New Restaurants Add Variety to Bolingbrook Breakfast Options

and used to be the only options for a good breakfast in Bolingbrook, but in recent months, and have opened and are making a good impression on area residents.

at 278 South Weber Road, said Pete Vassos, who co-owns the restaurant with his father Bill and brother Gus.

“When I first checked, I really liked the cleanliness of the area and it looked like a great family city, so we thought this was a good spot,” Vassos said of moving to Bolingbrook. “It was a pretty easy transition. We talked to the landlord first and he was willing to open a restaurant here. We then called the city and they helped us out a lot.”

Business has been good the first few months, Vassos said, and . He said the food is of good quality and priced fairly.

“We give a lot of food and the service is really great,” Vassos said. “All the servers have been really intent on the customers.”

The family also has a restaurant called Grandma V’s Pancakes in Mundelein that is in the process of transitioning into the second Eggs Inc.

Eggs Inc. is open 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Honey-Jam Café, at 120 E. Boughton Road, and has been going strong, according to Honey-Jam Café Concepts Supervisor Sharon Maloney.

“Business has been outstanding,” Maloney said. “It has exceeded our expectations. We are able to handle about 250 to 278 people here. We had a great Easter and I’m expecting a bigger Mother’s Day."

The restaurant is an extension of the with three open restaurants in the last nine months. Batavia and Downers Grove have the other locations of the new breakfast spot.

“Mr. Portillo decided to open the third Honey-Jam Cafe in Bolingbrook
because he saw a void in that area for a breakfast and lunch concept,” said Patty Sullivan, executive assistant to Dick Portillo.

Honey-Jam Café is open from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. daily.

Local residents have been giving positive reviews to both restaurants.

Keith Scherer of Bolingbrook comes to Eggs Inc., but has not tried Honey-Jam yet. He said he goes to Eggs Inc. about twice a week and enjoys the experience.

“I like the people here,” Scherer said. “It’s probably got the highest quality staff that I have ever run across the board. I love breakfast food, and there was hardly anything in the area before.”

Thea Camara of Bolingbrook, who goes to Eggs Inc. a few times a month, said she thinks the family business is in a class of it’s own.  

“It’s warm,” Camara said. “The service is wonderful. The food is excellent. I haven’t had anything come out raw or bad. Everything has just been great.”

Sherryl Guedelhoefer of Naperville has been to Honey-Jam three times and said it is a good restaurant.

“It’s excellent and pretty,” Guedelhoefer said. “The people are very nice here and I haven’t had a better breakfast. Everything is very fresh and homemade. The blueberries on the crepes are fresh rather than frozen or (from) a can. The coffee is good and fresh. It’s like eating at home at a really nice place.”

Guedelhoefer’s friend, Connie Hyland of Bolingbrook agreed with her that Honey-Café is a comfortable atmosphere.

“I like its warm atmosphere and the food has been very good,” Hyland said, a third-time customer. “It’s a great place to meet with my girlfriends.”

Camara also tried Honey-Jam Café and said she liked Eggs Inc. better for its homey atmosphere.

“There are long lines and waits at Honey-Jam, and it’s more commercial,” Camara said.

Both businesses said they plan to hopefully have some community fundraising opportunities in the near future.