The Famous Hackneyburger®



It’s been named “Best Burger” so many times, one magazine said they were retiring the award. The Hackneyburger® is a juicy half-pound of fresh ground beef grilled perfectly and served on home-baked Hackney’s Dark Rye® or a fresh baked bun.

Over the years we’ve created a few tasty variations like our Bleu Cheese Burger and our deliciously different Inside Out Burger with cheddar and bacon cooked right into the meat.

There are a lot of reasons we’ve managed to stay in business for eighty years. This burger is a big one.

 

 


 

Hackney’s Original French Fried Onions®



Named one of the top three onion rings in the entire USA. Funny thing is, they’re not rings at all. Made with fresh, sweet Spanish onions and breaded with Carmen’s Special Batter, they’re a gently packed loaf of crispy, curly, crunchy goodness.

There’s nothing else like them in the Chicago area. Maybe the world.

 


We have more good reviews than a bagel has poppy seeds, but don’t take our word for it. Take a look for yourself.

 
Our Reviews

 

Prohibition Era

Jack Hackney and his wife Bebe serve hamburgers and beer on the back porch of their house in Glenvie...
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1939

Recently married Jim and Kitz Masterson agree to take over Hackney’s.  Sale price: $1....
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1942

WWII soldiers from the CRC camp in Harms Woods across the street are frequent customers.  None of t...
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1944

Using wood from crates that contained WWII fighter jet engines, the Little Playhouse is built at Hackney's.
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1955

Jim Masterson purchases Engels Restaurant from his parents.  It becomes Hackney’s on Lake in Glenview.
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1957

Pressed to come up with a last-minute emergency appetizer, chef Carmen Klasen created Hackney’s French Fried onions. Fifty years later we’re still thanking her.
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1965

Hackney’s in Wheeling is built on Milwaukee Avenue where Behm’s restaurant once stood....
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1969

Hackney’s heads north. Jim Masterson buys Poppe’s Alpine House which becomes Hackney’s in Lake...
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1975

Hackney’s has been open for 35 years and the Cubs still haven’t won the World Series....
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1986

The Matterhorn restaurant becomes Hackney’s in Palos Park....
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1987

Jim Masterson passes away.  We still miss him....
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2001

The third generation gets into the act.  Ed and Jim Hebson open Hackney’s Printers Row in Chicago...
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2004

Kitz Masterson passes away leaving behind seven kids, 22 grandkids, 20 great-grandkids and more wond...
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2006

Hackney’s Original french fried Onions are named one of the Top Three in the USA byRestaurant Mana...
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2008

Hackney’s nears its 70th anniversary and the Cubs still haven’t won the World Series.  But we’re hoping.
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