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 🙂

Check out our full lunch menu here!

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