Restaurants & Bars
Big Apple Pancake House Makes Comeback In Joliet
After being shut down for six weeks during the new coronavirus outbreak, Joliet's Big Apple Pancake House on Larkin Avenue is back.
JOLIET, IL— Joliet's locally owned restaurants are continuing to make a comeback. Not only did Louis' Family Restaurant on West Jefferson Street reopen this week after being closed since March, Big Apple Pancake House reopened Wednesday for takeout orders.
Big Apple Pancake House, at 106 N. Larkin Ave., is next to the Burger King restaurant and across the street from the vacant Kmart parking lot.
"We've had a lot of people already this morning," said April, one of Big Apple's employees, shortly before lunch Thursday. "We have a lot of people who are glad we are reopen. About 80 percent of our customers are repeat customers."
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April said that Big Apple's skillets are popular and so is the steak-and-eggs entree. "Our omelettes are really good. We have a build-your-own omelette," April added.
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While Big Apple is known for its breakfast entrees, April stressed there are several tasty selections from the lunch menu.
"It's not all breakfast," she said. "We have club sandwiches. We have burgers. We have chicken tenders. We have kids meals to go."
Big Apple is now staying open for takeout orders from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, according to its website.
Big Apple is a locally owned family restaurant that has been around for 30 years. There are two locations: Joliet and Chicago Heights.
People can place their orders by calling Joliet's Big Apple Pancake House at 815-630-5783. To check out the menu, go to its website.
"We still have our full menu," April added.
Joliet Patch continues to write about the city's small local restaurants and businesses during the ongoing health crisis. Patch created a simple survey to let everyone know they are open and their current hours of operation. About 140 Joliet businesses have been added to Patch's list so far. If you want to add your business to Joliet Patch's list of open and closed businesses, you can do so here.
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