Grange Hall Burger Bar

Came on a Saturday at 6:15 and there was about a 15 minute wait.  Families with small children are just finishing up their meal around this time, so if you want to avoid children, go later.

I don't mind communal table, it makes it easy to scope out what others are eating and eavesdrop to see if they enjoy it.  I had heard great things about the turkey burger, and it was indeed the best turkey burger I've had (moist with a touch of sage!) - ie: it made me not regret ordering turkey over a grass fed beef burger with *applewood smoked bacon*!  I also had the onion rings, which were crispy and served with yummy bbq sauce.  My friend had the burger with fried avocado (big chunks that are deep fried).  She said it sounded better than it was, but overall was a good burger.  The fries (actually big potato wedges) looked good as well.  Dessert-wise I tried the PB&J ice cream and it was delicious, it tasted exactly like it sounds.

For drinks, it's a tiny beer list, so I got the Hello Daisy (gin cocktail).  It was more like a mimosa, heavy on the fresh squeezed oj.  It's not exactly a craft cocktail, but the $8.75 pricetag should have given that away.

Service was good and the food was good but didn't blow us away.  I'd give this a solid A-OK (3 stars).

Annoying note: I guess I've never driven to the West Loop before, so I was surprised you literally cannot self park anywhere (without walking a fair distance).  Every restaurant has $10 valet parking, so bring some cash.

Irony, the person bemoaning being turned away at the door and then using the same post to praise Au Cheval. Don't get me wrong, I love Au Cheval, but Grange Hall is a busy place, and for good reason!

The Burger was fantastic, maybe not the best burger I ever had, but that's a tough one to beat. Every ingredient was a $1, but for good reason, simpler is better. Walked in on a Saturday night and the host greeted us warmly showing us right to an available seat (something I wasn't expecting since everywhere was so packed). My first instinct was to look at my friend and say "uh oh look at all this hipster non-sense!"

All organic and locally grown food and drink, meh choices on the local beers they decided on, everyone is wearing plaid. I was already ready to shrug this place off. I ordered a plain bacon cheeseburger with onions and a fried egg. My roommate got the same with fries. He got a local gingerale, I had a two brothers beer and we were off.

Our food came out fairly quickly and when I saw it I knew this place was going to be OK. That bacon, my word that bacon, thick juicy slices, crisped to perfection, smothered in fresh onions and a fried egg. Thick carved out chunk of gorgeous pepperjack cheese with some real substance and flavor to it and this patty dripping with flavor. I bit in and was hooked. Not to mention my roommates fries, thick cut real fries, basically potato wedges seasoned amazingly, and each burger came with homemade pickles. Normally I hate those gross dill pickles I get at regular burger bars, but the sweet pickles here. Wow.

End of the night we were stuffed to the gills, but we still had to order their pie. One specialty pie that changes each month. We had their Lemon Cheesecake, and if I knew it was that good I would have placed an order for a pie to go on top of everything else. And MOST IMPORTANTLY, don't forget the bacon or friend eggs ;)

The staff was super friendly, the liked to joke around and were easy to converse with. Upon leaving we left comments on the comment card and our server had fun joking with us about what we had said. Service was speedy and prompt and we managed to get in get a seat, order eat and were about to pay before Au Cheval finally called us to say there was an opening available.

This place was especially a treat because you are at big picnic tables with strangers. If you have no issue making new friends, it is even more fun as you get to meet new people.

I highly recommend this place, go with a group of friends, keep it simple and just have a great time over all.

Went to this place after hearing about how amazing it was...was a bit disappointed to be honest!  It was a good burger but certainly not worth the price.