I am doing an evaluation on Jameson's Pub restaurant. When it comes to eating at restaurants it's hard to figure out what the food is because they always have different names so I would say I'm kind of a picky eater. The reason why I went to try it was because we have been to many restaurants around our house and we wanted to try something new and we saw it was like 3 minutes from our house. The type of review that I would give from the experience that I got would be positive. Service: The service that we had was good. When we walked in we told the host how many people we have and she looked at what tables were available and she was able to sit us right down. She gave us as much time as we needed since that was our first time eating from there. Décor: The decorations were there but it was more like sports stuff like that but the decorations were there and they were cool. Menu: Jameson's Pub's menu was amazing; they didn't have 4 different pages like most places have it. Even though they only had one large menu they had so many different options for you to choose from. They had Burgers, Wraps, Salads, Ribs, Wings, Soups, Sandwiches, Steak, and some sea stuff. But they have so much more for you. Food: The food was amazing. We didn't get any appetizers. But It did take a little bit to get it but that's wherever you go. I think that once I got the food though it tasted amazing. I did get a cheeseburger when I went there but when I got it it was packed with so many things on it. It wasn't too dry nor was it too greasy. I get my cheeseburger well done too and they give you those options which are great. Cleanliness: When we walked in it didn't smell weird or dirty and when we went to our table there was some little stuff on the chairs and the floor but it wasn't anything major because they don't always pick up every little thing. Also when I went into the ladies room, I was able to tell that it has been a few hours since they last cleaned this bathroom because there was toilet paper on the ground and by the sinks it was wet from the water. But overall the place was clean. Price: personally for 6 people to go out and eat so much food the price wasn't bad. Normally we pay over $100 but it was about $100 for the amount of people that we had that night. I would give this restaurant a 7/10 because it wasn't amazing but it wasn't the worst. The reason it got this review was because they have amazing food, the area is great and the experience was well done. It's just that the points were simple. I would say I am kind of a picky eater so it's just a restaurant I would wanna go to every week if that makes sense. If I could give a recommendation I would say if you or anyone in your family or even friend group is picky I would look on the menu and see what they have just in case someone doesn't like anything you guys can go somewhere else. I would also say that if you plan on going I would call ahead and make sure there are tables open and not too busy. Because they can get really busy sometimes. read more

The cream of chicken soup is a can of Campbell for jewel, the turkey club sandwich has no flavor and the so called Cuban panini is grilled cheese with ham and pickles for 21 dollars,, the whole order was 95 dollars, what a waste, never again. Just a shame that someone could charge these prices for food you could get from a fast food establishment, what a shame will never order from them again, . read more

Fantastic service from Julia our server. Fantastic wings, best in Plainfield/Joliet area!

Isn't taking a debit or credit card part of doing business? Jamesons charges 3 percent that's nuts! Maybe anyone who uses a card should just stop going! Plenty of places don't.charge! I don't think we should get comfortable paying these rediculous charges! Empty the parking lot & let's see how that goes! They have 4 restaurants & I know of maybe more! Don't think they need 3 more percent of my money!!! , People try to keep it local then they stick it to you!!!!!! & Wouldn't we all like to get pd..cash for what we do? Can we mention TAXES! O read more

We came here a couple weeks ago and sat outside. We had beautiful weather and it was a good place to people watch. I chose the wing special which was very good. They are bigger in size than Hooters or BWW's. My gf got the cajun chicken sandwich special and stated that it wasn't very spicey. I would go back to try some of there there other specials This place is tucked away and easy to pass every day and pay no attention to. Diamond in the ruff. read more

Visited here for the first time. Service was good and food tasted good. Our server was on point and no complaints for any staff. However the 3% surcharge for using a card as payment is the biggest cheapskate stuff I've seen in a while. This isn't some little hole in the wall 4 table cafe or something. The policy according to the restaurant was in place well before COVID hit so that's not the excuse. It's called operating costs, the price of doing business. When you take your car to a mechanic they charge you for parts and labor, they don't also charge a fee because they had to use tools to fix it. BS policy plain and simple. read more

Place was clean and staff was friendly and where on top of their game. Never had to wait for any drinks nor food. Food was very tasty

The stakes were fantastic properly cook The appetizers were delicious The service was a little slow due to covid I would recommend this to anyone that would like a great evening outdoor read more

In a world full of "we are short staffed, appreciate your patience", felt the need to commend this business for a job well done. Waitress was spot on, drinks never empty, had numerous tables to take care of and did an excellent job. Other staff members delivering food, clearing tables, all working together. Excellent service. We can't wait to go back. read more

We sat at the bar for the football games and to eat. The place was packed but there was no waiting. The atmosphere was a lot of fun (not just because of the games) and we were so glad we went there. The servers were very attractive, attentive and dressed for game day. Our food came out really quick. The chicken nachos were definitely my favorite and my husband loved the sliders. We will definitely stop again when we come through Joliet. read more

Try having your staff wear masks . Will not be back despite enjoying your food for years. Very disappointed. I love your mahi!

A three percent surcharge for using credit and debit cards. I will not return, that is pure baloney.

We are from out of town and were looking for a relaxed place for dinner. As soon as we walked in the door the hostess told us that it would be almost a 20-30 minute wait for food. We were fine with the wait and sat outside. Our waitress also let us know that food would take a while. We ordered our meal and not even 10 minutes later our food was out. The cuban was amazing and the waitress gave us a respectable amount of time to just hang out. Highly recommend!! read more

Food and service great truly recommend but dress warm it's so cold inside. I love watching games there

Honesty we were hungry,seen this place and entered with pretty low expectations. The sign outside is ole English looking but fails to represent what experience you encounter inside. I chose wings and the wife had a pretzel both were great. Quality food properly prepared. Service was so so. Better service will earn the last star. read more

To be honest I'm never going here and ever recommending this place after I heard the type of service my fiancée and her friends were treated with. I've worked in Sales and customer service my whole career and currently I work with business owners to improve/drive traffic and performance. This is the complete opposite of what owners want out of their employees and is damaging to their reputation. The fact that this employee Michelle let it be known that she was singling out my fiancée and her group by being purposely rude, disrespectful, and obvious that she didn't want to help them, to just turn around to be friendly and courteous to her other customers says something else. Im furious this happened and I hope it doesn't happen to anyone else. This is sad. read more

Do yourself a favor, avoid Jameson's Charhouse in Joliet, or which ever one you patronize, one of the worst dining experiences I ever had last night, a waitress with an attitude from the time we sat down, brought everything all at once, sub par food, steaks too tough to eat, not hot, soups very bland, bartender that screw up a vodka on the rocks with pineapple, and here's the kicker, there was a surprise charge at the bottom of my bill for a 3% service charge if you pay with debit or credit card, no warning at all, I objected to the charge, restaurants are not allowed to charge a surcharge for debit cards, incompetent manager came and started arguing with me that I had to pay it, $3.85 , he would not take off the bill, he would rather lose a customer, I will never eat at this restaurant again. read more

Jameson's Pub - Not allowed to charge a surcharge on debit cards!!!! - Burgers Near Me - Joliet, Illinois

TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE!!! Food was terrible and manager was a jerk when I called to tell them the buffalo wings were rubbery and wayyyyy too spicy! And I actually eat spicy food. The main issue with the shrimp was that they were over cooked and rubbery. He told me that my carry out order was my problem because I should not have taken them out of there. I explained to him that I asked for the sauce on the side. The manager proceeds to give me the example of if I went to mcdonaldsllvlllll. I don't pay $12 for a burger at McDonald's like I did for ten shrimp. Now I see why they only have three stars. I will NEVER eat there again! read more

In my effort to help as many restaurants during this time, I have then a try and ordered a cheese pizza and potato skins. Arrived semi warm and the skins were really dried out and the pizza sauce was heavy with oregano. read more

Yelp asks us to be understanding before posting a review during COVID, maybe the restaurant should take ALL of their patrons into consideration during COVID, too. Not one employee of this restaurant was wearing a mask, last I checked COVID was still pretty strong in our area. While there were plenty of servers, ours was far from attentive. Half of the appetizers we ordered were bland, and the burger had a horrible aftertaste. Best part was the 3% fee I was charged for using my debit card, especially when they overcharge for almost every item on the Menu, surely they can afford to cover that 3% fee. Most people use charge or debit these days, especially with a coin shortage & I would have been happy to pay cash, but wouldn't have had enough to leave my server a tip. Guess we know where not to go next time. read more

Went on a friday night. I like when the place is packed and a big game is on. Slows down the experience. Still great service for how busy they were. The moscow mules were good, also the food was great.. cant complain read more

Great 1/2 price burgers on Mondays dine-in with a $1 upcharge for sweet potato wedges. Portions were large and delish for $7. You can't beat that deal anywhere else. read more

I was very disappointed with the southwest egg rolls. I was told they came from a bag then fried. These should be taken off the menu. Do not order!!! read more

Looking for a meeting place for a large group I read reviews here on Yelp. A 3% charge for paying with a debit/credit card? There are many nice restaurants around here . . . we can skip this one. read more

Listen it's a 5 star listen establishment,, get smoked and good food with some good views

This was my go to place. Huge menu, typically can always find something. Visited last night. Started to charge 3% convenience fee to use a debit/credit card. They have been consistently busy, if not packed all during covid. Not an ideal time to be making a petty charge like this. Add it somewhere else. The Wild Horse on 52 tried this, didn't work out for them. No thanks. read more

Just found this place. Food was really good and portions were large. Fair pricing. Great blackened chicken pesto and the fried pickles are amazing!! read more

3.5 stars but all the negative reviews made me round up out of pity. We went strictly for the food and there was no nightlife event going on. The service was great! Our waitress, Stella had a diminished eastern European accent and was totally on point. Beverages never got below half way and she was super friendly. We started with nachos and they were pretty good. I was impressed by the fresh jalepenos. Then we thought since this was our first time we'd try the title burger, "the jamenson burger". This is a whole pound burger on a mega bun, clearly this was the after cooked weight because this burger was as big as my head (see photo). The burger was actually great, topped with cheddar, onions, and bippity boppity BACON! Good service, good food. I'll be back (and I'll use my Terminator voice). read more

Ah, Jameson's. We live within about half a mile of this bar, so we've gone a few times when friends are in town or someone wants to go to a bar. As Joliet bars go, I'd give most of them one star, so the two stars is actually a complement. The population is mostly single early twenty-somethings who want to rub up on another single person and get wasted. Not a depressing bar full of aging alcoholics, so that's a plus around here! The food is OK...better than most bars around here! The music is LOUD. Like, nightclub loud, not bar loud. Forget having a conversation if you're there after about 8pm. The waitresses are mostly interested in helping men who will tip profusely because of skimpy clothes. A coed group? You might get refills. You might not. Here's what confuses me. Like I said, I live half a mile from there. We don't generally hear the music, but every once in awhile on like a Wednesday or Thursday night, we'll hear it loud and clear, every word, through closed windows. What's up with that, Jameson's? If it were the weekend, I'd accept that it's all part of living near a bar, but why in the middle of the week, and no other time? Anywho, I also want to thank Jameson's for reminding me periodically that I am much too old for the bar scene, and glad I didn't live my college years in Joliet. read more

I'm writing this review to kill time while waiting for my food, since the deafening music makes conversation with my dinner companions impossible, and my beer glass had been empty for the last ten minutes. Full disclosure: I'm already irritated because because the beer selection is so poor. I asked, "What beer do you have?" The waitress replied, "OMG, soooo many beers!! Like, HUNDREDS of bottles!" So I said, "Great! How about something Polish?" And she responded, "Uhh.. No. What Polish beers even are there?" So I said, "How about something local?" Her: *shaking head slowly* "Uhhh... NO?" And it just went on like that. The food was pretty good. Aside from knowing nothing about beer, the service was fair. Bottom line: this is a shitty college bar with three times the normal capital investment of a standard shitty college bar, trying to make itself look like a respectable restaurant. You get more ambience and local color at Applebee's. Skip this place, unless you're trying to get laid. read more

Went here with friends who go all the time, I'm not sure why. We had a slow waitress even though the place was more then half empty. The food was okay, nothing great but not bad. The music was deafening and terrible unless of course you went there thinking it was a rave. Seriously all it needed was black lights and glow sticks. It was the Thursday before race weekend so I am not sure if that is why all of the girls were dressed like strippers but seriously not what I want to be looking at while trying to eat. Would not go back and would suggest you don't either. read more

Women's bathroom is disgusting. The chair has been broken for about a year. Steak is a bit bland, and the Jamaican jerk chicken is too saucy (they should just use a dry rub instead). read more

Daily food and drink specials. Food quality matches what you would expect at a pub like this, nothing over the top but nothing that is unsatisfactory. Recommend this place as a place to sit down, watch a game, and have a beer. read more

By far the best fried pickles I've ever had. Their garlic sauce and the ranch for dipping them are to die for. I love their pulled pork nachos. Everything I've ever gotten there is phenomenal. Salads, burgers and wings are delicious. read more

This place is something else. I don't really know how to describe it. But it's not too good. $5 to get in. Not off to a good start. $5 to get into some okay bar in Joliet. I'm assuming it was for the band that was playing but still I don't think it was worth it. Don't get me wrong, I love bars that have live music, but if it's just an okay band playing a bunch of mediocre covers, it can be kind of annoying. The best part about this place was the prices. Lots of drinks for little money. Nice. The bartender we had actually was pretty good when I think about it. She was always there when we needed her despite the over-crowded bar. That's always a plus. But other than that, this place is really nothing special and I have no desire to come back...okay...maybe a little, it is really cheap but there's all the other stuff bringing it down. So UNIMPRESSED... read more

I'm reviewing lunch here*** Good service, not to crowded, great food both times I've been in the last few weeks. First time I had buffalo chicken sandwich which was awesome. Just lightly fried, soaked in sauce, and I had the blue cheese on it instead of the ranch. I like they have cottage cheese as an option for a side. You don't find that very often anymore. Then today Monday, they have a $4 burger special. The burger was great, not better then Penalty Box but it was a good burger that I will order again there. Over all a nice place for lunch, good beer selection, and good food. Service on my two visits was great as well. read more

very disappointing that they charge 3% to use credit card there .. I accept that but I don't accept that they charge the customer 3% on the entire bill even if it is only partially on the credit card .. They charged me $1.75 on a bill of $8.44.which is more than 20%..They base it on the entire bill not what is actually charged to credit card .. Quite a ripoff , probably not legal either! Keep your eyes open if you use part cash and part credit ... it will definitely shock you !'n read more

Jameson's pub is a decent place to go to hang with a group of friends. The atmosphere changes depending on which night of the week you are there. It gets pretty busy on Friday and Saturday nights, slower during the week, and dead on Sunday night. The food is good. The wraps are delicious. The steak is below average and not worth the money. The appetizers are average. The service is slow. Drinks are often left empty for a lengthy amount of time, leaving you to debate whether you should go up to the bar... even on those Sunday nights. Also, on the busy nights, it's good to know the bartenders. The newly painted and decorated walls make for a more warm and friendly environment. It's a nice touch. The location is nice, and the outside patio area is spacious. read more

Great place to watch a game .. lots of seating , good service .. Chicago themed sports bar . Service was great , food was better than expected. read more

Wouldn't come back. The atmosphere is always crazy loud especially when there is a game on. The food is always sub-par or ok. Nothing I couldn't get anywhere else. The service is what is terrible. It takes forever and it I is hard to flag down the staff Last time our waitress lost my dad's credit card! read more