Our search for poutine has led us here. My cousin is in town and of course we had a poutine craving because I'm me and will bring up poutine any chance I get. I also, however, left the restaurant search up to her which means we looked up 3 different places and wandered around the edge of Millennium Park on a chilly day. Did I mention I'd had a full day of class and it was 2pm and I hadn't eaten all day? By the time we got to Eggy's my bar was set pretty low. I just needed food. Luckily, Eggy's came through.
LOCATION: 333 E BENTON PL., CHICAGO, IL 60601
We were those people that showed up an hour before close but I was hungry dammit and I was going to be that pain in the ass! Apparently we weren't the only ones because two larger groups came in after us so I felt a little less bad.
Turns out that the poutine my cousin found at this place was actually a Breakfast Poutine but poutine is poutine so we ordered it anyways. It had one poached egg (ours was overcooked and therefore didn't run at all to my disappointment), cheese curds (the biggest I've ever seen), (breakfast) sausage gravy, and of course french fries. Not exactly what I was hoping for but for a breakfast poutine, it was alright. The breakfast sausage gravy was a little strong but it definitely reminded me of breakfast so I guess they did a good job in that sense.
I also got a Grilled Cheese Sandwich with avocado and a side of sweet potato fries while my cousin ordered some chocolate pancakes. My sandwich was pretty good, nothing out of the ordinary. The sweet potato fries were also pretty good, not too crunchy which I'm not a huge fan of.
Overall our meal was pretty average, nothing too extravagant or adventurous but I was so hungry it definitely hit the spot.
I did notice however, that the other two tables that came after us were having problems with the two waitresses working that afternoon. We were the only three tables in the whole place and it was hitting the end of their shift but each of these two tables got orders that were wrong and while the waitresses apologized and fixed them, it didn't seem like they had a really good excuse as to why they messed up and when they went back to fix the orders they seemed to have some attitude about it. Mind you this is an open dining room where you can see into the kitchen so it might not have been the best idea to complain about other customers when everyone can see you. With only three tables and two waitresses, it also shouldn't be something that happens 2 out of 3 times. I'd hate to be here when it's actually busy during a peak lunch hour.
Suffice to say, I wouldn't come back. While the food was good and we didn't personally have problems with the waitresses, it's out of the way and not worth the travel for an average meal that might not be as good if they were busier.