OMG - GOOD BARBEQUE!…read more We were hunting for a place for lunch in Dixon, and my wife suggested this place. Good suggestion. I ordered their Pit Smoked Pork Sandwich, with the optional more expensive Truffle Fries. Let me start with the sandwich - oh, was it soooo good. Hot, tender, and the BBQ sauce was outstanding! The Truffle Fries were nothing to trifle about (excuse the pun). They were well-seasoned, tasted great, and were nice, hot and fresh. My wife had their Texas Cheesesteak Sandwich, again with the Truffle Fries. She really enjoyed her sandwich - she said it was very tasty. We went with non-alcoholic drinks since I had to go back to work. The Root Beer was good, and she really liked here iced tea. While we were there, I grabbed a piece of their cheesecake, which wasn't as good as their Pit Smoked Pork Sandwich, but hit the spot. Service was attentive and helpful. I liked the decor in the place - just enough to catch your eyes, not enough to get lost in the background. Two large screen TVs over the bar show different events (in this case, golf and something else) and the bar back looked clean. The rest rooms (at least the men's room) was very clean, smelled clean, and worked properly. This can be a problem in bars, they clearly have the right standards.

We came here on recommendation of some friends, and the Yelp! Reviews were pretty good. We ordered…read morefrom the cinco de mayo specials they had for this week. The menu showed 4 tacos, the menu said you get 3 and what I got were two slightly stale shells wrapped in tin foil with my entree. The service was good, but In my opinion the food was just average. I guess technically it's mostly a bar, in which case it's probably better than most. The atmosphere is casual, but for what we paid ($108 for 4 people and 1 appetizer) seems like a lot for what it is.

When is a Panini not a panini? Well, when it isn't a Panini…read more The name "panini" is given to a grilled sandwich made from any type of bread. That's what I was expecting when I ordered their roast beef pesto panini sandwich, with sweet potato fries. It arrived sans grill marks. Whatever. My wife went with their Chicken Bacon Ranch Wrap. She really liked her Chicken Bacon Ranch Wrap. I showed her my "panini" and asked here "Does this look like a panini to you?" Nope, it did not. Anyway, so what did the non-Panini Panini taste like? The roast beef wasn't bad, but it also wasn't good. It was like lunchmeat. The pesto flavor was very light. It was served hot, but I had to salt it because it was so bland. The sweet potato fries were tasty. They had an unlimited soup and salad bar. The soup was okay, the salad was shredded iceberg lettuce with lots of other things to drop on it. Service was a bit slow for lunch since the bartender was also the waitress. The mens room must have been cleaned - when I used it, there was no smell and the fixtures were clean. The have at least 3 pool tables and some arcade games in the back. Lots of monitors playing various sporting events.

There is plenty of free parking and 1 handicap space. The seating was plentiful for all sizes of…read moreparties from 2 to 10, there are booths, standard tables and chairs, high tables and stools or you could sit at the bar, a sign saying seat yourself would be nice. The restrooms were convenient and easy to access. The service was outstanding. Our server came right over and took our drink and appetizer order and gave us time to look at the menu. We were there during the dinner hour and there was plenty to choose from. Everything we ordered came in a timely manner, hot, fresh and as we ordered it. We ordered the combo appetizer platter it came with deep fried mushrooms, mozzarella cheese sticks, chicken strips and onion rings. One person ordered the chicken bacon pesto wrap and onion rings, one ordered the chicken strip meal with fries, and the last person ordered bacon cheeseburger meal with tater tots, all the meals came with the soup and salad bar. The soup that night was broccoli cheese and there was a nice variety of salad to choose to choose from. The prices were pretty average for the area.

Love the burgers, chicken strips, fried chicken, tater tots...everything I have ever ordered is…read morefresh, hot, and flavorful. Friendly and fun staff. Perfect outing with a friend or the family. High recommend!​

This place absolutely sucks. Burgers are frozen not fresh. Bartender has a serious personality…read moreproblem. Place is an absolute dump. Avoid.

Val's is a small town bar with a big family feel. They have a devoted following of local business…read moreand welcoming feel to newcomers. Definitely swing in and have a cocktail or 2 you won't regret it.

Love Val and all the staff. Reasonably priced drinks. Great music on a regular basis. Everyone's…read morealways welcomed with a smile. Won money on the gambling machines. It's a good day.

I didn't buy food, not sure they have any. The service was great. The bar is really cool, open air…read morefeel because of the garage door. I liked this place!

Best bar in Dixon Il. Great atmosphere and people, bartenders are always quick and super nice…read more The owners are amazing people and friendly, love this place!!

Great little dive bar for food and drink. All tenders' friendly and beer is cold, gotta stop inread more

Great service and good drinks great atmosphere nice and cozy everyone was very friendlyread more

Got some drinks and food from this rowdy Oregon bar. It actually happens to be just outside of…read moretown, which is good, because folks would be complaining about the hollering and motorcycles. Sledgehammers is a place that's mostly known as a biker bar but everyone is welcome. Mostly that is. There's a bar and dining area inside, and outside they have a big stage. Came in and it wasn't crowded. It's because it was too early for the rabble rousers. This place gets crazy busy when it's later and there's a big ass party on stage. Of course that's when it's warm enough. They have outdoor concerts in summer. It's about $6 for whiskey, any kind. We got the good stuff because it's the same price as the cheap stuff. It's about $8 for appetizers. These include onion rings and tater tots. Entrees include burgers and other meaty items. The prices are okay for portions. Has a lot of biker stuff inside that's sure to interest those interested in chrome. It's pretty quiet around here weekdays so they have kind of limited hours. They're closed from Mondays to Wednesdays.

Food was good. Service was on top of it. Never had to wait.kid friendly when we had family. And the…read moreatmosphere when there was friendly and informative. Great place!!!

Worst service I Jane ever experienced! This place was recommend by a friend. I thought there poor…read moreservice was because of the color of my skin but after speaking to other people in Franklin Grove they have poor service for anyone that not a regular. The bartender was a Capital B! She was snotty and rude! We waited 15 to 20 minutes to get drinks people came in after us. They were served their food and we're done eating and we never got ours so we walked out. I can't comment on the food because we never got it. They ran after us after we sat there for more than an hour, and our food was up by that time we were over it we gave our business to a local church and their food was excellent, and their service was even better.

My wife & I went here on recommendation from friends. It was a nice place clean and well lit. I had…read morea chicken sandwich that I think was on par or better than Chick-fil-A. The wife had the wings (I stole some) and they were good (try the bourbon bbq) I also had the bacon Gouda bites. If it wouldn't look or sound weird, I'd make a whole meal out of em! Service was good and fast, so no complaints there. I didn't try any of the beers (sorry, you're gonna have to find another review for that) overall, we'll go back and would recommend them again.

The chicken sandwich was very good ; the time waited for pickup was over twice as long as they…read moreoriginally told me food would be ready !

My first order was taken out. The bar wasn't too busy since it was around 4pm. It's a decent size…read moreplace that has dine in seating, slot machines and it's not too loud so you can hear who you're talking to. My curds were cooked to perfection. They were the best ones that I've had in a long time. The Ranch Dressing was the perfect pairing for it. I'm definitely going back to try some of the other appetizers.