The Wild Goose Bar & Grill

Chicago, United States

3.5

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20 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards

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Telephone:
+1 773-281-7112
Website:
www.wildgoosebar.com
Address:
4265 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, 60618
b/t Hutchinson St & Cullom Ave
North Center
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
0.2 miDamen & Montrose SB
0.2 miMontrose & Damen EB
0.2 miDamen & Montrose NB
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Takes Reservations
No
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Parking
Street
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
Good for Groups
Yes
Ambience
Casual
Noise Level
Loud
Music
Juke Box
Good For Dancing
No
Alcohol
Full Bar
Happy Hour
No
Best Nights
Mon, Thu, Fri
Coat Check
No
Smoking
No
Outdoor Seating
No
Has TV
Yes
Has Pool Table
No

Today

Today 11:00 am – 3:00 am
Open now
Local time (Chicago) 11:24 Saturday, 28 June 2025

Business hours

Monday 11:00 am – 2:00 am
Tuesday 11:00 am – 2:00 am
Wednesday 11:00 am – 2:00 am
Thursday 11:00 am – 2:00 am
Friday 11:00 am – 2:00 am
Saturday 11:00 am – 3:00 am
Sunday 11:00 am – 12:00 am

Description

Specialties

We at the Wild Goose specialize in great value drink specials and providing customers with very good food. We often hear we have «great food for a bar» We strive to provide great food period! Please come try it out and let us know!

We also specialize in having all sports programming — NFL sunday Ticket, NFL channel, ESPN College gameday, MLB, NBA, Blackhawks etc If you don’t see it just ask us. If we don’t have it — let us know and we will more than likely get it!

So in tough times, we know people want to party and have fun — we do too! And, we provide the place at the right price to do it! come on in — Yelpers always welcome — look for the sign in the door!

History

Established in 1979.

Wild Goose has been a great neighborhood sports bar in Lincoln Square for over 30 years. With more than 15 HD screens to choose from, this is the place to come and watch your game.

The Goose is famous for its Wings. A perennial winner at Chicago’s Wing Fest is proof that we mean business. Chipotle BBQ, Mild or Spicy Citrus Chile are just a few of the great sauces. Every Monday it gets even better. All Wings are 10 cents each with the purchase of a drink.

The menu is chocked full of freshly made appetizers, salads and sandwiches for you to choose from. Handmade stuffed Jalapenos with Chorizo and Cheese or a Steak Wrap with Bacon, Blue Cheese and a tangy Chile Lime sauce.

The staff is friendly, the food is great and the beer is cold, so come on in and join us for some good times.

Meet the Business Owner

Andrew and Layna V.

Business Owner

Hi everyone,

We hope you enjoy (ed) your visit to The Goose.

Thanks for checking out our place. Please come back and see us again soon!

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20 reviews of The Wild Goose Bar & Grill

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Place rating: 1
Chicago, IL
Have been going to the Wild Goose for over 15 years. However, the quality of food and service has gone downhill in the last year. Seems like like there has been a change in management which has not been for the good. The weekly specials aren’t all that great as the prices have been creeping up. Don’t bother playing the jukebox — if the bartender doesn’t like your music, she will lower the volume. Unfortunately you probably won’t notice until you’ve already bought $ 20 worth of credits from TouchTunes.
While the beer selection is diverse, it’s nothing to rave about. The atmosphere is so-​so at best. On most weeknights it’s half empty unless there’s a big game on.
It’s a shame that the departure of good servers and bartenders has led to this bar becoming nothing more than mediocre in a city where there are so many great places to have a craft beer and a great burger.
Doubt that I’ll ever go back.
Place rating: 3
Chicago, IL
If you are a fan of wings, I would definitely try this place out, as they consistently win awards in Chicago for having one of the best wing recipes. The potato skins are pretty great as well… but as far as that most of the food is pretty meh. They have a decent beer selection. This place gets pretty packed on game days, sometimes I will see whole families bring their kids. I would not recommend this as a great date spot… more like a casual hang out place for you and your buddies to watch the games.
Place rating: 4
Chicago, IL
Came in during the week with my Boyfriend he always raves about this place so why not give it a try. We were seated quick, given menus ordered drinks first. It’s a great stop the atmosphere was great. We ordered and just sat back and watched the Bulls play but I kid you not I saw at least 3 gentlemen who should’ve been cut off by the bartender. One was stumbling to get up, an other had trouble grabbing and putting on his coat and the other clearly was red in the face and looking sick. just a simple observation. Anyways Food was great! Burger tasted great!!! I’d definitely come back Forsure. It’s a nice local spot.
Place rating: 4
Chicago, IL
Super delicious wings. Especially loved the chipotle BBQ. The 10 wings for $ 2.50 special on Mondays is pretty amazing. Not the best at order accuracy, but still worth the stop on Monday nights.
Place rating: 1
Chicago, IL
I’ve been to this bar several times for trivia and the burger special. It’s never anything great but it’s passable. Went last night and was informed they may be discontinuing trivia which bummed us out but we had a gift card (from winning trivia) so we stayed. My bf and I had some beers and I had the burger special.
Fast forward to 2am and I’ve got the worst case of food poisoning I’ve ever had the misfortune to experience.
Long story short: beer is expensive for the area and food causes… Problems. Go to one of the other better bars on Lincoln instead.
Place rating: 5
Chicago, IL
It’s a neat place to chill, grab some beers, some food and watch the games. Great staff very cool people. Two of my favorite nights there are $ 0.25 cent wing night on Mondays and half price apps on Thursdays. The food is very good. It’s a good neighborhood bar yep
Place rating: 1
Chicago, IL
I have been to wild goose by more than 6 times since last summer, I was invited by friends to promote 0.25 by wings, i was a regular costumer also I advice a lot of friends to go this restaurant by this nice promotion each monday until that something strange happened yesterday that I was forced to buy a soda for each order of wings, note that the soda is more expensive than wings, furthermore the attitude of the waitress Jessie, it was obnoxious and we were forced to give her in the bill the 18% gratuity despite having been as low service and bad attitude of the waitress, i don’t know what happened yesterday but I had never had a bad experience at wild goose until yesterday.
Place rating: 5
Chicago, IL
This place is in the heart of lincoln square and very cozy. The food is amazing… you have to try the wild fries– amazing! Try the buffalo wings– any flavor. Great drink specials, too.
Place rating: 5
Chicago, IL
Wonderful food! Okay service but.25 cent wings on Monday with the purchase of a beverage… Sooooooooo gotta love them!
Place rating: 3
Chicago, IL
This is a pretty standard bar. If someone in a movie that takes place in a smallish town says, «Let’s go to the bar,» the place they end up going looks a lot like the Wild Goose. Good atmosphere, good beer selection, decent food.
Not the best bar in the neighborhood, but certainly an acceptable place to meet up with friends to toss back a few pints.
Place rating: 5
Chicago, IL
I tend to only write reviews when I something goes wrong so I’ve decided to change it up.
I’m from buffalo and love wings and these hold there own to anything in Chicago.
I’ve lived in the neighborhood for a lot of years but only started coming here recently, I’m on a weekly basis now. I have found the staff to be friendly and good at there job.
I have brought my kids in here and although I did not know about the 8:00 policy I don’t think my 6 and 8 year olds mind too much.
My interactions with the owners has been nothing short of terrific
Good food, friendly people, nice local bar feel.
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Place rating: 3
Chicago, IL
My wife and I went here for their Monday 25 cent wing special. The ‘special’ comes with some stipulations. The wings must be ordered in groups of 10. Also, for every 10 wings you must order a 16 oz drink in a cup for $ 3.50 which can be either soda or alcohol (we were going to leave because we do not drink liquor, so the soda option worked well). You can also order a pitcher of soda for $ 10 which gets you four orders of wings (40) at the special price. The special is not really a special, we ended up spending way more than we expected to. You are basically out $ 7 for two cans of pop if you want more than one flavor of wings. If we weren’t hungry and so far away from home, we would’ve bounced.
The wings (actually wingettes, or half of a wing) were okay, but nothing special. They have about 7 – 8 different sauces but none really stood out. We also ordered their Wild Fries which are just cheese fries with ranch dressing added. Again, nothing to write home to mom about. Our server was very nice, but there was a very loud female bartender who seemed determined to let the people across the street hear what she was saying to the guy right in front of her.
Two and a half stars.
Place rating: 5
Chicago, IL
Always go on Mondays, good beer selection and even better wings. The wait may be a little long but it’s well worth it. Make sure you get wildfries.
Place rating: 4
Arlington, TX
Great little place. The drink selection was a little fancy and thus a little pricey. Good waitresses.
Place rating: 5
Niles, IL
BEST wings I have had in Chicago yet! Went here for the Monday special with a couple friends. Surprisingly, it was easy to find parking close by. Initially got a little hesitant because of the crowd outside but when we walked in the management told us it was a 30 minute wait for a table or we could sit at the bar. The bartender was nice and explained how the special worked. We ordered the Hot, Chipotle BBQ, and BBQ wings. All of the wings were meaty, flavorful, and much larger than other establishments. We also ordered the Wild Fries, they are hands down the best creation made! The price is also very reasonable, 20 cent wings, beers range from $ 5 – 8, and the wild fries were $ 6. There were a variety of beers from all over the nation, the Green Flash American IPA was great. Highly recommend this bar/​grill!
Place rating: 1
Chicago, IL
Used to be our go to for after tball games, our 7 year olds favorite kids meal in North Center. Now they let you know after 7:00 that you can’t have your child there beyond 8:00, if he can be done by then you can stay… In kid-​friendly North Center we can give our money to many other places that.
FYI kids meals at Rocks North Center are $ 1 cheaper, has 2 sides and allow kids to eat dinner at 7:30 when you get turned away from Wild Goose! :)
Place rating: 1
Chicago, IL
So just for clarification for my fellow Unilocal community, as you can see for yourselves, management here is a bully. Yes, of course Unilocal is all about patron opinions in regards to goods and services and Unilocalers can see a mile away false reviews, and by the looks of people who press the Useful button on my review, well… yeah.
Also, it is okay to pull together all your experiences with a certain business in one review, so me bringing back the flashback on the tip I posted beforehand is completely okay in the Unilocal community, am I right fellow Unilocalers and Elites? As for the Monday night «rules» management says we disregarded, maybe they should post them on the menu instead of harassing (not «informing nicely» as they want to paint it) customers who are taking two wings home. As they said, I was already leaving with mom and grandma, when a man almost a foot taller than us blocked the exit making us stay against our will as he raised his voice to intimidate us. I guess management forgets here and there about social media and prospective customers being warned about the behavior of a business.
Place rating: 4
Chicago, IL
We’ve only been here on Mondays for their 20cent wings (yeah we like the deals). Always super packed, sometimes long wait times, one time we waited an hour but today we got a seat right away.
The wings are a good size, the size all wings should be, and way bigger than BWW wings. Their Chipotle BBQ, Mild and Hot sauces are on point. They make you buy a drink (can be non alcoholic too) with every order of wings, but you can get a pitcher and save some money. I think they make their own ranch? But its not my cup of tea. I haven’t quite nailed down the ingredients, but it is NOT ranch and NOT something I enjoy eating with my wings. It goes okay with the celery though.
Service is decent. Fun place, good atmosphere, and you can always find parking down the block… sometimes far down the block.
It has become are go to wing spot on Mondays.
Place rating: 5
Chicago, IL
Absolutely love this place.
Amazing food that you can tell is made in house. Home made cheese sticks that are always perfect.
The wings are probably the best in the city with a wide and wild assortment of sauces.
Daily food and drink specials to fit any budget.
A hodgepodge of hoppy heaven on hand, with monthly guest stars.
With that going on, what really makes this place is the staff. Friendly and funny. They almost make you feel like family.
Making suggestions if you’re unsure on what to get. Their customer service is A++.
I’m more than happy to call this one of my favorite bars in Chicago, and to recommend it.
Place rating: 5
Chicago, IL
First and foremost this place has a Monday special on hot wings! It’s like 10 or 20 cent wings every Monday, and they are amazing!
Okay, moving on. The Wd Goose is a neighborhood gem. I’ve had a burger, the wings, and the tequila chicken sandwich… all were really good. They also have something called wild fries which is a basket of fries covered in seasoning, melted cheese, and ranch dressing. Before you ask, I’m almost positive that they are like 500 calories a fry, but if you’re feeling sinful, go for it.
There is also a full bar and several tv’s usually playing sports programming. The bar has a full selection of seasonal beers. There is a brewery next door, that’s usually a good sign right?
Most importantly there is a wonderful you lady that waits tables there named Katie. She is such a trip and the two times she has waited on me has made a good experience better.
The prices are reasonable for the quality and quantity you get. The atmosphere is very relaxed and there is never a reservation needed unless you have a large party. If you are going on Monday for the wings get there before 6 or be prepared to wait.