Does anyone remember Hobson's Oyster Bar at the corner of State and Illinois?

Answer 1

I think they had an option to order something of a large lobster tail too.

I helped out there as a bus boy when I was 16 years old for one summer…...just before they had a fire.

Still possibly the best gumbo I’ve had too……I remember it was a crab-meat gumbo…..first I’d ever had Okra too.

Answer 2

I left Chicago in 1979 and was a regular at Hobson's for years. I can remember the first Guiness in Chgo at Hobson's only on draught. Hobson's was one of a kind even for a metro area as large as Chgo. Hobson's served a wonderful gumbo that I will never forget , never disappointing and the menu was exactly what you would expect in an oyster bar. I remember that Hobson chose to serve quick fried tater tots instead of french fries, an eclectic dish in an eclectic restaurant that I can only visit through memories. Bob Grossman Palo Alto, CA