Very friendly bar with great service. My wife and I happen this place about 6 months ago, and been…read morecoming back a least once a week since. The crowd is laid back olderish. Bartenders are excellent and made us feel welcomed from our first visit. Just a great place to have a beer and relax.

Chances is a strip mall bar super close to home. I've never seen a crowd there. It's kind of a…read moreboring place but good enough to tie on a drink right near home or if you just need to unwind without a lot of action. It's got kind of a weird 1980s vibe but Chances is clean. The gentleman behind the bar was an absolute gentleman, friendly, professional. The food menu is actually from Rosati's Pizza at the end of the same strip mall, so it's convenient and decent food and open late. They have live music there. Periodically and I think I'll stop by to check it out one night.

Treated like a regular as soon admin walked in the door. Vibe is like the bars I used to frequent…read moreback east. No not many beers on draft, unique booze offerings? Nope, regular everyday friendly people ? Hell yes! I didn't try the fish fry but was informed I was missing out. Bonus: solid wifi for working late on a Friday

Excellent fish fry on Friday. The owner and staff are very friendly and helpful. A great…read moreneighborhood place. Worth a shot if you're in Round Lake.

Recent renovations (paint, TV, pool table, internet jukebox) and a friendly clientelle make the Oak…read morePark Lounge a hard to reach but decent enough bar. Very reasonable prices. It isn't the Ritz, but not a dive either. This is mostly a boater's bar - with a huge pier in front. Expect smaller crowd (if any) during the winter. Always a friendly atmosphere. It's a neighborhood bar that's been owned by the same person for 30+ years.

Bartender was very rude to us. If your Latino this is not your bar. Everyone around was nice but…read morethe bartender was horrible. I never post reviews but I felt like I needed to say something about her attitude towards us.

I LOVE Nutties! John and Anna are incredibly entertaining and excellent mixologists! NECTAR OF THE…read moreGODS!!! Nutties is my safe haven, and both John and Anna make me feel at home. This is THE BAR where everyone knows your name (Don't worry if they don't: they will soon). Pro tip: John is a wise gentleman and a great conversationalist. I ditched my therapist and tip John instead.

Love this newly renovated and well managed local bar that offers tasty food, very friendly staff…read moreand friendly neighborhood customers. Everybody is happy be there to play volleyball, pickelball, poker nights and live music from some of the best local talent!

I'm a sucker for a good dive bar, and this is it!! Super chill vibes and super friendly service…read more They don't have a kitchen, but they can whip a quick pizza. M

A nice little dive bar that looks like it's out of the old Wild West this is a nice bar with an…read moreoutdoor patio and a pool table and interesting interior Decor there's not much to drink here but aside from that this is one of the coolest bars people might run into in the entire Chicago land Northern Illinois area

My bestie and I stopped in for a quick shot just to check out the vibe, and it did not disappoint…read more Shots were under $10 each, which was a nice surprise so we tipped well. The bartender was super sweet and even offered us water. Another staff member came over asking if it was ladies' night -- we loved her energy! She was such a gem (and her bar shirt was so cute). We'll definitely be back again soon!

This place is not called Island Tap anymore but…read more.. It's very cool inside! Ladies restroom is down the stairs. Staff is hella friendly. Juke box is a nice touch. Drinks were good. Hosted gem for sure!

Sometimes I read other reviews after I have been to a certain place and wonder if the other…read morereviewers were lost and were actually at some other place other than where I was. Be that as it might, here are my thoughts after my first visit to Charlie's. Charlie's is a neighborhood tap maybe just a notch above similar Wisconsin beer-bars that I have been to, meaning that it's a little cleaner with more lighting and the people seemed to be nicer. The day I visited, Miller-Coors tap pints were $1.75. There was only a bartender on duty (no wait staff) so YES we did have to go up to the bar to place an order rather than sit on our dupa and have it brought to the table, but this was no problem for us being strong young chelloveks. The reason for my visit was Charlie's monthly (winter) "meat raffle". I am told that this is a tradition in the Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin area that certain bars have been doing for years. The tickets were $1 each or 6 for $5 and are good only for the "current" round. There are 10 rounds, Each round has 4 winners. 1st - Meat 2nd - Bottle of liquor 3rd - A drink 4th - Lottery Scratch Off Ticket. If you are a meat winner, they allow you to pick whatever you would like from the selections in their cooler. The booze prizes were about half top-shelf and half well to pick from. The people selling raffle tickets were very nice and there was no pressure to buy. Prizes seemed to be won by people all over the bar rather than like at some places where only 2-3 people seemed to be doing all the winning. Overall I felt that this was fun, and would come here again just to enjoy the raffle. As previously mentioned, Charlie's does not have a kitchen but snacks such as chips and the like are available for purchase. It is OK to bring in outside food (within reason). I appreciated that there were coat hooks here and there for patron use which is needed during the dead of midwest winter when it's basically impossible to go anywhere without a coat. As with most bars in Northern Illinois, Charlie's is non-smoking but they have a small outdoor deck for nicotine addicts to puff away. The patrons at Charlie's when I visited seemed to be friendly working class folks; not the same sort of crowd that you would find at a place like The Vine, but they seem charming in their own way. Just neighborhood folks would be a good way to describe them (see photos). Overall I felt that Charlie's is a friendly and comfortable neighborhood tap with a lot of character for the person who likes a basic bar where the beer is cold and the juke box set at a volume that conversation is possible.

This place is terrible. Smells terrible. Service is terrible. Bartender "Jake" is so rude thinks…read morehe's a dictator but he's just a bartender. Terrible overall experience never go here it's all cash anyway and there's so many better options right across the street. Not worth the power struggle.

Great for cute little rooms with a curtain for a romantic date night. They have a huge array of…read moredifferent martinis. Live music was enjoyable.

I like the sofa. Music is loud. Bathroom is clean, but smells like pickled eggs. Beer was cold…read more Five Stars.