Gretel
Gastropub · Logan Square
2833 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Highlights
Stylish gastropub with acclaimed burgers, lobster rolls & whiskey
Stylish gastropub with acclaimed burgers, lobster rolls & whiskey
"Gretel calls its burger a “griddle burger,” but we’ve sat at the chef’s counter watching them smoosh the patties on a flat top. So, we’re going to go ahead and call this a smashburger, even if the edges aren’t the crispiest of the bunch. It comes on a squishy everything bun, and that bun is a perfect delivery system for the two juicy patties, slices of white and yellow American cheese, bacon, garlic aioli, and pickles." - adrian kane, john ringor
"Open until 12am Sunday-Thursday, 1am Friday-Saturday Gretel is from the team behind Little Bad Wolf in Andersonville (also on this guide) and has become one of our favorite spots in Logan Square for a late-night dinner. For one thing, the food is great. They also have a fantastic burger, along with shareable things like charcuterie, fried maitake, and pork belly nachos. But it’s also just a nice place to hang out for a few hours. It’s cozy and dark (seriously—the walls are painted black) and will immediately soothe your tired eyes. Plus, it has a long drink menu and a wall of liquor bottles that necessitate the bartender using a rolling ladder like Belle in the library from Beauty and the Beast." - adrian kane, john ringor, veda kilaru
"Gretel is from the team behind Little Bad Wolf in Andersonville, which you might know because of its incredible burger. And Gretel has become one of our favorite spots in the neighborhood for a casual dinner. The food is great: They also have a fantastic burger, along with shareable things like vegetable gyoza and pork belly nachos. But it’s also just a nice place to hang out for a few hours. It’s cozy and dark (seriously—the walls are painted black) and will immediately soothe your screen-fatigued eyes. Plus, it has a long drink menu and a wall of liquor bottles that necessitate the bartender using a rolling ladder like Belle in the library from Beauty and the Beast." - adrian kane, john ringor, veda kilaru, nick allen
"The deal: $2 oysters with one alcoholic drink purchase When to get it: Monday-Thursday, 4-6pm Despite the fact that nothing about this Logan Square restaurant indicates coastal realness (and there’s no happy hour deal), the oysters here are delightful. You can choose a combination of East and West Coast, and they’ll arrive perfectly shucked without a trace of grit, ready to be slugged down. But sometimes, you’re not in the mood for a mouthful of ocean water. Luckily, Gretel has some fantastic oysters rockefeller—these baked beauties are topped with breadcrumbs and a mouthful of garlic." - veda kilaru
"This is a spot in Logan Square from the team behind Little Bad Wolf in Andersonville. The LBW burger is fantastic, but it turns out the burger here might be even better, mainly because it comes on a squishy everything bun. And that bun is a perfect delivery system for the two juicy patties, slices of white and yellow American cheese, bacon, garlic aioli, and pickles." - adrian kane, john ringor, veda kilaru
