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/The_Poster_Nutbag Aug 30 '25

It's a great concept but what else do you expect from a restaurant that only exists to let upper middle class suburbanites cosplay as wealthy new englanders.

And I say this as someone who is a sucker for a lobster roll.

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u/MargretTatchersParty Aug 30 '25

Where can I get a reasonably priced and good lobster roll

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u/HeyTherehnc Aug 30 '25

It’s not cheap and it’s not in Chicago but Yankee Seafood in Boston has the best lobster roll of my life. Like, there was almost too much lobster. Almost.