I've been coming here for almost 4 years now....the food is nothing but OUTSTANDING and the staff is excellent everytime!!!! My son is even obsessed with their food! Each time I visit Crete's Backyard we are greeted as soon as we walk in the door. Another plus, they have BINGO every Sunday which is always a great time (and it gets packed in there)! I have also catered food for a few of my parties... prices were great, the amount of food was perfect and it was always ready on time. I would suggest for anyone with a bad review either give them another shot or at least express your concern with one of the owners. Will be back there again!!!!!! read more

Great service by our bartender Crystal and our server Katie very welcoming...A great variety of food with daily specials along with drink specials. It was great to see the people coming on to play bingo read more

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So glad your closed just for possibility of getting decent food in town.The idiots u had working there were basically brain dead.Orders for carryout CONTINUED to always be wrong..So sad,too bad,bye bye read more

Good food good prices good location. The service is great. It's also convenient to Main street.

This was a good place. I'll miss the staff. Out of business so just trying to save people a trip

Menu is excessive without concentrating on the basics. You can't run until you learn to walk...and this place has a menu that crawls...and overpriced! Service was terrible! I was seated at the bar and it took at least 20 minutes before bartender took my order...and at that point I told her "Adios!" Just because you over-inflate food prices and throw bacon on nearly EVERYTHING , doesn't mean it's justified...because it isn't! Save your money! read more

Wow! This pork chop sandwich is hot, thick, juicy and so full of flavor! And the chocolate lava cake is pure decadence. read more

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UPDATE #2 So the owner reached out very quickly after my last review. She apologized for the problems and offered us a gift card. I simply said "ok" in response, but never heard anything after that. The next day I sent a message asking how we would get the gift card offered and indicated that since the business was offering I really shouldn't have to jump through hoops to get it. That was many days ago and never received a response. So I guess the offer is to get you to change the review but they don't plan to act on it. This used to be one of our favorite places. The staff is wonderful. But the ownership is going to cause it to tank. read more

Best burger ever. Great staff people and place. Highly recommended. The grilled chicken sandwich is great too read more

Crete's Backyard - Monster double cheeseburger - Pubs Near Me - Crete, Illinois

Great food and service. The menu is large, but they make everything well. Lots of fun drink options, and they have karaoke, bingo, gaming, and lots of other activities throughout the week. read more

Their whole menu looks good. It was my first visit since the name change. I ordered the mushroom and Swiss burger. I'm picky about burgers but this was one was cooked perfectly. Hot, juicy, and well seasoned; best pub burger in the area. Great friendly service and the patronage was just as amicable. I'll be back. read more

The remodel of this business is nice. Now it is nicely lit and much more spacious with a much nicer atmosphere overall. The bartender/waitress was very nice, gave good service and the $.99 wings on Sunday are good. However the prices on the menu are a little high for what you are getting. In my opinion if I am paying $8.00-$10.00 + for a burger or sandwich at a bar I would expect to get a side with the sandwich, even if it's just fries or homemade chips. We had a party of 3. Each of us ordered the $.99 wings which can only be ordered in increments of 6 or 12. There was no side with the wings so one of us had fries ($2.25), one a side salad ($4.00) and one cup of soup ($4.00). Now if I am ordering a side of fries and paying $2.25, I would expect a basket of fries. There were probably less fries in this side than you would get with a large order of fries at McDonalds. The menu clearly states you could add soup, salad or fries to any sandwich for $2.25, yet the soup and salad were each $4.00 with our wings. We did not have any mixed drinks but a short ipa on tap was $5.00. So like I said great remodel, but if I am writing a Yelp review talking more about the price of the food instead of how tasty the wings were, something is wrong. read more

Great bar food and good and friendly staff. Will definitely be back here again! Nice new spot in Crete

The food is great the atmosphere is very friendly I always have a great time when I come the workers are so fast and friendly I love and highly recommend going read more

The owner reached out & offered a wonderful apology & has graciously offered a credit. Thank you very much to the owner & we would love to come back again. We really enjoy the menu. There are so few great dining choices in our area. We will continue trying many other items on your menu. Thank you again. read more

Excellent food especially the wings!!! Lena was terrific and gave us wonderful service and hospitality!!! Definitely coming back!!! Highly recommend! read more

This is a local place, a place to go to watch a game, especially a black hawk game. I was brought here by a friend and it's his bar, 5 miles from his house, but this is a fairly rural part of Illinois, an hour outside of Chicago. Crete itself is a small, one or two traffic light town, and Jason's Pub is one of a couple of places in the downtown square. It's in a older non-descripted building, with a long bar area, and an adjoining restaurant space. It is more of a bar than a restaurant. The wait staff is also the bartender, at least when we were there. Everyone in the place was friendly. The food is bar food, finger food, burgers, sandwiches and a limit number of entrees. The soup was good and hearty. The turkey Reuben was fine. Everyone liked their food. Ultimately, this is a small neighborhood bar that is welcoming to all, with friendly people. read more

This review is long overdue!! I love their homemade soup! I will travel if need be for the soup alone! I probably order here once or twice a week! The food is worth it, especially their fried chicken which comes with soup and side! Bonus! read more

Went for Friday fish fry. Generous portions and the food was really good. They have a complete menu; sandwiches, salads, entrees etc. also open on weekends for breakfast. Newly remodeled. The restaurant is divided into 2 spaces with separate entrances. half is a bar and other half is the restaurant. Not sure why Yelp only lists this place under bars and not as a restaurant. We chatted with the owner, they are hanging in there and doing a great job. Support local places ! read more

Second time coming, no review for first time,just a good dinner..always wait for atleast twice before review UNLESS it was poor..so Sunday breakfast, walked in..after almost 5 min only other customers in there had to actually get the waitress from in back to have her say she didn't hear us come in(music from back was a bit loud) so got coffee, quick order and she was gone( didn't write order done and this important later),..while waiting for food needed coffee and again no waitress, this time u can clearly having IMPORTANT discussion on how IHOP does something different, just as I was actually starting to stand in frustration to get my own coffee she came out with only other customers food and I asked for more coffee...out comes our food and asked if we needed anything else and we asked for ketchup, AGAIN food was good,NO COMPLAINTS, fresh vegetables in my DENVER OMELET and tasted as such,but after eating almost half and not happy with service I asked other customers table for their ketchup since as the pattern was waitress in kitchen AGAIN(loudly laughing and joking)and not caring of her customers,almost done and waitress brings chk to other table to which 1 man at table says " what happened to my biscuits and gravy " to which she replied oh sry,that's on me,and classic old man response (straight and honest) that's y u should write it down..she laughed it off and left table as we hear men debating what exact tip should be and it wasn't sounding good..our bill comes,NO COMPLAINTS FAIR PRICE,but there was no discussion about my tip as wife already knew(BTW,she has been a waitress herself for MANY years and understands service equaling happy customer and nice tip)..we left not leaving a tip because the service was EXTREMELY POOR. Easily can say haven't had that poor of a waitress in very long time...I may return, very doubtful it will be for breakfast but rather a pick up..such a shame having the food quality but not the customer service, thankfully that COULD be resolved with proper staffing...gave the extra star because of food but really should be 1 star read more

A good place to eat and drink. The food is solid, they have daily specials, and good service. The parking lot patio isn't very impressive, but at least they have an outdoor option. Generally an older crowd at Jason's, while the youngsters go to Chuck's. read more

Surprising! Just looking for a cheap family dinner with one picky kid, one bottomless pit kid, & a mom trying for kind of healthy. Picked at random. Small and plain looking diner atmosphere but really solid food. Fresh homemade flavors and good prices. We had wings, pulled pork sandwich, chicken strips (they were home made!) and a Cobb salad. All really good. Try the round fries. I will definitely go back for some of the great weeknight specials. read more

We had a coupon from the Golden Opportunity book and thought we'd give them a try.. the place was crowded.. only 2 tables open when we got there. Only 2 waitresses on duty... took 15 minutes for the server to take out order.. another 20! minutes for quesadillas..which should only take 6 or 7 minutes!! Had to ask for a manager who finally brought them out to us.. said our order came in behind a 12 top table in the bar.. Really??! I didn't see any table in the bar!! Waitress says they have a hard time making quesadillas.... REALLY??! WHAT THE HELL IS SOOOO HARD ABOUT PUTTING CHEESE ON A TORTILLA THEN ANOTHER ONE AND HEATING IT??! we had the Friday Fish Fry, which was very good... overall , the food was very good.. since we have the monthly coupon, we'll probably try them again.. hope the service is better!! read more

Great place to get a beer and a burger. Sports always on the TV, and nice separation between the bar and the restaurant. Very generous portions and friendly staff. Regular crowd can be intimidating, and the staff certainly favors them, but they're not rowdy. Don't let the dive appearance fool you, this place is quality. read more

At night the bar gets really crowded. The staff and patrons are friendly. There seems to be a circle of townies that hog the gambling machines though. The gamblers like to "reserve" booth seats which makes the crowded issue worse. Food is pretty good. The Chicken Quesadilla is delicious! Full bar. Across from the police station though. read more

Bar food is good, shrimp dinner kicked ass. The owner Jim is a real friendly guy. It's a nice local hang out to let loose and sing some kereokee every once in a while. The bartenders are friendly and go above and beyond to make me and my girlfriend feel welcome and comfortable. One of our regular hang outs and always a good ole faithful place to pop back into. read more

I don't get over this way as much as I used to, however, food is good and the restaurant is staffed by local people who've worked here a long time. This makes for a friendly, pleasant atmosphere. read more

Pretty good food. Small town feel. Friendly people. Reasonable to cheaply priced. I'd go back again... If I'm ever in this part of Illinois. read more

Our go to place for lunch and Friday fish fry. Super friendly folks and bartenders Gina and Felicia are the best.

I gave Jason's 3 stars because the esthetics/ environment wasn't the greatest but the food was good. I would go back on a Thursday night especially for the hot wings special because they were great! read more

Had the tuna salad Sammie. Lunch on a hot day while taking a break from unpacking. Went in just to eat, but was very happy! One of the best lunches I'd had in three years and certainly the best tuna salad. Generous portions, my lunch companion raved too! Gotta go back and try more. We ate on the restaurant side. Service was slow, but she seemed to be covering the bar and restaurant sides. We were dining off peak and in no hurry to get back to unpacking, so no problem. Will go back! read more

I have been eating at Jason's Pub for years now. I mostly get carry out, but we have eaten in from time to time. Jason's Pub is reasonably priced. I have never had any complaints about the food, & they always remember the condiments. This is actually very rare, as most restaurants screw up the condiments on a regular basis. I will be returning here for sure. read more

BAD service from Julie... Worst server on the planet. Ignores customers. Be ready to get your own drinks if you are seated in the bar and she is serving. Good food but very BAD service. We have been there before & when Diane waited on us we were very satisfied. The last time though, our server was texting behind the bar. We had a group of 10 people & she brought out 4 orders & not the rest till 10 min later. We had to request set-ups so we could eat. We also had to go to the bar twice to get our own drinks. I was seated directly across from her facing the bar & could not get her attention to bring our check (she was talking to someone seated at the bar). Her view was not obstructed in any way yet she never saw me wave my arms at her & only responded when I stood & called to her. When she brought our check, she leaned & whispered something to another customer. VERY RUDE... WE WILL NEVER GO BACK. read more

Great portions, good food! After a round of golf with the fellas in 80 degree heat we decided to try the local fare. No disappointments here! Wings were fried just right and the burgers and corned beef hit the spot! read more

When they first started out it was good. Now no way. Two weeks ago my husband and went with friends and four burgers took forever (too long for MR) and they were well done. Last night my spouse and I went again (second chance) we order a burger and I ordered Chicken Marsala. 45 minutes later my Marsala came out and the chicken breasts were still raw. We will never go back it takes forever to get your food now and the waitress cannot handle more than 3 tables at a time. read more

Very disappointed by this new edition to Crete. My wife and I thought we'd try this place out. My first bad sign was upon getting the iced tea I ordered, the spoon given to me was clearly unwashed. I let it slide as was given a straw that I used to stir in sugar. I continued to order their combo basket appetizer which consisted of wings, cheese stix and o-rings and for $1 extra celery & Blu cheese. Disappointment #2 was that the wings were clearly undercooked. They were pink with red (blood). Still, I didn't make a fuss. The last straw was when my veggie melt sandwich was brought out. I preceded to take a bite out as I noticed a long piece of hair melted in the cheese. This I brought to the server's attention. She went on to tell me that the cook was bald and she didn't know where it came from. I really wanted to like this place but it wasn't meant to be. Naturally I didn't accept the sandwich. I've NEVER written any type of review before but I felt compelled to give any one a heads up on this place before visiting. Oh well, there's always a few other places in downtown Crete. read more

The bar is pretty much derived of vietnam vets (not that there is anything wrong with that.) It has a very busy lunch period where the service is a little slow. Jim (the owner) is an amazing man who goes out of his way to make you as comfortable as possible during your stay. The drink prices are great and it has a free pour bar. The soup is amazing but anything with chicken usually runs very dry (EXCLUDING THEIR BUFFALO WINGS!) Those are amazing. read more