BAT 17

Bill Ohms★★★★★

Brianna is the absolute best. So kind and welcoming and has our drinks ready before we even need to ask! The atmosphere is fun and the food tastes great and the portions are big which allows for great sharing or take home for another meal. This is by far the best restaurant in Evanston with the best server!

Johnny “El Dred” Gato★★★★★

5+5+5🌟 5 for ambiance 👍 5 for friendliness 👍 5 for value 👍 We were driving by and we saw this location. We decided to stop in for some lunch, it was an excellent choice to make. My wife had the Carnegie Reuben, I had The pretzel boy burger. Anyway, the burger was quite substantial. They said 10 oz but it seemed like more. The Gouda coleslaw was interesting, the fries were very crispy and not greasy. I definitely appreciated that. We just had soft drinks, we were driving and didn't want to have an issue if we were stopped. The bathrooms were spotless, and that's always an excellent sign.

Doug E★★★★★

This is a very popular restaurant in Evanston and it recently expanded in size to accommodate more customers. Thankfully it is now less crowded and an overall better dining experience. On our visit in July of 2025, it was the night of the crosstown classic, and since this is a great place to watch sports, we were worried it would be too crowded. But it wasn't and we were seated immediately even without a reservation. I didn't get pictures of all of the food, but all of the dishes were terrific. We got some burgers, some sandwiches, and also a vegetarian salad. They have a very good selecti

RD★★★

Nice area but jeez the food is not that great, especially for the price point. I’ve been to far better taverns that’ve costed a lot less, and this was just not up to those places’ levels. The food is unnecessarily loaded with salt and there’s not a whole lot of added garnishes or things like tomato for the burger, which sucks. Salty and bland.