

Casey

Dude this stuff slaps!! Best brrakfast!!

Zachary Burkum

Fantastic food and exceptional service in a bright but relaxing atmosphere. Ask for Stephanie's section. She'll take great care of you!

Derrick Woods

Great for dining in for breakfast.

Vanessa Lech

Pretty long wait for a Friday lunch. Came with friends and I'm not much into breakfast food so I opted for a lunch sandwich. It was just ok. I won't be coming back but if breakfast is really your thing then maybe. I still think there are better places in the area.

Gene Richards

Yolk is my favorite Loop breakfast restaurant. Staff is super friendly and attentive.

Malerie Brenston

Good food! Lovely location

Jrod K

First time at this Yolk location. Food is still amazing and the location is easy to find located inside the southwest corner of the train station. You can find street parking on Clinton a couple blocks away or at the parking garage nearby.

Paige Lorentzson

Favorite brunch place in Chicago! It's tasty and inexpensive for a gourmet breakfast!

Debra Wallace

The red velvet french toast is breakfast heaven. Great service, nice atmosphere.

Dustin Gibson

Great employees, food, atmosphere and service! You also get a lot of food for what you pay for!

Marlo Gacek

This a great place to eat brunch while at work. The food selection is wonderful. I have bern several times and yet i still find new items on the menu.

june bridges

Great food

Jhope's Fedora

It was so good, the food came really quickly and the waitress was very nice

Karrah Arling

Great service and not usually as crowded as other breakfast places in the loop.

Katie Forbes

We had an amazing breakfast here. The service was friendly and the food was fantastic. Definitely splurge on the strawberry OJ.

Sarah Lensink

The food was delicious and very generous, especially for the price. The hot sauce is spicy and yummy.. and cheese grits. Service was fast. But the coffee was kind of miserable with a sour aftertaste

Scott Kleinberg

Good and reliable breakfast. Lunch too. Good coffee and decent enough service. There are several locations and all are pretty much the same in terms of reliability and taste. I highly recommend the blueberry waffles and a side of bacon. And don’t forget the coffee.

Royal Palmer

Wonderful Visit

priscilla mcgee

Great options for make your own scramble

Kathy Mulvin

Yolk never disappoints food good service good.

Sumedha Goel

Super creative menu! I had the Berry French Toast, and it was delicious ~a melody of a Greek yogurt/honey/granola parfait and fluffy French toast. My sister had the chicken and waffles, and she enjoyed those as well. The strawberry orange juice is a must! I will definitely return, and maybe try the Streeterville location

Christine McWilliams

Much better service than last time. Our waitress was great! The Tuna is my favorite thing unless I get breakfast. Then it's All good. The kiddos love the pancakes covered in chocolate on top of more chocolate.

Jason Metzger

Staff was friendly. Food was ok.

Jodie Àrmstrong

Great crepes! Great service!

Marty Josimovska

Great food and service.

Aurora Soares De O.

Perfect service, the food was soooo good. Price is correct for the quality and the quantity you get. I’ve loved it !!

Jojo Thomas

The food here is fantastic and it has a nice homemade taste to it. I came on a Saturday so it was quite packed but I had booked a reservation so when we arrived I was seated almost immediately. The service was also very friendly and nice and they recommended us some of their best dishes. Overall yolk did not disappoint and it is a great place to grab a tasty bite to eat.

Victor Weffer

The food was great as I have come to expect, however the service was extremely slow even though it was not busy. Arrived at 7am and our server did not take our order till almost 7:30 even after attempting to get her attention. The food did not arrive for 25 minutes and then we had to rush to finish, even though the order was just a couple eggs and plain pancakes. Overall would go back again due to the quality of the food but hope that the service speed and responsiveness will be better next time.

Ali Mehdi

Great selections. Excellent service. Wonderful food quality. All this in a very convenient location.

Abigail Granner

Perfect, moderately priced brunch/breakfast food. Fast service, good quality food. I would recommend splitting entrees as the portions are rather large. I've been to this location twice and visited other Yolks in Chicago. Quite busy on weekends (as per usual) so call ahead and reserve!

Luis Gomez

Portions getting smaller and service isn't as nice as it is at inner locations. Great food though

B Johnson

Great place before work. Good food, love the skillet. Skillet isn't too expensive about $14. It's clean and the service is good. At 6:30 am on a Friday it was almost empty. It gets busier though as rush hour and metras come in

Nicolle Petit-Winn

Very good for a bite. I would try, everything!

S. Landsman

Mediocre food, mediocre service, bad attitude from management make for a less than pleasant breakfast. Crepes tasted more like tortillas.

Nisha Jacob

Absolutely love this place for breakfast. The strawberry orange juice, Very Berry French Toast and Santa Fe Frittatas (with Yolk hot sauce) are a must try.

Jaden Smith

Surprisingly easy to get a table. Excellent service, reasonable prices and good menu & food

Lisa Jeon

everything was way too rich and heavy. my scrambled eggs tasted more like cream than egg. i definitely could not eat a full meal. even though i shared 2 meals between 3 people, we couldn't finish.

Tom G

Great food and service. Nice atmosphere.

EMILY SAPAK

Good food, quick service considering it was a Sunday morning. Would recommend if you’re in the area.

Lauren Ransom

This photo does not do this meal any justice. Never disappointed when I have brunch at Yolk.

Cheryl Moore Brinkley

Bright clean environment, great service, tons of menu options, and really tasty food. Eater beware: the portions are HUGE -- you might want to share.

Laura Heft

I have been to this location twice now, and both times I had bad service. The first time my waiter forgot about me. I was never able to get a refill on my coffee, and I had to flag someone else down to even get my bill because he was nowhere to be found. This morning I went in for a to-go coffee and scone. A scone, which I said three times and the girl nodded and said yes but failed to charge me for. Then when she handed me a coffee without the cream I asked for I said again I wanted a scone, and after some thought she finally said we don't have any. Sorry but twice in a row, and I won't go back.

Hani Seleim

Can’t go wrong with Yolk!

Alex Boutte

Huge variety of menu options! Unique and delicious. My go to breakfast/brunch spot whenever I'm in Chicago

Ian M

Very similar food, quality, and service to the Streeterville location. Food was just slightly better at Streeterville spot, but not by much.

Emily Green

Yolk as you can imagine it everything you imagine with all day breakfast (which is always good) but they do have a nice selection of non breakfast options like salads and wraps which are very big (and good!). The asian salad is a great go to. Only negative is they don't serve any alcohol so if you are properly brunching you can byo champagne and order orange juice.

Shivani Shinde

The service is really good. Food quality and taste is good too. I recommend “Nutty Monkey Cake” & “Nutella Crepes”

Robert Magyar

I go here about once a month to meet my friends in the city. ALWAYS GREAT FOOD and excellent service! Yummy! ☆☆☆☆☆

Mark Mooney

For what the food is here, it's way too expensive. I paid 3 dollars for bottomless coffee and never got topped off or a refill. For two people it cost me $40 for simple breakfast food I should have just made at home.

Sam Cannizzaro

Everything is tasty (really, everything), and nice-sized portions. I had a delicious 5-egg omelet: "Hey, Rickey!" (spicy/hispanic).

Lauren Negaard

Every thing I’ve ordered from here has been super bland and disappointing. My most recent item was a turkey burger (which I know is a risk). But it’s like they’re allergic to salt & pepper, even! Just a tasteless thin patty that even pepper jack cheese could not save. And when I asked for mayo, it cost extra for *packets* so are they hurting for money over there? One thing that should have been great was the breakfast wrap, which I had the time before this, and that was also bland and the eggs seemed default fake rather than an option for cracked, real eggs. Overpriced mediocre diner food that makes money off its location from suburbanites and other visitors who don’t know any better.

Jean Przybylek

Good breakfast...my great friendly service. Favorable pricing.

Kendra Hamian

Pretty much the only place I'll get breakfast from when I travel to Chicago.

Jacob Weyer

The food was amazing. I got the All Star Yolk Combo and ate every bite. The sausage was some of the best I've ever had. The eggs were really good and the cinnamon roll was unbelievable.

Aishwarya Patankar

It wasn't bad, but not super great either. I really liked the Chilaquiles and the red velvet french toast. The coffee was meh as was the caprese eggs Benedict. I'd go back though. It's a good lazy brunch spot.

Luke A

Very good food but a little pricey. You will leave here stuffed with no matter what you order

Karine

Great breakfast spot. Friendly staff. No wait time at all at 9am on a Sunday. The red velvet french toast is a must get!

Robert Wakerly

There was a mosquito and fly buzzing around today. Potatoes a little undercooked and curdling half and half from the table dish. Service was friendly and the eggs and pancakes were good. Not my favorite place but convenient to Ogilvie commuters.

Jimmy Z

Good food, friendly service.

Lauren Carr

Their strawberry orange juice was amazing, definitely worth it. Their food overall was great but I wasn't a fan of the cheese grits. Still, I would go again. Staff was friendly and fast, and this was during their busy time. Bacon waffles were delicious.

Brian Behnke

Excellent meal and service.

Rachael Ruffin

Marvelous service, marvelous food, marvelous experience! Visiting from Cleveland, OH I will definitely recommend people to come here if you're a visitor!

Alicia Damico

This food was so amazing!! The cinnamon roll French toast is the way to go. I can’t wait to go back

Cecelia Burokas

Good food, good service, really noisy

Sheila Johnson

Had the Loaded Baked Potato Pancakes, I will crave them for the rest of my life! The service is excellent, every staff member is friendly and attentive, and the menu is creative. Try it, you won't be disappointed.

Anubrat Prasai

This is one of the best places to get great breakfast. But the staff are not as great. We had a reservation for 5 and they would not let us sit until all 5 were there. 4 of us were already there and they made us wait outside until the 5th person came. Never experienced that kind of rule anywhere.

Mohammad Farhan Akhtar

Great place for brunch. Large options at reasonable rates.

Martin Quinn

BYOB! Solid breakfast/brunch grub

Tony Denys

Yolk is incredibly consistent. The food is always of high quality - something like the freshness of the berries (blueberries that are huge and full of flavor) to the quality of the baked goods keeps me coming back, but the service is always top-notch as well (looking at you, Jacqueline!), with bringing drink refills before the previous glass is empty. It's the details that make the difference here, and a patron is able to notice them because Yolk gets the other stuff right.

Arthur Ahrens

Great food, services and prices

Scott Eley

Food was great! Try the Red velvet French toast. Service was a little slow but it was Fathers day at noon so they were very busy...

Nick Flores

Lots of excellent choices, service was great and portions we're more than expected

Dan Daugherty

Little pricey but delicious

Daniel Cornejo

Surprisingly this experience was mediocre. Good service but the food was just okay. I have dined here before and it was terrific. This time not so much. I may visit again.

John Byrne

Always great place for breakfast!

Matthew Wofford

Been going here for brunch ever since I started visiting Chicago as a tourist. Now that I live here, it’s still a top choice. Highly recommend the pot roast Benedict, but be warned, it’s a lot of food to handle. Staff is friendly and the coffee is hot- good quality breakfast joint for locals or for tourists.

kathy thomas

Food was delicious. Server was great and very personable

Anisa Marie

Great place for brunch! Delicious food and so much to choose from!

Madam Koree

I need to go back but I was surprised at how inexpensive and fresh everything was. The taste was great and they had some cool things on the menu. My mentor had this loaded omelette thing. It was AMAZING!!!! Ask them about it. It was HUGE!!!

Michal Geller

Good food. Service was slow (despite their marketing saying they were speedy)

Courtney Dawson

First place I had breakfast in Chicago and I returned many times post. Each meal was hearty and satisfying (especially great in the cold weather). I loved the choice of savoury and sweet - the red velvet pancakes in particular were decadent and great value! I received particular good service from the waitress Krystyna who made me feel really at home when dining on my own, topping up my coffee and having friendly chats. I would 100% recommend eating here.

Betty Jackson

Cinnamon Roll French Toast is delicious. But don't order steel cut oats. You will be disappointed because they taste like instant oats.

Tim Lamke

Yolk has a great menu, accommodating vegetarian diets as well which was a big plus for my wife. The cinnamon roll French toast is a home run, though it was very sweet. Their house made hot sauce is great, smoky and not overly hot. The super hot one is good too, more mustard like but just a little too much for me. Even though it was a Saturday morning it wasn't too crowded and we got right in. Very good service, very clean. Clean bathrooms. Would recommend

JAONLINA OH

It's delicious and I want to go back

Ajinkya Raut

Loved the place, staff is very good

Garland Hawkins

Service was good. Very friendly waitress (especially when she found out that I was from out of town). The food was a little bland. The waffle was good with a lot of bacon in it (yay). But the chicken breast was very bland and actually detracted from the overall meal.

Thomas Lamb

Great food and always hopping

RJ

It's challenging to find a "sit down" breakfast in the loop. Yolk is on the ground floor of Ogilvie Metra station, making it a convenient location for breakfast meetings or to just catch up with friends. I've been to this restaurant about 5 times and have found there are a variety of options to meet most tastes - from bacon and sausage gravy lovers to vegetarians and vegans. Service can be a bit hit or miss, but I think that comes with the territory for a restaurant open at 6 am, but the tasty food and good coffee more than make up for it.

Victor Manuel

The food looked so good but then my stomach started to hurt. Just when I finish eating. I went in for red velvet crepes and sausage links. They were delicious but they were to sugary. Service was okay. But the server wouldn’t take my order because she said “you look like someone that is working here, so I didn’t want to take your order.” The place was somewhat empty. It was my first time experience but honestly I didn’t like the breakfast. I felt like the sausage links where just microwaved they were undercooked from the inside. I won’t be coming back. Sorry YOLK, you lost one of your customers.

Karine

Great breakfast spot. Friendly staff. No wait time at all at 9am on a Sunday. The red velvet french toast is a must get!

Dustin Carroll

Really good takes on breakfast. Just make sure to check your order before you leave if you're getting takeout.

Vanessa Mayer

The food was absolutely delicious! Our server Matt was very polite and attentive. The portions were huge in our opinion and definitely worth the money.

Jada Robinson

The food was very good. I liked the menu and the wide array of options, which I was not expecting with a name like Yolk. Their house made sauce is AMAZING and you definitely have to try. The strawberry orange juice is great and I highly recommend starting with the carafe instead of individual glasses.

J C

solid breakfast spot. I always go for their breakfast mac & cheese. My BF loves Their habanero sauce & we actually have a bottle of it at home.

Mohammad Salman

A nice place for breakfast anytime. It's like eggspectation.

Melissa Vance

The food was phenomenal and the staff was very personable. Everyone was very polite and made great suggestions on what to order. Staff was also very attentive.

Deja Spratley

The food is great and staff is friendly. Definitely want to go back. Portions are perfect sizing and I was full all day.

C G

Such a refreshing upbeat atmosphere & the food was delicious!

Larry Wolf

Delightful breakfast early on Saturday morning when my husband had to work. He enjoyed his Croque Madame (savory and sweet). I enjoyed my Pot Roast Benedict (meaty and tender). Plus they are located in Ogilvie Station, so no lost time in a time-crunched morning.

Morgan

The French Toast was AWESOME!

Sandra

Always delish fresh food that's hot when u get it. Egg whites and a side of fruit make it guilt free! Friendly staff too.

Kurt Willer

Surprisingly easy to get a table. Excellent service, reasonable prices and good menu & food. It's on the street level of the train station, not basement.

Erin

Convenient and delicious! I had the bacon waffles and a flat white, and I regretted nothing. Quick and friendly service, too!

Tiffany Kuo

Came here with friends during a busy weekend. The food was pretty good (portion size was huge since a lot of us could barely finish the whole thing) and fairly priced.

Chris Pope

Convenient breakfast and lunch location.

Jeff Bethune

Loved the breakfast mac and cheese

Marsha Reid

Always my favorite place for breakfast when I visit Chicago. There is something for everyone on their menu for the brunch crowd. I implore you to check out Yolk for a great start to your day.

SkyDiva Tee

Ambiance was great, so was service. No vegan options, but a few scrumptious looking vegetarian options. The juices were fresh and delicious.

Estefania Leal

Great breakfast food! It was so hard to pick something from the menu everything looked so good. Waffles are perfect. The strawberry orange juice is yummy. Seating is nice and service was good. Can’t wait to go back:)

Liz Sethner

Quick friendly service. Everything was great and portions were bigger than expected

Sue Cleary

Amazing food and great service!

Sarina Lotlikar

I've always wanted to eat at Yolk and finally got the chance. Great food and service. Lots of options. Pretty reasonably priced for Chicago.

Rytas Vitkus

The service was fantastic, the staff is very friendly. My only minor grief was the five egg omelette did not live up to it's size (but it was super tasty) and I felt slightly shorted on potatoes. Only slightly.

Javi GS

Good option to take breakfast !!!!

Francois Jeulin

Excellent service, very nice and efficient staff. But then... Overcooked omelet (by a very large margin), dry pan cakes, tasteless coffee. All of this at a premium price. Definitely not a good deal.

Carl Fairhurst

Very nice breakfast, my go to breakfast spot when I'm over in Chicago

Abhilash Vinod

I went there for bunch on Saturday. It was busy. We waited for 10 minutes to get seated. Our order was taken without much delay. We ordered the chilaquillas and an omelette. Both were good. We also ordered some french toast, and that was good as well. Overall it's a great place to get brunch near the West Loop.

Kendra Giardiniere

So.delicious. This restaurant made us wish we lived in Chicago so we could come here all the time. We got Caprese eggs benedict, corn beef hash, and a banana pancake and it was one of the best meals we've had in Chicago. Great service, fun atmosphere, reasonable price.

Patricia Medema

We had a terrific server, Jackie who enhanced our experience. Creative menu. We tried two scrambles which were tasty, smoked salmon and a Mexican one with chorizo and salsa verde.. However cheese grits were very bland and we were charged 1.00 to sub fruit for potatoes.

Kamini Rawat

One of best brunch place if you are an egg fan. They have good varieties of egg dishes. Pan cakes are also good.

Fred Fletcher

Average breakfast food. Sat at table next to buss tubs with service staff throwing silver and plates. Needless to say, it was so loud I couldn't hold a conversation with my guest.

Clint Fransen

Great brunch place at the metra station.

Rodney Yoswig

Sitting down for a good breakfast prior to a little Christmas shopping

A.J. Duvall

Good food, great service, a bit pricey.

Eric Kreckman

Great bunch with excellent service

Louise Hardwick

Great breakfast and staff!

Diana Carreno

Mark was the friendliest waiter I've ever met! He was super helpful. He's the kind of people you want to meet on a Sunday morning. Yolk, give him a promotion! ;-)

Amanda Daniels

Always great service and delicious food. Stephanie was really nice.

Sheila Demery

Terrible terrible terrible food!!!! Yolk!!!! Really I swear those were powdered eggs. My order came with cheesy grits that were the consistency of soup and tasteless. The waitress clearly could see that I was not enjoying my food because I didn't eat it. She never tried to ask why just handed me the bill. No thanks to revisiting Yolks.

Peyton Lindley

Great brunch spot. Large portions, I could've split entrees. Very berry french toast is the best!

Cynthia Vega

This is my favorite Yolk location! The food is always delicious and always consistent. All of the wait staff that I have had the pleasure of having have always been kind and great at their jobs. Yolk always has a special pancake of the month, which are usually so tasty! And their menu is diverse. Always a pleasure to eat here.

Daniel Park

Pretty busy through the morning and lunch but quick service