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 Friday, November 16
Creamy Carrot
Mixed Bean
Sweet Potato

Check out our full lunch menu here!

Upcoming Cooking Classes

Meat & Gravy
| $45 | Tuesday, January 15, 2019 | 6:00p.m. – 8:00p.m. |
Turkey with classic gravy, Chicken wrapped in Prosciutto with Guinness pan gravy, Perfect mashed potatoes with sage gravy.

Knife Skills
| $45 | Tuesday, February 12th, 2019 | 6:00p.m. – 8:00p.m. |
We will cut things only a trained swordsman could be proud of.

60’s Classics
| $45 | Tuesday, February 26th, 2019 | 6:00p.m. – 8:00p.m. |
Beef stroganoff, Chicken cordon bleu, Shit on a shingle… done right!

Complete cooking class schedule here!

Testimonials