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winnetkacurrent.com dining out the winnetka current | May 24, 2018 | 27 If it ain’t broke… Sandy’s continues to serve classics for 56 years Erin Yarnall Contributing Editor There’s something timeless about an American diner. Patrons of these establishments don’t turn to them over and over again for their elegant takes on modern cuisine or fancy gastronomy. Instead, diners routinely serve up the classics — pancakes, omelettes, sandwiches, coffee, and they do it with consistency and quality. That’s the case with Sandy’s Restaurant, a diner in Highwood that’s been open since 1962. When a restaurant has DO YOU HAVE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS? • spinning sensation or dizziness • feeling lightheaded or woozy • feeling of walking on a boat • falling or feeling of falling • vertigo (whirling) • visual blurring • disorientation • swaying • floating Sandy’s Restaurant Inc. 415 Sheridan Road, Highwood (847) 433-1555 6 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday 7 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Sunday French toast ($4.25) is a rich and delicious treat that is among the most popular items on the menu. been open for so long, 56 years in Sandy’s case, it can start to feel more like a second home and less like a restaurant to its regulars. That’s the feeling owner Darcy Mosconi hopes to maintain. “I’d say 50 percent of our customers are regulars that do know each other,” Mosconi said. “They grew up around here. Their kids are friends, their grandkids are friends. It’s somewhere you can always go where you know somebody.” Mosconi contributes to this by greeting most customers by name and asking them questions about their lives as soon as they walk in the door. But, she attributes the restaurant’s friendly atmosphere to her mother, Sandy Suckow, for whom TREATED IN 3 EASY STEPS WITH 85% SUCCESS A Fall Risk Assessment performed by Linda Backus, MSPT Vestibular Rehabilitation Specialist & her team is simple, painless & effective. To schedule an appointment please call 847.243.6444. Treatment is covered by Medicare & Most Insurances Glenview, Highland Park, Vernon Hills, Bloomingdale & Hinsdale 847.243.6444 the restaurant is named. Suckow worked at the restaurant for 50 years, as an employee for 24 years and the owner for the following 26 years. Mosconi took the restaurant over after her mother died last June. “My mom was awesome,” Mosconi said. “She made this place what it is today. She had the most wonderful personality.” Mosconi said that her mother had such a close relationship with her regular customers that if they ever missed a breakfast or lunch at the restaurant, she would call them to check in. “She would call them to make sure they were OK, that they weren’t sick, and see if they needed something,” Mosconi said. “People came here for her.” Mosconi grew up in the restaurant. Her mother started working there when she was 18, after moving to Highwood from Wisconsin. Suckow was a single mom, and had Mosconi working in the restaurant with her. Working at Sandy’s is the only job Mosconi has ever had, and she isn’t planning on changing that any time soon. “[Working here] makes The garbage omelet ($9.75) at Sandy’s Restaurant in Highwood features ham, bacon, tomato, onion, green pepper, mushroom, broccoli, American cheese and mozzarella cheese. Photos by Harrison Raft/22nd Century Media me happy, and it’s like my home,” Mosconi said. In fact, Mosconi isn’t planning on changing much, at all, just “little things.” “I’ve tried to do it slowly because people really don’t like change,” Mosconi said. The wall paneling was redone after Mosconi discovered brick underneath. The bathroom is being tiled, and the roof is being updated. Aside from that she’s keeping things the way her mom had them. A group of 22nd Century Media editors visited Sandy’s to sample some of the restaurant’s best breakfast dishes, as well as take in a slice of charm. One of the breakfast staples at Sandy’s is the garbage omelet ($9.75), filled with ham, bacon, tomato, onion, green pepper, mushroom, broccoli, American cheese and mozzarella cheese. The filling omelet is served with buttered toast and crisp home fries cooked with green peppers and onion. We also sampled The Moron ($7), a large breakfast sandwich filled with egg, bacon, cheese and onion on Italian toast and also served with home fries. The French toast ($4.25) is grilled so each bite is crispy before giving way to a soft interior. It’s buttered and covered in powdered sugar, and the two toppings melt into each other for a sugary bite each time that isn’t overpowering. Sandy’s also provides two bottles of homemade hot sauce for each table, a more mild green option and a blazing hot red option. Both bring the flavor, though the red hot sauce is for the more daring. The restaurant is also open for lunch and serves up a variety of burgers, sandwiches and specials, including Taco Tuesday and Thursday meals. “My cook always makes something authentic,” Mosconi said. Sandy’s isn’t only a family business for Mosconi. Her cook’s entire family works in the restaurant as well — his wife cleans the dishes and his daughter serves on the weekends. The close family ties evident in the restaurant, and the personal connections that Mosconi makes with customers, makes Sandy’s a home away from home for diners and staff alike.
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