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    Two soft flour tacos with rice and beans
    Sydney T.

    Main Street Station is one of my favorite Mexican places in the area. I haven't even found one near my school in Boston that I like better. The service is friendly, the food is delicious, and the bill is usually quite reasonable. The decor is really interesting and unexpected. Since the restaurant is the entire McHenry train station, old train line signs hang everywhere. Booms and lights decorate the walls. Signs from Wells Fargo announcing the way to travel across the US in just four days greet you at your table. It makes for a great atmosphere. Every Monday is Dollar Taco Night, so my family usually goes then. You can get just about anything you want in your Dollar Taco, except steak. They come with cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes. The chips and salsa at this restaurant are phenomenal. I think they make the salsa fresh every day, and they might even make the chips. They're bottomless, and come even if you're just getting some drinks. Their margaritas are hit or miss, and their drinks can be rather expensive. A pitcher of margaritas is over $20. They're usually pretty healthy with the tequila though. They do have a full bar, so you can get anything from beer and wine to shots and mixed drinks. I look forward to coming to this restaurant every time I'm home from school. If you like Mexican food, you really can't miss it.

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    This was awful bland dry. We will never be backI. I would prefer taco hell over this place

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    9 years ago

    This hidden jewel has some of the best Mexican food I've ever had outside of Mexico. Huge portions and great prices.

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    Place was good. Not anything to rave about, just good. If a friend wanted to go there, I'd go again but if not choose to go there again.

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    Excellent food, excellent service! Love Taco Monday!!

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    The food is good and the prices are good. The restaurant was a little smoky and dark.

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    Good food, good prices. Been a McHenry staple for years. Try the combo's or a steak fajita.

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    A kitschy Mexican restaurant inside a vintage themed train station. It's quaint and sometimes you just want to get away. Large menu.

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    Good food, good prices. Service is usually slow but for the love of god, stay away on Sundays. Service is awful. NO free soda refills FYI

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    Parking lot sucks and lets face it, its a train station which means you get the occasional whistle which can be distracting.

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    Smith’s Central

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    Very cute venu went for an event and the set up was very cute. The flow was nice and easy to…read moremaneuver. Our event did have a bar and they set up a buffet in the walk way between the front and back. It a great food I do not know who catered. The lighting was amazing very bright and open. Cute if you need a location to host an events the town has some great photo shoot spots if that is needed also. And some walkable places near by for a drink or something to eat.

    There is no shortage of history when it comes to Smith's! Affectionately known in the past as…read more"Smith's Garage" or "The Hostess Shop" by locals. Smith's Central was built in 1929 and operated as one of the very first Standard Oil Service Stations in Northern Illinois. In 1963, Hostess-Wonderbread purchased the building and would call it "home" until 2013 when they closed their doors and moved to their next location. In 2016, extensive renovations and restorations began on what is now Smith's Central Weddings + Events. Fast forward to present day, Smith's has hosted and provided the backdrop to over 400 weddings and special events. I recently attended a Celebration of Life for the spouse of a friend. It is located in the downtown area of McHenry with plenty of street parking near by. Upon entering the venue, they have a large area for tables or high tops for your event. In the back is the bar with another area with high tops and food. I've never been to downtown McHenry & this place is just fabulous if you are looking for a place to have your wedding or any other event. I highly suggest you check this place out!

    The Vixen

    The Vixen

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    We saw a Genesis tribute band recently and this was our first visit to The Vixen. We really like…read morethe Vixen and would love to return again! The space is big and you never felt claustrophobic despite the fact the place was pretty packed. We appreciated the fact you are seated at a table (at least for this band. I no longer enjoy standing for hours on end at a long rock show!). The bar is reasonably priced - a Lagunita's IPA was $6 or so. They seem to run the venue pretty well - no goony bouncers or shady staff lurking around. Stop in for a show if a band you like is playing here! The Vixen is a great music venue with good sound!

    We had a fun night at The Vixen watching the Foolhouse 90s party band. If you are a fan of 90s…read moremusic, you can't go wrong seeing this band. I recently had knee surgery so opted to buy a VIP Table in the balcony so I didn't have to stand all night. I was glad I did because the band played for over 2 hours and there was also a DJ. The venue itself is dated and carpet and furniture upstairs smells musty, like an older bar. However, the view and sound from the balcony were pretty good, and we had our own little dance party upstairs. It is a walk downstairs to use the bathroom, but we appreciated that there was a bar serving drinks upstairs. During a few parts of the concert, it sounded almost like the song started off key, and we kept seeing the vocalist tap his ear, so not sure if there was an audio issue. There is parking nearby, if you arrive early enough to get a closer spot. The employees here were working hard to get everyone inside, despite the long line. Drink service in the balcony was fast. There is no separate entry for VIP. Just one long line and once you get inside are then brought to your ticket area. In all, I would say we waited outside for close to 30 minutes before we got inside for bag and ID check.

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