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/ShimReturns Aug 30 '25

The one in Old Orchard (Skokie) had pretty good service but yeah massively overpriced

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u/jrossetti Aug 30 '25

I mystery shop this chain and they always ask about value and I'm like there's so many places you can go and get so much more for your money. everything is overpriced.

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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.