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Whistler's Serves Solid Fare Anytime

The Lincolnwood diner keeps things simple in celebrating its 30th anniversary.

Whistler’s Family Restaurant is currently celebrating its 30th anniversary, drawing its staying power from solid fare and good service.

The 24-hour diner at 3420 W. Devon Ave. in Lincolnwood features fairly standard but cheerful diner décor. The large space includes a mix of booths and tables, with some very long tables perfect for big groups. Walls are lined with pictures of flowers and fake plants decorate the terraces over the windows and hang from bowls near the divider between the dining room areas.

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Old-fashioned looking lamps are mounted to the walls near the booths or dangle overhead. A flat-screen TV hangs in the corner, though it was off when I visited. A bar area serves up standard brews, wines by the glass and plenty of creative cocktails like the banana banshee, which features crème de cacao, crème de banana and vanilla ice cream ($8).

The place was fairly busy when my guest and I visited about 11 a.m. Sunday, mostly populated with seniors and families with young children. We were quickly greeted, seated and offered coffee. Our server was very friendly, recommending her favorite dish, Whistler’s La Petit ($7.95), thick cut French toast served with strawberries. Service was good throughout our stay, with staff members coming by frequently to offer refills on coffee, water and more napkins.

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Food came out quickly and was solid. My fiancé kept it simple, ordering two over easy eggs with pancakes ($7.95), which came with a good portion of hash browns and wheat toast. The two pancakes were solid, cooked thin and a little crispy on top. The hash browns were especially good, leading me to keep stealing some off his plate. They were very crisp on top, with fluffy, flavorful potatoes inside.

I was sad to find the strawberries with La Petit were a bowl of fruit so soaked in syrup they had become wrinkly and mushy. I didn’t wind up eating them, though I did dribble some of the syrup over my French toast and was pleased with the result. It wasn’t too sweet, just adding a little fruity taste that blended well with the syrup over the soft, well-cooked French toast.

You won’t find any really innovative cuisine at Whistler’s or even high-end touches. But the restaurant doesn’t try to be anything but what it is.

While you can get better breakfast elsewhere, it is one of the few independent places in the area still open 24 hours and offers more attentive and faster service than most diners.

If what you’re looking for is a solid meal for a reasonable price, especially at an odd hour, Whistler’s is the place to go.

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