We arrived around 8pm on a Thursday. We were greeted by the bartender, who ended up being our waiter. He was friendly and did a splendid job checking in and making sure all was good. The atmosphere is pleasant, with background music. The building has old charm, but at the same time seemed new and fresh. We started with fried calamari, which V said was the best he had in a while. I suspect it should have been taken out of the fryer a few seconds sooner, as I detected a hint that the breading was slightly burnt. I ordered a chopped salad with grilled chicken. It was quite tasty and had generous portions of blue cheese and bacon, yummy. V had a Lamb Chop which came with mashed potatoes. He enjoyed his meal, it the lamb was cooked well done, just like he ordered. We shared a slice of Blueberry Cheesecake, and it was the perfect finish to the meal. We would definitely come back again, from hospitality, to atmospher and food, it's a very good experience. read more

We were passing through during our Route 66 roadtrip and wanted lunch that wasn't a greasy spoon. This place was perfect. The service went above and beyond to accommodate my husband's dietary needs and they were very attentive. The food was delicious and my chicken was cooked perfectly and so well seasoned. I highly recommend coming here. read more

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I ordered the special fish of the day, red snapper. It was disappointing--tough and much too salty, and dressed with a much too salty gravy. The broccolini served with it was also oversalted. The mashed potatoes were OK, nothing special. Chef needs to go easy on the salt shaker! read more

Stopped in with my daughter for a nice lunch. Juliet's is situated in downtown Joliet in an area that's currently under renovation. Juliet's is an excellent addition. Large, roomy, elegant but still laid back. We stopped in for lunch but I can totally see the dinner crown hanging here before after theater shows or shopping. The decor is clean, crisp, and stylish. The staff and service is excellent! Refined yet casual and comfortable. I wish I had asked my severs name she was great. In fact a few servers checked on us while she was bus attending to other tables. We started with the Brussels sprouts which were large and plentiful with some in zest we dug in and enjoyed them very much. I had burger which was hand pattied and full of flavor. Really good burger holds up to any burger out there really. My daughter had the rib eye steak sandwich which was really good as well and rather large for the price. Cooked just as requested and on a nice fresh bilillo type roll. It's a great stop and I definitely plan on trying dinner there as their offerings look excellent. A great spot for casual or fine dining fare. read more

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Beware! They canceled my reservation shortly before a show at Rialto via OpenTable email. I tried calling over and over again couldn't get an answer... so made other plans in a scramble. Then got repeated emails from OpenTable saying I ditched my reservation... again tried calling the restaurant and got no answer.... Apparently, they don't honor their reservations and will leave you in a lurch and then accuse you of skipping out read more

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Cute banquet venue for a small wedding or party. Food was seasoned and the picky eaters even enjoyed it. Staff was quick and professional.

Varied menu, reasonably priced. Nicely designed, friendly staff, nice location, free street parking nearby, can walk from Rock Island and Amtrak train stations. read more

Service horrible, racism still ALIVE in thie restaurant! Attitude from the time I got there & leaving!!!! Food ok not all that! The ambiance goes with the Attitudes, got to do better! Not coming back and im putting the word out! read more

First and foremost, the ambiance was welcoming and very nice. Kind of got that historic feeling to it. The service was good. Our waitress was very friendly, knowledgeable and didn't bother us too much or too little. The food was very good also. No complaints and I will stop by here again if in the neighborhood. This was our Valentines Day dinner, went by Harrah's Casino afterwards. Ugh...at least she won $100. read more

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Delicious food, amazing service, and the place was also super kid-friendly! There were also lots of vegetarian options. We had gnocchi, a portabello sandwich, and a Cobb salad--all of which were delicious. It was a perfect place to stop in after touring Joliet prison, but also worth coming to for its own sake! read more

Tried this place for the first time, for lunch. Very nice dining room, along with great, attentive and friendly service from our server, Joey. I'm a chicken caesar salad fan and this one may be the best I've ever had. My wife raved about the caesar salad with salmon, and our daughter loved the greek salad. A great find and we want to return! read more

Nice cozy environment with great food. Service was also awesome. Loved their fresh Cobb salad and Cubano sandwich. read more

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Beautiful renovated space in downtown Joliet. Prompt friendly and attentive service. Nice lunch menu variety. Chicken Caesar wrap fresh tasty and huge. Burger sliders and fries hot and delicious with really good french fries. Will definitely come back again. read more

One of the best cheeseburgers I have ever had and the cocktails are out of this world. This restaurant is very fancy but the prices are incredibly fair. We are from Wisconsin, our daughter is preforming at the Rialto Theatre this weekend and we needed to find a place to grab a bite to eat for lunch. Chef Jerry, the waitress Cameron, and the bartender Ian put together the ultimate combination for the perfect meal. We absolutely will be back. read more

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This is a 2 day review. Our team was playing in the state baseball championship and we came to Juliet's. We called ahead to let them know we were coming 20-50 was the party size. When we showed up on Friday I was greeted with we were late. If 9 mins is late and an inconvenience then I'm sorry. After this misstep things were great. The staff was friendly and worked their tail off. Perry brought in extra staff to help out. Since we won we came back and the service was even better on Saturday. A huge shout out to Perry and staff. Thanks for helping us celebrate and bring the trophy home. Icing on the cake was when we saw the bar back crossing the street after the game he asked if we won. When we told him yes he celebrated like he was one of us! We will see you next year when we're back! read more

Two words: Mushroom Risotto! Must have. Done to perfection, with crispy leeks. Service was top notch. And the ambiance is so warm and welcoming. This is a "must do" place. We will definitely be back! Thank you. read more

Had a reservation but still waited nearly 30 minutes to be seated. Terrible service once at the table. The waitress took our food order and gave us our bill and that's it. Two sandwiches took 30 minutes and my burger was rare (I requested medium well). We had to shove our food to get to a show at the Rialto. The only saving grace was the manager who we asked to check on our food. She brought it out and it clearly had been sitting under the lights getting cold. We also had to ask the manager for our bill so we could get out of there. It seems like it's trying hard to be a restaurant but it's a bar. I'd go there for drinks not for food (mediocre at best) and certainly not while on a schedule. We allowed 90 minutes which should have been enough time for a sandwich before a show. read more

Dear Bill Dimitroulas REGARDING DINNER RESERVATIONS FOR DECEMBER 20,2025 Reservation #48317 On November 13, 2025, dinner reservations were made for 16 people for December 20, 2025, Confirmation #48317. We had purchased tickets to attend the Rialto Theatre Elvis Christmas Show that evening. We made reservations with Nick that day. We told him we just bought tickets for the 20th. If your have a policy we were never told then. We were having dinner and then would go over to show. We ate lunch at Juliets on November 13. At that time we questioned the elevator for handicap since our party included our Grandson who is in a wheelchair. Sign said handicap restroom upstairs. We questioned where elevator and was told it was not working. It was being fixed. Found out on December 20, 6 weeks later still not fixed. TOTALLY NOT ADA COMPLIANT. My grandson was told many times he would have to wait till he got to theatre. He is not at all able to walk and needs his chair to get close as possible. We came into the restaurant to see a sign 90 minute dinner time. At no time were we told from first reservation on November 13, email reminders and calling to make sure our reservations are confirmed that 90 minute time was established. No where in our confirmation states your policy. We began our dinner ordering drinks and hors d'oeuvres. Staff was accommodating. Takes time on their part to serve such a large party, which was not a problem with us. Understandable. TIME is the key factor on their part. We ordered dinner. Again time on their part. Broccoli came cold for a couple of dinners. Time again. Layna took great care of us. Her support staff was great. There were no issues. Serving so many people is so time consuming. We ordered dessert and after dinner drinks. We covered your whole menu and THEN TELL US TO LEAVE. My son orders another drink and then we are informed by the black man with a bun that our time was up and we had to leave. I showed him my bill which was $1,193.70. Order #3009 I added another $37.98 on for extra tip for waitress. Tip was never added because did not show up on card. The table of 8 next to us was told to leave also. They also were never told. Again asked to leave by the man. We stated we were never told about leaving. Sign at door. Again we mentioned no one ever told us ahead of time. He said not his problem and they don't know when the Rialto has shows. That's our policy. If there is such a policy we were never informed. So unreal. That is public knowledge. You are half a block from theatre you know exactly when shows are. Leaving earlier than we anticipated caused our handicap grandson to stay outside waiting to get into the show at 6:30. Again waiting 15 minutes to get to a bathroom in the cold that you were not ADA COMPLIANT. Your man was SO RUDE AND UNCOMPASSIONATE. SO YOUR POLICY STATES 2 PEOPLE GET 90 MINUTES AND FOR 16 TOO BAD!!!!! We are not coming back to your establishment and would never recommend either. Todd N. Hitzeman read more

We came to Joliet for a concert. And we found this wonderful restaurant on yelp and OpenTable. I loved every bite of the loaded wedge salad and the chimichurri steak. The delightful crème brûlée was a great finish. I highly recommend this restaurant. PS the loaded baked potato was a great side. read more

It wasn't what I was expecting from the music to the drink and food. Let me start with I love Mexican music but not a dinner kinda vibe. The Bloody Mary's just like at Cut 158 had a really bad Bloody Mary mix it was like red water. The loaded tots were not loaded and the beef sandwich was ok. The service was really good tho had a great waitress read more

First time coming here after many years of passing this place up. I felt like coming here on a random Wednesday. This establishment is beautiful from the outside and the aesthetics inside are beautiful as well. I will say, it's an affordable upscale restaurant. Great happy hour specials, great array of food on their menu so you can come here basically craving something completely different each time. Great drink menu! They have mocktails on their menu if you want to stay sober, yet look part of the party. Great cocktails that their known for otherwise. The staff here was great, the people here were absolutely warm and welcoming. Very respectful guests and it's just an incredible location that is worth visiting. I would love to return and visit their upstairs section. Areas of improvements that need to be focused on are the men's restroom, it looks really beaten up which is a minor fix and their menu on Google needs to be updated and doesn't reflect the menu they have currently. read more

An okay bar. It doesn't have much good in terms of food with mostly greasy bar crap. Juliet's is also pretty expensive for around here and it's not even a fancy place. Go for happy hour to get something more reasonable and save more. The service is kind of slow. It pretty much is like an expensive dive bar. Prices are pretty high for around here. They're too much for drinks and food that's nothing upscale. Certainly some of the drinks are good. They're pretty expensive for most of these. I like the Blueberry Mule. It's $10 though which is quite a lot for a cup full of vodka with some extra stuff. This is made with agave syrup, ginger beer, and lime juice in flavored vodka. I have only had the House Chips. It's $2.50 for a plate. This is literally about the only food item without cheese or meat on this. Cool place except for the prices and lack of healthier eating. It has typical greasy stuff like fries and it's slow getting orders. There's almost nothing for vegetarians. read more

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Shockingly nice interior. Wasn't aspecting that. It was burger night so that was great. But what floored us was the customer service. Literally the friendliest, nicest, coolest people ever. So nice I thought we might be getting abducted. But no. Genuinely nice. Definitely coming back! read more

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Great experience on a Saturday afternoon. Waitress was great and pleasantly surprised by how good the food was.

we had our luncheon of 18 ladies and reservations were made a month ago and we were told no problem for separate checks! well that was not the case ! they said we can only do One check for a all of you! and we had to figure it out! they did not even offer to split it for each one of us! our waitress was wonderful, but the owner and the manager kept blaming it on their new system! this was unexcusible for a man who owns all of these restaurants and I hope he is happy that he lost 18 people and also that those 18 people talk to other people! and by the way when the bill came guess what? the owner dissappeared and left all the crap for the manager and the waitress! oh and also when we ordered we were told we get one side with our lunch well yes you do as long as you pay for it! Horrible PR! but maybe the owner thinks he is above making 18 people happy! read more

We stopped in for a beer and snack after another event last night. I was very surpised at the number of craft beers on tap. I was able to easily find one that suited my tastes. We also grabbed an apoetizer and the loaded tater tots was great! The staff was incredibly nice too! What a great place! read more

Came for lunch on a Saturday. Ordered the delmonico ribeye. It was definitely not worth $38.00 So much fat on the meat, and the butter on top was actually cold. Should be room temperature butter to melt, no? I would recommend to order something else. But.... The crispy Brussel sprouts were utterly amazing. It doesn't say on the menu, but they come with bacon, blue cheese, and walnuts. OMG, I would order this as a main entree next time. 1 star for the steak. 5+ stars for the Brussel sprouts. read more

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I went to Juliet's with our Dinner with Friends group over 20 of us and Juliet's did a fabulous job! Juliet's is a very nice restaurant -rustic and modern with white tablecloths. The menu was priced well with a daily special. The two waitresses did an outstanding job. They were very friendly and attentive to every guest from start to finish! The food was excellent- very tasty, and came out hot- which sometimes doesn't happen when you have a big group! Our waitresses also gave us a personalized tour of the party room(s)! Which is very nice. We will definitely be back! read more

Food is wonderful. Steak sandwich great. Service was amazing. Love this place. Bartenders were awesome

Well crafted food very delicious so many options with fun drinks. This place is a must!

I called on a Sunday to check the hours, and Phil answered the phone. The greeting was excellent and personal. We headed to the restaurant, and it did not disappoint. We sat at the bar, had a couple of great cocktails, ordered an appetizer, and split a main course - the food was perfect. I asked where is Phil? Well, it turned out he was the cook. The staff went to the back, and he met us personally. What a great place! To the entire team - Thank you for a great evening! read more

The atmosphere is laid back and beautiful. Food is delicious. Burger and steak was charbroiled and cooked perfectly to temperature. Staff is attentive. The peach sangria was yummy and refreshing. read more

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This is a Joliet Gem! Downtown bar with upscale liquor & food. Bartender ( Kelly) made perfect recommendations on dinner, all the way down to sides & condiments! Food was reasonably priced and drinks were perfect. Regardless of why you're in town, make Juliet's a stop! read more

You will not be disappointed! My wonderful wife Laurie, planned my 60th birthday party at Juliet's and it was a totally successful event. The entire second floor was set aside for us and our guests. The decor and furnishings are delightful, it's a mixture of a quaint library with a lavishly appointed sitting room perfect for enjoying conversation over drinks and appetizers. Exposed brick walls, elegant woodwork are nicely complimented with cozy leather chairs a Chesterfield sofa and expertly crafted bookcases. The flooring is beautiful and compliments the surroundings perfectly. The staff on hand Brittany who tended the bar and Rachel who helped get the room ready are commendable for their efforts to make the event memorable. They were so helpful and gracious that they were more like friends. The food was exceptional and our compliments go out to the chef who prepared prime rib, chicken Vesuvio for our main dishes. The appetizers were meatballs, garlic crostini with goat cheese and Balsamic glaze , tomato and mozzarella skewers with Balsamic glaze and chicken skewers with a mustard glaze, salad and green beans, mashed potatoes and salad were also included. The food was better than anticipated and all of our guests were well attended to and appeared to be enjoying themselves immensely. I would recommend this establishment to anyone planning on having a memorable event. read more

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A few months ago we decided to book our wedding rehearsal dinner at Juliet's for July 3rd. They gave us a nice tour, sold the heck out of the place to us, got us all excited.. fast forward to today, June 27th... 6 days before the rehearsal they called us and told us they just decided to be closed on the 3rd... ummm. The girl that called sounded like she couldn't care less and all we could think about was how she would feel if this was her wedding. No effort to help move us to a different place, no "sorry", nothing. This level of unprofessionalism from a rather large event management company is a new high for me. Never again will me or anyone in my family spend a single dime in a an establishment managed by Arkas Restaurant Group. Thanks for all the added stress in an already stressful situation. read more

WOW FACTOR burgers! Normally when you think of a cheeseburger, you don't expect to say "wow"! Juliet's Tavern has that wow factor. Don't let the word "tavern" for you, this is a restaurant that likes to take food up a notch. The wait staff was exceptionally friendly as well. Unlike most places, aside from there expected service, they actually take the time to talk to you, and making you feel like you're more than just a customer. I don't know much about the history of this restaurant or the building, but when you walk in, you do feel a sense of walking into a place that has a long history and probably some stories to tell. read more

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I hosted an event here for my team and everything was top notch! Food, drinks, atmopshere were all great. Definitely hosting more events here, the space was perfect for what we needed. read more

No excuse for how bad this service was. They need more bartenders or to take the bar seating away. We all planned on having a nice meal of steak, pasta, etc. and it took so unbelievably long to get our drinks that we ended up ordering salads/sandwiches so we didn't have to wait even longer. I think it was 45 minutes into being there that we even had a server take our dinner order. One of us ordered salad with added salmon and the salmon never showed up! So disappointing, really ruined what was supposed to be a nice night out. 2 stars instead of 1 because no one hated their food. read more

Terrible. We called on a Friday night to ask If the kitchen was still open and the young kid that answered said "kitchen is open all night". Well we were parked at Harrahs which is maybe a mile or so away, and thought we could walk to Juliet's. Well we walked got in and the host said "If you can find a seat at the bar that's open, kitchens closed" well we were like a minute late we found out later. So we walked in the cold for nothing. THANKS FOR NOTHING! They don't care, don't go here. read more

My mother and I ate at Juliet's for lunch today and we were both quite impressed. We wanted to share a cesar salad and the portabella sandwich. they split our food on two plates for us with no extra charge and gave us extra fries. The food was delicious and served promptly. The cost was $21 for the two items - not bad! I would definitely eat there again when downtown Joliet. read more