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Editorial Review of Holiday Grill & Bar

Apparently the recipe for success is pretty simple: Good food, low prices, attentive service and a comfortable atmosphere can keep a restaurant in business for 27 years (and counting), as is the case with this West Loop institution. I was, quite possibly, the only newcomer, but I immediately felt at home. It may have been the Chicago memorabilia all over the walls or the welcoming smiles that got me. Maybe I'm just a sucker for a restaurant that serves breakfast all day.

All-American comfort food is what the folks at Holiday Grill do best, and they've got all of the usual suspects: pancakes, omelets, homemade soups, burgers and root beer floats, to name a few. If you'd like a bloody mary with breakfast, you're in luck because there's a full bar.

Full dinners (priced $6.25-$11.95) come with soup or salad, bread, vegetables and your choice of potato, an incredible value. Everyone loves the steak-cut onion rings ($2.50 for a generous portion). I'll have to try those next time, as I was too stuffed from my corned beef hash and eggs, which, at $5.75, comes with hashbrowns and toast.

Family owned and operated since 1979, Holiday Grill is a neighborhood hangout with an everybody-knows-everybody feel. When they say "we hope to see you again soon," they mean it.

Centerstage Reviewer: Natalie Goldstein

Weekend Warrior

BY CENTERSTAGECHICAGO.COM STAFF Talk2Us@CenterstageChicago.com

So, summer's "over." It shouldn't change how you treat your weekends. Fall forward into pork chops for breakfast, burgers for lunch and wine all day. Top it all off with some next-wave rock artists, and you'll forget all about those dreamy days on the beach. Well, maybe.

Dig in

Holiday Grill & Bar, 740 W. Randolph

It takes a true meat-and-potatoes lover to start the day with a grilled pork chop. Add eggs, toast and hashbrowns into the mix and you may find yourself curled back up in bed, sleeping off a food coma. But it's hard not to take advantage of the dish when it doesn't cost you a dime over $7. If you want to keep it a little cheaper and a little less meaty, go for the Three Deuces: pancakes, eggs and your choice of bacon or sausage. Breakfast specials run Monday through Saturday starting at 6 a.m. Additionally, Holiday Grill & Bar offers free wi-fi and a sidewalk cafe during the warmer months.