Michaels Pancake House Riverside

Friendly diner with great staff. Big menu and still fairly priced. My 2 favorite diners in Countryside/Joliet road changed ownership and quality is down while prices are up. We now dine at Michael's.

Great food, no waiting, Great place for kids. 3 sets of books 📚 so many children can read books. We took our 6 year old who loved it as much as we did. Multiple rooms to serve food and not crowded. Coffee ☕ cups kind of small.

Great breakfast food as I picked up the vagabond skillet. It was fresh, fulfilling and hearty meal. Service was great and I hope to come back again ! Went back there again and got really sweet personal service. Will try the sausage and gravy skillet next time

Amazing food, great prices and huge portions. Friendly staff. A must eat at place if you're in the area. I'll definitely be coming back here to eat any chance I get.

We heard from many people about this hidden gem and it did not disappoint! The space is small, but dont let that discourage you from giving it a fair shake. I had the Michael's breakfast special, my son had a cheeseburger, and my hubby had a club sandwich. Fast, friendly service, large portions at a decent price: what more can you ask for?! The owner said if business keeps up they will expand, which looks like the plan for next door. Great little spot in a sweet little downtown.

Check this place out. Pretty great breakfast

Quite possibly the best breakfast I've had at any restaurant. Excellent service too. Huge variety to pick from on their menu. Get the word out on this one. Small, but they're expanding soon. If I could give more stars I would!

Some of the fluffiest pancakes I have ever seen. I had a skillet and it was more than delicious. Service was great. Great little hole in the wall diner.

Food is great, very friendly staff and relaxing atmosphere.

I tried to find my son Aleks Garbien, but i could not. this is very sad and it took me alot of days ti find him, but at last i found him at mcdonalds.

Cool, old school restaurant feel. These guys have a massive menu where the food was great, and the value was better. You get fries and soup with any of the lunches and even kids meals. The soup, it's to die for. We will definitely be coming back.

A small restaurant but very accommodating. Great service and delicious food. Portions are massive! More than one meal for me which also makes this place a great value.

My husband picked up our on line order and have to say I loved and my family loved their order. Potato pancakes were best I've ever had(I just wish there was 3 of each sour cream and apple sauce). Husband liked his Philly and one son liked his California chicken but the BLT sandwich was lacking mayo and dare I say bacon(sorry), but it tasted good. I also enjoyed my blueberry compote crepes and max enjoyed is tres leches cake. We will definitely order again and thank you

Portions are very large food was excellent extremely reasonable prices very quick service. Have been back several times and is perfect everytime.

Holy cow this food was amazing. The servings are huge. Their skillets are full of flavored the meat skillet is wonderful. The best biscuits and gravy I've had so far. I was like I'm coming here and checking this place out. They are going to be growing into the next part of the building wow good job guys.

We just ordered from here for the first time through DoorDash and the food was amazing. First, the order was correct and complete, down to the last detail. It arrived fresh and still warm. The meat lovers skillet was a perfect combination of meat and potato and egg and cheese. I was impressed that it didn’t have an overly “buttered” or “oily” taste/look like other I’ve had in the past. The pancakes were PERFECT. Fluffy and light and great size. I’m so glad we discovered this place, next time we’ll be dining in person!

Great service, good food and big portions. Staff was bilingual, Spanish speaking which was very helpful. Nice to find a fairly priced restaurant in the area. Can’t say the same for most other restaurants on the same block.

Love Michael's the service is great and the food is big portions

Great food for the money and excellent hospitality and customer servic

I order here mainly for the cream of chicken soup on Sundays! It’s a must. I’ve also tried the country skillet— their gravy is pretty tasty! If you’re thinking about ordering the country skillet, add bacon… you’re welcome 😉
Big plus: the customer service is always very quick, friendly and welcoming too!
Happy this little gem is in Riverside.