Hink&#x27;s Bar &amp; Grill

Best bar in DeKalb County! This is me and my friend's favorite bar to go to. Great service and fun,…read morefriendly crowd

Ah, good old Cub and Spanks…read more.. Now I've only been coming here for the past couple of months, but they fulfill a couple of requirements I require in a bar. 1) cheap drinks. And I don't mean this place is the kind of establishment that serves drinks in red solo cups, they serve them in regular plastic tumbler cups, and they're not bottom shelf garbage liquids either. A Jameson and Ginger ale will set you back a whopping $4. I feel like I'm stealing from the bar when I drink here! This is a good thing. 2) conversational level of crowd noise. This place has never been so loud that I couldn't hear the person I was sitting with, granted, we haven't come here on a Friday or Saturday night, so consider that the asterisk. I prefer a place where u don't need a bullhorn to talk to someone 3 feet away. 3) shuffleboard table. This place will always have a special place in my heart since I popped my shuffleboard cherry here on September 30th after closing out Charter Fitness. However, they've since replaced the old board with a new-fangled board with the prison bars that come up in the middle to avoid free plays, and the table is but crooked. Not that I'm a cheapskate and try to play for free, but the sand gets stuck in the holes so when you start a game, you have to manually push the bars in in order to allow your pucks to slide freely from end to end. I know, I know, #firstworldproblems 3) jukebox. Since the beginning if time, man has attempted to push forth their culture on those around them, and this is the perfect way to do it. You can even control the jukebox from your phone! Well, your smartphone at least. I don't think your Motorola StarTAC is going to help you out here, nor will your Nokia 8200. 4) regulars. You will see the same people day in day out here, whatever day of the week. They may or may not remember that you had a conversation about whatever you had a conversation about, but they're friendly. Or you can chalk it up to this place being a townie bar, but I won't call it that. Come to Cubbies, sidle up to the bar, and maybe drop a buck on a game of shuffleboard or two. If I'm there, say hello and challenge me to a game. I might show you a thing or two. Or not. I've only been playing for a couple if months...

A hanger! That means your puck stopped and is hanging over the edge, obvi...it's worth like a gazillion points

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The new board...wimp womp

Pub 64

4.3(91 reviews)

Not a lot of pictures because the food came out & we were starving and everything was FANTASTIC! I…read morewalked in and didn't have the best ideas about the food was going to be good, maybe at best your typical bar food. But I was WRONG, this food hands down best food In Sycamore, and we have visited 2 times. Our server was great, so nice & friendly & also the bartender, she had her hands full! The Crunch Rolls, like giant mozzarella sticks in egg roll form, what a great infusion!

All I have heard for a while was how good the burgers were. Have to try the burgers. And now that I…read morehave, I cannot fathom how incredible the burger was. You think "what makes it different than other burgers" I cannot answer that. Our waitress couldn't answer that but we all agreed that these burgers are something else in the best way possible. You HAVE to try the burgers. It's cooked perfectly, so incredibly juice, toppings are flavored so so well. Sauces are fire. I cannot think of one bad thing about this except that I didn't order a second one.

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Crooked Horns Bar & Grill

3.9(36 reviews)

1.2 mi

The place is cute. It has a southwestern cow theme going. The bar is nice as well. It is tucked…read moreaway behind a hotel so you have to look for it. The food was really good. We had the italian beef egg rolls to start. They were good, but actually needed a sauce instead of aus jus. But they were still good. I love giardiniera, and they have a really spicy,flavourful one. It goes really well with the Chicago pub burger too. The thing is huge! And tasty! He had a patty melt. Mine was better, but the burgers are just juicy and are made well. Our server was super nice and very attentive! Mae apparently likes her job which is great! Just passing through but I'd come back for cocktails and some more food sometime.

This place is so underrated, this was our 3rd time here, the food is delicious & the portions are…read morereally good we had so much left overs. The waiters are very attentive as well.

Dining area

Nutella crepe with strawberries

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Pj's Courthouse Tavern & Grille

3.9(182 reviews)

Always great food and great service! Our go-to bar and grill in the area! Best wings in town!read more

We haven't been here in at least 10 years tried it on a Friday night…read more Live music and all the bar patrons are extremely loud, so if you want a quiet relaxing dinner or want to hear what your wife is saying, this isn't the place. The fish fry was good. I would skip the catfish, but the walleye and cod were very good. The bread roll they gave you with the dinner was also very good. 8 breaded shrimp special was also good. Fries were way overcooked and they probably need to clean The fryer. The fries are a very dark color. Service was decent for the bar being packed. The bill was around $40 for two dinners and sodas before tip

Inside history

Frisco Burger on Pretzel Bun

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Menu specials

The Angry Pickle Pub

2.8(4 reviews)

Fun spot in Sycamore. Good bar food, friend pickles, pickle drinks and lots of beer and THC drink…read moreoptions. Philly cheesesteak was tasty and the service was exceptional! Jocelyn made our experience lovely.

New restaurant, but it's been open for months by now. 1st…read morethey let people seat themselves, the problem with that is there were groups of 2 sitting at tables that seat 6. So when we got there with our group of 5 we had to wait because there was only a table for 2 or the bar but no room for 5. Our waitress came quick to take drink orders but then we literally didn't see her for 40 mins until a guy came & asked if we were being helped. Our waitress was also tending bar, but also just standing around doing nothing. We are not the type to get her attention or cause a scene. Eventually food came & nothing stood out I had a steak sandwich with giardiniera- fine. Fries were sooooo salty. We ordered a 24 piece boneless bbq wings & we got regular wings with bone. We just ate them & said nothing. But son & wife did not enjoy. We still have at least 12 wings in the fridge 3 days later. Other son had the basic cheeseburger It was fine. 2 sandwiches & a large order of wings with 3 sodas & a draft beer was $90 b4 tip We definitely won't be back

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MVP Sports Bar

3.5(70 reviews)

0.0 mi

Just a walk across the street for some good food and cold drinks. Staff is fantastic, friendly ,…read moregood service.

Probably the best boneless wings I've ever had. The chicken was so juicy and breading so crispy and…read moredelicious! The sauces were so unique and beyond delicious! The steak tacos were also one of the best I've ever had and we have tried MANY different places. I would go back 110% Service was also excellent! Super yummy extra dirty martini! Over all would give it a 10 out of 10!

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Ski's All American Pub

3.3(45 reviews)

0.7 mi

Checked out this popular Sycamore bar and grill. It seems to be a local favorite place to watch…read moresports and more. Ski's is one of the many sports bars in town and amazingly these all get full somehow. Get some cheap ass drinks. The food isn't anything impressive or worth getting most times. Bar that has a sports theme to it. It's like a little better than a dive bar apparently so it's better than it looks. This almost looks nice enough for it to be okay for a family lol kidding obviously. Has a few arcades and games. There's darts, which can be hazardous with the frat boys launching these. It's about $3 for the cheapest cocktails. Whiskey and whatever. It's about $3 for appetizers. There's things like cheese curds and the chips and salsa, but also pizza. Even though it looks crappy it's better than it looks to be honest. It's located on West State Street far from other bars and restaurants. This is a combination of locals mixing with the outsider college students.

Nice place to come and eat, have a drink and watch the games! The staff is amazing!…read moreThe menu you could never go wrong with a burger, The hoagie steak sandwiches. The calzone is amazing. The pizza is fantastic. The wings are delicious

Sausage and pepperoni calzone

Free popcorn! Yummmm.

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Veggie 12" double dough pizza. Was delicious!

Pizza Beer Whiskey

4.1(41 reviews)

My wife and are new to the area, we ordered Pizza Beer Whiskey for the friends that helped us move…read moreand everyone absolutely loved it. Two of us are vegan and they even offer a plant based cheese, first spot in the area that we've found it, THANK YOU!!! A few weeks later we decided to go in and check it out in person, cool environment, cool staff, can't wait to go back.

We recently held our son's rehearsal dinner here, and unfortunately, I was very disappointed with…read morehow our event was handled. I want to start with the positives: the food was excellent, and our server, Sam, and the bartender (I believe her name was Brooke) worked incredibly hard. They were pleasant, helpful, and truly did the best they could. My frustration is not with them at all--they were simply given far too much to handle. Neither was dedicated to our event. Sam was serving our party AND other customers in the restaurant, and the bartender was also responsible for our group and the rest of the restaurant. It took approximately 45 minutes for everyone at our rehearsal dinner to receive their first drink. The staff was stretched so thin that I found myself putting food out and bussing tables during my son's rehearsal dinner. When we arrived, there weren't even enough tables and chairs set up for our guests, so our family helped set those up as well. What was especially frustrating is that we paid an additional fee for an event coordinator, as well as a fee to use the space. I'm still unclear about what those fees actually provided. I would have expected an event coordinator to make sure the space was ready, adequate staff was scheduled, and the event ran smoothly. That was not our experience. I initially chose not to leave a public review because I wanted to give management the opportunity to address my concerns directly. I emailed them after the event explaining our experience and received no response. I resent the email twice and still received no acknowledgment or response. That lack of communication is ultimately what prompted me to share our experience publicly. Again, the food was excellent and Sam and Brooke deserve recognition for working so hard. But for a special event that included additional charges for the space and event coordination, I expected a much higher level of planning, staffing, service, and follow-up.

The bronze bust of the deer - note the glasses and pipe, and DKCU Soccer Scarf! Awesome!

Detroit Pizza

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Inside decor

Hobnobbers

3.3(57 reviews)

2.1 mi

Casual & fun place to grab a pizza and a couple drinks after work! We love the beer nuggets and NA…read moredrink options. Our server Kaia was very welcoming and very accommodating!

Everything we had was delicious. My husband and I split a 1/2 beef roll. The dips were amazing. My…read moredaughter-in-law recommended the house made ranch sauce so we tried that also; absolutely delicious. Someone had the Philly cheese wrap also, and loved it. I will be going back for the beef roll. The price was very reasonable, so as long as they don't raise their prices, we will go back!

Look better on social media - skip the beer nuggets!

Pepperoni pizza

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How can you not love this place? I'll take two soups please.

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Carol C.

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7

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13 years ago

This may be known as a "townie bar', but it's a "go to" when it comes to good food. I heard about Hink's from a friend. My first trip was for lunch. The jalapeño burger was juicy and done perfectly. The next time I had to try the "bottle caps". These are battered and fried jalapeno slices and delicious. My mouth is watering just thinking about them. Hink's is the place I take friends and family that are looking for good food, and relaxed atmosphere. Everyone that works there is super friendly and so are the other patrons. And have I mentioned the Apple Pie shots? They make them themselves and are pack a tasty punch. I think I will have make a trip there again soon! read more

Mr H.

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28

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13 years ago

A 'Biker Bar' that has One Tree Hill on every TV? Sad. We use to go there for the Grouper and now we are questioning if it's actually Grouper. read more

Becky S.

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5

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12 years ago

I really enjoyed the grouper sandwich. I did not think the food would be so good because it looks all bar but it is worth a try!

Noah E.

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5

2

4 years ago

This is one of the most welcoming, comforting, and has so many choices for dining, great staff as well

Wanda T.

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3

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2 years ago

Best fried mushrooms in town! My suggestion is to get them double fried. They are flawless!!!!!

Shelley P.

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18

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5 years ago

Great atmosphere! Great Service. First time and will definitely be back!

Susan R.

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4

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16 years ago

The food is fabulous!!! The bartenders are very friendly.

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