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Dave's Specialty Foods

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Dave's Specialty Foods

Homemade soups, sandwiches, and pastries available for lunch daily. Catering for any sized event, co

OPEN FOR CARRY-OUT LUNCH 11AM - 2PM

STOP BY THE SHOP FOR OUR AWESOME HOMEMADE SOUPS, PANINI SANDWICHES AND FRESH SALADS! OPEN FOR CATERING 7 DAYS A WEEK
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At Dave’s Specialty Foods, awesome food is standard and service is always with a smile! Chef-owner Dave Esau has been in the gourmet restaurant business for +38 years and brings his experience to s

uburban Chicago and your catered party. We believe in REAL food cooked by REAL people with REAL passion. Our intimate, customized, in-home catered dinners for 10 get the exact same, 100% homemade food, special attention and quality as our catered weddings and large events for 300. Our hundreds of ecstatic customers all share the same opinion: “Dave’s is awesome!”

01/08/2025

!!FINAL GOODBYE GARAGE SALE!!

EVERYTHING YOU SEE AROUND THE SHOP IS FOR SALE!

Want a Dave's Kitchenaid? A Dave's sound system? A Dave's wooden spoon? Some Dave's pots and pans? Some Dave's foil pans? Tables? Chairs? Antique furniture?

WE'VE GOT IT ALL!

SATURDAY, JANUARY 11th

105 W PROSPECT AVE, MT PROSPECT 60056

10AM-2PM

Doors will open at 10AM sharp.

COME AND CHAT AND BUY A THING :) WE'LL SEE YOU THERE!!

01/05/2025

Goodbye, from Dave & Maggie

WHAT A RIDE! WE DID IT!

We started this thing with no money, and a lot of balls. I had no idea how to work a computer, how a cash register operated, how to attract a customer... HECK this was before cell phones!

I knew 2 things: how to cook, and how to be happy. That started an adventure that lasted 24 years. Together with you, we built an awesome community. And 24 years later, we are ready for our next adventure!

We will be around town, most likely with a glass of Champagne in our hands. We can’t thank you enough for your love and support of this little place. This really never felt like work… we just had a whole lot of fun, and you guys paid us for it. 🙂

Thank you, thank you, thank you, and we love and truly appreciate you.

Peace & go enjoy life!

-Dave + Maggie + Staff

**stay tuned for a goodbye event at the shop on 1/11**

12/29/2024

We're feeling nostalgic...

If anyone has an old photograph to share of your time at the shop, or of an event we catered with you, please send them along!

We'd love to look back at our time spent with this awesome community we all built together. 🙂

12/28/2024

We MISS seeing you all for lunch!!!

That being said, sadly we'll be CLOSED again today for lunch. We're wrapping up the final holiday catering rush!

We hope you all have an awesome weekend :)

12/22/2024

CALLING ALL EGG NOG LOVERS!!!!

Our family doesn't mess around when it comes to 'The Recipe'.

Tune in to see how we drink our nog in the Esau house around the holidays! :)

If you're drinking pre-made eggnog from a carton for the holidays, you're doing it wrong! We're showing you an old family recipe that we look forward to maki...

12/13/2024

It's not too late to place your holiday catering order with Dave's!!

Call or email the shop to place your order for December 24th today :)

847-259-9510
[email protected]

12/10/2024

FINALLY!!! Our menu for Christmas Eve pick-ups is ready!!! 🎉

Send us an email to place your order today, we'll be open for pick-ups on the 24th for 3 pick-up windows!

Email is best as we're in and out a lot these days for deliveries and private holiday events. :)

[email protected]
847-259-9510

12/07/2024

Don't be mad :)

We'll be closed for lunch today for a whole bunch of holiday catering around the burbs for some awesome peeps like you!

Have a safe weekend!

12/04/2024

OPEN FOR LUNCH TODAY!! 11AM - 2PM

After 4 days of no power and a broken fuse box... we're back up and running!

Come by the shop today for some yummy homemade soup and a sandwich 🙂

Soups of the day:
Creamy chicken
Awesome hearty veggie

10/25/2024

CLOSED FOR LUNCH ON FRIDAY/SATURDAY FOR LOTS OF CATERING!!

But... this gives you the weekend to study up our thanksgiving menu! :)

Call or email with questions, or to place an order today!!

10/17/2024

It's that time of year!! Where we're up all night cooking an awesome thanksgiving spread for our favorite peeps... THAT'S YOU!!!

Check out our Thanksgiving menu below -- no order is too big or too small! Quantities can be adjusted!

Give us a call or send an email to the shop with your order today :)

847-259-9510
[email protected]

10/12/2024

Hey party people!

We'll be CLOSED FOR LUNCH today for a big catering shindig. Have an awesome weekend! 😍

09/04/2024

Heads up! We'll be CLOSED FOR LUNCH today for a big corporate luncheon. Go outside and enjoy this awesome weather!!

See you tomorrow for lunch at the shop! :)

08/15/2024

It's back to school time!!

We'll be CLOSED FOR LUNCH TODAY to cook for a lot of local hungry teachers! :)

We'll be back for lunch as usual Friday/Saturday between 11am-2pm

See you then!!

07/27/2024

Good weather makes for an awesome catering day for us!!

Which means... we'll be CLOSED FOR LUNCH today for a big event!

Get outside and enjoy the weekend :)

07/16/2024

Today's forecast is.... LOTS OF CATERING!

We'll be CLOSED FOR LUNCH this week Tuesday & Thursday for lots of mid-day catering.

Open Wednesday, Friday and Saturday for business as usual 11am-2pm.

We'll see you then for a sandwich! :)

07/09/2024

We've taste tested all the cookies, and they're delicious as always!!

We're back baby, and ready to serve some lunch!!

Open this week 11am-2pm for dine-in and carry-out. Come on by and see us! 🥰

06/28/2024

LOTS of holiday catering this weekend! Sooo we'll be CLOSED FOR LUNCH on FRIDAY/SATURDAY

Have an awesome weekend!! :)

Address

105 W Prospect Avenue
Mount Prospect, IL
60056

Opening Hours

Tuesday	11am - 2pm
Wednesday	11am - 2pm
Thursday	11am - 2pm
Friday	11am - 2pm
Saturday	11am - 2pm

Website

http://www.davesspecialtyfoods.com/

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We're BACK to putting our panini sandwiches to the test!! This week... can they stand the cold??

Thank you✨

Here's a little sneak peak behind the crazy curtain at Dave's... 😎 Getting prepped for the holidays, we'll see you all on Friday!

annnnnnnd WE'RE BACK!!! Between crazy amounts of catering events and Maggie Esau *unexpectedly* needing foot surgery, the last month has been a bit hectic... But Dave's Specialty Foods is back open for lunch, and we'd love to see your lovely faces! We'll be open this week between 11AM-2PM, so come get some freaky-good soup and a panini! SOUP FOR 10/19: Classic homemade chicken noodle soup

Today's great soup debate... Soup du Jour: Creamy Mushroom Clam Chowder

We saw how our awesome panini sandwiches handle under pressure... NOW IT'S TIME TO PUT OUR HOMEMADE SOUPS TO THE TEST!! Soups for Tuesday, March 9th: Creamy Mushroom (VEG) Potato Dill (GF)(VEG) Hearty Bean & Veggie (GF)(VEG) Stop in for a fresh & tasty lunch! Open Tuesday-Saturday 11AM-2PM :)

Voila!

Hungry after a hard day of shoveling? We found a solution:

Carrot Cake

What was your one traumatizing food experience from childhood that stuck with you into adulthood? Mine was carrot cake... but, I changed my own mind! Check out our weekly family meals! For dessert this week we're making carrot cake with cream cheese frosting from SCRATCH! (847) 259-9510 [email protected]

WE'VE GOT SOMETHING AWESOME IN STORE FOR YOU... Here's a sneak peak. Stay tuned 😉

We're making TIRAMISU from SCRATCH for our family meals this week! Come and get it 😋