Beautiful rooftop! Went to a wedding welcome party there and it was a fabulous experience. So many bartenders that would hand deliver you your drinks. And the drinks were so tasty! read more

we were able to get a same day reservation which was really nice to make happy hour! the rooftop was amazing, beautiful views of lincoln park and the lake. on a day with perfect weather, the views were certainly a treat. we ordered every dish on their small happy hour menu, and the dishes were great sizes to share amongst our group of 5. the food was okay, nothing special in my opinion, but i definitely appreciated the happy hour deals. the vodka martini was incredibly strong. i don't have much to compare it to because im not usually martini orderer so i can't say much. i will mention that the service wasn't great. it took us a good 20 minutes for a server to finally approach us. she was kind, and after she took our orders, our food came in decent time, but the wait for the first 20 minutes we were there wasn't great. my friend was confused as to whether or not we had to order at the bar because of how the servers seemed to be avoiding our table initially. overall, the views were really nice, and we definitely got some nice photos, but i probably wouldn't come back. read more

The J Parker - salmon poke nachos - New American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Great views! We came here for drinks and the view. We ended up staying for happy hour that is Sunday -Thursday 4-6pm. There are very unique appetizers. We ordered tuna nachos and salmon poke cups. The appetizers were a good portion and very unique in their taste. We also had an espresso martini which was $10 for happy hour. Their regular drink menu is also very good. If you are in the area stop by. read more

The J Parker - New American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Always a go to rooftop for happy hour and evening hangs. I have been to this Rooftop a bunch and it's one of my favorites. I said at the bar cause I was in town for a work and the bartender Zach (his is amazing) recommended getting the Brussel tartine and it did not disappoint. I was only going to have a few bites, but I ended up devouring the whole thing! Great chill but up beat environment and very friendly staff. Incredible views too!!! Make it a stop if you haven't already! read more

The J Parker - Brussel sprouts tartine - New American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Wow! Such a wonderful place! Amazing views of the city and Lake Michigan. Located on the roof of Hotel Lincoln, it's a great venue in Lincoln Park. Thank you to Abe for taking such great care of me and my best friend. Excellent service! I loved the mocktail that was created for me. My Caesar salad with fried chicken was delicious too. The Chicago Beef flatbread was fantastic!!! We watched the sunset here and it was gorgeous! Indoor and outdoor seating. Relaxing atmosphere and great vibes. The decor and lighting are modern, warm, and inviting. I will definitely be back! read more

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We went as a big party to J Parker for a friend's birthday. The views and ambience are amazing. Great city views, open rooftop and we even got to see the Wednesday fireworks. The service was VERY slow. We had to wait 30 mins for the server to just come and greet us and hand out the menus. She took another 20 mins to come back to get the order. The drinks and the food, however, were great! We ordered the cheese curds, nachos, fries, onion rings, etc. The French 75 was my favorite cocktail of the night. I will be back but maybe with a smaller party to get better service. read more

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The J. Parker rooftop is beautiful...the hotel entrance and elevator ride up set the tone, and the views are absolutely stunning. The vibe is open, colorful, and chic. We sat by the fire pit (which meant ordering at the bar instead of table service), and while the seating wasn't the most comfortable, the atmosphere made up for it. Fabian, the bartender, was fantastic...friendly, creative, and even made us a custom coconut-based drink that was amazing. He also surprised us with shots. Food was solid across the board: my shredded beef nachos were delicious, the wing sauce was tasty (though the boneless wings were a bit nugget-sized), and the chips and salsa were a hit. Everyone at the table enjoyed their meals, and I'd definitely return for both the food and the service. Downsides: no to go boxes, no change for larger bills, and a misleading TikTok promo (3 courses for $30) that they said hasn't been offered in a long time. Those things were frustrating, but overall, the experience was still very good. Bottom line: stunning views, great service (shoutout to Fabian), tasty food...it's worth going back. read more

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I had a brunch reservation at 11:30am prior to proposing to my then girlfriend. When I arrived I was notified the kitchen was not yet open and would open shortly. 11:30 became 12, 12 became 12:30. Finally I was notified the chef did not show up for his shift, which starts at 10am. While on a tight timeline to get to a photographer, I was lied to. I hope they notify their guests ahead of time in the future to avoid people who actually have places to be. The wait staff tried their best, but their chef being absent is totally unacceptable. This situation left a bad taste in my mouth and I would not recommend this establishment if you expect good service. She ended up saying yes, to no help from the J. Parker... read more

WHAT THE!!! This was actually the worst dining experience I've had in Chicago. Not only was the wait staff short handed (likely not their fault) and inattentive, the amount of BUGS that were flying around was absolutely disgusting. We had to change tables, and once we did and got our food, there were multiple bugs on my fries (pictured) and chicken sandwich. I asked the waitress to comp my meal and the wine (which also had multiple bugs swimming around) and she did, but honestly the entire meal should have been free. We were swatting away bugs the entire time. Awful. read more

The J Parker - Bug on fry - New American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Went for brunch on a Sunday morning. Food was not bad but not great. Wouldn't order anything again except for the bacon. They also said they were out of hashbrowns and asked us if tater tots were fine. We said yes expecting regular tater tots but they crumbled it up themselves and was not great. This place is definitely more of a bar than a restaurant. Vibes were kind of weird during the day. Our server was very nice but the rest of the staff seemed to want us to leave immediately. read more

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Living in the South Loop makes it a little bit hard to get up north/Linclon Park but had a brunch date at this cool rooftop. Cute medium size hotel, with a great rooftop. Try to get a table/seat with the umbrella because during the summer, it's really hot up there. Beautiful views and great places to take pictures but on a hot day, you definitely need water along with the bottomless mimosas lol. The food was really good; I had the waffles and my friend had the modern breakfast. Of course we had the bottomless mimosa/rosé. All delicious. A little pricey but I'm glad I came. read more

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came up to The J Parker mainly for the view and that alone makes it worth the visit. Being on the rooftop gives you a beautiful perspective of the city and it feels especially nice if you are looking for a relaxed place to sit, talk, and take it all in. The space itself is stylish and modern, with comfortable seating and a lounge like atmosphere that works well for both daytime and evening visits. Everything tasted good and felt thoughtfully prepared. The bartender and servers were friendly and welcoming, which added to the overall experience. This feels like a great spot to meet friends or unwind while enjoying the skyline. I would come back to try more from the menu and spend more time soaking in the views. It is a solid rooftop option in Chicago when you want something casual, scenic, and easygoing. read more

We recently visited The J Parker to celebrate a friend's birthday on a weekday! We ordered a lot of things - beers, espresso martinis, wine, french 75 and a vodka martini drink. For food, we ordered onion rings, guac and chips, cheese curds, fries, nachos without meat! The food and service were very mediocre and hence I have reduced a few stars. The guac was a bit bland and onion rings were too oily! Definitely visit the place though for beautiful skyline views. read more

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The worst experience I have ever had. My friend and I went to brunch and sat there for 3 hours without food. Manager didn't care that we didn't get food. She never came to check on us after we told her our food was at that point over an hour late. Then an hour went to 3 and we never got food. We also never got an explanation why our order never came. Every 45 mins we were told it was coming. At one point we got a random extra plate of food that we never ordered. We were also sent a couple round of free drinks but that's not helpful when you are starving. The whole experience made no sense and should have never happened especially not without any explanation or attempt to make it right. So sad to know a gorgeous restaurant with a beautiful view like that is being run by incompetent management. I will never be back. read more

I genuinely think it's the absolute worst Old Fashioned I've ever had on 4 continents - watered down, no alcohol, no cherry, not sure that it wasn't just bourbon and water with something that kind of resembled an orange zest (looked like a lemon). Many cocktails are pre-mixed and the ones that aren't were absolutely terrible. Really not impressed and will not be returning. God awful. If I could give it zero I would. read more

The views here are really pretty. That's about he nicest thing I can say about this place. Went here for dinner on a Saturday night not too busy but the service was lacking. Only checked On once after ordering food. I asked 3 different people for water and it took about 30min for someone to fill it. Our server also messed up our bill. The food was similar to Applebees except twice the price. Chicken wings were just chickens tenders with more salt. Burger was solid. Fries again were super salty. Would not recommend this place except for a quick drink. read more

The J Parker - Rooftop view - New American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Went in expecting mediocre service but that the view would make up for it, so I made a reservation requesting a good view and was told no problem. We were unfortunately seated in the very center of the room, so zero view at all. We asked the waitress if we could move to one of the many open tables at the window and were told "...no." And just she walked away. A round of drinks was forgotten, then when they finally came (and were comped, which was nice of them) they weren't what we ordered. This was also the LOUDEST restaurant I've ever been in. I couldn't hear the people right next to me at ALL. Good food, but I absolutely would never go again. read more

Although another rooftop bar in Chicago may claim to have Chicago's best view, I think I'm partial to the view at The J Parker. This is such a great spot to stop in for a drink and take in the spectacular views of the city, parks, and lake. We came here on a whim after a quick rooftop bar search and I'm so glad we found it! They have tables with servers, but we opted to order at the bar and sit at the couch in the corner which was open seating. We were here on a Friday afternoon and there were a few other groups in this area when we arrived, but after a while we had the whole couch section to ourselves. I ordered wine and my boyfriend cocktails. The drinks were a little inconsistent in pour size and taste depending on which bartender was taking your order, but we still enjoyed sipping while looking out at the wonderful view. read more

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J Parker left Abraham Lincoln's side & me wanting better sides, too. *Google "John Parker." The beer is not vast nor are there craft cocktails ... pretty much your typical Lincoln Park / Wrigleyville bar. But... it has great views. That cannot be denied! Great views of the lake, Lincoln Park, the City & up to our North. Good... see pics. Again, not deep but trying to be trendy. I will say, I've never had mussels over fries in a sherry cream sauce. I've got to go to the restroom now. It's decorated really nice for Christmas. It's a place that is really trying hard to be something. read more

My experience is from a Happy Hour in June 2024: I'm not sure where to begin. They have REALLY awesome views of Lake Michigan and great views of Lincoln Park. But their happy hour is severely lacking. They have a few drink specials, and a few food items on the HH menu, but they were totally out of food when we were there (30 minutes after Happy Hour started). They were not able to make most of the drinks on the HH menu because they were out of this and out of that. The beer list is severely lacking. They have nothing on draft, it's only cans and a very limited selection at that (they were even out of one of the big brands 30 minutes after happy hour started). The service was also very lacking - very slow and we were hardly checked on. Bottom line - go for the awesome views, but don't expect a decent selection of drinks or decent service (or food). read more

The J Parker - Rooftop View - New American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Worst service I have ever had. Server was rude and dismissive. Argued with us when he got the food wrong (did not correct the mistake either). The server told us there was no mint for mojitos then served us two dishes ... with mint as a garnish. Felt like they wanted us to be unhappy.... and hate to be those people but didn't comp anything off the check or even apologize Only upside was our sparkly food runner they did their best to makeup for the server. read more

Great views all around; service was solid, fun little place to get drinks. The apps were perfectly expected.

WORST experience I've ever had! Couldn't accommodate a reservation for 40 minutes & the kitchen was backed up for 1 1/2 hours after being seated! The hostess was dismissive & condescending & had no answers on what the problem was or attempted to rectify the situation. Will never go here again. read more

Abe is the reason this place is an 11/10!! He works his booty off and still can find time to make it an incredible and personable experience for everyone. Best service ever!! read more

Mediocre at best, please take your money to another rooftop in Chicago and let me tell you why. First off, it is very nice up there but there is not even much of a skyline view of Chicago based on how the building is situated, but that is not a dealbreaker. However, what is a dealbreaker is the fact that we showed up during opening, and half of the menu isn't even available because it's not fully prepped yet. If you call yourself a fine establishment, shouldn't everything on your menu be prepped for opening time at 11am on a Saturday? Despicable. However, it gets worse... The service was subpar, it took a very long time for things to be ready which made us late for our afternoon baseball game, and the food was very average as well. Also, they overcharged us a salad which we explained to them and they kindly took away, but charged us for it on our tab! With how late we were for the game, I did not see it as worth it to use another 15min of our time to call them over and demand a refund. Please avoid this place, and take your business to a better rooftop. read more

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Great views from the rooftop. Service was a little slow. They need to rethink black metal furniture on the rooftop or add cushions - way too hot! read more

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Three well-dressed, non-revealing women tried visiting this place after having a wonderful brunch at Americano (adjacent to the Lincoln hotel). I already had doubts, about two years ago I had a friend who was murdered here, but since I didn't realized where I was I hoped we'd be safe on a Sunday afternoon. However, to my surprise, we didn't received a welcomed greeting;, I get it was raining so uncovered tables shouldn't seat patrons, but there was open seating. We were told the place had no seating and that we could go stand at the bar after inquiring (staff also went to confirm). Upon approaching we were handed what they claim to be an outdated menu which said Sun-Thur was happy hour, when we mentioned it to staff his unprofessional reply was "you can order whatever you want, just not at that price" WTH I didn't create the menu. Bye Felicia we took our leave, I refuse to give you a dime. As most reviews say the drinks are overpriced and I didn't see anything so great about the views. In addition, it's obvious management could care less, as there is no reply to any of these reviews. I don't recommend going here. PS - beware of the janky elevator it quickly closed in my friend she could have gotten hurt. read more

The J Parker - New American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Pretty views and tasty drinks but I didn't like how the water was served in plastic cups. If one is going for the elevated casual vibe, even with the servers dressed in black, glasses are a must. Other than that, the service was quick and welcoming. read more

The J Parker - New American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

While visiting Chicago, I easily made a reservation on OpenTable. Our party came a bit early and the team kindly accommodated us. We were seated at a high top table outside. My boyfriend and I got espresso martinis, which were a bit stronger than I anticipated but hollaaaaa. The cauliflower wings were crispy (wish they were spicier though) and the blue cheese dipping sauce paired well. We also split a Cesar salad, which was enough for two! read more

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The J Parker is a great spot to bring people from out of town, especially in the summer when you can walk outside to the patio! I love that you can see the lake and the zoo (zoo lights!). It's a great rooftop option if you don't want to go all the way downtown. But make sure to make a reservation because they can get busy! I've had drinks here before, but this was my first time trying dinner. The menu is pretty small but there were some veggie options. I ordered the goat cheese salad. I absolutely loved the goat cheese and candied pecan combo! Also, the salad was huge! My friend ordered the buffalo cauliflower, which was okay. The flavor was good but the tempura coating was thin and not crispy. They had a happy hour, which I would definitely come back for. I don't know if it's where we happened to be sitting but it was chilly at our table. I know it's a rooftop but it's enclosed! It shouldn't be that cold! read more

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I've lived in this city a long time- wow this is the worst brunch I have ever had in my entire life. I can't do juices due to allergies so I ordered a bottle of champagne because our server was too inattentive to ask a question about the bottomless. Good thing I did because the rest of the table hadn't received their second drink at the 90 minute mark for bottomless to end. Just one drink. Server made half hearted attempt to fill up their drinks up a couple more times as we sat at our table with no drinks and no water two hours after being sat. My food was ICE cold. Our server made eye contact with us constantly but never came to our table. It was not busy for the entire time we were there. At one point there was a long line of people waiting to be seated at 2pm. Tables empty. Just a really really sad excuse for service at the lowest level of expectation. The busser and food runner, Patrick, is the most attentive person they have on staff and was the highlight of our time there. He tried his hardest to make up for our servers complete dismissal of our table for multiple hours as we sat there staring at each other with nothing to drink, not even water. Unfortunately this was for my friends birthday. What a terribly sad experience. Never again. read more

Wow! The location and the ambiance is amazing. The music was really good a tad bit too loud but good nonetheless. The service here isn't as good as thought it would be. The we're out of of lot of the food options which was not told to us by our waitress even after we inquired about it. The waitress was extremely rude. To start, our drinks tasted extremely watery; when asked if we could have time remade we were told no. Once our food finally came, it was made incorrectly. We asked for it to be corrected, removing various add ons i.e onions, tomatoes etc. we waited an additional 30 minutes before we decided we no longer wanted the food and just the check to pay for our drinks. The waitress finally dropped off the check but never took our card. We waited another 15 minutes and she never returned so we walked up to the host stand and we were accused of trying to dine and dash when we simply just wanted try expedite the process. I feel this entire experience was based on our race. read more

The J Parker - Old Fashioned - New American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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The view was amazing I will say that, but everything else wasn't. Overpriced drinks that were poorly presented and lacked quality. Host wasn't very professional and welcoming. I'm interested to go elsewhere, because I just wasn't impressed. read more

The J Parker - View - New American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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The J. Parker rooftop bar in Chicago's Lincoln Park borough has good cocktails, wide variety of liquors, nice service, and amazing views of the Chicago skyline. It was an unforgettable experience for me and my girlfriend. It was our first time going on a rooftop bar as Californians. Rooftop bars are rarer out west haha. Negatives I have to point out is that the patio areas did feel a little cramped. It's basically a one lane walkway so if someone gets up from their table, the exit is blocked. Just as a warning for the photographers out there, the window's reflections and the huge black bars holding up the windows ruin photos of the skyline and the beautiful Lincoln Park Zoo from one of the patio areas. The bigger outdoor patio didn't have outdoor heating so it was freezing cold. But the skyline view out doors on a Chicago hotel patio is to die for. It's a great place for a photo op. Overall 4.5/5 read more

The J Parker - Tanteo Jalapeno . . . 13 - New American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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An amazing Chicago rooftop! I love that it is a speakeasy as it gives that exclusive vibe since it is above a hotel. It has such a gorgeous wide view of the lake. The food and cocktails were so good. They had a gluten free bun which was so nice for the burger! The service was friendly and quick. Highly recommend checking this out in the Lincoln Park area! read more

The J Parker - New American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Do not plan an event here. I was attempting to plan my bridal shower here, because my Fiance and I had our second date here. Veronica was so hard to get in touch with. After several emails, phone calls, etc. she just ghosted me. No reason why. All we had discussed was pricing and when we came to an agreement for a contract, I received nothing. She never called me back or anything. read more

Definitely come for the views! Such a great spot to see the downtown. I wouldn't go back for food though.

Would give zero stars. We are staying at The Lincoln hotel and The J Parker is upstairs. We went on Sunday evening, 8pm. Tons of open tables and the hostess said they are all reserved and I asked if we could get a drink and stand to look at the view. She said no. What!?!? A bar and you can't order a drink? The views are pretty spectacular but why can't you order a drink!?! read more

Super cool view of Lake Michigan. Prices are a bit higher as you're paying for the location, but the food was good. Ordered the three course week day lunch special. read more

The J Parker - Mussels - New American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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We came here on Sweetest Day. Super charming place with awesome views of the city. We wanted the firepit seat, but it was already taken (there's only one, so it's hard to snag). They should add more! We just had drinks--a bourbon sour and an old-fashioned, both solid. We sat outside, and the heating lamps kept things cozy even though it was a chilly evening. Great service, but I was a little too tired to fully enjoy it. Definitely coming back, and next time, I'm going for that firepit seat! read more