Spinning J
16 people recommend, 1 warns against itvia r/chicagofood19 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Spinning J draws recommendations for biscuit breakfast sandwiches. One diner particularly likes a bacon-and-sausage order and another the blue cheese biscuits. Timing is the recurring caveat: commenters find it poorly suited to an early commute or a rushed visit. A dissatisfied diner also describes a small, expensive English-muffin sandwich, a useful contrast to the stronger biscuit-sandwich endorsements.
Address
Spinning J Bakery and Soda Fountain, 1000 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Bacon and sausage breakfast sandwich, Blue cheese biscuits, Buttermilk biscuit breakfast sandwich
- Best for
- Breakfast
- Opinions divided
- Yes
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The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/Rob_Lockster in r/chicagofood · Apr 2024
Included in the commenter's list of top breakfast sandwich spots.
- Mixedu/multimedialex in r/chicagofood · Apr 2024wait time
Loves Spinning J but says it opens too late for commuters.
- Recommendsu/Background-Ad758 in r/chicagofood · Jul 2025taste
Calls Spinning J solid and says its breakfast sandwiches can be ordered on a buttermilk biscuit.
- Recommendsu/sellmyhighyak in r/chicagofood · Nov 2025
Names this place alone as an answer to the request for coffee spots that serve breakfast food.
- Recommendsu/emilycecilia in r/chicagofood · Dec 2023
Suggests Spinning J alongside Tre Kronor.
- Recommendsu/CuriousDudebromansir in r/chicagofood · Feb 2026
Bare reply naming Spinning J as an answer to the biscuit sandwich question.
- Recommendsu/Hpeatzz in r/chicagofood · May 2025
Lists it among breakfast sandwich recommendations.
- Recommendsu/girafffe_i in r/chicagofood · Dec 2023
Seconds the Spinning J suggestion.
Show all 19 cited comments
- Recommendsu/CivilGuy93 in r/chicagofood · Nov 2024
Suggests it for extra vintage feel, notes distance and off the typical menu, praises its pie.
- Recommendsu/ronalddobinson in r/chicagofood · Nov 2024ambience
Suggests it for its vintage feel and notes its sodas.
- Recommendsu/awholedamngarden in r/chicagofood · Dec 2023wait time
Enthusiastically endorses it but advises arriving early, since lines can get long and seats go to whoever arrives first.
- Recommendsu/goonersaur in r/chicagofood · Sep 2026
Gives Spinning J as their answer to the breakfast sandwich question.
- Recommendsu/Molliwopwolf in r/chicagofood · Apr 2024taste
Praises Spinning J's bacon-and-sausage breakfast sandwich as amazing.
- Caveatu/iiamthepalmtree in r/chicagofood · Oct 2025portion
Visited with a partner and found their muffin sandwich small, pricey and unsatisfying.
- Mixedu/hellograpes in r/chicagofood · Apr 2024wait time
Loves Spinning J but only goes when there is no time pressure.
- Recommendsu/anyanerves in r/chicagofood · Feb 2026
Bare reply naming Spinning J as a biscuit answer.
- Recommendsu/Virtual_Aide_7399 in r/chicagofood · Feb 2026taste
Agrees with Spinning J and says they love its blue cheese biscuits in particular.
- Recommendsu/Faerie_Friend in r/chicagofood · Jul 2025
Says they love Spinning J.
- Recommendsu/Exciting_Use_1811 in r/chicagofood · May 2025
Calls Spinning J great, though it is not in Wicker.
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Details last checked 11 Nov 2026. Recommendations reflect what people said at the time; confirm current details before you go.