I absolutely love this bar, every day is a different food a drink special...the food is amazing…read more On Mondays they do $6 half slab of ribs, that is a great deal and they are finger licking good. Taco Tuesday is a great special day. And I love that they are usually creative with their soups. All of the bartenders are wonderful and very friendly. In the spring & summer they do monthly events outside and in the fall and winter they have monthly meat raffles. Also every Sunday night they have free bingo. This is just a really great place!

Food is decent and a good selection. Its pet friendly, so thats a bonus. However, service is too…read moreslow for my liking. Had to wait over 5 minutes to get seated another 10 min. before anyone came to ask if our beverages. Got a little ansy waiting for our beverages and food and once delivered rarely saw her again. I wanted a 2nd beverage, but got tired of waiting and just asked for the bill once she did show up.

We wanted broasted chicken and had it once before and it was amazing. So we decided to order again…read moreand it was some of the best chicken. Very moist, cooked perfectly and with great seasoning. I seldom order ribs from anywhere but bbq restaurants but was wanting ribs. I was very impressed! The ribs were juicy, tender and had the appropriate amount of sauce. Great flavor with the right amount of spice. Very happy I took the chance to try something new

First timers....we will be back! Loved the "old fashioned"…read moreWisconsin type atmosphere. Not fancy, but we immediately were warmly welcomed. We felt we were on a movie/set "back in the day".....we left with full tummies + warm hearts A lovely afternoon experience for Jim & Jan Bauer!

We've been driving back-and-forth and we saw the building being beautifully rehabbed a year ago and…read morefinally it opened and we always wanted to give it a shot "sometime". We have heard mixed reviews, but not in the positive sense but we still wanted to give it a try because we like to keep the money local if possible. We always attempt to support our local restaurants and businesses nearby first beforehand. That "sometime" became today, and it was full of regret. The first thing we noticed is that the outside lamps were really dirty. Full of cobwebs... I mean Really dirty- and for a building in that new of a condition? That should have been a clue, but we decided to still give the courthouse a try. We had the margarita flatbread, which was OK and two Arnold Palmer's. After that, it all went downhill from there. We were given dirty napkins to eat with: yes it had food chunks & stains caked on it from the previous user we'd assume: Disgusting... But we didn't complain. Why? Because we thought it was a fluke... (dismiss- for now) The place was not busy at all. There was only one table other than us occupied, and three people sitting together at the bar and Abigail served us, but after the flatbread was served by the runner, she never checked on anything else (only asked if we were ready to order- okay -another pass) We noticed in between times) She was more interested being on her phone than the patrons who "could pay her way", and we waited for 40 minutes after our order had been placed to have something else to eat. Yes. It took that long: I ordered the steak burger (medium)and my wife ordered the 5 hot wings and we waited. And waited. No "pulse check"... we sat there waiting. On a Sunday.... We finally noticed that Abigail finally went back.... and then brought out our food, which was by that time: cold. We believe she knew it was out there, and yet she still served us. (Huge problem) My steak burger I asked for was overcooked and grey looking. It was under the light warmer- drying out while we waited I'd assume. She never told us why or suggested a refire...The cheese had dried under the heat lamp, so it is of our opinion the staff & Abigail forgot our order and let it sit out for at least 10 to 15 minutes under the heat lamp in the back. When it came out, the fries were overcooked and shriveled and again... they must have been sitting there for over 10 min or so, and it could've been longer for all we know...it was such a cold mess for burger, fries and wings.... heck, Culver's on RT 120 serves a quicker, tastier and way better deluxe burger than this place... And yet: After seeing this mistake, she still served us thinking we'd still eat it? We stated we didn't want the order anymore, (pointed out the issues) and instead of asking to maybe comp the flatbread (refire our meals again)or something like that (she could see we were not happy)or apologize for the mistake, she just told us that she just took off the burger and the hot wings and rang us up as if nothing happened and it was our fault we noticed this issue. It is our opinion that She did NOT care at all about the situation. As if we were bothering her to do her job that we came to visit to help inject money into the local business. She was totally disconnected, and in fact, she had taken a check from the table near us, and she had forgot to ring his check up. So he too, was waiting around for about 10 to 15 minutes with his son at the table, before she finally realized that she still had his credit card and hadn't ran it to be processed or debited.... We really wanted to give this place a nice try, but after this, we won't be back. Such a bad experience for a local business near us. What an utter disappointment.

Service was great. Sat at the bar outside, and the bartender/server was fine. Attentive, no waiting…read morefor anything. Early evening on a Sunday. Almost no one there, presumably because of the early hour. Have walked by at night and usually pretty busy on weekends at least. That said it was Sunday at 4:30. Ambiance was nice. We sat outside on their patio by the fans and temps were a relief after the dire temps in previous days. Food: wish I'd taken a picture before we ate some. It was presented nicely. We had the Asian chicken wraps. It came with four almost, kinda sorta, wilted romaine leaves that were hard to wrap around anything, so that was interesting. I woulda preferred a larger colder iceberg lettuce. Room temperature white rice in the middle of small cube chicken, also room temp? with a teriyaki like sauce on it. On the side and in small containers, it had pickled onions and cucumbers, which were wonderful. Some sort of sweet /hot sauce I'm guessing and radishes with crispy wonton strips. I liked it all ok taste wise, but thought the rice and chicken could have been warm to hot. We also had each a flavored lime mule which was very good for $10 each. Not a lot of alcohol but tasty. Had cold things been cold and hot things been at least warm, it would have been much better. My friend wasn't too hungry or impressed so I took most of it home and warned it up and that is what you see in the picture. It was way more appealing and I just ditched the sorta wilty romaine. The menu doesn't know what it wants to be. It's mostly bar food, some Asian influences and some Greek, thrown in with 3-4salads. I almost like it better when they first opened with a very limited and kinda pricy small bites menu, but I suppose in McHenry you gotta have basic bar food, so I get it. I just wish there were an upscale pub type menu for something different. But that's just me.

We came for the $1 wings, worth It. This is the homemade ranch you could drink by the gallon, good…read morebuffalo, Asian zing was just okay. Lived for the cheese curds, so good and light, melts in your mouth. Vibes are immaculate, everyone is nice, good music. Service a little slow outside.

Went to see Local H here for a sold out show. First time at Sideouts. The bartenders were so…read morefriendly and genuine, plus there were plenty of spots to grab a drink without waiting forever. The people/customers at Sideouts were also so polite, which I think says a lot about a place and who it attracts. Met a few good people that night!

Great place to go to. All the bartenders are awesome and very friendly. The owners are also very…read morewelcoming and personable. The Gin Mill is a great time especially when they have karaoke.

Always have a great time when we are there. Never over crowded or under crowded. Good music and a…read morechance to sing karaoke if ya want. Bartenders are always friendly. Prices are not to bad. Always a friendly atmosphere. We enjoy going up there.

If you're looking for a great bar in crystal lake this is the one to go to. Great selection of…read morewhiskey and the staff can talk with ya for hours. They do a good job too with making sure their atmosphere fun with the darts, pool, and slot machines. Thanks WB!

Attentive bartender! Little dive bar! One pool table and…read moredarts, good for a night cap.

Food is amazing Service is amazing…read moreAmbiance is awesome especially on the patio. Always love going

Great place! Live music! Great energy! So much fun!…read more We only went one day while visiting our friends that are local to the area, but the website has a variety of shows and performances that I would've like to go to.

Food is absolutely amazing. Fresh and homemade. Tortilla chips fried in beef tallow - you don't…read morefeel like garbage after eating them. Pico is fresh and the flavor is on point. Truly the best tamales I have had. Our bartender was great too.

New owner is really shaping the place up, while not losing the charm of the casual, small town…read moreplace you can drop into. Please stop in and say hello! More to review on my next visit! This was a quick check in!

First the cocktails are delicious. The ambience is fantastic and the music was amazing. Derek was…read moreour bartender and he was very attentive. Enjoyed our few hours hanging out for a girls night. Definitely coming back soon.

Went to Ye Old Corner Tap with a friend to see what it was all about. Quaint little old bar so the…read morename is appropriate. It's dark inside and sunny outside in that it has a nice outside area to sit at high tops or picnic tables, Which is where most people were when we were there. The bartender was there to provide quick service as there were only a few people inside, with most outside since it was so nice out. Can't really talk too much about anything other than the atmosphere. Like most local bars there were people there that were a comfortable, having been there a while, if you know what I mean. But the beer on tap was good and cold. A good place to enjoy the weather outside in summer and a beer or two inside in the winter.

First things first -- Kenny is awesome! He completely made our visit here!…read more Five of us, old friends who live all over (some from throughout Chicagoland, and who one who was back from Florida) and hadn't seen each other much recently, decided to have a bite and a drink after a visiting a wake for a good friend who'd died tragically the week before. So we weren't in the most celebratory mood, but we did want to spend some time together hanging out and talking while we were all in the same place. It was late for Crystal Lake (about 9pm on a weeknight, when it's hard to find someplace nearby that's open), and thanks to Yelp! I found that Lucky Lulu's was fairly close, served food, and appeared to be open late. To be sure they'd still be open and have food, I tried to call. But no one answered. Uh oh! I hung up, and almost immediately got a call back, which my caller ID told me was from Lucky Lulu's. A voice on the other end asked if I'd just called, said he was concerned that the call was spam since my phone number is from a non-Chicago area code, but said something told him he should call back. I said yes, thanks so much for calling back! I explained that a small group of us were looking for a place to have dinner and drinks and asked if the kitchen was still open. Yes, he told me, until 11pm. I thanked him gratefully, told him we'd be right over, and we headed that way. From the minute we arrived, we felt SO welcome! Kenny introduced himself, told us he'd stay as long as we needed, brought us menus and drinks, and proceeded to wait on us attentively the whole time we were there (about 3 hours). He got the gist of the reason for our gathering shortly after we got there, when we were toasting our friend and sharing stories, and came over to express his sympathy. By the time we left, after we sang for him (a hobby we all share), we all hugged him and thanked him profusely -- It was that wonderful! The food was good -- standard pub fare. Two shared the flatbread (and ended up ordering a second and taking part home), and the rest of us chose between sliders and salad. The drinks were good, too. He knew just how to make my standard Makers Mark Manhattan, up, with two cherries. It was perfect. Next time I'm in the area (about an hour from home), Lucky Lulu's will be at the top of my list for a re-visit! An extra special thanks again to Kenny, who turned our otherwise sad evening into a huge positive, and we all left to return home on a high note.

Went here recently for a birthday dinner. We had pot roast sliders,…read more Chicken pesto and bbq chicken flat breads and drinks as well. The food was amazing, very kind servers and a fireplace to boot. It was 5 degrees that night.