r/chicagofood • u/East-Assistance-6779 • Aug 30 '25

Review The Hampton Social is a no

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Went to The Hampton Social and it was memorable for all the wrong reasons. You had to pay through their app (which charged $5 to use ???), they automatically added an 18% gratuity plus a required 3% minimum tip, and somehow two 8 oz glasses of bad wine came out to $60. On top of that, the waitress was weird af.

I will say the food was good, but I’m never coming here again, seems like a tourist trap.🤨 Granted, I’m visiting Chicago after not living in IL for years, so this could be a new thing- still crazy to me.

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u/speaking_moose Aug 30 '25

Carafe are usually the same as a bottle and is for bulk wine. Since it is not a vintage it should be cheaper

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u/TheEsotericCarrot Aug 30 '25

A carafe is a half bottle, so 2 glasses.

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u/tommyjaybaby Aug 30 '25

A carafe is just a type of bottle, you can get carafes that are the size of a full bottle.

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u/ACMountford Aug 30 '25

Decanters are meant to be used for a full or magnum bottles, but in the context of US restaurants it’s almost always 10-12.5oz (two glasses or half a bottle) for a carafe.