Nathan’s Chicago Style and Taste of Jamaica

Food is pretty good, a little over priced for regular America food. Service is always rude. Never a smile, thank you — or any of the staff trying to be helpful. Chicken with vegetables over rice, French fries and lemonade are really good. Customer service could stand to be really improved.

I ordered the chicken and rice bowl from Nathan’s off GrubHub earlier today for pick up. It was hot, ready at the stated time, and it was delicious! This was my first time having Nathan’s, but I’ve had coworkers speak so highly of it that I decided to try it. I wasn’t disappointed.

They’re okay if you want something quick to eat with out much effort. I order a qtr ponder and fried plantain and beef patties. The taste was average. I wasn’t too happy with the burgers appearance though. It looked a little soggy.

I wish I could give this location zero stars… DON’T GO HERE!!! The service is HORRIBLE! They got my order wrong. I called and told them the issue politely and instead of apologizing and rectifying the situation, they argued with me about what I said, cutting me off while I was speaking. The man who I spoke with had the nastiest attitude. I will never go back here. I don’t believe in treating customers as though they didn’t just spend their well earned money with your business. They don’t have to worry about me ever spending my money here again. I’ve never posted on Unilocal before, so you could imagine my experience was horrible enough to make me post this.

Jack of all trades neighborhood walk-​in spot. If you want Jerk Chicken, a Gyros, a Steak Burrito and Hotdog then this is your one stop shop. Can’t say they focus on any one of the various food types exceedingly well but good enough to keep people coming back since I can remember.

The hotdogs are delicious along with the burgers. My only complaint but not worthy of losing stars over it is the tortillas fall apart when received for delivery. Perhaps they could find another way to wrap the tacos without allowing it to get soggy. No pictures were available since it was a challenge not to gobble it all down the moment it came through our door!

I’m 22 & i’ve been going to Nathan’s since I was 10, despite the awful ass service I have always frequented it because of the chicken pita sandwich & the lemonade, but as of late, as i’ve grown older I can’t deal with the rude assholes that make & serve the food & I haven’t visited as much. As i’ve said i’ve been going here for years so I am a fan but they are just so rude for no reason, i don’t know how they stay open. For example, I called a week ago around 9:45 to ask what time they close (which is at 11) & the guy who answered was so rude about finding out what time they closed and telling me. It’s as if he didn’t want my service.
Good food but sometimes not worth it.

I wanted some Caribbean food, so came here on a whim the other day. I was super confused by the menu over the counter, which advertised hot dogs, burgers, and gyros… aka no where near Caribbean. The actual Caribbean menu is tiny, and off to the right.
I ordered the goat curry and my friend got the Jerk chicken. For a fast food place, this place wasn’t that fast, and we were there for at least 10 minutes before our food came out. I was not a fan of my curry… there was plenty of goat in it, but it looked as it they had dropped thick brown mystery gop on it. My friend’s jerk chicken was similar. For $ 10+, I can get a much better tasting meal elsewhere. Could not finish it, and neither of us felt like it would be worth it to bring back the leftovers (even though they were already packed in the default to-​go bags).
The interior of the place is pretty basic. There are only a few tall bar tables next to the windows to sit at (and the tables don’t look like they’re wiped down that often throughout the day).
All in all, don’t think I’ll be coming back here, even though the other reviews seem to suggest it would be better for burgers.

You know that Seinfeld episode where Kramer tells Jerry he should return fruit that he doesn’t like? And Jerry responds with something like, «No, that’s where I draw the line. Fruit’s not something I return.»
Well, I have the same policy about take-​out food and, really, food at any restaurant. Tastes differ widely, the cook might have had an off day, and unless it’s utterly inedible, I just figure out how to deal with it. I mean, I once got food poisoning at a place and I didn’t even ask for my money back then.
Today, I felt compelled to break my rule.
I went to Nathan’s, ordered the goat curry with red beans and rice as well as a beef patty. I was under a time crunch because I needed to be back at 3, and I was there at 2:20 or so. Gave my order, and was told it would take ten minutes. I’ll be the first to say I did ask about the status of the order a couple of times, and the guy there was super sweet and assured me I would get it in time.
A few minutes later, I hear the ping of an oven, and am given my order. I walk out happily and reach home in time.
It’s foul. The patty was nuked to flaccid yellow mess, no crustiness to speak of. The goat curry? Steaming hot, but mostly a pile of what I’m guessing is a premade curry sauce out of a bottle, and the meat was toughtoughtough.
I try, I really try to eat a few spoonfuls but it’s disgusting. Spicy, but disgusting.
I do the unthinkable and call and tell him it was really bad. Before I can even ask about getting my money back, he snaps, «You were in a hurry!» I’m flabbergasted, but finally ask, «Okay, can you tell me how my not being in a hurry would have made this better?»
It’s goat curry. It’s not as if they’re able to make it from scratch in ten minutes. It’s a fast food place. I’m okay with that. Uncle Joe’s is the same way, but it’s delicious.
This, not so much. At all.
He keeps trying to argue and I finally tell him I’ll just Unilocal about it. To be clear, if he’d just said, fine, you hated it, bring it back for a refund or something else, I would have still Unilocaled but said, hey, they were fair about it. And maybe the other items are better.
But «You were in a hurry!» is a pretty shoddy excuse for a fast food place, you know?
Now I have to figure out if this ghastly brown mess can be rescued or not. I suspect not.
Eat here at your peril. Or maybe just skip the whole Jamaican menu.

I ordered Nathan’s while my 2-​year-​old was in Comer Children’s Hospital, and they awesomely deliver to the hospital! The food was good, but the most awesome part was that I asked if I could get a few extra cucumbers on my hot dog since my little guy was asking for cucumbers but they were not on his hospital menu (they are his fave). Well, when I opened my bag to eat, I saw that the good folks at Nathan’s sent over an entire tray of cucumber slices for my son! It was a sweet, touching gesture which was unexpected and much appreciated. Thanks, Nathan;s, for making our hospital stay a little easier!

I’ve been eating here for years. The chicken pitas and burgers are good. They’re friendly when I go in and fast when I order delivery. They’re double cheeseburger just hit the spot.

I’ve been eating at Nathan’s for several years. I always get the chicken and veggies over rice. It never lets me down. Recently I explored different items on the menu and was just as satisfied. The chicken/​shrimp Alfredo was great. My children love their burgers and fries. The food is cooked fresh and in a timely fashion.

This owner of this establishment is incredibly friendly. Their spiced rice and beans may not look like much, but it was seriously so good!
I would definitely recommend this place if you ever need catering!!!

I have seen this place many times but never went into the place because it didn’t seem like a place I would want to get food from. Mostly because I really couldn’t see in that well and I didn’t get the concept of Chicago Style and Taste of Jamaica.
While reading a review for Wingers one of the reviewers were saying how expensive they were and how inexpensive Nathan’s was and this week heck this year I am on a budget and I saw all the great reviews so I decided to give it a chance.
The regular burger was only 3.49 and it was good it was not mind blowing but hey it was tasty for the price. My daughter got the Mexican Burger and she devoured that burger so fast as she raved at how great it was and it was only 4.99. Neither of our burgers came with fries or a drink but they did have combos. The fries were only a 1.59 and they were really good.
Because of all the different types of food they make it had an odd kind of smell but our burgers looked and taste fresh. I can’t believe I didn’t take a picture of our burgers but next time I will because I will definitely be back when I am in the area.
Enjoy!

Only had the jamaican stuff. Wanted to try something different. The food had a lot of flavor but the sandwich was nothing spectacular and not really much fish in there. Tried some of the appetizers which were again lacking in appearance and size but had a lot of spice.
They have diversity in the menu, but just nothing remarkable that would make me say I’ll try it again to see if there’s other stuff on the menu I’d like more. Too bad because I wanted a jamaican place.

This place doesn’t have a mission statement.
Foods range from jerk chicken, burgers, hot dogs, gyros, etc.
I only came here because I saw Jamaican on the front of their store. If ur gonna sell us on that then it must be damn good jerk chicken.
I don’t recommend it tho. I’d try something different on the menu but doesn’t seem like a lot of people go here.
I’d recommend them having a specialty. Something about quality or something. I don’t even want to know where this chicken came from.
NEXT!!!

Really disappointing pattys. If you’re looking for a fast food joint, burger and fires sort of thing you can get it here, but don’t expect much from their «Jamaican» cuisine.
I dropped by today and got two pattys. Basically they just threw them in the microwave, so that had that «a little over microwaved» heat and dampness.
Not gonna do that again.

I tried something different for once and it reminded me why I stick to what I know chicken and veggies over rice sounded delightful it shoulda been called chicken rice and peppers there was like one piece of squash. It needed a sauce cause it kinda dry. The chicken could of been moister yeah a sauce would made it way better. The cabbage on the other hand was plain olé aweful it was so spicy it ruined my pallet had my entire mouth on fire I wanted to rinse all that bullshit off of it. Lesson learned I will stick to crossiants and burgers

don’t bother going out of your way to eat here unless you live in hyde park. that in mind i guess the rating is relative to eating gyros
the gyros aren’t amazing but it’s affordable and you can’t really get them elsewhere (well you probably can idk) in hyde park since hyde park gyros closed.
i had a hamburger here once and it was below average. the gyros are okay. i guess if you really want a gyro and you live in hyde park, get it here. otherwise like, whatever

Maybe my expectations were too high. Went here for lunch… I appreciate the mix of American and Jamaican foods. My 4 year refuses to eat anything aside from a hot dog. This place just so happen to offer me some curry chicken and her a hot do with fries. Maybe that should have been my first clue. I mean it wasn’t the worst I’ve had, but it def is not the best.
When I want Jamaican food, I guess Uncle Joes on 47 it is.