DMK Burger Bar Bar / Burger Joint

Lakeview, Chicago –

The owner of well-known Chicago restaurant MK (think sophisticated American grub at eye-popping prices) and the guy behind national chain Morton’s Steakhouse (over seventy locations and counting) hooked up one night…and their beefy love-child was DMK Burger Bar.

Although the restaurant is perpetually busy, anyone expecting even a glimmer of MK swank inside this cavernous venue will be disappointed. In fact, the only fancy things in this industrial space are the grass-fed beef patties bursting between freshly baked buns.

Rows of sleek black tables host a wide variety of meat lovers, from rowdy university kids and preppy young professionals to average Joes, all eating and chatting between gulps of craft beer.

A larger group table lit by a pair of chic modern chandeliers provides a bit of elbow room in back, but since reservations aren’t accepted, most guests are seated at any available seat, where they can get to know their neighbors over plates of signature sweet potato fries.

Burgers are listed only by number – the 1 with smoked bacon and balsamic, the 3 topped with pastrami and gruyere, etc. – though patrons who have already worked through the fourteen-plus options can choose from the newest specials tacked next to the beer-of-the-month menu on the exposed brick walls.

Whether it’s a family with kids in tow, a festive group of young friends, or just someone with a serious protein deficiency, finding a tasty feast at DMK Burger Bar is as easy as (ordering) 1, 2, 3…