Welcome to DeKalb!…read more When the White Castle closed at this location before COVID, we were sad. Then McAlister's Deli came in. The place is completely redone - you wouldn't recognize it. Food wise, oh was this place good. My wife ordered The New Yorker with corned beef, pastrami, swiss and spicy brown mustard on marbled rye, and I had their Horseradish Roast Beef & Cheddar, which had black angus roast beef, sharp cheddar, red onions, and horseradish sauce on a toasted ciabatta. Listen carefully when you make your order - they ask you if you want a pickle. The pickles are good. My wife went with their Choose 2 option, and got a half a sandwich and a cup of soup. I got the regular sandwich with a bag of Ms. Vickers Salt and Vinegar chips. While they don't have the fountain where you can get it, the staff makes regular tours and offers free refills for soft drinks, and also asks you if your food is okay. My wife enjoyed her New Yorker, and I enjoyed the Horseradish Roast Beef and Cheddar. It had enough Horseradish to taste good, and the drinks tasted great. The place is completely redone, is attractive and clean, with very good service. We'll be back!

Food is ok they do have an excellent service wow it is extremely crowded because it is new here in…read moredekalb huge long line but it moves super fast service there is a gentlemen he is a floor keeper that comes around asking you to see if everything is ok you can get free tea refills I love the ambiance a little bit too loud for me I would prefer music on the back ground instead of listening to the loud conversations the food was ok the sub has very little meat and a little bit too salty for taste The price for me for 1/2 a sandwich and a cup of soup and a one size lemonade $23 way to expensive because it did not have no salad on it just the meat a very small amount of red onions the meat looked shaved I can do this at home but my son wanted to try it out Good for lunch time to come here and Chat with friends and Family. Over I give it 6 stars for service and ambiance not for the food food 2

I had ordered a BLT w/ Avocado and it was delicious ! First time there but definitely will be…read morereturning . The young lady at the register was very kind & had a warm and welcoming energy. The cook was kind, quick, and the BLT had a beautiful finishing look to it even after unwrapping it from foil. I'll be returning to Shawn's to try out their coffee menu, I was definitely tempted :) thank you for the great service & great sandwich!

Would not recommend. Not a family friendly establishment. Too bad because it is a small businessread more

A must-visit!!!! Wait staff friendly and prompt with service. bone in ribeye grilled to…read moreperfection. Mixed drinks absolutely perfect!!!

The place is cute. It has a southwestern cow theme going. The bar is nice as well. It is tucked…read moreaway behind a hotel so you have to look for it. The food was really good. We had the italian beef egg rolls to start. They were good, but actually needed a sauce instead of aus jus. But they were still good. I love giardiniera, and they have a really spicy,flavourful one. It goes really well with the Chicago pub burger too. The thing is huge! And tasty! He had a patty melt. Mine was better, but the burgers are just juicy and are made well. Our server was super nice and very attentive! Mae apparently likes her job which is great! Just passing through but I'd come back for cocktails and some more food sometime.

I am disappointed that I've not been here before today. The Village is most certainly going to be…read morean frequent and easy go-to for me in the future. The place is clean, bright and cozy without being cramped. The service is friendly and helpful. The menu is not too big nor too small....just right. We ordered the spinach pie - flakey crust, delicious spinach & feta filling with herbs. Most definitely homemade fresh, not a frozen food service product. Gyro dinner with spinach rice and Greek potatoes - gyro meat was tender and not overly spiced/flavored like, once again, a nasty food service product. Potatoes were cooked perfectly. Soft and seasoned spot-on, obviously made fresh and not left dying under a heat lamp. The spinach rice was tasty but a bit salty. I can assume that since everything is fresh made this might just be a one-off. I am more than willing to try this dish again to test out this hypothesis. I definitely recommend. Please support this venue to assure that this option for an alternative to bar food in downtown Sycamore lasts for a long time to come

Got the gyro dinner and the Greek salad. Big serving for the dinner but could use more pita bread…read moreand "Greek sauce". My husband really enjoyed it. I had the Greek salad. The chicken was super tasty and I loved the block of feta. Although, for 15.00, I could get double the salad and chicken and get pita bread at another local Greek restaurant. I would suggest adding more to the salad for the price of 16.50. I will try something different next time but I think my husband will stick with the Gyro dinner and we will just ask for more sauce and pita bread.

New day, new review…read more We hadn't visited in a while (time marches on) and I had a burning taste for the Dirty Bird. So back we went. The theme is still the same - CHICKEN EVERYWHERE! It's clear, and they love chicken. I mean they REALLY love Chicken! First off, they are FAST. They were very busy - almost every table filled and they kept filling after people left. After we placed our order, our chicken (two Baby Bird meals) came out HOT and FRESH within around 7 minutes. With my appetite, the Baby Bird is the right size, and I have a big appetite for their chicken. Service was great as well - our drinks were checked, and the server was very pleasant. What a great place to visit in Downtown Sycamore! The drink menu is still impressive, and they even have a Whiskey Acres Bourbon-infused barbeque sauce.

Nice comfortable dining room, and friendly & efficient service. They absolutely crush it on the…read moreportion size and crispy crunch. But I did find everything to be pretty salty for my taste. And because there is so much food, that saltiness keeps stacking up.

Great location! Staff very friendly, freaky fast and professional. Not sure when they opened, but…read moreseems to be a newer location. Will be back!

I placed a mobile order and had to wait 45 minutes for it to be ready to find out it was sitting by…read morethe cashier all along. When I get my wrap home it is soggy and the salad is past due, 2 days later than the day use by. Do not recommend coming back here again!

Good food and friendly people…read more Enjoy their sandwiches and the choices of homemade salads. Highly recommended!

How much do I love a butcher shop with a bbq restaurant all in one? Is not a trick question, I love…read morethem! This one tucked away in a slow road and filled with fresh meats and Americana. The butcher and pit master, showed me the fresh cuts, including organic Amish chicken, seasoned with his distinctive spices, I can tell you it was a hit with the family. I also got the meat and sausage roll and the two meat combo with pork chop and bbq ribs, yummy. The hot food comes rapped with aluminum foil with each hot item getting its own pocket of foil. Like I said, this is Americana, with that hint of nostalgia come a lot of food for a very reasonable price, including home made salads, like traditional loaded potatoes salad, creamy coleslaw to more adventurous, Shrimp Macaroni Salad, and Bowtie Crab Salad. I will definitely have to get some steaks and home made sausages for the grill monster, and might even try some of their fresh habanero cornbread. Man my mouth is watering just thinking about it! The service is nice and welcoming, and the ambiance is roadside bbq shack meets clean and orderly butcher shop, in what looks like a country store with plenty of benches outside to nosh on.

I was visiting NIU in DeKalb for a few days and was looking for healthy food options. As far as…read morechains go, this is a pretty good one with healthy options. I went here twice, ordered the salad and soup combo and the skinny sandwich and salad combo. Everything tasted pretty good, and the service was prompt and friendly.

I love Potbelly sandwiches. The bread is better than the competition and some of the sandwich…read morecombinations, such as the Italian and the Med are unbeatable in the sandwich world. However, I prefer the competition 9 times out of ten because Potbelly is over priced. 10 dollars and change for a lunch and it's just a sandwich, so not even including chips or a drink is significantly more expensive than the competition. That's the reason for 4 stars, it's over priced.

Here is an update! We went for dinner again on a cooler, kind of rainy day. We were greeted when…read morewe arrived, and ushered to our table promptly. Okay, it was cold in there. I had a light jacket on, and yep, very cold. We ordered some drinks and then went to order. The first two of three entrees, well, they were out of them. Not available. So I opted for the other entree, which was Macaroni and Cheese, with Buffalo Chicken on top. It was served hot (in both senses, the hot sauce on the chicken was good!) and tasty. The interior is still quite nice, with upscale lighting. Some TVs for watching sports if that's what you like to do.

Nice venue, open, spacious, modern, casual. The food and drink were as expected, nothing out of…read moresight, nothing terrible, but spot on. Our host was lovely, personable, and accommodating. We would definitely come back. I would call this a newer place to dine in Dekalb.

We were in the area and wanted to try something new. This place is very nice. There is plenty of…read moreparking and lots of seating. There are booths and low tables. The restaurant has lots of windows so there is plenty of natural lighting. The restaurant is very clean and the tables, booths, floors, and walls are high quality. I ordered the Gyros platter and it came with a choice of potato and I picked Greek potatoes. They were lacking in flavor but they had the perfect texture and were good. The soup today was beef and vegetables but I chose to have the side salad with Greek dressing. The dressing did not have much flavor... Just tasted like vinegar. The vegetables were fresh and delicious. The Gyro meat was cooked very nicely and tasted delicious. I would definitely eat this again. There were some really nice crunchy and crispy pieces... Not fatty or gristly at all. I love that they included feta cheese, I love eating that with the pita. This has to be the best gyros I have had in a long time. My husband ordered big farm breakfast. The eggs cooked over easy were good. The corn beef hash was cooked perfectly (which is the most important part of this breakfast in my opinion). The hash browns could use a little more taste. The pancakes were good as well. Definitely filled him up. He would order again for sure. The menu has lots of great items on it. Cannot wait to come back and try something else. Highly recommend dining here.

I used to love this restaurant. The food quality has dropped so low that I won't return. I hope…read moreit's just been a couple of bad visits, but not worth the disappointment.