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!
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 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5:
CLOSED FOR LUNCH TODAY FOR A PRIVATE EVENT!!
WE’LL SEE YOU FOR LUNCH ON FRIDAY/SATURDAY 🙂
CHRISTMAS EVE CATERING MENU:
We’ll be open on December 24th bright and early for holiday catering pick-ups! No order is too large or too small, and quantities can be adjusted!
Click here to check out our Christmas Eve menu!
Special announcement! :
Testimonials
Catering
Large Events to Intimate Gatherings
Do something different- Stay home and let Dave do the cooking!!!
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We love weddings!
We provide awesome catering for your special day!
READ MORECooking Classes
Good food, times, and company!
Come and learn what Dave is cooking at the shop! BYOB and we provide the rest!
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