Hackney's On Lake
1514 E Lake Ave, Glenview
(847) 724-7171
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A legendary spot. Onion loaf is smazing everytime. Solid burgers and reubens and bottomless fries.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Burger, French Fries, Sweet Potato Fries, Reuben Sandwich, Brick of Onion Rings
Onion loaf is so good. Reuben was disappointing. Stick with the hackney burger or the fish and chips. Good cocktails as well. Big place so it can get noisy.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Love this place been coming here forever. Foods as good as ever. Love the vibe
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I had Danna as a server at this establishment while I was out for dinner with my family. We had the Potato Skins and the Rueben Sandwich, they were both SO delicious. The service was so amazing and Danna was a absolute sweetheart! We WILL be back soon to see Danna!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Old school American restaurant. Nice that they offer a smaller burger, though the patty is very small. My wife ordered a salad and the menu listed a muffin, which we thought was interesting to include with a salad, but no muffin arrived. The old fashioneds are the old bar kind, with soda water and regular maraschino cherries so if you're into that this is the kind you'll get. Has a large round bar so that was kind of neat.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Went out for a Birthday dinner. The vibe was perfect. So much holiday cheer and it was packed! Service was awesome, even though before coming to our table our server had a glass break in his hand he was delightful, kept drinks filled and let us know about our order taking a bit longer (not an issue, the kitchen must have been slammed). They even had Carole Singers.
Get the fries onions, worth it. The Patty Melt was great also. Will be back soon. Cheers!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The holiday celebration with Santa was lovely, service excellent as always. My only reason for a start down on the good was there was nothing special about the shepherd's pie special.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
I've been going here for over 40 years now, less as I've gotten older. Hackney's was the go to place in town. From what I understand the kids took it over, closed all but Lake and Harms. I haven't been to Harms in over a year, but was at the Lake location recently. The place is just run down. Non-level tables that shake floor tiles missing and just not the same Hackney's I've been used to for at least 25-30 years of the 40 we've been going there.
The cost of a Hackneyburger has going up into the stratosphere and the portion seemed smaller than it was say 10 years ago.
Bottom line, love the food, don't find it a great value and the Lake location is just run down. Was going to rate it 2 stars, but gave 3 for nostalgia.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Hamburger, Hackney’S Original French Fried Onions
Old, tired facility and menu - has been resting on its laurels for years. Only old people like me still go there out of nostalgia.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
I have not been there in 30 years
It exactly the same
Onion rings the high light.
Food was awful
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 3
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Traditional hamburger restaurant. Have been going there for decades
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Monica was an excellent server to us and even was hustling to help servers around her. Really made my wife feel special on her birthday, and kept rolling w the punches as my family always throws a lot at servers. Would sit in Monica’s section any time!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Thought let's go back in time ! And see how it is and to my susprise; it was very good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
My wife grew up going to Hackneys. We were meeting a college friend of mine, who is also from the area. So I was the only newbie.
Burger was pretty good. Oddly thick cut of tomato, like twice the thickness you normally get on a burger, but that's fine. French fried onion brick was pretty good. Everyone enjoyed their meals and the service was pretty good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hamburger, Hackney’S Original French Fried Onions, Brick of Onion Rings
The onion brick was good and the sandwiches were decent. Service was initially fast. Unfortunately, all the cups and plates were dirty and had crusty food bits on them. Even the glasses were cloudy and smudged. There was a hair in our fries. Had to wait a long time for the check.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 4
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