The Fish Wagon

I can always count on Burgers & Beer for a pretty good meal! I would crown Burgers & Beer as Gibson…read moreCity's most consistent restaurant. Before I even walk in, I know the quality of food I'm going to get and I know I'm going to walk out of the restaurant feeling like my arteries need a few business days to recover. As the name suggests, Burgers & Beer offers delicious burgers and an even better time. I've had so many different sandwiches from Burgers and Beer and I've come up with some favorites. The Fowl Player is an extremely decadent burger that is great if you want to take a few years off your life! It comes with bacon and an egg. The flavors are fantastic, but you definitely feel some kind of way when you have grease and egg yolk and butter running down your arm. Consider it a cheat meal. If you're looking for something exotic, the Gladiator takes Mediterranean flavors and adds it to the burger. It has tzatziki sauce and feta cheese on it. The burgers in general are always cooked well and flavorful. Burgers and Beer sells other things too. The Smokin' Q is a decent BBQ chicken sandwich, but nothing too crazy. They have hot dogs and fish sandwiches, BLTs, peanut butter and jelly, you name it! I also get my sandwich was a side of tater tots. Those can be great, but sometimes they're a bit overdone. You also cannot forget dessert, their brownie sundae will be sure to give you a sugar high. Generally speaking, service is friendly, but food can be slow. On multiple occasions I've had to wait close to an hour. This is also one of the few restaurants in Gibson that is accommodating to all types of dietary restrictions. I come here with my colleagues specifically for their gluten free friendly options, as well as meatless items. I certainly consider Burgers and Beer a staple in town, you certainly can't beat a good juicy burger with your buddies!

I stopped here on a motorcycle ride. Service and the burger were excellent. Good parking in the…read morearea also.

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Just Hamburgers

4.3(60 reviews)

32.5 mi

Meh. Expected more. The meat was dry and the taste was uneventful for as long at the line was...read more

I have been there 2 times in the last week. New owners have changed the food…read more Hamburgers the first time had a weird flavored bun. Steak sandwich tonight was cubed steak not ribeye like the previous owner used! It was tough and hard. Not good. We won't be back! Milkshake was delicious, haven't changed.

Nothing flashy.. just delicious burgers and fries.. at a nice price!

Grilled Tenderloin

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Baked beans.

Snappers Bar & Grill

4.0(48 reviews)

17.6 mi

The food had a great taste, for getting there around dinner time it was not too crowded, which was…read morenice. The service was quick and correct. My only complaint was it was very very cold in there. We didn't stay as long as we could have because my girlfriend was freezing. I would give this a 3 1/2 or 4 out of 5 simply because of how cold it was inside the rest I have no complaints.

Wow.. just wow Traveling through town and arrived around 8 pm and asked around to see what was…read moreopen for food ... they suggested snappers. I arrive and within 30 seconds the bartender took my drink order and then my food order. Steak sandwich was thin but double stacked and $12. Very tasty!! 40 beers on tap and lots of wine by the glass and full bar.

From interior booth

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Portions are large and they favor bacon, can't complain.

Millie's Chill & Grill

4.4(13 reviews)

9.6 mi

Millie's Chill & Grill is closed and is for sale. We were really excited about waffle conesread more

Food is good. We like the outdoor seating in good weather. Not to mention ice cream after your…read moremeal. Good price too.

The one and only Maddy Melt. A Millie's original!

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Menu board with ice cream and shake flavors

Gross' Burgers

4.2(157 reviews)

54.6 mi

My sister and I stopped here on a road trip from Iowa to Kentucky. We like to use Yelp to find…read morelocal establishments to eat at. The food was average. It was tasty but average. The french fries were actually really good. Very large portions of french fries. My sister and I could've shared one order. I had the grilled cheese sandwich and my sister had the chicken sandwich. The crust on the chicken sandwich was perfect. The grilled cheese sandwich was just average. The people were really nice. I don't have any regrets about stopping. They have a large variety of shakes, drinks and a great burger menu. I'd recommend to stop here if you're in the area and you like burgers. It is a smaller establishment. The ambience is just average too. Nothing fancy nor gross. Just average.

Placed a to go order while we were in town visiting family. They have been saying they love the…read moreburgers so we decided to get burgers and fries for dinner. I got the mozzarella burger with grilled onions, mayo and mustard with salt. I was nervous bc I was the only one that didn't order a double burger but the single was enough. Love that the burger hangs out beyond the bun. There was a good amount of cheese and onion. The salt was just right. Mayo and mustard were good too. Sometimes you just don't get enough but I found it to be the proper amount. Ordered the family size fries and they fed 5 of us with leftovers. The fries were pretty good and crispy too considering they went on a 20 minute journey in the bag back to the house. Would definitely eat here again.

Mozzarella burger and fries.

Mozzarella burger

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Double Pizza burger and fries to go

Burgers & Beer

3.9(241 reviews)

74.3 mi

Good food, good service, fun environment to be in as well. Very kind and thoughtful staff…read more Ownership is hands on.

Ordered the Olive Overload Burger. It was fantastic…read more So amazing to eat a handmade burger. Seems rare (pun intended) to find a restaurants nowadays.

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Burgers & Beer

3.7(60 reviews)

67.5 mi

we have enjoyed the one in Kankakee several times. So figured give this one a try and let me tell…read moreyou it did not disappoint us at all the service was very welcoming when you come in greeted with a smile our server was has sweet as can be very pleasant the food came out hot and cooked to perfection. If you're not coming to eat they have a large bar with plenty of seating. The high ceilings give it an open feeling The music in the background is tasteful just loud enough to hear but not overtaking the conversation so it makes it a great date night.

Way too expensive at this point. Prices keep rising and the food gets worse. The raging rooster…read moreused to be awesome-fried jalapeños, cheese, sriracha mayo, lettuce, onion, pickles, tomato...it was served last night for a whopping $16 as a grilled chicken sandwich with cheese and grilled jalapeño and that is it. No sauce, no lettuce, nothing. Way too expensive for a grilled chicken sandwich that used to be $12 with all the fixings. Felt so ripped off. They don't even have that large of a menu to begin with so taking more off is just making us choose other places at this point.

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Suds

4.9(8 reviews)

58.6 mi

The food was delicious and fresh. Very nice staff. We were so happy with the service and price.read more

Great food and drinks for a good price. Staff is very friendly and they have slot machines.read more

Not much left of the cheese fry appetizer!!

Great burger and fries!

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Mike's Tavern

4.9(30 reviews)

60.3 mi

Great little dive bar. The chicken fried steak could feed a family of 4. Holy Cow!! No really Holy…read moreCow!!! Ambience is what you would expect a sweet little dive bar. Service was unbelievable a younger guy named. Sannson give him a raise. He's on top of it. Great spot a little gem kind of hidden in this town.

This place is fabulous. The last time I was in Peoria was 2-3 years ago and we were so excited to…read morego back to Mike's Tavern......and they didn't disappoint!!! Fun place to go and STILL the best tenderloin sandwich anywhere. Going back for the burgers on Saturday. Great job Mark!!!

Tenderloin

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Makayla C.

9 years ago

The fish tacos are to die for! I've never been a huge fan of fish but I thought I would give the tacos a shot; totally worth it!

Andrew K.

1 year ago

Place is permanently closed. Wild goose chase. (More words to make the 85 char min.. f-yelp)

P B.

8 years ago

Friendly people and wonderful food. No complaints. Will be back. Very nice. Very clean

Mary K.

4 years ago

Great food, service and Michelle makes the best desserts around. I highly recommend . read more

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