Glenn’s Diner Seafood Restaurant

Glenn’s Diner
Glenn’s Diner, North Center, Chicago

The last time I saw Rob was about a year ago when he was in town to do the race to Mackinac Island. He and Killian do it every year and this year he’s in town again for the same thing.

We all wanted to get together to go to dinner on Friday night while Rob was in town and Killian suggested Glenn’s Diner. I had never even heard of it but I was down for a low-key diner. Turns out Glenn’s isn’t much like a diner at all and that they specialize in seafood. Really good, fresh seafood.

The owner of Glenn’s, Glenn Fahlstrom used to be at Davis Street Fish Market in Evanston before he opened is own place. It’s obvious that he knows his seafood. We had blue crabcakes and seared scallops for appetizers. For our entrees, Liz, Christina and I all got the Pretzelled Walleye (encrusted with pretzels and pan fried), Dallas got the Kajiki Blue Marlin (chargrilled with creamy scampi sauce), and Killian got the Copper River Salmon (only available for 3 weeks each year). Everything was cooked perfectly. Dallas and I really enjoyed it, but we both love fresh seafood, so that’s not surprising. We’ll definitely be back.

Oh, and Glenn’s does serve breakfast (all day) and lunch. And one of the things on the breakfast menu that they’re kind of known for is the cereal with free seconds and thirds. So, they have all these cereals on display behind their bar.

Glenn’s Diner
Glenn’s Diner, North Center, Chicago