Harry Caray's Tavern Wrigleyville: User Reviews

I loved the Holy Cow Burger and polishing it off with a tall cool budweiser. If you live in the Lakeview area, I definitely recommend visiting Harry Caray's atleast once. Lots of Tv's to watch the games, excellent sports bar. Cubs Win! Cubs Win!

Best Burger in Town!!! Grass Fed beef!!!!
By Pita from Wrigleyville, June 26, 2009

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If we are in the mood for a burger, this is where we go. They have a burger bar second to none but dont go on the day of a cubs game since they dont offer the burger bar and it is overcrowded. They are one of the only places in the city where you can get a grass fed burger, and if you dont know what that means, you are missing out. Most cattle are fed grain, which is not what cows eat, they eat grass. You are what you eat and what you eat ate. There is a huge difference in the taste of grass fed beef over grain fed, not to mention much heathier. Between the Tall Grass Beef (newscaster Bill Curtis's farm) and the Wagyu, you can't go wrong. You can have it prepared in multiple different ways, with differentt cheeses, topings, and buns, build it yourself. The pretzel roll is highly suggested. They tend to overcook a bit so if you want a rare or medium rare, make sure to tell them to err on rare and it usually comes out perfectly. I must have had over 25 burgers there since they opened and have never been disappointed. Best to go there on a day when there is not a cubs game. Service is super fast if you tell them you are in a rush and they bring you a refill on your drink before you have even finished with the first one, now that is great service. Service lacks a bit when it is packed after cubs games, they could serve well to staff up more during those times. Otherwise, 5 stars!

Rude bartenders
By Ty Webb from Wrigleyville, February 14, 2009

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I live in the neighborhood. And I really want to like this place, but the beers are overpriced, the food is average, but worst of all the bartenders are rude as heck. There are a couple of girls that tend bar there that have been very rude to me and my friends, to the point that I avoid going there if possible. I was hoping for more when High Tops left, but we didn't get much of an improvement. The customer is not #1 at HC's.

Best place to party and get your grub on!
By pombabe39 from Wicker Park, November 11, 2008

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I have been there a few times and have been very impressed each time. The food is outstanding, the service is great and the atmosphere is upbeat and fun. Can not say enough good things about this place.

Try the Tavern Mary cocktail...it will definatly hit the spot!

The best Brunch I've seen in Wrigleyville
By Sully from Chicago, October 8, 2008

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Sunday brunch is awesome. It must be 30' long with an omelet station and three carving stations. A great place to plant yourself for football. Did I mention that it was cheap too! Check it out, you won't be disappointed.

Service Without a Smile
By LB from Lakeview, July 29, 2008

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Beautiful bar, good food, bad service. The bartender made us feel like we were annoying her with our orders and it wasn't even crowded at the time.

Disappointment at best...
By SoCool from westloop, July 21, 2008

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Food - 2 stars - Sliders seem to be the bar food that is pooping up everywhere. These sliders absolutely stunk. They were served very cold and a bit pricey. We also tried the pulled pork sandwich and the bun completely fell apart. The bread was fresh and soft, but not right for this sandwich.
Service - 1 star - This place is not worth visiting on the day of a game. The server was impossible to find to reorder drinks. It was very busy, but I thought this place would be more focused on service. It is following the same pattern as other wrigley bars and it will lose its "reserved" feeling that it took years to build.
Ambiance - 2 stars - The place is new, It should look clean. The tables were a bit unsteady and the bathroom attendant felt misplaced.
TV/Sound - 2 stars - They had a lot of HD tv's, but some of them were in in awkward viewing angles. The sound was very loud and distorted.

What a great opportunity to give this area a much needed high brow bar. Too bad that didn't choose to stay true to the downtown location.

A Great Addition To Wrigleyville
By Sully from Chicago, July 18, 2008

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I'm there at least once a week and other than some minor glitches it has been a great addition to the area. Clean, good food, drink specials when the Cubs are away. They seem to have it together. And I didn't even mention that I have seen celebrities and Cubs players there a couple of times. I can't wait for football. There more TV''s than a Best Buy.

Lunch
By HPR from Lakeview, June 9, 2008

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Walked in on a Monday afternoon looking forward to a nice lunch.
They were out of iced tea (what???). There was plenty of Budweiser, but no iced tea.
The food was bland and overcooked. Service could have been a bit more professional.
Plenty of better places in the neighborhood, will not go back.

Great addition to the neighborhood!
By Daisy from Bucktown, May 31, 2008

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I loved this place! By far the nicest bar in Wrigleyville. My girlfriends and I had such a blast when we went here on a Friday night. We came here to eat because I wanted to try their food, I love the downtown location, and it was so good. You don't find quality food like that in this area and our server was awesome and really friendly. We ended up staying because the deejay was really good and the crowd was cool so we danced all night! Will be back!