John Joshua C.
Yelp
Visit Date: Sep. 10, 2024
Ah yes, BURGERS and METAL! Not a bad combo here if you want that type of vibe the music, beer, and food offerings.
I do want to preface that I have also been to the OG Kuma's corner and naturally, you can't help but compare the two, so I'll get that out of the way. The ambiance is not the same, the one here in Schaumburg is a more diluted and muted sister store. Not a necessarily a bad thing but if you want the real deal, you'd have to go into the city.
*The only real gripe I had about sitting outside in their patio was that their music was too loud to have any meaningful conversations with your friend. This was only exacerbated when lunch was on a Tuesday afternoon with not much else going on.* Fortunately, our server was fine; not overbearing but would've been nice to have more water refills along the way.
But onto the food! I ordered myself the Iron Maiden burger (med-rare) while my friend got himself Kuma's buffalo chicken Mac and cheese. I'd say I'm a fairly easy guy to please when it comes to burgers, as long as it's cooked correctly and I have my sauces. This burger was just that but I'd say the only downside is that, as a whole, it's missing more seasoning on the beef. It was a fine burger but when you have to add extra chipotle mayo for more flavor, then the patty itself is lacking in that Flavor Department. As for the fries? They weren't anything to write home about either.
Although, if you were to opt for the buffalo Mac and cheese, that one was packed with much more flavor from their buffalo sauce! The chicken was nice and tender, not dry. And the cheese on the Mac was just right. I believe my friend chose the better out of us two that day.
Again, if you've never been to Kuma's, I'd highly recommend going to the original one instead and make that into your trip.
Rock on,
John C.