Claim Jumper

I want to keep this review short and to the point as usual. It’s a beautiful place, with a cool bar area, BUT: Stephanie, the bartender, ruined our evening with bad customer service and an attitude which is just unreal. Being annoyed by customers which are asking for things like water and co. is just unprofessional and rude.

Be aware. I found a square piece of plastic in my soup small enough to choke on. And my friend had a hard sharp piece of plastic in the bread. Was fearful to eat my entrée. Which the green beans were all shriveled up and old and oversalted and my Tilapia was super salty. Manager came about the items found in the food asked us if she could get us anything else. We told her it’s fine because the food already all gone anyways. And of course when the check came the full amount was on there. I wasn’t looking for a free meal going into the place but I also wasn’t expecting to find two pieces of plastic in my food and for a $ 71 bill I think that was a little ridiculous! Won’t be going back there again…

A poor meal at best and a little pricey. Mahi fish was dried out and rubbery, same with the shrimp. The appetizers we ordered were good.
Overpriced. Service was good, manager gave us 10 dollars off our bill (spent $ 100). That was for two adults and one child.
Will not return.

I like the large portion sizes and the quality of the food here. The drinks are novel and made my night much better.

Mother’s Day brunch was fantastic! I’m not big on buffets at all but the selection of food was great and usually eggs you get at a buffet a runny but the scrambled eggs were perfectly done. My mom tried an omelette from the omelette station and said it was the best omelette she’s ever had. Breakfast potatoes were nice and crispy and the breakfast enchilada bake was outstanding! Lots of choices! Would definitely come back

Never disappointed with their food. The beef ribs are great! The chicken is perfectly cooked. Appetizers are worth the $$$. Our waiter was the best waiter I have ever had there. We always have leftovers. Always. Don’t drink the lemonade though. It’s just lemon and water. Nasty. The pot pie is huge!

As we walked inside Right by the doors it reeked like gas. We told the girls at the front and they said oh we know we just have to turn on the lanterns. That was it on that. The food was great. 3 star because of our terrible server who reeked like cigarettes. She dragged for everything. To take our order. Get our drinks. Bring the check and i had to ask a few times to go boxes. When we got dessert the cake was flipped and half the frosting was on the tray on which she carried it. Very frustrating.

My father in law passed away recently and we needed a place to gather for the luncheon after the funeral. We were presented at the funeral home with tons of suggestions… Many were buffet style, you know the usual soggy chicken and mixed veggies… Or Italian style… Mostacolli for days… With a minimum number of guests at 25… Well… I remembered Claim Jumpers in Hoffman Estates on rt 59… With easy access to I-​90 expressway… and remembered enjoying their food. I’d been to previous funeral luncheons, at other locales where one could order off the menu. I searched online and found they had several limited menus to choose from. We chose the «Copper Miners» menu, some choices for everyone! It was $ 14.99 per guest and that included a non alcoholic beverage. (Most buffets added that at $ 2.00 additional per guest) When I phoned, just two days before, Marlene was kind and offered her condolences, she said they would take care of it all. (Literally I was only on the phone with her for 4 – 5 minutes! She did not take a deposit as all of the other spots wanted at least $ 100 dollars down. The day of the funeral arrived and I phoned an hour before arriving at Claim Jumpers to let them know a rough number of guests to expect. When we arrived they had it all set up. We had 15 more guests than confirmed just an hour before… and they had no problem accommodating us! Service was wonderful. Menus were placed at each seat and there were two more choices that were not on the online menu… Beef tri tips and the 14“BBQ chicken pizza! The food was amazing! Pot pie, fish tacos, burgers, pasta, chicken salad and BBQ chicken salad to name a few of the popular choices… Our guests LOVED it! My father in law was a foodie and he would have loved it too!
We chose the tip amount to leave. As there was no obligatory % automatically added. Everyone left filled with yummy food, arms of take home boxes and fond memories of our time together celebrating my father in laws life! Thank you for a wonderful experiences and for making it so easy for us! If you have a group… Over 12 guests.(think Church group, book club, bowling group, birthday celebration). Ask for the copper miners menu! Call ahead and Marlene or one of her friendly staff will assist you!
Two thumbs up … All around
(We had 41 guests)

Wonderful ambiance for family celebrations with the high ceilings, large seating areas, & attentive staff. Jennifer kept up with our brunch party’s plates. Buffet portions are medium-​small, that allows for multiple sampling. Desserts are bite-​sized good.
I look forward to coming again for the pot pie & 7-​layer cakes.

Nice large facility. We had a pleasant lunch with friends and pretty much had the place to ourselves on a horrible wintery day. I had the meatloaf, which hit the spot. Hubby had the bowtie pasta with blackened chicken. He said it was good as well.
I’m glad we were there when it wasn’t crowded because I can’t handle noisy places. I’d go back for lunch if I were in the area. It was clean and the service was good.

I like this restaurant they have a great food great drink and nice atmosphere the stuff over there is really nice so if you are in Barrington you can have a quick bite a nice place to go to I give this restaurant 4 stars

Claim jumper is a pretty average restaurant. We joked about it and called it «a fancier Applebee’s» which I think it pretty on point. The décor, food, service, and price is all just a bit higher but I still get a similar vibe.
For a Saturday night we didn’t have to wait which I think was unusual for this restaurant. It was very loud. I couldn’t hear the people at the other end of the table. I wasn’t too bothered by it though.
The service was alright. We didn’t have to wait too long for anything.
I ordered the ahi tuna spinach salad. I have no complaints about the flavor but man was it expensive. 17 for a salad seems pretty pricy. I’ve had much more filling salads for less than half the price.
All in all, I don’t think I would rush to come back here but if someone wanted to go I wouldn’t say no.

This was our first here. We have Landry’s card and thought we try it out. As soon as went inside the service was just absolutely amazing. The ambiance is very cozy and Casual. Our served was Brandon and he was really informative about the menu and gave us outstanding service. We ordered the chicken tortilla soup and three cheese potato cakes and it was delicious. The potato cakes are a must have. For dinner we ordered traditional calzone it was just the right oven time and perfect amount of cheese. My husband had the bow tie pasta and he liked the flavor and the sauce. Overall, highly recommended this restaurant. Must go, we will definitely go back because there were so many other delicious options on the menu that we wanted to try!

We came here after I had a hard day. I ordered two different cocktails, which were both delicious.
The potato skins are good, but served with ranch instead of sour cream. I ordered the tri –tip (I love me some tri– tip!) but was a little disappointed that it is only available rare — medium (I prefer between medium/​medium-​well) and when I ordered medium, I feel that I received closer to medium-​rare. The potato soup was also very good, and our party ordered quesadillas that they enjoyed. With everyone getting a drink (me two), and two apps and two entrees, the total was 115 + tip. Seems a little expensive, but not obscenely so. Also, I do really want to try the pot pie — I’ve heard good things, so I’m definitely open to going back!

Me and a couple of colleagues had gone for Friday lunch to this place. I saw the menu options and it was pretty good, but oh my god, the portions here are big. I can seriously imagine two guys sharing one proper meal here. We had started off with southwest eggrolls which were really good, they also gave big bread. I had the chicken pot pie along with three cheese potato cakes, which were really good and so heavy, I had to box half the pie.
They had such awesome desserts on display but I was too full to eat this time.

Needed a quick dinner close to my hotel. Claim Jumper known for good Happy Hour and massive portions. I was there on a Tuesday night and was one of a few at the bar. Service was OK for me, but another diner sat a few seats from me-​he got frustrated after a few minutes with no acknowledgement from the bartender and left.
Food was meh. Had a gigantic half pound chili dog and fries for $ 8. The dog was average and fries were cold…

We have only dined here like 3 times. The first two times were years ago — and I was never really blown away or felt the desire to come back.
A friend treated my husband and I to birthday dinner here and I was pleasantly surprised.
I ordered the pot pie, which was delicious (and is enough to bring me back just for that) and my husband had the widow maker. Our friends ordered appetizers, soup and salad for their meal.
And they brought us red velvet dessert for our birthday complete with candles! :)
We’ll be back.

Claim Jumper resembles The Cheesecake Factory is a few ways, none of which should be deliberate. For one thing, the menu is extensive, somewhat intimidating, and indicative of the fact that plenty of these dishes are frozen or ready-​made to be dropped in a deep-​frier or microwave. A restaurant with a clear focus on what they aim to be doesn’t have fish tacos, burgers, steak, roasted chicken, pasta, crab, lobster, and so forth, all under one umbrella.
That being said, there are a few winning dishes present, enough to come back once in a while. The one item that stands out above the rest is the southwest egg rolls (I think that’s what they’re called). AMAZING! They’re like the love child of flautas and wonton fried egg rolls.
Their cake is okay cold, like they serve it but we took a slice to go and accidentally found out that at room temp it is far superior and über-​gooey!
The service could be a ton better. It’s inefficient, lagging at times, and leaves you wondering how they’re trained. Everyone is pleasant but refills are not kept up with and forget about having your table bussed! Every. Time. I have to stack my own plates and leave them on the edge, begging for them to be picked up. But again, some of their food is good enough to not mind coming back.

This is my second time back within six months to Claim Jumper since my first review. The first time, we showed up 10 minutes before they closed. Instead of turning us away, they made us forget how late it was. The service was fast and friendly. The food came out timely, correctly and hot! We never felt rushed and people who were there before us were still there when we left.
The wait for a table was about 45 minutes but we managed to find two seats around the bar within 60 seconds. It made our night to see my cousin, Stephanie, working as a bartender tonight.
With the wall/​restrooms behind us, we had the best vantage point with a TV front and center above us, plenty of elbow room and it was considerably quiet despite how packed this place was.
Because of all the horrible experiences I’ve had with MY order when I’ve come here with a large group, I’ve made up my mind not to tell my sister about my return. Claim Jumper and I are dining in a positive direction. I don’t want to jinx it for my boyfriend and me…

My aunt was raving about this place this past Sunday as she was in the mood for brunch. She mentioned they have brunch buffet that includes ribs and tilapia… I was sold already!
Me, her and my two cousins ventured over as it isn’t too far from them. The place is huge and is obviously good for families and large groups. We got a nice booth near the action (buffet) so we didn’t have a long journey to the eats. Staff was quite nice in accomodating us in terms of seating and make sure we had a good dining experience.
The buffet was nice as they had eggs, bacon, sausage, tilapia, eggs benedict, broccoli casserole, roasted potatoes, french toast, turkey slices, strawberry stuffed french toast, salad and multiple pastries. They had an omelet station as well as baby back pork ribs located behind the omelet station. I’m sure they kept them behind the station so people wouldn’t hijack all the ribs. They had mimosas as well but for some reason they brought them out with ice… never had mimosas with ice and never will again. I told them going forward no ice!
Good place to check out for brunch as my review states and I’ve heard the lunch and dinner is pretty good as well.