15 Best Burger Restaurants in Palatine

“The food is outstanding !!“

“We went with our Burger Club to Lucky Burgers (a.k.a. Jelly Cafe after dark or 4pm, whichever comes first).

Jelly Cafe is a breakfast and lunch place open 7am until 2pm. Then they switch over to Lucky Burgers which is open from 4pm until no one is there and they want to go home. Though technically I think they’re open until 8 or 9pm.

There are a handful of items on the Lucky Burgers’ menu: about 5 variations of their classic burger, a chicken sandwich, chicken tenders, and waffle fries.

When we went, the place was empty and never got busy. Which opened the door for one of the owners, Scott, to regale us with tales of days gone by from his childhood in Evanston and the famous people he knew, grew up with, and worked with. It was nice hearing these stories and it was nice to give Scott something and somebodies to talk to as well.

The place has a large parking lot and is nice and clean on the inside. There is a tiny area with slot machines and a small bar/counter at the entrance.

The burgers are all smashburgers. They come as singles or double patties. Go for the double as there’s not a whole lot of meat once they’re smashed. The differences are the toppings. Scott recommends their housemade dijonaise sauce which is good, but ask for it on the side. The cook slathers it on the burger and that’s all you can taste. Once I scooped (you read that correctly) the sauce off my burger, it was a pretty good burger. The meat is seasoned well and cooked nicely and the bun holds up (despite dripping in dijonaise).

We all shared the chicken tenders as an appetizer. Five nice sized tenders come in the meal and you can choose your dipping sauce. Scott recommended their honey mustard which was very good and the ranch wasn’t bad either.

He is also johnny-on-the-spot to refill fill your drinks. I seriously thought that I would float away.

The best part is the price. All said and done for a burger, waffle fries, and a soda, with tax and tip is like $15-$18 bucks.

It’s a nice place that I need to go back to and visit for the Jelly Cafe side. AND return for their burgers, tenders, and more of Scott’s stories.“

“Still the best burger around“

“****A cut above the rest. -Great and consistent food -genuinely attentive and warm service making you feel right at home. Many ingredients are organic—not because it’s a selling point, but simply because that’s how they do things. The flavors feel more like homemade Greek cooking than typical restaurant fare.“

“Best people work here Food is great Pride in ownership Known Peter for years“

“Great service and extensive menu.“

“Alley 64 has a great menu, a fun an accommodating staff! We had a semi-surprise party in their back room! They were so helpful, let us set up early, refrigerated a cake for us, had appetizers out super quick! There was probably about 40 of us and the bartenders/waiters were awesome… it was a huge success! Definitely think of Alley 64 for a group/party options!“

“Local gem...where do I begin? Food is always made fresh to order. Love the gyros but the tuna melt is a close second. Unfortunately we moved to Arizona but ALWAYS drop in when we come home to visit. The staff and especially the owner always greet us with a friendly smile...gosh I miss my weekly visits here. Looking forward to my next visit in the Spring.“

“Delicious food, friendly & speedy service :) I asked them to cook the turkey bacon on my avocado toast a bit more and they quickly and graciously crisped it up for me. They also have the best hash browns around. Get your own hot sauce/ketchup/etc condiments in the attached Pride convenience store“

“Nice, easy parking, good co- tenants in the strip mall.“

“My 2 1/2 year old grandson and I had lunch there today. The staff treated us with kindness and good service! We also enjoyed the beautiful fish pond!“

“Ernesto and Karoll's Service was amazing, food was amazing, the energy in everyone in the building was amazing. I will be coming back! Thank you for the fantastic experience and welcome attitudes! Please give this area a visit if youre local.“

“I stopped at the drive-thru around 11:00 p.m. yesterday (11/01/25). The guy who took my order was very polite. When I ordered some tenders, he told me it would take about five minutes to make some. He asked if I wanted to wait. I said I did. When the guy brought out my order he apologized for the wait and told me he included a couple extra tenders because of the inconvenience.

This is EXACTLY the kind of service a customer wants. Five stars.

Night shift manager: please tell the guys who were working last night that they did a great job for one of their customers--give them a spiff if you can.“

“Most everyone is very pleasant to deal with except the one guy at the drive thru. No idea his name, but I went thru on 3/6/26 at 3pm approx….. very rude and dismissive. Frozen Coke taste horrible also. I think they need to clean their machine!!!!“

“I was waiting for my money to come in an app to order some burgers and while the money hadn't come yet the workers here made my food then proceeded to wait the couple mins I had asked for in order to get money on my card to grab the burgers. Great food. I been coming here for 20 years and Everytime I have never gotten anything bad food wise. The workers here are always nice. I appreciate you guys.

Signed the weirdo ordering burgers at nine o'clock at night. I appreciate y'all for real. Keep up the awesome work you guys and girls.“