Willy & Grace Diner

Chef turned owner, Willy has been serving delicious food to Elgin over 30 years. We serve Breakfast & Lunch.

Willy & Grace Diner is a diner in Elgin, Illinois. It is listed at 219 Walnut Ave, Elgin, IL 60123, which places it among the local businesses of Elgin that residents and visitors turn to when they need this kind of service close by. Besides its main category, the business also describes itself as breakfast restaurant, brunch restaurant, pancake restaurant, so it may cover more than the name suggests.

In Elgin, the breakfast crowd peaks on Saturday and Sunday mornings, so a weekday visit or an early arrival avoids the line. Across Illinois, regional staples show up on the menu: biscuits and gravy and chicken and waffles in the South, breakfast tacos and burritos in Texas and the Southwest, green chile in New Mexico, and Hawaiian plate breakfasts in the islands. Check the listing for hours, whether the restaurant takes reservations and its Google rating and reviews, and note that many diners are cash-friendly but nearly all take cards. Counter seating usually moves faster than a table for one or two.

Hours are published for 6 days a week. The most common schedule is 7 am–2 pm. Note that it does not open on Monday. Hours in the United States do change around federal holidays and long weekends, so a quick call before a special trip is sensible. You can reach Willy & Grace Diner at (847) 214-1060; calling is usually the quickest way to ask about availability, prices or directions.

On Google it holds a rating of 4.8 out of 5 from 312 reviews, which is a strong result for a diner in Elgin and suggests consistent service.

Elgin is in Illinois, in the Midwest, where summers are warm, winters are cold and snowy, and most errands are done by car; businesses keep steady year-round hours with the usual holiday changes. Traffic in Elgin peaks on weekday mornings and afternoons, so allow extra time then. Addresses read from the street number up to the city, state abbreviation and five-digit ZIP code; the map link on this page shows the exact spot.

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