The Bad Apple

This place has been on my list and I'm so glad I went! Had a lovely dinner on the patio and was well attended by our server.The Elvis burger was tasty, kind of inspired by a PB&J with the thick PB and spicy jelly. The patty was cooked well, and they offer a variety of optional seasonings for your fries. Housemade ketchup, too! Extensive draft beer selection. Would come back, especially in summer!

Where do I start? Overall, I have never thought the food was outstanding, the burgers are average and I always thought the buns were hard.Tonight my friend and I ordered the Salmon Salad. The salad came out and the salmon was rock hard. It felt like I was cutting through a layer of rubber to cut a piece. Then once I took a bite, it was significantly salty. I didn't like it that much but I ate it. My friend could not finish hers and when I tried it, it was significantly worse. It tasted like they caught fish straight from the ocean and put it on the plate. My friend, who normally struggles with confrontation, built up the courage to speak up about the inedible meal. The manager came over to speak to us and was completely disrespectful. He kept repeating that the salmon was supposed to be salty, as if he was trying to make us feel stupid for our feedback. Regardless of if the salmon was supposed to be salty or not, it was disgusting, and the managers excuses were irrelevant.Not to mention, our food took about 40 minutes to come, our originally server disappeared throughout the night, and my friends initial statement about her meal was ignored a few times before the manager finally intervened. Talk about some cowards.The manager acted like he was doing us a massive favor by taking the meal off the bill. Safe to say they lost 5 customers tonight, including a former regular. Shame on Glenn!

Great beer garden. I can't say the same for some of the weirdo hipsters. You know who I'm talking about (Chris and Simon). Anyway I had a bbq salad which was excellent. Servers messed up my drinks but I still had a very nice time. I shall return.

One of the few places that are open late night, Bad Apple offered a selection of great drinks and food. We got the Vegan Birria taco which was scrumptious along with BBQ flatbread. Although the pizza took a while to arrive, taste was not compromised.The place had a hunters den vibe but I could not check about the concept with the host. Our experience was made better by the host who suggested some locally brewed beer which tasted like sour patch! Over all good experience!

Great burger selection and poutine varieties. Loved dining outdoors under the shade of some trees. Service was good and burger was ginormous and delicious. Portions are very generous. One burger was more than enough for two people.

There are so many burger options here but I ended up going with Elvis's last supper. This was a delicious burger but not comparable to a regular one. To start, the house made peanut butter was divine and even though there was so much, I wanted to ask for more. The plantains were thick cut and nicely fried but a little too thick for the burger. The burger itself was good but just a typical patty that you can find anywhere. Their pepper jelly was delicious, obviously pairing well with the peanut butter while my least favorite part was the bacon. Finally, the fries were like five guys but less tasty. While the burger may not have been the best I've ever had, the unique toppings make it a great spot to visit when you want to switch up things.

We were staying two blocks from the Bad Apple this time in Chicago, and it seemed like it might be a toned-down, more family-friendly version of Kuma's, a place we've somehow never checked out despite many visits to the city: "gourmet" burgers, heavy rock and roll, etc., but with the volume turned down a bit. My developmentally-disabled brother-in-law joined us on this trip, and for some mysterious reason we acceded to his request to dine indoors on a beautiful 72-degree evening. (This was a couple of months back.) Inside, the decor is mostly a deep red with a strong, cartoonish dragon motif. And for early evening on a Monday, the music was pretty loud, although not overwhelmingly so--mostly guitar-heavy indie and "alternative" rock, much of which I recognized and most of which I liked. (Yeah, I'm old.)The titles of the burgers here don't really reveal much about what's on them---you'll need to peruse the menu closely if you're a first-timer--but the "Figs Is In" was a little more self-explanatory than the rest. It came with a fig & bacon relish, goat cheese, and smoked onion, a combination that clicked nicely and was less messy than I had feared. The burger itself had good flavor, although it leaned more toward medium-well than the medium I ordered. Handcut fries were excellent.Relatively extensive draft beer list with plenty of variety.Not at all inexpensive, but I guess nothing is anymore, least of all in larger cities.

Service was awesome and drinks and food were great! Nice addition to the Bad Apple family! Huge outdoor patio!

Fun patio, good beer selection, subpar foodSimilar experience as other reviews about slow service / issues with reservations but not including that in my rating. 3 stars for the food which was just kind of meh. Burgers are loaded with every ingredient imaginable to try and improve a patty and bun that are nothing special. Price is normal for Lincoln park, but I've had better burgers for half the price at something like small cheval.

Yummy food! Great waitress! Loved the outdoor seating! Large servings! Great drink menu.