Ann Sather

At the beginning of a Saturday morning full of activities in Chicago, we went to breakfast at Ann Sather, specifically the location at 909 W Belmont.  Ann Sather is a famous Swedish restaurant/bakery in Chicago known especially for cinnamon rolls. Natalie had partaken of the cinnamon rolls in the past but more recently Nick had learned about them from an episode of the Best Thing I Ever Ate on the food network (specifically the episode entitled "Wake up call".)

For breakfast we ordered 2 things - Swedish pancakes with lingonberries and a ham, egg and cheese breakfast wrap. All egg dishes come with 2 sides and the breakfast wrap qualified as an egg dish so lucky us we got to have the cinnamon rolls included.

The Swedish pancakes were tasty and unlike a buttermilk pancake they were light and thin.  The lingonberries were tart and a good accompaniment to the flavorful pancakes.  We were super surprised at the size of the breakfast wrap - it was more of a burrito than what we have experienced at other breakfast establishments. Nick felt like he was eating 4 eggs, although it was probably only 2. It was so tasty and filling that he didn't need to eat until dinner that day. The cinnamon rolls were, of course amazing. They weren't dense, but light and airy and the sweetness was just perfect.

 To top it off the prices are very reasonable, especially for the dishes that include the sides.  Also if you just want cinnamon rolls you can carry out boxes of them to go.  At the Belmont location there is a parking lot in park so you don't have to try and find street parking.

Final thoughts about Ann Sather:
Food -large portions, perfectly flavored, worth the drive from the suburbs
Service - attentive, food came out quickly
Atmosphere - Swedish decore and sayings, the tables were a bit too close together - the wait staff couldn't always get between the chairs/tables