Dove's Luncheonette

"This Tex-Mex diner from One Off Hospitality (Publican, Big Star) is a popular standby for Wicker Park residents who harbor a hankering for breakfast and brunch indulgences like burnt ends hash and chicken fried chicken." - Ashok Selvam

"This beloved “Mex Tex” all-day diner in Wicker Park leans in on Southern-inspired Mexican food, with specialties like a norteño-style brisket taco on a house-made flour tortilla, masa pancakes with mole-infused maple syrup, and tlayudas topped with brown butter sweet potatoes. To drink, try a boozy watermelon agua fresca, a Mexican bottled Coke or Jarritos, a selection coffee and tea beverages, as well as fresh-squeezed juices." - Samantha Nelson, Eater Staff

"Dove’s is run by the same people who own The Publican, and the morning menu here has the quality you’d expect from them. The space looks like an old-school diner, and it’s a good spot to visit by yourself—expect to eat at the counter while sitting on a spinny stool. You can get burnt ends hash with brisket, poblanos, and Texas toast, or other Tex-Mex dishes like a giant tlayuda. Or a giant plate of chicken fried chicken, if that’s your thing." - sam faye, adrian kane, john ringor, veda kilaru

"When it comes to Dove’s in Wicker Park, the “FF” part of SCRPRTCUWFF is particularly important—most of the first-come, first-served seating at this Mexican and Southern diner is counter space. So unless you want to play a game of side-by-side telephone, or you somehow snag the only table in the triangular space, showing up with three people at most is ideal. That way you can still catch up while eating fried chicken smothered in chorizo gravy or slices of massive vegetarian tlayudas. Though Dove’s is typically a breakfast and lunch spot, they also have a Dove’s After Dark dinner service on Monday, Friday, and Saturday, which has a rotating menu of dishes like steak fajitas or shrimp with chipotle-mezcal salsa." - adrian kane, john ringor

"Dove’s is a great spot if you want to dine solo, or with just one other person. It’s almost all counter seating, and the place overall is a Tex-Mex Food + Old School Soda Shop Lunch Counter + Chicago Blues Music combination. You’ll find dishes like chicken fried steak, a flour tortilla brisket taco, and burnt ends hash." - sam faye, adrian kane, john ringor