Restaurant Review – Kuma’s

Kuma’s Corner promotes a simple ethos on their website: “Support Your Community. Eat Beef. Bang Your Head.” Now with 5 locations in the Chicago area, this burger hub dishes up local, homegrown food, craft brews and spirits, and some seriously heavy metal. Each of their burgers is named after a famous heavy metal band. With so many mouthwatering choices on the menu, we had a difficult time deciding what to eat. We eventually settled on splitting the Mastodon: apple wood smoked bacon, cheddar cheese, frizzled onions, and barbeque sauce. We also shared a small house salad. The salad portion was much larger than I anticipated and was filled with crisp, fresh vegetables. The bed of red leaf lettuce was topped with cucumbers, carrots, red onion, cherry tomatoes, and a smoky basil vinaigrette. The burger was cooked to perfection, but other than that, I have to say, I was underwhelmed. I have heard so many great things about Kuma’s and this burger didn’t quite live up to my high hopes. However, a number of other burgers caught my eye on the menu that I’d like to go back and try. One of these, the Goatsnake, sounds just incredible: herbed goat cheese, poblano sweet corn relish, cholula lemon vinaigrette, and buttermilk breaded deep fried red onions. I was also intrigued by the High On Fire: roasted red pepper, prosciutto, grilled pineapple, sweet chili paste, and sriracha hot sauce.

We visited the Kuma’s Too location, at 666 W Diversey Parkway. The original Kuma’s Corner is located at 2900 W Belmont. You can find more information on other Kuma’s locations here, on their website. The atmosphere at Kuma’s is perfect for date night or a dinner out with friends. You can order online for delivery as well!

RACHEL HOOVLER & DEAN’S TEAM CHICAGO