Heaven on Seven

We went to Heaven on Seven on a weekday, mid-​afternoon and were the only people eating in the restaurant. We almost left because there was no one up front and it was hard to tell they were open. That is the ONLY thing that I can say that isn’t a raving recommendation. Their menu is expansive and true to Cajun New Orleans feast. There isn’t many descriptions, however, as it is difficult to order if naïve to creole cuisine. I ordered the Crab Cakes and Cajun tater tots– the cakes were incredible, the tots were simply generic frozen to fry with some seasoning on top, honestly a let down when ordered in comparison to rest of menu. My friend ordered the Coconut Shrimp; which came with a sweet curry sauce in a half pineapple atop a white rice with tri colored peppers and a dash of sauce which was aesthetically beautiful. The gumbo was perfect with large pieces of sausage and comes with meal. Our server was quick and courteous. Will definitely return.

I was on a business trip in lisle and I was asking around where’s the spot for good food. someone mentioned this place and it did not disappoint.
I ordered the Blackened prime rib on a bed of garlic flavored mash potato. I highly recommend you try it because it’s the best prime rib ever. imo My friend ordered the sample platter and he said it was also delish. The service was also good the waiter was constantly checking on us. I will definitely come back to this place. Lastly the collection of hot sauce against the wall looks awesome.

Pretty good. Service started out slow but once it got started everything drastically improved. The food was outstanding, the drinks were good (and strong) and the server become attentive.
I do recommend this place. Good Cajun food.

I hate writing this review. My wife and I have loved Heaven on Seven for years. The food has been consistently good and I love spicy (Shrimp Voodoo and chicken bites with crystal butter sauce was particularly good).
Unfortunately over the last year the quality of everything (at this location at least) has really gone down hill. While waiting for our friends, in a very un-​busy restaurant, the bartender repeatedly forgot to bring our drinks. When we finally sat down, a small plate of semi-​burnt corn bread was presented. More waiting. The server, while nice, was no where to be seen for the most part. We ordered the chicken bites, which were flavorless and the dipping sauce was similarly unremarkable with a light film over the top making me think it was quickly microwaved. More waiting — still no server to take our order. We finally gave up, paid for the drinks and bites and went an had a great meal at Crosstown Pub. They lost a lot of money.
There really is no quality control on every level as far as I could tell. It really bums me out because I do miss the old days where I was always excited to go. It should be noted, that for how expensive it actually is, I expect much much more.

Cajun food in downtown Naperville. Every day is a Mardi Gras feel so you are mainly there for the atmosphere.

Over priced and below average.
Having lived in Louisiana you get ¹⁄₃ of the quality and taste for twice the price. I kept trying different dishes to no avail. On the third visit there I went simple, shrimp po-​boy, figured if they can screw this up then I know. Yep, no good. A shame.

I was roaming around downtown, and landed at this restaurant. Chill vibe, awesome staff!

The manager had the worst attitude, our party of 15 was seated immediately only because no one else was trying to eat there. We returned our food due to many problems. Over, under cooked. Just the worst way to spend $ 20 per person. We will never go back… SMH

Quick friendly service and great experience thanks to our awesome server Ryan. If I could give 6 stars I would! We got our gumbo within 10 mins and our entrées within 20.
Orzolaya is amazing and the voodoo chicken enchiladas were also delicious. An assortment of hot sauces are at your disposal, they’re super spicy.
Get gumbo as the side to your entrée and you will not regret it. Even the staffs’ shirts mention «people who come back from heaven all say the same thing, try the gumbo»…they’re not wrong haha
I highly recommend the Bread pudding as well. They give a good portion and it’s not too sweet.

I really wanted to love Heaven on Seven. My husband and I have stopped in a while ago just to grab a drink at the bar (because they had Zombie Dust on tap!), but we finally came in to eat dinner just last weekend. I’m not sure if it’s that we built up Heaven on Seven in our heads this whole time, or that we just had too high of expectations, or if we assumed we’d love it because my parents do. Whatever it was, it was not the experience I had hoped for.
We walked in on a Saturday evening at about 6:30 pm and had to wait for a table. This was no big deal though — we just grabbed a couple spots up at the bar. They have a really great beer and cocktail list. I got the St. Germaine cocktail which was pretty and delicious. I appreciate that the bartender gave me a baby sized carafe of the extra champagne! Hubby got Woodford Reserve on the rocks (typical).
Once we were sat, our server explained the specials and brought complimentary pickles and bread for the table. We thought this was interesting but as always, were down to try anything. The pickles were seasoned with some sort of glaze. I like it, but not sure my husband did. The bread was a bit dry and hard for my liking, but I think the butter had honey in it because that was really good.
We started with a suggested app from our server — their shrimp and andouille egg rolls which come with spicy mustard, ginger mango sauce and Asian slaw. I really enjoyed these egg rolls, but again, my husband not so much. It was a little unfortunate that our waiter did not warn us how spicy these would be! I mean sure, I read spicy mustard on the menu, but I did not see anything about jalapeño peppers! Luckily I like spicy, but some bites were just not even worth the heat. Although this app comes with 4 large egg rolls, I still thought $ 12.99 was a bit too much to pay for it.
For my entrée I knew I wanted something with shrimp, so I scoured their like 10 different options. I was toying between two different things, so I really appreciated it when our server brought out the two different sauces for me to try. I actually liked them both, so he ended up suggesting the shrimp creole over rice with a sweet & tangy tomato sauce. You can get the shrimp dishes in 3 different sizes — appetizer (4 shrimp), entrée (6), or Jimmy size (10). I went with the entrée which I thought was a good sized portion. Again, I thought $ 20.99 was a bit steep for 6 shrimp, rice, and sauce, but it was very tasty. My husband got the salmon and crab cake special and was unimpressed. That’s actually the first time I’ve seen him not even want to take home leftovers. Both entrees came with soup or salad and we both selected soup. My husband got the gumbo and I went with their shrimp and corn soup. I honestly did not care for it — way too sweet.
My overall feeling is that we will be back for drinks or a light bite, but I don’t think we’ll be dropping such a hefty bill here anytime soon. Just not worth it.

Coming to Heaven on ‘7’ – at which I ‘8’ – put me directly on Cajun cloud ‘9’.
I vaguely remember eating here a few summers back ( Unilocal says it was around 7÷4÷14), but as I recall the experience was good enough to warrant a return, and I was right! I’ve found the food here to be better than Shanahan’s in Forest Park, and although the atmosphere isn’t quite as lively as it is at Pappadeaux in Westmont, the excellent service more than makes up for it.
On a gorgeous weeknight in early March, I met my dinner companion here for some good olé’ Creole. I was early to arrive so I ordered the house specialty drink – a hurricane – and looked over the menu. To my amazement, I wasn’t carded for the strong cocktail (which came with a lovely adornment of beads). Eventually my date arrived and we put in an order for noms.
Once again, I started with their ‘hot as a mutha’ appetizer, which is a habanero pepper filled with Chihuahua cheese, breaded & deep-​fried, then served atop a tropical salsa medley that included mango and green bell peppers. For connoisseurs of spicy things, it’s a great little firecracker of an item, largely due to the fact that the kitchen doesn’t remove the seeds or the veins prior to preparation. For $ 6, I’d happily do it again.
There’s so much to choose from on their menu, but I ultimately decided on the Mardi Gras platter, which essentially gave me a little bit of everything. It came with: BBQ ribs, jerk chicken wings, shrimp & andouille sausage eggrolls, crab cakes, jalapeño corn blasters, and cajun chicken bites. I also got a cup of gumbo with it, which was a pleasant surprise. After sampling a bit of everything, I came to the conclusion that everything was at least ‘good’ (a few things were ‘great’) and nothing sucked.
The huge wall of hot sauces is a sight to behold, but they’re strictly decorative, so don’t touch [even if you’re tempted {as I was}, they’re glued down/​cemented to the shelf, so those bottles ain’t goin anywhere]. Green, yellow, and purple streamer-​like things fluttered on the ceiling, and New Orleans-​themed art hung on the wall opposite the hot sauces. This place has a great vibe to it; it’s really hard not to love.
Ironically, the last time I was here on 7÷4÷14, I had the exact same server (Steve, the bald guy) who once again did a terrific job. He was the perfect balance of engaging and genuine that took a 4.5-star meal into 5-​star territory.
Bread = 4.5
Circuses = 5!
I’ve had a couple terrific experiences at NaperThrill’s Heaven on Seven, so I think it’s time to give the original downtown location a shot. I gotta imagine the food and atmo is as enjoyable there as it is here (at least, I hope).

The place was busy but wait staffs were very helpful and attentive!
The drink menu and have a decent beer selection at the bar :)
Gumbo was great and the angry chicken poboy!

Gave this place two chances because of all the hype and was left beyond disappointed both times.
We placed a togo order for the crab cakes, fried chicken po’ boy with fries, fried green tomatoes and a jalapeño corn muffin.
Crab cakes were cold, but probably the best tasting thing in our order.
The fried chicken po’ boy was very disappointing. To start, the chicken was dry, there was no remoulade or any kind of sauce on the sandwich or on the side and they forgot the fries all together.
We are big fans of fried green tomatoes but these were just awful and also, cold.
The jalapeño corn muffin was without question, a day or two old and hard as a rock. Didn’t even take a bite.
I want to add that we picked up our order 20 minutes after placing it so under no circumstances should any of the food have been cold or even room temp.
For prices as high as Heaven on Seven’s, there is no excuse for anything to be less than par. SAVE YOUR MONEY!

I wanted so badly to have an amazing experience here… unfortunately that’s just not what happened.
I’ve been waiting over a year to try this Creole spot in Naperville — finally one Saturday night, my significant other and I decided to give it a go and treat ourselves to some good take out. We ordered online which was fairly easy, drove to downtown Naperville to pick up the food, and walked in. Our food was already waiting at the front counter even though we had just placed the order 10 minutes before. Mind you — this place wasn’t extremely busy where I’d imagine they have multiple meals prepared and ready to go. I was surprised, but optimistic when I grabbed the food.
Fast forward to when we get home: we open the bag, and then the disappointment starts. We had ordered $ 50 worth of food — what we go looked like $ 30 dollars worth of food. Everything was flavorless. I’m one for spicy food, and I just didn’t even get a hint of taste out of anything. The only dish that I semi-​enjoyed was the ‘Hot As A Mutha’ which of course was spicy, but nothing I couldn’t handle.
I think I was just expecting more for $ 50 dollars worth of take out. Was I full? Yes, because everything had an obnoxious amount of rice instead of meat and veggies like more traditional Creole food I’ve had in the past.
I don’t think I’ll be returning. Overall, I feel like it’s a waste of money.

This place gets pretty busy, but for a single diner like myself, finding a seat at the bar wasn’t an issue. And there is a pretty decent beer selection at the bar too.
I was a bit hungry so I kinda went all out on the Creole experience and went with the gumbo, side of jambalaya and the Angry Chicken poboy. And when they say angry… it’s pretty angry. Not recommended if you don’t want any stomach complications. But the gumbo and the jamalaya definitely hit the spot.
You can taste a lot of southern flavors coming out of the gumbo and jambalaya.
And I still wasn’t done. I went for the banana ice cream cake. Ok, maybe I went overboard, but that was a great way to finish the meal.
Great place, great beer selection. Love their collection of hot sauces on the wall. Servers were pretty cool too.

I’ve been here a couple of times. I would say that I’m a fan. I think it’s pretty darn tasty and it’s nice to have something in Naperville that’s not a giant chain behemoth.
The service is decent, they have a good beer list, and the portion sizes are very generous. I took my parents here when they visited me in Naperville for the first time because I was wracking my brain for something they would like (they’re not really into burgers) that wasn’t too expensive or a chain that also took reservations. I will probably go back at some point, but I am not rushing there every day.
I like the ambiance a lot. I think that the wall of hot sauces they have is really fun to look at and can spark some amusing conversation. I don’t think the restaurant its self is very comfortable, which maybe contributes to my lack of enthusiasm about returning. The chairs are very uncomfortable and the tables are squished together.
We stopped in for brunch once and they had live music, which was a nice touch. I’ve also gotten take out from here, which is an excellent option.

The place smells like an old moldy log cabin– no I’m not exaggerating it actually does. It really bothered me, but my husband didn’t notice anything. I will say the food was decent-​okay. ³⁄₅. But the service was ⁴⁄₅. Not too bad, but nothing that wowed me. Food was pretty good actually.
Appetizers: bayou Jalepeno blastera. Deep fried corn bread with pockets of cheese and sweetness. Really good dipping sauce. Definitely recommend
Gratis bread: nothing special. Cold, clearly not house made, it had a slight rubbery bite indicative of it not being fresh, and at least out for the last 8 hours. Served with a honey butter. That butter was definitely delicious.
Entrée: I got the coconut shrimp with mango-​papaya paint (yes paint). Presentation was good. There was a red curry sauce that came with my dish that they put in a half coconut shell. The mango-​papaya sauce (paint) was an utter dissappointment. It basically was a Alphonso mango purée from a can from a local Hispanic or Indian grocery store. (While I’m an absolute fan of canned Alphonso mango purée, I don’t expect it in a dish if I’m eating out!). The red curry sauce had a very strange aftertaste, as if there was some form of a strong preservative in it. The coconut shrimp itself was excellent though.
Other entrée: chicken enchiladas. This was good, my husband got this one. Definitely recommend.
Skipped dessert as we were not impressed overall.
TL;DR: very annoying smell. Skip this place, try another place that takes Cajun a bit more seriously and uses quality ingredients (i.e. fresh mango, and not mango purée out of a can) to hit that authentic flavor.

I wanted something different to eat and something you can’t get at just any restaurant. Enters Heaven on Seven. I am obsessed with gumbo, but I never go to places that serve it. It was weekend brunch time, and I was determined to get some delicious gumbo from anywhere I could.
As soon as I sat down (which was pretty much right as they opened), I asked if the gumbo was ready. It was. I ordered that and their tasty take on Eggs Benedict. My other half ordered a country fried steak dish. Both dishes came with a buttload of pancakes-​our server was so nice and opted to count my gumbo as my side so we wouldn’t have to eat our way through 20 pounds of pancake.
Service was quick and portions were great. Everything was very filling. Prices are a bit high for suburban brunch, but if this is the type of cuisine you are craving and you are stuck in the suburbs, this is not a bad option.

I’ll start by saying that the delivery service is top notch but Heaven on seven won’t get anymore of my business. They consistently screw up my order but this past one took the cake. There online menu indicAtes that the Hoppin John comes with soup or salad. I chose gumbo as it is clearly listed as a soup option. Only to have my food arrive with no gumbo. The delivery driver told me that the ½ does not come with gumbo and we’ve been trying to call you. But no phone message was left. Seriously??? 70 bucks worth of food and you all can’t get your menu straight??? I’m done.
Oh and I ordered my favorite dessert peanut butter pie. They sent the Mississippi mud pie. Thanks for completely ruining my meal Heaven on 7. I will never eat there again.

Heaven on Seven! I had heard sooooo much about this place over the years, and even worked just a few blocks away from it, but had just never been. The first time that I went was a social invite with a group of friends. Such a fun place for meeting up with a group! I’ve been back a few times since, generally always to meet up with friends or to take folks who are visiting from out of town.
Though they have a unique cuisine and a pretty hefty menu, my favorite thing about the restaurant is the location. Being in the heart of downtown Naperville it is always a good time, and the restaurant itself has a great ambiance and wonderful feel to it. I see many other reviewers mention the wait, though I have not personally had that problem. But, the times that I’ve been there it has always been in the afternoon, so that is probably why.
If you love cajun food or even if you’re just curious about it and want to try it out (as I was), this is a great place to expand your horizons. I love spicy food but had never tried anything even remotely cajun before I went here. I like trying new things though and so chose the gumbo and jambalaya. Both were quite good, very meaty and hearty. Since, I’ve also tried the chicken pot pie and turtle soup. I’d say my favorite dish is the pot pie, which isn’t in pie form but is very rich and creamy, with a wonderful flavor. They do give you a lot of food (and it is probably not the healthiest place ever) but it is definitely enjoyable.
The times that I’ve gone the service has been pretty average. I’ve yet to find that «amazing» wait staff experience, but they keep the drinks going and don’t leave you waiting too long to place your order. Nothing spectacular but no complaints either.
If you’re looking for a place to take friends for a great experience, with decent food, this is a fantastic pick. The food doesn’t blow me out of the water, but it is always a good time and the prices are fair for what you get.