I used to love me some Jerry's, but Wicker Park is far. Â I was thrilled to hear of the opening of the Andersonville location, but after three visits I am downgrading "love" to "respect but would not save room for on my dance card."
The service is often little slow and sometimes indifferent. Â But my main beef is with the food--it's just so ordinary. Â That is, the menu is ambitious but the execution does not meet the challenge. Â Their sides are the worst offenders; they offer a varied and interesting list, but they're all so disappointing. Â Herb buttered corn? Â It's not easy to find good corn in March, but there was hardly any butter and absolutely no herbs in sight. Â Peanut pasta salad is elbow macaroni in a peanut butter sauce. Â Macaroni and cheese is the pasty, bland kind. Â Ditto the "barbecue" baked beans.
Appetizers fare no better. Â For example, the soft pretzel is too dry and comes with an underwhelming mustard, while the onion ring batter tastes strongly of flour and nothing else.
Thankfully, sandwiches are stronger suit but I haven't had a knockout yet. Â The muffaletta is tasty but contains too much meat and not enough tapenade. Â Excellent bread though. Â The shrimp po boy is a very standard but solidly executed version. Â I got a Nice salad for takeout and although the volume seemed meager, the quality was good. Â Watch out--those blackened shrimp are spicy! Â I also love that they divide most of the ingredients into different compartments to extend freshness.
Jerry's strongest suit is the draft beer list, which is loaded with great choices, after you discount the typical over-representation of IPAs (not everyone is a hop-worshipper these days, you know). Â They offer flight sizing so that you can try different ones.
Maybe that's the ticket. Â At this point, I will stop considering Jerry's as a solid dinner option, but I could see their bar as a good destination to have a few quality beers with a friend or two and watch some kind of sports on TV. Â And if we stay long enough to get hungry, order a sandwich. Â JUST a sandwich.
First time here and I was impressed with the decor and with my food. Â Had the al pastor special with a side of mac and cheese and coleslaw and lemonade to drink. Â Everything was excellent. Â I was not as impressed by the looks of what the rest of my table ordered but my pics were great. Â Some of the bread looked rather hard and the turkey sandwich was pretty bland. Â Otherwise, a great experience.
Review Source:Went here on a date a few weeks back, must say it wasn't too bad. I was expecting just a regular sandwich spot, it's a nice place to take a date. Dimmed lighting, nice booth seating, wide selection of beer which is a major plus! It is a bit small in the seating area so you're close to whom ever which I prefer major room especially while I eat. Another cool thing is the bar area, but needs bigger or more tvs...service was just ok. I'd visit again.
Review Source:It's so much more pleasant to write positive reviews, but then I'm thinking that's a cop out to fellow Yelpers so here goes: We went to the Andersonville location 5 times in 8 months and each time was worse than before!
First: mid-week lunch with friend. Place nearly empty. Terrible service. Had to beg for water. My sandwich and soup was not good at all. My friend did not like hers, either.
Second: Tried dinner with spouse. Beer was good. Sandwiches not. Terrible service again!
Third: wknd lunch with kids. 4 reviewers this time: not yummy.
Fourth: forced to go with co-workers...1 liked his sandwich, 1 said her soup was not as good as Campbell's from the can, mine was mediocre.
FIFTH AND LAST: Dinner with spouse 1 more time (likes the atmosphere)......Found sticker still on the Granny Smith Apple in $14 small sandwich (doesn't cut it for dinner and we're really small people.) And, again, TERRIBLE SERVICE!!
THAT'S IT!! Â I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!
I loooooove sandwiches, but not Jerry's.
I got a turkey sandwich with chutney and gouda on sesame bread. The meat was slimey, the bread wasn't what I was expecting (soft and white) and there was a hair at the bottom of my to-go container after I had eaten half. And I'm done now........
Bartender was friendly while I waited-it was merely minutes as the food was out quick. Wish I had read the reviews before because many are spot on. Maybe go for the vast beer selection and an app but that's about it. :(
I really like Jerry's, I'm glad they've moved in.
They have an amazingly huge selection of sandwiches, I've tried a new one each time, and most have been great. Each one comes with 2 sides, my preference being the potato salad.
They have a couple nice big TVs at the never-crowded bar, so it's a nice spot to watch a game. Couple that with the outstanding beer list and you're in business. Not sure how many taps they have, but it's impressive.
Table service has been decent, and the folks at the host stand are always very nice. Cool bartender if I remember correctly.
This is a solid addition to Andersonville.
OK, the food at Jerry's was edible. Â My partner and I ate our sandwiches, and we received what we ordered in a relatively timely manner. Â But when I go to a restaurant that specializes in sandwiches, I expect the sandwiches to be, if not artful, at least tasty. Â
The sandwiches we tried at Jerry's were not tasty. I had the Green J, which sounds good: Cold lemon chicken, avocado, basil, aged provolone, pesto. Â How could that not be delicious? Well, it could be if it doesn't taste like anything. Â None of the ingredients had any impact on my taste buds and it for sure didn't smell like anything. Â
My partner had the French Dip, which also sounds delightful: Roast beef in housemade au jus, fresh mozzarella, olive-pepper relish on Italian roll, plus a ramekin of extra jus. Â The French Dip that came out of the kitchen seemed be half way between french dip and italian beef, but a good representation of neither. Â It was really just completely underwhelming.
And I'm gonna give you that Jerry's might have better sandwiches on the menu, but the menu is entirely unfocused and encyclopedic. Â We really wanted the waiter to give us some direction. Â Unfortunately, when we asked him for recommendations--after finally managing to get his attention--he said we "couldn't go wrong", which is to say that of the roughly sixty options available in terms of sandwich that he didn't have any favorites or strong recommendations. Â Geez. Â What are waiters for if they don't have strong feelings about the food and can't help you make the best decision based on your personal preferences?!
So, we will not be returning to Jerry's. Â I'm sure some people love it for the bourbon list or because they don't care about flavor, but I'm going to spend my money where the food has flavor and the mediocre sandwiches aren't over-priced.
You guys, I have to tell you: I wanted to love Jerrys. The first time I went I may have gone 4 stars. Their bourbon list is strong and the apps we got were totally fine. Our server wasn't around a ton, but he was very friendly.
So why only 2 stars? The second trip. The brisket sandwich (on special) was basically inedible. And I don't give terrible reviews of food very often. I happen to love sandwiches. I suspect, however, that their jack of all trades approach to food (the menu is GIGANTIC) means they're master of none. Brisket should be slow cooked until tender...this was so full of gristle I couldn't even bite through it. On top of that the bread was flavorless and the whole thing was dry. Our server had a bit of an attitude and it generally wasn't a fun experience.
If you go (and I wouldn't say you shouldn't ever go) I would sit at the bar and have drinks and apps, maybe watch a game. I really do welcome another place with decent TVs to the neighborhood since Andersonville lacks sports bars, but Jerry's is seriously not making the cut on sandwiches.
Our favorite spot in Andersonville for a pint or quick bite. Â We usually come here at least once a week, and every time the sandwiches have been good to great, and the appetizers have been outstanding.
They have a phenomenal beer list and I love that they give the option to do small pours, so that I can try a couple different beers each time I'm there.
The service, both on the restaurant side and behind the bar, is very good and extremely friendly.
Simply put: Delicious! Craft beers, Belgian beers, yummy sandwiches. What's not to love?!
We had the steak sandwich - amazing! Probably the best steak sandwich I've ever tried. We also tried the meatloaf sandwich- excellent. Not as amazing as the steak, in my opinion, but still very, very good. The side garden salad is probably the only thing that I'd recommend they tweak. It felt like an afterthought (why not jazz up the dressing a bit, throw a tomato, onion in there for color?) but the other sides I had were great. Potato salad included.
Thrilled to see this spot in the neighborhood and everyone I've sent there agrees!
Seriously, I don't quite understand all the bad reviews here. I've been to Jerry's many times, from right after it opened to just last week to do a quick take-out order.
Never had less than top-notch, speedy service. Haven't had any missed sides, long waits after ordering, etc., that others are complaining about. Regarding the "meh" food...what did you get that was "meh"?? Never saw so many sandwich options. Been there, wow, close to ten times, and each time I got something different, and each time? no regrets. I tend to favor their grilled cheese sandwiches. Had one that had mac'n'cheese on it along with some kind of hot sauce...wow, good stuff!
Take my advice: get the beer cheese. If you do and you decide you don't like it, just let me know and I'll take the burden off you and finish it for you.
While I'm always happy to see a new restaurant filling an empty space on Clark, Jerry's is decidedly "meh." Â I came here recently for lunch to find a mostly empty restaurant. Â We didn't experience any of the service problems other reviewers have mentioned, but I totally agree that the menu is just too large. Â It took me forever to get through it and by the time I was at the end, I'd forgotten what I'd seen at the beginning. Â I finally gave up and just ordered one of the specials of the day. Â I will say Jerry's has lots of vegetarian options, which is fantastic. Â I have several vegetarian friends and finding a restaurant we can all enjoy is a challenge. Â
Now for the most damning part of this review: NO FREE REFILLS ON POP. Â Jerry's served me my Diet Coke in a can, which, considering they have a bar makes no sense. Â Surely they must have a soda gun back there? Â I consider charging for soda refills one of the chintziest, cheapest things a restaurant can do and it automatically gives me a negative impression of the place. Â Jerry's could have redeemed itself with amazing food, but...
So my sandwich was good, I can't say it wasn't. Â But it surely wasn't the most amazing sandwich I'd ever had. Â Ironically, the fruit salad side dish may have actually been the most amazing fruit salad side I've ever gotten in a restaurant. Â It was delicious. Â The mac n' cheese side was really unimpressive and bland, I wouldn't bother with it again. Â
And then the check came - $40 for two sandwiches, one can of pop, and one beer. Â Not worth it. Â So yeah, overall I'd consider Jerry's as a dinner option when I'm meeting with my veggie friends, but other than that, I won't be back.
Jerry's Sandwiches rocks! Big ups to the Andersonville location for expanding their craft beer menu and offering so many options on tap. Options is definitely the name of the game at Jerry's as just when you think you've figured out your sandwich or salad option you gotta figure out what kind of sides you want with it. Oh the humanity! My favorite part of Jerry's though returns to the beers where you have the option of a full glass or a smaller taster flight size for any of the beers. Giving you the choice to sample widely or commit to something you know you love.
Review Source:Update 12/20/2012: I e-mailed my earlier review to the owner, Uriah, who offered my partner and me a free meal if we would take the time to discuss the issues we had at our last time at his establishment. We spoke for a good 15-20 minutes about service issues, kitchen issues, etc., and I feel that he genuinely took our advice and thoughts to heart.
Although it was definitely a slower night (Wednesday), our food (which we've never had a complaint about) came out promptly and our service was excellent.
I believe this place has the opportunity to be a great alternative to the typical restaurants in A-Ville that have been around forever and I wish Uriah & Jerry's the best of luck in the future!
The reviews for this location are really all over the place. Â I had always wanted to try Jerrys and when I saw that the Andersonville location opened I had to get over there. Â It is really close to home so no excuses, I finally went.
I never realized that Jerrys was an actual restaurant. Â I had pictured a little deli counter where you go up to place your order, then take your seat. Â I certainly had no idea that they would have a full service bar with a HUGE beer selection. Â What a great surprise. Â After seeing the many reviews about poor service, I still wanted to venture out for myself and hope for the best. Â I can honestly say that the service I had was wonderful. Â We walked in, a smiling hostess seated us immediately and then our server showed up to our table a few minutes later, answering questions, making suggestions to us and was really right on the ball. Â
I chose the Salad/Half sandwich combo, my choices being a Brie/Apple Sandwich (my server suggested getting it grilled, good call) and the Wedge Salad. Â Everything was really good. Â The Wedge Salad was fresh and crispy with big chunks of Blue Cheese. Â Very good. Â I chose the chips for my side which were very good and my friend chose the Mac and Cheese for her side which I was happy to have sampled. Â It was simply delicious. Â It remined me of this Mac and Cheese recipe that I made years ago from a Martha Stewert recipe that had four kinds of cheeses including Gruyere and sprinkled with nutmeg. Â This was just like it and just as tasty. Â For dessert I decided on a Stout Beer. Â Who was I kidding anyway, with that diet coke? Â I love love love good beer. Â I am not sure which Stout I chose but it was a Bells Brewery Stout, dark and delicious with almost a coffee flavor. Â I savored that!
I am excited for the variety of vegetarian options that this place offers. Â Usually, when I go to a place I am limited to maybe three items and I am used to that. Â But here at Jerrys I can seriously go here OFTEN and not eat the same thing twice! Â I will be going back for sure.
I should put a qualifier in here. Â I have had many a sandwiches at Jerry's in Wicker Park and have loved them. Â Great stuff. Â
Now the reason for the two star review...
After a too long night on Saturday my boyfriend and I were lazy and didn't want to venture out of the house. Â After looking through our options on Grub Hub we became excited that Jerry's was 1. In Andersonville and 2. That they Delivered! Â SCORE. Â
After looking at their overwhelming menu we both decided on sandwiches that sounded DELICIOUS. Â We placed our order and went back to our quality couch time. Â After waiting for an hour our sandwiches were in hand. Â We were off to a promising start. Â
We sat down at the table and each took a bite. Â His sandwich was ice cold, the bread was soggy, and his corn on the cob was cold to the touch. Â My sandwich was soaked through (I could quite literally squeeze water out of the bread), my fruit salad was sad and the pickled vegetables seemed to have seen better days. Â Our food was completely inedible. Â There is nothing worse in my book than soggy bread. Â
Now...having been to Jerry's I know that they make a delicious sandwich. Â I also know that they aren't new to the game. Â You would think that as long as they have been around they would have figured out how to deliver their food. I mean Jimmy John's has figured out how to do it right? Â I think one good thing would be not to have your food delivered by bike...in the winter! Â Of course the food is going to get cold! Â How could it not? Â
So here we were....irritated, hungry and pissed that we had to put on clothes and venture out of the house. Â I called Jerry's and spoke with Cassidy the manager. Â She was very polite and understand and agreed to refund the entire order. Â
I of course will be going to back to Jerry's but will NEVER order delivery from them again.
Rounding up from a 3.5 after one visit. Â
Veggie burger very good - big patty, made with whole black beans, peas, and other mash which possibly included egg. Â I didn't detect egg but something makes it not vegan and I didn't observe cheese. Â I'm not vegan, and wouldn't have thought twice except that the menu notes that it's not vegan so I wondered. Â Moving on. Â I had mine plain, as I am wont to do, and it was tasty. Â Not overly flavorful but not a bland or too-mushroomy, which sometimes happens. Â Their burger toppings are adventurous, and you can also build your own sandwich, so maybe next time I'll experiment. Â I appreciate that there's a wheat/oat bun option, which offers a slightly healthier option than a plain white flour bun. Â
The sides I chose were pretty good - fries were of the dreaded shoestring variety but the simple green salad was good. Â My beef is with the proportion - I probably had about three times the amount of fries as I had salad. Â Jer, babe, we don't need so many fries. Â
We had about a 15 minute wait for a table on a Saturday night starting at 7:30. Â They had a couple highboy tables that were really in the bar and next to the door but we waited for a regular table. Â The service was adequate, though we could have used a little more attention to empty water glasses. Â Not a huge deal. Â
The dessert menu held a little surprise that delighted my husband, which by the reflexive property of love, delighted me as well: they offer Scooter's frozen custard! Â We are big fans but on this night, were a little full and our plans took us elsewhere so we didn't scratch that itch. Â But that itch will be scratched, especially now that Scooter's is closed for the season (sad face).
Overall, a solid addition to the neighborhood. Â I appreciate the menu's variety, and the aesthetic is cozy. Â Jerry's is not going to change your life or convince your best friend to move to Chicago, but it's a reliable spot that will please almost anyone.
I've been to Jerry's three times - all before their 'official' unveiling in Aville.
Service can be spotty, let's just throw that out there, but overall, the staff is friendly and semi-attentive.
But the winners here are the beer (massive list of delicious) and the sandwiches (if the beer list is massive then the sandwich list is gargantuan.)
My most recent sandwich was the hot meatloaf (turkey) and it was by far my favorite (and messiest).
The first time we went, which was maybe their first weekend in the 'hood?, service was painfully slow - so Jerry gave us free dessert. And in my tiny heart, that's enough to win me over.
All in all, Jerry's is a great addition to the North Side if you can stomach off-service. Go for lunch or dinner and take your appetite with you.
I checked this place out for the first time yesterday, and loved it! They have a great selection of draft beers, which immediately warms my heart. They even have rootbeer and cream soda on draft, for those of you who like those sorts of things.
The food menu is very large, took us a while to get through it, but everything sounded tasty. I ended up sharing a sandwich (reuben - my lunch mates' choice, it was tasty!) The one thing that I wasn't crazy about was the side of mac and cheese. That didn't prevent me from eating all of it, though. The mashed potatoes and gravy were lovely!
Our service wasn't exceptionally fast, but it was good and our waitress was very polite. They have a couple of TVs in the bar area, which is what brought us in to this place initially - the Bears game.
Jerry's impressed me! I think it's a good addition to Andersonville, and I'll definitely be back.
Jerry's has the ideal combination of a comprehensive draft beer selection and a large, high-quality, veggie-friendly menu. Â There will be many happy return trips, I assure you.
We were glad to see that Jerry's opened this location in Andersonville. Â It's much more convenient for us to get to from Evanston.
We stopped by around 2:30 on Saturday. Â The new space is attractive, with the impressive row of taps standing proudly behind the bar. Â We were immediately seated at a table by the window.
It took us a while to evaluate the massive food and beer menus. Â The draft list is exclusively domestic and includes some brewers (the Bruery, Port) that I hadn't seen on Chicago draft lists before. Â The beer was fresh and tasty, though our Great Lakes Christmas Ale was served a bit colder than was optimal. Â A bit of time fixed that. Â The taps were clean, but that's to be expected from a new place. Â We'll see how clean they are after a few months.
For food, we ordered a veggie muffaletta  with mashed potatoes and pasta salad as our sides.  The sandwich was very nice, served a bit too hot to eat upon arrival.  The fried green tomatoes worked well with the cheese and sourdough bread.  The mushrooms paired nicely with the olive relish.  We were happy with the mashed potatoes and gravy; it didn't need any further seasoning and were still a bit lumpy.  The peanut pasta salad was disappointing.
For dessert, we got the bread pudding. Â It was fantastic! Â It had chocolate chips in place of raisins, which we prefer. Â The whipped cream and ice cream provided a satisfying contrast with the hot slice of bread.
I see that a lot of reviews fault the level of service here. Â While we weren't blown away by the wait staff, we found them competent. Â The waitress took our order accurately and our food and drink were delivered within a reasonable amount of time. Â That's all we need. Â We're there for the food and drink, not fawning waitstaff.
Walking in to Jerry's I was impressed. Â The decor is simple yet stylish, with a touch of causal elegance. Â The beer menu was extensive. Â One suggestion there is to organize the beers by type, brewery, or some sort of system. Â When there are a lot of beers listed and no format, its hard to find anything. Â Then the food menu. Â Reading the menu is like reading the instructions for a piece of Ikea furniture. Â The menu has way too much on it, and is organized in a way where it tells you one thing you can do then tells you to go to another page to find more. Â I honestly was overwhelmed and a bit confused as to what I was going to be getting. Â My friend that was with me ordered the soup that was on special only to get a totally different type of soup, stating that someone had switched the soup without notifying the wait staff. Â It seems like the menu is overwhelming for them too. Â
Then comes the burger and sides I ordered. Â I could have given a 3 star rating thus far because the service was good. Â I ordered my burger medium and it came out well done. Â It was so underwhelming I forget what I even ordered. Â The burger itself was bland and definitely overcooked for my tastes. Â The toppings, which were one of the suggested combinations in the menu, really didn't taste good with the burgers. Â
I also must say that I am offended by the size of the sides that were served with the burger. Â I ordered the greens with vinaigrette and what came out were about six leaves and some other bits of green with barely any vinaigrette to speak of. Â The mac and cheese I had was good, but there was so little of it I cant remember what it tasted like. Â It was served in a bowl that is something you would use to serve condiments in, not a side dish. Â
If Jerry's wants more of my business, I think they will need to step up their game. Â I may go back again, but it will need to be with some force and coercion.
I'm extremely tolerant and forgiving of bad service, having been a service worker myself. But Jerry's service is awful. Seriously the worst I've seen in Chicago. I don't usually put much stock in Yelp reviews that judge a place on the basis of service---people that complain about service are usually fussy and too demanding---but I have to say that the bartenders at Jerry's are incompetent and inattentive. One of them---I'd been trying to flag them down for 10 or 15 minutes---drank a beer behind the bar and chatted with the other bartender rather than coming over to see if I'd made a decision on a beer. And the place wasn't that busy.
Also, their food is mediocre at best. The "aioli" that came with my order of fries was the consistency of milk. Seriously? The space itself was extremely unremarkable and mediocre. The music was obnoxious and loud. This place has little to recommend it except a big beer selection. But what good is that if you can't get anyone to pour one for you?
I won't be back. I wouldn't shed a tear if the place closed down.
I was ready to give Jerry's a '2 star' review, based on my three previous visits. Â However, I had a pretty good experience this past week, so being the generous soul that I am, I raised it to '3 stars.'
The overall look and feel of the place should allow Jerry's to do well in Andersonville, as it has that same comfortable feel as Lady Gregory or Charlie's Ale House. Â Make sure you look up at the interesting light fixtures!
The main problem here is the service. Â It is slooooooooow. Â Most likely, this is because the menu is ridiculously large, that the wait staff is probably tired of stopping at their tables just to find that the customers still have 2 pages of menu to peruse through.
The service is actually so slow that it even trips up the servers. Â On an earlier visit, the food was taking so long that our waiter came up to the table and asked if we would like to see the dessert menu, to which we embarrassingly had to remind that we hadn't even gotten our food yet! Â
On another occasion, our server was somewhat rude and cocky. Â You know that 'too cool for school' attitude, where you feel like any extra request you ask for is bothering him, even when it was something that HE forgot to bring in the first place? Â I almost had to walk up the bar area, where he was having an especially long conversation with the bartender, just to get some silverware.
I will say that the food is pretty good, but overpriced. WAY overpriced. I found a sandwich that I really enjoy, so depending on how adventurous I feel, I will probably get it every time I go back. Â (Generally, I don't 'pull the trigger' easily on new items that I may not enjoy when they cost an arm and a leg!)
Thankfully, my visit this week was on a non-busy Tuesday night. Â The host was very friendly, the server was very nice, and the food came out fairly quickly. My advice would be to visit when it isn't so busy, because this was a 4-star experience. (I am not giving it 5 stars because the prices are still too high!)
Great addition to the neighborhood. Â Cool ambiance and super friendly staff. Â The menu is a bit busy. Â I didn't see any daily specials (with special prices) on the menu. Â I hope that happens so I'll be more encouraged to try more sandwiches. Â
I had the cob salad and reuben sandwich. Â Cob was good and nicely sized. Â The Rueben was terrific. Â Side were really good too!
I see myself becoming a regular.
Coming as the new (food) kid on the block to Andersonville is no easy feat given the the already top-notch choices (Big Jones, Anteprima, Hoplead, Cafe Icosium), so anyone who tries to do so needs to bring it. Jerrys did not even come close. Their menu is overwhelmingly long, which should have been a sign that a restaurant claiming to make more than 100+ sandwiches is going to fall short.
I ordered the Wagyu kobe beef burger medium, it it was UBER WELL DONE. For beef of this quality, it was a shame. My boyfriend had a shrimp po boy which had a good taste, but lacked in ingredient quality (soggy bread, non crunchy shrimp). Every sandwich brings two sides which might seem like a lot, but its not at all. Fries taste like they were frozen, and side salad had 3 pieces of lettuce.
The ambiance and decor is pretty bland and lacks character. The only positive thing about this place was the beer, which in that case I minus well walk 3 blocks south and head to Hopleaf...
I remember looking at the menu for this place before it opened, thinking man, there is SO much to choose from. Â Then I remembered that big, complicated menu is what often forces restaurants to nearly fail unless they call in Gordon Ramsey to simplify their offerings. As it turns out, the big menu did seem to lead to many of the restaurant's shortcomings on my first visit on a Sunday afternoon. Â
Too much to choose from meant the waiters were spending too much time at each table explaining the menu--literally took our server like five minutes to enter an order from a table of three into the computer. Â
I ordered a beer and asked to keep the list (quite extensive) signaling my desire to have another or two after my first but was never offered.
Wasn't checked on at all after our food came.
Wasn't asked if I was done, just was handed the bill.
Then waited over thirty minutes to pay.
Restaurant was, I'd say, about 40-50% full, with plenty of staff standing around doing nothing.
Won't be back anytime soon I don't think.
P.S. The food actually was good if you don't care about the service or waiting a really, really long time. Maybe it's a good takeout option?
Like many of the other reviews, I was really excited to hear of Jerry's coming to Andersonville. Â It's a nice room, a GREAT beer selection, and a huge menu with many options. Â But after that - the rest is all just okay. Â We started with an appetizer of hummus - nothing special there at all. Â Then sandwiches, me a hot corned beef and my date some type of blackened chicken on a pretzel bun. Â All in all - the sandwiches were okay - just nothing special at all. Â Sides sounded much better than they really were and were small. Â Hummus, 2 mediocre sandwiches, and 1 beer and out nearly $50 - I doubt I'll return to eat but might be a good spot to grab a beer every now and then. Â
With that said - I really do hope they find a way to fix this place as it's a good concept and could be a welcome addition to the neighborhood. Â Just not a good value for a mediocre sandwich shop.
MEH it's alright......
I saw a review in a magazine for their fish sandwich and I was very excited to see they were moving into Andersonville!
We go the first time and it was fairly busy (but not too busy for the terrible service)
The first thing we heard as we sat down was our waitress apologizing to one table, then another before coming to our table to get our drink order....
LOTS OF AWESOME BEERS ON TAP! (that alone will keep this place open)
Beers good, ordered food, me the fish and my boyfriend a burger of some sort.
My fish was good, his burger was WAYYYY overcooked, to the point of looking grey (WELL-WELL DONE) We couldn't find our waitress from the point we got our drinks to when we wanted to tell her about the burger and get our check (never was checked on, empty drinks the entire time) We now understood why every other table was ALSO getting an apology.
Sorry guys..... the environment is awesome, But work on making the customers feel WELCOME and like you are WORKING, lots and lots and lots of standing around was what we dealt with the second visit, yet drinks still empty and you have to FLAG DOWN your waitress to get her attention away from talking to the hostess.
All in all...... just MEH..... 2 tries, 2 fails but maybe 3rd time is the charm?
I just don't know about this place. I want it to succeed because the concept is a great addtion to the Andersonville strip... Â but what in god's name is going on in the kitchen?!
The first time I went was opening weekend. Lots of problems. Â But it was the 2nd day of business, so I didn't write them off and said I would give it some time. Â I was with a group of 6. Â We ordered several appetizers. Â None came. There was no liquor license, so we couldn't distract ourselves with beer. After nearly an HOUR of sipping our waters, our sandwiches all came ---- at the same time as our appetizers. Fail on multiple levels.
But I decided to give them another chance. Â So I went back this past weekend. They've been open over a month now. A friend that was with me this time told me he had the same experience with the weirdly slow service and inability to produce an appetizer prior to the sandwiches. Â
So we are there again and once again ordered fried green tomatoes as our appetizer... Â Â and yet again, nothing. Â Our sandwiches came out in about 30-40 minutes which also seemed a bit long for a sandwich. Â We canceled the appetizer. Our server was nice about it, but seemed surprised when we had to tell him we never got it and needed it taken off the bill. Â Shouldn't you be aware if your table got the things it ordered? Â Shouldn't you be checking back with the table at some point before the main order gets brought out? Â
It really is a shame because the sandwiches are good. I like the variety. I like that there are ample vegetarian options. I like the huge beer list. Â I like the decor. Â The fries kinda suck - so skip those and go for the housemade chips. Â There are positives here for sure...
But they've got to get their kitchen problems figured out. Â I mean, we're talking about sandwiches and appetizers! Â What is going on?
I would love to give it a 3.5 but think this place is a great addition to the neighborhood and has lots of potential.
I had the muffeletta sandwich with based beans. I loved all the options for hte sides that we could have. My partner had a philly cheesesteak which had all of its yumminess.
The most impressive part of the meal was the onion rings to start. Really great batter, two good sauces with an impressive presentation.
The service was ok - very amiable but I think still some kinks to work out. The flow of the meal seemed strange but fortunately we were not time pressed. Also, I was took a while for them to refill water and since I was a little hungover that caused a little stress.
I will definitely go back.
... so bummed that Jerry's wasn't great! Â I was excited about the decor and the menu. Â It seemed like a lovely addition to Andersonville. Â
My partner and I popped in on a Thursday night. Â (We were both too lazy to figure out dinner.) Â It wasn't terribly crowded, there were plenty of open tables. Â The hostess seated us in the back by the servers station. Â Not the best spot, especially when there were ample seats available. Â The table next to us seemed very annoyed and hungry. Â ...at that point we should have left. Â Â Against our better judgement, we stayed. Â Long story short, the evening involved disgruntled servers bitching about customers, so-so sandwiches and $45 in the hole...
Maybe they'll figure it out....
Went here to meet some friends for the Bears game on Monday Night Football. Â My wife and I first commented on how cool the ambiance was inside. Â Then we sat down and saw the menu. Â Way too overwhelming! Â Too many options. Â
I ordered a beer which was $5.50 for a pint, however, it came in a 12 oz glass??? Â (I have the same glasses at home and know that a normal 12oz bottle of beer fits perfectly in it) Â Then my wife orders a Crown and Diet. Â The server says, "we dont carry Crown Royal. Â This is a whiskey bar so they have special kinds." Â She asked, "well what is comparable?" Â He replied, "I'm not sure." Â Seriously???? Â My friends were sitting in the bar and they also said that they received the wrong beers more than once. Â
We decide to get the Fried Green Tomatoes as an appetizer. Â This actually was very good so we had high expectations for the sandwiches. Â Then, the sandwiches come. Â I got the Fried tofu and my wife got a Grilled Cheese with Macaroni and Bacon (forgot to put Bacon). Â With every sandwich, you choose two sides such as fries, chips, bbq beans, pasta salad, etc.... The sides on the plate are very small. Â Almost bite size. The sandwich was pretty tasty, but definitely not worth the $11.00. Â She also got a cup of Tomato soup which she said was very bland. Â
Our check came and after ordering another beer, our total came out to over $60 dollars before gratuity. Â Seriously, this place needs to realize that they are a sandwich place and not a gourmet 5 course restaurant. Â The whiskey drink was $10 and was just a single. Â My wife said the reason this place is so pricey, is because they have too many things on the menu that it drives up food cost. Â Makes perfect sense! Â
Ok, so my wife is in food and has an amazing palette not to mention, has over 10 years of managerial experience so I really value her opinion. Â She was not impressed with the food or service. Â We probably wont come back here unless its just for the Fried Green Tomatoes. Â But probably not.
Menu: Â lots and lots of choices (too many, really) but all of them felt similar . . . ended up having a caesar salad with blackened chicken. Â The salad was standard fare - and the blackened chicken was straight out of the fridge.
Our waiter seemed friendly but overwhelmed (and this was a Monday night). Â Drinks orders took about 20 minutes to get to the table.
I was hoping for a go-to neighborhood canteen, and this, sadly, won't be it.
Hello Jerry and welcome to the neighborhood. Â We have been waiting for you to arrive. Â
I have been to the Jerrys in Wicker Park and enjoyed myself there so when I heard they were opening mere blocks from my home I was excited.  We decided to stop in shortly after they opened and  had limited expectations of service, efficiency and quality due to their recent opening.
We both chose a Bells draft and decided on two different sandwiches. Â I had the Philly and the partner had the Fried Chicken. Â Both were large sandwiches and the accompanying sides were adequate. Â We will certainly be back for more food.
Stopped in over the weekend for drinks and they had added to their extensive draft beer list...however I still stuck with the Bells. Â Friendly service and an enjoyable time.
Ordered takeout tonight and it was pretty gross. The sides were very, very small - about five bites. The mac and cheese was better than the mashed potatoes. The chips and beans were both ok. The French Dip sandwich was the worst, but maybe (I stress maybe) it was just because we didn't eat it there. Dave's Mom's Brisket was ok, but nothing great. The best thing was the matzo ball soup; unfortunately, we ordered a cup and received one matzo ball.
We may try here again, but definitely not for take out. We're hoping the portions will be bigger there and the quality better when it's served piping hot.
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