I was really impressed with Rock It Burger Bar. It gets 4 stars because my dining companions were not as impressed as I was.
This past Friday night my parents make the trek from the suburbs to Wrigleyville to check out my new pad and we ended up at Rock It Burger Bar. We started off with drinks. My mom tried the white sangria and I opted for the bloody mary (it was on special). My mom really liked her sangria and I LOVED my bloody. It was made with Absolut Peppar and was deliciously spicy, I also appreciate good vodka in my $5 bloody!
My dad ordered a simple bacon cheddar burger with fries for his meal. My mom and I got more adventurous and decided to split the short rib macaroni and cheese and The Locavore burger with waffle fries. My dad thought his meal was fine, but nothing special. To quote: "There's so many burger places these days, they're all starting to taste the same". Fair enough.
On the other hand I was wild about my meal! The macaroni and cheese was literally the best I have ever had at a restaurant. The short ribs were perfectly cooked and the combo was amazing. I was so glad we tried it! The Locavore burger was perfectly cooked and I loved the combination of flavors. I was glad we were splitting it because I easily could have eaten the entire thing! The waffle fries were nothing special at all but the ranch dressing I requested on the side was scrumptious, definitely homemade!
As for the service and ambiance at Rock It both were good but nothing special. Our waitress was attentive. The bar is a bit nicer than others on Clark St in the area but is nothing to write home about.
All in all I think Rock It has some delicious food and is an enjoyable place to eat and definitely one of the better options in Wrigleyville.
What a pleasant surprise Rockit Burger Bar was for me and the BF on a bustling Saturday night in the heart of Wrigleyville! Come here if you want a seriously delicious and unique burger, and probably the best sweet potato fries I have ever had! We had an 8 o'clock reservation, but they were taking walk-ins with just a 5-10 minute wait. Pretty good for a Saturday night!
My very hungry date got the Mac Daddy Burger: Comes with mac & cheese, braised beef short rib (similar to pulled pork) and carmelized onions for toppings. YUM. I ordered the Johnny Apple Burger, with chopped apples, brie, and pecan aioli. Oh.... my.... DELICIOUS. I couldn't get enough of this burger. I've never heard of putting apples on burgers but it WORKED. The pecan aioli mixed with brie flavor was fantastic.
Great place for groups, too! I'll definitely come back when my next burger craving hits.. which will probably be... now.
They have a great setup for trivia here -- two rounds of questions where you get to assign your own points, two bonus picture rounds, and a final two question wager at the end. Â The categories of questions are broad which makes it very appealing as it allows everyone to be a contributor. Â The best thing about this trivia is that the questions are on the televisions which eliminates the issues of having the host repeat the questions over and over. Â Â Winners will get a $25 gift certificate for their next visit. Â
Food here is ok -- I got the Johnny Apple Burger ($12) -- brie, bacon, gala apples, and pecan aioli. Â The beef was cooked to my requested medium rare, but the burger itself was bland. Â Not enough sweetness from the apples and the aioli didn't have much flavor. Â
Unless you like drinking children's cherry cough syrup, I discourage you from getting their Rockit Punch ($12 glass, $30 pitcher). Â Stick with the $4 Green Lines. Â Â
Final note: sign up for their email list and you get a discount right away!
Trivia = 5
Food/Drinks = 3
Averages to 4.
Under Seasoned.
Menu tonight: whiskey flight, mushroom and truffle,rockit burger.
Groupon was the way to go. Both burgers came with truffle fries which were good, nothing great, they needed salt along with everything else. Both burgers were nicely cooked and came out quick. Flavors were good but for $20 I've had better and for a better value.
THERE'S MORE THAN MEAT IN BETWEEN THE BUNS!
When we first visited Rockit it was a beautiful sunny day in July and we decided to sit on the patio. Â Will was our waiter and he was really helpful, cool and fun to talk too. Â I looked over the menu and I could not decide which burger to get. Â I finally decided to go big and choose the Rockit Burger. Â It is made with Kobe beef, melted brie, fried shallots & medjool date aioli on a red onion brioche bun & served with truffle fries. Â I took one bite and I thought I had died and gone to heaven. Â How could something taste this good between two buns? Â All of the flavors just worked perfectly and it reminded me of biting into the most delicious piece of butter. Â It was so rich and delicious tasting. Â I was instantly in love. Â The truffle fries were also really good too. Â We sat back in the sun and thought..."Where have you been Rockit my whole life?"
Here is what I love about this place. The outdoor patio is within eye & ear shot of Wrigley Field. It is so much fun to sit outside and listen to the organ music or the crowds cheering during the game. This place is a step up from all of the other dives around Wrigley that are serving up frozen burgers and boiled hot dogs. Â I used to go to these places because all I had to do was buy a drink and I got a free hot dog. I really feel like I have graduated from those places and Rockit Burger Bar is my graduate class in Wrigley Field eating. I highly recommend to hit this place before or after a ball game. It is even fun on a cold winter night, after skating across the street.
So after my first visit I planned my next move. What would be my next burger? How would I choose? I had read in the newspaper that Rockit had just won Best Burger for its Farmhouse Burger and I thought that I am ready to conquer it.
Again I visited Rockit and sat outside listening to the noises of Wrigley. Â I put my order in for the Farmhouse, which is a black Angus patty, BBQ pulled pork, fried egg, & applewood smoked bacon. Wow! The burger was not only beautiful to look at, but it was also delicious to eat. Everything on the bun was so earthy and the flavors again exploded with every bite. Â At this time I decided that I must try every burger on the Rockit menu and my Quest began.
Like Frodo (total Geek reference) I journeyed through the menu trying every burger along the way. Â Sometimes on my quest I had my wife or daughter or a friend to travel with me and the adventure was always amazing. Â I must take this time to talk about something other then burgers. Â The Mac and Cheese here is out of this world. Â My little one just loves it. She looks at me with cheese on her face and says. "Daddy I just can't stop eating it because it is that good!" Â Speaking of kids this place is very kid friendly. Â The staff is just amazing with my little one and she might love this place more then me. They also have a great kids menu too.
Now back to my Burger Quest. It is a long journey but someone has to do it. One of my new favorite burgers here is the turkey burger. I recently discovered this during Thanksgiving when they had a special holiday burger with sage stuffing, gravy and cranberry jelly on it. Â This was one of the most amazing turkey burgers I have ever had in my life. It was so good that I thought I would rather serve this to my family on Thanksgiving instead of a whole dry turkey. Â The turkey patty here has so much flavor. I understand that this is a brand new recipe and it is so good. I also recently tried the regular turkey burger, which has avocado, chipotle mayo, lettuce, tomato & onion on a pretzel bun. The meat is so tender this may be my new favorite burger here. Â But every time I say that I have different burger here and I am in love with a new one. Â It is so hard to stay committed here.
Recently the Rockit Burger Bar started doing a #BurgerLab on Saturday nights at 7pm. This is so cool because it allows you to put together your own burger with exotic meats & incredible unique toppings. No other burger place in Chicago is doing such a creative approach to building burgers. This kind of reminds me of what Hot Doug's did for Hot Dogs in Chicago. So if you are looking to be creative, you can build your own or let the staff build one for you. Â A few weeks ago I had the Grilled Bison Burger which was called the Lean & Mean and it was topped with house-made apple ginger kimchee! I have never had bison meat before but I can tell you that I am in love with it now. I have even told the staff & chef here I wish that this burger would become a regular on the menu. I am keeping my fingers crossed that this happens. I highly recommend on a Saturday night you check out this fun creative way to build your own burger.
All of the burgers here are so good and it is more then just meat on a bun. The staff and management rock here too. Special thanks to Josh, Dan, Thomas, Kylie, Jessica & Will. Thanks for always making my visits special here.
Next Burger? TBD
After walking by Rockit hundreds of times over the last few years when I lived two blocks away, it took me moving away and buying a Groupon to get me through the doors. That alone should illustrate that this is one of those places that should be simply walked by, as there are many other burger options in the city that have a better taste for the price tag.
The Groupon I purchased was $24 for two burgers and two Whiskey flights, so my boyfriend and I decided to make a date night out of it. We arrived around 6:30pm on a Saturday night to a pretty tame crowd and we were promptly seated. Our waitress didn't bat an eye when we showed her the Groupon, and quickly brought out our Whiskey flight selection. We both opted for their Rye option, which was delicious. After a few minutes our waitress came back and took our order, and our food came out maybe 15 minutes or so after that. The turnaround was incredibly fast, which we appreciated as our appetites had been whet by our whiskey flight.
I decided to go with the Johnny Apple Burger which consisted of a black angus patty, applewood smoked bacon, brie, gala apple, pecan aioli, and a side of sweet potato fries. I ordered this medium and it definitely came out as a grey, tasteless, well done that was oddly spotted with dime sized pink areas throughout. I'm not for sure how this was cooked on the grill, but the doneness of the meat was incredibly puzzling. I didn't mention this to the waitress as she only came back after our first bite, so I wasn't aware of the state of the burger. The toppings were a tad on the disappointing side--the gala apple didn't have much of the sweetness to be cut by the bacon and brie. The pecan aioli was missing in flavor. The only aspect I really appreciated were the two thick cut pieces of bacon that were cooked to a crunchy, yet soft, perfection. The sweet potato fries were sadly sprinkled with a diabetic-shock-inducing amount of sugar that wasn't needed in the slightest.
My boyfriend opted for the Bourbon BBQ burger which was cooked closer to a medium-well after he ordered it medium. I snagged a bite and couldn't taste the bacon aioli or the blue cheese, and pretty much just got a mouthful of BBQ sauce and meat. On both burgers the bun to burger ratio was skewed in favor of the bun, which I don't personally care for.
For $12 a burger, I'd much rather go to DMK for the area or make the trek to Kumas for a larger burger with toppings that actually have flavor.
I went here one time in the summer and sat outside on the side patio. There were a lot of delish burgers to choose from, and my 3 girlfriends and I all got something different. We all liked / loved what we got, so overall a great place. It also looked like they had a bunch of drink specials for specific days of the week. I will def be going back when the weather gets warmer
Review Source:I was pleasantly surprised! Not going to lie, the reason I came here is because I have a slight crush on Billy Dec. I watch him every Thursday on WCL! The burgers are amazing. Seriously, the meat is cooked to order (I like it medium rare). It's good quality beef and the toppings are all paired perfectly. I had the Locavore and my bf had the Rockit. His was slightly better than mine, but I'd go back for both! Give this place a try! I know where I'm going for lunch after the home opener!
Review Source:Yum...this place rocks!!! They have all kinds of creative burgers, I mean, a mac n cheese burger? how can you resist!?!? My friend and I purchased a gDine from <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gdine.com&s=cb731bb689931cbd3ba7f75496e71209698a4a1742bebec3ff3dc18d1c84fbda" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.gdine.com</a> for this place and for $15 we each got an appetizer and a burger...seriously so cheap and delicious. Get the onion rings, you can thank me later!
Review Source:Redeemed a groupon here for a whiskey flight and a burger deal. I settled upon their truffle mushroom burger which tasted strangely bland (somehow it won gold last summer at roscoefest)? Those judges must've been on something serious.
My GF's Johnny Apple Burger was a different story which saves this review from the toilet. Stroke of pure genius to combine gala apple with melted slices of Brie.
Averages out to 3 stars.
Very popular spot. Burgers are delightful here. Busy place so atmosphere can be a bit loud, but not unbearable. weekends before 4pm is a brunch only menu, which caused me to miss out on the Pulled Pork (a restaurant specialty according to the menu). Burger w/ pretzel bun are delightful however, good place for america style bar food.
Review Source:Great bar and brunch spot. Though I suppose the brunch I had was more lunch than brunch.
I had only been to Rockit in River north but apparently a hungover NY day was the day to step foot in Rockit Wrigley. After an eventful and crazy NYE, my friend A and I could not sleep past 8am. Such is the curse of working 9-5. We decided to meet up at Rockit for a hangover cure. I am pretty sure there was only one waitress working the back room, but she did a hell of a job taking care of everyone even when it got packed.
Thank the lord for their bloody mary bar! Not even one bloody was enough for me. Though I really missed the cheese that they have the Rockit in River North (sorry but I LOVE cheese!)
For breakfast *cough* I mean lunch... we ordered Buffallo Chicken Mac n Cheese as well as Truffle Fries. Our best intentions were to start off with these dishes and then order more, but alas our eyes were much more hungry than our stomachs and we left in food comas after finishing our drinks and food.
I will definitely hit this place up for brunch again.
Service on trivia night was terrible. Our waitress was less than enthused to be there, acted slightly annoyed that we wanted to order when we did ("...Um, one second while I get my paper."), and the food was absolutely NOT worth the price.
We thought we were ordering the $3 Bud Light special - wrong. $5. The food was bland, nothing memorable, and expensive. We had to wait quite awhile to order new beers, have our plates cleaned, and get our check.
We will certainly not be revisiting this place.
With so many burger places popping up around Chicago, Rockit Burger Bar in the Lakeview/Wrigleyville area has plenty of competition. Â They also focus on offering high quality burgers with some outrageous toppings. Â However, unlike the other places I have been to (like 25 degrees or The Burger Point), they offer seasonal specials which take advantage of current trends and keeps everyone's tastebuds at bay. Â For instance, eggnog milkshakes and a jingle bell themed burger... it just screams holidays. Â Anyway, the overall food portion is solid, the cost is considered average for most of the burger places in the city, the waitresses were very friendly, but the atmosphere was a little on the lacking side. Â Being more of a bar, the dining area was pretty dimly lit--almost too much for my liking. Â One main improvement could involve being a little more generous with the toppings. Â I personally like extra toppings and an extra juicy burger so the minimal amounts (yet great balance of each ingredient) caused a minor knock on my overall rating. Â I went ahead and gave it 4 miles overall with room for improvement once I come back and try some of their other burgers!
Review Source:Went here for date night about a month ago. It was completely dead on a week night, even though it was unseasonably nice out. Overall, the food was okay, but for what you got it seemed over priced. My boyfriend got the Kobe burger which definitely was not as good as a $20 burger should be. The homemade ranch, however, was lick the plate clean good. Â I preferred the old menu with more of a section. I'd probably go back but only for reasonably priced specials. Bottom line: too pretentious and overpriced for what you get. Burgers at just about any other bar on Clark are just as good and half the price.
Review Source:I love coming here in the fall because they have this delicious Butternut Squash soup (and thanks to them, I love the soup and get it whenever I can). But I also go for  the mixed drink that looks like the firecracker popsicle we used to get from the ice cream trucks (tastes like one too!)
They also have really great food. My only downside is both locations (Wrigleyville and Downtown) are not the best areas when it comes to parking, and it's pricey. But worth it!
We didnt eat here as we'd  had a very filling breakfast, but we did partake in the bar.
The tap selection was alright, nothing special. It looked like they had a fairly decent liquor selection, but after one beer we really werent feeling the "vibe" from this place. It was a little too "bro" for us.
Interesting with lots of good sounding choices. Went there for brunch/lunch on a Sunday and they had a cool gameday menu with items like chili mac and cheese waffle fries with bacon and pulled pork on top.
I had the breakfast burrito which was very tasty. The hash browns are really just largely diced potatoes and not very good.
Overall there was good food and a good beer selection. Place was a bit pricey but I would definitely go back.
I was really excited about this place.
My boyfriend and I had been reading about this Rockit Burger for at least a year now. With so many other places close to us, we never managed to make it here until last night.
He ordered the Rock it burger. $19 for a Kobe beef patty with brie, shallots and date aioli with a side of truffle fries. Medium rare.
I ordered the Locavore. $14 for abeef patty with onions rings, bacon aioli and smoked cheddar. I opted for the waffle fries. Medium rare
We also ordered 2 Goose Island Green Lines' each.
The Rockit Burger was dry, over-cooked and really didn't have any pronounced flavors. Icould only taste the aioli  when I took a bite of the bun by itself. The fries were good, but a little undercooked and some of them were borderline soggy.
The Locavore was a good, solid burger. I liked the bacon aioli. The fries were good as well, but they looked like they were the frozen kind you can get a jewel.
When the check came, I showed the waitress a "gift card" that had been emailed to me by them when I signed up on their mailing list. I had it on my phone as I didn't have a chance to print it before we left.
The manager refused to honor it because it needed to be a piece of paper... Really?! There isn't a barcode, or certificate number, or anything on this "gift card' that would keep my from printing it out 100 times and coming in everyday to use one. So... why not honor it on my phone? What was the big deal?? Whatev.
My other beef... Seriously... $6 for a Green Line??? That's highway robbery right there.
I doubt we will be back. I'll stick with DMK.
A little pricey but tasty. Â They have a slew of fancy burgers and uppity toppings. Â I had the Truffle Burger. Â It was good, but overpriced (put truffles on anything and the price soars though) for what it was. Â What was really good though was the truffle fries that came with it. Â Those kicked ass. Â A nice subtle flavor and just damn good. Â The burger itself was good but nothing to kick down doors for. Â Special note: be mindful of what you are drinking(price wise), I had a rye whiskey and didn't ask for a price and ended up paying 11 bucks. But that was my own fault, drinking near Wrigley and not expecting to get railed on drink prices is silly. Â I will recommend this place, but if you're in the city there are other burger joints I'd prefer.
Review Source:Came in after the Cubs game just to try the Rockit Burger after a friend recommended it. I have to say I really enjoyed it. The place was crowded with the after game crowd but the staff was very attentive. My husband spilled ketchup on his shirt, and someone noticed and brought him some club soda. I Â would definitely go to Rockit Burger Bar again.
Review Source:A fellow Elite Yelp friend recommended I visit Rockit Burger bar as I continue my monthly quest to find my favorite Chicagoland Burger for 2012.
Our visit came after a Cubs game, and we were seated immediately and our order taken promptly. Â I felt our beverages took a little bit longer to arrive than I would have liked as the post game Cubs crowd had not yet fully arrived. Â Our Rockit Burger, however, was served faster than I expected.
The burger was tasty and original. The butter bun, slightly toasted was a welcome touch and the seasoned fries rounded out the meal very well. Â The burger, however, was smaller than I had hoped. Â
A $19 dollar burger will set certain expectations of which I feel they fell short. Â The burger would be an exceptional $10 burger, but for $19 it was average. Â
I would definitely come here again to sample some of the other burgers on the menu. I enjoyed the atmosphere, the clientele, the staff (who provided club soda to me when ketchup spilled on my shirt) and, of course, they serve my favorite beer Half Acre Daisy Cutter.
Made a very easy reservation via my Yelp iPhone app & BOOM! Table for 3, after a Cub's game, & prior to an event at the neighboring music venue, The Metro. A busy night in the neighborhood, but our booth was ready & waiting for us when we arrived. Awesome.
Even MORE awesome? The burgers. We each ordered a burger; my best friend tried The Farmhouse which comes topped with a fried egg! He loved it.
I asked for the special Rockit burger, but to be made with a veggie burger instead of the (probably wonderful!) Kobe beef that the menu promised. The chef obliged! The Rockit burger vegetarian variation was just incredible... & huge. I did, however, stuff myself to the gills & devour every last bite.
Our waitress was attentive, & very accommodating. Everything was top-notch: the service, the special request fulfillment by the chef for my veggie special, & of course & most importantly, our food. Â
I even visited Rockit's website prior to our dinner reservation to check-out the menu, & was surprised to get a nice discount coupon emailed to me immediately just for signing up for their email list. Rockit happily redeemed my printed coupon that evening.
Rockit is a must-try in my book. Check out their menu - they have more than just burgers, but the burgers are the coup de grâce of this establishment.
I cannot wait to go back!
Maybe we caught them on an off-night, but my experience with Rockit was pretty lousy. The burgers we ordered both came out overcooked and dry, while the truffle fries were heavy on fry while being way too light on truffle.
With so many outstanding places to grab a burger in this city (just a couple blocks away, even Uncommon Ground serves a far superior burger), I am shocked that this place is so regularly so crowded.
I suppose I should give them another try, but it's hard to do when I know I can't miss elsewhere.
worst turkey burger EVER! i am not one who usually leaves any bit of my turkey burger remaining on the plate by the end of my eating sessions. Â however, the turkey patty at this place absolutely blew! Â
also when we went to be seated on the outside patio the woman who was seating us was wearing something I would wear if I was going to paint a house later in the day or something. Â She said hi when we first got there, but I had no idea she worked there, i just thought she was a friendly guest at the restaurant.
Our waitress, although a nice girl, was spacing out and I had to raise my hand up multiple times to get her attention to finally take our order. Â
overally, i will never go back to this place. Â i didnt think you could go wrong with a turkey burger.....rockit has managed that. Â woof!
I must say that as a vegetarian I don't crave burgers and fries very often but when I do...this is always on the list of places to go. They have a great red bean burger that they don't deep fry (like most other veggie burger are cooked) and has extraordinary flavor. With a touch of BBQ sauce I am having flashbacks of the good old burger eating days.
On top of it you can not go wrong with their waffle fries... I mean who makes those any more??? Rockit Does! The cold drinks, location and people are always bonus as well.
Will somebody PLEASE remind me to stay the hell out of Wrigleyville on game days? And on Friday and Saturday nights, but that's a different story....
Anyway, went here because the bf wanted to go out and this sounded good. It was good, but the gameday crowd was a bit much. Also I think they had put out the gameday menu because it didn't match what we had seen online. And he (the aforementioned bf) swore up and down he did not look at the menu for the downtown Rockit. So I'll trust him and say they had the tiny gameday menu out.
Their onion ring sauce with the red peppers was really, really good. I'd eat that again in a heartbeat. And their electric lemonade was fantastic. But this wouldn't be my first choice for restaurants to come back to; at least not until I've been to a few others.
Billy Dec & Co. hit the mark precisely with this Wrigleyville gem.
The burgers are amazing, the service is outstanding and affable, and the prices are fair. What else do you really need?
I suppose the only critique I can really offer is the lack of any options on the menu that are "light"-- that being said, if the option were there, I would STILL be likely to go for the burger anyways. They're really just delicious. I also really appreciate the attention to my desired level of cooking-- most places are scared to cook to your liking.
Excellent work, Mr. Dec. Thanks!
Some of you may be more familar with their pretentious sister/brother (or "brah") restaurant Rockit Bar & Grill downtown than you are with Rockit Burger Bar Wrigleyville. Well they aren't twins, I'll tell ya that.
Rockit BB currently just went through a rebrand to ditch it's sometimes annoying repuation of it's older sibling in a neighborhood that's anything but pretentious. I attended the rebrand party about two weeks ago. The staff was very accomodating and extremely polite. The food was delicious and the drinks were strong. I believe his name was Jacob, who was bartending the event. He was very knowledgable about different kinds of drinks and took the time to explain how he made them. Granted he wasn't slammed giving out drinks, but it was nice to actually learn something from the bartender.
The overall atmosphere of the place is causal but more of a place to grab some grub and drinks (think a place to take parents when they are in town for the Cubs game) than getting down right fratty like at nearby Casey Morans or Barleycorn's.
The Rockit is right across from Wrigley field and a great place to grab a bite before or after a game. They even have a nice outdoor patio for those sunny summer days. Â However, if you are there on a game day, get there early or be prepared to wait. This place gets packed!
I like their jalapeno poppers with jalapeno aioli dipping sauce. I know it sounds hot, but it's not hot at all. It has just a slight kick to it. Not enough to ever burn, and just enough to appeal to the masses that visit there.
The buffalo mac-n-cheese was good enough that my husband wanted to take home what we didn't eat.
I had the angus burger with brie, apples and bacon. The slices or bacon were crisp and thick cut. And the burger was good. Not fantastic, but fine for Chicago. For some reason, we have noticed that Chicago does a great job with pizza and hot dogs, but burgers are not as good as some other places in the country. I mention this only to prep the expectations of beef eaters from other parts yonder. So while, the burgers at Rockit may not be as great as a burger at a good burger joint in Texas might be, they are decent for what you will get in Chicago.
The sweet potato fries, though, were awesome! They dust them with brown sugar, making them a sweet and crunchy treat. I actually liked these much better than the burger.
We stuck with beer. This is one of the few places near us that we know serves Sol, which we like better than Corona, so we get our Sol fix here while chomping those burgers.
The service here is very good. The waitress was attentive without being overbearing. She stopped by enough to make sure we had the drinks we needed but not often to interrupt our conversation. Also, the waitress was kind enough to give us a coupon for a free basket of curley fries for our table. We hadn't tried them yet and it was really nice of her to do that.
Went here with my mom for lunch because we were both craving a burger and we heard that the burgers here were great. Great does not do it justice--more like AMAZING!
I got the turkey burger but with a regular beef burger with sweet potato fries. Honestly outstanding. I'm not one to say this was the best, but this was hands down the best burger I have ever have. I can't wait to go back
Also, there was a foursqaure special for 20% off you bill if you check in during the afternoon!
Rockit should stick to burgers and nightlife. Â I came to this location for brunch and it was really unimpressive. Â Considering that there were only about five tables, our waitress wasn't real speedy or attentive. Â The bus boy was amazing, though, and we wished we could have given our tip to him! Â
I ordered the slider benedict and it was so mediocre. Â Just kind of greasy and tasteless. Â The wrongly named hash browns (they're actually potato chunks) weren't terrible, but nothing to write home about. Â
I'll go back, but definitely not for brunch.
Um, yes please. I already liked this place for dinner before my recent trip down the block for brunch.
First of all, if you're getting a dish that comes with a side, it's a sin not to get truffle fries. Truly. One time, I'm going to go and only order truffle fries so I can actually eat them all and not feel like I'm going to double in size overnight. The chili is delicious, the Rockit Burger is delish, their flatbread pizzas are amazing, and they have a good brunch selection, too. I didn't particularly enjoy my huevos rancheros, but I'm 99% sure that's because it wasn't a flavor combination/texture that I enjoyed, not because it wasn't well prepared. (I guess I'm not really a fan of fried tortillas.)
Also, I'm mildly obsessed with Foursquare and they have some good check-in deals here. On Saturday, you had to be one of the first ten people to check in after 10 am to get 20% off your bill (and I was), and they also have a newbie special that's a free appetizer on your first check-in. Why not give it a try?
The Red Eye said there would be live music for brunch...little did they mention it was the downtown location that would have the music. Lame.
Usually I avoid a restaraunt with such a low rating on Yelp. But the music was calling...and then wasn't.
The food was bad. Like bad bar food. The server was nice, though had to be reminded to fill our coffee during brunch.
I'll only get here to get drunk and party. Please don't go for the food.
Rockit, you win for not having a line out the door post-Cubs game. Granted we left the game a tad bit early to beat the crowd, but still, there wasn't a line even after leaving Rockit.
I work down the street from the downtown location and have been there plenty of times for lunch and dinner. So one would think I would my usual Southwestern chicken salad order, but I wanted something different and filling. But first, let's get an appetizer so we decided on the pulled pork nachos. It was a huge platter good enough to share. Watch out for the sometimes hidden jalepeno pieces. Hot, hot, hot indeed. Thankfully, my $5 margarita cured my burning mouth.
I decided on the turkey burger and substituted the side of fries with sweet potato ones. I could totally eat those sweet potato ones as a meal. Topped with a little brown sugar, these were so addicting. I know, I know, the truffle fries are a favorite, but I prefer sweet potato anything. The burger was massive. I had to cut it in half (weird, I know), but seriously, there was no way I could eat this without being messy...which is what I ended up doing. The burger itself got a little crumbly and kept falling out onto my plate. It wasn't bad complete with lettuce, tomato, avocado, and chipotle mayo. And for $10? Not too shabby...
Overall great service: fast, waters refilled instantly, and friendly waitress. They even accepted one of our Foursquare check-in discount.
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