Diner Serves Small-Town Charm in the Big City
By Tim Hadac
Managing Editor
Southwest Chicago Post
Managing Editor
Southwest Chicago Post
A little diner with a big heart is celebrating its 10th anniversary in Clearing, and everyone is invited.
Café 63, 6411 W. 63rd Street, will be offering everything on its menu for $10 or less, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Saturday, June 14. For customers dining in, there will be raffles for $10 Café 63 gift certificates.
"It's our way of saying thanks to the neighborhood for being so supportive of us over the years," says Donna Andrews, who founded the diner with her husband, Chef Dale Andrews. "This has been a wonderful experience for both of us, and we hope it continues for years."
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| Chef Dale and Donna Andrews |
Launched in an era when independent, family-style restaurants were closing all across the Chicago area, Café 63 successfully bucked that trend by creating a diner with a genuinely warm, small-town vibe. That continues in 2025.
"This is still a place where customers come in and actually introduce themselves to me," Donna Andrews says. "And then once they're seated at a table, they often greet and start conversations with customers at other tables. It's really something to see. It's the kind of thing you almost never see in restaurants anymore. But yet, we see it here every day."
Café 63 has earned a reputation as a small business with a big heart, most notably for its success in supporting the Chicagoland Toys For Tots program. The business also serves as a place where local children whisper their Christmas wishes to Santa Claus, as well as give hugs to the Easter Bunny each year.
Beyond the friendly atmosphere is the real star of the show: a menu that includes familiar favorites, as well as the occasional quirky offerings that showcase the culinary talents of Dale Andrews, a highly respected chef acclaimed for years as an outstanding caterer and a developer of unique, tasty spreads.
Café 63 is a place where diners may fill up on steak and eggs, for example, but also enjoy quirky additions like Spam, fried bologna, Cap'n Crunch french toast and more. Reflecting the neighborhood it serves, Café 63 also offers dishes with Mexican, Polish and Irish culinary twists.
In addition to the 10th anniversary celebration on Saturday, Café 63 will celebrate Father's Day on Sunday, June 15 with a special that includes two grilled center-cut pork chops, baked potato/baked beans and cornbread, all for just $14.95. That's in addition to a range of daily specials for just $9.95.
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