HOP-LITE Just as the…read morefoot soldiers of ancient Greece wielded a spear & shield, Spartan Ale House charges into battle with a pint of beer &....a cheese brick?? After driving past this sports bar on Route 59 many times over the years, I finally came here with my wife for a quick dinner date. The venue itself is cool and the building has some funky features to it, like a castle turret on the outside façade. Inside, it's nice and spacious. Almost TOO spacious. Their $5 draft-of-the-month was a Goose Island pocket pilsner. My wife got a few pints of Bells Oberon (which is in season now!) for $7.50/ea. It wasn't very busy so our server was able to bring out two more rounds in a timely manner, however they never gave us water. Spartan cheese bricks (5 for $15) are much larger than your standard mozza stick. Squares of 1/2" thick mozzarella are deep fried in a tempura-like batter and served with marinara; we loved this variation on a classic bar bite. The Greek-style chicken skewers ($15) were tasty, they came with tzadziki and pita wedges. As much as we enjoyed the fried pickles ($12), the cayenne ranch dipping sauce was overpowering. Whoever made that batch did so with a very heavy hand on the seasoning, and after one bite I looked at my wife to say "uhhh honey FYI, they went way too hard on the cayenne". One brief coughing fit later, she agreed. Bread = 4 Circuses = 4 There's your typical array of large TV's showing all manner of sports, and I appreciated them flying collegiate flags representing the original Big Ten lineup (none of this Rutgers or UCLA crap). I can definitely see myself coming back to watch Boilermaker basketball or one of Purdue's early season football games on their outdoor patio. * TL;DR * Naperville may have over 260 places to dine at, but Spartan Ale House is worth checking out. The daily drink specials are great, so even if $6 Moscow Mule Mondays aren't your bag, there's $4 pint Tuesdays and $5 bloody mary's on the weekend (plus $3 domestic bottles Sat-Sun). The food we tried was better than average and I'm looking forward to getting a burger next visit. Cool place, definitely recommended.

Me and my friends recently came here for a little pit stop since we were in route to Aurora. We got…read morea quick drink here and a small appetizer mainly before heading on our way. I've personally always wanted to come here since I've passed it up along Route 59 a lot. Staff here was very friendly, food and drinks here were a little pricey. They do have good drink specials if you come here on certain days. This place was very well themed for St Patrick's Day. It was basically dead throughout the midday on a Saturday but maybe a different story during different hours.

I've been coming to 113 Main pretty much monthly for client meetings and it's our go-to spot…read morebecause it's fast service, no reservations needed, and the prices are affordable. We usually sit at the bar but they have plenty of table seating as well. I'm pretty picky about my cocktails. That said, I actually enjoy their "lips like sugar" cocktail -- made with tangerine vodka, strawberry, lemon and guava. For a sweet drinker, it's the perfect combo.

This is the 3rd time I came here. And it will be the last. I went in when they opened and we were…read morethe only booth with customers. We told the server when we ordered our drinks that we wanted to order apps right away because we had a toddler with us. Apparently when nobody is in there and they have nothing going on they ignore their customers. Finally put the order in and we were brought small plates. Every single one of them was dirty with what looked like buffalo wing sauce. Then they brought us new ones, and they were all dirty as well. The apps still were not out. We decided at that point it was best we leave and go somewhere else. If they give you that and present it to you in the open, I could only imagine what we cannot see looks like. There needs to be better options in downtown Oswego.

Good food, good atmosphere. Plenty of TVs to watch whatever sport you want. This is our typical…read morego-to spot after our kid's soccer matches Really good beer selection as well. The staff is always been friendly.

On Mondays, each child can receive a complimentary kid's meal with an adult entree purchase!…read more I stopped by on a Monday afternoon with my two girls and we shared a lunch special flatbread and kid's meal. My lunch special was the godfather flatbread with charred pepperoni, crumbled sausage, and hot honey. I requested for the hot honey to be served on the side and substituted the salad for the day's soup, chicken rice. They were very accommodating with both requests. The girls had cheeseburger sliders with fries, applesauce, and lollipop. They inhaled their sliders and fries but they did not care for the applesauce. There were approximately six other tables dining in with only one server. She was busy but yet very attentive and friendly. We had a good experience and would definitely revisit.

I enjoyed the old school vibe of this restaurant with the dark paneling and exposed brick interior…read more The clientele is mostly seniors from the area. Their conversations were very loud as most are probably hard of hearing so quiet conversation is not possible. I overheard many say what great value for the money here and the staff treated them very kindly. There also were several tables of family groups. Our server was a bit forgetful but the food was very good. I would recommend the steak bites on the appetizer and gluten free menus because they were tender, flavorful and juicy. The portions are generous. They have daily specials and quite a bit of seafood offerings. Not a bad stop when in the area.

We stopped in for dinner on a Wednesday night after visiting Cantigney. It was not very crowded so…read morewe were seated immediately. They have a bar area as well as a separate dining room. The interior is dark with black leather booths and brick/wood paneling walls. Very "Old School" Their menus are all on an iPad which I have never seen before. It was broken down to different categories including Daily Specials. Their menu is extensive from wings,burgers,pizza,salads and home cooked comfort foods just like your grandma made. We started with drinks . They had a draft beer special so I ordered a draft beer and my wife ordered an Adult Arnold Palmer. Apparently their draft beer wasn't working so our server (Lucy) asked if a bottled beer would be ok. I was surprised when she charged me full price for the beer because it was bottled and not draft which was not my choice! My wife was brought her drink minus the alcohol.. apparently our server misunderstood her. I had their wings which were good in size and sauced perfectly. Very tender and juicy but I had to ask our server for some ranch dressing which normally comes with wings. My wife had the Blue Cheese Steak bites off the GF menu with a side of Garlic Mashed Potatoes. Again the server forgot her potatoes and charged her the wrong price since they had special pricing on the GF menu. They also charge a credit card processing fee. I would have given it 5 stars but again service was an issue. I would like to go back again to try one of their dinners or other Daily Specials when in the area.

Got onion rings, fried green beans and boneless wings. Stayed for trivia…read more Loud. service is good Onion rings were battered with hate. They hate onions, coated in thick half cooked pancake. They were fried with more malice and then served sogging. Awful. Fried green beans were great with a seasoned batter, how was this served next to the circles of hell? Boneless wings were ok

Dumped croutons crumbs onto my Caesar salad. Placed the salad on the bottom of the bag under hot…read morechicken wings = wilted lettuce and croutons crumbs

Friendly bartender. TV's for those who like sports. Kind of a minimalist industrial decor. It's a…read morehotel bar so the ambiance is going to vary depending on who is there. The drinks were pretty expensive--$7 a tap beer and $12-19 for cocktails. We didn't eat any food as we were on our way somewhere else. But all-in-all a decent hotel bar.

Good service and nice people working there. They were clearly busy with a wedding rehearsal party…read morebut handled it with aplomb. Good drinks and nice atmosphere.

Very nice. Food was excellent and service was 5 stars! We had a party of 4 and we all enjoyed our…read moremeals.

Improve the food. 6 people in the place on Friday night at 8 pm should tell you something…read more Overcooked salmon which was asked to cooked medium rare. Tasteless meatloaf tasteless green beans and tasteless mashed potatoes. Add a band so you can't talk to each other for awful ambiance. 100% run away.

The atmosphere was very welcoming and had polite staff throughout the entire experience. Very clean…read moreand open environment. Black owned doesn't mean black staffed and that's ok, just noticeable. The cocktails were very tasty however a bit pricey @ $18 each. Most of our food was hot and appeasing to the eyes. For our appetizer we had fried green tomatoes, batter was thick and lots of remoulade sauce on them. Only captured a pic of once as an afterthought. A little drizzle would have been perfect. I also had the chicken wings and fries appetizer..I chose lemon pepper and they were fried perfectly and seasoned just right. Fries were soggy and dark..almost like they were put into dark grease before it was hot. Still had a decent flavor. Our entree was the lamb chops....some of the thickest and most tastiest I've had in some time. Only suggestion would be to cook them well done...we could have asked as well and we did not. No harm no foul! Downstairs had several TVs which is a nice touch. We will be back to try some of the other entrees. Overall great experience

David was AMAZING, super friendly and made a really yummy mango frozen drink. That's where the…read morethree stars came from. The food was pretty mediocre/ terrible. I'm not sure if it's because I came in on a Monday. But the wings are crisped to perfection... however... they tasted like seafood and not chicken. The truffle fries were squishy and cooked in the same oil, and the ceasar dressing on my salad tasted like mayonnaise. I don't think I'll be eating here again... but I want to come back for karaoke. I also really like the location and decor. AC is blasting in the basement.