The Egg & I: A Place For You and Me
Patch talks with Egg & I owner Jason Garofalo to find out more about this Tinley Park breakfast staple.
Owner Jason Garofalo makes sure there's always something new to crave at Tinley Park's The Egg & I, like the smoked salmon benedict and the turkey cranberry croissants. Patch sat down with Garofalo to talk about innovating classic American diner food and following family footsteps while keeping business up in a down economy. There's also an Egg & I in Chicago Heights, which location came first? We've been here eight years. We opened in 2002 (July 1, to be exact). Chicago Heights has been there for 26 years. My brother owns the Chicago Heights location; I own the Tinley Park location. This seems like the sort of place that generates a lot of regulars, is that true? Several regulars have been coming here for the last eight years. It's part …
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