La Catedral Cafe's New Eastside location extends a Guadalajara-inspired breakfast and brunch concept into the Chicago Loop. Chef Ambrocio Gonzalez, who grew up in Guadalajara, Jalisco cooking for himself as a kid before eventually moving to Chicago and graduating from Oakton College, built the menu around his chilaquiles, the restaurant's top-selling dish.
Beyond chilaquiles, the menu runs through pancakes, french toast, and crepes filtered through a Mexican kitchen, alongside a coffee bar that works Mexican syrups and artisanal sweeteners into both hot and cold drinks.
Opinions on the chilaquiles — and on service, which locals describe as inconsistent — tend to split, with the experience varying by location. La Catedral Cafe is part of a small Chicago restaurant group that also includes Las Quecas of Melrose Park, La Casa de Las Flores, and Xquina Cafe.
Beyond chilaquiles, the menu runs through pancakes, french toast, and crepes filtered through a Mexican kitchen, alongside a coffee bar that works Mexican syrups and artisanal sweeteners into both hot and cold drinks.
Opinions on the chilaquiles — and on service, which locals describe as inconsistent — tend to split, with the experience varying by location. La Catedral Cafe is part of a small Chicago restaurant group that also includes Las Quecas of Melrose Park, La Casa de Las Flores, and Xquina Cafe.