Help! Brunch in/near Rogers Park

[Cmvramirez]

My parents are in town for this weekend and, after Mass ends at 1 p.m. today, they want to grab breakfast/brunch somewhere in the area. Can a Chowhound suggest some places that might work for us? Thank you!

[nicolson]

UncommonGround just opened a new location on Devon, (1401 west). The menu looks great:
http://www.uncommonground.com/

If you're willing to go farther south (5707 n. Clark), there's M. Henry, which also has a nice brunch menu (though they close the cafe at 3 on Sundays, so that might not leave you much time.): http://mhenry.net/menu.html#brunch

Personally, I'd stay away from Leonas, which has always underwhelmed me. (Same goes for the Heartland, which never has understood the concept of seasoning.)

[The Old Man]

I find these answers interesting. I left Chicago over 17 years ago and just heard that the Heartland is still opened. I never understood it's appeal even back then.

I also note that the OP was eating last Sunday--it's a little late for recommendations now--but the info is interesting.

[saltyassdog]

Morseland on Morse just west off Sheridan is good. Nice quiet atmosphere, great coffee (plus full bar), and decent to very good food (depending on what you pick).

[tktchr]

Leona's on Sheridan Road serves brunch on Sunday until 2:00, I think ( http://www.leonas.com/ ). If you're interested in Mediterranean, you can go to Reza's on Clark street ( http://www.rezasrestaurant.com/ ) - I think they also serve a buffet until 2:00.

[johnh91011]

I wouldn't bother with Reza's on Clark. Their quality has really deteriorated lately. We were there a couple of times recently and none of the food was even luke warm. There was only one small inadequate burner under each big platter. I don't know about the other Reza's in the city

[The Old Man]

Too bad--I've always loved Reza's and was planning on hitting it on my return trip to Chicago--haven't been in 3 years.

Never like Leone's.

And always liked (a little further south) Calo's.