Honey Cafe (Glen Ellyn)

last night ryan & i ate at honey cafe in glen ellyn and i must say, i was a pleasantly surprised. we had initially planned to go to our usual indian buffet but after dining out with some co-workers, ryan decided i would enjoy honey.

when it comes to dining out i've found myself let down time and time again by many local restaurants. and, of course, the suburbs are a breeding ground for the generic chain SAD restaurant. boring.

i'm not too picky, though, really. as long as i get my food and it's good, i'm pretty happy. at a place like honey - an average sized space that probably fills up quickly - i don't necessarily mind waiting a bit for my meal or my check, which we did. the server was quirky & cute, and the atmosphere was fun and light. this isn't a restaurant that "takes itself too seriously" and it was a nice change of pace.

honey does american, gourmet comfort food, which is a style i've come to enjoy. all their meats and greens are organic and they've created a good deal of dishes to suit a wide range of dietary preferences. there were several vegetarian options on their menu and they evened offer a tofu scramble during breakfast hours. i was surprised and excited to see this!

ryan ordered the three mini burgers & i ordered the veggie burger - we both had their sweet potato fries with their harissa sauce, which were both delicious.

i've eaten veggie burgers out plenty of times before and have certainly eaten my share of frozen boca patties at larger chain restaurants. honey's veggie burger was one of the most delicious things to enter my mouth recently... the burger stayed together well (a common problem with veggie burgers), was perfectly seasoned, and topped with fried leeks and their harissa sauce. yum. the portions were plentiful and i ate my leftovers for lunch today.

i had a vanilla bean cupcake for dessert which was topped with mounds of frosting. a little sickly sweet for me... and the cake was a bit heavy, but overall decent. i would have prefered the red velvet cupcake they offered - but they were all sold out!

overall, i'm excited to have such an option here in the suburbs and look forward to coming back to honey!