Our server Stephan was outstanding! Give her a raise. The food was ok, The beer was good. Sorry.... Not a fan of the deviled eggs. The Seasonal Berry Salad was skimpy for the price point. The carrot cake was dry. 10 for service 5 for food read more

Service was excellent friendly and attentive staff! Unfortunately, the food fell short undercooked Brussels sprouts and an overcooked, dry steak. Overall a decent experience, but could've been better. read more

Kankakee Grille New Buffalo - American Near Me - New Buffalo, Michigan

Our server was good, Scott from the bar. The food, tho is not what it used to be & far more expensive. We both ordered the ribeye and both were dry & chewy, even tho they both appeared to be cooked medium. Brussel sprouts steamed & very bland and the fries used to be shoestring, but this time were a thicker cut and even those were not as good. Overall we were very disappointed especially for the cost at $46 each. I didn't get any pictures but should have. read more

Service was slow and food was very mediocre . Although we were provided a gratuitous meal. It was still cold and very mediocre

3rd time we have tried this restaurant and still a huge disappointment! Thus food is some of the worse food we've ever tasted. Better off just going to take out restaurants at four winds in new Buffalo. read more

We unfortunately didn't get the opportunity to eat here. We stopped in at 10pm to enjoy the live music and drink. Loved that we were able to walk back to our hotel at the end. The long island I has was $14 without tip. You could go to the bar but we had a waitress. She was very attentive and fast. They do not offer pitchers of water but she made sure our glasses were never empty. I appreciate that since we were up and dancing to the music. The establishment is two floors with table and booth seating. Very well laid out to enjoy entertainment. A few blind spots from sitting in the booth with the pillars but you should be up and dancing anyway. Bathroom was clean and well marked. There were ramps to get down to the dance floor so I appreciated that especially in heels. Highly recommend to stop in and check out. read more

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This was our second and third time dining at this restaurant. The restaurant is short staffed which was evident with the service and how long it took to take our orders, not only food but drinks. We went on Christmas Day and the day after. Food was alright. My biscuit with the chicken was extremely dry. Calamari was not crispy but rather soggy. Drinks were good but again, took a while to get them. We stayed at the Four Winds Hotel for two nights and made reservations here because the food is relatively good for the price. We will come back but hope some of the issues work themselves out. read more

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Had dinner at Kankakee before see a concert at Silver Creek Event Center. Had a short wait. We were greeted by our server pretty quickly. Two of us ordered beers. It was several minutes to get them. Ordered appetizers, pretzel bites w/beer cheese and fried green beans. The beans could use some seasoning. My husband ordered the black and bleu burger w/fries. I had the meatloaf. Husband liked his burger but it wasn't the best he's had. The meatloaf came with mashed potatoes and green beans. Mashed potatoes were barely warm, green beans were bland. The only flavor was in the balsamic drizzle over them. The meatloaf was dense. It had good flavor but could have benefited with some veggies mixed it. I couldn't finish it because it was just too heavy. The server wasn't having the best night either. My daughter ordered the Mac and cheese with chicken. Server didn't put on the chicken. She didn't know that today was Friday and forgot to give the 20% off for the appetizers. I would recommend Kankakee Grille . I do NOT recommend the meatloaf read more

Kankakee Grille New Buffalo - Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and green beans - American Near Me - New Buffalo, Michigan

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Service was not good. Drinks were forgotten. Food took an hour. French dip was awful and had no flavor, ribs were like an overcooked pork chop, chicken sandwich was super dry and bland. The burgers and pulled pork sandwiches were good. This place needs work. This was my first time here and I had higher expectations with it being inside the casino. read more

Been visiting the casino many years but this was our first time eating in this restaurant and we were pleasantly surprised. Wonderful service. Drink menu is on a touch screen pad which was helpful in locating a drink. Husband was minimally hungry and enjoyed the shrimp cocktail. I tried the salmon. It was hot, nice exterior char and perfectly cooked inside. It was slightly fishy but the large lemon was appreciated. Mashed potatoes were seasoned well yet cold in comparison to the fish. Seasonal veg was green beans - undercooked but a large portion. We'll return. read more

Kankakee Grille New Buffalo - Shrimp cocktail - American Near Me - New Buffalo, Michigan

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Service was pretty bad from the beginning. We had a reservation, and when we walked in there was a sign that said to wait to be seated....several employees saw us waiting, but did not acknowledge us. They had trivia going on but they weren't busy so I don't know what the hold up was. Our server got to our table and my partner ordered a beer and I said I wasn't quite ready. So she walks away and comes back about 5 minutes later to see if I was ready. I was but where was the beer that was ordered 5 minutes ago? I had gotten the lobster roll and it was alright but my fries were so over done that they were super crunchy. My partner ordered the bison ribeye and he seemed to enjoy it so that's good. Honestly the coconut ice cream that we got as a dessert was my favorite part. She dropped off the check with dessert but never returned... I had to walk up to the bar and have it cashed out. read more

Kankakee Grille New Buffalo - American Near Me - New Buffalo, Michigan

We came here on a Saturday evening, because we had just landed, were hungry and I wanted to watch the Michigan game. Casey's was too busy and I didn't want to drive too far from our hotel. Plus my BF had never been to Michigan with me. We both ordered a house salad and we both ordered the pot roast. I am VERY picky about salads. I want green lettuce and for them to be cold. They were. I had blue cheese dressing and he had ranch. Both were really good and good size. The veggie that night was brussel sprouts (which I am not a fan of). So I just had the pot roast and mashed potatoes. The roast had great flavor. It was not over cooked and the sauce was very good. The portion was fine for me, but my BF thought it could have been a bit bigger. He really liked the sprouts and the mashed potatoes were great! The service was very good and the manager put my game on, so that I didn't miss kickoff. My BF said it was his favorite meal that he had while we were in the area. Definitely going back! read more

Our third visit to this Kankakee Grill location was not as positive as our prior visits. The live music was great as usual, but service at the bar was only mediocre as our bartender just didn't seem to have his heart into his job. It might've been related to when we asked him for his personal dinner favorites on the menu to which he had very little to offer. He mentioned that employees are not offered complimentary opportunities by management to try menu items, unless they want to come in on their days off and pay full price to try the menu options. I don't know if that's true, but the server on our prior visit mentioned something similar when we asked her for her menu favorites / recommendations. If this information is accurate, that's a real gap in both management and customer service. We can't be the only customers who ask for menu suggestions from their servers. read more

Kankakee Grille New Buffalo - Fried Lake Perch Platter - American Near Me - New Buffalo, Michigan

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The two new Severs (Erica & Kali) are a breath of fresh air. Friendly and very efficient -- they even clear away dirty plates! Love these two new servers. Good job to whoever hired them! read more

Kankakee Grille New Buffalo - American Near Me - New Buffalo, Michigan

Great food awesome service. The food was amazing and the server went out of his way to see that we had hat we wanted and needed.

Terrible place to eat at! And actually we gave it a second try & it was not good. A few mos ago we had birthday dinner for two people ,ordered filet mignon & it was like a shoe bottom. And yesterday We had fried calamari & I guess some very old burned grease was used to make it.So we both got sick in stomach after we ate there. Moreover ,life intertainment was the chello music. We felt like we were at the church for someone's wake. It was horrible choice of alive intertainment whoever picked it ..So we wouldn't recommend it,go somewhere else where you could enjoy the food & atmosphere... read more

We had a reservation for 6:15 pm and we are driving in from Illinois and did not realize there is a time change to Eastern time zone. We called on our way there and let them know we are going to be late. They said they are completely booked and need to move our reservation to 9:45 pm. We kept the reservation and gambled for 2 hours before our reservation. We got to the restaurant around 9:30 pm and they sat us right away- restaurant did not appear to be too busy. The hostess told us there would be a band starting at 10:00 pm and we were seated very close to the stage. Not ideal for a romantic quiet dinner for Valentine's Day. Our server was ok and brought us our soup and salad before we received our drinks from the bar. Drinks were ordered before we ordered our dinner. We ordered the Valentines Day special which was $85 per couple. We finally received our drinks after I prompted the server. After the band started it got way too loud in the restaurant and thankfully we were almost done. Food special was lobster tail and a filet with mashed potatoes and asparagus. The food was great and steak was cooked to perfection but the temp toothpicks were still in our steak when brought out which are supposed to be removed prior to serving. Desert was good but no chocolate which I think is good for Valentine's Day. read more

Kankakee Grille New Buffalo - Valentine's Day desert - American Near Me - New Buffalo, Michigan

I can't comment on the food since I mainly come here for the music. This is one of the cleanest, beautiful casino entertainment areas I've seen. There's no smoking. The dance floor is beautiful and the space is very large. If someone spills a drink on the floor (note people, don't take your drinks on the dance floor) it is quickly cleaned up. Love this space! read more

We have been there numerous times and have had great experiences each time. The service has always been top notch and friendly and great energy. Our favorites include the cornbread appetizer, he loves the burger, and I was impressed with the hot sauce list (on the iPad ordering system - which has a lot of fun features to look at for ordering ) we love spice! That for us was awesome. read more

Very nice, laid-back outdoor patio dining experience. Food and service were great. Plenty of seating and areas were clean. read more

Kankakee Grille New Buffalo - Boss Hog - American Near Me - New Buffalo, Michigan

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Great food! Great service! Nice atmosphere. Very clean. Of course I will be back here to eat.

Won money in casino so wanted to grab something to eat - took 45 minutes get our food, and burger was over cooked and like rubber, fries were just old and nasty. My significant other returned burger and fries and left hungry. Never ever again. Just terrible! read more

Kankakee Grille New Buffalo - Old fries we were served - American Near Me - New Buffalo, Michigan

Service was slow. After receiving the meal nobody came over to ask how it was. Food was disappointing. Was told the vegetable of the day was broccoli when the food came out it was asparagus (not warm at all). Side of Mac and cheese noodles with a very watery substance. Disappointed with food and service. read more

Took 20 minutes 4 waters and 2 beers. Than another 35 minutes for tiny chili and caesar salad. When food finally arrived it was wrong. This is now over an hour and 10 minutes. Our waitress never came back. We declined new steak. Manager never said a thing about bad service was very dismissive. Finally found waitress and got bill, she was rude as hell. Needless to say, DO NOT EAT HERE! read more

Place was half empty on a Thursday at 6pm. Waited 15 min for table for 6. Placed order waited over an hour for food. Had to ask multiple times about our order. Manager stopped by and then never returned with an update or friend table of 4 seated 15 min after us. They finished meal before we were served. And yes we ordered 5min after our drinks. Waitress was nice kept apologizing.. problem was kitchen? Or lost our order? Nothing comped or discounted no free apps or drinks...I wish to know who owns this restaurant so I can reach out. Just terrible management. read more

Got the filet... it was gross and not worth the money. All of the food in this casino tastes like it came from speedway.

dance dance dance. great music.. dance floor!! mr. blue

The staff is super awesome. Vibe cool and food not bad for the price. HOWEVER! The staff on several occasions when asking for recommendations have never had the food. Wtf? They should be tasting all of it in pre shift since they are selling it. Really poor management. It's frustrating to ask how's the mac n cheese and they say "never had". Fix this asap. read more

Highly overpriced for what's offered. I wrongly assumed with that price it would be flavorful. They really need to revamp their menu. Our hostess was nice. The live cello entertainment was unintentionally amusing. read more

I made reservations in January to stay at 4 winds 2 nights and made a reservation for the Valentine special at Kankakee at the same time. My reservation was for noon on the 12th of February. My wife and I got seated, were shown the special which I already knew about, and ordered said special. The waitress was nice and friendly. She took our order without any issue. Then another person came over who I guess was a manager, maybe, she said there is a misunderstanding in the kitchen and the special won't be offered until 4pm. What?, Really? You're telling me your incompetent kitchen staff can't cook a steak and boil a lobster tail. Good grief, pick another profession. So needless to say we left and won't go back. We will go to Firekeepers casino in Battle Creek before we head back to 4 winds now. Its about the same distance from where I live and I have never had an issue with their restaurants. I suggest you avoid this crappy restaurant. They should close Kankakee down and put Hard Rock back in. They could handle the job. Kankakee is overpriced and you can't get what you make reservations for. Save your money and go somewhere else. read more