Nice cold beer fast service place is always clean bathroom is always great with soap Joliet paper…read moreand garbage is always emptied the owner PJ always will take time to tell you lot's of memories of this neighborhood gem. I believe this is the only neighborhood bar left in Aurora area I would go regularly

An old school place that feels like someone's old house you crash at after a big ass bash. DeKing's…read morecertainly looks more like a house than a bar so it makes sense. It looks small from the outside, and it's not any bigger on the inside, so it's tight. Cheap ass booze and pool. These often combine with each other. Bar goers used to those newer places may want to hold their breath. It certainly has that old bar smell that defines a classic. The combination of cigarette smoke, stale beer, and a little piss. Only a few beers are on tap, and they're crap. The better stuff is in bottles and cans, including Old Style. Correct, that's what's considered a good beer. It's $2.25 for a big can. There's a pool table in the middle of the bar and patrons often get in the way. Simply no room to move around here. The good thing is this always feels crowded because of this. Have a good time but it's not a good idea bringing too many people because they can't fit. It also seems they finally got rid of the rotating hand towel in the bathrooms so they're getting modern. They have lots of good specials going on and it's pretty much any night of the week.

A nice dive bar in the area! We were the first ones when they opened to get a Bloody Mary. It was…read moreamazing! The bartender made them the perfect amount of spicy. It was worth the price because the Bloody Mary had many toppings.

Excellent little bar! Dive bar? Yes! My favorite kind! Nice and cool, just west of the beautiful…read moreFox River running through Aurora, Illinois. Ya know, some things haven't changed and that's the way many of us like it!

Food was not that good and it was frozen pizza service was absolutely horrible. I got kicked out…read morefor unnecessary business and accuse me and lie to about taking my liquor to the smoke area and they took my pitcher with no refund and kick me out. And then got aggressively will be pressing charges.

Miss Lees is hardcore. This is a true "Shit Hole" Bar…read more The neon green back bar draws your immediate attention. The fact that it's glass encased separates itself from typical "Dive Bars". The concept is unique and unusual. Actually, this may not be a Dive Bar...more accurately described as an outdated "Lounge" with a cast of characters as diverse as the City of Aurora itself. This is from an era when drinking and socializing was serious business, like the days of the Wild West...more accurately described as a "Saloon". I have to give Miss Lees its props simply because very few places are accurately described as... "All of The Above".

Found this long time local bar in Aurora. It certainly isn't an easy one to find. Stoney's is for…read morethe regulars and it's unlikely that anyone just happens to wander by this. Luckily there's apps and the internet. The inside seems a bit dingy but it's got enough room for gathering and stuff. Bars like this are becoming a thing of the past to be honest. It's one of the few older local joints known for the loyal regulars. That doesn't mean they don't welcome newcomers though. Kind of funny how they made room for the facilities. The men's bathroom is through some partial door and a little hallway. Good prices on most cocktails. It's about $7 for Jameson. There's $0.50 bags of chips, but they sell frozen pizzas from a local pizza place. Good place to hang out a bit. It's located on Ridgeway Avenue at Hartford. They have a few slots and whatever.

Oh my goosssh! This was my second time at Stoneys! I cannot…read moreexpress enough how absolutely AMAZING! Shannon was. Best bartender ever. I will definitely be back as a regular after the service, laughs and overall absolute outstanding service! 10/10 It's so hard to find good people nowadays....well not here if you have Shannon! Come to Stoneys and ask for Shannon! Thanks Stoneys!

Had some good drinks at this pretty sketchy looking bar in Aurora. It actually is better than it…read morelooks. Rudy's Place is one of the local places to go to in town. A pretty simple looking bar with basically just drinks. There's a food truck outside it regularly. Came in and it was surprisingly better looking and clean. It's probably gone through a few renovations. There's lots of pool tables. Apparently this is a popular place to play it. They have tournaments. It's about $6 for a basic cocktail. Whiskey or whatever mixed with a pop. Bathrooms are actually modern and clean. These were a pleasant surprise because we were expecting something cramped and smelly. Good local bar. It's located across from the golf course, but this place doesn't seem like a place for golfers. There's not a food menu, but they have food trucks.

Been there a few times for pool.. the atmosphere there is amazing!! The tables are well maintained…read moreand absolutely love the place

Black Door Pub is the closest thing in Aurora to a club. Features covers and DJs along with too…read moremany people. It seems to be most popular among Latinos and they play mostly music for them. Hey, this music is often pretty danceable. The bar is kind of small so it's hard to move around inside. Feels more like a club than a pub, as there's mainly just drinks and not really any food. It would be too hard to eat in here. Things seem like they would take forever to come out because it's too crowded, and it's so hard to hear anything so it's easy to mess up. Female bartenders wear butt hugging onesies. There's armed security. It's about $7 for an average cocktail. That's still a lot cheaper than inner city clubs so it's comparatively okay. Gets most action on weekends mostly because it seems like other times it's alway closed. It always has a DJ so there's usually a cover whenever they are open. The bar isn't that big so it's not a good idea bringing a large group with you so only keep it to a few and you'll have good times.

Music is so horrible and the new DJ isn't playing music to the tastes of their audience and plays…read moremusic which is not relevant to the patrons that frequent the bar. I ask the management to find a better DJ that reflective of its audience. Please get a better DJ because I will not be returning on the weekends if this type of music is being played at your establishment.

We've been living in Aurora for five years now, and are getting to the point where we're digging…read morepretty deep for finding new places to go (causing a major hit in my Yelp review writing activity). One night when looking for a place we've never been, the Phoenix Club popped up tagged as "Nightlife" only a few blocks from my house. I was sure this was some kind of mistake, as there couldn't possibly be a bar in the middle of my neighborhood that I never knew about. I called, talked to Greg (a bartender) who invited us to come down to check it out, and we joined that night. Since then, we have become total regulars around the Phoenix Club and spend an absurd amount of time there. The Phoenix Club served as our gateway to a bunch of other local clubs, which I'm also reviewing on Yelp, so check our my profile if you're into that kind of thing. These clubs all work similar, but have small differences. HOW TO JOIN: You need to fill out a membership form and have two full, non-spouse, members in good standing sign for you. This is pretty easy, we had a bartender and a person sitting at the bar both willing to sign for us. Dues are $60 a year, and to get your key card and membership number you need to attend a general member meeting which is held on a Wednesday at 7:00. (The third Wednesday, I believe, but this is posted everywhere.) FOOD AND DRINK: The Phoenix Club has a full bar, with several beers *and* a root beer on draft, along with bottles of every common beer. Pizza, appetizers (various fried foods), and ice cream are always available. A full menu is available during lunch hours (11:30 to 1:30 Monday through Saturday) and both Wednesday and Thursday from 4:00 to 8:30. Tuesdays have a rotating special, like a taco buffet, chicken buffet, meatloaf, etc, from 5:30 to 7:30. On some Tuesdays the full menu is also available. A fish and steak fry is held on Fridays from 6:00 to 8:00, where you can get probably the biggest/cheapest steak in town. On Mondays with Bingo, a food special (typically something simple, like sloppy joes) is served at 6:00. EVENTS: Bingo is held on most Mondays and is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. This is a good time to check out the club, and find people to sign for you. When it's nice out, they do outdoor bowling which is incredibly fun and comes with unlimited draft beer. There's something that's accompanies most sports games and holidays, and prior to most Bears games there's tailgating in the parking lot. Their meat raffle ahead of Thanksgiving is also the best one in the Aurora area. GAMBLING: The Phoenix Club has slot machines, which apparently limits the amount of other shenanigans they can do there. Regardless, there's a daily drawing where $1 is added each day, and a random member number is drawn. If you were at the club the day before and signed in, you win that cash. (As of this writing the prize is around $450ish, as this is pretty hard to win.) On Wednesdays at 8:00, there's a series of 10 individual drawings for $500 each. You must be present to win, and the tenth drawing goes until there's a winner. They do a bingo ball drawing on Fridays, where you buy a bingo ball for $5 (I believe), and if they draw your ball you win. You do not need to be present for this. Most days when the club is busy there's also a 50/50 in the evening, along with random drawings for things like jerseys and similar. CLUB FACILITIES: The Phoenix Club has a large bar room, with a bunch of TVs, a huge dining area with TVs and a projector, a game room with a pool table and a few arcades, and a large basement that can be rented. There's also a decent sized outdoor patio, but if you don't smoke it's not a great place to hang out. WHY WE LIKE IT: Prices on everything are great, and the drinks are STRONG. The bartenders here do not mess around. Their menu is basic, but absolutely everything is good, and they're really flexible when it comes to customizing menu items regardless of how weird what you want is. (My favorite non-menu thing is ordering a rueben wrap but get it with italian beef instead of corned beef.) The club also feels like it's the perfect size, in that it's not so tiny you feel weird being there not knowing anyone but it's also not so huge you're just lost in the shuffle.

wow! this was arguably the best social club in aurora just a few years ago, and now, while not the…read moreworst, slowly trying to be.. membership has steadily declined and now seems like they will let just about anyone join. definitely a new "breed" is slowly taking over. this club is simply being poorly managed and lacks leadership to be successful as it was in the past. opening after covid lead to higher food and drink prices. Now a membership gets you the same prices as any local restaurant, a poor selection of beer and limited hours, leaving it unattractive to being a member and a couple hundred members have not renewed their memberships as . it is suppose to be non-profit based. it has video gaming machines, and if like most of the other bars having them, makes the club 5K-9K a month. this club is in serious need of updating along with new management. one has to wonder where all revenue from members dues, gaming money, and raffles is going. perhaps, their over paying the managers for a poorly run club. a leading cause to why membership is dwindling. only due to the many good employees and volunteers club has been able to stay afloat.

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.

Our service and food was excellent!! Had a great menu!! I recommend this place for families on a…read moreSunday afternoon!

10/10 5 STARS CHICAGO WHITE SOX Bar in Wheaton it's divey,…read moreof course they have slots Illinois gaming since I've moved it Arizona is cray cray to me LOL. They make good drinks no food served but it's a great time! All bartenders are amazing! It's cold in the summer and hot in the winter!!! Horseshoe bar and TouchTunes what more is needed

You are absolutely missing out if you aren't here for Saturday night!! These are a few of my…read morefavorite bartenders and they work HARD. It is a great mix of crowd! Slots, frozen pizza, cheese balls...you can't miss!

Got some pretty great drinks and okay food from this bar and grill in Aurora. It may not look like…read moremuch because it isn't to be honest. The End Zone is a bar that obviously has a sports theme. A lot of the basics. The prices are cheap on most things but it's of course crummy quality. Checked it out later one night and we got a few of the best items. It's got things that take forever after ordering. They may be used to people just having cocktails because the food sucks. Basic dive bar kind of crap. There's a few better things, but have some cash on you. It's about $6 for cocktails. Whiskey and whatever. Also get food. It's about $9 for appetizers including the pretzel sticks. Has the obligatory greasy stuff like any dive bar. There's wings and other things. Has a few okay things about it. It's open later even on weekdays so get your drinking and eating on. They're open all the time but go in the afternoons to avoid crazy traffic or whatever.

Two stars? I must admit that I wouldn't have come here if it wasn't for the rest.com coupon, but…read moreglad I did. Ok, so the place smelled kinda bad when I first walked in, but I didn't noticed the stench after a few minutes. I can't even put my finger on what kind of bad. It was a Saturday afternoon, and there were a few people (I peg them for regulars) sitting by the bar. The service was great! The bartender lady took good care of us and was attentive even though we were the only ones not sitting at the bar. Nachos with beef - REALLY GOOD nachos! I was surprised by this awesomeness of this appetizer. The chips were deep fried and slightly puffy. They were loaded with ground beef, beans and cheese. You can also get them with chicken or steak instead of beef. Italian beef - Pretty good, but wasn't a fan of the fresh cut fries. The onion rings were huge and I would order those rather than fries next time. There were plenty of TV's with different sports on them and a few pool tables.