The best meal deal in Evanston and conveniently located right by the Davis station. We ate outside and the burgers are huge! The drinks were strong and priced right. And if you like corned beef, you have to eat here. The Reduced Portion of the Reuben was still too large for me and my healthy appetite! I highly recommend this place!

Yummy food and friendly staff. Tried Bat 17 for the first time and liked the food. I got reduced size portion and it was sufficient for me. Their burgers are huge which comes with fries and pickles. Come hungry to eat all of the regular size sandwiches.

I started with the pretzel bites and beer cheese. I split The combination mini slider and it was so good. I picked the chicken salad with bacon, pulled pork, fried chicken, and sriracha chicken. The mini sliders are pretty big and you could easily cut each one in half. The portions are huge, indoor and outdoor seating, and an extensive drink menu. Nice spot in Evanston for good food

My wife saw the menu online so we swung by to give it a try. Place was clean and waitstaff prompt and courteous. Food came quickly and the plating on all dishes was fantastic.I ordered essentially a guacamole burger. Burger was huge but lacked seasoning. Multiple slices of cheese was nice but the guacamole was barely discernible. It really would be better with avocado slices to boost the flavor. I would not order this unless they made changes specified.Fries are 5 starsWife ordered the Philly which is her favorite sandwich. This was nothing like a Philly as the photo shows. It came on a french baguette with onion straws. Again a beautiful plating and artistic looking sandwich. Just not a Philly.Like other reviewers I wanted to like this place. The staff is excellent and the place is appealing. But at the $$$ range they roam in everything needs to be 5 stars and this just wasnt our experience.

Solid and spacious venue which is good for watching sports games. Standard drinks on tap, and chicken wings were pretty solid. Also got a pool table if you wanna play!

The Smoked Apple Bacon on my sandwich was heaven right along with My Delicious Mimosa!!

Absolutely worth the price. Hands down the best burgers and sandwiches anywhere. The quality is unbeatable. Good selection of locally brewed beers too.

So glad we found this gem! Delicious deli style sandwiches and amazing burgers. We had the VooDoo and the Reuben. The bread is so fresh and amazing. Very generous portions and fresh ingredients! The sweet potato and regular fries were the perfect starter. Loved their outdoor social distancing seating. This is a must stop when in Evanston.

Lost count a long time ago how many times we have been to Bat 17. Great sandwiches, salads, soups and beers in a casual setting. Can’t really go wrong here.

ADDRESSING MANAGEMENTS COMMENT: Our group told our waiter TWICE about our disappointment with the service. He stared at us blankly and said sorry. I hope you realize these types of comments aimed at patrons of 15 YEARS are in extremely poor taste and paint a rather unflattering picture of your management team. The appropriate thing would have been for you to acknowledge our awful experience, profusely apologize for it (again, 7 patrons who have been going to Bat 17 since 2006!) and figure out a way to make it up to us. Tough times are not an excuse for awful service - weve all worked in the service industry - they tell you this before you walk in the door.ORIGINAL REVIEW: Our group of 7 has been coming here since we were college students - for 15 years. It has been going down over the last 5 - I believe thats when it changed ownership. Both the management and the service are atrocious and the food is now mediocre yet ridiculously overpriced.The wait staff and managements disregard for customers is next-level awful. Needless to say, they just lost 7 die-hard, loyal patrons and their families.

Went for lunch in a weekday. Service was slow even though they werent busy. Food was good with large portions. Ill try again when in the area.

An elevated sandwich spot -- top-notch ingredients and creative combos + enormous menu = sandwiches everyone at your table will love. Great beer list, fantastic starters and sides.

Great little sports bar. Usually pretty quiet, great drink specials every night, always a good game to watch. Bartenders are nice as well. Highly reccomend, always a great place to go for a drink with some friends

Tasty. Huge serving sizes so may want to split entrees. Very expensive.

Despite the fact that Bat 17 was crazy busy due to an NU vs. MSU football game happening later that day we were able to snag a 2-top table outside. The servers were working their tails off and were clearly understaffed. We werent in a rush but our server still seemed to get our orders filled in a decent time despite how busy she was. The food is good for local sandwich, burgers and other American fare. They also have a decent selection of beers (tap and bottle/can). Just be aware that if there is popular NU sports happening, Bat 17 can be packed.

Very good place to try out for the first time here. I truly recommend this place in Evanston.

Such good sandwiches! I love the Purple Sage.

Went here because we could dine outside. Food was quite good and the menu has great things to choose from.

Good fresh food, large portions, friendly but slowwwwww service (even without being crowded).

Nice place. The food was good, but their prices need to be lowered. I have no problem paying for good food, but for the price it shouldve tasted a lot better.

My gf and I came to the restaurant and they were very friendly and we got an awesome seat outside. We started off with the nachos which were really delicious (only critique I can make about them is I wish the cheese was poured on the top of the nachos because the cheese was mostly on the bottom of the tray for some reason as opposed to on top of the nachos). The portion of the nachos was extremely generous though and overall, we really enjoyed them! My girlfriend ordered a sesame chicken salad and tortilla soup. She enjoyed both but the soup was a bit too salty for my tasteIf there was a a bit less sodium, it would have been the best tortilla soup Ive ever had. The Salad was good too but there was a bit too much dressing (our fault for not ordering it on the side) and the chicken had an okay taste to it -- nothing mind blowing but good. I got the double Deuce. This was a fantastic choice and my girlfriend regretted not getting a sandwich. It was incredibly delicious and filling. Eyes rolling to the back of my head type good! This was our first experience here and overall, we really enjoyed it. The portions are generous and the service was great. I would say that if people come here, going with a sandwich for an entree would probably be the best way to go from my first experience here. We definitely left happy though and plan on coming back again soon!

Always great food, great beer selection and exceptional staff

One of My sons favorite burger joins. We see why. He loves the chicken biscuits served on the weekends only. Biscuits are so soft and tasty. Chicken was good and crispy. We also tried the sliders and regular burger. Very juicy and buns were awesome. We tried the sweet potato waffle fries were great as well as the onion strings. They were served in a cute mini fry basket.

Great little spot with creative menu options. Not a good place for a diet :)

Most incredible sandwiches, ever. Great beer selections. Had the spicy potato salad side and the fries. The onion strings app was great. Pictures are of the donkey sandwich and the corned beef/pastrami combo. Also got a Brooklyn bambino to go and it travelled well.

This place has fun sandwiches, but absolutely lack in vegan options. there are SO many amazing vegan sandwich options, why not have just one???? behind on the times.

We were in Evanston last week. I went to lunch my wife she had a Reuben. I went with the burger omg it was absolutely delicious the fries were piping hot she had waffle sweet potato fries that she raved about for 2 days. Both sandwiches were huge. And the staff was awesome. Thanks for a great lunch staff!

If you complain about service speed, you need to remember that they dont have as much staff on hand as normal and you need to deal with it and support local. Waitresses and bartender all great! The Dude was an absolute beast of a sandwich and I wish I got 2 of them. Plus the selection of local beer is so good!

Small (sport) bar with nice atmosphere, mostly tables and 10ish bar stools. They have a good variety of Beers (with some new ones every now and then) and some good dishes. The burgers are great and they come in really large portions (most of the food is). The wings are also good. The staff are nice and helpful, and overall its a good place to go with friends.

Great burgers made with the best meat. Love the bison burger. Great variety of beers. Sports bar on one side on other side there is a little more format dinning sitting.

This spot represents everything that is great about Chicago dining! The “bar food” is superior to most burgers/sandwiches you find at major steakhouses. Major props to the chef/kitchen staff. All 6 of us that went had phenomenal meals at lunch and will be coming back most definitely. The quality of ingredients was sensational.

Outside dining. Very nice. Great burgers and appetizers. Reasonably priced. Will come back

Our hotel recommended we try Bat 17 and we were glad we did!!! The food was great. The portions were huge!!!! The beer was nice and cold!!! The staff answered all our questions and was very helpful!!! We had the chicken nachos and some sliders. They were excellent!!! Do yourself a favor and check out Bat 17!!! We loved it!!!

Was the first customer at the Lombard location and the Reuben Burger was delicious with large portions. The sweet potato waffle fries are definitely worth the up charge. This is a great addition to the surrounding yorktown area. Cannot wait to venture through the menu.

If youre looking for sandwiches/burgers that will have to eat for lunch and Dinner, look no further. Try the corned beef.

I was surprised how good the food looked and tasted. Wow

I have ordered from this place many times and the sandwiches are normally excellent. I went there for breakfast today and the regular French toast as well as the cinnamon French toast is outstanding. The chicken and biscuit sliders were horrible. The biscuits are horribly dry and crumbly and the chicken was over cooked and incredibly dry. When told about this the waitress agreed that the bisuits were very dry and that if she orders this item she substitutes the brioche buns for the biscuits. No asking if I wanted to order something else or anything. I literally had to drink the maple syrup to be able to swallow my food.

We got take out here a couple nights ago. Everything was cooked well and packaged individually. It made it super easy for clean up! The wings were delicious and the burgers were big and cooked the way we asked. Will definitely be back, hopefully when we can dine in again.

Food was fantastic...best burger I have ever had. And service was excellent as well. It was worth driving an hour to eat here.

Horrible customer service. I was racially profiled while here, and this is absolutely disheartening.

I can honestly say that the serving size of the meals are more than enough. I didn’t finish my nachos which is out of the norm because I eat like a hog. The drinks were “okay” and the bartender finally loosened up after about an hour or so. If you like table hockey there’s a decent setup in the back.

First, Bat 17 is taking COVID precautions seriously. The tables are far apart and masks are worn by waitstaff and they keep their distance. The food is bar food but at a higher level. My husband had an Acapulco Burger which he said was very good. I had a Pretzel Boy Burger which had smoked gouda, roasted red peppers, onion strings and horseradish sauce on a pretzel bun. The flavors blended well. Excellent fries and that means a lot to fry lovers. The menu has a lot of deli sandwich options and I am looking forward to trying them.

Great food, Giant Portions, and High Quality all at a reasonable price. Great burgers and sandwiches and also All-Day breakfast. Also if you love hot sauce you are in luck! Everything from tobasco to Mad Dog 357 Reaper

Great causal food. Nice place to hang out.

Good service and good food!

Great food! Huge portions! Tables placed far enough apart that we felt safe eating there.

This is the platonic ideal greasy spoon. Burgers were incredible, massive menu with just about anything you could want. Shakes, fries, vegetarian options. I wish it was in Chicago proper, Id go there every month.

If youre from out of town and looking for a place to watch Da Bears play, this is the place to be! GREAT atmosphere. Fantastic service. Got the Americana breakfast - bacon, sausage, eggs, toast, potatoes. Not a bad thing on the plate! Onion strings? Amazing. 11/10 would recommend!!!

Not impressed at all. Proportions on my sandwich were waaaaaay off . If youre into a boatload of kraut with a few puny slices of pastrami, go here. I can appreciate thick bread slices if the rest of the sandwich can stand up to it, but this was like the Sahara desert with cabbage. This is going to be a hard pass for me dawg .Edit to owners response: Im not griping about portion size. Read PROportion. Yes, you have plenty of satisfied review. But not possible that a bad sandwich made its way out the kitchen?

The food is not too bad if you want large quantity and greasy food. The service is terrible. Getting order wrong, serving plates at different times, missing utensils. I would rather visit some other bars.

Dope, server was awesome, definitely coming back

I wanted to like this place more than I did. We did take-out for a group (6) and the results were not uniform. The burgers were ok, but the doneness was not as requested (all medium, no rare or well). The sandwiches were also ok, but nothing special. The fries (both regular and crinkle-cut sweet potato) were quite good, and the fried onions were very good, outstanding even. They fell down on the timing though. The food was done about 20 minutes later than promised. Nice and warm, as you might expect, but late.

A great vibe for a great burger. The patty was really delicious and huge. Sports were playing on the screens. -1 star only because the K2 burger i had was a bit too big to get through and needed some sauce. Definitely worth the visit

Great food, great service

I have eaten here twice (I always believe in giving a place 2 or 3 tries before making a decision) and have been disappointed both times.The first time the sandwiches were swimming in grease and had excessive amounts of cheese. (I realize that complaining about cheese might be blasphemous for some people but it was just too much.)The second time, the sandwiches were not nearly as greasy or cheesy but they left the sauerkraut off of the rueben. (I had to add extra mustard to compensate.)Overall, the fries were good and the flavor of the sandwiches were okay but I can’t justify eating here again for the money.

Highly unprofessional and racially profiled. Disappointed with the service

One of my favorite spots for lunch. Almost always get the chicken salad sliders and basket of sweet potato fries. Bathrooms are HILARIOUS! Many a hot sauces to choose from if its your thing!

Nice local spot with great bar food.

Bat 17 is the best burger in Evanston, and one of the best burgers that I have ever had. The meat is high quality, the bun is toasted, and it has all of the qualities of an amazing meal. I have also tried multiple other items from the menu, and their sandwiches are all really delicious. My favorite burger is the K2, as pictured. The service is also always very good, even though it is always busy.

Staff is always timely even when they have a full house. It has a cool feel to it. Food is like a restaurant in Louisville I liked.

This Ruben was delicious

Amazing beer selection, generous sized burgers and sandwiches. Beer towers. Salads. Sides. Nachos! Also serves brunch. Bat 17 also has a pool bar next door. Definitely an Evanston establishment!

Great food!

Great place for food and drink.

Good food at a good price. Portions are large!

The best burgers and sandwiches in Evanston! Always love it. Tried Philly Sliders, very good also.

You gotta love a burger served with a knife holding it together!I heard a lot about this place from friends and the media and had an impromptu opportunity to check it out on a Friday night. I went for the Black & Blue Burger off their very extensive menu of burgers and other options. The menu is upwards of 10 pages!This is a hefty burger! Most, maybe all, the burgers are 10oz. This baby was pure perfection in how it was perfectly cooked to my preference of medium-well. Super tender and juicy meat with tasty toppings that did not overpower the burger made for a great burger between a delicious brioche bun made from a bakery down the street.Our waitress recommended the side of “slightly spicy” bacon potato salad, which turned out to be spicy like buffalo wings and too overpowering to enjoy. Luckily, the burger was served with a side of ranch dipping sauce. All of the burgers ordered were.The menu included a wide variety of amazing sounding breakfast, sandwich and salad options I intend to go back to try. The average price of almost every option seemed to be around $14. Considering the quality and service I had, it was worth it!

First time in this local legend. It was amazing. Great quality tastes in the food with great portions and a fairly decent bar & beer selection. You get what you pay for here. Prices arent cheap but you are getting quality large portions of food. I cant wait to go back to explore more of the menu.

Service was great the food ok. I had the buttermilk fried chicken sliders. They were very dry.

First time here. Friendly staff, long menu with a lot of variety. Outdoor seating - yeay! We had the bison burger with fries and onion rings. everything was delicious. We’ll be back :)

Great food and service.Huge portions

We just had our high school wrestling team in for lunch and they did an outstanding job accommodating us. 42 kids, 4 coaches and additional family members. The food was outstanding! Thank You for a great experience!!!

Good but not extraordinary

Bat 17s chicken salad was a decent blend of mayo chicken and other ingredients. The portions are as described... Even the regular size was more than enough to satisfy. I also ordered the pig skins with BBQ pork and those were well made and delicious. Good selection of beer on hand and was served adequately.

Ok dive bar.

Fun place; great food; great service!

Easy going and friendly folks.

My experience at Bat 17 was wonderful. The food was great - the best sandwich Ive had in a long time. To top that off, I forgot to grab a receipt for my work expense. I called two weeks later, and they took the time to look for it in their system, scan it, and email it to me. Now that is above-and-beyond service!

I had a fantastic time in this restaurant. We enjoyed the great vibes and the food. The staff are super amiable. I am happy we eventually managed to visit this place.

Pretzel bites are aight bit chickens kinda dry.

Huge portions of really good food the bread they use on there sandwiches are amazing little pricey but well worth it.

The sandwiches are huge but beyond the size theyre nothing special. The menu is fun as many of the items have interesting names.

Good food cheap drinks lots of tvs nice staff

Surprisingly good food for a sports bar. Good selection of beers. But the most surprising thing for me was how good their vegetarian options are I should not have been since this is in a college town, but since I work here I tend to forget that 😁 if you are looking for a place to both eat AND drink, this is a nice place to go.

I generally like this place and have been eating/drinking here for years but after todays sandwich, I have to say enough is enough. Maybe we just dont agree on how a $13+ sandwich should be built. My opinion: bun up should be, bun/bread, then hot item (meat), cheese (so it melts on meat), then cold items (tomato, lettuce, dressing), bun. Instead, I get bun/bread, cheese, tomato, chicken, dressing, lettuce, bread/bun. It just doesnt make sense to me. Wheres the science?

Covid has just ravaged this sports bar. The emptiness just reminds you that there are some places you go for the raucous atmosphere because the food is an after thought.

A hidden gem and favorite among Evanstonians. The place is relaxed and laid back. We had burgers and they were delicious.The service was great too. Their extensive menu will have you coming back again and again. I know I will!

Great rotation of beers and food is incredible. Staff is great too, really friendly and attentive. I recommend the burger for first timers.

Very good Turkey burger !!

Comfortable and laid back place for a drink and food. This place has a huge menu and a great drink selection. I’m a vegetarian and was pleasantly surprised by all of the options I could have chosen for dinner. The restaurant itself is cozy and all staff I interacted with were very friendly. I’ll definitely be coming back.

Excellent Corned Beef and Turkey sandwiches. Worth the prices.

Worst and lazy restaurant of Illinois

This place is great! A nice treat up in Evanston. The sandwiches are delicious, its definitely worth the trip up there.

Nice, casual sports bar. Good to watch the game and have a drink. Big portions and delicious hamburgers!

The only downside is that they did the popular hipster thing where they moved into an old factory space and added no sound dampening. When the sound is up it sounds like Darth Vader being strangled to death at a rave. Well, and they tend to have only one or two mediocre beers on tap so its just bottles.Aside from that, this is one of the best delis in town. Shocking, I know. Always order a full size sandwich, because the bread is too thick for the normal size. Box up the other half of you need to. Their pastrami is heavenly. Lean cuts of meat with just the right seasoning. My wife loves the Philly cheese sliders, which come with jalapeño. Theres always both ketchup and spicy ketchup on the table, and two kinds of mustard, plus hot sauce on request. You wouldnt expect such an amazing sandwich shop in a bar like this, but thats what it is. Order a big pastrami with a bottle of Bells Amber, load up on spicy ketchup until your nose is running from the heat. Heaven. Now if theyd just add some foam or turn down the sound.

I have never personally been to bat 17 but I’ve heard a lot of good things about it. I’ve done a few post mates pick up from there as well and the food always smells amazing the atmosphere is always very chill and easy to vibe with and I would suggest going there for a cool night out

Love this restaurant, alot of food for a good price. But please put vanilla bean paste in your french toast. It would make it off the chain. FYI get the vanilla from spice house.

Their burgers are awesome!!!

Great burgers.

Portion sizes are HUGE. We ordered two burgers. They were good. We also had the Rueben and the Cuban, both were delicious. My son loved the French fries and then ate my Dad’s onion strings. Overall, it was very good, but be prepared to spend some money. prices are steep. It would be a fun place to see a game!