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The L Station, Chicago, IL

The L Station

3.9
3.9
73 Reviews
$31 to $50
Soul food

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2 people
8:30 PM
Booked 21 times today
  • Great for creative cocktails
  • Hot spot
  • Neighborhood gem
The L Station is a vision personified by the owners. As a family, they have always enjoyed catering, hosting gatherings, and providing a rich experience for their family, friends, and guests. Now, they are sharing their love for great vibes and an even better dining experience with the entire Chicagoland area through their labor of love, The L Station, Luxe + Soul.

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Soul food, American
  • Hours of operation
    Tue 3:00 pm–8:00 pm Wed, Thu 11:00 am–8:00 pm Fri, Sat 11:00 am–11:00 pm Brunch Sun 11:00 am–5:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (312) 285-2414
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Business Casual

What 73 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

3.9
3.9 based on recent ratings
  • 4Food
  • 4Service
  • 3.9Ambience
  • 3.8Value

NoiseModerate

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
The L Station offers "amazing food" with standout lamb chops and delicious sides like mac & cheese. The atmosphere is lively with great music and drinks. However, service can be "a bit shabby" with long wait times. Despite some challenges, many patrons praise the "friendly staff" and vibrant dining experience.

73 Reviews
  1. Kashay

    Kansas City

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Jada was excellent gave great recommendations and baby that mac and cheese was definitely hitting 10/10 highly recommended good food good vibes over all a great experience

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  2. De'Jah

    Chicago

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    I had a really great experience! The service by Karly was AMAZING! The food was really tasty and flavorful; the wait time was only about 20-30 minutes for everything. The music was a bit loud, however the selection of songs added to the experience; R&B and soul food go well together. Would absolutely recommend people to dine here and I will be back myself!

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  3. Ariel

    Chicago

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    I’ve wanted to go to this place since I’ve always saw the food on TikTok and wanted to go and try it. I ordered the Jerk Turkey Tips with Mac and cheese and cabbage and my brother got the same thing but instead of cabbage, he got the yams. We had every intention on taking pictures of the food but the camera didn’t make it because we ate everything so FAST! Everything had full flavor. The jerk turkey tips had the perfect amount of spice. Everything thing was made like someone’s grandma was in the kitchen. It gave very much comfort food vibes. We also had margaritas. We went at 6:30 on a Wednesday and it was happy hour so we lucked out since they were half off. I got the blackberry one and he got the strawberry one. They were made very well. Our server was very nice and professional. Her name was Carly. She made sure to check on us throughout our time there. My bill was only around $95.00 because gratuity is already included but I still tipped anyways since it was a good first experience there! I will be going back.

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  4. Jazmin

    Chicago

    5 reviews

    2.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on November 16, 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 2
    Our reservation was at 5:30pm, we had to wait 15 minutes to be seated, that was fine but there’s nowhere to wait. So we were waiting to be seated with nowhere to sit and waiting is basically standing in the doorway (which we were because he made it seem like we wouldn’t be waiting long to be seated) but you’re definitely better off waiting in your car otherwise you’ll be getting hit with the door. We sat down at about 5:45pm and I asked the waitress if they had chicken, she said she would ask— she took 10 minutes “to ask.” She was serving others, taking orders for her other tables and telling us one second every time she walked by but clearly it wasn’t one second. We ordered our food at 5:55pm, we didn’t get it until 7:18pm. The food was ok, fried wings were just fried wings with too much seasoning. The jerk tips didn’t have enough meat on em. Overall I would say the best thing was the waiter we ended up getting because they switched. He was nice and tried to make the evening a good experience for us but it was too late in the game by the end he came around. Our original waitress clocked out.

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  5. OpenTable Diner

    Houston

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 16, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    All of the food was a 10/10. Lamb chops, Mac and cheese, shrimp bites, the salmon burger and turkey tips were all delectable! I ordered the Red Bottoms on State drink and it was amazing as well! It was a great experience. The staff was very attentive and entertaining. I would recommend this place to everyone!

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  6. ZsaZsa

    Chicago

    6 reviews

    4.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on November 14, 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    We had a good experience at the L Station. Our waitress Karly was very knowledgeable about the menu. She checked in with us several times to confirm if everything is good.

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  7. Erin

    Chicago

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 10, 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    The food and drinks were amazing. Chris or waiter was great. We will be coming back

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  8. Derrick

    Chicago

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 9, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The atmosphere was amazing food as well and our server was down to earth we will be definitely coming back overall 10/10

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  9. sindyanna

    Fort Lauderdale

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on November 9, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Great food and drinks. The ventilation could be better though.

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  10. Rachel

    Chicago

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 7, 2024

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    Service was rude and my fries took over 30 minutes for me to get and they were nasty .

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FAQs

The L Station is rated 3.9 stars by 73 OpenTable diners.

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2 people
8:30 PM
Booked 21 times today
Google Map for The L Station

186 N Wells St, Chicago, IL 60606

Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    River North (Chicago)
  • Hours of operation
    Tue 3:00 pm–8:00 pm Wed, Thu 11:00 am–8:00 pm Fri, Sat 11:00 am–11:00 pm Brunch Sun 11:00 am–5:00 pm
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Soul food, American
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    None
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Wine
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