Lupe M, was the server. Watch for a small add-on to your credit card bill. NOT at the venue, but later, when the actual bill goes through credit card processing. So 20% tip plus whatever they add. No bueno. read more

Wow, what a joke of a place. Where do I even start. This place may have music but it's far from a music venue. Awkward layout with restaurant goers facing the entrance door and the stage tucked into a corner. The audio guy didn't know what he was doing and both band mixes were extremely loud. Most bars have earplugs for this reason. Complimentary earplugs. Not this place. They charge a dollar for earplugs. I order a beer. I'm thirsty so I'd like a glass of water with it...nah. Bartender says he can't do it and has to charge me for a bottle of water if I want one. At this point I realize this place won't stay in business much longer and promptly leave. The only redeeming quality is its location so I'm excited for when it closes and something, anything replaces it. read more

I saw a band called Cadillac Grove here. Great stuff! The wat staff is incredible! I would recommend Even Flow to anybody that wants a great night out. :) read more

The DJ at this place is sick. The music selection is top I love it. I come here for the bands, but even better are the songs that are played before, in between and after. Keep it up! read more

I am not criticizing the Restaurant itself. The food, service and drinks were great, but their choice of hiring bands is poor at best. Last night 10-12 of us went to see Libido Funk Circus for some dancing. We've seen them before and they were always flashy, fun and played a huge variety of music. Last night the first hour and a half they played so many oldies. Seriously, Dolly Parton, The Archies, Car Wash, a tribute to George Michael and an out of tune Bee Gees song. The walk out for me was when they played Trump songs, YMCA and Macho Man back to back. Given today's political climate that was in poor taste at best and I think me standing on a chair booing made a point. Come on band More Funk and Less Circus!!! I only paid $10 and I think they owe me double that back! read more

I am a reoccurring customer and they consistently demonstrate poor service. I've had to stop paying credit because when I paid cash ( after they required me to give a card for security) they double charged me on both my card and cash multiple times. They did resolve the issue but not before I had to contact them about it. They also seem to consistently clear the tables of your unfinished drinks before you even leave. I am seriously thinking they don't want my business so will stop going. There are so many other places to go and be respected. read more

CONS: Like others have said, this place is VERY deceptive. - I e-mailed with them about reserving a table for dinner and a show. I was told, in writing, "for this show we are not taking any reservations." So my group arrived right at 7 p.m. when doors opened to snag a table. We went to sit at one...It was RESERVED. Then looking around, multiple tables were reserved. I asked for the manager twice and never did they come to see me. - It also says on the website that the cover will be less if you come early for dinner...Nope, charged full price, which was high at $15 a person. - They refused to give us water in a glass. They'll only do bottled water at $2 each. A money grab, while also polluting the planet. PROS: - Great place to see a show. There's room to dance and have a view of the band. - The ambience is really good. - The bathrooms are clean. read more

This place has the absolute rudest servers I've ever seen in my life! The take drinks when you go to the bathroom and when you ask them about it, you get Motherf--ker are you telling me how to do my job!?! Screaming on top of her lungs! My brother got up to go get a manager and this server runs in front of him and screams at him, then she pushed my brother and ran for the bouncer and told him we choked her!! Of course the bouncer had one thing in mind to remove us. We Did nothing!!!!! I have video of the whole thing!! F this place! Never go there unless you like ghetto ass servers getting in your face!! And yes we filed a police report. They also then over charged my credit card!! Horrible owner too who told my sister who was having her birthday party there with 16 people to think about who she hangs out with! Mike Knute is a horrible owner and a worse person!! read more

Great spot, it's a fun place, fun band Dick Diamond, friendly people, cool balcony etc etc

Had a bad experience Sat 11/11/23... We were appalled by the rudeness of the bouncer. As we were entering, he demanded we pay $10 cover although we told him the website showed $5 cover. He said he didn't care and said he doesn't have to honor it. We asked to talk to manager and he refused. IT WAS APPARENT HE JUST DIDNT CARE and needs to go to through anger mgmt training We will not be returning... read more

BEWARE OF CREDIT CARD FRAUD. I live in the area and have been here it many times, won't be returning, in Feb 2025. So, I spent $38 here and they charged my card $314.98 for a drink and a burger. I emailed them twice and called and they completely ghosted me, and I have to file a fraud dispute with my bank. Looking further into reviews on Yelp, etc. this seems to be a common occurrence at this establishment to give themselves tips and add On's with your cards. This place is garbage, if you're ripping off the customers you won't be in business for long. read more

Let me start out by helping others with the bathroom situation. Sure there's just one stall each on the main floor. Then there's another bathroom upstairs, and hey, there's another bathroom (the largest) in the basement. So, please -- check out all 3 floors or ask your server where the bathrooms may be located. Moving on.... This used to be one of my regular go to dance places. The food is decent (above bar food), good drinks, and the bands are superb. They get great local bands that are a lot of fun. Servers, bartenders are super friendly and they go out of their way to try to make sure everyone can find a seat and get their drink and food, even when the place is wall to wall people. Locals will adopt you too at their tables. All together friendly, local place on a nice street in Geneva. It used to be a bank. I've not been back since covid began, simply because I've never heard or read that they addressed the virus issue. Geneva pretty much does it's own thing but some venues will post what they're doing to keep others safe. That being said, this is a very pretty venue, great bands, good food & drinks, usually no cover or $5, and there are LOTS of BATHROOMS!! ha ha read more

Second time we have been here in two years and our amount paid is different than what we signed for both times! We had a woman offer to pay for one round of drinks and they not only put it on their tab but also on ours. When I confronted them about it the server denied that it happened and refused to take it off the tab. I only left a $5.00 tip because I already overpaid for two drinks and when it cleared my account it was $17 over what it should have been with the $5 tip! We also have a second charge for $37 that we never signed for and have no idea what it's for. Called and left a message with no response. It's as if they altered the tip on our tab and covered someone else's tab with our card!!! Beware of this place they are con artists and will rip you off every chance they get. read more

Service is terrible I'm not one to complain, coming from someone who also worked in the food industry I am very understanding but the waitress kept confusing our tabs. At the end I ended up getting charged $25 TWICE. I only ordered a $14 drink plus tip so I was added someone else's drink to my tab. I caught it and told the waitress so she did it again and the money was never refunded from the first transaction and was charged the additional $25 once again. read more

Nice place, big and spacious. Love the decor. I attended a concert here with some friends. We reserved a table by the stage and I was glad we had the best seats in the house. We ate dinner here, I had a Caesar salad with chicken, that was just ok. Drinks were pricy and not strong at all. Service was the worst, not sure if it was because it was so crowded but we were kind of forgotten. We had to literally go find our server. She ended up getting our bill wrong at the end of the night. Don't think I would go back here unless it's to see a band. Oh and they also had a cover even if you were having dinner. read more

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I was recently there for a bachelorette weekend and they were extremely nice to us and the bride by putting her name on the television saying congrats, one of the bartenders bought her a drink, and the band also said congrats. The band played great music and we had so much fun even being the youngest crowd there. read more

I came in for a seat and a cold beverage after walking around town. Waiting for a dinner spot, I stopped in here. This is a music venue and the stage was set for a band, but I was too early for the show. Beer was cold but a little flat. Reasonable beer selection, except the only IPA was a session IPA, the lighter, less hoppy version of my beer of choice. Service was fine. I'll come back and give it another try when there's some music happening. read more

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I came here last night for the first time for the Diamonds in the Rough drag show. I love drag shows (one of my good friends is a professional drag queen in the city), so it was fun to be able to see a show while visiting my parents in the suburbs. So, A+++ for EvenFlow opening their doors to the a group of drag queens from the city, and props to the patrons for embracing it! I was pleasantly surprised by the turnout and the behavior of the guests (I was expecting the patrons to be super cringey, but only a few super drunk people crossed into that category...like the girl who kept putting dollar bills in her mouth to try to get the drag queens to kiss her to take the tip.). The space itself is nice. It's smaller than I expected, but the two story setup works well. I didn't order anything so I can't speak to drink prices or service, but the servers walking around seemed to be pretty prompt throughout the night. I also like that they have a little dance floor area, because it was SRO and if it was filled with tables, it would have felt much more crowded. The things I didn't love: the article in the paper promoting the event specifically said there was no cover charge, and there wasn't anything on the Facebook event page or their main website indicating a cover charge, but we got to the door and there was a $5 cover. I only had $4 in singles (I never carry cash), so fortunately someone else covered my cover charge. There was also some discrepancy with what time the actual drag show started through various media outlets (some said 9, some said 9:30, the bouncer said 10, and the actual start time was around 10). Also, one of my friends said that they didn't have the upstairs bathroom open, which meant that the only option was a one-person bathroom on the main level, which is insane when the crowd is that large. But, I would definitely go back for a specific event. It sounds like they're planning to do another drag show for Halloween, so I would totally go see it. read more

There was a large group of us to celebrate a 50th birthday Some of the people ate which looked very appetizing and well prepared There was a lot of choices on the menu and drink specials the service was friendly and there was both waitress and waiter in our area The band was great with 80 hits and only five dollars cover. If you want good music drinks and dancing a great place don't go for a get to know you or catch up with someone I would recommend for a party night out better than any of the old reviews they have there act together for a bar with live music!!! read more

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Nice music venue. Unfortunately, the night I was there a popular local band was playing. The bar was understaffed and swamped. It was not their fault. There were many thirsty patrons and two bartenders. I felt bad for them, and sped of service was making the natives restless. Please give these folks some help. We would have stayed, but a half hour to get a couple of drinks = no fun... read more

If you ever find yourself in Geneva you need to check out EverFlow. It's a great music legend themed bar set in the old bank of Geneva, it even has the vault still. They had fantastic live music and a great spot to dance the night away. The staff is so friendly and they have many canned drinks and beers to choose from. If you a lucky they might even give you some props and let you dance a song or two on the stage. Definitely a local spot but don't miss it if you are visiting. read more

Good Place to hang out with friends for drinks, live music, and dancing. There is always a mixed crowd of 30-60 somethings. On the main floor, the women's bathroom is a single bathroom that never seems to be in great working order. Last night the toilet didn't flush unless you reached into the tank and manually lifted it. No joke. The tank cover was on the ground so you could do this. They need to invest in a new toilet or a plumber. read more

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Reserved some space in the loft for my wife's birthday, about 20 people. So much fun!!! Really cool venue, great music, and great service from plan to post (Stephanie for planning, our bartender Erin was excellent, and the GM Lupe for follow up afterwards). Would highly recommend! read more

Live Band Karaoke with The Back Drop every 1st & 3rd Thursday night at Evenflow in Geneva, IL. Check out their website for more great nights of music and libations. Excellent smaller venue out in the burbs with a nice beer and liquor selection. 1/2 price bottles of wine tonight too! ! #ChicagolandInsomnicsKaraokeAndLiveMusicOnFacebook #ChicagolandRocks #KaraokeLoveIsMyAddiction read more

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Nice hang out in downtown Geneva. Came here on a Saturday night around 8pm. There was a $5 entrance fee since a cover band was playing that night. It was pretty packed, but there was room at the bar to sit. Service was good, right after we sat we were tended to and the bartenders checked on our drinks regularly. I really liked the atmosphere in the bar, it was my type of scene and decor. Their bathroom is really nice, but with that being said, there's only one toilet per gender. So be prepared to hang out in line during a busy night. The drinks were decent, I got a vodka cranberry but it felt a little weak for my liking and for the price I paid. We stayed for a couple hours and actually left shortly after the band started playing. The cover band wasn't my favorite. read more

The manager DOES NOT CARE about the customer. I have tried to contact her FIVE TIMES!! I ordered an angry orchard, I saw the bartender open the bottle and when I took my first sip it tasted a bit funky. I took a few more sips over the course of 15 minutes, within 30 minutes I felt nauseous. I had to leave and on the way to my car I threw up numerous times. I wanted to let her know what happened and be compensated. read more

Cool joint. A group of us stopped in here on a Saturday night, our 4th of four stops that evening. This was a nice capstone. They had a 90's cover band playing, so a $5 charge to get in. It was money well spent. The band rocked for four sets I believe, maybe 10 songs per set. While I didn't care for everything they played, they wisely catered to the masses and seemed to hit on a little something for everyone. Drink service in here was quick. We had a waitress coming to our table and if we wandered about, the bar was always open and easily accessible, even with a solid crowd on hand. We also managed to find a table pretty quickly which prolonged our stay. The sounds travels well in here and there was everything to like about the place. Cheers read more

Dictionary definition of a shithole place = EVENFLOW. Did we make a mistake coming here? Absofuckinglutely. Showed up to the "90s party night" at 10:50 (they advertised 2 sets at 9:30 & 11:00pm). My friend & I stood at the bar for 20minutes trying to order drinks. The bartender skipped over us 5 times in her rounds. What I don't understand is, how they split the bar for their bartenders. 1 side had 2-3 servers & only 1 on the other side. She deliberately served the men and passed over the girls who wanted drinks. Since they weren't checking at the door, the bartender must have assumed we were underage Asian girls. It was our mistake not sending the husbands for drinks. All we needed was an eye contact & "be right with you". Finally, we got a service from the underage looking blonde boy. Because we didn't want to wait another 30minutes for the second round, we ordered 10 beers for the 5 of us. And the underage boy left the drinks on their side of the bar (the side ledge they make drinks for patrons). How do we reach that? Regardless of how busy you are, what sort of shitty service is that? I assume this place gets busy, very busy at least tonight. Why the **** do you have tables diagnose in the middle of the place and bar stools at the bar? Your establishment is tiny & when you reach a certain capacity, maybe take away stools. Also advertise correctly. We left without touching our second round of drinks we ordered. From a person with over 10 years of restaurant service, I have never been in a place run by this kind of incompetent people. When we approached the bouncer at the end, he could not have given a five cent. Btw, they must be full of underage in there! The bouncers doesn't even check IDs. Don't waste your time, effort & money here! Picture of our lovely bartender is attached. read more

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Went for live band karaoke and was super impressed with the talent! Bravo folks! We ordered the cheese curds and guacamole tostadas. Both were GREAT. I'm anxious to go back and try more of the food because everything on the menu sounded good. The server was super prompt and friendly. read more

We have been going to evenflow for 4 years and last summer we parked our Harley in front of their door, under a street lamp. Two hours later, back seat of bike was missing and evenflow wouldn't let us look at their cameras to see what happened. So last night we went again, we wanted to step out and move the bike closer to the place. We asked the doorman if we could leave our new $7.00 drinks on the ledge and he said no problem and that the drinks will be fine. 2 minutes later we come back and the drinks were gone. Doorman said oh well too bad , I guess you need to buy a new one. Wow! We complained to the little skinny bartender/ bar manager with the obnoxious glasses and he didn't care either way and just said too bad buy another drink. He walks up to us and charges us another $7 and was very rude. We mentioned how we come here a lot and spend a lot of money and how bad things always happen here with the staff. He didn't care at all.. Just horrible customer service and treatment. The food is bland and over priced. I guess we learned our lesson on Geneva bars. We will stick with hanging at the classer bars of Saint Charles ,where they treat you with kindness and respect ,plus the drinks are never watered down like evenflow's !!!! :/ read more

SO very disappointed in the establishment. We made plans to go there for my husband's 60th birthday - DUALING PIANO's was on the agenda and we always enjoy that show. Since they don't take reservations - I called and she said that as long as we are in by 7pm we should be good.....and we did. HOWEVER they never adjusted their website to say that they had made a MISTAKE in the agenda. Dualing Piano's was NOT that night - it was Pearl Jam - UGH!!!!! That is a major PLANNING MISTAKE that should be corrected as soon as it is posted! I will never return here again! The place is a bit dirty (but it is a bar) and the service very slow. I was pleasantly surprised that my wrap was pretty good though. Still not going - your job is to plan and communicate your events accurately! read more

Gave four stars for the fun atmosphere, food is more like 3 stars, and the beer selection is a five 5! stars. Love the variety of bottled beers and love the local bands and live band Karaoke offered here. The atmosphere is cool, it's an old bank in historic downtown Geneva. This is the type of place that is a mix of old and new, aka all ages are represented here and all ages appreciate each other. This is a gem in Geneva and I don't know why it Took us a year to finally make it in here, check it out, you won't be disappointed if you love good beers and fun local music! If you are looking for fine dining this isn't your place, looking for friendly fun locals and bar food this is the place! read more

We rented the entire space for our 1st wedding anniversary party with around 80 guests and had a blast! Christine was awesome to work with, and since we live out of state we communicated primarily through email. She was very organized, and ensured things went smoothly the day of the event. All of the staff that we interacted with were so much fun. The Evenflow sound engineer Andrew took on MC duties, and managed our song playlists throughout the night. He even noted that "Closing Time" was on our playlist, and played it for the last song. We are so glad that we chose Evenflow for our anniversary party as the ambiance, sound system quality, and staff really made the event all the more memorable! read more

Great time and great service!!! Had a great time dancing and with drinks! Our server named Moises took care of us and made sure we were "set" all night! Great....we will be back soon!!!! read more

I used to go here every week for the open mic nights and for the wings and beer. First off, the staff is atrocious. Utterly lacking in professionalism and has no regards for customers. It's a wonder why they work in a customer service job when they clearly hate people. Oh wait, they don't hate certain men though. Everyone else good luck. You will wait for 25 minutes until someone recognizes you, then they will take your order like they don't want to be there, and to top it off, you have to wait 20 minutes for a bottled beer! You are better off going up to the bartender and getting your drink and then sitting down. But be careful, once your waitress realized you did, she will snub you for the rest of the night. So you are the. Forced to order your food from the bartender which is surprisingly more convenient than the waitress. When I went there, there was a middle aged woman behind the bar and she was the only one who could provide adequate service. Speaking of bad servers, I was drinking my beer and there was about 2/5 left, and the server came around and picked up my beer to throw before I was close to being done. Excuse me? I told her I wasn't finished with it and she stated "I hope it's worth it" wow how disrespectful. I will never go back to this place ever again! read more

It's a real shame, but I don't hold out high hopes for Even Flow staying in business. Twice now, my husband and I have gone there on a Friday or Saturday night, and found the place completely empty (well, five patrons...that's "completely empty" in my book). Nearby bars, such as Stockholm's, are packed to the gills, but Even Flow can't seem to draw anyone over, despite offering live entertainment. Most recently, we ended up at Even Flow after being told by the hostess at The Office (in St. Charles) there was a 50-minute wait for a table on a Saturday night at 6:30 p.m. Once again, a handful of people had congregated at Even Flow, most of whom came and went during the hour we spent there. There was a live keyboard player, who did a lovely job, I might add, but no one even clapped when he finished his round! It's surprising that Even Flow is so dead on a weekend, because the décor is fantastic. They did a wonderful job converting the old bank into a bar - keeping many of the original features, but giving the bar a contemporary feel at the same time. I suspect that the food and drink prices might keep the crowds away. My husband and I had three drinks between us (two beers and a glass of wine), an appetizer, and a hamburger, and paid $47 including tip. A bit shocking! Worse, the food just isn't that great. The crispy fried mushroom appetizer I had last weekend was just about the blandest thing I have ever eaten. I wish I could say better things about this place, but the lack of a crowd and the overpriced, under par food leave it at two stars. read more

Enjoyed a mommy's night out with a girlfriend here. The food was delicious! The waitress talked up the baklava so we decided to try it out. Sadly, they ran out by the time we finished our dinner. Boo. The atmosphere is really nice and fitting with the rest of downtown Geneva. I believe there are three floors total and there was a fun crowd that night. I believe there were a couple of bacheolerettes going on. There was also a great cover band that really engaged the crowd. Will definitely go back. read more

First of all Even Flow was everything I hoped it to be and I'm only sad that I didn't have a baby sitter for my 11 year old because then I would have stayed all night long to enjoy the food, entertainment, and watching the crowd have fun. My family (husband, son, and myself) went there for a late dinner and to catch the opening of Sugar High band playing this Saturday night. We were so impressed by the menu that we could not hardly decide what to eat and so we had a few of the "small plates". Our final choice of "small plates" were: hand cut fries, jalapeno poppers, chicken over waffles, scallop corn dogs, cuban sliders, and chips with avocado. I loved everything except the scallops and even they were good its just that for tonight the flavor didn't go well with all the good spice and tastes I was already enjoying. If I had to choose my favorite it would be impossible but I can highly recommend the chicken with waffles and the cuban sliders. If I have a negative on the food, and this is a real stretch, it would be that the "small plates" are very small. So after our smalls my husband and I ended up sharing the BLT with a fried egg sandwich. Wow is this sandwich packed with many good flavors. The crisp down home white bread paired with brown sugar double crisp bacon, in season tomato, and incredible garlic salt fried egg with all the egg juice it is better than any egg sandwich I've ever enjoyed at home or in a restaurant. Now for the drinks.....we had the "Root Beer Beer" which is a beer that tastes exactly like root beer. The very statement doesn't capture how delicious the drink is when paired with the outstanding food. If it were not a special occasion I would have just had a basic drink but hey I'm celebrating 17 years of marriage so I say go for something that you don't have everyday. The music pre-band is lively yet with a low volume that allows great conversation. The band Sugar High was just so very fun we just sung aloud to every song as each song carried so many great life memories. The band was fun, fun, fun. Now for the service it was genuinely friendly and made the entire experience all the more enjoyable. My husband and I were obligated to take our son with us on the anniversary date and for this night-time atmosphere where kids are not the ideal client our waitress Lexi made my son feel included and welcome. I know this is a big deal because in spite of him being treated as an equal I'm sure kids aren't necessarily welcomed and definitely not targeted as a patron. In addition to our waitress Lexi our table was also visited by the Chef, the manager, and another staff person and every person made a point to shake my son's hand, ask him about the meal, and politely welcome all of us to the establishment. I had a wonderful time and highly recommend everyone to visit Even Flow. It's great for a date night, a celebration, or a basic no special occasion mid-week meal. I cannot think of a reason not to visit Even Flow and I'm certain it will be the most fun place in Geneva IL on a Saturday night. Thanks Even Flow for a great 17th Anniversary night dinner. Bobbie read more

An absolutely amazing commode experience. Clean and refreshing environs that both satisfy and alleviate the senses. Private and quaint allowing for a personal experience with slide lock to boot! Not a better more satisfying ale house about with live music to cap the night off. read more

Me and my buddies went here for dinner and some drinks. When we first walked in, I was very impressed with the ambience and atmosphere. The place has a really neat set up. We got some drinks and appetizers. The appetizer was like $10.00+ and we barely each got a bite before it was gone. There was really nothing there. I went simple and got a burger and fries with a Pretzel Bun. I love Pretzel Buns!! But the food just wasn't that tasty. I have had a lot better Burgers at countless other restaurants. I ended up getting really sick that night after eating at EvenFlow. Food poisoning of some kind. Anyhow that was probably a fluke, but overall this place had its ups and downs. The pros would be that it had a great atmosphere, nice live music and huge stage, great sound. The ceiling lighting is very cool. This place is an old bank converted into a tavern. They have a private room in the basement for private parties. The Cons would be that it was a little pricey, no sports to be found on TV, they play music videos on the TV's, the food is okay. Bottom Line: This place needs to figure out what it wants to be; a bar, a restaurant, a sports bar, a music venue, fine dining, etc. It's kind of an identity crisis. I wouldn't be shocked if next summer when I visit my friend in Geneva that is gone and something else has filled its spot. read more