Raquel is the best on Sundays. Great staff all the way around. Old school tavern for more than 150 years.

This rating is for Raquel and Chelsea . They are the best and Raquel's bloody Mary's are unbelievable !!! Not only are they 3 dollars , but they include a giant skewer of a hot wing, pizza roll, celery, cheese cube, a small pepper, and I don't even remember what else she puts in it! But Jesus go see Raquel on Sunday's !! read more

City Tavern - Raquel rules ! - Pubs Near Me - Kankakee, Illinois

The City Tavern is mostly a dive bar. It used to have some class and some classy people, but now is more of a lower end, dive bar with a pool table, electronic darts, loud classless people, and an expensive juke box. Most place give you 14-16 songs for $5, the city is 12. Drink prices are average for this area, but you can do much better 8-10 blocks from here with same prices and better clientele. The only reason they get a 3 is the service. Good service for this area of town, not the best looking bartenders like they used to have, but very attentive and quick to refill the drink which rates high in my book. Overall not a bad night, but, you can do much better. read more

City Tavern - Malibu and pineapple! Yum!! - Pubs Near Me - Kankakee, Illinois

Best bartenders ever! Love Raquel & Chelsea!!! $3 loaded bloody marys & free pool on Sundays!! read more

City Tavern - $3 bloodies - Pubs Near Me - Kankakee, Illinois

Went on Halloween weekend. They were playing all pop music from 5+ years ago. When I went up to the bar later in the evening the African American gentleman next to me was trying to order a drink and they wouldn't let him order because he was wearing a hat. The man noted that another man as well as myself (a white female) were both wearing hats, and I agreed that I was wearing a hat, and asked why I can be served but he cannot. The bartender said that I was "clearly in a costume," and that she was "not going to argue about this anymore." I understand why a business would not allow hats inside the premises, but if they have a policy against hats then they need to apply the policy to every single person who walks in the door, regardless of what day it is. read more

Lovely old classic Victorian style bar, great bartenders and reasonably priced drinks! Fun atmosphere!

I have always loved going here. It's such a fun environment but this last time, I went out for my birthday and was completely sober only because I had drank so much earlier that day I didn't wanna keep drinking here just wanted to enjoy some music and be around friends. I watched one of my friends arguing with the bouncer in the back so I told my boyfriend (he was DD for everyone so he stayed sober also)to go see what happened while I went to the bathroom.. I came back out and I see him by the dance floor asking the bouncer why he's kicking him out? And they couldn't tell him and so I went up to them and asked the same thing and the Mexican bouncer picked me up and told me to get out too when I didn't even do anything and neither did my boyfriend (now I know my friend probably did something crazy to get kicked out )but me and my boyfriend got kicked out literally for only asking what happened with our friend. The big tall white bouncer screamed at us like he was trying to be the hulk or something and the Mexican bouncer put his hands all In my shirt when he picked me up! Which was so unnecessary because there was no reason for him to even carry me.. more like he was trying to feel on me....so disrespectful..and so me and my boyfriend kept looking at each other confused because we did nothing , we had been there for about 2 hours with no problems. Never going back .. I have never been treated like this for doing absolutely nothing at all but ask a question. read more

Went to City Tavern with a group of friends 9/26/15. When we pulled up into the parking lot, I noticed a lot of young people (I'm 46) milling around and I told my niece that I really didn't want to go in but she convinced me to go anyway. As me and my family (2 White, 2 Hispanics, and myself the lone African American) walked onto the porch, we were stopped by the "doorman" and told, "Tonight is Regulars night-if you aren't a regular or know someone who is, you cannot come in!" As he said this, he looked me straight in the eye, leading me to believe that it was more directed to me instead of the group. The last time I checked my calendar, it was 2015!! I have NEVER heard of a "regulars" night, there no signs advertising a "regulars" night, and since he didn't let us inside, I couldn't say if we knew anyone inside or not (though it was highly probable that I did!) Don't worry CITY TAVERN-my friends & I can find more welcoming taverns to go to in Kankakee!!! BTW-Yelp really should have a 0 star because one star is being too generous in this case... read more