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Hopleaf Bar

4.1 (2.4k reviews)
Open • 12:00 pm - 11:00 PM
Updated 3 months ago

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Casual
Moderate noise
Good for groups
Outdoor seating

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Reuben Sandwich
Grant S.

Hopleaf Bar is hands down one of our favorite spots for dinner and drink in all of Chicago! One key to a successful dinning experience at Hopleaf is knowing the three different spaces to engage. When you first walk in, you have to show your ID since this is an adults-only bar establishment. (1) You can then choose to sit in the front bar area, if you want a full menu, but use the bar for ordering service. (2) If you keep walking through the front bar area, you reach the host stand at the top of the ramp. This is where you can put your name in to sit in the main dining room, upstairs, or outside. (3) However, you can also walk through to the left of the host stand to another bar area that has full menus, but bar service for ordering. This is our preferred spot because we can often find a seat and order with the bar. Do note that, during busy times, part of this bar area is managed by the host stand and will be labeled as such. The extensive beer menu is our favorite. We have our favorite food items, so all our decision making revolves around which beer we will get. They always have a bit of everything style-wise, from all over the world, but with a local-brewery focus. Seasonal emphasis is also taken into consideration when they curate the beer list. It is always rotating and we love it! Beers are served in the recommended glasses from the breweries. It's a great drinking experience from start to finish! Our food orders are eternally set: I get the Nueske Ham sandwich with fries and aioli. My husband gets the Reuben sandwich with fries and aioli. This meal is so perfect we'll probably never get anything different, despite the menu being delicious across the board. The wildest we get is sometimes splitting the two sandwiches. No reason to mess with a good thing! Other notable great things about Hopleaf: (1) Kind, knowledgeable, and professional staff. (2) Reasonable prices for high quality and great variety products. (3) Clean Belgian Bar decor/vibe with lots of space for folks to enjoy their time. (4) They are open late and serve food late. Thank you for being an amazing local spot, Hopleaf! We'll see you soon!

Shelly V.

Such a cool vibe inside hopleaf! Came early for our reservation to sit at the bar in celebration of our 1 year anniversary. Forgot to take a picture of the mussels but we got the beer mussels and white wine mussels for one and it was more than enough food. Happily took the fries home for leftovers though. Service was a little slow but it was pretty busy in there for a Sunday. Pretty inexpensive considering the amount of food you're served so definitely will go back and try some other things.

Citrus Salad***
Terri S.

Fantastic beers and cocktails. I am not a beer drinker but found one I loved. The food is higher end but wow! So tasty!! Our waitress gave us a lot of attention, made recommendations and really listened to our likes and dislikes.

Crispy Pork Belly
Mark T.

Simply, all around excellent! This was one of those cases where I stopped in, started a review, and then it sat in my drafts collecting dust. Thus, a return visit was a must! Primarily because I genuinely enjoyed it, and secondarily because I enjoy writing. Hopleaf boasts a tremendous and awesome beer list! It's truly hard to do it justice in a review. I will say they offer a wide variety of different kinds, origins, styles, bottle versus draft, and so on. For those who aren't beer lovers, there are cocktails, ciders, and more! For food, I was able to try both the Pork Belly and the Slagel Burger. The pork belly was much better than I expected! The exterior was delightfully roasted, and the interior was soft and savory with a good balance between meaty and fatty bits. The pork was well-sauced, and the accompanying accoutrements were similarly fantastic, helping to round out the pork, and adding freshness. On my first visit, my main memory of the burger was a very high salt level. However, this appears to have been addressed on my second visit. Now, is it the best burger in the city? No. However, it is excellent in its own right. The smashed patties have good flavor and a proper char around the edges. The vegetables are present but not so overwhelming that it becomes a hard-to-eat salad, and finally, it is delightfully cheesy! Where service is concerned, the bar staff were friendly and welcoming. They took great care of me and other patrons approaching the bar. Food came out in a reasonable timeframe, especially for items cooked to order. In terms of their vibe, I feel as though the best way I can describe it is to say it's a larger, elevated dive bar. It isn't cramped or dark, and there's plenty of space. At the same time, it isn't at all uppity and preserves that neighborhood establishment feel (though I would certainly go across town to visit on occasion). Finally, regarding value, when the bill came, I felt the amount due was more than reasonable considering the quality of food, beers, and service I received. Thus, while I am generally not a big beer drinker (I'm more of a spirits/cocktails person), I'm not totally against printing out their beer menu and crossing out items as I try them. That is to say, I look forward to coming back again and again.

Mussels, fries
Audrey K.

This is seriously one of my favorite bars in the entire city and I have only had the pleasure of coming here once. Hopleaf itself is worth a trip to Andersonville. On a sunny day this patio is unbeatable. It's what heaven probably feels like. There's shade, there's sun, there's vibes. The food was delicious. Everything I had was amazing. I have tried so hard to find a place closer to me that is even close to being as good as this place and I have failed. It's one of a kind. I had the best day ever here. I journaled about this place.

Rachel L.

Get the frites. I could end my review there and it would still be the most accurate statement and all you need to know. Seriously though, best fries in Chicago. They are perfectly crisp on the outside and fluffy in the middle. You won't find a better bar snack anywhere. I was lucky enough to live walking distance to Hopleaf for a while, and it was my go to spot. It's huge inside, you don't realize how big by looking at it from the outside. Several different rooms plus an outside patio out back. Beer menu is expansive and since I don't like beer, I love the fact they have such a wide variety of ciders, which I do love. It's not fancy. They make you feel at home. Gets quite busy on Friday and Saturday nights, so be ready to share tables with strangers and get to know a new friend. One of the places I miss most in Chicago since I moved south. Don't forget, get the frites!

The Slagel Burger
Jackie B.

This was a top tier burger in the city. I was told to try this place after raving about leavitt street and this burger was really good as well. Leavitt still is better in my book, but a huge burger with lots of substance for it being a smash burger. Typical bar vibes and was very cozy. They do not have table service in the front area, but you can order at the bar and it's just as good. Would recommend to try their burger.

Slagel burger with German potato salad
Jonathan W.

Takes credit. Lots of seating. They have bar seating and table seating. Excellent service. Mussels with white wine ($18) for one- they are famous for mussels. It's actually mussels enough for 2 people. I was hoping for more flavor, but the mussels kind of didn't have taste. The soup needed more seasoning. Frites- large serving enough for 2 or 3 people. But they are like shoestring fries cut in half, so it's too small for me. Slagel burger ($20)- prob the best burger I've had in this side of Chicago. Gooey cheese on 2 slices of smashburger. It's so good. Upgraded for German potato salad - nice change from American salad. Cooked golden potatoes, grilled onions, and bacon Cider Uncle John perry- fine pear cider. Refreshing Fat orange kitten IPA- very fruity with little ipa after taste Weissbier- super good German beer Middle brow - sour beer, I'd get again. Maypop- sour beer with citrus

Crispy pork belly
Don J.

Fun place to have a beer with snacks or dinner. Dozens of interesting beers on tap, especially if you're into Belgian styles. The outdoor patio in back looked like a lovely place to hang out, but not every table is shaded. We opted to sit indoors in the bar area, which is counter service only. Lots of vintage beer posters on the walls. Bread and butter board, consisting of two kinds of butter and hearty thick slices of toast, made for a nice snack. Sausage plate also pairs well with almost any beer.

Kelly T.

We were looking for a good lunch spot on our last day in the area and my husband had seen this place on Diners, Drive- ins and dives so we decided to give it a try. It has plenty of indoor, outdoor and bar seating. We chose indoors because of the great air conditioning. The menu has plenty of appetizers, salads and sandwiches. I opted for the burger. It was big and delicious but very sloppy. The fries were tiny, tasty and greasy. My husband had the brisket reuben and said it was really good. Service was good from our server, Joe.

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Are reservations recommended?

Not required but helpful at peak weekend evening hours.

Is this place dog friendly?

While it is certainly true that some places ignore the rule, the Chicago Department of Health does not allow animals in areas where food is served. We do strictly follow city, county and state health codes and thus do not allow pets at Hopleaf,… 

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