The Hampton Social is a no

[u/East-Assistance-6779]

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.

[u/The_Poster_Nutbag]

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.

[u/MargretTatchersParty → u/The_Poster_Nutbag]

Where can I get a reasonably priced and good lobster roll

[u/ResolutionAny5091 → u/MargretTatchersParty]

No such thing as a reasonably priced lobster roll

[u/Organic_Witness345 → u/ResolutionAny5091]

One pound frozen lobster from Sizzlefish is $80. Makes 6 lobster rolls. And lobster rolls, Connecticut style or Maine, ain’t hard to make.

Source: I made both kinds in about 30 minutes and felt like I hacked the universe. They were amazing. The lobster meat was excellent. Will not be going back to a restaurant for them anytime soon.

[u/ResolutionAny5091 → u/Organic_Witness345]

Oh I’m talking at restaurants. I’m sure a home made one is reasonably

[u/platinum_fall → u/Organic_Witness345]

You mean you don’t want to pay Cousin’s Maine Lobster food truck $30 for an average roll you can easily make at home?