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    RJ Grunts

    2.1 (115 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Menu 10/2024
    kristin c.

    3.5 One of the airport choices at Food Hub 51 which was near our departure gate. Can order on the app but pick-up time was too long. Went to the counter instead and was faster. There is seating in that area but brought the food on the plane. Better Bacon cheddar burger with veggie toppings and fries were ok. I saw the patty cooking on the grill for a while so I thought would be dry but it wasn't.

    Lisa M.

    Why does this have such low ratings?? It's in an airport! What are you expecting? I for sure was not expecting the food to be so delicious. It's in an airport. It has no business being as tasty as it is. I got a breakfast sandwich and it came with tater tots. I hate having greasy, heavy food before a flight and was telling my husband this. But there we were. That first bite took me way off guard. The bacon was thick, with a lovely smoked flavor without any of the grease! The egg was a fluffy pillow of a bite! The bread! Oh. My. Gosh! The bread was so good. Like...are they baking it themselves? They can't be...can they? It's got great chew. The tots! A light crispy outside and the flakiest, hashiest potato pieces inside. Yes, you can get McDonald's, but this! This was beyond my expectations, which might be why I thought it was so good. There's plenty of seating for folks waiting for flights. I noticed some tables even had outlets for charging your electronics. Bathrooms are right there with a water bottle filling station too. So it makes for a very easy place to stop and gather your bearings before heading to your gate. It's clean and nicely lit, and pretty quiet. 10/10 would get again.

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    Kyja W.

    Got the job done! While waiting at my terminal for my flight home, I remembered that I didn't get to try a Chicago style hot dog while I was here on my short "long weekend" trip. Chicago dogs are my sister's favorite type of hotdog, so I wanted to make sure I had one for her while I was here. Searching for food at my terminal, I was a little panicked, wondering if I'd find a place that offered it for my lunch. A couple different workers I passed by suggested that RJ Grunts may have them, so off I went to check out their menu. Sure enough, it was my chance! The ambiance, of course, is very casual. It's a fast food restaurant in an airport--what do you expect? The line was short and while service was not the most smiley or friendly, they were polite enough and were pretty fast on getting orders cranked out. I ordered my Chicago hot dog, which came with fries. Prices are high, in my opinion. I paid a total of $18.79 (which included my tip. The side of fries looked equivalent to a small and the hot dog is standard size. Regardless, everything was tasty. The fries were hot and fresh. The hotdog was piled with the classic toppings. The relish was an interesting color, but perhaps (hopefully) that's normal?? I'm not sure why the reviews are so low, but I enjoyed everything. Thanks for completing my trip to Chicago!

    Chef Will G.

    Poor service. Low quality beef for hamburger, cold fries, I did not even want to ask for hot fries.

    Earl S.

    It's pretty simple with really high prices. Everything is made fresh to order but my fries were not fresh--they were lukewarm. I liked the burger. It was cooked perfectly. The hotdog was good too but I preferred hot, crisp fries and lower prices. Their prices are ridiculously high,

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    Tim A.

    RJ Grunts is well known for its burger and fries. I was at O'Hare in the international terminal and hungry so I stopped by. I decided to try their crispy chicken sandwich and I was not disappointed! Their bun was on the thinner side and very tasty, I would call it a premium bun--like Hawaiian sweet bread, but not as sweet--delicious! Pickles were fresh and of the dill variety, nice and tart, just the way I like 'em! Now to the crispy chicken--it was, in fact, crispy, with a light but delicious breading. The chicken filled out my bun nicely. It was thicker than your standard fast food chicken sandwich, but not too big. All-in-all, this was a surprisingly pleasant food stop at the international airport, definitely worth a try!

    Anna K.

    It's airport food. You're going to spend a lot for mediocre food. It's fried food - it's edible but it's nothing to write home about.

    Literally mold on the bun they served. Reprehensible and vile they would serve this. Only come here if you want food poisoning.
    Kayla H.

    Horrible. There was tons of mold on the bun they served for the Chicago dog. My partner's bun was burnt to all hell. The only flavor you could taste was the tar of a hockey puck. This place is repugnant and vile and charging exorbitant fees to poison you. Don't come here. Save yourself.

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    Garrett M.

    The Original LEY Spot- so it's historically significant in the food world, and the place is regularly jammed full of people. Tables are small in consideration of the large portions (both a gripe and a compliment, I suppose). On that note, food was great- better than I had expected to be honest. Their new custom salad menu is pretty awesome as well. I think the majority of visitors will be pleased with the experience. Don't go too hard on appetizers. All portions are pretty generous.

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    Prices are ridiculous and I was yelled at for looking at condiments at the pickup window instead of standing behind the rope....

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    Quite possibly the worst chicken strips I've ever had. They were small and very dry!!

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    5 years ago

    Disgusting breakfast. Overcooked eggs, limp toast, no seasoning. No salsa. Bitter coffee. Everything I tried was awful. Walk somewhere else.

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    Paid $20 for burger and fries. Got food poisoning. Not something u want on a 2.5hr flight

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    Food was ok, but workers were incredibly rude as I came up to them with a huge smile. Food was not worth the rude service.

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    7 years ago

    Do not attempt if you have less than half an hour. Slowest folks I've ever seen . Food is ok, though

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    After what felt like 5 years to try this place, I FINALLY got to try the famous burger here! Spark…read morenotes: this place is definitely worth the wait! My friend and I dedicated a day where we would just put our name down and however long it took we would wait haha. We drove into the city which took and hour and we put our name down and waited an hour before we were called. The weather was great so we just walked around the west loop area. We started with a half size of the green salad and a half size of the roasted bone marrow. The house salad is super refreshing. A lot of vinegar in the dressing which I personally really like. Also tasted some fennel which was an interesting flavor. The roasted bone marrow is the winner of the night. I would come back to Au Cheval for this alone. It was paired with a thick slice of Texas toast and a beef cheek marmalade and it is seriously the PERFECT balance of flavors. Fatty. Sweet. Buttery. Literally insane and this is a must order! Then came the famous burger. My friend and I each ordered a single cheeseburger with the egg and bacon added. Something to note is that the single cheeseburger actually has 2 patties and the double cheeseburger has 3 patties (3/4lbs of beef). The presentation itself is beautiful and makes you just not want to eat it haha. The burger itself is so decadent and hefty with the burger patties, cheese, egg and bacon. I'll be honest, I needed some more pickles or just something to cut all the fattiness of the burger. There were pickles in the burger and it is served with a huge pickle spear. But I still was itching for some more bitterness/acid to balance the flavors. It was so decadent, I couldn't finish it all. All in all, I would definitely come back and order the burger again and would recommend it to anyone! We ordered a side of fries which came with their garlic aioli. The fries were cooked to perfection. Super crunchy on the outside and nice and soft on the inside and piping hot! The garlic aioli is perfect and have no notes for it. We also were treated to a vanilla scoop with chocolate sauce which was the perfect cap to our meal! Our waitress was so friendly and my friend and I loved her! She was so sweet and genuine. Hog Salt restaurants never fail with their service!

    Au Cheval is likely the most coveted restaurant destination for out-of-towners…read more "Best Burger" "it's so delicious with the egg" "I'm glad you're ending your trip with Au Cheval". I'd like to throw in my own quote into the gauntlet: "it's ok". It sounds harsh but Our burger patty was noticeably dry. The bread... was also dry. The egg and bacon add-ons were good but as a whole, the burger was missing the core aspect. The bread being dry I can justify by knowing that Au Cheval makes it a point to make everything gluten-free (or so someone told me). I think that's cool but not necessarily what I came looking for. I actually noticed prior to our trip from photos that the buns looked noticeably arid but I gave them no heed because of all of the praise. And I can give them the benefit of the doubt that we were there on a Sunday night, so potentially not the most quality inventory (although I personally don't think that's a great excuse). The service and the ambiance were on point! If you're wondering if there's a required attire (no shorts or flip flops) I wouldn't fret, the atmosphere is a lot more casual despite self-describing as an "intimate" setting. It's definitely more intimate than a normal burger restaurant, with dim lighting and isolated booths but what you're wearing isn't going to dictate how other guests and staff feel. I would cover up anyways just cause there was ac running. I told my friend who moved from Nyc to Chicago and he said he felt the same. And one of our couple friends were surprised to hear the patty being dry, so... off day?

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    The cooks were very attentive!
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    Crispy Fries & Potato Hash
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