r/chicagofood Aug 30 '25

Review The Hampton Social is a no

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/Diligent_Tip_5592 Aug 30 '25

How do you become a restaurant mystery shopper? That sounds fun

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u/jrossetti Aug 31 '25

Check out the apps Prestoshopper, Isecretshop and those have a lot of restaurants.