Food and drinks were wonderful . The atmosphere was great. Prices were very reasonable.read more

One of my few complaints about Union Social is the volume of noise. We have dinned with friends…read moreand older family members. Eating in the front area...especially in the open area is really unpleasant. It's loud. The TV's are loud. You can't talk and enjoy the conversation. On this trip...we dinned in the "back" room. What a difference! The noise level was minimal. We asked the waitress to turn down the volume and she did. This allowed us to enjoy our conversation and dinner. Great job done by our waitress Zhoee. She was patient, professional, friendly and very helpful to the older members of our party. She was responsive to the loud speakers we were asked to turn them down. Zhoee kept the refills coming while serving us well!! We started started with the Cuban quesadillas. This is really a MUST try. The meat is very flavorful. The pickled onions and sauce inside the quesadilla are delicious!! I particularly like the house salads. They are very fresh and attractive. Plenty of side veggies and crunchy/boldly garlic flavored croutons. I tried the Thai ginger dressing this time. I loved the mild flavors. You could pick up the hints of peanut sauce and ginger coming through. It is moderate in consistency and delicious! I've never had their Mac & cheese so we gave it a try. A nice thick and creamy white cheese sauce. The cavatappi style noodles were perfectly cooked! The cheese stuck to the noodles beautifully. The cheese sauce was so tasty that you almost wanted to like the bowl. On this trip I went with the wings and dry rub seasoning. Nothing else on the menu appealed to me that visit. I got six small to medium sized wings in this order. The insides were fully white without being tough or dry. The skin was a bit crunchy so I'm sure they were fried. The dry rub has a mild traditional BBQ flavor. The wings were really coated in dry rub. I don't think there was a speck of skin showing through. At times I felt like I was eating more dry rub than chicken. The rub comes off very salty - which I liked. It didn't have an after taste burn - which I also liked. The BBQ was pleasant and flavorful to taste. The volume of rub was just a bit overwhelming - at least to me.

Overall rating 3.7. I'll break it down. I've been on a quest for the best fish and chips around,…read moreand this was it. Very good! Super tender with crispy batter. The rest of the experience? Just fine I guess. We started with scotch eggs which weren't bad but cold. The pretzel bites were the same. But the seafood chowder was very good!! The pork belly with mac and cheese was overrated. Service was average. It does get really loud in there, even when the place was half filled. Final verdict? I'll go there once in a while for fish and chips.

Food and service was great the beer was also very good got to go on St Patrick day…read more It is a great Irish pub.

Richie was calm and collected during the Friday rush, and was nice to our birthday girl which we…read moreappreciated! His service was great and we appreciated having him as our server tonight.

The bartender was great! Drinks were perfect!! The food was also really good. I got the grinder and…read moremy husband got the meat lovers pizza. The grinder was very good! He really liked the pizza. The only issue we had was, at some point while the cook was making my food, a man who I assume to be the manager or owner came in. I watched as he went over to my basket of fries, put his hand in it and took some of my fries. I don't mind sharing. But it was pretty gross to watch a strange man put his ungloved hand in my food. It was pretty chill inside. The outdoor seating is great!

Laycoff's Tavern (near Granite City/Target, North Clinton St) - iconic place with good pizza…read more Laycoff's is a fun little place to frequent. It doesn't seat a lot of people. So...you might have to wait for a table. Unfortunately there isn't space for a nice waiting area. So you might stand up in the small bar area while you wait. It's okay. Things move fast. Enjoy the people watching opportunity. The team here is very friendly and welcoming in an odd way. They really are glad to serve you. Lots of smiles and friendly smiles. They are efficiently-friendly. They all move and talk fast. They are hustling to serve - not avoid. They will take a moment to get to relate...but not much more than a moment. The service is very good! The Sullivan family is very nice as well. Laycoff's is known for sausage rolls and a community bar environment. My wife loves her sausage roll. Full of tasty cheese surrounded by a light, fluffy and soft dough. The American sausage blended in with the cheese nicely. The menu has a small number of specialty pizzas (only six) along with build-your-own option. The prices are pretty comparable to other bars. On this occasion I got a 16" Everything pizza for $20. A 16 inch pizza was a LOT of delicious pizza. The pizza crust is thin. It is thin enough that almost every bit has a slight crunch. However, it was also soft enough to satisfy the less than crunchy crowd. The crust doesn't have much distinct flavor or seasoning. Just a nice thin crust. The pizza sauce was also hard to distinguish. The pizza is so full of toppings and cheese that you really don't see the sauce. The sauce that was they are blended well with the American sausage base. Now the best part - the fresh toppings! Laycoff's uses the Pizza King approach by using finely chopped toppings. The base of the Everything pizza is a finely ground American sausage. The base of the pizza so completely covered with sausage on the Everything choice. The sausage doesn't have much spice or flair as it is American style instead of Italian. The pepperoni is very thin. The fresh and slightly crunchy onions and peppers are chopped into small pieces. Even the green and black olives seemed to be smaller. The whole pizza was coated in delicious tasting mozzarella cheese. As I mentioned the 16 inch pizza is a large pizza. Laycoff's cuts the pizza into large pieces as well. This pizza could easily feed 3-4 people. Cold Pizza Test - I always want to try the pizza the next morning, cold, and for breakfast. This pizza was outstanding cold and as a left over. The coldness causes the mozzarella cheese taste to really come forward. The saltiness of the olives gets bolder. The bed of sausage and cover of cheese really help keep the pizza moist. The crust stayed a bit soft with a slight crunch. Overall, I really liked the pizza. It wasn't outstanding. However, it was really good at a good value. Dinning at Laycoff's has a sense of memorabilia and nostalgia. Be patient and enjoy the environment.

Don't go here if you arent a regular. It felt very much like you had to belong in order to receive…read moregood service. I felt disgusting eating there because everything was very dusty. All of the signage and decor had thick layers of dust. We also had an extremely long weight. I almost wish we would've just left.

The wings are phenomenal! Great sports bar atmosphere inside or you can sit outside where it's much…read morequieter and relaxed.

Visiting from out of town. Nice atmosphere, great music, outdoor scene. TVs, bar seating, buzzing…read moreon a Saturday night. Great, friendly , prompt service by Sara W. Nice pour on drinks but they weren't cold enough for me. Near the end of the night hours....Ordered chicken Greek flatbread. Drinks came quickly. Good drinks, what I ordered for food not great but I did request it as it is not on the menu. Parking weird but ample on the sides and back. Front and Rear entrance.

I used to love Mad Anthony but the last couple visits have been the same. This particular visit has…read moreleft a memorable experience but not a positive one. We went to go celebrate my husband's birthday and our server had too many tables because the service wasn't the best. She was okay but for their prices we shouldn't be waiting to get refills for a while. We received 3 of our 4 meals an hour after ordering. I ordered a pizza and I knew it takes 30 minutes but my entire family was done eating and I asked the server if it was almost done. She said the cooks didn't know. I'm going to guess it was never rang in. Because it was pushing 1.5 hrs and it wasn't close to being done? They were steady but I wouldn't say busy. They had plenty of staff on but our server had a lot of tables. We left and she took the pizza off and apologized but I don't think that's enough when one person leaves and doesn't get dinner. If the kitchen was behind, if the pizzas were taking longer, if the service wasn't going to be lacking "just be honest at the beginning". Honestly was truly disappointing and not a good visit.

Best Caesar salad and margaritas around!! Love this place. I love that there is more than one…read morelocation, too, as I travel quite a bit for work.

Um, YUM! Hubby and I came here while the kids enjoyed a day at the Zoo with their Grandparents…read more Chips and queso were good, server was nice and honest when we asked if something was spicy. Hubby had a omelette, I had the shrimp and grits. Holy cow it was so stinking delicious! So flavorful and a unique take on a southern classic. It tasted like they used pot roast gravy on it, just a swirl, and that's what gave it its unique flavor. I freaking love pot roast so it was like two amazing things in one. Almost like surf and turf. We need one of these in South Bend! There's another one in Indianapolis. Nom nom nom!

This place has a great ambiance but the food SUCKS…read more Some of the worst overpriced crap I've ever been fed. Call it a scratch kitchen. It's awful. Tried the smoked wings. Hot in temp, NO flavor. Also had the smoked queso. Sent it back 3 times to generate enough heat to make it taste like queso. Brought the fam down to dinner and it sucked. How do you eff up buttered noodles? Hard, no cheese. No butter. Terrible crap. Worst sauces in the world here. For wings, for their meatloaf. Was inedible garbage. Had to pay $100+ for a terrible dinner. Some of the worst crappy food I've ever eaten. I even had to ask the bartender if anything was good; she told me skip the steak based on who was on grill. Would never ever come back here if I wasn't staying at the hotel. Feel sorry for the homecoming kids that seem to be up in here right now. You going home with diarrhea not gonorrhea. Bartenders are great however just go here for a drink. Do not eat here.

Great Black and Blue Burger, cold beer and excellent…read moreservice It doesn't get better than that.

Arena Bar & Grill - home for thin crust lovers. And if you need a deal...then order on Sundays…read morewhen a 16" is $14 all day. If love thin crust, then you need to make the trip out to Arena B&G at DuPont & Lima Roads. Arena does have a very good thin crust pizza. The crust is saltine cracker thick. The bottom is cooked so that it is flour white and soft...but stiff enough to pick up an individual square. The edges are cooked with a slight golden brown and crisp. The crust doesn't have any accents like butter, garlic or seasoning. Just plain pizza dough. The sauce the is slightly sweet and has a thicker consistency. Arena apllies a decent amount of sauce covers the pizza well and moistens it up a bit. I like the little bit stronger tomato flavor without a dominating spicy taste. There were enough toppings to create that single layer across the pizza. They aren't piled up such that you toppings on top of toppings on top of toppings. Just the right amount. The veggies were crisp and fresh. I would have liked to had more meat and more of an Italian favoring. Still good stuff! As for the cold pizza test...it was still moist enough to bite into the next day...the crispy crusts were still pleasantly crispy. The toppings tend to lose much of their zippy flavor. Though the veggies are still crisp. We ordered a side of cheese bread. The bread is a slice of Texas toast..so it is thick. They grill it so it has some nice buttery grill marks on the bottom. The edges are still soft. The inside breading has a nice buttery-garlic taste. The mozzarella is piled on nicely. Good cheesy taste overall! Overall, Arena Bar & Grill should be on your destination list if you are a thin crust lover. It's a busy place if you plan to dine in. Service is usually pretty friendly and spot on. They also have really good wings!