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    Werk Force Brewing

    4.1 (62 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 7:00 pm

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    a bar with wooden bar stools
    Kathy F.

    located in an industrial park so it gives you plenty of seating both indoors and outdoors and parking is not an issue . The beer selection is good with a interesting selection of flavor to peak your interest. The food was amazing

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    This is a great spot to relax and try a few craft beers, and also get a bite from a food truck if you come when they're scheduled. The food trucks are hit or miss. You can bring your own food though if you want. They are dog friendly which is a big plus. It's a large space and nice on a good weather day like today to have the big bay doors open. Ten Drops Coffee is next door, and Tailwinds is a few doors down in the industrial strip.

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    Love it when they have live music. We also enjoy the quieter times to play card games or just chillax. Happy Belly is a great partnership.

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    Not a fan of their customer service. Felt very hostile I'd go elsewhere! Plenty of different options around there!

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    I love this place! Best beer, employees, and owners! I love that they also have to go beer so I never miss out on all their great IPAs

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    Great space and great beer selection. You can try 5oz samples until you find the few you really enjoy.

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    Garage Band Brewing

    Garage Band Brewing

    4.5
    (54 reviews)
    0.4 mi

    DOPPELBOCK 'N ROLL…read more This suburban brewery taps a solid, headbanging beer. I've always felt that a cold draft hits differently than a can or bottle. When the mood strikes me, I'll venture over to Garage Band Brewing on Des Plaines St in downtown Plainfield, next door to Station One Smokehouse (with whom they share a symbiotic relationship)​. Their brews have hard rock-inspired names, like 'Stout It Out Loud' (a play on the KISS song), 'Hop Shaped Box' (Alice in Chains), and 'Hybrid Th30ry' (a 30 IBU pale ale with a nod to Linkin Park). Last time here, I got 12oz of the 'Don't Harsh My Mellow' for $6. I dig the packaging wrap on their 16oz cans of Dizzy Up the Blonde; a Marilyn Monroe-esque lady sitting on a 55gal drum, suggestively tugging on her red high heel with one hand and holding a chalice of beer in the other. What's not to like there? They have a trio of pinball tables that get sporadically rotated out. Previously they had Foo Fighters and Star Wars, now they've got Stranger Things, JAWS, and a gorgeous Godzilla premium model​ at $1 per play. There's a digital jukebox too, if you wanna pick tunes for the venue. * TL;DR * I lack the time and expertise to brew my own beer, so I'm happy to leave it to the pros. Garage Band is a small operation with big dreams, and they already have a handful of solid brews in circulation. I check back every few months to see their new seasonal drafts, like a shandy in the summer and darker Oktoberfest-style beer in the fall. They're closed Mon-Tues. Beer and pinball are significant passions of mine, and since Garage Band has a nice selection of both, they get an easy 5*.

    Fun place. Visited with friends after dinner and was truly impressed. Service is great drinks were…read moregood. Cozy and fun place to spend an evening. Can't wait to go back.

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    This is a solid brewery in downtown Plainfield, and it's right next door to Station One Smokehouse (great bbq)
    This is a solid brewery in downtown Plainfield, and it's right next door to Station One Smokehouse (great bbq)
    Garage Band's latest lineup of pinball tables as of May '24. Stranger Things, Godzilla, Jaws ($1/game)
    Garage Band's latest lineup of pinball tables as of May '24. Stranger Things, Godzilla, Jaws ($1/game)
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    Khaos Brewcade & Kitchen

    Khaos Brewcade & Kitchen

    3.4
    (90 reviews)
    3.1 mi

    Horrible treatment. We tried to go today at 2:30 today with 4 adults and 2 young children plus one…read morebaby. They refused to set us due to an upcoming party of THIRTY people in 30mins and then a party of 37 in an hr. When we asked the manager why that information was not posted online, she advised because the bar was still open. We said we cannot sit at the bar with a 6yr old, 3yr old and baby. She just stared at us. I said so you have a TOTAL of 67 people coming, so they have EVERY table booked? Yes? The manager confirmed that: yes. Every table. I replied so you're effectively closed as a restaurant and only open as a bar, and you informed NO ONE, when you're a family-friendly game playing restaurant. she again just stared. This was horrible. We walked out. And this was the second time something like this has happened.

    We hadn't been here in a couple of years and we probably won't be back…read more It's a great place in the summer when the garage doors are open, you want an adult beverage while you play games. But otherwise skip it unfortunately. We were a party of 9. Our teenage kids barely touched their food (boneless wings and Mac and cheese) because it was so awful. My chicken sandwich had a little chicken and a lot of bread. The tots were good and crispy...if you need a snack, get those. Our waitress was doing double duty waiting tables AND doing dishes so she was gone for long periods of time. When we first sat down she said they were out of physical wristbands. My pour of wine was so small, I wondered if it was the end of the bottle. But the 2nd one was just as small. My husband was greatly disappointed that they don't brew their own beer anymore. When it came time to pay and we were finally able to find our waitress she didn't even offer us a receipt, just swiped our card and left. Had no idea what our bill was until we checked our credit card account. Our table in the bar was crooked and on a downward slope so anytime anyone used any silverware the whole table shook. There were Packer fans in the bar wanting to watch the game but it was on Peacock, which they don't get. For the price you pay to come here they should be able to put a little bit of money into the upkeep of this place and better service. Allow your servers to just do their jobs! We came on a Saturday night over the holidays, they should have been fully staffed. The kids did enjoy playing the games tho...that is the big draw...but a few of them (pop a shot) were broken.

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    Nik & Ivy Brewing

    Nik & Ivy Brewing

    4.2
    (39 reviews)
    7.4 mi

    Went for the first time a couple weeks ago for the comedy night. It must be a company that does the…read morecompany part and the comedians come to town and a bar hosts them. Hands down worst bar ever to host them. I think the signs said the bar does this weekly or something??? How? Size/ atmosphere- This place is TINY. If you're going to go you better get the whole party there extremely early for a seat because you aren't really going to be able to save seats and it's the only way you will be able to see the comedian. The set up is awful at this bar. You can sit on a crumby house couch up close next to the stage, grab chairs directly in front of the front door in the aisle that everyone's purses will be hitting your head with as they walk by, attempt to grab a round table with 6-7 chairs and most have terrible views, or attempt to sit at the bar with your back to the bar. The building structure poles or beer equipment and area completely block the view so for 85% of the comedy show myself, friends, and other guests were staring out the random store front windows or looking down just listening to the show because I could not see the front / comedian. There was no where to move to since they packed the house. Until 2 people left the bar we got up and sat there and let two friends scoot over so they could maybe attempt to lean over and see. Only have 2 bathrooms which are coed but that's fine it's small. The line though for them was longggg. Drinks/ service/ show- Small options available and only local craft that were okay. Get some freaking food or apps besides over charged crappy frozen pizza. Ciders that they sold were disgusting- like not edible. The drinks are as decor on the wall and kinda confusing to know if that's on draft, only beer available, all beer they make/ sell, etc. We all had issues with the stupid QR code menu and the website was cut off on half the groups phones and wouldn't show everything. Limited selection. No cocktails or mixed drinks is what I was told and then saw people drinking cocktails. No domestic. They only had 2 tablets yet only would use one and only have 2 bartenders the whole show. The lines for drinks from before the show started to after were constant. Bartender tripped over the rug, couldn't figure out where or what drinks they had, used the wrong beer glasses each drink. One was super rude and almost avoided people. I think one or both were possibly the owner. Then after the intermission as the headliner was starting and until almost the very end of her set the couple at the bar WOULD NOT STOP TALKING. A huge problem besides the view and size of this place was that they did NOT use or know how to use their speakers or volume. The microphone might as well been off. Not a damn person could hear anything in there unless you were up front really. This couple would not stop talking and I'm not sure if it was the owner and a patron or what but listening to their convo, not by choice, they did not know each other and she was not here for the show. Everyone from the other side of the bar, in front of the bar, across the room was staring and looking back at the couple to stop talking. A man at the end of the bar asked the bartender to tell them to tone it down and he said yeah ok and then continued avoiding the situation until he weaseled his way in and they still did not stop talking. She eventually left thank god but please do NOT go to a bar with an event if you can't read the room holy shit. I did really like the mom juice box from another brewery. I had a couple of the sweet and sour beer from Nik & ivy or whatever beer and it was good. The comedians were all young and funny. Main show was pretty intense as far as her opening up for her set (suicide, cutting, eating disorders, sex, etc) but that's literally their choice and how comedy works but I know a bunch of people made comments about how deep and too much it was. There was also 2 woman that ruined basically the entire show. The comedians were even over it. They were WASTED when the show started at 730 or 8. The older woman was a local teacher, she willingly shouted to the entire room the entire show, hitting on the comedian and would yell out loud and interact the whole time. Ok first one was funny but after 50 f'ing times get it together and grow up. The comedians were getting annoyed and the bar owners should have stepped up. They were making a scene in the bathroom and holding everyone up also. I'm all for girls night and letting loose but you should have boundaries and that's a liability for a bar owner also. I won't be back.

    POPPIN' PILSNERS…read more This Lockport brewery has a decent number of rotating taps, but it's not my favorite place to grab a drink. Nik & Ivy is a small brewery on State St in downtown Lockport.  As with most places of this ilk, there's no food on-site and it can be tough to find parking.  Your best bet is a side street (and keep your visit brief). Last time here, I was disappointed they didn't have any wheat beer or amber ales on tap.  I understand that it's winter and some beers are seasonal, yet all I saw was heavier stouts, IPAs, and a few oddball brews. I got an Italian lager that tasted like a Peroni, which wasn't bad, though it was definitely a compromise.  The west coast lager was a bit better, but in retrospect, I should've gotten a pint of mead instead. My go-to - a Hefeweizen - is likely a springtime beer, so it was nowhere to be seen. They have a trio of pinball tables on your right as you walk in--their current lineup includes Star Wars, Godzilla premium, and Foo Fighters ($1/ea).  Just like with their beer taps, they cycle through pins periodically so I'll check back in a few months to see if anything got swapped out. * TL;DR * If there's a place that serves beer and has more than 1 pinball table, I'm gonna find it. Nik & Ivy is a pretty typical brewery that shares a lot in common with Orange & Brew in downtown Downers Grove, as well as Black Horizon in Willowbrook.  I've only ever seen one guy behind the counter, but he's easy to talk to. I'd recommend and will likely stop in again.

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