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Arlington Heights, Illinois

Made from scratch.
Sourced locally.

Scratch-made food and drinks built around the best of each season. Join us for brunch, lunch, happy hour or dinner, all day, every day.

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The white-brick storefront of Scratchboard Kitchen on Campbell Street, with tall black-framed windows and potted palms by the door

Our kitchen

A gathering place rooted in community and the seasons.

In the heart of downtown Arlington Heights, our menu changes throughout the year to feature the bounty of local farms at peak season.

Mornings bring house-made pastries, locally roasted coffee and specialty lattes. Later on, settle in with local craft beer, a carefully chosen glass of wine or one of our cocktails.

Our story Meet our farm partners
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A brunch table seen from above with a pink coupe cocktail, an iced drink with a cinnamon stick and plates of toast

Menus

From morning coffee to evening cocktails.

Our menus follow the seasons and what local farms are harvesting, so there is always something new on the table.

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Every week

Specials worth planning around.

Happy Hour, 3 to 5 PM daily
$10 tinis, $8 drink deals, light bites and the Happy Meal: salad, fries and a tini.
Wednesday nights
Free soft serve with every kids meal.
Thursdays
Half-price bottles of wine, all day.
Sunday nights
$15 fried chicken sandwich and a beer.
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Two guests raising cocktails, a salt-rimmed red drink and a pale coupe

From the kitchen

Everything starts from scratch.

A golden buttermilk biscuit with butter and jam on a sunny patio table
Buttermilk biscuit with butter and jam
Hands holding a fried chicken sandwich on a biscuit
Fried chicken biscuit sandwich
A garden salad of greens, shaved carrot ribbons and beets, seen from above
Garden salad with shaved carrot and beet
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The Scratchboard Kitchen dining room at night, with glowing pendant lights, wooden tables and tall windows onto the streetA guest raising a glass of white wine over a plate of sliced steak, risotto and asparagus

Private events

Celebrate around our table.

Birthdays, showers, rehearsal dinners and work gatherings. Our team will help you plan a seasonal menu and an evening your guests will remember.

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A candlelit table set for dinner with a white carnation in a bud vase and glasses of white wineA server pouring sparkling wine beside a plated dish and a small vase of flowers

Reservations and contact

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5 W Campbell St, Arlington Heights, IL 847-749-3103