I noticed the super cool indoor/outdoor garage door open, and stopped in! Such a cute spot. Irish Bar, limited drink menu, but makes up for it with all the atmosphere! Super cool design. They have Wrigley Field Memorabilia. Irish Flag high. Moose Head with a Cups Hat ! Several Slot machines. I love the modern and nice Jute Box/Music Box. Nice bartender, nice people for sure. Simple place to just stop and relax. Enjoy a break in a comfortable casual environment! $7 High Noon. Across from Dutchess Cannabis. And the Illinois Army National Guard Station. read more

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Fun bar with good food and vibes. Small bar and some tables. Food came out fast and was tasty. Bartender was attentive and friendly.

Used to love this place and was a regular, but due to changes over time it went from a 5-Star to a 1-Star for me. They now have overpriced food and drinks, and spotty service depending on who's working. Even the rotating "Special" is priced higher than what they used to be. They also keep spotty/random hours on their kitchen, so don't expect food when you get there. read more

Super friendly staff and customers. Good bar food. There's a group of regulars who are a laugh a minute.

Great food at very reasonable prices. Love the fish tacos and the fries are a favorite. Friendly staff and clients. read more

1st time customer, stopped for an early dinner on my way home. Big corner burger was awesome and 10 ounces of delight. No pictures, devoured it due to hunger. Great service. Do try it read more

Big Corner Tavern - Bartender Karen, nice and efficient - Sports Bars Near Me - North Riverside, Illinois

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SWEET POTATO FRIES with anything here is worth the trip! The Big Corner Tavern burger is a great burger. Medium truly came out medium. The fried egg on the burger is a winner. Their bloody mary is nicely garnished and comes with a chaser! The chips are homemade. It's a great hole-in-the-wall with a great kitchen. Best joint in the neighborhood. read more

Big Corner Tavern - Sports Bars Near Me - North Riverside, Illinois

I was there Thursday night to watch the preseason Bear game. What a shit show. The bartender was doing shot with a customer all night long, to the point where the customer got into a fight with his friend inside he bar. The bartender couldn't control the situation because she was drunk as well. He finally did leave soon after the police game... While this was happening people started leaving . * what a shit show * Great way to run a business * STARS to the bartender for letting it happen read more

Owner/manager does not care about Covid-19. She sat at the bar drinking with someone and they both got up and walked around frequently without masks to smoke and/or play darts. She then served our food without a mask or washing her hands. No excuses here, be better! read more

Pleasantly surprised at how nice this place is! It's just a hop, skip and jump from work, so a few coworkers stopped by for happy hour (instead of going to kickboxing class--- oops!). The outside lot is small, so take the alley to the first side street to find easy parking. The inside has ample bar seating and tables (although our table was pretty shaky!), with exposed brick and lots of beer memorabilia. It had a nice vibe. Drink specials were abundant and cheap on this day- $3 craft beers (which ended up being all the beers we picked, from bud light to purple haze), mixed drinks were about $6- not bad overall! There was just one bartender for the whole place, and she was handling serving food, checking on tables and tending the bar all at once. She came by frequently and came back with refills in no time. I was impressed! For food, they have a good looking menu of bar food options- wings, burgers, and apps. They offer a burger of the month, which was the turkey sweet and spicy "health" burger (they had that word in quotes too!). 3 of us got that, and it was delicious! A juicy, savory burger, topped with smoked gouda, pineapple and sriracha. I'd never had pineapple on a burger or sriracha sauce before, but I enjoyed it all. It was served with an ample side of sweet potato fries. There was nothing left by the end! All in all, great experience. I wouldn't hesitate to return! read more

Big Corner Tavern - Sweet and spicy turkey burger - Sports Bars Near Me - North Riverside, Illinois

Just came in to watch the World Series. It was on the best TV right in front of where I'm sitting at the bar. Then weirdo bartender turns it to channel 9 news. I asked her what's up? "I was watching the World Series". She replied I want to watch the news to see about the 37 people found dead in a truck in Europe. Cray cray. read more

If you're in the mood for a great-tasting burger head on over to this place. Their burgers are awesome their sweet potato fries are just as good. The service here is always five star. The ladies at this place always make you feel welcome and are truly attentive to your needs. The atmosphere at this place is always great everybody is so friendly we are definitely repeat customers. read more

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This place is ok. The burgers are ok. But watch the bill, was overcharged and when I noticed they didn't really seem to care.

I have lived down the street from here for about 3 years and always thought the place looked sketchy. It looks like a biker bar on the outside. But... My momma always told me looks can be deceiving so we decided to check it out. We came here the Sunday during 4th of July weekend. The only person in the place was the bartender. We sat at the bar and ordered some drinks. The bartender suggested that we try the Merkts cheese on our burgers so my boyfriend definitely went that route when we ordered. I ended up with a Cajun chicken sandwich and the boyfriend got some sort of burger. The food was phenomenal!! My chicken was cooked perfect. I will admit that the fries aren't my style. They have the really thin cut, almost shoestring, french fries. There is a nice seasoning on them. I'm just a fan of a more potatoy fry. Fast forward... It's late August now. We've gotten carry out a few times. This is where it's amazing. I can get a basic 1/3 # cheeseburger, my choice of cheese, with fries for $5. The burgers are just fantastic so this is always #1 when we want burgers. It's cheaper and better than McDonalds!! read more

After Chef Shangri La changed management,my husband and I were looking for an easy date night place. This bar is simple and straight forward. Nothing fancy. It does have great service, great sliders, great beer, and great Bloody Marys. This quickly became our new date place. In the warm months there is outdoor seating. There are food specials every day. This is our escape. read more

Great place come check out this place Lisa makes the best bloody Marys and good burgers and great Boobs read more

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Amazing burgers! I had the one with pineapple on it. I devoured it! So good! And low prices! Service was good. I think they were setting up for karaoke, but we were just in to eat dinner. We'll be back! read more

Been to this place multiple times ... Never had a dissatisfied or disappointed meal.... I truly enjoy the shredded iceberg lettuce over the leaf on my burger but hey, I like what I like ... Every meal has been hot and fresh... Awesome food for a corner bar! A must try! read more

Big Corner Tavern - Yumi chicken sandwich - Sports Bars Near Me - North Riverside, Illinois

We just went here for lunch today because it's close to the hospital... how convenient for us that are sick of the hospital cafeteria food! The interior is clean and open and the seating is comfortable. There were probably 4 other tables filled and a few people at the bar. There was one woman bartending (I wish I'd gotten her name!) and she was helping all of us. Even with her helping everyone in the place she was quick and friendly. I ordered the sliders (they were on special) and my friend ordered the Big Corner Burger. I'm happy and kinda sad about the food. The burgers were a great size (huge!) and the buns were DELICIOUS but the burgers seemed super greasy. However, they weren't heavy and the meat was cooked well and seemed of great quality. The server also brought us frequent diner punch cards to get a free burger after 6 visits... we'll have those filled quickly. We'll definitely return for lunch and I can't wait to take advantage of enjoying a cocktail outside when the weather warms up. Thumbs up, BCT... we'll see you soon! read more

Loved it here! The drinks were good, the bartender was fun and the quesadilla was (no joke) one of the best I've ever had lol I don't know what cheese they add but it was so good! Fun place! read more

Pathetic. A sorry excuse for a bar. We came here on Saturday night because of the advertised $10 domestic buckets on the website. After ordering food and beer the young bar tender said she would not honor the price on the website and charged us $12 per bucket. We asked for a manager and they said a manager was not available (the manager later came out and was completely wasted). We left the bar and said cancel the food at which point the bar-tender and the manager walked out towards us and said they were going to call the police. We happily invited them to call the police probably 10 times, they never did, and at which point the manager (old blonde lady who was completely wasted) said "get the f**** out of here and never come back you f******* piece of s***!" trust me lady we wont be back...lay off the bottle while you're at work. The young lady behind the counter is doomed. She asked why I was "yelling at her" when I was talking to her....lady if I was yelling at you you would have known. Its 2019 and they wont honor their websites price? Do yourself a favor and just avoid this place. Ive been going to bars for a long time and I have never once gotten in an argument like this nor have I ever seen anything as pathetic as this place. UPDATE:: I have contacted the Better Business Bureau, the Federal Trade Commission, Ripoff Report, etc. read more

Went with a group for the first time, cocktails and food with friends, what can be better! Food and drinks were both good, service was good. The owner came over and chatted for a while. (NIce Touch!!) Love the Moose head on the wall! Took my boyfriend here for lunch before dragging him out to shop for our SuperBowl party on a Saturday afternoon. Had a really nice lunch, we both ordered wraps that were pretty darn tasty! What I like best is the older crowd, no goofy, drunk 20 somethings who get stupid and ruin everybody elses good time! This may be my new neighborhood go to place! read more

Great food. Great drinks and nice atmosphere. Reasonably priced and nice staff. I recommend the burgers , wings and chicken avocado wrap.

Bartender is super rude and unprofessional, swearing at customers and screaming in their face. Don't waste your money on the TouchTunes because the bartender and her friends will skip through your songs with a control they have. Overall very rude unprofessional bartender. Worst service read more

Food was OK, looked better than it tasted. Mushrooms on the burger tasted vinager-ish.. and the ranch dressing was AWFUL! Service was not good. We came as a group for an office lunch and couldn't split the bill with different credit cards.. then she says "next time tell me ahead of time".. well next time tell ME ahead of time that your ranch dressing is rotten too! read more

The reason why I give it 2 Stars is because I only been here once and that was just to pick up some food That I ordered the food was great I had a Turkey burger the lady on the phone said it was spicy but it wasn't spicy at all the sweet fries were good and so was the sandwich I will go back again how ever my day goes once I go back I will Yelp it again. read more

We like this place, nice environment, wait staff is great, food is always on point and the game is always on.

Decent burgers, solid wings, and great prices on beer most days of the week.

The burgers are great and the atmosphere is relaxed and cool! They have a smaller menu but it is full of amazing meals that can please everyone! Great value! read more

The food and service was good. However, went on a Thursday when 'craft beers' are supposed to be $3. We ordered a few Anti-Heros and Fist Mist which we regular price $5.50. When we asked the bartender about it she said the only craft beers at that price were the Summer Shandy and Blue Moon? I don't get it? Are those even craft beers. read more

i am loving this place more & more. this is what a neighborhood tavern should be like. good reasonably priced food & drink. friendly service. and now they have reward cards. you gotta stop in here!!!! say hi to lisa for me read more

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Looks like a huge dive on the outside, but beers were reasonable and their fries were good-- had seasoning on them that was slightly different. Great for afterwork drinks and appetizers read more

Mattel was the best drink tender I've had in a long time great smile and great personality pleasure being there today

The service at BCT really does depend on who's working there is no consistency when it comes to drinks, food, staff, tabs, even their hours. I originally came on here to see if they were still open because the parking lot is always empty and the bar always looks dark and closed. Seems like after reading the reviews I'm not the only one who got screwed by their manager/bartender I stopped going for a while but swallowed my pride and went back to have a few drinks for a coworkers birthday I was greeted by Nicky a newer bartender she was great and knew her stuff- she made me one of the tastiest Cosmos I've ever had and I've tried plenty. The bar seemed bright, lively, fun and overall great service which is what it was missing. The best part of the night - I wasn't overcharged. My friends and I were really impressed and started going more routinely and never had a bad experience or left feeling ripped off when she was behind the bar. The past couple visits have just been awful the bar itself is filthy and dirty, the food was terrible and the quality of the food seems to have changed. Our orders are always Wrong, tabs were higher than usual AGAIN, prices displayed weren't the prices we were charged. The staff seems burned out, bored, and could care less about any of the issues or to pick up a rag to clean. Seems like ever since they replaced Nicky with a new bartender who the manager must have trained in "bad service and attitude 101" the place has taken a nose dive My friends and I have decided to ditch this place all together after giving it so many chances but for the neighborhoods sake I hope BCT's owners turn things around instead of letting their greedy manager keep business and customers away. read more

Went here for the first time today with my wife for a late lunch. There were a few cars in the parking lot, but then again it is a bar on snowy Saturday. There was a large party and then 2 other people there. There was only one waitress on duty that was also the bartender. She did a good job and we enjoyed our burgers. I ordered mine w/onion rings and my wife ordered hers w/fries. She did not like the fries but I did. I didn't think the onion rings were all that good....not that they were bad, just not my kind of onion rings. It was a cheap lunch, under $20 and that included a beer. read more

This place is awesome, found it totally on a whim. The open garage door caught my attention. It is a diverse and pleasant crowd. The bar staff are friendly and make you feel like a friend on first contact!! The owner Mark is down to earth and Kevin works magic in the kitchen!!!! I recommend the steak tacos and Tavern Flatbread!!!! read more

Been going to the place for years and they always been good I don't know what was different about yesterday but Lisa over charged me. Added way more to my account had a round of 5 beers and got charged $90. Saying I ordered with the people I met there, I did no such thing told her to fix my bill and she wouldn't. Last time I come here, they shouldn't be doing that to the costumer. read more

I love this place. Started going with my co-workers after work on a weekly basis now. The food is the best I've ever had at a bar. The Smokehouse burger is great, and you can substitute chicken for the burger. And it's also very reasonable priced. Beers are always served in a cold glass.Can't go wrong. What happens at BCT stays at BCT. read more

This place is great. Awesome burgers, great beer selection and great service. Always have some good music playing. This is a nice place to come and have some drinks or to come and have a good bite to eat. Highly recommend you give ut a try. read more

I love this place! Atmosphere is great, food is fantastic. My favorite is the Merks Cheese Burger with bacon. The fries are great, really all the appetizers are good. Me and my friends Always have a blast here. read more