Hackney’s Reviews

Lots of people are talking about Hackney’s. Heck, we have more good reviews than a bagel has poppyseeds.

  • Food Network

    Hackney’s Inside Out Burger, Blue Cheese Burger and Ovnion Rings are featured on celebrity chef Guy Fieri’s TV show Diners Drive-Ins and Dives. Our very own Ed Hebson dazzles Guy with his burger-making prowess. (Plus Guy is wowed by the taste!)

    The show originally ran in 2007, but you can catch reruns approximately every 15 minutes on the The Food Network.

     

  • Chicago Reader – Feb. 28, 2008

    "Hamburger Heaven"

    The sole city location of the largely suburban family-owned minichain has the feel of a neighborhood pub and is frequently packed with regulars. Hackney’s, founded in 1939, is best known for retro-ish specialties, particularly the daunting french-fried onion loaf and the Hackneyburger, served on either a bun or dark rye. Other old-school offerings include a strawberry and spinach salad, chicken Waldorf salad, and tuna salad in tomato. That’s not to say that Hackney’s is behind the times: there’s a California burger stuffed with chorizo and queso fresco, a turkey burger stuffed with spinach and feta, and several vegetarian options, among them black bean and veggie burgers and a hummus wrap with apples and carrots. Desserts here attract cult followings, with some favoring the red velvet cake, others the Snickers ice cream pie or chocolate chip sundae (allow ten minutes for baking). There’s a decent selection of beers on tap.

     
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  • FNFT: notfortourists.com – June 19, 2008

    "If It Ain’t Broke"

    Hackney’s has long been a suburban staple, their huge burgers and far-famed (and infamed) onion loaf making them the pefect place for family get-togethers and sports banquets. Their reasonably-recent-in-restaurant-years Chicago location boasts the same great beef on great rye bread that define Hackney’s legacy. A truly impressive beer selection, a reasonably off-the-beaten path location and a friendly, diverse wait staff give the Printer’s Row spot an identity all it’s own, while simultaneously staying true to its roots. Stuffed specialty burgers like the chorizo and cheese California burger and the bacon and cheddar Inside Out burger will appease all aspects of carnivore, and a strong mixed selection of vegetarian options will silence even the most vocal of hippies. Hackney’s have been around for over 50 years, and for good reason. Live a little; eat at Hackney’s.

     

  • A Natives Guide to Chicago

    "And the ’newest’ competition for favorite Chicago burger… Hackney’s"

    This family-owned chain of suburban restaurants–defined by its burgers and blocks of french-fried onion strings–got started in the late 1930’s and finally expanded to the city in 2001. This Printers’ Row location has a neighborhood feeling and a full bar in front. The classic Hackneyburger (that Chicagoans still happily trek out to the suburbs for) is juicy half-pounder served on black rye. Share the pile of onion-strings with your fellow diners.

     
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