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    Backyard Grill

    3.6 (195 reviews)
    InexpensiveAmerican, Greek, Italian
    Closed 9:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    BACKYARD GRILL ATMOSPHERE

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Cheeseburger no bun and spinach pie with rice!

    Food is allways great! Service was excellent with quick delivery from uber eats. Ambiance very nice!

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    Mirella K.

    Y'all know I'm a sucker for Greek food, and this place had one of the BEST Greek food I've ever had. Located in Lincolnwood, Backyard Grill is a mid size counter-service food place with parking on all sides of the restaurant. It's very easily accessible and there were a ton of spots available (we came here on a Tuesday around 11:30am). I got the chicken skewer dinner (2 chicken skewers, Greek potatoes, rice, vegetables, and pita with tzatziki sauce), a side dinner salad but added feta and olives to it, and then my sister got their cold cut salad (blend of chopped crispy iceberg & romaine lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, red & green peppers, red onion, egg, turkey, ham, salami, cheddar & Swiss cheese). It was really big! The portion sizes here are above average in my opinion and are all fairly priced. I was obsessed with my chicken skewer plate. The chicken was juicy and charbroiled perfectly, and the Greek potatoes were so lemony, herby, and soft. Their feta and Greek dressing here are A1, too! The food did not disappoint. The only reason I docked a star is because of the inside and ambiance. There was one long table in the restaurant with a bunch of papers, a laptop, flyers, newspapers, and just a bunch of random stuff on it which didn't look too good and no one could sit at. They have a lot of long tables put together and not a lot of 4-tops or 2-tops, so you may have to sit next to strangers if it's busy. The place could've been a little cleaner. Nonetheless, I would easily come here again and try other things off their large menu. The food was fantastic!!

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    Jessica H.

    Best skewers around! Editing this review after a catering experience. We eat here a lot. The food is always delicious so we decided to cater for a big party that we had for 60 guests. I'm writing this review so others don't experience the same we did. We ordered 6 pounds of beef and received 20 rolls. That's fine. We ordered 2 full trays of Italian sausage and meatballs for 40 people each (as described in menu). We expected 40 pieces in each tray since their menu suggests that a full tray is for 40. Don't be fooled. It's only for 20 people. We only received 20 half cut Italian sausages with 20 rolls and 20 meatballs with 20 rolls. Meaning it fed 20 people, not 40. Meatballs weren't large enough to cut in half and broke apart when I tried. We didn't have enough food. We had to go back and pay for a tray of chicken just to make sure this party we had was entirely fed. Although I hate to write this review, I wouldn't want another party to be shorted. The owner called them appetizers saying not everyone will eat "one of each" Odd because the menu does not suggest they are appetizer portions and who is he to determine what other food we had at our party and what people will eat. Also if I order food for 40 people, I expect food for 40 people. It doesn't matter what people will or will not eat. Stressful, expensive experience but lesson learned. I won't cater from here anymore. I don't like to be misled. Picture of menu, prices and what we saw is attached to the review.

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    Food is awesome and the pric e are reasonably. Great place to get a bite. Will be back.

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    Very friendly service, they always get your order right. Love their burgers, Italian sandwiches, and wings.

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    Great food and large variety. Sandwiches, salads, burgers -- all delicious. Wonderful service as well.

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    I've been ordering food from here for many many years. Their bbq chicken, and kids mac n cheese are the best!!

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    I love this place!!!! It's a solid go to in the neighborhood when you're in a pinch for dinner or lunch and leans towards healthy!!

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    Awesome food the chicken dinner is the bomb and delicious spinach pie the food is great and don't forget the awesome burgers!!!!!

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    The food is awesome!!!!! No mask no vaccine cards and the spinach pie and chicken ( both Greek and barque) are awesome!!!!!

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