A Live Choir Runs Through Sunday Brunch

A gospel group works the room from the House of Blues stage while plates keep moving. The set builds from standards into call and response, and the band pulls the tables into singing by the second half. Musicians step down onto the floor between numbers. The choir treats the buffet line as part of the audience, which keeps the volume up during service. House of Blues has run this Sunday format across its rooms for decades.

You check in at the Dearborn Street entrance and get seated at a long communal table by a host. Buffet stations sit along one wall with eggs, carved meat, and sides refilled through the seating. People get up mid song to refill plates and come back clapping. Strangers share your table by default rather than by request, which sets the tone quickly. Servers handle drinks at the table while the food stays self serve.

The first seating starts at 10 in the morning on Sunday, September 13, at 329 North Dearborn Street. Book ahead, seatings fill and the room turns over on a fixed schedule. Come hungry and plan on staying for the full set rather than eating and leaving. A later seating runs the same day for anyone who cannot make the morning, worth checking when you book. It suits groups and anyone who wants live music with breakfast. If you were after a quiet brunch, this is not that.