Perdue&#x27;s Grill

Amazing burgers and ice cold beer!!! And the owner treated…read moreus out of towners great!!!

Great burgers! The deluxe version includes all my favorite toppings (onion, lettuce, pickles,…read moretomatoe, cheese) and two generous hand-pressed patties. Grilled cheese was simple and perfectly browned, just like it should be. Crinkle cut fries were also excellent. Great stop on the way across the vast nothingness of Illinois!

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Spirited Republic

4.7(22 reviews)

27.1 mi

Spirited is a great craft bar. They often have live music out front. Not only do they have craft…read morebeer but the have the BEST Sangria wine. Their slushies are amazing. They currently have a caramel apple sangria that is also delicious. Definitely worth stopping here.

Great family spot! If you live around the area you should definitely check this family owned…read moreestablishment out.

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Prairie Inn Northside

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Its a small hole in the wall bar with awesome burgers! If your looking for some good bar food give…read morethem a try!

Haynes On Main

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The meatballs and spicy margarita are amazing!…read more We go here often for food and drinks!

Service was second to none. Food was amazing cannot recommend the crispy tuna appetizer enough. The…read morehot honey chicken has hit my top 4 crispy chicken sandwiches (out of 20). The steak was cooked perfectly and seasoned well enough to enhance the flavor but not overpower the flavor of the meat.

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Brass Bull Tavern

4.0(8 reviews)

6.1 mi

Great vibes. A classic dive bar that feels like home when you walk in. The trivia every Tuesday…read morenight is so fun! They have free tacos and cheap beer. Truly a great place

I don't know about the food but the service is good and the ambiance is that of a 70's bar which I…read morelove. Definitely like the place.

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Parish's Pub

5.0(3 reviews)

13.0 mi

the bartender was nice and attentive! Butch's pizza and beer were a 10 out of 10! Lots of games…read moreinside and gives a good vibe!

There is not a modicum of sense in assigning a numerical score to a bar like this. Washington has 5…read moremain bars that I can think of off the top of my head, and which one is best will be contingent upon your socioeconomic status and existential demeanor. Small rural towns in the Midwestern US are generally wastelands in a tangible sense, that goes without saying; but there exists a more abstract sense of desolation that tends to swallow one whole if a little too much time is spent in a town so bereft of anything that could reasonably be called cultural. Disgruntled, romantically hopeless drunks like me are often inaccurately characterized as decrepit, amoral, underachieving dregs of society that have no need for anything but themselves and the bottle. Pretty much accurate, but my main point of contention with this portrait lies in the blatant falseness of the last bit. Drunks like us, we need people. We need a place to go to drink with jaded folks facing the same eternal war on tedium and disappointment that is living in a town like Washington, IL. Drunks like us, we don't go to the bar necessarily to have a good time. We go because if we're given nothing but free time in the glorified solitary confinement that is one's living quarters, we'll lose our fucking minds. The main directive of this site is completely worthless when it comes to assessing local watering holes like Parish's. If I was a random visitor, I would visit it and be thoroughly unimpressed. You probably have a bar exactly like this in your hometown, and you love it for two reasons: the staff and the regulars. Over time, you foster a relationship with the two that ensures that if you're down on your luck and have fuck all to do with your night off, you can always head down and avoid staring at your bedroom wall until you pass out. How many times have I seen two people unsuccessfully hustle me and proceed to copulate on a pool table while the couple thought everyone was outside? Once, but that's still enough to prove a point. How many times have I been inundated with whisky-drenched tales from the past of smuggling pounds of cocaine around state lines from guys with 7+ DUIs? More than I can count. Dive bars are ideal temporary residences for drunks like me because it's a way to playfully repel the malaise of untapped potential that forces one to be a glorified automaton in a small, boring town by letting the id take over and run its course. Then of course, there's the staff. Dive bar lore is rife with stupid, inaccurate adages suggesting things along the lines of a loyal bartender being better than any therapist you could hire. That's bullshit almost 100% of the time; often they're simply nodding in agreement and allowing your bleating to go in one ear and out the other. That isn't the case here. Rick is a true lifer in the greatest sense of the word and will bend over backwards to help out the loyal regulars. Lord knows he's done it for me countless times. Dani refuses to take my tips because she knows I'm perpetually broke, has gone out of her way to feed me because she knows I rarely eat, and has, along with her husband David, a Thursday regular, taken an active interest in my problems far beyond empty regurgitation. They informally "adopted" my brother and me, because, in their own words, "you guys are exactly what I'd like our children to grow up to be like." Last Thanksgiving, when I texted her asking if the bar would be open, she responded that they would not and asked if I had a place to go for dinner. I had to work. Sure enough, she shows up with a massive plate of food and a bottle of whisky. If you haven't noticed already, I deeply love this nondescript, forgettable-to-outsiders bar. Not in the pedestrian manner that stupid fucking Toby Keith song celebrates. Drunks like us, we don't go to our local dives to celebrate temporary egalitarianism and yee-haw Saturday nights as a fun little break from our everyday life. We go to our local dives because without them, we'd have no other place to wallow in the utter senselessness of living in a town like Washington without losing our minds.

Inside recently completed remodeling

Play a few games of pool and darts in the completed remodeled game room

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Enjoy a friendly game of shuffleboard

W Down Under

4.5(4 reviews)

13.0 mi

Super cool! In the…read morebasement of the corner hotel, it appears to have been a bank since it has a vault. Once you enter, you'll wrap around in a tunnel through some games, a hallway of slot machines, and then you'll arrive to an open space with a full bar and lots of seating. We came right after the holidays and they still had lights strung from the ceiling with ornaments hanging off which was really cool! They have a handful of drinks on tab, bottled options, full bar, and some appetizer food options. TVs for game streaming, and loud music. It was surprisingly busy on a Friday night and seems to be a popular local hang out. Parking options all around since the local shops it's near aren't open in the evening. We stayed at the air bnb not even a block away so we were able to walk which was a plus!

Bbar good.. A handful of appetizers and pizza. No…read moresandwiches.. Blah..need to work on a better menu

Decorated for the holidays!

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Cosmo

Jonnie's Bar

5.0(1 review)

40.5 mi

Jonnie's Bar is inside Jack's Cafe. It is a full bar to meet all your wants. I would recommend.read more

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Chicken pasta

Tangled Roots Craft Beer & Kitchen

3.1(48 reviews)

13.0 mi

Food was good, service was good, sitting outside on the rooftop was nice! We will definitely be…read moreback again soon!

Very disappointing experience…read more I really wanted to like this place, but unfortunately both the food and service missed the mark. The drinks were good and easily the highlight of the meal. The chicken schnitzel was also pretty good, but the mashed potatoes were incredibly bland. The $14 citrus thyme hummus was terrible. It had large chunks of beans, very little flavor, and wasn't the smooth, creamy hummus I expected. We actually mentioned our disappointment to our server. The $24 chicken and broccoli pasta was another major disappointment. It tasted overwhelmingly like onion, the broccoli was basically just stems, and there were no mushrooms, despite the dish being described with mushrooms. For $24, I expected much better. Our server never came to check on how our entrees were. Could have been because we raised concerns about the lackluster hummus. She was quick to bring us our check. Our total was $85.50 before tax for two people, which is a lot to spend when multiple parts of the meal were disappointing. They did offer us 20% off a future visit, which I appreciate as a gesture, but honestly, we won't be back. A discount toward another meal isn't much incentive when the first experience left us this disappointed. Good drinks, decent schnitzel, but disappointing food overall and poor follow-up from the server after we raised a concern. For the prices, I expected significantly better.

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View of the square from the outdoor patio on the 2nd floor

Topsy's Tavern

4.7(7 reviews)

28.9 mi

Such a hidden gem! Food was great. We had pork tenderloin sandwich and patty melt. Both were fresh…read moreand delicious. Drinks were great and our server was delightful!

Wanted to love the BTL...my husband and ordered at the same time, a to go order...out of onion…read morerings. no problem got cheese curds. my BTL was completely burned up. Shared my husband's bc he is nice lol

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Troy B.

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2

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13 years ago

Excellent food, Great People! I have ate there many times, I enjoy the Horseshoe, with beef or tenderloin, both are excellent! I finally took my wife there for dinner, I ordered her the horseshoe as well (I usually don't order for or she would kill me). After I ordered she said, "is that the thing use always get with the fries and cheese"? I told her it was and begged her to give it a shot anyway. We got our food, she took one bite and said "OMG, this is so good!" She could not finish it all but as always it was excellent. Best kitchen this side of the Mississippi! read more

Heyward T.

Elite 23

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203

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1 year ago

This location is a privately owned gem for dining. My friends and I had the Catfish Po'Boy and the Philly Steak Sandwich, both of which came with fries, and were absolutely marvelous, but the wait for the Po'Boy was quite extended. The staff there happens to be a little slow, so prepare to sit for quite a while if you decide to go during the rush hour. read more

Brian B.

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10 years ago

This is my 30th time here, and my favorite place to eat. I've tried so many items on the menu and still have not tried everything. Everything is fantastic. The food is amazing, and the staff is great. Will return sunday for half off wings and pizza :) thanks for being great read more

Jeff B.

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12 years ago

Great food and a decent tap selection. The ribeye was very good and cooked perfectly. The burger on Texas toast has the perfect amount of sweetness on the barbecue sauce. What a gem in downtown Tremont. read more

Lance B.

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8

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12 years ago

Great food....pretty busy when we went which service was a little slow but to be expected. It was worth the wait. Maybe if they had an extra hand during the evening hours would help with the service read more

Doug M.

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3

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13 years ago

I have been to Perdue's 4 times, each time I ordered a different item and everything has been excellent. Their tenderloins and horseshoes are amazing and prices are more than reasonable. read more

Jarilyn T.

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4

9 years ago

Went here for lunch the other day- great soup I wanted something quick and light. The server was very friendly and great atmosphere. I will be back with a bigger appetite. Jarilyn read more

Patti B.

1

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6 years ago

Great place! Food is fantastic & staff are always friendly. Horseshoes are awesome, I always take some home for next day. read more

Meghan B.

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3

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4 years ago

Love this restaurant, good food and friendly staff. Always a good time when we go here.

Becky R.

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7

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11 years ago

Excellent food and service. Have dined several times.

Tom Z.

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7

2

4 years ago

Amazing family owned business with delicious food.

Ben G.

14

25

2

15 years ago

Pizza's tasty, service is great.

Pamela K.

4

2

5

12 years ago

Great Food! Great Service!

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