Easter brunch or buffet?

I know it is a bit late... but I'm wondering if you all know of any restaurants that serve prime rib/turkey/ham buffet style in the north shore area?

My mom loves the Easter brunch at Allgauers, which is in Northbrook. I'm pretty sure Allgauers has everything you're looking for and more, but they may be all booked up for tomorrow.

I know a lot of places are having special Easter brunches, including Prairie Moon (see below) and Quince (described in this blurb) in Evanston, and Maggiano's in Skokie.

Here's what Prairie Moon has:

Annual Easter Sunday Champagne Brunch
Sunday April 8 @ Prairie Moon!


With Spring and Sunshine just around the corner,
Prairie Moon would like to take this opportunity to wish you and yours
a most beautiful and joyous
Easter Holiday!

Please join us for our annual Easter Sunday Brunch...Great food and great people are sure to make this a wonderful event! Have a look at what we'll be offering below!

Our Dynamic Easter Spread
Served from 9:30 am - 2pm
$17.95 for Adults - $7.95 for kids under 10

Salmon Lox
Bagels and cream cheeses
Fresh Fruits
Variety of egg-bakes
Scrambled eggs
French Toast (both regular and Bananas Foster)
Sausage
Bacon

Prime Steak Chimmichurri
Salads
Sonoma Chicken Scallopine
Cedar-Planked Salmon
Little Italy Penne
Coffee Cake
Danishes
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Texas Sheet Cake
Coffee, Orange Juice


Come indulge in all of this and more, as well as
complimentary champagne for all adults!

Reservations are not required but are recommended as
this is one of our most popular brunches of the year!
So please call (847) 864-8328 to book!

Sincerely,

Paul White and Rob Strom
Co-Owner Co-Owner


1502 Sherman Avenue - Evanston - Illinois - 60201 - (847) 864-8328
http://www.prairiemoonrestaurant.com

I would call around to larger the hotels in the area you're looking at- they may have spots open for you or perhaps offer walk ins. (Hilton, Embassy, etc)

Thanks! I see that Allgauers has a brunch along with some of the hotels near here.

happy_stomach wrote:My mom loves the Easter brunch at Allgauers, which is in Northbrook. I'm pretty sure Allgauers has everything you're looking for and more, but they may be all booked up for tomorrow.

Our family used to go to Allgauers, but stopped a few years ago after a completely awful experience.

We used to tolerate the bad service on Easter. They used to bring extra people in, off the street apparently, who didn't have the first clue how to do anything. We'd always be short silverware and have to ask several times for place settings. They used to bring a bottle of Champagne to the table, pour two glasses, and leave. We'd have to chase them around to get them to fill the rest of the glasses.

We'd usually have to wait a half an hour or more past our reservation time to be seated.

But the last straw was a time when they had run out of food on the buffet table and weren't replenishing things. We couldn't get any oysters, lamb, carved beef, and a few other things I can't recall. They charged full price however. My mother paid the check for 8, and wrote or called later to complain and they offered her two complimentary buffets, which she never used. We haven't been back.