Our curiosity got the best of us. My older sister and I have driven by this restaurant on a number of occasions, and curiosity finally won out. Kenny was our server and being that neither of us had eaten there, he was very helpful in making suggestions as to what was good and what he enjoys. The food was delicious and the portions were just right. Strongly recommend you let your curiosity get the best of you and go in for a bite. read more

This place has great food. Has an excellent fish fry. The shrimp is the best around. Plenty of dining areas, including outside dining. I highly recommend this place. read more

Best place to hang out in Gilberts, which is a small village but it has a few bars. Cruisin' has a car theme going on. It has crap tons of 1950s and other car memorabilia, on the walls. Family friendly too with offerings for kids. The place gets pretty busy weekends as there's events and live music. A surprisingly nice looking bar considering it's also pretty casual. It's clean and looks kept up pretty well to be honest. There's the main area with the bar, lots of tables, along with another room with more tables. Has lots of drink specials to look at. It's about $10 for some of the fancier cocktails, the ones that take a little more effort to put together. Best one of these we had was the Black Cherry Mule. This has black cherry vodka, good stuff. It's about $11 for appetizers. We got the Pretzel Bites, which are good for sharing. Entrees here are pretty meaty. There's burgers, fish, and that kind of stuff. For sure we could come here again. It's located on Galligan at Higgins. They have live music and other fun things. read more

Cruisin - Black Cherry Mule And Pretzel Bites - American Near Me - Gilberts, Illinois

One of my family's favorite places. The food and service is always good. Give it a try.

Came for the Friday night fish fry. Had the Lake Perch with clam chowder and a salad. The clam chowder was chunky and delicious. The salad was great with cucumbers, radishes and croutons. The fried perch wasn't over breaded. Fried perfectly. Great fish fry. Our server Jen was quick with refills and efficient. She also checked back and moved us along the dinner process. The restaurant part of this lounge is pretty cool. Nostalgia all around. read more

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The food is always great but the service makes it worth the trip. Ask for Kenny, he is a cornerstone of this establishment - he is like visiting an old friend. Tip; ask Kenny to add you to his list...he will message you specials that you don't want to miss! read more

I would give this place zero stars if I could, solely based on the front-of-house experience. We were greeted--if you can even call it that--by a blonde hostess whose attitude was absolutely bottom-tier. ​ From the moment we walked in, her demeanor was incredibly rude and dismissive. It's one thing to be busy, but it's another to be a total bitch to paying guests. To make matters worse, she was blatantly lying about wait times just to get people to leave. We watched people walk out after being told a half hour despite never moving up the wait list. ​ The icing on the cake? She wasn't even subtle about talking shit about customers right in front of us. We literally overheard her mocking guests within earshot of the podium. It's unprofessional, classless, and frankly, pathetic. Management needs to check their staff immediately--having someone that toxic as the "face" of your restaurant is a death wish for business. ​ Don't waste your time or money here until they hire someone who actually understands basic human decency. read more

Monday at 4:00pm, great time to come. Melissa our server bubbly and nice (a keeper to Cruisin!) Salad with excellent garlic dressing, chopped steak was done correctly and the mushroom gravy was smooth and with fresh shrooms. Now dessert: chocolate brownie cheese cake just enough to share between us! A must stop place. (Fun bar also) read more

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We've ordered out twice now and been there for the Friday fish fry. Friday gets packed fast but it's so good! Would highly recommend coming on Friday to get the fish. Ordering out has been the problem. Both times they have messed up the order. I've asked for the blue cheese to be removed from my meal and both times it's come with a ton of it on my meal. I'm hoping if I were to order this there and eat it there my order would come correct. I'll keep giving them a chance because outside of my meal coming with a ton of blue cheese, everything else has been great. And going there for the fish fry is totally worth it. read more

The food is really good and so is the service. It's a cute place with good food at a reasonable price. Burgers and boasted chicken are personal favorites. read more

Good food but tons of flies with the open doors was disgusting. Only go there in Winter!!

Love this place. Kinda found it on accident and it's become our new favorite place to go. We have three boys and the youngest is 18 and all three loved it too. Excellent menu choices. Sirloin and fried shrimp is my favorite. The burgers are great. The apps we've gotten have been great. Staff is really nice. Food comes out quick. Atmosphere is comfy and relaxed. Awesome simple date meal or family time place read more

Cruisin - Sirloin and shrimp with sweet potato and Cole slaw. Way past my initial expectations. - American Near Me - Gilberts, Illinois

Service was on point. The ambiance is relaxed and welcoming. My meal was done to perfection. I had the filet and grilled shrimp with mashed potatoes. read more

Well worth the money!! Service is above average depending on the servers, but food makes up for it, especially the broasted chicken ! read more

Great food, great servers, great atmosphere. Great variety/menu. See Kenny & Dominic. read more

This review is for the atmosphere, not the food. Cruisins has an interesting configuration. The bar is skinny and connects two parts of building. One side is the dining area and the other is a bar-ish area. It's always really dark inside, and the floor is gross. It's really sticky and many of the table tops feel the same way. Someone should blast the lights and bring in a major cleaning crew. Give the place a good once over and see if the atmosphere feels improved. I'm sure it would. It's a fine place if you have a fun group, but otherwise, I would cruise on by. read more

First time there. Food was very good. Service was very good. Prices are competitive. Ambiance is automotive themed with plenty of seating. Our table of four each got a different dish which we all sampled. Will be back. read more

First time here and I just love the look and feel of this place. We came on a good day because they had a car show going on. I like that they have these events. It shows me that community is important to them and they're down for a good time for everyone. Everything inside looks so cool lol I felt like a kid looking around, pointing at everything. Makes me feel like I was on a road trip and finally found a good restaurant to stop and have a hot meal, a cold drink and see friendly faces. Food: Their rodeo fries are amazingggg. This could have been a meal itself because the portion is huge. It's the good cheese that doesn't get hard right away too lol I was hesitant to try their ribs but I'm glad I didn't back out. Right off the bone, Juicy and tender. I was disappointed in the Mac-n-cheese though. It tasted like it was was those microwaveable ones. Our server was the sweetest and I'll be sure to come back. They have specials throughout the week and they all sound like a meal plan to me! read more

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We come here often for the Piston Rods. They're so good. The service is always prompt and friendly and the food is always great. Burgers are flame broiled so I know some us like it and some of us don't- the Broasted Chicken is crispy and the steaks are good, too. Overall I haven't had anything I don't like here and I'm super picky. I'm glad they've been able to expand and we will continue to frequent here. read more

Always good food but I love the fish fry. The place gets busy on weekend nights. The wait staff are great.

Kenny is my favorite waiter. he is so kind and funny. great service. if you are looking for a nice casual eating diner, then this is you place. the food is amazing and so is the staff. it is very local and friendly. read more

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Great food great service. Large variety of food that is delicious!!! Nice place and homey atmosphere. read more

Good solid food and cute place! The restaurant seating area is where we sat. Friendly quick service and the food was served nice and hot. Booths are not the most comfortable seating. I had the chicken fajita wrap. It came with lots of guacamole, salsa and sour cream on the side. I wish I would have ordered the tots because the fries were skinny and soggy. 3 stars is solid for this kind of place and what I had. Nothing special, just good. read more

Service was great, food was well prepared, casual dining, steak was very good. Definitely going back.

Food was pretty good, staff was super friendly and attentive. We had a large group of kids and they did a great job taking care of us. Chill bar/grill atmosphere read more

Depends who ur bartender is! Haven't taken more than 2 others with me! Jen is my favorite! If 2 or more reservations! Ask to be seated at or near the bar! My only complaint is their bathroom doesn't accommodate handicapped! I wanted to take a relative there in his 50s but when I called to ask about people with HAD I was told no! They need to upgrade! read more

We recently started going to Cruisin in Gilberts. They had been remodeling in the past year, but now have a lovely dining room. The food is good, and they have daily specials if your looking for something different. I've tried a few of the German special dishes which were very good. The Sunday bbq platter is good and has so much food that I bring home leftovers and my husband has it for lunch. Can't go wrong with the roasted chicken and burgers. My husband likes the meatloaf dinner. The staff here is awesome very helpful, friendly, and always kind. read more

This place is a bar with a kitchen. I took my children there the bar was full in the afternoon. The pool table is so close to the tables. You can't use the dart board without bothering the people playing pool. The chairs are wobbly, you feel like me going to break. The food was ok. The server took a long time to come to our table. This place should be listed as a bar, not a restaurant. read more

One of our favorite places to eat in our area! Never have had a bad meal. Friday fish fry is the best around. Menu is large so anybody can be pleased. Kenny the waiter is special . Try it you won't be sorry. read more

Beware...I used a debit/credit card for my bill and was charged a 3.5% fee as I found out after getting home and looking at the detailed bill. I was not informed they were charging this when the waitress took my card. Not sure if this just started or when as it was my first visit there. read more

Yes very good!! The food was awesome. Been a long time since I responded but it is a great place to visit and eat!!!

Greatest Friday Fish Fry near Algonquin. Don't be dissuaded that it's not AYCE (all you can eat) because the fish pieces are big and plenteous. They have great flavor and are served piping hot with a side of coleslaw, house made chips, and tartar sauce. We ordered the Perch. It's totally worth the extra pennies. As Grandma said, "You can get cod anywhere." Just get the Perch. Prompt seating and service with a smile. Arrive as close to 5:00pm on a Friday night as you can for the parking lot and dining room fill up quickly. Yep, it's that good! read more

Cruisin - American Near Me - Gilberts, Illinois

Went there on a Tuesday which is their corned beef/cabbage night. I had the Reuben it was very good. My wife had the corn beef and cabbage, and she said it was excellent. Prices are reasonable service was great and everything was fresh and homemade will definitely go back. Next I want to try the rib special on Monday nights. read more

I've been on other nights, but I like the Friday fish fry the best. I usually have the walleye, which comes with large filets, in a lightly seasoned breading, and hot, salted, crispy fries! Friendly help as well, and a good value! read more

Cruisin - Walleye fillets and fries - American Near Me - Gilberts, Illinois

Great Route 66 kinda joint. The outside is very unassuming and makes you think you're walking into a local biker bar (which it may very well be) - but it is also a delicious, family friendly restaurant (they had a kids menu). It was empty when we went around 2pm but we were greeted by a warm and welcoming woman behind the bar who also served us. You are also greeted by the old license plates and vinyl record decor, as well as hints of car memorabilia. Definitely takes you back to a stop on Route 66, which is fitting because it is a nice little oasis of delicious food. The Philly cheese steak, BBQ burger, and the grilled cheese our son got were perfect. If you're in the area and hungry definitely give it a try! read more

Cruisin - Inside decor is a blast from a past road trip era - The image shows the interior of a casual dining restaurant with wooden paneling on the walls and ceiling. Several tables and chairs are arranged throughout the space, with some tables set with condiments and menus. Wall decorations include framed pictures, signs, and vinyl records. Two TV screens are mounted on the wall, displaying a collage of images. The lighting is warm, and there is a bicycle hanging from the ceiling as part of the decor. - American Near Me - Gilberts, Illinois

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Great food! Great service! Cozy & quaint. Highly recommend it! Try to save room for desert!

Amazing food and even better staff, they have different specials all week long. My favorite is Tuesday, corned beef or Ruben's! Wednesday (Mexican) or Friday (fish fry) are a close second. read more

Great food and great service. I work in town and this is my place to go from now on. Definitely recommend.

Cruisin' has great food, great service personel, fun bar. Recommended. We've been fans of Cruisin' for years. Recently, the manager - generally a nice guy, was a D*CK. Inexcusable. At this point in our world, the last thing we need is attitude. It was very odd. Still recommended. read more

Great food in an unassuming home! Love they have a Special for every day of the week, but still have a great menu also! Lucky to have in the area! read more