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 40 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 | 11am – 2pm
Sunday & Monday | Shop closed
Catering | 7 days a week!

Weekly Take-Home Dinners from Dave’s

Click here for more info and this week’s awesome rotating menu!

Stop by for lunch!

We offer awesome homemade soups, fresh panini sandwiches, and tasty pastries. Open for dine-in and carry-out orders. Come on by!

Soups of the Day for TUESDAY, DEC 6:
CLOSED FOR LUNCH TODAY – LOTS OF CATERING! 

Check out our full lunch menu here!

DECEMBER 24th HOLIDAY CATERING!

We’ll be open for catering pick-ups on December 24th! No order is too large or too small. Whether you’d just like sides, or the whole Christmas dinner, we’re here and ready to cook for you! Click here 

Dave’s Virtual Cooking Classes:

Testimonials