Where the Locals Eat Rating
Top 100 Restaurant, Chicago
"Tom Tunney, the owner of Ann Sather's says, 'You can eat at home or you can eat at Ann Sather's.' In fact, it is not uncommon to see several generations dining here together. Many of our customers have been dining with us for 50 years and longer! Ann Sather's has earned the loyalty and longevity of our guests. We serve everything as though it was prepared just for you!"
– Ann Sather website
A sign hanging by Ann Sather's door bears the following inscription: 'Once one of many neighborhood Swedish restaurants, Ann Sather's is the only one that remains.' This is a real Chicago institution. ... The people-watching is priceless here: a cross section of gay and straight, young and old, from club kids to elderly couples."
– Frommer's
"The line is often out the door on weekend mornings and into the early afternoon. It's worth the wait, however, for good food at reasonable prices."
– Chicago Tribune
"This Swedish restaurant is a longtime breakfast standby. Those with a sweet tooth could easily slip into a sugar haze, as it's hard to resist the warm, gooey cinnamon rolls and delicate Swedish pancakes. Eating lunch here is like eating at your Swedish grandmother's: There's meat loaf, roast pork, and a sampler that includes Swedish meatballs, roast duck, and dumplings."
– Laura Levy Shatkin, Chicago Reader
"But the item that rivets our attention is the waffle, two waffles to be exact, Swedish waffles, the menu says. We're not exactly sure what makes them Swedish, but we do know that they are not big fat Belgians. They are thin, crisp and aromatic waffles, baked in an iron that gives them a fetching scalloped shape and served two to an order."
– Michael Stern, Roadfood.com
No alcohol available. BYOB. Serving breakfast and lunch daily.
How others rate Ann Sather
Zagat 2009
20 Food Rating (Very Good to Excellent)