Linkin House

This place was a huge disappointment. First time I was here was in September of 2013. That night a fight broke out between two gang bangers (I know they were gang members because they were throwing up gang signs at each other). We happened to be right next to it. When bouncers came to break it up they body slammed my friend to the floor. Let me remind you that we had nothing to do with the initial fight. I tried to explain that we were not the ones fighting and they just ignored me and continued to attack my friend. I panicked. As I tried to intervene another bouncer carried me out in the rain as they continued to carry my friend like a rag doll and again they slammed him outside on the rainy concrete. About 5 other bouncers jumped on one of our other friends for trying to pull my friend away. He was beat badly. In the process of them taking my friend out they also stole his Movado watch. Finally cops got there, I heard the cops telling the bouncers that they were screwing up and they asked us what happened. Of course not much was done. Bouncers said we started a fight. Bouncers are suppose to stop fights not be involved in them. Let me remind you again my friend had nothing to do with the initial fight. My friend filed a police report. But not much was done after since there was no surveillance. My friend ended up on the ER with a concussion that night. It was really a nightmare.
Now this past weekend a friend hosted her party there, as we were on our way to meet them I told them we wanted nothing to do with that place. Sure enough we picked some of them up to head somewhere else and there were cops everywhere. Friends got in the car and said a fight broke out and bouncers were also involved. Big surprise. Avoid this place at all costs. Not worth your time or money. It’s a disgusting establishment.

Security is terrible! It was a dead night and we still didn’t get in because they didn’t like our shoes which were sperrys not too dressy but not too casual. Did not think the shoes would be an issue. Unfortunately the fat bald guy who worked there was quick to judge. Other people we were meeting there said they saw people with Blackhawks jerseys and gym shoes. Don’t waste your time with this place take my advice and the numerous other bad reviews this place has received. This place is not even worthy of my 1 star review.

Great food and not just when your drunk lol.
I’ve been there a few times with friends on Friday and Saturday music was on point. welcoming environment
It’s hard to find a night spot with out feeling like a episode of gang Land like when u go down town to party. Security has a no nonsense kinda attitude
And they keep the hoodlums out.
And kitchen open late real late we ordered around one am and the food hit the spot.
I think we found our NEW hang out.

My review is based upon the bottle service they offer. It was my first time here and I went with a group of friends on a Friday night. We sat at a booth and waited for our bottle service to arrive. The service was fine. The waitress could have checked in more than twice. I also serve bottle service and I believe I am a lot more attentive than she was. I did not care for the sparkler that they put in the bottle to announce to everyone that you have a bottle coming. It was tacky and kind of too much for me (borderline embarrassing). The place wasn’t too packed, but by midnight it was filling up. The music was okay. Not of my preference. It was more of a rap playlist. I think I liked it a little more the drunker I got. Downstairs was where they had salsa and bachata. I probably won’t be coming back here unless my friends decide to go again. I didn’t hate it or love it.

GHETTO, CLASSLESS, LAME. This venue is solely occupied by lowlife drug dealers, wanna be video models aka Bottle servers, they cheat you out of your money when you buy bottles by taking money off the top and over charging you, everyone here swears they are a part of a rap entourage. Gang members also attend this place. Young crowd & some older, place is filthy, drinks are over priced & the bartender tried to tip herself $ 47 dollars when I went for a bday party, when I had given her a cash tip. My bank investigated and gave me the money back. This «club» is only a place for young minded people without class. Came once and never ever again. Gross.

One of the most terrible places I have been too! I came here once before last night which was lame! So I got here at 11:30ish I took a cab all the way from my house which was about 30 min. I get here and there is a long line outside! I’m thinking I’m gonna wait for 15 min or so to get in. These guys are saying no one else the rest of the night is getting in! Wtf! Also from judging the crowd that I saw and the music being played this is not a classy place at all! Don’t ever waste your time coming here! Plenty of other options. I won’t be back what a waste of night and money!

It’s kind of a luck of the draw when it comes to the doorman. They contradict who they allow in and if you come after 1130 it’s who you know or if you’re with all women showing leg. That’s the truth. I’m swearing a skirt so they let me in but tried telling my friends it was at capacity. So I said to cancel my bottle service since I was drinking alone. They let my friends in after. Shady business.

Horrible service. Waited for an hour and nothing.
Over crowded. Music sucks. Drinks are weak.
Tables are dirty, nasty, sticky,
Food took an hour to come out

This place sucks ghetto as hell sucks for bday reservations
DO NOT COME HERE
Unless you unorganized and don’t care to be treated like you’re spending money here

My husband decided to stop here as part of our date night. I checked Unilocal and based on reviews I had a bad feeling. Upon entrance we are asked to check in our coats. First, I would prefer to take a quick glance around to ensure this is where I want to spend money. Immediately the guard dogs swooped upon us and before we knew it we were being harassed and warned. Check in coats or leave. I’ve been to many places and this is the first I’ve ever felt like a criminal. I understand doing your job, but not to the point of mistreatment and unprofessionalism. No more than three minutes in this establishments and this is my experience. Unless you blend in and dress the part– hoeish or whitish — don’t bother coming here. This business needs to rethink how to treat customers, especially minorities, and revamp security personnel.

Apparently it’s ok for WHITE people to wear sneakers but BLACK people need to wear dress shoes. A dress code is fine but please have the same rules for everyone. RACIST!!! Plus DJ uses earbuds WACK!!!
You know your spot sucks when you have more security guards than guests!!!

Went on a Wednesday night for a party. This place is a pretty big place. Two different floors with two different types of music. Music was good. It was pretty empty for a Wednesday which was surprising because this is a pretty cool place.
Staff is nice. Bartenders were good. Drinks were decent.

Went here for a friends birthday and had a great time. The place is huge. There are 3 bars in the building, one on the main level, which seemed pretty empty, one downstairs with it’s own DJ who was playing some interesting music, and then another bar upstairs which also had it’s own DJ who was playing more modern hip-​hop.
The bartenders were great, the drinks were strong and the music upstairs was awesome. There’s plenty of room so you never feel crowded, even though the place gets pretty busy. Also, the fries were delicious.

Love this place! This is the spot to go to if you want to have a good time. No matter if it’s a weekday or weekend, my experience here is always good. The staff is very friendly and provide you with fast, excellent service. The food is also amazing. Whenever I having a craving for their delicious burgers, I like to stop by during the week for a quick bite. My favorite is the Korean burger. The meat is so moist and it is topped with a tasty kimchi. You can not find this at any typical lounge/​bar.
I recommend Linkin House to all my friends if they need a place to celebrate a birthday or other special event. We keep coming back every weekend to have a good time with amazing people and amazing music.

My friend Recommend me this Restaurant!
So Finally i came here on vacation.
I really enjoyed it there.
Food was Delicious and Tasty, Service was 100%.
Highly Recommended!
Dont forget to try the Beef Tacos they are simply amazing!

ATTENTION ELITES AND NON ELITES! DO NOT COME HERE LATE IN THE NIGHT WHEN LINKIN HOUSE IS «TRYING» TO BE A CLUB/​BAR/​LOUNGE/​WHATEVER — you actually might be denied entrance or wait in line for 45 minutes for a venue that isn’t even at full capacity.
[I hear their burgers are great and Chef Robin is outstanding! And i do trust the word of Father Era who blessed this venue, but somehow Linkin House loses its grace when it turns into a «club». ] — ONLY good compliment in this review!
When the management at Linkin house makes the birthday girl cry, something is definitely wrong. How does a group that purchases 10 bottles usually gets treated you may ask? Like Royals? Like Family? Wrong! At Linkin House we were treated like CHOPPED LIVER!!!
10 Reasons not to go to Linkin House at night
in honor of the 10 bottles we purchased
(management claims we only bought 6 bottles when clearly they’re not counting the bottles bought with cash initially. Maybe they should check with their promoters before making false accusations)
1. Our table that we reserved 3 weeks ago was «taken»
2. Guests in our party had to wait outside for more than 45 minutes even though the club was definitely not at full capacity — i had so much room i could BREAK DANCE
3. After purchasing 2 additional bottles, not all our guests were able to enter right away as promised
4. Our party gets accused of stealing a bottle — yeah our party that purchased 10 bottles — yeah us stealing doesn’t sound correct…
5. Management accuses us that the crime is all on video, but seriously how can you distinguish who is in our party when those «private» tables are so close together?! or when every other person is our ethnicity?!
SERIOUSLY AT THIS POINT OF THE NIGHT WE WERE PISSED AND COULD NOT BRING OUR SPIRITS BACK UP TO HAVE A GOOD TIME!!!
I think i got super sober at this point — ugh
6. Overpriced drinks — yeah ok this is not River North
7. My cousin was denied entrance and was told the «club was closed» — he came back after an hour and they let him in?!
8. Songs were repeated later in the night — lame
9. The waitress disappears and doesn’t even check up on our party…
10. Making my birthday girl cry?! Totally the last straw Linkin House! We will gladly take our business of TEN BOTTLES elsewhere.
Word of Advice Linkin House — Get new management — Retrain your poorly trained waitresses — Don’t make promises you can’t keep — and maybe just maybe the nightlife at Linkin House will improve.
But our business doesn’t have time to see Linkin House improve…
Thanks for the not so good times Linkin House!
And always remember the customer is always right.

I went here for a friend’s birthday party last week. I heard that it gets packed pretty quickly at night, so I headed there around 10:30. DEAD.
When I arrived, I told the girl at the door that I was there for a friend’s party. She said they were located upstairs, so I went up and no one was there. I spotted another friend and she said that they relocated downstairs because the first floor was a dead zone.
I just want to say that THE MUSIC IS RIDICULOUS. Not in the «Oh man, this is totally bumpin’!» It’s more of the «They just played a techno song and now they’re playing bachata? …wait, are they playing old school hip hop now?» I was so confused. It’s like DJ, MAKE UP YOUR MIND. I couldn’t tell if it was a hip hop place, a club, a regular bar, a sports bar or anything! Plus, the music was so loud that I couldn’t hear anyone unless they were shouting in my ear. I’ve been to plenty of clubs/​bars and this was the worst. I felt like an old grandma complaining that their music was too loud. Crappy loud music, awesome.
One last thing is that there was a lady who took pictures throughout the night. I’m no stranger to that, so I posed with some friends. After she took the picture, she had the AUDACITY to ask us if we wanted to buy it. EXCUSE ME, did I drive to Disneyworld or something? Does it look like we’re at Six Flags? I have never been asked to pay for a picture at a club/​bar EVER.
Management, what is going on with you? You have some girl walking around looking like she just walked out of a science fair, taking pictures and charging customers like it’s a top notch party club. You have TV screens showing WMA fighting like it’s a sports bar. You have a DJ downstairs playing bachata like it’s a Latin club, but then again he switches to old school hip hop, so it might be that instead.
Make up your mind, because I’ve made up my mind to never come back here ever again.

HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE! I don’t know where to begin… bad location, mediocre service, is it a bar or club, ten dollar call drinks and whats with the basement?
Came here on a Saturday for a birthday and arrived around 10pm since we were told it gets packed quick. It was just quite the opposite quite dead and the music was so loud you had to yell to understand anybody. So what is a girl to do while waiting around for the birthday girl to show… we ordered drinks. The beer selection was meh… no beer menu was provided. So I open my tab with the gut feeling this is going to need a few drinks to have fun.
Keep in mind the place is pretty dead with just our group and a two other small groups. We look outside and the bouncer is not letting people in. So they are trying to create a line to give the illusion the place inside is packed… yeah minus 20 points in my book.
So our group all arrives and we go downstairs. It is cold, dark… wait its a freaking finished basement with a dj. I give them credit for playing bachata and salsa. It is cramped and s-​l-​o-​w-​l-​y filling up with people.
The boyfriend and I went back upstairs to close out my tab around 11:45pm since we had to go another friend’s birthday. I was pissed with the bartender and the bar when I saw my tab!!! TEN DOLLARS FOR A CALL DRINK, SEVEN DOLLARS FOR A IMPORT BEER (UMM WHEN DID SAM ADAMS BECOME IMPORT) and it gets even better LINKIN HOUSE AUTOMATICALLY ADDED A 18% TIP TO MY 31 DOLLAR TAB!
First, do not automatically add tip to a bar tab… that there is a no-​no! Second, do not charge river north rates or downtown rates when the service stinks along with the place. Third, do not assume just because we are minorities that we will not tip!

Strickly rating it on the fact I came here for the drinking and the dancing when it turns into a «club» you can say.
It was on a saturday night and It seemed to have a large crowd however the music was not that great. The 2 hours I was there seemed to play the same 15 songs over and over kinda boring!
And the drinks aren’t that strong but reasonable priced. I may try to give this place another gander. just maybe on a Friday

Burger bars; they are infesting Chicago.
Yay!
In one word, this spot is weird. They suffer from an identity crisis. Is it a sports bar? is it a club? is it a lounge? WHAT IS IT! Ah, who cares. They got pretty decent burgers. I like the selection, I’ve had two to date. The Garcia and another one with bacon, cheese and nutella! I know what you are thinking, Yuck-​oh! It wasn’t though. The patty is big, like a ½ pounder, so it’s a lot of meat. Then the toppings and the nutella. It was different at first, but good different. The first half I enjoyed. The second half, I really wanted to enjoy without the nutella and with a bit of ketchup and mustard. The second burger I’ve had was the Garcia which is cream cheese and spicy jalapenos. Both solid burgers. The fries I had both times stunk, not sure why. My chef buddy says they were soggy. I dunno, it wasn’t good.
Even though it seems to be a lively bar on weekends, I have not hung out. One night they had a Bulls game on and operated in the front bar, rear bar and downstairs were closed. Only one bartender and service was slow. Another time it was a Friday night and once we pounded our burgers a DJ stepped up and started spinning house music. Pretty good stuff but wasn’t feeling the vibe from the place or it’s other customers. It was pretty dead that night as well.
Beer & booze seems pricey, so I hope they think to offer better spirit specials in the future. If they opened the spot to a salsa night or got in a house music crowd, this could possibly become a thriving spot. The rear bar is pretty big so maybe a craft cocktail menu would be unique or some bartenders that can flare? Last but not least, please please use deodorant bars in the Men’s urinals. The smell coming out of that room can be smelled in the front bar anytime a person walks past. It’s a faint smell but for a guy like me with keen sense of smelling, I can smell that stink from afar.
Stars are for the burgers.

Oh boy, Chicago keeps on piling on good ass Burger joints on me!
I had a Spicy Chicken Basil Wrap (make your own) It’s almost like a basil chicken you will get in a thai restaurant but for me, It wasn’t hot enough. It comes with lettuce, water chestnut, shaved carrots, fresh jalepenos and some foamie things. Little bit on the salty side also. We were the only ones there but it still took about 20 minutes to bring the appetizer. I asked if the orders went in and the waiter came back and told us that they were gonna bring it out with the burgers… HUH? I will let this slide, they are new after all.
Burger = I had a Korean Burger (I am Korean afterall) I was pleasantly surprised that the kimchi and a burger actually worked this time. And you can never go wrong with the pretzel buns! And with the 10oz burgers? I couldn’t even finished the burger or fries. Fries were good, and it comes with Ketchup that is mixed with sriracha! Brilliant idea! They lost a star for the appetizer service but gained it right back!
This place might be a good place to chill, people are friendly and they probably have 20+ tvs on the wall. And 3 separate bars? Might get popping at night! They did have pretty decent selections but I don’t remember the brands since I was eating lunch and I can’t be drinking in broad daylight. And I was wearing my uniform, and these days, being sloppy drunk during daylight is really frowned upon. I’ve only did that… ALOT actually. But I’m in the Navy! They expect us to be like that!
Anyhow, this place has a lot of potential. I will definitely check this place out and try out the other burgers.