Harry Caray’s

Stopped here with a friend for a layover lunch. Luckily there was space at the end of the bar. It’s kind of a glorified Fridays with a Chicago feel. Lots of Chicago sports pics on the walls. Big countdown to opening day. I feel it.
I had the Smokehouse Burger and my friend had the calamari and a gillion beers. It was better than I expected. The burger actually came out medium. At 10oz it’s filling. The house made chips did nothing for me. Should have gotten the fries. Service was fine. I wish they had outlets at the bar. That’s kind of a standard airport thing by now. But, solid experience for an airport overall.

Stopped by here while waiting for my plane. Located inside Chicago Midway Airport right after TSA, it is a cozy and loud wonderful place to kill time with some good bites before having to board the plane. I ordered a Diet Coke and was quickly corrected by my waitress — Diet Pepsi. Ordered the Chopped Chicken Salad. This was a generous portion of crispy lettuce with tomatoes, Gorgonzola cheese, chunks of grilled chicken, delicious sweet and tangy vinaigrette with crispy bacon and a dollop of avocado in the middle. It was exactly what I wanted, reminiscent of the chopped salad from Portillos sans pasta noodles. Service was prompt and attentive.

I went to Harry Caray’s while waiting for my flight. The food is solid and its beats anything else that you might come across in the airport. They also have plenty of TVs so that you can watch the game without sitting at the bar.

We received excellent service from Dawn. We were in line to check our bags for a long time and were really thirsty and she kept up on refilling our glasses super well. She was attentive and kind and so was the man bussing the table.
We were disappointed in the food. My Italian beef was really bland. We also got the chocolate chip cookie skillet dessert at the recommendation of a friend but it was clearly an old, dry cookie put in the pan and warmed a little– definitely not a fresh cookie dough baked in the pan as expected. Really a bummer.
Service: 5
Food: 2

Food’s great here at the Midway airport location, but this 2^nd time they got it wrong. Ordered medium rare burger; got it medium well. Disappointing. Last week was perfect! Still, enjoyed the Smokehouse Burger. Can barely see all the meat in the pix but it’s 10 ounces and has a great flavor. Last week was the Tavern Burger. My wife enjoyed the pulled pork on a WRAP. They can do that if requested.
A tip: if you don’t want to wait for a table, can either sit at the bar or at the «railing» just outside the bar that seats 8pp.

ONLY GO IN IF YOU GOT TIME. The service at this place is awful. I’ve eaten here a few times and I don’t know if they need more staff or if the servers and bartenders all suck but it’s laughable. Once I got seated I didn’t get water for 5 minutes and didn’t put in an order for 15. THIS IS AT AN AIRPORT. Where time matters more to people then the average restaurant. I wasn’t in a rush so I watched them run around and try and keep up while being rude to customers who expected checks and food to make their flights. The food is a 5 out of 10 at best.

Understanding this is an airport, use cash. Credit card fraud at this place. Ate there Sunday 20 Sept at 6−7pm. Later my card number showed up at a casino with lots of charges.

This is my escape when I have a long layover in Midway. Always fast and always a pleasant staff. For breakfast The Mediterranean Omelet is my fav and the coffee is not too strong. They also pour a good drink for those seeking to relax.

Airport food is a category of its own, due to the crowds, attitudes of patrons, and limited options. This place was extremely crowded and I needed a crowbar to get into my bar counter seat. Once I did, I had a choice of about ten draft beers, some of which were solid options. I ordered a BBQ bacon cheeseburger with onion strings. I was actually asked how I wanted it cooked (rare for an airport, no pun intended) and the medium burger was delicious and huge. A great airport option.

Waaaay overpriced. We ordered chicken tenders for $ 8.95 and received 3 pieces of chicken, each about the size of a medium chicken wing. They were simply bland, flavorless chunks of breaded meat. At least the celery and carrot garnish had some flavor.
The servers were friendly and accommodating, which is the only reason for the 2^nd star.

Midway airport doesn’t have much to offer as far as restaurants goes so we thought we would try this spot since it looked the most legit. The line seemed long but we only waited 5 min or so before being seated, which was the best part of our experience. Our waiter was nice and pretty attentive considering how busy it was. The food was just… kinda gross. We ordered spinach and artichoke dip and it looked like they bought the Tostito chip dip at the store and microwaved it for us. I ordered a Caesar salad with grilled chicken. The chicken was inedible. Dry, cold, no seasoning. Not worth the extra $ 4. Caesar dressing was missing the tang it should have. Disappointing. Next time I’m grabbing Potbelly across the way.

A nice oasis in the crowded airport.
I stopped by while waiting for a flight to land (it is past TSA but I was coming off a different flight). They were VERY crowded. There was one open seat at the bar and I took it. The bartender was friendly.
I had a bacon cheeseburger that was daily basic. The bun was fantastic. The bartender let me order off menu which was nice.
I was able to tuck quietly in on the side of the service bar with my suitcase balanced on the rail. It was a pleasant way to wait.

Nope. Just nope. The lines were long, the restaurant was super crowded that every was tripping over others luggage, the service was absent, and the food was absolutely terrible. I am sad to give Harry Caray’s place a bad review but I really have been left with no choice. :(

Holy cow! Harry Carey would roll over in his grave if he witnessed the decline of quality at this location. My husband and I ate here 7 years ago on a layover and the quality was fine. This time I was VERY disappointed. I was carded though I’m clearly NOT under 21 — it would have been nice to know that policy ahead of time so I could have had my ID ready rather than struggling to retrieve my purse on the other side of the table without imposing upon my dining neighbors due to very crowded seating conditions. As the server sees me trying to retrieve my ID he’s grilling me about what I want.
The ‘steamed broccoli’ I ordered was floating in water — clear sign to me that it was boiled (and tasted like boiled too). The toasted raviolis seemed deep fried.
Overall a VERY disappointing dining experience — I won’t be back.

Well, eating in airport restaurants can sometimes be a crapshoot. Unless it’s a super popular chain like a Chili’s or a California Pizza Kitchen for example, places where you’re familiar with their menus and dishes, you might get the meal of your life or you might get an overpriced and over cooked burger in a loud restaurant /​bar in a tight space.
If you can tell from my lede, I got the latter. I ordered a medium bacon cheeseburger and received an almost well done burger on a seriously toasted bun. I was hungry and I wasn’t giving it back, but I was really hoping for more when I paid $ 21 for a burger, fries and a soda. Oh well. Lesson learned.
The service was okay, but took a while with its tasks. I’m not sure if my server had too many tables or just was having a bad day, but I had fairly decent waits between drinks and ordering as well as after I asked for my check.
The restaurant is named after famed Chicago broadcaster Harry Carey, but besides some Chicago sports memorabilia featuring the Cubs and others, I’m not sure what the restaurant had in common with him. The menu included standard burger and sandwich dishes. There weren’t any pizza or hot dog dishes that might offer a local tie in.
If I could replay my decision to sit down, relax and enjoy a nice meal after being bumped from my flight I would walk over to the common areas and buy a $ 10 meal from the burrito or the Chinese place instead.

Food here is pretty good for an airport. Had clam chowder and a burger. The chowder was served hot and fresh with oyster crackers. A good clam to potato ratio in a creamy soup. They cook the burger to your the temp you prefer. I like mine medium rare, and it was perfect. If there are seats available you can sit at the counter that faces out into the terminal without waiting. The service was quick. I guess they know you have to catch a flight.
I will eat here again.

I always take my flights early in the morning so I have only been here for breakfast. I f you need cheap and ultra fast than you might want try fast food but If you want a good meal and have some tim on you hands before your flight than you should stop by for a very good breakfast.
I mean if you expected cheap go somewhere not in an airport to eat. Places in the airport are not at fault for their prices that are right tan usual. Even McDonbalds is going to be really expesive at an airport.
The place is always packed and the aisles are really tight but once again IT IT AN AIRPORT!!!
Service is always friendly and helpful and can navigate those tight spaces like champs! My breakfast has always been delicious. I don’t order anything exptic ever the sunrise skillet and it always delicious. This is an excellent restarunt to have at the airport to welcome visitors to give them a good Chicago feel as the docr is pretty awesome.

What can you expect of an airport dive. Apparently quite a bit when it comes to this place. The food was very good and they had local beer on tap, the service was good at the bar, so all in all my waiting time was passed in a pleasant way. Harry has some signature dishes from his main restaurant that are definitely worth trying out.

Considering it’s airport food, the Heater burger was pretty good. And it was huge. Sat at the bar and received prompt, cordial service. Food arrived quickly. Beer was cold and there were plenty of choices on draft. Got to be pretty crowded at one point, with all tables full.

I ordered chicken vesuvio I think it was called. Chicken breast and potatoes in a bowl of water. Worst meal I’ve ever had. Not worth the wait. Service was bad as well. Also had toasted ravioli appetizer. Not very good either.