DOWNERS GROVE, IL — If you want Easter brunch and don’t want to cook it, several Downers Grove restaurants will open Sunday, April 20, to take care of the preparation.
Here's where to enjoy Easter brunch in and around Downers Grove. Don’t waste time, though. Tables book quickly.
Cadence Kitchen
5101 Mochel Dr., Downers Grove
April 20
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The Easter Brunch at Cadence Kitchen offers seatings until 3 p.m. The Easter menu will feature special that include short ribs eggs benedict, roasted leg of lamb and hand-carved glazed ham.
The Capital Grille
87 Yorktown Shopping Center, Lombard
April 20
$60 for adults; $17 for children
The Capital Grille is serving up a two-course Easter brunch that starts with freshly baked blueberry bread and your choice of field greens, New England clam chowder and cold-smoked salmon on avocado toast.
Main courses include filet mignon, lobster frittata and pan-seared salmon. Guests 21 and older can enjoy mimosas and bloody marys.
There's a separate menu for kids.
Chuck's Southern Comfort Cafe
8025 S. Cass Ave., Darien
April 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
$55 for adults; $20 for kids ages five to 12; no charge for kids four and under
Chuck's Southern Comfort Café will serve up a brimming buffet that features breakfast, lunch, dessert and other items. The breakfast selection includes bananas foster french toast, eggs Benedict, roasted potatoes and more. The lunch station offers seafood bisque, chicken piccata, barbecue ribs, boiled shrimp and other eats. There will be a carving station offering peppercorn pork tenderloin, smoked salmon with mango salsa and smoked ham with pineapple glaze.
To make a 90-minute reservation, call 331-431-4000.
Lucille Restaurant at Drury Lane
100 Drury Ln, Oakbrook Terrace
April 20 at 10:30 a.m.
$115 per adult; $40 for kids ages five to 12 years old
Diners can indulge in a brunch buffet at Lucille Restaurant that features nine stations, including an omelet station, a seafood station, a breakfast station, a made-to-order crepe station and more. Head to the appetizer station for smoked salmon before loading up on prime rib, leg of lamb and other meats at the carving station.
Top it all off with pastries and cookies from the dessert station.
Call 630-530-8300 or click the link to reserve a spot for Easter brunch at Lucille Restaurant.
Several casual restaurants are open for Easter as well, including Applebee’s, The Cheesecake Factory, Chili’s, Cracker Barrel, Panera Bread, Olive Garden, Perkins, and Texas Roadhouse.
As always, it’s a good idea to call ahead to make sure the chain locations near you are open.