Paul's Family Restaurant

06/07/2026

I can’t wait until the flowering vines start to grow but I think it’s still so cute😍

Cream of Chicken with Rice and Lentil soups today

06/06/2026

06/06/2026

From know you are from Elgin when group.

Everyone remembers Dieterle’s fondly.

06/04/2026

Thursday

Greek day + corned beef and cabbage +braised short ribs +spinach ricotta ravioli and so much more

Hope you can join us!

06/02/2026

Tuesday

Open 7 am to 8 pm

Also have brisket and roast chicken…they didn’t make yo the menu but we have them!

Hope you can join us!

06/02/2026

Boy, I tell you…our stuff cabbage rolls are something else. If it’s not the favorite thing on our menu, it’s gotta be in the top five.
Folks love, love, love our stuffed cabbage rolls. Sometimes I wonder if it’s a generational thing…In ten or twenty years will everyone who loves cabbage rolls and stuffed green peppers and chop suey and such be gone? Who knows? You don’t see many teenagers ordering beef stew though, I know that. Maybe I should create some sort of young people eating old people food promotion lol
I bet they’d love it if they tried it!!

Hope to see you sometime soon!!

05/30/2026

Look what we have!

😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

05/28/2026

I’ve just been informed (thank you Linda U.!) that it’s National Hamburger Day.

Well, there’s few things we like more than a fake, meaningless, made up holiday! 😂🍔

We haven’t done half price burgers in FORVER so today seems like the perfect day to bring that back!

Half price burgers today! Dine in only!
Must purchase beverage!

And of course it’s Thursday so it’s also Greek day!

So many reasons to come in and see us today! Hope you can join us!👏

05/27/2026

Wednesday

Split pea soup
Chicken Noodle soup

Italian day

Lots more!

Hope to see you soon!

05/26/2026

Tuesday!

Great menu today!

We have our Texas barbecue beef that so many folks always ask for

Also:
Chop Suey
Stuffed green Peppers
Chicken Kiev
Fettuccine Alfredo and you know it’s almost summer when the COLD PLATE returns

Hope you can join us!

05/26/2026

Tuesday

Stuffed Green Peppers! 🫑😍

05/24/2026

Congratulations to our very own Larkin High School graduate, Jocelyn!🎉💕👏
Could she even be any cuter??

This is such a great picture because when she’s old and gray she can show it to her grandkids…this was my graduation day and this was the restaurant I worked at when I was a young girl! Hopefully she will have wonderful memories of her high school years and her first job💕💕💕

Congratulations, Jocelyn!💖💖💖

05/24/2026

Sunday!

Open 7 am to 8 pm

Cream of Chicken with Rice and Lentil soups

Roast Prime Rib and Roast Duck today

Hope you can join us!😊

05/23/2026

Greetings from Mr.Paul! Enjoying this beautiful day in his back yard.

I wouldn’t count him out if I were you!

05/22/2026

So I’ve had this idea for a while now and my husband and son are going to try and make it come to life for me.

I thought it would be so cute to have a little circular arbor with flowering vines climbing up it. I guess will see in a few looong months if it works! lol
They planted mandevilla on each side. I hope they take off!

05/22/2026

Please consider helping our young friend, Jace.

Jace is a wonderful young man who even at his young age is very active with his mom helping our homeless community in Elgin.

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05/21/2026

Thursday
Greek day!

If you ever ordered our gyros plate or Greek salads you know they come with Kalamata…or “Greek”olives.

What you might not know is that the olives are from the very olive groves Mr.Paul harvested in Greece in the 1930s and 40s. His family still owns and grows and creates these olives. His nephew and godson sells his family’s olives throughout Greece
🫒🏛️🇬🇷 🥗

If I can find it someday I’ll share some pictures of his family olive trees. Olive trees can live for over one thousand years and I swear if you see some of these trees they look ANCIENT. They’re so impressive. Anyway, if you love olives, I thought you might enjoy knowing they come from our family’s farms.

Cream of chicken with rice and Rosa Marina soups today

Hope to see you soon!

05/20/2026

Hello! Happy Wednesday!

Here I am posting the menu bright and early like a responsible restaurateur!👏😂

Split pea and Chicken dumpling soups

Corned Beef and Cabbage today!
I wish our corned beef could inspire the same enthusiasm on a random day in May as it does on March 17th!😂
It’s the same delicious corned beef!!

Also…Italian day!

And evidently kindergarten graduation from the looks of some little cuties coming in right now
😍🎓👧🏼👧🏽👦🏻👏😊💕

A lot going on!

Hope you can join us!!❤️

05/19/2026

Tuesday

Open 7 am to 8 pm

Swedish meatballs today!

Cream of broccoli and Navy Bean soups today

Please join us!

05/19/2026

So…as our regulars know I’ve been missing from work for a very long time now as I help take care of my dad. Well, he’s starting to feel better and I’m starting to get a little more help.
Today I actually had the afternoon “off.”
Sadly, my favorite restaurant is closed on Mondays 😢😂

Fortunately, I remembered my sweet friend Helen who is busy creating some delicious middle eastern food just down the street at cafezaytunelgin. My husband and I had a lovely late lunch there. Her flat bread pizza was amazing! Thank you, Helen!❤️🙏🏻

(And, yes, I feel exactly as tired as I look lol but I do feel like things are looking up and I very much appreciate everyone who has reached out and asked about my dad and I 💖💖💖)

05/18/2026

Oh good gracious, look what Danielle came up with today!!
The cutest little alien cupcakes ever!👽🛸👽

05/18/2026

I know the boss isn’t supposed to have favorites but everyone knows I have a special place in my heart for our teenagers. 💕

I may be biased but I’ve always thought Paul’s was a great place for a teenager’s first job.
Besides the fact that the boss might occasionally nag you about grades or goals, in general we just like to be a nice safe place for teens and young adults to learn the importance a great work ethic and responsibility and the important skill of working with the public.

The kids pictured (as well as the ones not here tonight)are so mature and friendly and responsible and such very hard workers. They make me really proud as I’m sure they make their families as well.

I feel lucky to have all of you! 👏🫶🏼

05/13/2026

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