Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery

Baja Chicken; was by far the best chicken sandwich I have ever tried.

Food is decent. I enjoyed the fire cracker shrimp appetizer. Service is slow. Girl at the front needs a new career because she was not a great hostess at all. Very snippy with us with a slight attitude. We finally sat down but took someone 10 minutes to even offer us water. Not satisfied

Nothing exciting. Service is good and the food is like everywhere else. Beer selection is alright.

The food was ok, otherwise this would be a 1 star. I’ve been to this location a few times before and can therefore say it’s definitely gone downhill. Went there for lunch today, the whole place is empty, but the hostess insists on putting us near a group of 10 – 12 dudes. When we politely asked if we could sit somewhere else she snapped back «you just pick a spot and I’ll follow you»…really? Chill out! Waitress did the disappearing act and we had to get some other waiter to provide the check/​get refills. If the place was even a little busy I could excuse all of this stuff…
I’ll go to the other 5 thousand options in the area.

Went here for the first time this past weekend and the food was pretty good! The have a decent size menu and the apps are worth going for alone! I love the look of the place on the inside kind of a modern cabin feel to it but really cozy and dim lighting. I’m not sure if its worth the 35 minute drive again, I feel like claim jumper still tops them but worth a shot if you have not been there before!

Returned again for my second experience. The service remained friendly and efficient. I ordered a veggie burger, added on cheese and it came with a chipotle mayo on the side. The burger itself was pretty good. The cheese was not worth adding– I couldn’t taste it at all. The fries were crispy and warm, and I dipped them in the mayo and liked that a lot. It was a good meal, not overly exciting overall. I had the Kolsch beer this time, which was really light and again OK. I wouldn’t mind coming back here, but I’d like to try a few other of the restaurants nearby before coming back.

Rock Bottom has a great selection of favorite traditional American dishes. First off, if you’ve never had the Chicken and Mac, you MUST get it. It is to die for! It’s the ultimate comfort food, and I would pick it for my last meal on earth.
This place is casual but still nice enough to bring your coworkers or Clients. It’s neat that they have their own microbrewery here, with the vats piped right to the tap at the bar. I love the wheat ale, but the red ale and kolsch are popular too.
Service is good, but not outstanding. What separates Rock bottom from other area restaurants is the quality of the food and the ambiance. There;s not a lot of American places that do pretty much every dish well: salads, burgers, tacos, appetizers. All great!
Rock Bottom is one of the best places in the Lombard Yorktown area. Good for both lunch or dinner.

Was pretty unimpressed. My fiancé and I love Rock Bottom and regularly go to the downtown Chicago location, which is always excellent. This location pales in comparison. Our server was nice enough, although there were some missteps (our appetizer came out literally 45 seconds before our burgers, our bill was incorrect). But he was nice, and apologized. So no big deal. However, the burgers we had, which I always rave about, were sub-​par here for sure. When we were served, neither of our burgers were hot, and our fries were barely lukewarm. Normally, RB burgers are juicy, hot and fresh and piled high with fresh toppings. Not so here. My fried onion straws on my burger looked like they had been made hours before, and my burger didn’t have blue cheese on it like it was supposed to. Also, mine was overcooked. Overall disappointing meal here, when I had really looked forward to it. Will stick to the Chicago location, where the burgers are significantly better. But who knows, maybe they were having an off night? Won’t be back to this location.

Burnt ass chicken and they didn’t have any mashed potatoes or chicken wings yesterday…
Fucking horrible…

This isn’t my first time at a Rock Bottom, but it was my first time at this location. We stopped in for some lunch and a beer. We weren’t thrilled with their beers, they really didn’t taste that great. They do make a good bloody mary though.
They have a large menu with a bunch of different things, but we decided on burgers. I really liked the mushroom and swiss burger. Their mac and cheese isn’t all that bad either — a little dry but tastes good. The burgers were done perfectly. Everything was decently priced too.
Our server was very nice and attentive. We were not thrilled with the hostess at first… we asked if we could have a booth and she wasn’t sure if she could seat us at one (it wasn’t too terribly busy yet and we could see numerous booths open). She had to ask a manager… and eventually we got a booth. It was a little weird, but it worked out.

Came here at the recommendation of a friend of the brewer for a long lunch to catch up. We tried a few beers and they were all very good.
I had the fish and chips and was was very pleased with the quality of the fish and preparation. Service was just a tad slow but well within what you’d expect during a busy lunch. Will be back.

And the award for the friendliest hostess in the Yorktown Mall area goes to? Rock Bottom Brewery! Yep. There is a woman named Kelly that runs the hostess stand that just makes you feel like she is your new best friend and does a great job of welcoming you to this location of this chain restaurant.
Having been to the city location countless times I was surprised to learn that there has been suburban outpost of this Brand for the last nine years! Tells you where I spend my time, I guess.
Anyway– this location is much brighter than the city location but the menu and emphasis on beer is the same. And new to me was that they sell this jug that you can fill and take home with you with one of their freshly brewed brews for about $ 16. And bring back the container and you can get it refilled (or so my server told me!)
We each had a salad. They were both very large and ended up going home with us to provide another meal. Our server was friendly and even the manager came over to say hi and ensure that our experience was okay. But know that the menu offers much more than salads as the burgers and entrees looked very good and the appetizers are what you would expect from a bar with nachos and chicken strips, etc.
The other thing that made me smile is that margaritas were only $ 5 on this day. Loved the price and the drink wasn’t bad either. They have daily drink and food specials so check out their website before going.
Doubt I will make this a regular spot, but if I am looking for a place in the burbs for good food served by people who like what they do, it will be on my consideration list.

Service was on point I think I waiter Sam did a excellent job and really knew his stuff about the menu. Place beer selection is good, Uberwit and Red Harvest would be my picks on the flight. All in all atmosphere was good, especially for a Tuesday night.
Reason for a 4 instead of a 5 the meal I got was not to my liking after the first Taco. I’ll have to come back and try something else because the menu looks great.

I tend to be a bit hesitant to visit chain restaurants but we had a great dinner here on a busy Friday night! We got a reservation just a couple hours in advance and headed over at 8 PM and our spacious booth was waiting for us.
The best things: our waiter! He was attentive, friendly and warm, and super knowledgable. He gave recommendations without reading the menu to us and he got us everything we asked for quickly. He also let me sample at least half of the beers on the menu which was awesome! I eventually decided on the wheat beer which was delicious. Thank you for your awesome service! I’ve had such bad service at restaurants lately this was really refreshing and he did everything perfectly.
Also really good: We had burgers and the baja chicken sandwich and everything was super tasty. We also had the salmon bites and they were different and delicious with the fruity salsa! I wish I had taken photos but I was so hungry I dug in as soon as food arrived :)
Wouldn’t get again: We had steak and fish tacos to start and didn’t like them — messy, 1 was super spicy and the other wasn’t spicy at all, and just not that tasty.
I wish this place was closer to my work because it would be a great lunch option, too. If you’re in the mood for some good bar food, I would certainly recommend stopping by!

My husband and I were having our first dinner out with our newborn baby. He was such a good baby he slept the whole time. The reason for two stars is the slowwwww service that we received. Made us wish we saved our $ 70 and just stayed in like we had done for the last 10 weeks!
Our experience begun as we waited, and waited… and waited for a server to come around to take our drink order and/​or simply greet us and let us know they would be a few minutes. Never happened. My husband and I eventually looked at each other (we’ve all done this before once a certain period of time has elapsed) and questioned whether there was a server assigned to our table for Friday night dinner. I think a manager came around to take our drink order, he asked if we had been greeted yet — no.
The slowwwwwwness did not end with drinks. Our pretzel app took longer than appetizers usually take, and then by the time we were waiting around for dinner to come out, we realized that our entire dining experience at rock bottom was just going to be that –slow.
We watched as other people around us got drinks, food, etc, before we did even though we were there before them. Luckily, the baby stayed asleep. Its so hard to go out with a newborn, because they can be a bit of a ticking time bomb as to when they are going to need to wake up and be fed. I thought that in the end our first round of drinks may have been comped by the manager that initially got our table going with a server, but no. Disappointing overall for our first night out with our baby.

Shopping in the ‘burbs with my mom, sister, etc — needed lunch. Great choice — nice and friendly service, great burger, way too expensive bloody mary.

One of my favorite restaurants in the suburbs, the bartenders were very friendly and made me feel at home. There aren’t a ton of TVs here, but I was usually able to find a seat with a view of the game.

I honestly don’t know what the hype is with Rock Bottom.
My co-​workers swore by this place when we were located in Lombard. I just tried it for the first time on my birthday. Well, let me tell you, it was probably the most disappointing birthday dinner I’ve ever had.
I’m going to start with our server. Now, I know I can’t blame the Rock Bottom that much for this issue, but holy hell, our server had so much perfume on I gagged every time she came to our table. I’m telling you, we purposly didn’t ask for anything extra: no extra water, no napkins, no extra food, all because we could not stand to have her keep coming back to the table. I’ve got to say, I was delighted she wasn’t paying too much attention to us. Anyway, back on to the actual place.
I ordered a Cajun style chicken sandwhich. Bland. Super bland. Even their cajun mayo was bland. How does that happen? I don’t know. Luckily, the beer cheese soup I got as a side wasn’t too bad. It wasn’t great either though. It was just meh.
Unfortunately, we didn’t try any of their beer while we were there because my mom isn’t a drinker. Maybe that’s what the hype is? All I can say is this place is a touch pricey for their flavor lacking food.
Not sure why I signed up for their loyalty club, maybe so we can come back and try the beer, but other than that… probably won’t be returning. If we’re in the area and want to grab a drink, I might consider trying Rock Bottom again.

I stopped into this Rock Bottom on the way to a seminar for a quick bite to eat. I sat at the bar and the bartender was pleasant and attentive. I ordered a cup of the beer cheese soup (yea like that combo could ever be bad!) and two items from the «Street Fare» appetizer menu. If you aren’t familiar with this menu it features small (usually two) portions of quick, mostly hand held foods that you would see out of food trucks and street vendors. For someone looking for a quick bite on the run it is a perfect scenario. I ordered the smoked chicken quesadillas and the barbakoa sliders. I would give them both a solid B+. Very good flavor and just the right size.
This experience was certainly four stars. Good service, fast food delivery and fair pricing. I have nothing bad to say about this experience!

My friends and I decided to catch a late night snack after watching movies at the AMC nearby. On Saturday, the restaurant closes at 1 AM and it was happy hour so we decided to try Rock Bottom. They had $ 5 and $ 7 appetizers/​finger food. We weren’t that hungry so we just got the chicken strips ($ 5) and the mini street tacos ($ 7). The tacos came in fish or steak and they are 4 mini tacos. I didn’t think it was all that great and definitely not Mexican tacos but more Americanized.
In celebration of Octoberfest, the bar was highlighting their famous brews. They do card you so remember to bring your ID.
Bathrooms were super clean. Parking is very easy since it has its own lot and doesn’t share with the rest of the mall.

I just recently was there and I have had a Burger. Outstanding. It was very nice there good fast service, nothing to complain. The only thing which I wasn’t so impressed was there house beer. But beside of that very good.