SpritzBurger

**SPRITZBURGER HAS CLOSED 3÷13÷16. They lost their lease**
COST:
$ 20 (Deviled Eggs, Kimchi Burger, Bottomless Sangria)
I’m only submitting this review to honor SpritzBurger in the gone too soon heavens because I repeat, SpritzBurger closed yesterday. Yes! It’s very unfortunate since I had such a great time the first and only time I ate here.
I forgot what they called the kimchi slash pulled pork burger but it was amazing. Pulled pork was mixed into the patty and it was fantastic. Normally the burger would cost $ 15 plus about $ 5 for the deviled eggs. However, Tuesday through Thursday they’ll have a $ 20 app + entrée + UNLIMITED SANGRIA.
I’ll miss you Spritz. Hopefully the owners find it in their heart to open this place elsewhere or work on a new venture! I’ll follow them!

OK. So this is how last Sunday went. I was craving a good brunch and convinced my husband to take me to one (he didn’t have an appetite big enough for a brunch). The options were between SpritzBurger and one other place, because we were really short on time. I’ve been here once before and didn’t enjoy the food at all, but Thomas, the forgiving man that he is, suggested that we should to give them another shot. And so we did.
I had the Crabby Bennie, and he opted for a burger. His was better than mine, but not great. Our food lacked seasoning, I kept shake-​shake-​shaking the shaker! And there was waaaaaaaaay too much Hollandaise on my Benedict. I had only one and just the crab off the other. Thomas’ fries weren’t seasoned at all.
The two stars are for both our visits to the place. I don’t remember what we ordered the last time, but I know we had burgers and they were a major disappointment.

This review is long overdue, but just moved out of the city and this is a place I’m going to miss going to.
We had some memorable meals at the original Hearty Boys restaurant, and weren’t quite sure what to expect when they changed the concept, but Spritz Burger has been even more popular with us. The goal of making a «neighborhood spot for a Wednesday night» has been met in spades.
The burgers never disappoint, but I love the Chick-​Fil-​Gay sandwich the most. My wife loves the grilled caesar salad. The Mac ‘n Cheeto is every bit as good as you hope.
Service is always great — shout out to Oliver specifically as he’s our usual server and never misses a thing.
Drink menu is always creative and once my wife became pregnant, the nonalcholic options were super helpful and made her feel less left out.
The only bad experience we had was with a hostess that refused to seat us outside (oh yeah, the patio is awesome for those great Chicago summer nights) despite us having called ahead by 30 minutes. But the restaurant fixed it right away on that visit.

I hear brunch is great but never been. I tried this plane twice both times I was underwhelmed. The burgers are decent, nothing special. A few blocks south on Broadway you can find much better burgers. Don’t know much about the rest of the menu

My wife and I went to Spritz burger and we were a little underwhelmed. If your establishment is solely on burgers, your burgers better be good. Unfortunately I thought the burgers at Spritz were a resounding meh.
We ordered the Chick-​Fil-​Gay (clever) and Amish burger and both weren’t memorable. Even the fries and tater tots as sides were forgettable. On top of the that the desert was just ok. (Sensing a trend).
It was a lovely evening out so we got to take advantage of their patio, but give the mediocre food and the slow service, it is very unlikely that I will be back.

Went here for brunch. A disappointing dining experience, here’s why:
1) the food was mediocre at best
(e.g., the chilaquiles had no chihuahua cheese, soggy tortilla chips, and little discernible taste other than the pound of red onions that undoubtedly went into this dish as a filler — really guys?);
2) the ambiance was LOUD and unsettling (tacky Def Leppard was cranked far too loud for the crammed dining area); and
3) the service was lacking (our waitress was sweet, but it seemed like she was on her own, despite numerous extra «staff» that seemed to be just hanging around and socializing with each other).
I hope you guys can get it together.

I finally was able to visit for dinner. I got the plain burger to taste it in it’s pure form. The burger was good and the tater tots were also crispy and not greasy. There was a big, juicy tomato slice on it that was bigger than the bun, and I liked it a lot. I also got the burger pink, and it was perfectly cooked.
My friend got the bleu cheese burger with bacon, which was my 2^nd choice. She let me have a taste, and it was an assault of salt in my mouth. The flavors were all there, and good, but the salt ruined it a bit.
Service was what you’d typically expect. Ambiance is good. I’d come back here for a burger.

One of my new favorite places close to home. We always walk by it and we finally decided to go in.
And we are glad we did.
They have outside sitting for warmer days.
The service and ambiance was great.
The menu offers different things for everyone’s taste.
We went on a Wednesday and that is their bottomless sangria night. So for $ 20 a person: you get an appetizer, a entrée and bottomless sangria. That is an amazing deal!
The food was very delicious and seasoned well. The sangria was good as well.
This is a place I definitely will come back to, there are other items on the menu that I want to try.

Really great burgers! Great drinks too. Not pricey, cute restaurant, love the style, & the brunch is wonderful. So excited to have this place in my neighborhood. Will continue to eat here many more times.

This place has good burgers and was the perfect place to stop after the cubs game. We were sat immediately, service was on point, and food came out fresh and fast. My kids loved the rice crispy dessert with dipping sauces. I loved that you can choose between fries and tots. Yum.
Have I had a better burger in Chicago? Yes. Were the prices a bit high? Yes. But hey it’s Chicago and that I am most definitely used to by now. Overall, a good experience for the most part.

The beer garden and proximity to my apartment was the draw for this place but I was completely underwhelmed. I recently stopped by for drinks and a light dinner and was excited to sit on their patio. While the patio is very nice, the service out there is exceptionally slow. Everything from getting menus, getting water, ordering drinks, getting the check took waaaayy too long. I was honestly very frustrated and annoyed by the end of our meal
I may have been able to dismiss it, if the food was good, but sadly it was very plain. I was a little disappointed that they only cook their burgers two ways: «pink» and «not pink.» I prefer to order my burgers medium rare and the «pink» ordering really put the temp more at medium or medium well. Very disappointing. I don’t know why they can’t cook their burgers to order like other restaurants in the area. The burger itself was fine, the fixins were okay but nothing special. Drinks again were fine, absolutely nothing memorable .I wont be back

Tried this place out last Friday after a show at the Oracle. I was really excited to try it because I have heard that the creators have an awesome reputation in the restaurant business. This place seemed cute enough and had an interesting menu.
As we were standing outside looking at the menu, this blonde woman (who in retrospect must have some relationship with the manager), was super convincing in telling us that «everything on the menu is amazing» and we should «go on in»… She said the shrimp puffs and Chick-​Fil-​Gay were especially notable. We decided to try Spritz and we were so, so, so disappointed. We ordered a spritz tamarind drink, a rhubarb mojito, fried beets, shrimp puffs, a chicken sandwich (the Chick-​Fil-​Gay), a side of the Mac and Cheeto and black pepper parmesan fries…
There were only 2 other tables in a mostly empty restaurant and the food took FOREVER to arrive (I had to ask 2 different servers for it)!!!
Tamarind Spritz drink: My sister liked it
Rhubarb Mojito: Tasted like nothing but rum. I didn’t like it.
Fried Beets: Tasted good but were way, way too over-​fried so that the breading was almost black!
Shrimp Puffs: Soggy as soggy can be (they’re supposed to be fried). They tasted like they had been sitting under a heat lamp. Ugh.
«Buttermilk» Chicken Sandwich (Chick-​Fil-​Gay) — The bun tasted stale, the chicken breast in it was tiny, flavorless and dry, the breading on the chicken breast was over-​fried and black; the «greens» on it were scare and mush… It was repulsive. We pushed it aside.
Mac and Cheeto — the Cheetos on top were STALE!!! Nothing is worse than a STALE CHEETO! OMG! The mac and cheese under the stale Cheetos was bland. We pushed it aside.
The upgraded fries: Were like weird cafeteria, spongy fries and didn’t seem like they came from real potatoes. Off to the side.
When we told our server about the sandwich and sides, he got the manager. The manager came by and took them off the bill and said something like «When you guys come back I’ll give you some deserts or something…» Wah??? Wouldn’t you rather give us the deserts on the house NOW? So we actually come back??? I could tell the manager was NOT happy with us.
If I had a business, I would want to know if a customer wasn’t happy and would appreciate a customer that tries to remedy the problem in person (instead of posting a Unilocal review)… Since our unsatisfactory experience was a super inconvenience for him (he really made us feel this way), I decided to post this review.
This place is an embarrassment and a waste of time. Too bad — such a cool looking menu and concept.

SpritzBurger is my new favorite. Inside you can get a great burger, fries, and cocktail, and there are no TVs so it’s safe to visit even on a game night. The outside patio is really nice too.
The pickled veg complimentary started is always welcome, and their poutine is a MUST HAVE. Creamy, melted, gooey wonderfulness.
The burgers I’ve had were all good, but the chicken sandwich («Chick-​fil-​Gay») was AMAZING. I’ll definitely be back to have that again! Make sure you take a peek at the artwork in the restrooms, with squirrels added into classic masterpieces.

We walked in on a Saturday night expecting to wait for a table but were seated immediately. The inside felt slightly cramped/​hot to me but the staff is extremely friendly. The entire time we were there I don’t think the waiter responsible for filling our waters let our glasses get down below halfway.
The pickled vegetables were a surprising delight. I fell in love with the pickled celery and even cauliflower (which i normally hate). There is a very wide selection of burgers and they even have gluten free buns which is a huge win for me! The wait for the food was a little long but very reasonable considering how many people filled the place up during the dinner rush. I had a very pleasant experience and would not mind going back on my next visit to Chicago.

Met a friend for dinner and started off with a Boilermaker — bourbon, porter syrup and spritz. Drink was great! We skipped the appetizers and ordered burgers but I was very close to ordering the cheese curds. I ordered the Pub Crawl beef burger — bolton farm english cheddar, major grey chutney, roasted tomato, greens, colman’s mustard and a side of tater tots. The burger was juicy and flavorful. I really enjoyed the chutney. The tater tots are served with their own homemade ketchup.
Overall, great burger and friendly service. I live right down the street so I imagine I’ll be back to try out the other menu items.

The sweet potatoes fries and the poutine fries are really tasty! I had the chik Gil gay sandwich which was good but maybe to fried… And I got really filled up with those poutine fries :)) ! Next time I’ll try a burger
Friendly and good service as well :)

Walked in on a Wednesday night around 6:30 p.m. with my wife and a friend and were immediately seated. Our server was a friendly and lovely guy who asked our cocktail orders right away (after we asked for the special Game of Thrones menu — do it!) and then disappeared for so long that my woeful staring at the cocktails waiting to be brought over to our table prompted the bartender to escape her post and bring them to us. This happened twice during our meal — I’m guessing our server was waiting on the kitchen/​to run food, but maybe that’s where runners would come in handy? That was the only major blip on my radar, though!
Our food was fantastic. We were brought a jar of pickled delicacies from the kitchen to start with. I love it when restaurants do this — even if it’s just a little somethin’ somethin’ on the house, it’s a great gesture!
We ordered poutine to start, and I do have to say it didn’t live up to my expectations. The cheese curds (or should I say, curd, because there was barely any cheese) were melted on one side of the fries and the gravy was at the bottom of the dish. When I think of poutine, I think of plump pieces of white cheese atop fries with the whole fattening plate of fat smothered in gravy. While the taste was there with the sage-​gravy, it just was so-​so.
I had chick-​fil-​gay and it was tender, crispy and juicy. SO good. Tots were fried to perfection. The April special burger, a take on a Greek meal, was split by the table and both people who ate it said it was tasty.
I’ll definitely come back to Sprtiz when I’m feeling like a burger and I’m in the ‘hood.

I had been hearing great things about this place for several months and finally got to experience it on a Tuesday night this last week. The place was not super busy and we were immediately seated. Décor is cute, and greeter and waitress were excellent. My friend and I ordered the cheese curds, mac n cheese, and the Swiss mushroom burger all to share. The cheese curds were excellent, mac and cheese tasty, but the burger is where they fell a little short. We ordered it «pink» per their operating procedures and it definitely arrived well done. Also the top of the bun is WAY too thick (and frankly uninspiring) compared to the burger itself. The taste was good, but we were a tad disappointed. Oh and cocktails were also tasty, so they hit on several good notes! I am only giving them 3 stars based on the fact that this is a BURGER joint, so I can’t let their other fine qualities sway my review.
Overall I think this place is pretty darn good, and I would definitely give them repeat business. I just think their burgers need a little improvement…

Me: «Before I order, let me ask you something: am I supposed to rave about this Ina hotcake?»
Waiter: «Ina used to be a chef of a popular brunch place in Chicago, but she is now retired. She passed down the recipe to our chef.»
Me: «So it’s a legacy thing? Okay, I’m convinced! I’ll get this then!»
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I went to this restaurant with my business retreat group for a Sunday brunch, and «Ina’s hotcake» with the description «Yes…that Ina» on the menu caught my eyes. After asking the waiter what the deal was, curiosity got the better of me as I placed my order on this Ina’s hotcake.
As far as I’m concerned, the waiter could be making the whole story up on the spot and I wouldn’t know!
If this Ina legend was real though, I could definitely see the big deal behind the hotcakes. I honestly wouldn’t have thought hotcake could be any good, but I was wrong. SpritzBurger’s hotcake was simply stellar! The taste of the hotcake alone was subtle and aromatic and was complemented well with the syrup, and the texture definitely takes the cake. Whether this Ina thing was real or not, it was a damn good hotcake!
I highly recommend this place for a Sunday brunch. The menu apparently changes, but try to get the legendary Ina hotcake!

I’ve been wanting to come to Spritz Burger for a couple of months and tonight I was finally able go with a friend.
The service was excellent from the moment we walked into the restaurant, until the moment we left. Our waitress was very personable and offered great recommendations.
We started with the Poutine which was OK, but nothing special. I’ve had better elsewhere.
The burger was a special that isn’t normally on the menu: The Collision Burger. This burger was oh so good. The burger consisted of: Short Rib, avocado, chimichurri sauce and red onions on a Onion Focaccia bun (if memory serves me correctly). I found the burger to be juicy and extremely flavorful. With the burger you can either get fries or tater tots… of course I selected the tots!
For dessert we shared the tasting trio which was a half size portion of 3 desserts of your choosing. We selected (1) Rice Krispie Treats which came with salted caramel dip & chocolate fudge dip, (2) Butterscotch Pudding with salt & pepper peanuts and (3) Blueberry Ginger Hand Pie with lemon glaze and Pistachio Ice Cream. I liked the Butterscotch Pudding the most. This is definitely a must try! I wasn’t a big fan of the Blueberry Pie or the Pistachio Ice Cream that came with it. The pie was forgetful and the only thing about the ice cream that had any resemblance to Pistachio was the color.
Overall, I’d give Spritz Burger 3 ½ stars.