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Hopleaf Bar

The Open View

For three star Belgian, try Hopleaf Bar in Chicago. This restaurant is situated in the Andersonville neighborhood. The menu is nearly flawless and sufficiently varied. When you step inside the restaurant, you'll notice a casual atmosphere. This restaurant features a full bar. This place is open late.

Expert Reviews of Hopleaf Bar

Citysearch | Locals gather at this handsome Andersonville tavern for good conversation, upscale eats and nearly 200 craft beers.

Neighborhood regulars discuss current events (well-thumbed encyclopedias help settle disputes) among the booths, barstools and dining room of this spacious bar. There are no mass-marketed American...
citysearch.com - expert review - 10/11/2005
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Chicago Reader

my wife and i like this restaurant so much that we eat here almost weekly. the menu is sufficiently varied, changes occasionally, and includes interesting daily specials, so we can always find good choices...
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Metromix

i really do love this place and have become very friendly with the owner and the staff. but, i've got to say... the food has left me disappointed as of late. last time i was here, had the smelts and a saffron...
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Chicago Reader

developed by owner michael roper and chef tim isaac, hopleaf's menu is nearly flawless, from the succulent duck-leg confit cakes in a rich mushroom sauce to the toasted ham sandwich on whole-grain pumpernickel...
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User Reviews of Hopleaf Bar

Yelp.com Review - by Julie S.

5 of 5 stars. Great, great, great beer selection! Even greater? The ham sandwich. I have dreams about this sandwich. Actually, I have never had anything here that was less than delicious. Not often you find a…
yelp.com - user review - 05/31/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Charlie H.

4 of 5 stars. This place is really neat, but the overcrowding was a vibe killer for me. I had some garlic fries which were tops. They also have the best selection of beer I can remember seeing since I've been in…
yelp.com - user review - 05/30/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Marian C.

4 of 5 stars. I have a love/hate relationship with Hopleaf. love: the CB J sandwich (possibly the best sandwich in Chicago). the beet salad. the amazing beer selection. the atmosphere (when it's not too crowded).…
yelp.com - user review - 05/30/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Brett K.

5 of 5 stars. If you give less stars for having a popular business, you must be a jerk. I cannot hold them back for the popularity, and the wait is always worth it. Food is great, beer list is impressive, always a…
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Rachel R.

4 of 5 stars. I usually don't take stars off for things that are out of the management's control, but the Hopleaf is simply too crowded these days (every night of the week). That being said, it's worth coming early…
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Tiny A.

4 of 5 stars. For me personally, this is not a fun hanging out kind of bar. I actually like it more as a weeknight dinner place. The beer list is quite good. My boyfriend really did dig the selection and proceeded…
yelp.com - user review - 05/21/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Daniel B.

4 of 5 stars. This is a friggin' sweet bar. As everyone else has mentioned, the extensive beer list is the reason to drop in. It is crowded on the weekends; however, if you venture out at 12:00am on a Tuesday…
yelp.com - user review - 05/21/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Bill M.

5 of 5 stars. I've wanted to go to Hopleaf for the longest time, but the crowds would always be too much of a burden. I finally came here on a Sunday afternoon and we found an open table at the front lounge next to…
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Kelly B.

3 of 5 stars. I like Hopleaf for the beer selection. The food is OK. Mussels are the best item on the menu it seems like. But I don't think the food is worth the 1.5 hour wait that seems to always come with it…
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Rich R.

5 of 5 stars. This place is #1. Ignore all the negative reviews, where else can you find so much top shelf high gravity Belgian goodness in one place? When all the taps are French, of course it's going to be a…
yelp.com - user review - 05/19/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by ellis m.

4 of 5 stars. always a great place to relax with friends and drink BIG bottle of belgian beer...and the food is good too. great atmosphere. just gets alittle too crowded...almost always
yelp.com - user review - 05/19/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Mariana R.

1 of 5 stars. This was such a let down. We'd been hearing about this bar for so long and we were really excited to go, but once we got in it was all kinda downhill. The wait for a table was pretty long, considering…
yelp.com - user review - 05/15/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Lisa B.

4 of 5 stars. I'm not a big beer drinker. A Pacifico with a spicy Mexican meal, perhaps. So why did I want to go to Hopleaf so badly? 1) I'm a lame suburbanite who saw it on "Check Please."
yelp.com - user review - 05/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Emma K.

4 of 5 stars. A friend and I stumbled on Hopleaf while looking for a dinner place on a late Sunday evening. The place was packed, and we were surprised that such a large crowd was out drinking on a Sunday night...…
yelp.com - user review - 05/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Kristin D.

5 of 5 stars. Ahhh...the rare five stars. Cool, unassuming crowd, staff, and environment. More beer than you can comprehend. Food that smelled fantastic, though I didn't eat. you betchyour ass they get five…
yelp.com - user review - 05/10/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Colleen B.

4 of 5 stars. After finally flagging down a bartender, I was served something strange and delicious. I just pointed at the taps and hoped I hit something good. It isn't hard to do, they have a wide and fancy…
yelp.com - user review - 05/09/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Sarah H.

2 of 5 stars. I have wanted to try their food but have yet to get there early enough to get a table or a place at the bar. Sure, I like beer but I am also fond of drinking it without people bumping into me and…
yelp.com - user review - 05/09/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jonathan C.

3 of 5 stars. If you are a avid beer connoisseur (beer snob), you should love this place. Large selection of specialty and international beers, each with the appropriate serving glass. Beer prices are on the…
yelp.com - user review - 05/07/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Meg O.

4 of 5 stars. I have been coming to the 'Leaf since before they had food, and were just a Belgian beer hall and the back room was non-smoking. It does hold a special place in my heart; I developed a taste for…
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Patrick K.

1 of 5 stars. This restaurant is packed with people who think it's great because they were told by someone else how good it is. I recommend avoiding this place because it is too crowded and honestly the service…
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jon F.

5 of 5 stars. Great beer bar. Food is ok as well.
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Yelp.com Review - by Purnima M.

5 of 5 stars. Oh happy day! Blinking in the sunlight after stumbling out of the movie theater, we decided to head north to Hopleaf, and it made my day! The wait for a table was a solid hour, but the upstairs bar…
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Amy F.

4 of 5 stars. Good beer selection. Yummy mussles. I was with two friends, but could have eaten the whole bucket myself. The broth was the best part. Dip the bread in the broth at the end....mmmmm. I'm not sure…
yelp.com - user review - 05/03/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Janna V.

5 of 5 stars. beer......Fries.....beer......hoppy west coast beer...mussles....more beer that's pretty much all i have to say about you hopleaf....you've made me speachless...
yelp.com - user review - 05/03/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Carrie M.

1 of 5 stars. I was so so so disappointed in this place. I have been hearing great things about it for so long.
yelp.com - user review - 05/02/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Lisa J.

5 of 5 stars. Great beer selecton! Enough said!
yelp.com - user review - 05/02/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by mindi b.

5 of 5 stars. so i'll be straight with you upfront and tell you that my brother is a sous chef at the Hopleaf, so regardless of how good or bad our experience here could have been, i'm giving this place 5 stars. and…
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Danny S.

2 of 5 stars. I know that this is contrary to the common opinion of Hopleaf, but I think this place sucks. I'm giving it 2 stars for the amazing beer selection. I'm deducting three for the pretentious arseholes who…
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Lakshmi R.

5 of 5 stars. Hopleaf ranks #2 in my list of Bars to go to. Given that my list of bars I have been to would number @least 50, thats saying something! I have traveled 10 miles from work, jus to satisfy my craving…
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Luca C.

5 of 5 stars. Hopleaf is currently my favorite restaurant in Chicago. Once i came here and ate duck crepes, rabbit legs, and lamb stew. I literally ate a petting zoo. If the idea of making a meal out of what some…
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Kate R.

3 of 5 stars. Well, thank god my friend was waiting at the bar for us because the wait for a table is insane- even though when we walked around there were a few open tables. Their speciality is the mussels but…
yelp.com - user review - 04/21/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Rebecca T.

4 of 5 stars. Cool place, lots of yummy beers, and decent food. My biggest gripe is the price... I got some sort of chunky beef stew - which was tasty - but too expensive for what it was. I mean, I can open a can…
yelp.com - user review - 04/18/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Julie P.

5 of 5 stars. I SING YOUR PRAISES HOPLEAF! Great Beer. Amazing food. Perfect atmosphere. Mellow music. Chill, pleasant crowd; both staff and patrons.
yelp.com - user review - 04/16/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by mary e.

5 of 5 stars. I hate this stupid head bar. They have so many beers that my brain goes into overload and I don't know what to do. Cut it out with the insane amount of choices!
yelp.com - user review - 04/15/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Kimberly L.

4 of 5 stars. I know most people come here for beer but that's never a draw for me. I came here for the first time rather against my will but I found that the mussels are really quite exceptional. The only…
yelp.com - user review - 04/14/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by JP P.

3 of 5 stars. The Hopleaf is kind of like the Coldplay of bars. It's really not so bad, but I have no idea why so many people buy into it. A visit during off-peak hours (you can grab a dinner table on late-night…
yelp.com - user review - 04/14/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Ann D.

4 of 5 stars. What a great place - if only it weren't so dang crowded! My boyfriend and I showed up at 5:30 on Saturday and had a 20 minute wait for a table....at least there was a little room to shoehorn ourselves…
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Stu W.

5 of 5 stars. Took a cab up to hopleaf on a suggestion from a coworker, being late sunday night we thought it would be a quite place to grab a beer and a late dinner. We were pleasantly surprised to see the place…
yelp.com - user review - 04/12/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by katherine r.

3 of 5 stars. A large selection of beers means nothing to me if there is nowhere for me to enjoy them. It makes no difference how early or what day of the week you get here, there is never, ever a place to sit,…
yelp.com - user review - 04/10/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Patrick R.

5 of 5 stars. Enough said here. I'm from Milwaukee and moved a couple blocks away from Hopleaf. It was recomended to me from an ex-Hopleaf-Bartender who owns (now 2) great beer bars in Milwaukee that emulate…
yelp.com - user review - 04/08/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Adrian R.

5 of 5 stars. Hopleaf is easily my favorite bar in Chicago. Best belgian beer selection in the City besides Map Room, and the wood work in the front bar area is beautiful. Beer prices are reasonable for the…
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Hollie S.

2 of 5 stars. The beer list at this bar is only matched by one or two other bars in the city (which is where all of those stars are coming from), however the service leaves a lot to be desired. The last time I was…
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Ron C.

4 of 5 stars. Friday Night, 8pm. "Table for 4, please"
yelp.com - user review - 04/06/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by jenn m.

5 of 5 stars. This place is different and on a whim; with a recommendation from an old friend, I chose Hopleaf to celebrate my 24th birthday. I reaaaaally like different. After eating a glorious thai dinner (at Yes…
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by chris t.

4 of 5 stars. I'm glad, after hearing lengthy ramblings, sermons, odes and testaments regarding the amazing righteousness of the Hopleaf-- be it about their pomme frites (that's french fries for those who didn't…
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Nicholas J.

4 of 5 stars. Hopleaf has a great selection of beers (mainly Belgians) and wonderful food. They also have a sign that says "absolutely no children" or something like that. That is my favorite part about it. Sorry…
yelp.com - user review - 03/20/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Johnny T.

4 of 5 stars. Wow. Reading these other reviews, I am psyched that I discovered this place pre-Check, Please! (it loses something if you can't hear the lilt of "Check") because crowds make me crazy and crazy makes…
yelp.com - user review - 03/19/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Tara P.

5 of 5 stars. I almost gave this 4 stars because of the crowds but the crowds are there for a reason - amazing beer selection and good food. We've had our best experiences biking there for some daytime beer and…
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Marek L.

4 of 5 stars. Wonderful place, though it's always so packed I seldom even bother trying. Much nicer now that the whole "I smoke: You smoke" era has ended. Good food (the cheese plate is worth it) and the beers and…
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Erik H.

5 of 5 stars. This bar doesn't need another positive review, but I'm reviewing it anyway. It's just so good. My favorite beer list in the city, and you don't have to like Belgian-style beers to find something…
yelp.com - user review - 03/10/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Colleen B.

4 of 5 stars. Obviously the place has a beer list that knocks your socks off. Their food is very tasty too... they've got super yummy mussels and the frites are just like I remember from the netherlands with that…
yelp.com - user review - 03/01/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by shaina v.

5 of 5 stars. CB& J = amazing Cashew butter and fig jam with cheese and great chips.
yelp.com - user review - 03/01/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Stevie K.

4 of 5 stars. Hopleaf used to be one of my favorite restaurants, and I visited at least monthly if not more often. But the overcrowding is a huge problem, and management doesn't seem that interested in addressing…
yelp.com - user review - 02/24/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Ed Y.

5 of 5 stars. Hopleaf never ceases to amaze me. Its wide range of beer and its delectable selection of food are top-notch. And you never get tired of the menu as they frequently change the entries.…
yelp.com - user review - 02/24/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Megan W.

5 of 5 stars. Everyone pretty much said everything I wanted to say already--so this is just going to be another endorsement. You need to go! Also, a few people took stars off for it being crowded--but you know…
yelp.com - user review - 02/23/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Andy S.

4 of 5 stars. I'm psyched that I'll be moving into Andersonville at the end of next month, this place will be visited often. This place will ensure that I'm broke by the end of the summer, so many good beers I…
yelp.com - user review - 02/21/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Fallon D.

4 of 5 stars. This is an awesome bar that pretty much has every beer ever made. Seriously. However, I hate the fact that it tends to be really crowded.
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Yelp.com Review - by Janette L.

5 of 5 stars. Fries & beer. 2 of my most favorite things. After a short stint working in Belgium, I fell in love in with Leffe Brune and could not find it anywhere stateside (the Blonde seems to be more popular).…
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Katie C.

5 of 5 stars. Hopleaf is one of my fave restaurants in the city. Some of the best mussels, belgium fries and a nueske ham sandwich that prob would feed a family of 7 but I always try and eat the whole thing myself…
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Dane K.

5 of 5 stars. You know those annoying reviews, where the person is reviewing a steakhouse and say they're a vegetarian? Well that's me on this one... I hate beer. And this is a beer lovers bar.
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Yelp.com Review - by Harlequin L.

3 of 5 stars. This joint has over like 500 different bewers. I mean it has lots of beers to choose from. But fellows if your like me and you play straight, don't go there to hook up with a chick. Ten out of ten it…
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Matt G.

4 of 5 stars. The words pleasant surprise come to mind here. I really like this place a lot. The size is deceptively big because of the upstairs bar (which is cash only though, and no drafts) The beer list is very…
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Yelp.com Review - by Andrew L.

4 of 5 stars. It can be aggravating to be indecisive and spend 20 minutes or so flipping through the endless beer lists trying to make a decision. go with something you've never tried-- hop leaf has dozens of beers…
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Yelp.com Review - by Julia W.

4 of 5 stars. How in the world have I not reviewed Hopleaf?? Madness, I tell you. So, I generally don't like beer. Like, I REALLY don't like beer (which is funny because it's all over my damn house since Justin is…
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jason S.

3 of 5 stars. Great looking bar, good mix of different kinds of people. I love the selection of beers and can't believe they have a specific brand name glass for each one 99% of the time. Belgian beer is strong…
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Patti B.

4 of 5 stars. A bunch of us came down from Evanston to celebrate a birthday here. I'd never been before and I liked the atmosphere and selection. It was crowded (as usual I hear) so we did get jostled a bit but we…
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Phil O.

4 of 5 stars. Hopleaf is incredible. I had never been and after asking around I was very excited to make my first trip all the way up there. I was not disappointed. First of all, the beer selection was fantastic,…
yelp.com - user review - 01/29/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Mistey N.

4 of 5 stars. This place deserves four stars for its lengthy list of beers, albeit the food needs help. I know everyone raves about how the mussels are fantastic, but they should also put some effort to the other…
yelp.com - user review - 01/27/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by David B.

5 of 5 stars. Well you know this place strikes a cord with customers given the number of reviews. This place rocks. A laundry list of beers, a festive atmosphere, super knowledgeable wait staff and great food.
yelp.com - user review - 01/24/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Phillie P.

3 of 5 stars. It's a bar in Anderson that has alot of beer. It's good if that's your thing. My friend likes the selection of Belgium ales. Me? I'm more of a wine/whiskey person.
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Yelp.com Review - by Christina K.

4 of 5 stars. Back in the day, before I decided I liked a neat martini best, this was my favorite North-y spot to grab a few brews, bicker with the best of friends, ignore the grungier aspect of the place on an…
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Yelp.com Review - by wil h.

4 of 5 stars. Hopleaf mussels (steamed beer or white wine) are flat out amazing. The beer selection is amazing. Wine, too, is great. The entrees taste heavy and heavyhanded for my partner's and mine own tastes.…
yelp.com - user review - 01/21/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Mandy S.

3 of 5 stars. I told my fiance if we are to return to this establishment, he needs to buy some cooler/not really trying to be cool plastic glasses and a big puffy scarf not adorned for the Chicago weather but for…
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Yelp.com Review - by Sam S.

4 of 5 stars. Hi, yeah, what a night. I lost my wallet in a cab and missed my Metra train (I was living in the suburbs at the time). What a wonderful place though! I went for a friends birthday and although we…
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Yelp.com Review - by Allison Y.

3 of 5 stars. Belgium Beer at its Best On the hoppin' strip of Clark in Andersonville, the Hopleaf bar serves up a bevy of beers. Always packed (be it weekend or weekday), hordes of people treat their taste buds to…
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Yelp.com Review - by Katy R.

4 of 5 stars. amazing beer selection and good comfort food. it is impossible to go here on the weekends, and increasingly during the week it seems. i have been told that the wait for a table is an hour and a half,…
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Yelp.com Review - by Paige W.

3 of 5 stars. Oh, I DON'T KNOW. After hearing my boyfriend wax orgasmic on this place for the past eight months, I was game to give it a try any day.
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Yelp.com Review - by jay w.

4 of 5 stars. All the "it was better before 'Check Please'" bs is amusing to me. This place exists because Andersonville yuppified, and as such it makes perfect sense that its popularity has increased as…
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Yelp.com Review - by Laura B.

4 of 5 stars. Julia W. and her husband have raved about this place for yeeaarrss so on their last Friday night in town we three finally made it to dinner here. It was superb! Mr. Julia W. aka Justin ordered…
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Yelp.com Review - by Joshua M.

5 of 5 stars. If I died and went to heaven, Hopleaf is what it would be like. Great for lunch -- sort of up-scale cuisine -- mussels, duck salad, tenderloin dishes, and the beers are to die for. Try the Tripel…
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Yelp.com Review - by Tom F.

5 of 5 stars. Before I begin my incredibly glowing review, I'll gloss over the one negative of Hopleaf: the claustrophobia inducing crowds. People are climbing over each other to get a coveted seat in the bar. Of…
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Yelp.com Review - by Amy Elizabeth S.

4 of 5 stars. even for someone who isn't a beer snob, or even much a of a beer drinker, i was impressed with the Hopleaf's selection (and even tried a couple of beers). The wine list is pretty prolific and…
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Yelp.com Review - by Craig T.

2 of 5 stars. I know the place has a huge beer selection, but to be honest, it was a bit of a let-down. I thought it had too many Belgians and not enough of other types for my taste. As far as the other customers,…
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Yelp.com Review - by Chan K.

4 of 5 stars. The food looked pretty good. I had the mussels with white wine - delicious! I do not eat ketchup much so the aoli really jazzed up my fries. The Belgian beer selection is impressive. Hopleaf is classy…
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Yelp.com Review - by Katie H.

5 of 5 stars. What can I really add to over 200 reviews? From that number alone, you should know to expect to wait for a table if you plan to eat. Or come early, grab a bar stool and enjoy the mind-boggling…
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Yelp.com Review - by Matt C.

5 of 5 stars. Like beer? Get thee here. Bitching and gripes are about the crowd or food, that is not why you go to Hop Leaf. I haven't been here in a while now and I don't know what Check Please is (management…
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Yelp.com Review - by Pam P.

3 of 5 stars. Unfortunately, I have to agree with Sharlene. Check Please pretty much ruined the Hopleaf experience for me (and my husband) We both loved the place 3 years ago before it was on Check Please. The…
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Yelp.com Review - by Alison H.

5 of 5 stars. ummmmmmmm! beer! Great beer and it's beer snobby beer in a totally not snobby atmosphere. awesome food!
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Yelp.com Review - by Lisa L.

4 of 5 stars. Solid mussels (where do they get the bread they serve with them - WOW) and great frites...if you show up right when they start serving food you'll likely have great service and have no problem getting…
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Yelp.com Review - by Carolyn S.

4 of 5 stars. YeahhhhhhH!!!!! I can come to this bar now! Horray for the smoking ban! Now I can enjoy the Belgium beer without feeling like each one of my lungs has been super glued to a hookah.
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Yelp.com Review - by David B.

5 of 5 stars. Unfortunately, I only get to enjoy Hopleaf every once in a while. The location is a bit out of the way for me and the food is kind of pricey. However, the Belgian tap selection is second to none and…
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Yelp.com Review - by Meg S.

3 of 5 stars. I like beer a lot...but know nothing about good beer. Coming to Hopleaf is great because they let me try little cups of beer until I find something I like. I never remember the name of it later, so…
yelp.com - user review - 12/31/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Sharlene K.

2 of 5 stars. Proof that "Check Please!" has the power to ruin everything you've come to love about an establishment by over-flooding said establishment with total douchebags that otherwise have no clue what…
yelp.com - user review - 12/31/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by An P.

4 of 5 stars. No nonsense type of bar with a serious beer selection. Back room has the warmest fireplace and the bathrooms are clean. Neighborhood is safe and provides easy access to CTA.
yelp.com - user review - 12/30/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Adam K.

5 of 5 stars. Best beer selection in Chicago. Great menu that changes seasonally. My only knock is how smoky the front room is during the fall and winter. On 1/1/08 this will be the best pub in Chicago - hands…
yelp.com - user review - 12/28/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by zoe h.

4 of 5 stars. Come here for the mussels and beer. You can get the mussels prepared in two different ways. The sauce changes but last time I was there it was either a beer sauce or a white wine sauce. The white…
yelp.com - user review - 12/28/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Gina D.

3 of 5 stars. We really used to like this bar when we first moved into the area. It does seem like it has gotten to be super trendy though. Now there is never anywhere to sit, and it's pretty hard to even get near…
yelp.com - user review - 12/22/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by choong l.

3 of 5 stars. Hopleaf is the classic case of becoming a victim of its own success. I've been a once-a-month patron for the past six years, and Hopleaf holds a special place in my life -- it's the place where I've…
yelp.com - user review - 12/22/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Sarah C.

4 of 5 stars. I can't wait until January when the smoking ban in Chicago goes into effect. Chicago, you'll catch on after a while that it is a good thing. I love Hopleaf. It is our favorite restaurant so far since…
yelp.com - user review - 12/21/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Evan D.

4 of 5 stars. I will unequivocally say that this is the best beer bar in Chicago, if not the entire country. Sure, other bars may have more taps, but what's the point if half of them are devoted to the big 3…
yelp.com - user review - 12/20/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Beth T.

2 of 5 stars. I don't get the appeal here. I was happy to give it a try, and pretty impressed by the back restaurant space since I had no clue it was there. I had passed it by many times thinking it was just a…
yelp.com - user review - 12/18/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by The Z.

1 of 5 stars. What is the draw here? The beer selection, perhaps. Other than that, it is like a little bit of Lincoln Park in Andersonville. Sardined in with 150 other people so you have to yell to be heard, one…
yelp.com - user review - 12/12/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by nikki c.

4 of 5 stars. many moons back a highschool buddy's mom used to own this joint and thank goodness she sold the place to people with incredible insight and heart. The customers are pretty damn friendly here as my…
yelp.com - user review - 12/10/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by natalie t.

4 of 5 stars. There should be two ways to review this place. The beer selection definetly deserves 5 stars alone. What a treat! We had been dying to try this place so we took one of our many visiting friends out…
yelp.com - user review - 12/09/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Maria C.

3 of 5 stars. The Hopleaf and I got real tight during the Summer of '06. A girlfriend and I would go for the Chimay, the mussels, and the aioli. Oh the aioli... We usually drank too much, ate too much, and tried…
yelp.com - user review - 12/05/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Doug R.

5 of 5 stars. I was gonna write a review for Hopleaf but i figured why bother?
yelp.com - user review - 11/29/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Robert S.

4 of 5 stars. The Hopleaf is home to Chicago's finest beer selection. Wonderful Belgians and Belgian-likes, and tasty craft beers from around the world. The staff is friendly, knowledgeable, and fairly speedy. If…
yelp.com - user review - 11/27/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by jamie k.

4 of 5 stars. It was a super lazy, chilly, sunday afternoon and my husband and I finally decided at 5 pm to get up and leave the house. Hungrier than ever, we make a list of restaurants we have been wanting to go.…
yelp.com - user review - 11/27/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Thane M.

4 of 5 stars. Hopleaf has a beer selection so large it could throw indecisive people into a choice stupor. They have a lot of Belgians, but I'm not so much into that sort of thing. I tend to order Jever, my overall…
yelp.com - user review - 11/26/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Paul H.

4 of 5 stars. I've been hearing such good things about Hopleaf for so long that I finally succumb to peer pressure and stopped by. The bar was crowded (and it was still fairly early) so we wandered to the upstairs…
yelp.com - user review - 11/25/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Gregg C.

5 of 5 stars. One of my favorite bars on the North Side. The beer selection is unbelievable, prices reasonable, and the atmosphere is fun to boot. Only gripe, of course, is that a place this good gets crowded, FAST.…
yelp.com - user review - 11/25/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Maria T.

4 of 5 stars. Although we were told there would be an hour to hour and a half wait for a table in the dining area, we were not worried. Look at the size of the beer menu! So we hunkered down up front in the…