Reviews for Uncommon Ground - Lakeview in Chicago, IL
Enjoyed my time at Uncommon Ground! The food was good and came out very quickly, the service was phenomenal (our server was... super friendly and had some awesome recommendations!), and the environment as very chill. My only (slightly) negative sentimentis that the prices did not quite correlate with the quality of the food. I thought the prices were a little high for thesize/quality of what we ordered. Overall, a nice brunch spot! Read more
Visited the lake view location before a Cubs game a week ago. Outstanding service. Excellent food - such a fresh selection and... super cool art vibe. Don’t miss the roasted cauliflower- Chicken sandwich was soooo good. Will definitely return! Read more
Uncommon Ground (the Central Perk of Chicago??) has good food and great service, but I wasn't down with the horrible 80's music... and vibe (Michael Jackson-- three freaking songs, no less-- and "The Boss" can die horrible musical deaths for all Icare). Food: vegan hash and the chilaquiles were both tasty and with a kick to them. Coffee was decent as well. The seatswere uncomfortable though. Read more
I have been a long time fan of Uncommon Ground and because of that, I reached out directly to management - twice - without... response. Because of that, I am posting this as a formal review, but wanted to reach out to express my extreme disappointmentwith our last visit. We arrived at 10:45 and left at 1:10 - not by choice but because it took almost 2 hours for our food tocome out. We understand that the chef had some medical challenges and the kitchen was backed up - which is extremely unfortunateand I really hope that the chef is OK. I also understand that our waiter was both waiting tables and doing dishes. The day wasnot the best for the restaurant, for sure. I used to be a server so I have a great deal of empathy for the staff and know thattoday was difficult on everyone. However, there were some very critical breakdowns that aren’t really acceptable in mymind. First: we had to flag our waiter down multiple times to get drink refills. On everything from mimosas to water to coffeeto soda. Second: we were not proactively told that the kitchen was backed up. I had to flag the waiter down again only to hearthat he would check. 10 minutes later he came back stating it would be another 15 minutes…which turned out to be about 35minutes. All in all, we waited an excessive amount of time for our food. Third: one of the members at my table asked about thefood again before it arrived only to get some pretty significant disregard for our concern and a nominal apology at best. Infact, it felt more like he was shaming us for asking when he should’ve proactively told us the situation well in advance of ushaving to ask. Fourth: when the food finally came, we asked for the check, only to fully finish our meals, have 3 of the 4 ofus take bio breaks and still not have the check. I personally had to go inside and find our waiter to get it. Fifth: I orderedthe farmers scramble only to get a pile of scrambled eggs and a few ingredients put on top. That does not con Read more
Super good place! Was looking to try something new and this place is a nice gem! Good food options (brunch specials) Great... service ???????? Nice outdoor seating???? Pleasant experience overall on a lovely saturday afternoon Read more
Felt a little average. Outdoor seating / service / drinks were great. Food was just OK. Folks around us did not seem to be... enjoying their meals either. Eggs Benedict were dry. Read more
We happened to pass this gem on our way to a sushi restaurant. My wife read organic brewery on the window and we decided to stop... on our way back to the train after dinner. We had the best experience here! It started with the host greeting us and making usfeel welcome. It seemed that he was slightly confused because we were asking some fairly odd (odd because they probably shouldhave been obvious!) questions, such as “Is this a coffee shop? Can we sit down?” He took it in stride and realized wedidn’t know what we actually walked into. Turns out this place is a brewery AND a roaster of fine coffee! My wife had thechai, our friend had a slightly(!) adult beverage, and I had a stout. We also ordered the bread pudding. I highly recommend thestout. Absolutely delicious! I enjoyed the bread pudding and the chai as well, but, damn! I’m going to go back for thatstout! If you happen to be wondering around Wrigleyville and you need coffee and beer and bread pudding and a great time, stopby Uncommon Ground. You will not regret it. We sure as hell didn’t. Read more
The gruyere dip was really good. The burger was decent; I wouldn't order again. Many places with a much better burger. The... chicken sandwich was good. The Mac and cheese was light and good. Cocktails were pretty good. Service was friendly and prompt. Iwould go back to try dinner and the beer next time. Read more