Riverside is always good time. Good service. But beware adding "convenience fees" to every bill…read more These restaurants are out of control

Had some great pasta and pizza from this happening place in Oswego that's always crazy. It has…read moreplenty of seating but there's always a wait it seems. Riverside Pizza & Pub is one of the better hangouts for those having good times. A wait is worth it mostly. The prices are okay for the big portions. Coming in here it was a few minutes before getting seats at the bar. It's often a longer wait for getting a table. There's often games people are watching. A great place to come for it. Has plenty of big TVs on the walls. It's about $8 a pint for local beers. That's kind of a lot. A lot of cocktails are cheaper at happy hour. It's about $11 for a martini. These of course go pretty great with Italian food and they're cheaper at the happy hour too. It's about $13 for the Build Your Own Pasta. You choose sauces and toppings. Of course pizza is the main thing to get. There's a lot of great specials Got stuffed eating so much from here. It's got a couple other locations which are pretty much the same things to get really. There's always a crowd especially on weekends.

We reserved Gray's Mill for my son's Rehearsal Dinner. They set us up on the 3rd floor with our…read moreown bartender and servers. The wait staff service was outstanding and Adam, the bartender was excellent. Appeitzers were delicious - spinach artichoke dip and meatballs with marinara. We provided our guests with the choice of Fish&Chips, Grilled Chicken Sandwich or the Wienerschnitzel...kids were given a Chicken Tender Meal. Everyone truly enjoyed their meals. I appreciated they allowed a special meal for the MOB who is a vegetarian. The sugar donuts at the end of the meal were a hit! :) Alyssa, the party coordinator for the venue was super accomodating and super easy to work with. It does take a few days for response time - BUT, I always got a response. And she was always willing to give us everything we asked for! The venue even let us in earlier than requested to set up our decor. We would definitely recommend this venue for a bridal/baby shower or birthday party - any special event that is smaller in numbers. The venue has been advertising a new addition to the space next to building but it seems the construction has haulted. It is a shame because it is a bit of an eyesore - BUT, if they complete this addition, it will be beautiful. Hope they are able to complete it. The Gray's Mills has history with it's town so I hope locals will continue to support it. When we come back to visit our son and my new daughter-in-law, we will definitely be back for a visit - especially if the weather is nice!! They have a great outdoor patio along the Fox River just outside the restaurant on the bottom floor. Thank you Gray's Mill Estate!!

I attended the New Year's Eve dinner on Wednesday, December 31, and had a great time! The servers -…read moreAndrea, Drake, and Ethan - worked very hard and provided great customer service, as always! Adam was stellar behind the bar! The performers - Bert's Revenge - were excellent, as always, providing the perfect vibe to the evening! It really means a lot seeing the co-owner, Mike Baum and his wife, Jan, there mingling with their customers. They put their heart into this establishment and it shows! Overall, it was a great value and I highly recommend this venue to all!

Such a chill relaxed atmosphere. The bar staff is all super friendly. And their late night frozen…read morepizza is definitely something you have to try.

I love Christine, she makes the best drinks and has the best customer service…read more The ambiance is divey feels + rock & country. Nobody likes my Taylor swift or Britney Spears.... But they let me play it on the juke box still. Love this place Monday - Sunday they have food until 3! Try the chiliiii.

Went to Backroads Burger & Bar last Monday night and really enjoyed the patio seating (the inside…read moreis soo dark). We were pleasantly surprised to find out apps were 25% off- which meant we had to try the pretzel. I think it may have been the biggest pretzel I've ever seen in my life. The outside was a melt-in-your-mouth fried texture with the inside being soft and doughy in the best way. Paired with any of the 3 dips, it made for the most delicious appetizer that essentially filled up our entire table itself. Special shoutout to the arse sauce & their honey mustard- sooo good. The table also tried the buffalo chicken wrap (YUM), caprese sandwich (good!), and penne alla vodka (somewhat mid but better as leftovers). Sweet potato tots were the perfect side. This was my third time here and they honestly never disappoint. Service & food always hit. My go to spot when visiting Plainfield!

9-19-26 430pm Wife and I wanted to try this place for the…read more1st time. It was busy but, there were tables available. The 3 young hostesses at the door were talking about where to seat us but then asked us, and here's where it goes wrong, can we be done within an hour? They claimed to have reservations at 5pm. You blow away a sure thing now for an unknown later. So if I wanted to be seated, served and done within an hour we would've went to McDonald's. Has anyone been, at a restaurant establishment been seated, served and finished in an hour. Back Roads management, ownership, you need to train your hostesses a little better. We will NEVER set foot in that place.again. Why do we need to be rushed while dining out?

It's great having an awesome pub in your neighborhood, McBrides never fails…read more I took a coworker here and he loves the place especially the food. Carrie always provides us great service and had good suggestions off the menu. This visit we started with the cheese curds, they were delicious! A special thank you to our food runner who delivered the food fresh and hot! Carrie recommended the Prime Rib dip and what a great choice that was, my coworker went with the breakfast burger which he loved. Never had a bad anything here, McBrides is Great!

Food is great, drinks are great, I get their vodka pasta and it's so good. I also think we got…read morecomplimentary queso and chips which was delicious!

Checked out this long time bar and restaurant in Aurora. It always gets a big gathering for sports…read moreespecially the football games. O'Malley's is located in one of the more rural parts of the city if you can call it that. Basically one of the few dining options that are right around here. There's the usual beers and cocktails, as well as things like burgers and pretzels. Bigger than it looks inside. It's located pretty close to the golf course so it's a popular spot after playing. This also gets a lot of people who are watching football on weekends. One of the local sports bars. They have a pretty good happy hour. It's about $4 for basic cocktails such as whiskey and Coke. It's about $5 to get the Pretzel Logs. The rest of the food menu is pretty meaty, with things like burgers and chicken tenders. For sure it's a good place for watching games. It's located on Hill Avenue next to Phillips Park. The happy hour is even on weekends.

Stopped in for a beer on a Friday afternoon. Friendly bartender and the atmosphere was lively with…read morewhat seemed to be a lot of regulars. Nice outdoor patio looking towards golf course. Video poker machines in the back and a pool table. Will try some food on my next visit!

Very nice bartender, great tacos, good parking, nice patio and a few craft beers on tap, large…read moreamount of tater tots. Very near the parade path today!

I'm a bit of a nacho connoisseur, so on my first visit to Pig Dog Pub I got the Sunday half-price…read morenachos with added sliced avocado - which was also half-price. I figured it was about 2,000 calories - a whole day's worth of food. It was very good, and at $5.50 it was an incredible value. I didn't spot any nacho cheese sauce, just melted cheddar, which is much better for nachos unless they're the ballpark kind where you just dip the chips in a pile of gooey nacho cheese sauce - which also can be very good but is an entirely different thing. The avocado looked to be about half of a medium avocado, very ripe and fresh, and the pico de gallo was also fresh and plentiful. There were enough black beans to balanced the dish, and a huge dollop of sour cream, which for some reason I love on nachos even though they have a bunch of cheese. Of all the restaurant experiences I've had in the last ten years, this is one of only a few that have been outstanding in quality and value. I'll try the Wednesday pizza next - I'm a bit of a connoisseur of that, too, and it's half-price on Wednesday.

Didn't know what to expect coming here, but it was a nice little sports bar. The service was good…read moreand friendly. My drinks and shots were amazing, however, the food was disappointing. I got the boneless wings (for sauce I chose garlic Parmesan & one off the menu that the waitress recommended and said was comparable to a teriyaki). The wings were SO over breaded, they were hard and both of the sauces were terrible. Unfortunately, my boyfriend and I agreed that these were easily the worst wings we've ever had, we each only ate one of each flavor and had enough. My boyfriend got the pork tenderloin. He asked about size and was told it was pretty large, when it came out it was the size of a thin chicken patty. He said the taste was okay, but nothing special. The fries were good. For appetizers, we got fried pickles, cheese curds, and pretzel bites. They were all about what you would expect for bar food. Although, our food was not great, the burgers that other people were eating looked delicious. We would definitely come back to try those, seemed like burger was the way to go!

I was super disappointed in the service. We tried to talk to a bartender at the bar but we were…read morenever greeted or acknowledged. We found an empty table for open seating and gave up after not seeing a waitress. I get being busy and tables being missed but step up your game.

I've been coming to 113 Main pretty much monthly for client meetings and it's our go-to spot…read morebecause it's fast service, no reservations needed, and the prices are affordable. We usually sit at the bar but they have plenty of table seating as well. I'm pretty picky about my cocktails. That said, I actually enjoy their "lips like sugar" cocktail -- made with tangerine vodka, strawberry, lemon and guava. For a sweet drinker, it's the perfect combo.

2am Burger had a raw egg served on it. The servers should have never brought that dish out to begin…read morewith a "clear" in color egg sliming off the side. That's a bad chef level mistake. Sarcastically chef then cooked the egg to a crispy burn and the server we complained to in lieu of proper management actually brought it back out like that and so we rejected the whole dish. Server we started with was a new server who wasn't getting any assistance and really needed it. Went up to the bar and served myself and family drinks after 15 minutes of waiting with no water or drink order. No manager present on Saturday night. Train your cooks better and teach your servers to verify the dish appearance. All this new staff just helped us remove 113 main out of our rotation.

It's honestly impressive to provide service this bad in a bar that was practically empty…read more When we walked in, there were maybe two people sitting at the bar and another couple playing the gambling machines. We seated ourselves and even let the bartender know we were there, then waited about 10 minutes before anyone bothered to come over. We ordered two beers and two pizzas. We had enough time to finish both beers while watching our waitress and the bartender stand around talking at the bar. The bartender even had time to drink a White Claw, but apparently nobody had time to make sure our food was coming. Eventually, our waitress told us the pizzas were done but "weren't crispy enough," so they were put back in the oven. After already waiting so long, that excuse was hard to believe. Another 15 minutes passed with no pizzas, no updates, and no apology. We finally paid for our beers and left hungry. The most shocking part is that there are very few places like this on Aurora's west side. You would think a neighborhood bar with so little competition would value every customer who walks through the door. Instead, we were treated like an inconvenience. If this is how they handle a nearly empty bar, I'd hate to see what happens when they're actually busy. Save yourself the frustration and spend your money somewhere that acts like it wants customers.

I like this place. It was fun. Their food is delicious. Bartender's were nice. They do have a lot…read moreof TVs, which is nice to watch your sports nice crowd.