Citing the variety of cheeses offered in the patties, George Motz described the 5-8 Club's Juicy Lucys as an upscale version of the dish.[1] Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl described the bar's Juicy Lucy in City Pages as a "big, sizzling, dense, and tender burger filled with good cheese"[2] while Thrillist's Kevin Alexander disagreed, writing that the patty "lacked serious flavor and the cheese didn't burn [his] tongue as much as just surrender en masse on [his] plate after an initial bite."[3] Of the ambiance, Motz wrote that in spite of "its clinical-looking rear entrance", the bar has a "comfortable dining room with a large outdoor patio."[1] James Norton commented that the eatery "has a clean, bright suburban sheen to it more evocative of a well-maintained Applebee's than a hole-in-the-wall tavern"[4] and Alexander compared the restaurant's exterior to "the rectory of a pretty happening church".[7]