5400 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL
Neighborhood: Andersonville
Hamburger Mary's website
One word to describe the atmosphere at Hamburger Mary's: FUN! This burger and beer joint in Andersonville is kitschy, retro, and campy. Added bonus: they brew their own beer!
Well they have more than just burgers on the menu here, but we did not come to Hamburger Mary's to try their fish-n-chips. I got the suggestively raunchy sounding Guacamole B.J. burger. The B. and J. stand for Bacon and Jack cheese. Add a heaping dollop of guac and a side of sweet potato fries and you've got one tasty burger. The burgers price in at about $10 a piece, but each is a half pound of natural angus beef goodness. Jenn got the blackbean mushroom "burger": a vegan blackbean patty topped with a trio of sauteed mushrooms (shitake, portobella and button) and melted swiss cheese. The nice thing about this place is that for any of their unique burger styles you can choose either beef, turkey burger, blackbean burger, chicken breast and even lamb or buffalo. As for the beer: good but not great. I think our consumption of delicious microbrews throughout the years has spoiled us to the point where good homebrewed beer is always better than domestic macros on tap, but nothing to really write home about.
Guacamole B.J. Burger with Sweet Potato Fries
Mushroom Blackbean Burger with Seasoned Fries
Needless to say, both of our burgers were excellent. The atmosphere is great and the prices aren't too bad for the quality you are getting. Our one minor complaint was with the service. I think I asked for a bottle of ketchup at one point and didn't receive any for about ten minutes. But hey, it WAS a busy night. Despite this minor blunder, Hamburger Mary's is pretty amazing. We give Hamburger Mary's an 8.6 out of 10.
Quality of Food: 9.3
Value: 8.5
Atmosphere: 9.1
Customer Service: 7.4
Overall: 8.6
