Checked out this local brewery in Bloomington. It has quite a surprising amount of variety on the…read morebeer list. Keg Grove is a good place for groups and hanging out. Far away enough from the craziness of the college campus and downtown bars but still not too far away. They have events and food trucks, so there's some good times to be had. A brewery that's located in a shopping plaza with a patio and indoor area. It's bigger than it looks. There's arcade games and even more tables upstairs. For sure anyone can find something fun. It's about $7 a pint. Last time I got the Show Me Your Stem. Good one. This is a pumpkin pie wheat. On the rim is graham crackers. The rest of the beers include IPAs as well as wheat beers in flavors such as blueberry and peach. For sure we could come here again. It's located on Empire Street in a shopping plaza. There's no food menu but usually there's a food truck.

My husband and I were just in Bloomington/Normal for a conference and decided to hit up the local…read morebreweries. We enjoyed all of our stops, but Keg Grove continued getting recommendations from locals. As a result, we had to stop by. And, in the end, Keg Grove WAS our favorite! From the moment we walked in, we were greeted with a kind warm welcome from the bartender. The space was also welcoming. It was wide open, clean, and spacious. My husband each got our own flights (see pictured). We loved all 8 of the beers that we got, but here were our 4 favorites: 1. #3 Malo Pina Colada Wheat, 2. #1 Holey Jeans Blueberry Wheat with a sugar rimmed glass, 3. #11 Love is Love Orange Guava Passionfruit Hard Seltzer, and 4. #7 Cornfuzed Corn Ale. There was not a bad beer and there were several more we would have loved to try. We ended up getting a 4 pack of the Hokey Jeans because the Malo was sold out. Prices are great, portions are reasonable, and presentation was solid. There was nothing to complain about and much to praise. We will definitely be back at Keg Grove the next time we are in town! Thanks for a great visit!

On a recent 04/17/26 visit to Bloomington-Normal we stopped in for dinner/drinks and had an…read moreexcellent time. Very nice space: the beer was terrific, as was the food. Highly recommended!! As we were finishing up our meal/drinks some really bad weather moved in, and suddenly tornado warnings hit everyone's phones. Destihl management quickly moved all remaining patrons (us included) into the brewery portion of the building for safety for approximately 45 minutes or so. Kudos to all members of the Destihl team that night, as they were friendly and professional during this severe and intense weather event.

We don't come to that part of town often, but happened to be staying at hotel close by. And we saw…read morethe place driving to our hotel. Food is really good. I got the charcuterie shareable as my entree and a dragon fruit sangria. Drink was fruity and tasty ; but a lot of alcohol. The charcuterie was filling although a little salty. Which should have been expected DUH! Hubby got fried cod and a house salad. He enjoyed both. Website recommended reservations. We were seated immediately without one. It's spacious on the inside. The women's restrooms was individual powder room with your own pedestal sink! Wanna come back and try breakfast next time.

Great brewery, nice comfortable seating inside and large outdoor area, parking can be an issue but…read morenot bad. Lots a beers to choose from, Illinois bock was made special for our group for our event at the brewery. Very nice and tasty. Got a brewery tour from the owner that was insightful and fun, it's across the street from bar. Food trucks provide good food on sight, the pizza truck was there for us but I heard a Mexican truck had great burritos. Great place to enjoy a good selection of brews and relax with friends

We were in town for a wedding had a little time to check this place out. We love checking out…read morebreweries on our travels. This was an excellent one and our beer tender (maybe Ben??) was the MOST knowledgeable beer guy I've ever encountered that wasn't an actual brewer. It was great to talk to him and sample the beers here. All good!!! Wish we would have been I. Town longer we would have come back

The service was great and so was the food! They have all kids of specially drinks…read more It's a cozy atmosphere. We would recommend!

SO good. Everything was delicious. Top 10 pizza places I've been to. Wanted to try the puppy chow…read moreskillet dessert but didn't have any room left! Will be back!

Food is fantastic, service is good and ambience is very rustic and fun…read more Looking forward to going back for drinks and wings. I had a salad and the ranch dressing is fantastic.

Shit experience. Staff has no class…read more I was outside on the patio on a hot day with some friends and my dog. I ordered food and told the guy I'd be outside, which he responded he'd be out to bring it to me. Time passes. Neighboring tables are getting big orders delivered (people who got there after me). Eventually my friends leave and my elderly dog is burning up on the patio (The neighboring bar were the only ones who offered him a dog bowl). By the time half of our table leaves we go in to check on the food. They say it's coming... we check on the food again. They say it will be right up. It was not. I ask for a refund, the guy says "it's done, do you still want it?". I sigh and say yes. Five more minutes pass... I settle on my refund from a woman with a shitty attitude. No apology, no nothing. Not worth the visit.

After stopping by the Abraham Lincoln House and library, we came across this microbrewery and had…read moreto go in! They also have a cidery, but it wasn't open during this season. Thankfully we still were able to get one cider, and they had a selection of other beers. The cider was tart and refreshing, and I really like the berry mocktail, which had ginger beer, and a mix of berries in it. As for food, the Nashville hot chicken sandwich came with a lot of heat which was great. I got the dry rub version, which is spicer than the saucy version. The horseshoe sandwich is a local favorite, which is an open faced sandwich with sliced bread topped with meat (we got the angus beef), fries, and cheese sauce. It was quite heavy and creamy because of all the sauce. Overall we enjoyed our meal and our server was very friendly, although service was on the slower side.

Visiting town on road trip. We walked here from hotel. Neat place filled with locals. The ciders…read moreare definitely good and the coffee beer was pretty good. My fish and chips is as usual as expected, nothing compares to the real one from England. It was good fries are good. Wife order shrimp poboy which was a bit po in the shrimp. Could use more shrimp for the price. Service was good. Great local spot.

Phenomenal eating experience, great vibe & excellent service. The food was so delicious and it…read morebrought a smile to my face. The standout item was the Cheese Curds, just try them for yourself. Engrained has been one of the best restaurants I've been to in Springfield so far.

We met for a large family dinner with 10 people. Short wait for the table when we arrived on a busy…read moreSaturday. The service was good. I created my own flatbread pizza. My son had fish and chips. My husband had the meatloaf. Several others at the table ordered the Shepard's pie. The food was all very good. For dessert, we had chocolate cake to go, which was also amazing.

Impromptu lunch date here today. We saw the shaded patio and thought let's give it a try. The…read morehostess quickly seated us outside upon request. Our server was friendly and our food was out shortly after we placed our orders. Everything tasted delicious!!! Well seasoned, meat tender and cooked to perfection!

Very spacious typical American tavern!…read more We tried more of the not typical American items and it was slightly a miss. I think if I came back I would definitely lean into the typical American stuff because that's probably what they do best (the fries looked really yummy on other people's plates) Shrimp and Scallop Ceviche - this was an appetizer specials that I really enjoyed and highly recommend. Every bite was refreshing! Korean Salmon - Salmon was cooked well and the crust was nice and crispy. Something was just off about the flavor -- the sauce was too salty. Surf and Turf Tacos - decent tacos, would consider getting again Overall in the pricer side but it is a nicer sit down restaurant in Champaign. Comes with free popcorn sampler at the beginning of the meal! The servers were every kind. They unfortunately cannot accept visa gift cards too