Steve McDonagh and Dan Smith, a.k.a. the Hearty Boys, have closed Hearty to transform into a burger-focused eatery that will included celebrity pastry chef Gale Gand as a partner. Dishes will continue to be whimsical, retro and fun and based off their full-scale catering program. It is set to open winter 2014.
Courtney “ZuZu Flowers” Paz
Enjoyed our new years -Good job! Everything was great! Very tentative, not slow at all.
William McCord
Great brunch place, definitely check out the Boystown Omelette! The atmosphere is modern and fun. They even have an outdoor patio area... which is OK, it's just really small.
Kate Linwood
Super cute place with very good service! I have heard Sunday brunch here is great, but have only had dinners here. The food is creative, delicious, and very satisfying! The poutine here is very nice and probably the most popular app, but my favorite is the fried beets. Panko'ed and golden crispy, they're served with a goat cheese dip that is great. For the main course, you have a very cool variety of burgers (And when I say variety, you have ones ranging from a great classic style Just a Burger to a superb meatloaf sandwich!), amazing salads, a very nice fish and chips served with a slaw, the heavenly mac and Cheeto (It's more than you imagine, but yes, it's Cheetos on mac 'n' cheese!), and a weekly special that will always be worth it if you're feeling like something different. All in really good proportions. Desserts are also splendid! They may not have the most exciting of names, but they are great takes on classics like chocolate cake, upside down apple tart, lemon meringue, etc.! And the drinks are wonderful! I wish this place served milkshakes though, as I feel they would pair well with the burgers here. Fries for me, whether it be the regular, tator tots, or the sweet potato variation were just OK, and I've come to really expect great fries at burger places. Oh, and they serve their burgers in "pink" or "not pink," and wish they did the good ol' rare/medium rare/medium/well done. But overall, a great neighborhood place for dinner and drinks!
Rob Moffitt
Our server was okay at serving the table, but went a little overboard on trying to act like we were close friends and interrupted a lot with conversation. I've had better burgers in most of the city also. The atmosphere is nice, though.
Mike Kovacs
Had one of their burgers at Market Days - worst hamburger I've ever eaten!! I had to throw it away after one bite. It was a flat patty that was raw, with a cold piece of cheese and then slopped with some green pepper sauce. Even the server knew that it didn't look good as the green slime oozed off the cold cheese and onto the cardboard tray. And I paid $7 for it??? Sorry, I won't be visiting their real restaurant.
