If you're trying to find a really spacious, beautiful space for a private event, you've come to the right place and look no further beyond Bad Apple in Lincoln Park. I hosted a 50 person private event this past Saturday and had the most incredible time. I worked closely with Kevin, the owner, for the past month to review menu and tour the site. He was incredibly accommodating and helpful throughout this entire experience. My guests and I had the best time in the private back room. The service, the drinks, the food and the overall space - everything was above and beyond and highly highly recommend if you wanna have a fabulous party, where you can just sit and enjoy with your guest instead of stressing out about the minor details. Thank you again Bad Apple team and cannot wait to be back! read more

The outdoor eating area is great. Very shaded and ambient and the built in tvs are easy to see from any seat. We were able to get a table out there on a Saturday with no issues. The service was a bit slow and we were attended to by at least 3 servers which was fine but slightly confusing. We got our food with no issues, but it took about 50 minutes despite our orders being fairly standard (no special requests). The food was good. The easy to west sandwich was good and I liked the Brussel sprout slaw. We felt the burgers were slightly overcooked but nothing too crazy. My biggest complaint on the food is the homemade ketchup being the only ketchup option. The ketchup wasn't smooth and lacked a vinegar taste. If they would like to serve homemade, having regular ketchup as an option is a must. read more

The burger spot you go to once every few months to really treat yourself. Their burgers are always fresh and really tasty, but it's definitely hearty- so much that after I eat, I have to reflect what I've just done. Their fries are some of the best I've had, and if you don't mind your breath stinking, the minced garlic add on option is so, so solid. Great vibes on a (not game day) Sunday, but expect casual service and waiting a bit for food. read more

The Bad Apple - The Bad Apple Burger - American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Had a wonderful dinner at The Bad Apple on a Tuesday night. I didn't know this before going, but on Tuesdays they have an amazing deal (probably one of the best in the city) of $6.50 margaritas and cheap tacos! So very pleasantly surprised, and the margaritas were quality + filled to the brim! We found out from the bartender they fresh squeeze lime juice and make everything as fresh as possible, from their own pickled fruit/veg platter to their cocktail ingredients to their own homemade ketchup. Our server was lowkey rude at first and impatient (pretty sure I saw her roll her eyes at us!) but things turned around and she was nice the rest of the night. It was not very busy at all and food came out quickly. The cheese curds and the burgers were phenomenal -- watch out if you get the thunder dome burger, we were shocked to see it's piled high with three onion rings to literally look like a volcano! Everything was so tasty. Will be returning! read more

Great food, great service and great vibes. We stopped in for lunch and discovered a beautiful patio. Summer cocktails, crispy cheese curds, burger and a crispy Korean chicken sandwich in a beautiful setting made this the perfect end of summer day. read more

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From California and went here pre-Cubs game. Excellent burgers, great atmosphere and phenomenal beer selection. Met Kevin the owner who made us feel welcomed and also gave us a tour of the speakeasy and history lesson on his grandfather during Prohibition. Highly recommend! read more

Such a fun space! We went back in October after the marathon + this was the perfect spot for a larger celebration. I loved the outdoor space - great vibes and plenty of tvs for football! I don't love burgers or beer, so admittedly, I am not the target audience here, but still really enjoyed the BBQ salad! The fish tacos were good, but a bit spicy. Service was a little slow/there was a bit of confusion on who ordered what, but there were a couple bigger groups on the patio so such is life. read more

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I came in with an empty restaurant and waited for my food for 40 minutes with my husband and a 3 year old. Not fun. When our food came, my daughter's burger was cold. I won't be coming back. ​ read more

I would give a 3.5 but can't round up to 4 based on the burgs. I will start with the positive vibes though, the patio is huge, has good TVs and good vibes. Staff was friendly, and its dog friendly. We started with honey sriracha wings on the happy hour menu. They were tasty! Solid. I ordered the fig burger with sweet potato fries. The burger was alright but under seasoned or salted. Any bite without goat cheese and fig was very bland. Bun was good and cooked fine. SPF were very tasty. My husband got something with spicy mayo which I'm forgetting the name of. His patty was also under seasoned and he agreed without all the topping would be very subpar. His fries were good too. Overall, we agreed - vibes good, wings good, fries good. Neither of us would get the same burger next time, would maybe try the Waygu smash but otherwise wouldn't come FOR the burgs. read more

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Okay!! My only regret is not coming in here sooner.. I have been to the Bad Apple's first location, but it had been many years because it's a little bit further than where I live. When I saw the sign pop-up in the old John Barleycorn, I was ecstatic. I had my parents in town a couple weekends ago and after a long day of painting and moving, we popped into the bad apple and immediately got a seat on the patio. First off... The patio is INSANE! Probably the biggest in this area so I imagine there is no problem grabbing an outside table even on a really nice summer weekend. To start we got the pickled plate, which was really good, but definitely expected some pickles on there at least. Beers were great and all of our entrées were outstanding. I ordered the pulled pork tacos, which came with crispy Chicharron on top and red onions. I'm not kidding weeks later my mouth is watering writing this review. Will be back for brunch and more sitting on that patio before it gets too cold :) read more

The Bad Apple - Patio - American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Came here around 11:30 on a Sunday with a party of 12 and it was empty. Food was solid and service was quick. Coffee - standard and free refills Bad Apple salad - pretty solid with plenty of apple. Sriracha dressing was interesting and we got it on the side Thunderdome - onion rings were tasty. I think the burger could have used an acid or veg to cut through all the meat read more

I popped into the bad apple this weekend and after peeking at reviews, it seemed like they were known for their burgers, but that is the last thing I would've recommend! Their fries are to die for and I love the poutine! I ended up ordering the patty melt, which was a little overdone for a medium, and extremely extremely sweet. I know it had caramelized onions, but it was way sweeter than I was expecting and not savory at all. Their truffle fries was definitely the way to go. The table next to me ordered their wings and all we didn't order them ourselves. I couldn't stop glancing over and drooling. It wasn't my favorite experience, but I'll find myself popping back in again to give it another try since their other dishes looked amazing. read more

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Burger options are so great!!! Loved the patio vibes. Wish they had smaller portions of poutine and cheese curds. read more

The Bad Apple - American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Staff is great, service is friendly and attentive. Food is reasonably priced and pretty tasty. Can get quite loud on gameday. No reservation system available online but you can call if you want to reserve a spot. My saddness is that there is an upcharge to season the fries and I couldn't really taste much more than salt (I was really looking foward to truffle goodness). read more

The crispy soy garlic wings were super yummy! Crispy with a nice tangy sauce. My boyfriend got the 'just beyond the thunderdome' burger and enjoyed it! Comes with huge crispy onion rings on top. Fun place with a good atmosphere and friendly workers! read more

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This is a cute patio seating restaurant. They have sport games playing on the TVs and the patio is very lively, great to sit and eat outside in good weather. The menu has a wide variety of food for everyone to choose from. The pickled platter was definitely a great surprise to find and try. Some of the food was a bit bland but would love to come back and try more off their wide menu to see if there are some hidden stars on there read more

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Choose Bad Apple in Lincoln Park as we are fans of the North location. We came on an early Saturday evening. My husband was still hungry after a late lunch. This location is new within the last 6 months. Will be a solid bar contribution to this area. We sat at the bar to be near the big TV and chat with the bartender. On this occasion my husband ordered the old fashion. He was impressed with his cocktail. The prices here are very reasonable for Lincoln Park. For food my husband ordered a burger on a pretzel bun. He previously had this same burger at the other location and it didn't disappoint. The burger was packed with onions rings, burger, brisket, pretzel bun and more. It was a flavor packed burger and the French fries were delicious and fresh. Overall we enjoyed the food and drinks. Extensive draft menu here. We tried a few beers and settled on the Porter and the Cider. Will be back as they have the Ghost Tequila and would like a spicy margarita made here. Gave it 4.5 out of 5 as the bartender forgot to put in my dessert. However this could easily be a 5 star experience. read more

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Maybe the best burger in the city. Great employees! Beer list is spectacular! Very clean! Do you need any other reason?

Pretty good first night out to dinner in Chicago. Excited to Yelp all summer long! Here's what we ordered: Cheese curds: highlight of the meal. everyone agreed. The Bad Apple Burger: the burger was excellent, lots of flavor. Could've gone without the fries - a little too soft and bland for my liking. Ranch was great, ketchup was not. The salads that were ordered were great portions (and will hopefully make for good leftovers). The pork tacos were spicy but good. All good thoughts from the rest of the table. Portion sizes are not for the weak. HUGE beer menu and some yummy old fashions as well. I had a spirit-forward gin cocktail that had lots of juniper notes. Just how I like it. A super cool space. I recommend eating outside on the patio if the weather permits! Thanks to Meredith, Andrew, and the rest of the Bad Apple crew for great service. read more

Was really excited to try it once it opened and it lived up to my expectations. In some ways, it reminds me of Kumas in the creativity of the burger menu but also in the feel of the place (if you swap sports for heavy metal, which yes.) I've gotten a couple burgers there by now and they were all cooked exactly as I ordered and all full of flavors. Of course, some of the combinations of flavors were better than others. For instance, the fig and goat cheese one was tasty but just too much fig so wouldn't necessarily get it again. The Matterhorn has raclette cheese poured over the burger and was super unique. So far, I think my favorite has to either be though the French Onion Patty Melt which adds some gruyere cheese and a bit of au jus to a patty melt which takes something great and makes it even better. I also liked the chili gouda one. The fries are great too and ability to add tons of seasoning for an extra dollar is awesome. Great and diverse beer menu to boot if you're eating on property. Would recommend doing so too because there's a cool patio out back. Can't wait to go back/order delivery again read more

The Bad Apple - Matterhorn burger was maybe a tad too much cheese but a good burger - American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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The ambience was nice, especially the patio area, which was secluded, reasonably quiet, and well appointed service was also quite good, friendly and prompt. The food was average. Fries lacked any crispiness, having a baked potato quality to them instead of a french fry. The Korean barbecue chicken, which stated at kimchi slaw, which one might expect to be kimchi strips, wasn't that. It was a plain coleslaw with some vaguely Asian seasoning. They would do well to up their food game. read more

Awesome place and great service. Not sure why it's not always packed, more people need to check it out.

I've been to the original location in Lincoln Square so I was excited to check out their newest location in Lincoln Park. I came here on a Friday night for dinner with some friends. It was fairly easy to get a table inside. Service was great and attentive from the get go. They have great beer list full of beers you normally don't see. I had the Parisian Patty Melt. I enjoyed it, but wish that it would have been served at a hotter temperature. I also didn't like the house made ketchup. It was missing the salt that normal ketchup has. I will need to come back to try the other burgers. The others in my party had the nada burger, bad apple burger, and the Matterhorn. Everybody enjoyed their food. read more

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Came back to try the burgers and they lived up to the hype. Had the Southern Dandy - It was exceptional. The grilled onions were excellent and the beef perfectly cooked to medium. A shoutout to the bartenders who were super friendly and attentive. Made great cider recommendations. read more

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Well, this new location of The Bad Apple has been open for two weeks and I've already been twice, sooo. Yeah. That about sums it up. I'm sold on the drink menu. I don't drink beer but I love cider, and it's hard to find places with more than 1 or 2 cider options. Bad Apple has such good variety of ciders and beers! And the patio feels like a beer garden with all the tree coverage, so basically this is a perfect place to drink all day. The food prices are so refreshingly NORMAL!! It seems like every new restaurant nowadays just adds $4 to the price of the restaurants around it. So seeing salads WITH MEAT for $17 and burgers under $20 is amazing. I don't eat beef so I've had the buffalo cauliflower wrap and the fish & chips. The wraps come in a thick warm pita, not just a tortilla, which is sooo yummy. And the fish & chips were DELISH, and so large that I got lunch for the next two days out of it. Plus all the fry seasonings rock. Next I'm coming back for that ice cream cake...I need it. There are definitely some hiccups since they are so new. Our first visit, the music was SO LOUD. They definitely need some dampeners or something inside. It also took about an hour to get our food the first time, but that was opening weekend. Both things were better the second time around, but still a little slow. I'm confident they'll get on track soon!! I'm so happy to have Bad Apple in the neighborhood, and I know I'll be here often to watch sports, drink cider, and eat my way through the menu. read more

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We came here for a celebratory dinner and it made for the perfect night! We ordered a variety of creative options like the Figs Is In burger, steak sandwich, and barbecue chicken salad. I was so impressed by the barbecue chicken in the salad because unlike other barbecue chicken salads where it is just covered in a sweet sauce, this chicken had a really good rub on it and was very flavorful! As were the homemade onion strings on top. We were also very impressed to find out all the sauces that we were complementary of were made in house! we will definitely be back and can't wait for the patio to open! read more

This place scams you on your bill - do not frequent this establishment. Service is terrible but who cares. But when they outright overbill you mutliple times, that's where you have to draw the line. read more

Just had the worst experience here. Went for their Tuesday special and a waiter told us the wrong drinks for the special so we got charged full price. He forgot to put in our app. Didn't bring us any plates or utensils or napkins which we had to get up and get. Waited so long to even ask for any of the basics considering not many people were there. I want to like this place but it's been a bad experience when we go. Food mediocre and service is awful read more

The burgers are very good. I don't love other things I've tried. I always seem to have an unfriendly service experience. read more

The Bad Apple - Chicken Bacon ranch Poutine - American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

What a Chicago place to be.... This was our second visit...and it turned out to be at the other location... so now I have been to both... key orders were available at both... though the locations are different from eachother. Sunday night... staff was attentive and helped us make good choices from the menu... overriding our doubts... bacons and bourbons were good appetizer selections.... Burger choices were still plentiful and cooked to order... poutine still also plentiful though we didn't order any this time... fries were tasty. Overall still a 5/5 even though location #2 was very different from #1. Great experience at both! read more

Great little dog friendly patio with TVs all around and heaters! Friendly service and great food! These are the best cheese curds I've had in chicago! So many burgers to try and the bone marrow was extra flavorful, I think it would have been better paired with a blueberry jam but it was still good ! read more

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I'm so happy Bad Apple is in LP now!!! I don't have to travel far to get a fix of ELVIS BURGER! In the space formerly of John Barleycorn: the new outdoor space reminiscent of when Children's Memorial used to be in the neighborhood. read more

The Bad Apple - BBQ Cxn Bad Apple Salad - American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Love this place! Amazing service and friendly staff. Really great bar food and the BEST Bloody Mary I've ever had. Get it with the pickle vodka. It's life changing. read more

Came here on a Thursday night with some friends. Was not crowded at all. It was actually pretty empty. They have tv screens with football games on. The burgers are massive with fries that are included. I had the fig one and wasn't a huge fan. The other burgers were tastier. Cheese curds were a hit. The cocktail selection was great! read more

The Bad Apple - The Figs Is In - American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Experience was awesome and the service was seriously fantastic. Owner was super helpful and can't say enough good about the food and drinks! read more

First time visiting the Lincoln Park location and it did not disappoint. I brought my niece and nephew for an early lunch on a Monday. We were the only people in the restaurant the entire time. The space is huge and has a decent vibe. There's an amazing outdoor patio that will be great when the weather warms up. It lacks the punk, artsy vibe of the original Northcenter location, however, which is a bummer. We were seated right away and our server was great. The menu seemed almost identical to that of the Northcenter location. I enjoyed the Southern Dandy burger, one of my favorites, with a pretzel bun and Old Bay seasoned fries. The kids also enjoyed their burgers and fries, and we loved the cheese curds appetizer we shared. I guess for me everything I eat at The Bad Apple is just a bit much: too many toppings, too much food in general, and it always sits heavily in my stomach for the rest of the day. I know that is probably not an issue for many, but it's why I only go here once every couple of years. However, fancy burger lovers should definitely check out the new space. read more

The Bad Apple - The Southern Dandy - American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

This has become one of our favorite spots in the Lincoln Park area of Chicago. The owner (Kevin) is very involved and works hard to keep everything of high quality. The food is good and service is very attentive and well trained. All ages feel comfortable in this neighborhood bar. Local Indiana Hoosier fans love this place too. read more

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Can't say enough guys things. Food and service were great! Plenty of TVs. Good beer selection.

Bea provided excellent service at the Bad Apple! She had great recommendations. And the sandwich was sooooo crispy. Great stuff read more

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$18+ for the BBQ Chicken Salad...not exactly thrill about the portion size given price point. Would've been better off going to Chipotle read more

The Bad Apple - BBQ Chicken Chopped Salad - American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois