Best bar in DeKalb County! This is me and my friend's favorite bar to go to. Great service and fun,…read morefriendly crowd

Ah, good old Cub and Spanks…read more.. Now I've only been coming here for the past couple of months, but they fulfill a couple of requirements I require in a bar. 1) cheap drinks. And I don't mean this place is the kind of establishment that serves drinks in red solo cups, they serve them in regular plastic tumbler cups, and they're not bottom shelf garbage liquids either. A Jameson and Ginger ale will set you back a whopping $4. I feel like I'm stealing from the bar when I drink here! This is a good thing. 2) conversational level of crowd noise. This place has never been so loud that I couldn't hear the person I was sitting with, granted, we haven't come here on a Friday or Saturday night, so consider that the asterisk. I prefer a place where u don't need a bullhorn to talk to someone 3 feet away. 3) shuffleboard table. This place will always have a special place in my heart since I popped my shuffleboard cherry here on September 30th after closing out Charter Fitness. However, they've since replaced the old board with a new-fangled board with the prison bars that come up in the middle to avoid free plays, and the table is but crooked. Not that I'm a cheapskate and try to play for free, but the sand gets stuck in the holes so when you start a game, you have to manually push the bars in in order to allow your pucks to slide freely from end to end. I know, I know, #firstworldproblems 3) jukebox. Since the beginning if time, man has attempted to push forth their culture on those around them, and this is the perfect way to do it. You can even control the jukebox from your phone! Well, your smartphone at least. I don't think your Motorola StarTAC is going to help you out here, nor will your Nokia 8200. 4) regulars. You will see the same people day in day out here, whatever day of the week. They may or may not remember that you had a conversation about whatever you had a conversation about, but they're friendly. Or you can chalk it up to this place being a townie bar, but I won't call it that. Come to Cubbies, sidle up to the bar, and maybe drop a buck on a game of shuffleboard or two. If I'm there, say hello and challenge me to a game. I might show you a thing or two. Or not. I've only been playing for a couple if months...

Good food, good service, big TV's,draft beer slots,beer and spirits to go, good musicread more

Always a Dekalb favorite! Usually would come here for a drink or two and the bar food is…read moreincredible! Cheese curds (with ranch) are a must!! (They also have some great burgers too!) We even go in for lunch sometime. Before covid they had a salad bar on Thursdays which was incredible! Love this place!

Went in for a grilled chicken breast sandwich and what I received was a small frozen then grilled…read morechicken breast. The breast was not juicy, it was "watery" so I think it was cooked from frozen. Service was good, the bartender was very friendly.

Yum! Perfect neighborhood bar, tvs, full bar, good variety of on tap beer. But the BEST news is…read morethat the food was outstanding! We had pork loin sandwich and pastrami sandwich. Wow! Need to come back and try more! Recommend the seasons fries over the regular.

Mystery shot was fun. My husband had the brown ale and I had Capital red ale, really good…read more Nice local place! For lunch, the Detour Brat, spicy cheese curds and home made fries, all were yummy!! Suzanne was friendly, efficient and made us feel like regulars. Not a dive at all just a nice place for a drink and good food.

Tried this place once and had a good experience. It's sort of divey which we like. The menu looked…read moregood lots of tasty options. We weren't too hungry but got the gyro fries which were good. I like a tall light draft beer at these types of bars and was a little let down by the taste of the draft Miller Lite. Could be dirty lines or just a bed keg.

The music is great! Their new pizzas are phenomenal. as a regular hangout, it may not be the place…read morefor civilized people.

went to this Mary's Place to find our friend, and the bartender/owner managed to make myself and my…read moregirlfriend feel very unwelcome and wouldn't serve us. my friend was there a few hours earlier, she pinned her location... real. SUS. if you ask me. I never got the chance to even order anything

We finally tried this place after living here for over 30 years…read more We just got carry out. We had a pizza, it was just ok Pork tenderloin sandy was big & good Fries were nothing special Potato skins were dry Chicken wrap was fine Bill was well under $100 for a pizza, 1app & 3 sandwiches w/fries. We usually spend $125 or so at other places. We didn't get any drinks. We might try it again

Great food and beer. This is definitely a local bar, but they make everyone feel welcome. Very…read moreclean bar that is way too nice to be a dive bar. The food here has been great. I really enjoyed the pizza and wings. My wife loves the catfish which is the best I've ever had. My daughter loved the pretzel sticks. I'm very picky about my beer and I can tell they actually clean the lines on the taps because my yuengling comes tasting crisp and fresh. Good family place. Good for kids too .

Traveling trough the area I hear the "I'm hungry" call from the back seat! It's our 4yr grandson…read morewanting food. Being just after the usual grazing time for him we found this establishment that checked all the boxes for the three of us. Outdoor seating as well as indoor seating was available, seat yourself style. We sat inside. The noise level was not loud at all. Perfect for table conversations. The menu had too many tasty sounding items. I chose the Fatty Melt with the Cajun Fried Potato Salad and Coleslaw. My wife had the Chicken Club Wrap with Onion rings and Beans (for me). The little had the 2 mini sliders with fries. Being family we share the sides and the onion rings were a hit. The number one treat in my book was the Cajun Fried Potato Salad. The bean had a good smoky flavor to them. Last but not least our server should get top billing in the review. Jordan did a fantastic job accommodating our requests and took the time to answer questions without feeling rushed. She made us feel more like a friend than a patron. Hats off to you Jorden! Thanks for making our visit enjoyable.

If you like sports games you must go! Watch the Bears win!…read moreMust go! Great service! Don't avoid

Had cheap drinks at this bar in Elgin. It seems like a good place to watch games. The Dive Bar…read morecertainly has an appropriate name. Actually it's better than it sounds because it's clean. There's fun things including a pool table. Even with the name of it we still think it's a pretty cool bar. It's one of the few not fancy looking places in this part of the city. There's a few parts of it with their own atmosphere and gatherings. Basically it has a couple entrances. One is where they have the pool table. It's about $5 to get a basic cocktail. We got something with whiskey. Main bar area is in the middle. The other entrance goes to another seating area full of tables. Here is where to go if not sitting at the bar. They sometimes have events such as live music. Good bar that's better than many think it would be. It's located on Highland at Grove. They're open late including both weekdays and weekends.

Great local bar, fantastic pricing. As of NYE 2025 they're been open three days. Locally owned…read more Cash only for now

I love this lil dive bar!! My lil hole in the wall!! The place that puts a smile on my face! I am…read morehere with my friend basically every weekend and maybe some weekdays! I like to switch it up on em! The atmosphere is fun and laid back and on weekends they have karaoke and these customers are passionate about their karaoke okay! The drinks are great and i basically know all the nighttime bartenders. They are such cool and down to earth people! And I can't forget the karaoke DJ, I think his name is Marcos! omg his voice is amazing! When he sings Tennessee whiskey I know he is singing it just for me! lol! The food is typically bar food, burgers, fries, wings pizza etc and Emilio the cook does his thang and he is so sweet.. Doyle is amazing.. a lot of regulars but we welcome all

Everyone has their own experience and mine wasn't the greatest first impression. Went here for…read morekaraoke and it was packed. Barely anywhere to sit or stand. Only 1 bartender who only went to regulars. Would skip right over people she didn't know. Extremely rude service. Signed up for karaoke waited over an hr and my name still hadn't been called the regulars sign up back to back. Eventually just left because it was crowded and non existent service. A dive bar who only looks out for their own.

Stopped in on Valentines Day, We must have hit the right time the place was busy but there were a…read morefew open tables. We were promptly seated and greeted by I believe a manager, our server was right behind her taking our drink order, we had looked at the Valentines Couples special and ordered, it consisted of a choice of starter ( shrimp cocktail or bruschetta ( , and a small salad, 12 oz NY strip steak, ( $10 uncharge for 16oz bone in ribeye) 2 sides and a desert to split. Everything came out quickly but not so quick to rush us. Everything was spot on. Our town needs a place like this where the staff is excellently trained and management is on the floor making sure everyone is taken care of. Highly reccomend

We went to a supper club on Saturday just at the border of Wisconsin and Illinois at a place called…read moreBenedict supper club. We expected to have a great steak dinner at this steakhouse, but unfortunately, it was is terrible. Sunday we decided to go to coaches to grab a bite, we had the Butcher block; which was offering a New York strip steak salad and two sides. This New York steak we had blue away that Wisconsin club, with no doubt superior taste, texture, and size. This may not be a Wisconsin supper club, coaches corner, but their food is just as good. You've gotta give them a try if you've not been there.