Burger and tomato soup to die for! I want to come back every night until I've tried everything on…read morethe menu. Tiny place, and I recommend coming on Friday for the sweet and sassy bartender/waitress, Lisa!!!

Best Patty Melt Ever!! I usually eat one there, and get…read moreanother to go. Homemade Chips are Awesome, too!

My friend, partner and I ended up going here because the restaurant we started with was closed…read more When we arrived my expectations were high but I shouldn't have gone in with any. There were only two people working the bartender and a waitress. We waited like 5 minutes of not longer to get a greeting . It took like 5 more minutes to get seated. We grabbed menus to get an idea of what we might want to eat. I went into the restaurant part looking for an employee. She was wiping down empty tables saw me but never acknowledged my presence. The bartender saw us standing waiting to be seated and also didn't acknowledge us. I didn't understand why it took so long to get seated there were only 3 people at a table and the rest of the restaurant was empty. There were a few people at the bar. When we finally got seated the waitress asked if the table was dirty we said yes but she didn't wipe it or anything. She was saying that she had like 35 boys come in to eat and messed up the whole other side of the restaurant. She got us our drinks and then asked if we were ready to order. We said Please give us a few minutes to decide. When she took our order she was nice. When we got our food my friend ordered the Niko burger the bacon was rubbery and not even half cooked. She poured A1 sauce on the side and it was very watery it wasn't thick like normal A1 sauce should be. My partner ordered chicken fingers the meat inside was good and had the crisp on the outside, I ordered an Italian beef sandwich it was good but only had meat on half the sandwich and didn't melt in your mouth. I was only given a very small 2 tablespoons side of au jus. The waitress got us our refills but wasn't attentive like I would expect considering we were the only people in the restaurant. Is it a place I would go back to? Probably not. I was disappointed considering it was downtown Marengo. The ambience was wilderness and forest themed the restaurant was clean but the women's bathroom was not.

Ok so management has changed since my last review. Maybe I'm in a different mood, or being picky…read morebut I did notice some differences. I ordered the Niko burger same as last time although the menu has changed some. Overall, still a decent place to catch a bite and nothing I'm noting would stop me from coming back. You know I consider myself a hamburger critic extraordinaire, so I did notice a different taste, and thickness in the burger, and that's probably where the one less star came from. However it was cooked the way I ordered it, I just can't imagine wanting it medium rare. The toppings were all very fresh and good. The bacon sometimes on a burger in restaurants is awful, but this was nice, freshly cooked. The bbq sauce I had him put on the side was ok but I just won't get it next time at all. It was not nice to the tastebuds. The onion rings and fries were good, especially the onion rings. Fries were usual "seasoned" that you often get in restaurants. Not my fave but usual. It was served fresh and hot, so good on that. Even the pickles were fresh and good. Gone was the coleslaw but that's ok by me. Unnecessary side imo. The house wine I got this time instead of beer was a Sauvignon Blanc, and was a good buy, good taste for $6 a glass. The prices overall were reasonable for the food I got. Atmosphere was the same. Lunch crowd started to roll in. The service was fine and the owner? Manager? Maybe both, introduced himself and checked on me to be sure everything was to my liking. Friendly guy but introduce yourself first and let people tell you their name after that if they chose to share.

Such a very strange Dive bar. went a few weeks ago, I guess they had just got done having a party…read morefor some of the staff and we giving away the leftovers to the customers? Cool I guess to be giving away free food, but it looked like it had been sitting there all day and didn't seem very sanitary... Plus wouldn't you wanna sell your own food? *Shrug* There were also small puppies running around off-leash in the fenced-in outdoor patio area, also cool they were allowing this, but I've never seen anyone bring their dog to a bar before, especially small puppies. To each their own I suppose, just seemed odd... it's a small little dive bar and they do have karaoke... I guess it's cool enough for the locals, but definitely not worth going out of your way for.

Nice little place. Limited menu, but that's okay. We went watch my brother's band play Drinks were…read moregood and service was nice. The bartender was pretty cool.

What a great little find! This place is in transition to a great little Irish bar. The owner and…read morethe bar staff are so inviting and fun and the patrons were so nice. We stumbled upon this place as we drove home from a girls' trip on a Wednesday afternoon and were immediately welcomed (none of the glares we received as "out of towners" in other bars that day). I would definitely recommend stopping in for a drink ( or more). Thanks Richie and Connie!

Great local bar with tasty food. Monday night during the…read moresummer they have a car show where they Offer specials on burgers and beer. Great place to unwind in a small town with friendly people.

Great burgers! Friendly service. Great place and history. A favorite stop before going to the…read morenearby Illinois Railway Museum.

Wow!! What a great experience. We used Harvest Hosts app and pulled our camper behind the…read morerestaurant... went in to order our to go because we didn't want to leave our dog alone in the camper too long.. my husband had the burger and said it was one of the best burgers he's ever had! Their portions were huge. The atmosphere of this place is homey with decor and the man playing live music was wonderful... it was just a great experience. We'll be back:)

Food and service are good they need to deal with the flys better this is in the dining room.read more

Friendly place in town with the cleanest restrooms! This was our 1st visit and we will be back…read more Loved the atmosphere and how friendly everyone was. Kinda reminded me of "Cheers"

Nice little sleeper neighborhood Resturant Bar. Food was…read moreoutrageously delicious! Should have gotten the waitresses name but she was a sweetheart! Beautifully decorated and very, very friendly. A keeper in my book. We will be back.

Food, good. Service good. Ambiance ok for what it is. There, done. lol…read more Forgot to take pictures but had the broasted chicken, all dark. Came with potato and I ordered baked. The potato was near very not warm, the chicken hot and good. You'd think it would have had a few celery and carrot sticks included just to get some veggies in and to make the presentation a bit more appealing, but then presentation is not really why you go there, I'm guessing. Got a gimlet and it was good. The server was really on the ball. We were there for a 1:00 lunch weekday. It wasn't terribly busy at all a few other tables and a few at the bar. My friend had the jambalaya special. I got the impression she was just ok with it and said it tasted better than it looked, and honestly it did look very unappealing. Almost like they took a decent jambalaya and put it in a blender. No discernible shrimp, sausage, chicken or rice, but she said it was in there. Color mostly brown. could not have eaten it. When the waitress said Jambalaya was the special I perked up but then remembered where I was and had always heard they had good chicken so I went with what they are supposed to be good at, jambalaya at a place that specializes in that type of food only. Ambiance. Well it's basically a local bar/restaurant, pretty much no frills, nothing stood out, really. Bar, tables, booths but a decent place for drinks and food. Just don't recommend the jambalaya.