Café 23

4.5
Wonderful
786 reviews
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(708) 450-1590   |   Visit Website

About

Café 23 is a unique cafeteria and restaurant located in Melrose Park, Illinois. It is one of the few Puerto Rican restaurants in the area, specializing in breakfast, lunch, and dinner. In addition to its diverse menu items, the restaurant also doubles as a coffee shop, making it a go-to spot for locals who want to grab a hearty meal and a cup of coffee. Café 23 is the perfect place to grab a bite to eat as well as enjoy a cup of freshly brewed coffee.

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    4.5 (786)
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    4.4 (418)
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    4.9 (234)
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    4 (96)
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    6.9 /10
    6.9 (17)
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    4.8 (16)
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    3 (5)

Reviews for Café 23

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Tony W.

Great food & a nice atmosphère, you'll enjoy it... Food : 5/5 | Service : 5/5 | Atmosphere : 5/5 … More

LM

I’m convinced the good reviews here are biased and associated with staff. To rephrase one of reviews below, if you ask an honest and humble question, prepare to get looks and attitude answers. We couldn’t believe the service toward us and the customers in front of us. We have a high tolerance to rude staff but this place is absolutely not worth it. Oh & ask for everything at the counter cause once your food is dropped off, you’ll never see them again. The fact that tip isn’t asked for added the second star. They’d really have some nerve had gratuity been asked for. They got all these sarcastic, humorous signs about stupidity up on the wall that I’m sure are to excuse their lack of common customer courtesy. Honestly, save your money and time and go elsewhere. We paid $45 for two mediocre omelette breakfasts and drinks.

Lola L.

I had such high hopes for this restaurant because I love empanadas and Cuban sandwiches. I guess it was a major red flag that the first few times I attempted to eat here they were closed by 12, not even 2 like they advertise. So we order some empanadas, avocado toast, and a Cuban sandwich and a lechon sandwich . It was $40. The empanadas were ok I guess. The avocado toast had absolutely NO FLAVOR. How do you not even put salt or pepper on it? Just 5 random chili flakes on top of a ton of avocado???the rice with the sandwiches again had absolutely NO FLAVOR. So bland, it smelled ok but yeah no taste. The Cuban sandwich was laughable. It’s a $15 sandwich with barley any meat in it? How did my $6 lechon sandwich have more meat than the $15 Cuban? I would never recommend this establishment and I don’t ever plan on returning. Save your money

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Business Hours

Sunday:
Closed
Monday:
7:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Tuesday:
7:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Wednesday:
7:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Thursday:
7:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Friday:
7:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Saturday:
7:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Location Map

2219 W Lake St
Melrose Park, IL 60160

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