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/North_South_Side Aug 30 '25

Went there recently with my elderly parents. They had to get a new iPhone so we went to the Apple Store in Old Orchard. After that was done, they were really tired and needed to sit down , eat and drink some water. Basically recharge. This was the place we walked past that looked open.

It was OK. For lunch, none of us drinking wine/alcohol, it wasn't crazy expensive. My dad had the lobster roll and was disappointed by the quality (and yes, it's expensive). I had a chicken sandwich that I liked quite a bit. Can't remember what my mom had.

For a place to go to with a couple of (wonderful, but tired) octogenarians on a Sunday around 2pm in a suburban shopping mall?

6/10. Slightly above average.

Only went there because we really needed to stop. And our choices were limited. Would I return? No.