Great food, come on a Sunday for the best fried chicken. Great drinks and friendly country…read moreatmosphere.

It's sad to watch a business deteriorate. It burdens the remaining employees to put on the happy…read moreface, and they obviously are no longer able. Service was an atrocity. Our order was brought to the table without silverware: after a five minute wait I went to the kitchen doorway and requested silverware. After she finished her phone call she returned and slid four unwrapped plastic forks across the table, which seemed as unclean as the floor. My grilled chicken sandwich was a dry open faced hoagie with a tiny portion of overcooked chicken about the size of a monarch butterfly. When she retreated with the forks, I asked if I could have tomatoes and lettuce. Without apology she returned with a single thinly sliced greenish tomato and leaf of dry lettuce on a plate. I do not leave bad reviews unless there's something horribly wrong. Food, service and ambiance all a failure. I won't be back.

Nice find in the small town of Christopher, Illinois. Came to this town for my son's wrestling…read moremeet and needed to grab a bite after work and before his match. Very nice interior and much bigger than it looks from the outsides. Steaks, some pasta and some handheld selection. I got the Eroni Special, which is a garlic past and melted cheese with a grilled chicken breast on top. It was fantastic! Pasta with a pizza-like cheese pull, you can't go wrong! Came with a decent sized salad. Only $13! I washed it down with a delicious pint (or two) of a fine Pilsner. The servers were quick, attentive and super friendly. Seeing as how this place on the way to a localish casino, and as how I am a degenerate gambler, I will definitely be back!

We had a private birthday party at T-Street tonight. Our party consisted of 40+ people. The young…read moreman taking care of our entire group, I think his name was Joe, was fantastic! To my knowledge, not a single food order was wrong and he was on top of every drink order. He did all this with a great attitude. He even offered to assist with decorating prior to the party. Just wanted to say thanks!!

Talk about finding a jewel otherwise spotty area, having just moved to Christopher I find The Hop…read morebrewery to be an oasis. Great social atmosphere, owners are wonderful people and the customers are fairly engaging and friendly. Adam has quite a bit of knowledge about brewing beer and is happy to share and explain all the variances and esoterics of the process. I really enjoy having this place in town! It's beautifully low-key and convenient, and ayone visiting the area needs to bookmark The Hop on their itinerary.

The staff here is wonderful and it is very reasonably priced for a place that brews their own…read morebeers. The menu could have more to it but the pizza grilled cheese, and the pretzels and beer cheese are good as appetizers. They have an awesome pickle chicken sandwich. We will be going back.

This is apparently a rebuilt legendary place after a fire took down the original. Service was…read morefantastic, as she knew many of the same people I knew, despite the fact I live two counties away. Super clean joint. I did not try any of the food, so that is yet to be evaluated. I really dig this place adjacent to the golf course.

From the owner: Best bar in Benton, best service in Southern Illinois!read more

This is a little bitty town, right next to the State fairgrounds that has many different things…read morethat go on every weekend. Apparently Bob was down on Biker weekend! Its not always a bad place. It is the place to be on Friday night with a really fun DJ. Sometimes things can get a lil crazy but that's why people want to go here. As for security come on this is a small town hole in the wall bar really! If you wanted an old man bar you could of went to the V.F.W. down the street.

Delightful little bar just off Tower Square. Casual, friendly, quick enthusiastic service all add…read moreup to a great watering hole. They have a stage for music - but not tonight.

We where in town for the Miss Illinois pageant and John Browns was by far the the coolest place …read more We became party of the John Brown family by the time our trip came to end . Thank you for making us feel welcomed . The service and drinks where crazy yummy and very adorable.. Thank you all for the making our trip to Marion one that we will always remember.

LOVE this bar!! #1Great staff!!#2 ice cold beer, good selection & fabulous drink prices! #3 Food is…read moretasty!I had the blue cheese & ! They also have slot machines, beautiful patio with umbrellas. Live music on the weekends! This would be a fabulous destination for the biker & side by side community! Love it! I will be back.

I wasn't sure whether to try this small town restaurant but was feeling adventurous. As a first…read moretime guest I felt like the restaurant had an amazing atmosphere. It is well decorated and clean. The bartender was very friendly and immediately took my order. I ordered the chicken bacon ranch sandwich with button mushrooms. The sandwich was amazing, it was freshly cooked and everything was extremely delicious. The mushrooms were also good. The bartender actually recommended their portobello mushrooms but I wasn't quite that adventurous today. I felt that the presentation of the food was done well also. Definitely a diamond in the rough. You wouldn't expect there to be a place like this in Xenia, but I was highly impressed. I will definitely be back the next time I'm passing through town.

Stopped in last night with my 2 kiddos, their spouses, and 3 grandchildren, with myself and son and…read morehis wife and kids in from Colorado and California respectively, while visiting my daughter who lives in Chester. Great service and good food. Burgers and fries were especially good and fresh. The kids really liked the cheese sticks. Thank you for being open on a Sunday evening and accommodating all of us!

There are very few restaurants in the Chester area which is how my daughter and I ended up here…read more This is a fairly new bar and very big. Their drinks were good but if you are a beer drinker you are mostly looking at the normal, run of the mill lagers. They did have a couple of IPAs but nothing special craft brewery-ish. My daughter ordered a mule and said it was very good. We both ordered burgers and fries. The burgers were very good and sized well so we walked away satisfied. The service was really very good. The young lady provided just the right amount of attention and was super friendly. This place would be an excellent place to frequent if you were a local. They have a gaming room with electronic gambling machines but there is tournament sized shuffleboard along the back wall and it looked like it was free to play. Also soft tip dart boards if you enjoy that.

Very pleased with my lunch. I told the man that seated me I knew what I wanted, he said the…read morewaitress will be right out. He came back a minute later and took my order which included coffee he would make. The waitress came over shortly to check on me saying the coffee was almost done. Great coffee. I had shrimp tacos. Good tacos. Good salsa. The service was outstanding imo. Waitress was outstanding, she was alone and the dining room filled up quickly after I got there. I was in and out in 40 minutes, eating leisurely. There was a sign saying hiring wait and kitchen staff. I wish it wasn't lunch so I could have tried their beer.

St Nick's is a fav. Haven't updated the review in a bit, but the food and service are still great!…read moreThe chopped salad is my go-to. Lunch service is always quick and fresh. If you need a place for a lunch meeting in DQ, this is your best bet.

Outstanding customer service and rich, velvety Bloody Mary's…read more Came in on a Friday evening. Had drinks on the veranda while watching a play via Zoom during COVID. The play was horrible, but the beer variety was excellent, including Spotted Cow, Great Lakes Christmas Ale, Miller Lite and two varieties of Budweiser. Also had a nice selection of bourbons. Tried a couple of Basil Hayden varieties I hadn't previously had. One was a dark rye, which was delicious! The other was a rum based bourbon, which should stay in the bottle. The Walker Street Bar is also smoker friendly. I was able to enjoy a couple of Olivia Gs while sipping my bourbon. There is always sports on the flat screen, but I wouldn't consider this a sports bar. The TV is a little too small to elevate this place to a sports bar. The inside seating is also very comfortable. So comfortable, in fact, that after taking a short nap, the Bloody Mary bar was open. Choose a mix of vodka infused with horseradish and cucumber. The Bloody was served with a plethora of veggies, making it the healthiest thing I may consume today!