Shake A Leg

Since Shake A Leg opened their doors, the food has stayed consistently delicious, flavorful, and fresh. The customer service is always warm and welcoming, which makes every visit feel like family. Some of my absolute favorites are the cabbage with oxtails and the lamb chops ,seasoned perfectly and cooked just right. There’s something about the way they prepare their dishes, especially with that touch of male cooking, that just hits different. This is a Black-owned, family-run gem that really puts love and care into every plate. Highly recommend if you’re looking for soulful, home-style meals that never disappoint!

The wings were greasy, tasteless, and extremely small with a few feathers. They charge $2 for Hennessy BBQ sauce and the cup is tiny. You would think it would be free since the wings are so terrible! The White Mac and Cheese was also tasteless and extremely oily. It also had almost no cheese. Just tasteless macaroni. Even my 10yr old said the food was disgusting! Very disappointing especially because I paid $21 for this awful meal!! Only fit for the garbage!

Great Vibes Great Drinks and Food EXACTLY what you want from a neighborhood spot! Oh and did I forget Hookah! They also have happy hour specials which were just right for me and my crew! The food 10/10 Catfish Mac N Cheese and the YAMS please get the YAMS 10/10! The white Mac n cheese they ran out and also the green beans! I was told they’re really popular dishes so I will definitely be back to try those!

Wanted chicken wings and was told they didn’t have any. After ordering salmon bite and my mom ordering the catfish dinner, was then told they had chicken wings. When the food arrived, we had no silverware, no condiments, no nothing. Went to eat my food and the fries were not cooked throughly and the salmon bites were not either and they had no season at all. What they call season fries are fries with season on them. I love to support my own however, I just can’t anymore with this place. I do hope they will be reading all their reviews and taking into consideration what people are saying.

The food was fresh and great! Catfish on point. Sweet potatoes was a 10. I prefer white cheddar over regular Mac and cheese. Jerk chicken egg rolls are good but need a dipping sauce. They ran out of jerk sauce. I guess that's a good sign. The fruit punch was good. I'll definitely return to try more menu items. Service was great. Thanks guys.

The customer service wasn’t the best for my first experience. The waitress wasn’t attentive enough actually none of the staff were. Overall the food was good cabbage was salty. I will give it another try for I am a true west sider and I want our experience to be just as good as if I was in uptown or the suburbs.

The food was great, perfectly seasoned and piping hot. I ordered the oxtail dinner. There was a 20 minute wait period. then I took my takeout to go... when I got home, I was very very disappointed. I spent close to $40. After taxes. Just to receive 4 oxtail bones that were thin cut. I believe that I was overcharged for that oxtail, dinner. I had more potatoes and more string beans, then I had meat. Will I be going back to Shake A Leg? I'm sorry to say, but NO!!!!. Customers beware.

I recently visited your establishment on 6/22/25 with my wife and wanted to share our experience. We were seated at table 8 but, unfortunately, after waiting for about 20 minutes, no one approached us to take our order, offer water, or provide basic table settings like napkins or utensils. Feeling overlooked, we eventually decided to leave. I genuinely appreciate and support black-owned businesses, which is why this was particularly disappointing. I hope you can address this issue to improve the customer experience for future patrons. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Service is great the staff is very polite confident and professional The food is amazing!! It's a dine in restaurant suitable for family and friends.. Shake A Leg also has a bar with big screen tv's ... I personally recommend the jerk chicken rolls jerk chicken tacos #9 punch Chicken wing white cheddar macaroni Sweet potatoes and the greens these are definitely my favorites.

A friend sent a video to me that was highlighting five Black-owned restaurants in Chicago. I had gone to one of them and loved their food and service. Seeing that Shake A Leg was not that far from where I live, I decided to drop in to check them out. I ordered catfish with sweet potatoes and macaroni and cheese. I give them high marks for the catfish. It was nicely seasoned and breaded enough to give a crust but not too much that it took away from the meatiness of the fish. Big ups on the crisp to the crust. The sides were perfect, which again I say they deserve high marks. The highlight dish for me was the Cajun pasta that I ordered with shrimp. This reminded me of the same that I enjoyed in Louisiana. There was the right amount of sauce so that the pasta was not drowning in it. The seasoning was neither salty nor overpowering nor all over the place. Plenty room for seating and spread out enough that people are not all on top of each other. I got there early, so it had not packed out as I'm sure it does later in the day. For nights that I don't want to cook, they may get my dollars. The food was certainly worth it.

The service was great! It's a nice BOB on the West Side with space to have an event. Some of the best strings beans I've ever had! Lbvs! The catfish was great as well! I personally like how they bring the food out in to-go containers. Makes it easier to pack up your left overs. On the street parking so keep that in mind when you're going. Parking availability will depend on the time of day.

New Black Own Restaurant I recommend you try them out food is delicious fresh hot and seasoned taste like somebody's Big Momma in the Kitchen check them out you won't be disappointed

The food was average. I've had better. But aside from the food they had poor customer service. First of all you have to go to the counter to order and pay for your food and wait for the food to be brought out to you. I had to remind the waitress that I hadn't received. We sat there watching ppl come and go getting their food. Then we had to ask when was our food was coming out because we had order our food an hour ago. The waitress we talk to about our food was giving attitude and that's when the manager Nya came over and apologized for the wait and for the waitress' attitude. She offer us complimentary entrees. Nya handle the situation with grace and class but I won't be back.

I just happened to be in the area. I had the catfish. The food was fresh and delicious. Very well seasoned. The service was great.