Question

What is the wait like at Crusade Burger on a Saturday night? Like 6ish? Does it help to put your name on the Yelp waitlist?  

Answer 1

I don’t understand the hype for this place. I went once it was good but I was just like ummmmmm

Comments

@sutton I agree. The shakes are cool, but so many other places are doing them now. Not a huge fan of the burger. there are much better burger places. I do like their garlic fries though . We like Jackson Avenue Pub in Naperville better.  

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I agree. Don’t see the hype. Burgers were just ok. But for the wait it was not worth it. I’d rather go across the street for better burgers and no wait!  

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@funderburk6 What is across the street?  

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Jo@endothecium Pawlak Clemans rowdy’s. I think it’s so much better then crusade. It’s a total dive bar but has the best burgers. We go there with the kids in place of crusade all the time. Besides the fact they don’t have the milkshakes (which I don’t care about) burgers are way better. I feel crusade doesn’t season their meat, it’s the “stuff” on them that makes them fancy. Rowdy’s wasn’t voted #1 a ton of times and has also been featured on food network.  

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@funderburk6 Good to know. We're always looking for a good burger. Few and far between here in Plainfield! We like Burger Theory for a good burger.  

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Jo@endothecium Pawlak Clemans I’ve never done burger theory. I always want to try it but hubby likes rowdy’s so we always just go there. Like I said total dive bar, not fancy service at all but some of the best burgers. They have amazing breakfast bloody Mary’s too!  

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Agreed. Imo not worth the wait or the lack of service. Rowdys is a dive but their burgers are great and youll actually get your burger in a reasonable amt of time

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@funderburk6 Burger Theory is in the Holiday Inn. Always quiet in there, but the bar makes decent drinks and not too expensive.  

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Rowdy’s burgers are so much better and they have a good selection. True in the dive bar part but adds to the fun. And as someone mentioned previously Jackson Avenue pub in DT Naperville is awesome too!  

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@defence339 yeah the whole dive bar doesn’t bother me, it’s no crusade pretty inside. I know some moms would be shocked if they walked into rowdy’s thinking it was like crusade. I love the hole in the wall places. They always have the best food!  

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@josefina Jackson Ave all the wayyyyyy

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@defence339 I agree Rowdy’s across the street are way better burgers than Crusade and much cheaper

Answer 2

Put name on a list or you’ll wait forever

Answer 3

You won’t get a seat without being put on the list.  

Answer 4

My friend waited 1 hour last weekend around that time.  

Answer 5

Even on the list, expect a two hour wait. You should check in on yelp around 4 at the latest if you want to go around 6. There’s like zero seating there.  

Answer 6

Put your name on the list or go at an odd time like 2pm or 3pm that is what we did

Answer 7

Call ahead. We went on a mon and it was almost 2 hours

Answer 8

Even in yelp you will have a hour wait. Yelp will say get there at a time you’ll get there and have to wait with a million other people

Answer 9

Expect a wait even if you go on yelp. We went on a Sunday at 6 and it was a 2 hour wait

Answer 10

We were going to go last night and by 5PM the wait list on yelp was over 250 minutes long.  

Answer 11

We were there last night. Put our name on the list at 4 we were eating at 8. It was unusually busy. We usually go and it’s about 2 hours. definitely use Yelp.  

Comments

You can also see the wait list on yelp so if it says be there by 6 and there’s still 10 people ahead of you then you know to wait. Check how many are in each party though because if you have 2 and the others are at 4 than you’ll be seated when there’s a 2 top first.  

Answer 12

Go during the week is my opinion. We dont mess with the weekends there its to long of a wait. We went 2 thursdays ago and in and out like a normal place

Answer 13

Go at an odd time or across the street to rowdeys which is good

Answer 14

Not worth the time or the wait. Hambergeseria in Joliet best burgers!  

Comments

@scholz95 Hambergueseria!.  

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@scholz95 I agree. nothing extra special about their burgers. #notworththewait

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@scholz95 I didn't think the wait was worth either, but I didn't try their shakes

Answer 15

I love MOOYAH burgers on Jefferson in Joliet! So good!  

Answer 16

Have you tried Backroads pub? I enjoyed it every bit as much as Crusade and feel like it is way more family friendly.  

Comments

@sporty2221 Anderson — I second Backroads Pub — great burgers!