Went on a Saturday night, first time at this new location. Wife had the regular Scratch Burger which she said was very good. Fries were extra at $2.75 with Garlic Powder. I had the Special Prime Rib French Dip. The beef was well done but proved to be very tender with a nice Au Jus, the Horseradish could have used more Horseradish. The $18 price did not include any sides. My issue has to do with the drinks. I always drink Vodka on the Rocks. I ordered a Tito's and it was a particularly small pour I would guess a level 1-1/2 ounce shot for $10.00. The Topper was that I was also charged $2.00 for one Plain green olive! I will not be returning as there are several much better options in the area. read more

Been in here a couple of times, but this last time I ordered out from them. They have some famous specialities with truffle fries and truffle mac n' cheese. ATMOSPHERE/ARCHITECTURE: 7/10 Kind of a rustic bar feel inside. Seats maybe 40 people with bar seating available. It feels somewhat cramped inside though, but this isn't necessarily all bad. It does feel cozy. SERVICE : 6/10 Ordered for delivery but they had some trouble with the order through Grub Hub so had to go to pick it up instead. Not the ideal outcome so I was a bit disappointed. FOOD: 9/10 I ordered the From Da' South Burger with a side of Cajun fries which both ended up being very good. From Da' South Burger - One of the best burgers that I have had in a while. The pulled pork on it was very sweet and meshed well with the pretzel bun. The flavor was amazing and it was not too salty. Definitely a hit. Cajun Fries - Spicy and savory, these fries went a long very well with the burger. They were crispy which I like my fries to be. A solid side dish choice. PROBABILITY OF RETURN: 9/10 TO EAT OR NOT TO EAT: Definitely EAT! OVERALL: 8/10 read more

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Hands down, best burger I think I've ever had. Had Da South Burger. Huge patty. Generous amount of pulled pork on top. Bbq flavor in every bite. Will definitely seek out if I'm ever nearby again. read more

Great vibe and good food with friendly responsive service, definitely an upgrade from when it was Saliente ( under different ownership). The burger I had was good and will return to try the pizza and other fare. read more

Love this place and always surprised more folks are in there - please go so we don't lose another great business! Their chicken Philly is to die for and they always have fun specials. Great beer list, too, and plenty of tvs for sports. read more

Nice friendly place along a stretch of Madison Ave. in Forest Park lined with small shops and eateries. I was in the area early due to what I'm calling our rainy season, having extra time before an appointment I decided to stop in because I heard of the claim to fame about the Mac & Cheese on Chicago's best. I ordered the small, thankfully and couldn't even eat half it's a generous portion. I also ordered the house salad, which also was very generous. I enjoyed the Mac & Cheese and can see why some would put it on the Chicago's Best list, it was done properly, noodles not overcooked and the cheese was a nice stick to the noodle consistency. For my taste buds a little to mild, I like a good cheddar or some other sharp cheese bite to it. However, this is a personal thing and I certainly don't think it's worth taking away from their rating. Now to the salad, that was outstanding, and I'd go back just for that. Cold and crisp, with all sorts of flavors, a bit of blue cheese, some tortilla strips for crunch, carrots, etc. Just a tasty big bowl of goodness. This normally would be a four star, the fifth for how nice they were. They put down the Mac first when I saw the size, I thought maybe I shouldn't have the salad, and asked if they had made it. When he motioned it was right there and showed it to me, I sort of said, oh no I ordered to much. He then asked if I still wanted it. I thought this was really nice since, hell I did order it and since I was the only one in the place it may get tossed, unless he or the one other person working were hungry. My mistake, so I was going to take responsibility and try it. Turned out to be a good choice after all. Word of caution if you eat your meal at the bar, it has a really thick lip on it. Unless your tall, it's hard to get over it and eat over your plate. I'm of average height for a female and had a hard time. I scooched forward to get close, well one of those noodles with cheese fell and landed on the lip of the bar and my shirt, my right nipple to be precise, all I could think of in that split second is OMG I hope this comes off, and if I had another shirt in my car. The bar is really made for people at least 6' and over. I plan on returning, next time a table :) read more

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Didn't even get to try their food. They open at 11 am. You know what the don't serve at 11 in the morning. Food. They don't start the grill til 12. Who is drinking at a bar at 11am? Why would you not open the kitchen at lunch time when you open. Needless to say I did not stay and wait read more

ALL SCRATCH'D UP / A DOWNWARD SPIRAL This Forest Park burger bar has transferred on the fast track to 1-starsville, and it's a nonstop trip ladies and gentlemen. Buckle up. My most recent visit (fourth overall, and my last) saw its fair share of misfires and straight up WTF moments that leaves me totally befuddled. Reasons like: ‡ canceled breakfast. Thrilled at the idea of having Sunday brunch, Jessi W and I walked in and sat ourselves, as per their policy. A chalk drawing highlighted their weekend morning offerings, several of which I was going to try..... .......or not. Apparently their brunch cook was dealing with a personal emergency which meant that the remaining cooks somehow couldn't manage morning food in his absence. As a result, our server didn't even give us brunch menus but instead told us "we have waffles, but not french toast, although we can make a frittata but probably not eggs benedict." Exacerbating matters was the fact that I was ordering blind (I had zero clue what my food would wind up costing). What would you expect to pay for a 3-egg breakfast with bacon and hash browns? $6? $8? Try $10. Ten dollars for a meager, poorly-plated serving of eggs+meat+hash. No toast, no pancakes, no juice or coffee. My parents got robbed once in Buenos Aires; now I can sympathize with them. ‡ handling silverware.....by the wrong end. Unlike the breakfast cook being AWOL, this is a totally preventable -- and totally inexcusable -- mark against them. It wasn't bad enough that we had to ask for forks with our freaking food (duh), but when server #2 brought them to us, she spun them around 180° and placed them on our plates while holding onto the useable ends! This egregiously unhygienic act left me with my mouth literally wide open in shock. ‡ pointless draftiness. Many restaurants use a double-door concept (i.e. airlock) to prevent icy blasts of wind from smacking patrons in the face as they dine during the winter months. SKL has one set up, but they chose not to use it. Instead, they propped the first door wide open for no particular reason, thus defeating the point of the airlock and giving everyone inside periodic gusts of January cold. Lovely. ‡ stolen lettuce. This was the pinnacle of the meal's 'whatthef*ckery'. Since burger toppings aren't listed on the menu, we had to ask server #1 what condiments were included and no sooner did Jessi W ask for tomato, onion and lettuce than we were informed "ACTUALLY we don't have lettuce today because our shipment was stolen." D-wha?!?! I had no words, no choice other than to laugh out loud - partially from despair, partially from astonishment - that any business could have their vegetable stock pilfered from them. I briefly considered that server #1 was bullsh*tting us, but then I rationalized that she was being completely honest. I don't know which is worse: a lie, or the truth about their lettuce that'd gone MIA. Bread = 3 Circuses = 0 - TL;DR - It takes a considerable effort to elicit a 1-star review from me. You've gotta do a lot of things incorrectly to get on my sh*tlist. In fact, only 2.4% of businesses receive this dubious honor from yours truly but the ones that deserve it REALLY deserve it. Point in case, Scratch Kitchen and Lounge. I hope the owner reads this and replies with another super passive/aggressive response....not because I appreciate snarky feedback but simply out of hope that management will take the proper actions. Then again, I won't ever be returning to see if said changes were implemented or not. As the owner once stated to me (and several others, this is a direct quote by the way): ".....thankfully Forest Park has tons of dining options *winky face* ", which is a not-so-subtle suggestion to go elsewhere. To me, it's clear that he doesn't care, and much like the germs contracted from dirty beer cans (refer to previous review) or mishandled silverware, apathy is also highly contagious. So sink or swim, live or die, I don't really give a damn at this juncture; this place leaves me SCRATCH-ing my head in all the worst ways possible. Byeeeeee Felicia! read more

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I will give it another try since the food was good, but the service left a lot to be desired when the restaurant was very empty. On two separate occasions, we did not see our waitress for over 25 minutes, which prohibited us from ordering another drink or getting the check. I understand slow service in a crowded restaurant. However, there were, at most, four other tables with customers. If the lack of service is not the norm, I would definitely return. read more

I've gone here a few times with my bf as he's most familiar with this restaurant but both times I ordered their burgers! They have different style burgers you can pick and or a build your own burger. I won't lie their burgers are pretty big in size as they give you your money's worth but if you're thinking about getting fries just a heads up you will have to pay extra for that - they don't have a burger and fries kinda meal deal. I usually do the build your own-burger but it's a traditional cheese burger with truffle fries...Their burgers are always cooked to perfection and I can eat the entire thing (usually skip breakfast so I can save all the room for it lol)! Their wings are good as well nothing to make a big deal out of but I'm sure one who go them are most likely to find these wings as a standard to one of your other local wing spots. Overall, I'd recommend it & will definitely come back again...hopefully to try something else on their menu besides the burgers read more

Scratch Public House - Make Build Your Own Burger and truffle fries - Burgers Near Me - Forest Park, Illinois

Service is lacking. Politeness isn't on the menu, so we don't go there. The food is just ok, might taste better if atmosphere was friendly. Response to owner: Thanks for your concern about staff. This experience was pre covid. However, because of your response, we will try Scratch Kitchen again! It's nice to know owners care about their staff and clients. read more

It took just a bite of the 1/2-pound Scratch burger for me to decide this is the last hamburger I ever want to eat. It's easiest to see why by using the menu description: truffled arugula, bleu cheese, red onion, Roma tomato served on a pretzel bun. No substitutions. (Who would want to?) Even with all those flavors the taste of the meaty, ground beef patty wasn't overwhelmed. This was a burger worth a ten spot plus one. The accompanying fries, though, diminished the meal. Old style with skin on, they were limp and greasy. House chips might have been a better side for this large burger. Service was helpful and attentive. Curb parking is the only option on busy Madison Street. read more

One of the few establishments in the area which is open late with really good food. Each time I have dined, it has been on Trivia night and it was relatively late. It appears trivia draws a pretty large crowd but trivia aside, this place is pretty popular and I can fully appreciate why. I have dined in once and ordered take out the other. Service was great in both instances. My takeout order was wrong but the mess ups were not the worse ever just a tad inconvenient. Asian Turkey Burger - 5 stars Prosciutto and peas mac & cheese - 4 stars the three little pigs burger - 2 stars (too much pork for me to really enjoy - my pressure was through the roof from one bite) Over roasted chicken legs - 3 stars Buffalo chicken mac and cheese - 3 stars from da south burger - 3 stars I like that there is outdoor seating, Angry Orchard and house made chips too. read more

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I love this spot but totally disappointed that you are promoting an Asian burger for #burgerbinge and it's the middle of the afternoon and you don't have it?????? CHANGING PREVIOUS RATING FROM 2 TO R STARS... I am changing my original review, because Scratch knows and understands service. I have appreciated their food for a while, NOW I appreciate their view of service. Outstanding when you value the customers opinion that much to respond to my review in that short of time.. read more

SKL is one of my favorite neighborhood bars. I love their burgers and fries. So far, I've tried all of them including the good old fashion scratch burger, the meatless and both pork inspired burgers. Today, I had the Burger Binge burger special. It was a turkey burger with Asian inspired slaw and lots of sriracha. Oh my did it have a nice kick. The rest of their menu is pretty decent too if you're not interested in a burger. Getting hungry again. Typically, service is great, today was a little off. I had to wait an extra 5 or 10 minutes for my burger while I dogged my bfs fries. It's OK though, we enjoyed sitting outside in the sun, people watching and loving my burger. Our server kept coming by to check on us since we were possibly the only weirdos showing up right as they opened. He had to eat to go get ready for work so it was a viable option. Too bad they're not 100% up and running right as they open. It's fine though, again, we were enjoying each others company and the atmosphere from outside. It was very nice. My bf wasn't as excited with the fries and his burger. I told him it's because he got American cheese instead of no cheese or possibly cheddar. I wanted a taste but controlled myself even though the fried egg on top looked oh so good! Bathrooms are unisex which rocks in my opinion. When I need to go, I don't care for gender separations. I just want to pee. :) BTW, the inside is very chill. They have fun activities and live music couple nights a week. I haven't experience any of them yet since I've only come during the day. One of these nights though, we'll have to go. read more

Just barely 4 stars but the taste of their house salad left me wanting more! Ordered the house salad with balsamic dressing and it was taste buds dream! The portion is HUGE so you can share with friend. Prices here are really high but everything is made from scratch so I understand it being a little higher. I also ordered from da south burger which was delicious but very messy so I would not recommend if you are on first date. Pulled pork on top of this burger probably would have been just fine on its own. Couldn't leave without ordering their classic Mac and cheese dish. HUGE skillet of creamy noodles which was too much for just two people but nice cheesy taste not too salty. Parking right out front or side street. Small atmosphere inside. Really close to other customers but waiters are attentive!! read more

Scratch Public House - Classic Mac and Cheese - Burgers Near Me - Forest Park, Illinois

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That moment when - you don't eat pork or beef, but that goes out the freakin window once you see the burgers arriving at tables???!! Yeah, that just happened. With varieties of burgers to chose from like "three little pigs" and the "scratch burger," staying healthy is not at all part of the menu but who cares!!!! The chicken fingers were perfectly fried and the fries with butter and Parmesan cheese - dear lord! Delicious!!! The portions are huge and the selection of beer ranges between Ipas, pale ales, wheats, stouts, ciders, and English ales. The manager is extremely personable and inviting; she totally enhanced the experience. This place is definitely a new fave. I am too stuffed to have the energy to continue writing this. *fanning hand* read more

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Went to Scratch with friends for brunch around noon on a Saturday. Drinks: The Bloody Mary ($5) was standard but you can upgrade ($8) to a bloody served with a beer back and a skewer with meat, cheese and olives. My friend had the Bellini ($5) which was good as well. I would recommend if you're in the mood for a sweeter breakfast drink. I did like that the drinks were inexpensive compared to a lot of places in the Chicago area. Food: I ordered the French toast which came with hash browns and bacon. It met my expectations and hit the spot. The serving was large too. The service was a little slower than I expected for being one of two tables in the restaurant. They had many TVs playing college football. A good hang out spot for sure! read more

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Good food but a little pricey. Service was decent and the ambiance was nice. More of a casual evening nothing fancy

Great food! Large portions, I definitely over ordered not knowing how much food would be served, but it made for delicious leftovers the next day. Burgers are delicious and wraps are tasty too! Live music gave this place a nice warm feel. I would return. read more

Whoa!!! The service was Jimmy Johns fast. Cheapest domestic beer in the county. Food excellent!! Turkey melt & truffle fries the bomb. .beware: menu changes read more

Scratch is a nice local pub. It's one of my favorites, so glad it made it through the pandemic.

This owner is rude and arrogant and not very nice to his staff that truly work so hard for him! I will never set foot in this place again and the food is not that great. I do not recommend! read more

My girlfriend and I came in here for supper the other night. Overall we went away happy and full. It wasn't the best food I ever had, but it was very good. We decided to sit at the bar since the tables were kind of long and awkward. The server and bartender were very pure, friendly and prompt. We order the chicken finger basket and the Greek burger and split it. The burger was spot on, only issue was we were told they couldn't cook the burger to a medium which I found odd. The fries were good, but borderline too much salt. The chicken fingers came with a blue cheese ranch which was pretty good. Either way, we were both happy and would come back here again. read more

Scratch Public House - Greek burger - Burgers Near Me - Forest Park, Illinois

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The delivery was on time granted I live close by. The burger was just ok, I ordered a butter bun instead of a pretzel bun and that made the burger kinda tough. The fries were ok but some were way too burnt. The brownie was good but mine was a little hard, possibly because I didn't eat it first. If I tried it again I would just dine in and try something else. read more

Scratch Public House - Brownie - Burgers Near Me - Forest Park, Illinois

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This experience still has me rather sad. It was just a mess. The burger was a mess . The macaroni was a mess. The service was a mess. It just wasn't a good day at Scratch for all involved. I recommended this restaurant telling my friend they were in for the best burger of their lives. The "From the south burger" was executed so poorly. The pulled pork was like sludge that was just slapped onto the beef.usually the pairing of the beef and the pork with the BBQ sauce would leave you speechless. However, this was all a soggy tasteless mess. The aged cheddar was no where to be found and the burger just tasted like a sloppy wet noodle. I had to ask for BBQ sauce to add taste to the burger. It was so blah in comparison to what this kitchen used to produce. Especially when you are paying 15 bucks for a burger in Forest Park, you would like to be impressed. The expectations were way too high as the entire meal fell so flat. The truffle Mac n cheese tasted like the iron skillet. It just was not good or not as good as it once was which was very saddening. Is there a new chef? The meals came out so quickly that I wondered if it was even fresh or if they put any type of care into preparing the dishes. The pickle fries were good. But overall very underwhelming for a place that I used to think was a 10/10. If you're looking for a great burger in Oak Park head to winberries. They never disappoint. Winberries will be back once they find a new place to rent. And in the mean time stop over at Mickey's for a double Mickey with Cheese. They'll manage to remember to add cheese. read more

The menu has a great variety of dishes, and the flavors were spot-on. The staff went above and beyond to make sure we had a fantastic dining experience. Their Pizza is out of this world! Can't wait to go back! read more

A busy Saturday night! Jeremy saved the day with a last minute table. Patrick's love and the staffs hard work turned into a culinary dream! From the fried shrimp that my 6 year old dancer devoured to the truffle mac and cheese that my wife and son crushed. Oh yeah, don't go to the public house without eating a smash burger!Patrick, Jeremy Thank you for making my family's night great! Much love for the Scratch family! read more

I would give this place 4 stars overall. We got a to-go order of truffle mac and cheese and three little pigs burger (with an upgrade to garlic butter fries). Keep in mind that we were late for our order so the food wasn't the freshest (about 30 min). Let's start with the burger. It has a pork patty topped with bacon jam, bacon, cheese sauce, and a sriracha ranch sauce. It all comes together very well for a savory flavor with a hint of spice. I was able to sub in garlic butter fries for only $2 which I highly recommend instead of getting it as a side for $6.5. The fries were great as well! Fully of buttery and garlic flavor. We got the bigger truffle mushroom mac and cheese and it was HUGE. It's almost $16 which is quite expensive for pasta with no meat but it's honestly big enough for 3 people to eat and be fulI. It has lots of mushrooms and a nice cheesy flavor throughout. It was also topped with crunch breadcrumbs which is always nice. I would have liked it to have a little more flavor with herbs and spices but it was a nice classic mac and cheese. Overall - this is a pretty solid place! It's not cheap but you get so much food that it's a good value. I would come here again and try to get my order on time so I can see what it tastes like fresh! read more

Let's Talk about the spicy chicken sandwich here. I would normally get the fish taco here on wensdays but on Saturday I went here to eat there chicken sandwich and MY GOSH IT WAS GREAT not so spicy but it was still great. There max n cheese (spicy one) was also great I wish I had the recipe. Totally recommend this okace read more

Love me some scratch! I do think the description of this place as a "dive bar restaurant" is spot on; kind of hipster meets bar food meets the suburbs, with the new take on bar food. For me, the favorite is the simple Scratch burger and some onion rings. That's bar food perfection. And a good hangover cure....:) read more

One of the reasons I give two stars is because the waitress was kind. We arrived (only two additional couples waiting for their food and a guy at the bar) , waited, waited, waited.... 10 min later, my son got up himself to grab a menu from the counter. Waitress come 5 min later sorry she kept us waiting. She takes our order.... Waited, waited, waited ... 40 min later I finally inquire status of our order (prior to this, one of the other couples got up to inquire as well and were starting to get upset) waitress yells to the cook and cook says 2-3 minutes. During our 40 min wait the guy at the bar asks the cook if he knew what he was doing and the cook basically responds he doesn't know what he's doing, he just puts stuff (used not a friendly word) together and pretends to know what he's doing. Now keep in mind the cook is young and is laughing and chatting through all this. Ok fine, at this point I understand some establishments are under staffed and I'm keeping my my calm, hangry but calm.... Until I get my Impossible Burger. No flavor, flat and hard and plain after I confirmed with the waitress when I ordered if it came with tomatoes and lettuce and she confirmed it did. My son had the chicken tenders, let's just say he only ate two, hard, with an oil flavor. I ate most of my burger, upset but ate it because it's not fair for my husband and son to deal with I being hangry. Again, the 2 stars come from the waitress kindness, and another lady that walked in almost at the end of our experience came to ask us if everything was ok. For the record, we did not complain, we just wanted to get out of there and call it a day... well, a night by that point. This was our second time there, and unfortunately our last. read more

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Food was a 5, but atmosphere (music) was loud with profanity. Servers were very friendly but not a place for kiddos. I'd go back for take out. read more

My biggest complaint is the quantity of my meal, but this was very well-handled by our wonderful waitress. My fiance and I showed up around 6:40 on a Friday night. We asked for a table for 6 (our original plan), and we were luckily accommodated right away. Around 7:10 our other two guests showed up, and we were then a party of 4. I found it interesting that all of their beers come in cans. Not a bad thing, just a little odd for a bar/restaurant. The burgers and garlic fries were really tasty from what I sampled! When I got my salad, at first there wasn't any chicken on it, which the waitress said was her mistake and took it right back (no big deal). When I got it back, it had the most measly amount of cold, shredded, not-fresh-at-all chicken on it. I somewhat blurted out to the waitress "Is this it?" If I'm paying an extra $3.50 for chicken on my salad, I expect to actually get chicken on it, preferably freshly cooked, too. The waitress again kindly took it back and had extra added on. The salad and dressing were both delicious, so it's a shame that the chicken literally sucked. Similar to what another reviewer had complained about - that breezeway door at the entrance absolutely needs to be fixed or put back into operation or whatever. Every time someone opened it up, a blast of freezing cold air would hit all the patrons inside. Not the best way to enjoy a meal! read more

Scratch Public House - Fire burger with a beef patty. Looks messy, tastes great! Good butter/garlic fries, too! - Burgers Near Me - Forest Park, Illinois

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Sad sad oily fries I paid $6.60 (including a side if cheese) and left a $2 tip and have to put in the oven before thinking of eating. read more

Scratch Public House - Tex-Mex Spuds Slow-roasted pork, cheese sauce, ancho crema and slaw. 1 lb. serving. - Burgers Near Me - Forest Park, Illinois

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It baffles me when I see restaurants making these kinds of mistakes and still somehow staying in business. My order consisted of: 1x Brined Fried Chicken Sandwich - $11.00 1x European Butter and Garlic Spud - $6.50 1x Brownie - $7.50 Total: $27.50, not including tip. The fried chicken was hard, stringy inedible chicken that either sat around for a long time and/or was just overcooked to begin with (not burned). Served on a soggy bun and presented with no love or care. The European Butter and Garlic Spud is probably what disappointed me most. A large portion of fresh cut fries drizzled in butter and garlic, what could go wrong? Well... they were served in a basket absolutely flooded with butter and oil, 3/4 of the fries were competently inedible due to being nearly mush at the point they arrived. The other 1/4 seemed to have sat around as they were limp, soft and cold. Alright well, whatever. How can you screw up a brownie? Especially one that costs $7.50? Well, you put zero love into, you clearly microwave it, and you serve it half warm and soggy, half frozen and hard. I've been to some nightmare restaurants in my time, but this is definitely a standout. Service was fine and front house staff were friendly. Kitchen and management clearly needs to pull their heads out of their asses. At nearly $30 a person there is zero to ever come here, much less recommend it to anyone. There are way better restaurants withing walking distance. UPDATE: Just shortly after posting this review, I would like everyone to see the response I received from the business owner, in case he takes it down: "Wow, quite the review Your opinion clearly stands in the vast minority Not a better walkable option or drive able ...lol Have a great weekend Clearly we messed up your order , mistakes happen Maybe pull you head out of your ass and stop bashing good local popular businesses!" So lets dissect this for a moment. He was upset I wrote a bad review, LIED BLATANTLY when stating there is not restaurants walk-able or drive-able, (there are literally 12 within a 12 block radius) and then admitted that the lunch service was "messed up" but takes no responsibility. Clearly the business owner thinks it's OK for even (allegedly) one time mistakes to happen and for customers to just have to deal with it. Shall we discuss how it looks when a (professional?) Business owner insults and and tells a paying customer to pull their head out of their ass? Maybe he just thought he was being cute copying my original review, who knows? Well, an actual professional would know that that is bad optics, however good it might feel. In the interest of transparency, here was my reply to the owner: "I hope everyone sees this and decided whether or not they want to give money to someone who runs their business like that. There are literally 12 restaurants within two blocks, so now you're a liar on top of a terrible owner and operator. You don't win anyone's hearts and minds by insulting opinions you disagree with, or by being crass in the hopes of appearing funny. You're not a TV chef, and from what I can tell you're not a proper business manager either. Admitting "mistakes happen" and then stating that a paying (one time) customer just should be OK with awful food service is ridiculous, and a sign of a defensive, immature, unprofessional man-child. If you actually had faith in your "good local popular business" (that's a lot of qualifiers, there is that defensiveness I was talking about) you would have apologized for the issues, and invited me back to give you another shot. Instead you got upset like a child, said "So what, shit happens! Deal with it while I take your money! Everybody loves us, ask anybody." and I hope everyone reading the reviews see it for what it is. Good day." SECOND UPDATE: It does look like Patrick O. Deleted his previous comment when he realized it was public. Glad I saved it. At around 3PM, February 6th 2019 he responded again out of the blue: "Patrick O. says: Have a good one man Too busy serving fine food to all my amazing customers Peace out" Not too busy to randomly send me a message a week later on a subject you yourself dismissed, apparently. I've never met someone so insecure, and I hope everyone see this. read more

Love it!!! Good flavor, well made food! Good atmosphere even for us older individuals. Looking forward to coming here on Sunday and getting some Mac n cheese and watching some football! read more

Good late night kind of food. The vibe is very dive bar restaurant. Service was quick and food was good, just mainly fried. I got the veggie burger with the garlic fries. Enjoyed the food, but the veggie burger does kind of fall apart as you eat it so be prepared. I still enjoyed it, just messy. Fries were my favorite though. My friend got the pickled fries, not sure I would recommend. If you like pickles maybe, but I didn't think it was anything special. The taste just felt oily more then anything. read more

We stopped in because of the high marks on yelp. Drove up and it honestly looked a little sketchy. The pictures of food on Yelp swayed us to go see what it was about. Our visit was around 3pm on a Saturday so there were only 3 other tables occupied at our time. I asked our waiter (Tyler, aka, Jeremy) what his favorite thing was, he said the Cuban Sandwich. My husband ordered the Cuban wig regular fries. I got the scratch burger with Parmesan garlic fries. After Jeremy left we decided we also wanted to try the amazing looking mac and cheese. We ordered a small order of the truffle, Parmesan, and prosciutto Mac and cheese. It was THE BOMB! My burger was really one of the best I've had and the garlic fries were fantastic. My husband said his Cuban sandwich was in the top 10 of sandwiches outside burgers he has had. We will be back! Possibly for trivia night or a Monday with the half priced burgers. read more

Scratch Public House - Scratch burger and garlic fries! Amazing. - Burgers Near Me - Forest Park, Illinois

Just okay. We've tried this place a couple times hoping for better but the chicken sandwich wasn't as juicy and tender as we would've liked. The burger was also average. Good for bar food if that's what you're looking for. Delivery was fine but it's nothing above and beyond. read more