Porkchop

Good thing I didn’t rely on the negative Unilocal reviews. What a great restaurant & experience! I thoroughly enjoyed the experience, our lovely waitress, the juicy, falling off the bone fried ribs, tender and juicy pulled pork and fresh seasoned fries.

Great cole slaw. Good fries. Terribly dry, thin, and under — portioned beef brisket. Service completely lacking. (Dead house, waitress didn’t do a single check-​in once food was served and took way too long to run the bill because she was chatting with bartender.) Also, the décor consists of pig faces painted over traditional artwork. They are super creepy, and terrified my 4 yo to the point where he had to sit sideways in his chair to not see the scattered paintings. For the cost, this place fails.

Wonderful example of how to serve arguably the worst burger we’ve ever had and completely overcharge for it. How can a burger be raw on one half and we’ll done on the other?
The aesthetics appeared to have been pieced together from what I can only assume are the owner’s favorite restaurants described over the phone to management.
Atmosphere was reggae yet American BBQ… overall a complete lack of focus

I order from this place a couple times a month. The meat is always very soft and the sauces are great. I love the fried pickles and cornbread as well. The only downside is that I have experienced some rude customer service and that the fried pickles come in much too small portions for the price. Other than that the food is overall very good.

To be fair, my first review was submitted during the soft opening. Now, I enjoy Porkchop. This is where I was introduced to my favorite beer-​summer shandy. The bartenders are cool and make great conversation. I love popping in after 9 for a drink. The food has improved 100%. I haven’t tried much on the menu (typically get bar friendly apps) so a four star review will have to do until I can expound on what this place has to offer!

I returned here on two additional occasions because like I said, the food is amazing.
Upon my second trip I’ve decided this place is not so bad. Second time around I had an amazing experience. Our waitress was the bomb. Forgot her name but she gave 5-​star service.
My third time was for a pick up. The person who took my order was nice and my order was correct. However the food wasn’t good. I recommend only going for a dine-​in experience. 50% chance of having a good experience, 100% chance of enjoying the food.

Nice décor, great music and the mashed potatoes were delicious. That is the end of the things that I liked about this place. Not being greeted upon entering is not cool. Having the manager come over with an accusatory tone because I didn’t like my drink that the bartender said wouldn’t taste like alcohol was insulting. The porkchops and fried chickens were tender and juicy but bland. The server took to long to check on us when we were finished with our food. Considering that I work in customer service, I always try to be nice, I try not to be «That Customer»; but I will not return it recommend Porkchops to anyone.

Don’t go here. Maybe the other locations are better; but don’t go here. It took 25 mins to get a drink. 45 mins to get the food and the cornbread didn’t arrive till the very end. It was delish! The drink was decent but waaayyy too much ice. I had the blackened catfish w/​spinach and coleslaw. The spinach was completely un-​seasoned, and the fish was just ok. It’s obvious as someone who works in the food Industry: they are understaffed. Reading other reviews this seems like a recurrence. They need to get it together.

The food was ok at best. What I can’t get past is the service. This was my second time ordering from here and despite the numerous reviews to the contrary, I thought with this being a newer establishment to the area they had some challenges in the beginning that they surely have overcome as there are a number of good reviews as well. I ordered off of Grubhub for a pick up order. After arriving at the scheduled time, we were told it wasn’t ready yet. This is despite receiving a text from GrubHub saying the food is ready. Twenty minutes later we are still waiting on this food. They claim the order is coming right up, but it appears they’re just starting to cook it. They appeared unconcerned when asked about it. Thanks Porkchop, one more place to cross off the list.

This place is very tasty! We stayed at the U. Chicago Med Hyatt Place so it was right across the street. I tried the fried ribs; they were tender and fell off the bone. The BBQ sauce on top was finger licking good. I also tried the creamed spinach and cornbread. Both were fabulous (homemade and fresh ingredients). A friend of mine ordered the fried green tomatoes; they were perfect with the dipping sauce. Only complaint is that they are running a Unilocal special to increase check-​ins and will not give the discount on the entire bill, only the food that the person who checked in ordered (mind you we were a large party that spent a couple hundred) even if they are the one fronting everything. Really? I guess.

The drinks were great!
Food was ok. Pickle chips cost way too much for 8 slices. Elotes cost too much for 1 ear of corn but was tasty.
My short ribs were greasy, pools of grease on my plate. Won’t be back for food, only cocktails.

Love this place. Been here a few times. They seem to always have late night specials. The food is good, smoked chicken and the brisket are my personal favorites here. Very deep on the beer selections and even deeper on the Whiskey and bourbon. Nice spot to watch the game tvs seem to be everywhere and they are kid friendly. Most dishes are under $ 15.

My review of Porkchop has to do more with the customer service, rather than food. And for me, service is HUGE. My friend and I stopped in one night for a drink and a couple of appetizers. The food came out to roughly $ 20 (a bit less) so I was a little shocked to see the check come and it was nearly $ 70, almost $ 40 for two drinks! We’d ordered two old fashioneds ($ 8) but when they arrive, we both realized that they weren’t made properly. The waitress admitted so as well. Not wanting to be complainers, my friend suggested adding a bit more Makers to each. The waitress returned with two shots of Makers. Certainly made the drink stronger but still a terrible Old Fashioned. When I received the check, there was a charge for the drink, upcharges for Makers and then a charge for each shot. This brought the drinks to almost $ 20/​each. No manager on-​site to speak with. In a hurry, I went ahead and paid the check. I reached out to Porkchop a couple of times, no response. The food was good. No complaints there. But I can’t spend my money on bad service so there’s no returning for me. In looking at a number of the other reviews on here, it doesn’t look like service is something that they are working on anytime soon. SPEND YOUR MONEY ELSEWHERE.
UPDATE: Spoke with the manager Theresa today and still very much unimpressed with their customer service. After feeling like I was on trial for robbery, she offered me a credit for the two additional shots of Makers added to the drinks; not a refund for the horrible drinks as a whole. Oh and the credit is to be spent at the restaurant. NO WAY. I’d rather have a Makers elsewhere than revisit this place.

I want to give this two and a half stars, but I rounded up to three. Ordered pickup because they have some of the foods that I’m favoring in order to shed a few unwanted pounds – believe it or not. On the menu? A hybrid burger of ground pork and ground beef, with caramelized onions and no cheese, a subbed side of baked beans (with an unwanted — an unwarranted in my opinion — $ 2 upcharge), and another side of green beans. My total bill came to $ 19, plus a $ 2 tip.
Let’s start with the main event. The burger. I requested that it was cooked medium, but it was super well done. Very charred. Very dry. I threw away the bun, the greens and the raw onion, and salvaged the tomato and caramelized onions; topped it with a little bit of mayo and mustard to make up for the desert texture. It was passable. Not for the price, but I wouldn’t order it again simply because I wouldn’t trust that it wouldn’t arrive in the same overdone condition. The green beans were good, and I had a few — saving the rest for tomorrow. The baked beans were sweet, contrasted by some spicy andouille sausage peppered in. The beans were good! I also saved most of them for my next meal, after having finished the burger to satisfy my protein intake.
I was disappointed, and somewhat balanced back by the two sides, but still left wondering whether I would choose this place again or not. It’s expensive, probably not worth dreaming about if I am looking to satisfy a craving or a diet meal requirement. But without many choices down here in Hyde Park… I’m backed into a corner.
If I could give an enthusiastic thumbs up and more stars, I would. But not this time.

This place is pretty decent, I’d come back again. It wasn’t anything to write home about but sometimes all you need is a little, I mean a lotta, barbecue. The ribs were tender, the sauce has a good kick, and the slaw left me wanting more.
I’m interested in trying the late night menu.

Highly disappointed with this bbq. Non seasoned ribs. I can’t believe this. They have folks slapping meat on the grill with no seasonings. Why?! Shall we talk about the red beans and rice. Excuse me. Dark kidney beans mixed with rice. The brisket tasted like stewed beef with bbq sauce on it. Then you have me paying 10 $ for those tiny skewers. I can’t do it Porkchop. I will say that the cornbread was delicious, but for the price paid. This should have been a 4 bbq. I rather stand in a compact line at Lem’s and pay less for more quanity and flavor.

Expect to wait at least 40 minutes for your food (minimum)… Every time I come here… Breakfast, lunch, dinner… Doesn’t matter. Today, there are 5 tables and two waitresses. The food is good usually, until I came here today… Got an egg white omelette with spinach and onions that was DROWNING in butter… Literally drowning in it… Spent most of my time dabbing the butter out with paper towels because I was starving… I asked for plain toast with butter on the side instead of potatoes… Got toast that was cooked in butter… The only thing decent were the mimosas… I vow today I will not be back!

Tried this spot out on a Saturday night. I heard the live band performing from around the corner. My date and I sat at the bar and enjoyed a pulled ckn sandwich with fries and couple of beers. Our menu choices were few since the late night menu was the only one available at the time. The singers were ok– 1 sang well, while the other needing some coaching in vocals and with the words to the song. Overall, this visit was ok. I’ll probably return again in the future and choose the bar area, again.

I want to report disappointing experience after dining twice there. First time, long wait for a take-​out burger, only to get it home and its cold.

Today, I ordered Pork Chop dinner for take-​out. It was a 20-​minute wait that I regretted. I ordered a $ 10 cocktail called Cherry Pop at the bar while waiting. I wasn’t impressed. When my dinner had arrived, it was severely undercooked string beans and soggy potatoes in unseasoned liquid. Thank goodness the meat was an acceptable large pork chop. I question the quality at this restaurant, think that they’re trying to be more than they are and I find them to be very overpriced.
I attempted to leave comments on their website for the owner but the site appears to have issues, and I tried using Firefox and Chrome web browsers. I couldn’t scroll down to find an «enter» button after putting in my comments. (I’m one that believes you give management a chance to respond or correct problems. And also you report the good with the bad.)

We stopped in here after a visit to the Museum of Science and Industry. We were in mid afternoon so they were not too busy. Our service was very good — the server let us know she was new but we found her to be very knowledgeable and helpful. They do not have a kids menu but she pointed out some small plates and sides as options for our kids. She also helped a member of the party with some low carb options.
Overall the food was pretty good. The BBQ was good, and the sauce was excellent. Fries were fresh and crispy. Fish tacos were OK not great but I wasn’t expecting great fish tacos from a BBQ joint. The Mac n cheese was kind of bland and mushy but the kids didn’t seem to mind. We would stop in again if we were in the area.