Bogart's Inc

05/02/09

A once great steakhouse run into the ground by new ownership

by ryangassxx at Citysearch

This place used to be fantastic until it was sold to a group of psychos who quickly earned a reputation among clientele for being rude, and business suffered. I had the displeasure of having an encounter with one individual who came to me to build a website for the restaurant. It became clear early on that I was working with an individual who wasn't playing with a full deck. He eventually stiffed me after several hours of work on a website that never got published, and told me "shame on me for trusting him", his exact words.

Also, it's nice to hear that they sold a bunch of gift cards to people around Christmas of last year before closing their doors shortly after. That sounds about right for the group of characters who ran that joint..

• Pros: Used to be among the top steakhouses in the Chicagoland area
• Cons: Was sold to some unsavory characters and earned a bad rep

12/06/08

Nice, glad that made it known

by jweyforth at Citysearch

My wife and I had purchased gift certificates from Bogarts... WELL much to are dismay their out of business. Great, maybe they should have warned us about their up comming closing before they took our money....Good business practice....take the money and run.......Pissed off customer.

• Pros: out of business
• Cons: same

11/11/08

OUT OF BUSINESS

by pborkstrom at Citysearch

I took my wife there today (the 2nd time w/o the baby in 2 1/1 years), and much to my dismay, they closed shop.

• Pros: Out of Business
• Cons: Out of Business

05/27/08

Bogarts Is the best its ever been

by Nancy4President at Citysearch

As a long time resident of Tinley Park I have been everywhere. Although the food is a little pricy at least its finally getting cooked right(this is my 20th visit or so). The new owners are doing a great job, to me it feels as if the food here is finally edible! I had some kind of grouper and my guy had a strip, both were delicious. So all in all I'd be back anyway but now I'm excited! Only one problem were was / is Justin?!

• Pros: Good Food, Nice Place
• Cons: The name and theme could take a hike

04/26/08

The overall ambience of the restaurant...the filet is excellent!

by Whseman at Citysearch

When I go out to eat, I'm looking for a fun place, with great food. Bogarts has it...and then some. Very little wait, once our name was submitted, followed by propmpt service. The wait staff allowed us to talk, laugh, and just have a grand ole time, while visiting the table just the right amount of times. One of the owners visited the table, and was extremely personable.

I've been there several times, and it's one of those reatsaurants that I just can't see myself getting tired of...Great Job!

• Pros: The filet...ambience...wait staff
• Cons: Have not experienced any!

04/14/08

The place for superb food in the southwest burbs of Chicago

by tomryndak at Citysearch

I visited Bogarts this past Saturday (4-12-08). This is the first time I've been there since the new owner took over. What a great improvement. The waitstaff was very warm and inviting (esp. Justin). This waiter made the evening great. He had an excellent sense of humor. The food was terrific. Everything was done perfectly. The ribeye was awesome, the filet mignon was butterflied and melted like butter in your mouth. The ribs were cooked to perfection. The new owner is readily available and assists in serving her customers. Kudos to the new owners!!! Keep up the good work. BTW. Justin is a waiter and does not cut the fruit in the back.LOL

• Pros: Food and serice was outstanding
• Cons: None

03/30/08

Horrible

by jenni84 at Citysearch

we ate here saturday night it was the 29th of march and let me tell you it was horrible first off the decore in there is horrific they have these fans that look like the chains on bikes they use paper table cloths with all black napkins this place is in need of an interior decorator asap. They had a display case full of meats that were brown also you can see inside thier cooler where whole meat was displayed but also next to the raw meat was bread and cooked items. iam no expert on sanation but isnt that called cross contamination. after we got our table it took the server 25 min to come to our table and ask us what we wanted to drink we ordered and an hour later we got our food i never knew it took that long to cook a med rare steak (it doesnt). when we got our food finally there was this garnish that was a joke its three carrot slices , a cherry tomato and a sprig of rosemary according to the culinary experts a garnish must be edible this one is not you cannot eat the sprig of rosemary it tastes like youre eatting a piece of bark, the steak was served with your choice of potatoes and pass on anything but fries the rest of the potatoes are kept in a hot box and you can tell the steak was very burnt. my wife ordered the giambotta wich was flavored with no salt and very tasteless the garnish on this one was very sloppy it looks like the chef had three squeeze bottles in his hand and just started pouring it all over the rim of the plate and when the server brought it i could see her fingerprint in it. we had a couple of apps. the calamari was tough and not fresh and the brushetta was flavorless. after all this disappointment came our bill. no problem i thought i have a gift certificate well they dont except them at all. so if you have one you cant use it. after arrguing with the owner for awhile (shes very rude) i had to pay with cash and throw the certificate in the trash. my recomendation if you want to have a bad meal then this is the perfect place for you.

• Pros: there were none
• Cons: the entire place

02/22/08

Bogart's different locations - different owners and managers

by lisarose17 at Citysearch

Good to hear a couple positive reviews for the newly-managed/owned location in Tinley Park.

We've been patrons at Bogart's in Homewood for years, and the quality hasn't slipped a bit! The food is still excellent and the service is usually very good. They also have karaoke on Friday nights, and it gets crazy but fun--get seats by 9:30 if you don't want to stand.

I haven't been to the Bogart's in Tinley for years, so I can't comment much but wish them well, of course. Just wanted to say that apparently there's been NO CONNECTION between the two locations for several years. If you liked Bogart's better years ago and don't like the changes at Tinley Park, just go to Homewood!

02/14/08

Yummy!

by louie432 at Citysearch

This was our first time at the infamous Bogarts. Our food was excellent. The Bruschetta was the BEST bruschetta I've ever had. Our service was great, drinks were flowing and the food was phenominal! We were especially surprised to see Kareokee on Friday nights, we stuck around for a few songs. Lots of fun! The new owners are doing a great job. We will definately be going back for more!

02/06/08

What a Difference!!!

by rrjohnson at Citysearch

My husband and I have been going to Bogarts for years. The last few years, we went out of habit - the food was not wonderful. After hearing Bogarts is under new managment. We had to check it out. WOW, what a difference! The menu is fabulous - they have some very unique and tempting appetizers. The menu is much more diverse. The food was incredible!! Our service fantastic (Thanks to Bonnie). The presentation of the food was excellent, almost too good to eat. This is NOT the same Bogarts. The new owners have done a fabulous job of revamping an old establishment. In camparison to Chef Paul's...prices are about the same. Bogarts offers a more interesting menu, Chef Paul's is more classic charhouse. Each have their own specialty dishes and both provide a great steak. If I had to choose between the two, I would choose Bogarts only because of their new menu. Check it out, you won't be disappointed.