Those who travel on I-94 and I-80/94 from Illinois to Michigan and vice versa won't know about Leroy's unless they divert their travels to U.S. 20. There in the town of Porter lies Leroy's, roughly a mile east of Exit 22, a place we frequently passed by over the years but never checked out - til last nite. And though a wee bit apprehensive upon arriving, those hesitations quickly vanished upon entry. Admittedly it can get noisy in the main area (wherein lie the bar, band stage, pool tables and some seating arrangements), which you have to pass thru (a bit awkward) to get to the main dining area (quieter but not totally devoid of noise). Compounding the noise factor were a few babies who let everyone know how they felt. But it wasn't too long before they stopped crying and the band concluded. However, regardless, none of it deterred me, my mixed race son or his mom from having a memorable time. Whatever noise existed was compensated by an overall delightful atmosphere. Not quite what we anticipated but it was so cool. From the moment we sat down at the one remaining unoccupied booth (open seating) til departing, all three of us had a wonderful time. The food was just terrific. The combo plate (mine), the chicken con queso (my son's dish) and chicken en mole (his mom's) were all tasty with good portions and fairly priced (the rice and beans particularly tasty). It's also not often you can get a good selection of meals under $15 these days but here you can. The salad was quite notable since all premium greens were used, no head lettuce or romaine. Impressive. The salsa could perhaps use a little oomph but hardly bad. The complimentary chips looked homemade and were good but could have used a bit more salt. We did initially ask for our chips instead of being automatically delivered but they came fast and as soon as we finished the first batch, a second was quickly delivered to our table. We also had to request sour cream as it didn't come with the meals but was also promptly brought to the table and also at no charge. The pop and free refills, served in decorative glasses, rounded out our stay. But as much as the food was worth what we paid for, equally memorable was the attentive service from the git go. We could not have asked for better. Nicole, our waitress, was superb thru and thru, perfect. Same with Brandon, her husband, who looked like a supervisor and came to assist wherever needed (as he did with the bringing of food and drink). He also took time from his schedule to chat with us at breaks and in doing so, hit it off with us. Not something we obviously expected but we loved it. Great guy as well as his wife. Both individuals were the faces of Leroy's and they sold it oh so well. We all don't have that kind of money to eat out that often but with the fine food and unusually good service we will have to find a way to soon return to Leroy's. Despite the noise, very highly recommended and worth the drive, regardless of whether you live in Hoosierville or just passing thru. One of those hidden gems. Ignore all the old whiny reviews. Leroy's is indeed good stuff and for good reason. read more

Food was good not great but the service was very good. Would try again if I'm in the area. Too far for a regular stop

We came in because of a suggestion of a volunteer at The Visitors Center at Indiana Dunes National Park. It did not disappoint. From the moment we parked, we were greeted by some friendly people outside. We walked in on the bar side and were directed to the dining side. Even with being on the restaurant sode, you coupd not hear the bar sode activity, so it was perfect if you have kids and want to have conversations. The bar side, even though we didn't hang out over there, had pool tables, a big bar area and Golden Tee. Theresa, our server, came right over and offered drinks. Fireball special on Tuesdays? Yes, please! I then told her we were from St. Louis, and shockingly (not really), there was a connection. She has family members that live in St. Louis! She recommended the tacos and burger so we naturally got 1 of each, along with a side of tots! Everything was wonderful! You do get free chips and salsa with any entrée, but the salsa really didn't have any flavor. Theresa also told us about their breakfast, but our hotel had complimentary breakfast. We should have listened to Theresa and went there. Oh well, there is always next time! read more

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What a great gem! Our waitress was Nina (not sure if I am spelling that right as her name is pronounced, Nine-ah). She was freaking awesome! I couldn't decide what soup I wanted...choices were a mushroom soup or New England clam chowder. She brought me out samples of both! Who does that?!? The clam chowders loaded with clams but just not like I have had at the shore. I chose the mushroom soup and I'm telling you, this soup would rival the soup from Kennett Square, PA...the mushroom Capital of the World! Met the owner, Leroy. Super nice guy! Biker friendly bar. Will stop back on our way to Sturgis! read more

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Great restaurant with friendly people an amazing food also there's no smoking which is great for people that don't want to smell cigarettes! Got to try it!!! read more

Always great food , great drinks , great service. And excellent live music . No smoking Inside but it's really a good time. I've been frequenting this place since the 90s! Love it read more

Leroy's Hot Stuff was an amazing surprise! We stopped in here on Saturday night. There is a separate family dining side and a bar side in this restaurant/bar. The restaurant side was quiet, clean, and the food was really good and the portions were generous. I had a chicken burrito dinner with rice and beans, and my husband had the Saturday special which was 3 Sopas (thin cornbread bowl-shell with your choice of meat with melted cheese in it and lettuce and tomato on it). The food was great and more than we could eat! And, icing on the cake--Duke Tomato was playing in the bar just after dinner! The servers in the restaurant and bar were friendly and helpful. It was a wonderful evening of food and entertainment. Please check this place out--it's great! They are now smoke free, and they have live music in the evening. read more

Leroy's Hot Stuff - Saturday special: Sopas with rice and beans. - Bars Near Me - Porter, Indiana

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Oh my,for what looks like a dive bar, it was so nice. The staff was friendly and the food, well it was pretty dame good. Thanks to them all, I can't remember the bartenders name but she was very nice and the other gal also. Thanks lady's read more

So tried a new bar for a beer, some Food and live music. Beer was cold and they had a decent selection. Mexican food was average. They had a strange reservation system to get decent seats to see the band and a 10 dollar cover. Duffys is free with same bands....my advice go to duffys or two bills tap for music. read more

Leroy's always has great live music on the weekends. The Mexican food is delicious and the drinks are well poured.

Best tamales I've eaten north of the Red River. Read about this place and decided to try it. Please know that I am leery of Mexican food outside of Texas, but Mario does it well. Beer is not overpriced and Nina, our server, was a delight. We went the next morning for breakfast and the huevos did not disappoint. We practically had the restaurant side to ourselves and we enjoyed opening day baseball with our meal. read more

Great bar, cold beer and great staff! Super nice people that can cook the hell out of Mexican food. Love this place!

The bean garnachas are to die for! Steak and Pork tacos also noteable. The music is, at times, something you should have to pay big bucks for.Yet it's basicly free of charge and just waiting to make you shake your groove thang! Quarks? YUP! That's because family owned businesses aren't supposed to be generic. If you LOVE AUTHENTICITY... you will find it here! No place in the world like LeRoy's Hot Stuff!!! And conscience consumers can feel pretty darn good about dining here. A true family owned gem that will treat you like family. Maybe even tease you if you order a white claw! lol. read more

One of the best places to enjoy Mexican food in the area. They also have great breakfast. I've seen other things on the menu as well but the tacos are so good I always go for them. If you want great Mexican food you can't do better. read more

My only disappointment is that I've lived in the Chesterton area for a year now and am just now discovering Leroy's. As a dive bar, Leroy's wins with the cheap domestic beer specials, friendly "regulars", karaoke nights, and billiards. As a Mexican restaurant, Leroy's wins with good, quality food, hearty portions, and truly affordable prices. The fact that Leroy's combines both give them incredible culinary and adult beverage super powers! This place was awesome! My wife and I stopped in for dinner and sat on the bar side. Dive bar Mexican restaurant is the most accurate description for Leroy's and that's the point. It is wonderful. We enjoyed two hearty dinners and 2 rounds of beer each, all for under $30. What's not to like?! The food was delicious and the staff was SO friendly and welcoming. It was pretty obvious we were about the only ones in the place last night that weren't regulars, but that didn't matter a bit. We can't wait for many return trips to join them at regular visits! read more

Very disappointing. This is the second time we're eaten there. The first time, the service was excellent, the food about average. The second time, service was still good, but the food was terrible. We ordered from the Mexican menu. I got flautas and a frozen margarita. The flautas were very small, over fried and the beef inside was dark,dark brown. Almost burnt. The frozen margarita was just crushed ice in a glass with a tablespoon of tequila and margarita mix at the bottom. Basically, after the first few sips, I was drinking ice water. My friend ordered the burrito. It was apparent that the kitchen only threw a couple of rounds of colby/jack presliced cheese on top. The cheese was barely melted. And the inside of the burrito was not hot. And the big screen TV was playing Chicago Fire show. The last thing I want when eating is to watch people suffering from trauma, even if it is staged. Will not be going back. read more

Came into this place with my sister for lunch. Pretty cool inside an old biker bar. I specifically wanted lake fried perch that is why I came in here from their menu. I did not enjoy the parts. It seems like a puffy tempura batter rather than cornmeal fried. The taste of the fish was OK but disappointing since it is not what I wanted. There's soup was pretty tasty but salty chicken noodles and the noodles were nice. The rice and beans on the plate were just OK. read more

Leroy's is an institution. In a word, authentic. A reformed biker bar serving Mexican food and live blues, it is hard to put it in a box. While the clientele has changed with the times to now be a hodge-podge of good folks from different backgrounds, the free spirited mindset and affordable, delicious food remain unchanged. It is unique and delivers on its promise. I am not a regular, but any time I do go, the service is friendly and the smiles genuine. read more

What a gem of a restaurant. While traveling we were looking for Mexican for a late dinner and this was one of the options close to our hotel. First off, it does have a "dive bar" vibe when you look at some of the online pictures but the restaurant is divided up in more of a traditional sit down side (decorated like you'd expect from a small Mexican food joint) and a bar side (complete with pool tables and a long bar). The price was great and the food was great. The standard chips and salsa were crispy and fresh (even at 8pm) and the salsa had a nice spicy kick that was a pleasant surprise. We took advantage of the Taco Tuesday special (a plate of 3 tacos) and chose soft corn tortillas. It was nice to have the choice of corn or flour. We also could have chosen crispy. Both the chicken and the pork were very tasty and the tacos were absolutely stuffed. I actually regretted getting the add-on rice and beans because the tacos were plenty on their own. Each taco used 2 tortillas to ensure they didn't fall apart (yet another pleasant surprise). Being able to feed two people for less than the cost of 2 McDonalds value meals was the icing on the cake. Wish this place was closer to my home. read more

Leroy's is the best; but if you live around here you already know that. Great staff; fun place to hang out

Great food and amazing servers! Love the live music and entertainment. Leroy and his family are good people!

The RUDEST staff I've ever encountered. My family comes here a lot, I've NEVER encountered a nice worker here. Their flautas are good though, but I don't plan on coming here anymore. TERRIBLE service read more

Leroy's Hot Stuff is Porter's hidden gem. Referred to as a "biker bar" it absolutely is not! Leroy supports many local charities and he offers his place for free to local fund raising causes that are heavily attended by bikers who are very generous caring individuals. With that aside now let's talk about the food! First: The dining room is very clean and well kept which is something that is very important to me. Second: You don't have to go south of the border for REAL AUTHENTIC Mexican food, just check out Leroy's Hot Stuff located on rt 20 in Porter. The Pico De Gallo is freshly made and incredible, the chips are always fresh and the house salsa is really good. They offer soup or salad with a dinner and I recommend the soup. The soup is HOMEMADE, not thawed from a bag and reheated and it tastes like Mom made it. The rice and refried beans are also homemade and both are delicious. Today I had the pork sopes and they were perfect. I've had their burritos, tacos, tamales, and fajitas and have never been disappointed. Third: Of course I had a margarita which they make by hand, I personally do not like restaurants who pre-mix a large batch, they just never taste right. Fourth: Great service! The waitstaff are always very attentive and friendly, even post covid they seem to have plenty of waitstaff to cover customer's needs. SO, if you want REAL AUTHENTIC MEXICAN FOOD do yourself a favor and give Leroy's a try. If you pull up and discover a lot of motorcycles parked in front don't be turned off, the local biker charity groups are probably having a fund raiser for a sick child or a family in need. Enter through the dining room entrance on the West end of the building, the dining room and large bar area are separated so a fund raiser or party in the bar side won't bother you at all. I have lived right around the corner from Leroy's for about 18 years and can honestly say I have never heard or seen any trouble there. I'm moving about 30 minutes away in a couple months but I guarantee that when I get a craving for Mexican food: I'm going to Leroy's Hot Stuff!! read more

Food is ok, music is really good. They need to redo their bathrooms because something is wrong with their sewer lines.

Here is an honest review: Service: The regulars seemed to be well taken care of. New comers, like myself not so much. Had to go to the bar and ask for things. Food: Salsa was weak and watery with a not so much fresh flavor. Cream of mushroom soup: Watery mushroom soup, is more like it. I was told its homemade? Not from any recipe I've ever seen. Mushrooms breakdown when you cook them, yours are straight from the can. Tacos: Had the beef, again weak without much flavor. Tortillas were cold. Probably good place to have a beer and play pool, but I'm going to stay away from the food. read more

Overall, I'll give a rating of 2.5 but that's it. The food is good. I really like the pork tamales, and the steak tacos are good too. Salsa has good flavor. It's great to see this place at local food fests. The negatives all circle around the interior. Dark, very loud, and extremely smoky. This place is first & foremost a bar then secondly serves food. I have nothing against bars, just prefer not to have dinner in one. Even the restaurant area is smoky. Advice- call in a carry out order & enjoy. The tamales.... read more

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Went for a bowl of Menudo and one tamale. Tamale was fair to average flavor wise. It was also cold in the center. Menudo was generous portion. Broth was not its usual nice red color but more brownish in color. That tells me it wasn't from same day cooked but probably from a day or two ago. Broth was a little too greasy for my taste. I've been eating menudo on and off for 40 years or so. To me this was average menudo. Nothing I would run back for more. Thank you!! read more

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DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY! Some of the most disgusting food!! And they charge peoples credit card for more when they leave! I guess someone needed because we didn't dine in so why would they need to charge more? Shady!!! read more

I actually cannot attest to the food. We stopped in on a Saturday afternoon for a late lunch and entered through the dining room entrance. If there was a sign that said no minors, we did not see it. We waited a few minutes in the dining room before going to the other bar side to inquire about service. The bartender quite rudely informed us that she would not serve minors (we were four adults and one child so I'm not sure how much trouble the 9 year old could get into). I asked about the dining room and she again repeated quite rudely-no minors. I understand if that's your rule but there's a better way to treat people. As we left through the dining room the waitress did appear and apologized for the bartender's behavior so it was not just us who perceived the hostility. read more

So... It's been 10 years since I've actually stopped in, driving past at 50 mph on route 20 on the way to Beverly Shores or points east and west. So late on January 1st, my brother and I find that all the bars are closed after 10:00 (in our direction). Dark Star in Pines, Bartletts in Beverly Shores... So we drove another 5 miles and the place is packed. It's live comedy night and every seat is taken, but the bar / pool table area is open. They've put up a plywood 4-panel screen so we non-paying people can't see the comedian, but we can hear him. And? Burn'em experimental beer on tap. Zombie Dust in bottles. Life is really good. A friendly bar customer offers to give me a sip of her Burn 'Em vanilla bean pale ale, between drags on her kool menthol (I haven't been in a bar where people smoke in years). I politely decline, as the barmaid offers me a "fresh" taste and recommends we try the Steak Tacos. No shutting down at 10:00. The kitchen is rocking and in less than 10 minutes were eating wonderful steak tacos and some white queso dip... Very good. Way better than late night bar food but not the absolute best. I would leave the sautéed onions out of the steak, as they kind of overpower it, but WTF. This isn't topolobampo, it's a great joint with good people, a cool friendly vibe, great local beer and really good steak tacos. Don't take 10 years to stop in. read more

we just went to a wedding that catered from Leroy's and they did not have enough food for all the guest...the last few tables were only able to have rice, beans, and chips & lettuce....no meat to make a taco ....I felt so bad for the groom & bride....about an hour later a bag of tacos showed up at our table but all other guests were done eating already....we had them on our way home they were dry and no sauce given...... read more

I viewed reviews to select this restaurant. My husband chose a 3 item platter;the cheese enchilada was tasty but lukewarm and the 2 beef flautas were warm but small. My order for fajitas was a huge disappointment. The shrimp & chicken with onions & peppers was lukewarm at best . The chicken was dry. I sent the food back . The waitress brought the food back not much warmer & said they could redo the whole dish if necessary. At this point my husband was close to finishing his meal. I ordered a blended strawberry margarita. It was bland & watery. The waitress offered a second margarita on the house. This place is a total waste of time & $$. read more

Food was ok, staff was rude and overcharged me. I called multiple times to fix my bill, and was told it was fixed but it wasn't.

Great place all around! My fiancé and I went there today after the dunes and have never felt so welcomed in a restaurant/bar. We're in the process of moving from Chicago to Merrillville and we thought let's try near by places, and this is one of them! The staff was friendly and very helpful, we ordered the queso fundido and it was delicious! All around a beautiful bar/dining area and good service, can't wait to go back to try more of the food. read more

Obsessed with the portobello mushroom appetizer! Yummy Friendly wait staff & good service.

Walked in didn't get greeted , then we we got greeted the older waitress was very rude and acted like she just got out of bed, but the tacos were good!!! read more

Cool place to hangout! I'm not a smoker and it can get to be a bit much sometimes; however, it doesn't stop me from having a great time there. Oh yeah! The food is good too. Homemade soup, good Italian Beef and Mexican food -shh, don't tell anyone but it's Pepe's style.... read more

Don't come here on a Sunday night. Sat here and ate all the chips and Salsa before ever having order taken. I do give the benefit of the doubt to the server just trying to keep up. That's why I give 3 stars. read more

I had a beef burrito and it was the worst one I've ever eaten terrible couldn't even eat it !! Sweet waitress though fries great but burritos are aweful read more

Monday dine-in special half price appetizers is a great value. read more

Leroy's Hot Stuff - Chorizo nachos, fresh fried pork rinds, chicken garnachas, and breaded mushrooms at LeRoy’s, 10.21.2019. - Bars Near Me - Porter, Indiana