Bob Chinn's Crab House

Pros: fresh, better than average seafood
Cons: pricey, crowded, rushed ambiance

This year, for my birthday, we decided to go out for dinner, separately from our night seeing Blue Man Group. I selected Bob Chinn’s Crab House in Wheeling, Illinois. Around 13-14 years ago, I was working near there and went to lunch ...

Pros: Great food, Great Service, Good location
Cons: Expensive, Long lines sometimes

Bob Chinn's Crab House is probably one of the hottest spots to eat in the suburbs of Chicago. It's considered to have some of the best seafood in the Chicago area. I myself can't stand seafood, but find everything else about the place enjoyable. ...

Pros: Location, Quality, and Variety
Cons: Can't afford to eat there every day!

Bob Chinns is a local legend in the area. It is very conveniently located for the NW suburban area, between Rte. 22 and Willow exits off of I294, right on Milwaukee Ave. ( Rte 21 )in suburban Wheeling. They also opened one in Kenosha Wisconsin but I have ...

Pros: excellent, large portions
Cons: long wait

Bob Chinn’s Crab House is one of the most popular restaurants in the Chicagoland area. It serves a large variety of Chinese style seafood with a Hawaiian theme. The portions are generous, tasty and boast large amounts of seafood meat.

The...

Pros: Good atmosphere, great food
Cons: Long wait, long drive

There are only two things wrong with Bob Chinn's:
1- If you go on a weekend night, you will wait longer than an hour for a table. Guaranteed. And they don't take reservations for parties under 6 people. But never fear, they have a large waiting...

Pros: Very good, fresh seafood
Cons: Crowded atmosphere, not inexpensive, long lines

Bob Chinn's Crab House is one of the highest-dollar grossing restaurants in the country; you'll know that as soon as you walk in because the list is posted just inside the door. The place is gigantic, seating maybe 700 at peak weekend hours, and it's ...

Pros: Freshest seafood, great Mai Tai's, no-gimmicks atmosphere, close proximity to other North Shore goings-on.
Cons: LONG waits!

Here's the scoop on Bob Chinn's: take a big warehouse, completely gut it, install kitchen equipment and tables/chairs, fly fresh and live seafood in daily, and charge a reasonable price, and you have Bob Chinn's.

Okay, maybe that's a gross...

Pros: Great atmosphere and waitstaff
Cons: Not many selections for the non-seafood person

Let me start off by saying that I dislike all seafood. Since Bob Chinn's is a seafood restaurant, I didn't think I'd like it when I was invited to go a few years back. However, I realized I was completely mistaken. Yes, Bob Chinn's is known for it's...

Pros: Best, Freshest Seafood in the Midwest
Cons: Extreme waiting times during weekends, assembly line service

Being a native of the Chicago area I have had more than my usual chances to eat at Bob Chinn's. Mr. Chinn is a forefront runner in the seafood business in the Chicagoland area. Without doubt he offers the absolutely freshest seafood in the Midwest with...

Pros: Excellent food, huge menu, legendary restaurant
Cons: Excessively long waits, quick dining experience

Bob Chinn's will always be successful. At this point, the reputation of the place will continue to draw new customers. However, it is impossible to deny that the food is outstanding.

But at what cost? The wait is unbearable. In all...

Pros: THE best food and excellent, prompt service
Cons: Long wait during peak times

Bob Chinn's is a seafood restaurant located on restaurant row, which is about 2 miles of Milwaukee Avenue in Wheeling, Illinois. While they don't take reservations unless you have a large party, and yes, the wait can be long, it is well worth it. I...

Pros: Delicious food, good Mai Tais (and strong!)
Cons: always long lines, expensive

Bob Chinn's is not about the ambience, which is big, noisy, and casual. You have paper napkins and you eat off of plastic platters. But that's not why you go (or maybe it is). You go for the FOOD! Especially the crab legs.

There are 3 things...

Pros: Great Seafood, Fast Service, Vibrant Environment
Cons: Long lines, a bit pricey, crowded

One of my college roommates had a large collection( We’re talking 30 + plastic cups) from a place called Bob Chinn’s Crab House in our apartment. I had never been to the place, so I asked him about it. He told him it was one of the best seafood places...

Pros: Really good seafood, mai tai & kentucky pie dessert
Cons: Long wait & food is undercooked & needs to be sent back

I love the large variety on the menu. There is something to please everyone. I love trying something new each time. The wait time can be rather long sometimes but their famous mai tai's make the wait easier. My favorite appetizer is the teriyaki...

Pros: EXCELLENT food, efficient and friendly service.
Cons: Portions tend to be double sized, and priced accordingly.

Bob Chinn's Crab House had no equal in Chicagoland. The food, the service, the atmosphere - wonderful. Bob Chinn's does more dollars in business than most restaurants in the United States - MUCH more. And there are very good reasons. The seafood is ...