Welcome

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 32 years ( he still retains his high energy! ) and brings his experience to suburban 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!”

Store Hours

Tuesday thru Saturday | 8 am – 4 pm
Sunday & Monday | Closed
Catering | 7 days a week

Stop by for lunch!

We offer awesome homemade soups, fresh panini sandwiches, and tasty pastries. Dine-in, or take it to-go!

Soups of the day Thursday, June 22nd
Creamy Broccoli
Carrot with Asparagus

Check out our full lunch menu here!

Upcoming Cooking Classes

Knife Skills 
| $55 | Tuesday, July 18th, 2017 | 6:00p.m. – 8:00p.m. |
I will cut… you will cut… We will all cut, just not our fingers!

Chop Shop Butcher Demo
| $50 | Tuesday, September 12th, 2017 | 6:00p.m. – 8:00p.m. |
Lamb, Beef tenderloin, and the world’s famous turducken.

Farm-to-Table On The Grill
| $45 | Tuesday, September 26th, 2017 | 6:00p.m. – 8:00p.m. |
Spicy chicken burgers, BBQ pork shoulder, Grilled tomatoes with smoked onion hollandaise, Grilled peaches.

Complete cooking class schedule here!

Testimonials