Stopped in on a recommendation from a friend. Great place, great food, great service! Highly…read moreRecommend! The Bacon Wrapped Dates appetizer was very tasty. I had the Sous Vide Pork Chop, Excellent! The wife had the special for the night, Halibut! Very tasty! She did the red wine flight (nice size pours) which she really enjoyed and I had a Bourbon Old Fashioned, very good!!

The food is exceptionally good for the area. However the service is lacking. Expect to be there due…read more2 hours!

Came here on a Friday night. It's a pretty chill, casual spot with couches to sit and kind of has a…read morelate 2000s vibe. The bartender and server who greeted us was really friendly and let us sit in the "VIP" section, which is a raised area near the back with more sofas. The couches in the general area were all filled. There's a bar and a few high tops by the bar as well. They have a huge selection of martinis with decent prices. I'd love to come back to try more, especially the dessert ones. They also have live music on Friday nights, and luckily we got there just in time before they started. Tonight was a jazz band and they were great!

Came here with some friends after eating at El Patio down the street, great Mexican food there by…read morethe way. After we ate, we decided to try the Martini room.it definitely has a cool bar and vibe. Tons of places to sit and sip. Our waiter was very attentive and came around just in time as I was finishing my drink each time, I tried about 4 Martinis which I know is a lot. I heard they have a special during the week too so definitely check them out. I tried a the strawberry shortcake/cheesecake which I did enjoy. The banana foster wasn't exactly what I expected a little artificial. The starburst and jolly rancher martinis were good. Overall a great place to stop by for drinks in downtown Elgin!

Interior is nice, they redecorated well. The back "patio" area is closed in for the winter, but…read moreit's warm in there. The main bar is very loud, hard to hear who you're talking to, also how do you have an Irish bar without a working Guinness tap?? 6 out 10 's. I'll give it another shot over the summer.

Three of us went for dinner; cocktails were quite potent - one meal of three was enjoyed - the…read morechicken pot pie. Patty melts - meh & blegh. Brownie dessert was shared and good, too. It's nearby so will probably give the place another try. Waitress was very friendly; bartender a bit sullen.

I wanted to check out this place for a long time and I thought it was great. The bartender was…read moreawesome and able to give me information about the place since it was my first time. Prices were fair with what everyone was charging in the area. The dance floor is small but everyone in the place was still having a good time regardless and I was dancing as well. The DJ was great and paid great music. I was there on a Julian Jumping Perez day with DJ Q. I didn't order food, but the food is connected to the restaurant in the same area which based on reviews looked great even though I never tried the food. Also, just from the looks out the banquet hall seems large enough to which is also connected which is convenient if you wanted to host like a wedding.

Having never been bere, I planned my husband's birthday party at VLounge on a Saturday when Julian…read moreJumpin Perez was DJ'ing for "Old School Saturday". I called and spoke to with Frank and he was kind enough to reluctantly reserve a couple tables for us, only if I promised to have at least 20 people. He informed me he would charge me if I didn't show with 20 people, which I understood because after all, he could have reserved those tables for other parties and he already had a large party booked for the bar. I started to get nervous about a week before after reading many negative reviews about the place, including reviews stating people were discriminated against, forced to leave, had horrible service from their waitress, etc. I couldn't be happier with the way the night turned out and the way in which we were treated. When we arrived, there was a coat check available and the lobby was beautiful! I was very impressed with the ambience and decor. Our group included many people from diverse backgrounds including black, white, Asian, etc. I didn't feel discriminated against at all and our waitress, although extremely busy, was always checking on us and took care of our needs. She recommended some amazing drinks and despite what other reviews stated, was happy to keep separate tabs for people in our group. One of the men working that night bought my husband a drink for his birthday and at one point the DJ announced everyone's birthdays and the staff brought out a large piece of cake for each of the people there who were celebrating their birthday. I expected an older crowd since I read that VLounge attracted older people but that's what we were looking for since we are not as young as we used to be and would stick out like a sore thumb at any club, yet still wanted a sort of club experience. The crowd was a bit older than I even expected but everyone was nice and there to have a good time. We didn't experience anyone being rude and the dance floor was poppin'! I was pleasantly surprised! I have nothing but good things to say. The drinks were priced reasonably with a good amount of alcohol in them. The calamari was absolutely amazing! The ranch dressing, which one reviewer stated was disgusting, was one of the best I've had. I was happy they actually had ranch dressing because most Italian places do not have ranch. You can tell it's homemade, too and it was the perfect dipping sauce for their calamari. The calamari came out nice and hot and crispy and there were no ro rubbery pieces or weird looking pieces (like usual) that nobody wants to eat and are just left on the plate as waste. The place was PACKED, so of course our server was not able to keep up with the empty glasses and plates on our table but that did not impact our night in any way. I read one negative review stating that the empties were not removed from the table fast enough. I think sometimes people just look for something to complain about because it was completely understandable, considering the amount of people our waitress was serving and how hard it was to move around in the room. The bathrooms were clean but at one point in the night, there was a girl in the stall next to mine throwing up and it was all over the floor, including splashing all the way over into my stall and onto my shoes. It was pretty disgusting but when I exited the stall, I was happy to see staff in the restroom trying to take care of the situation. I believe many of the negative reviews I previously read were unfortunately from people who wanted to come for the free entertainment and were too cheap to spend any money on drinks or food or were not dressed appropriately. Furthermore, any reviewer claiming discrimination...it is my opinion that the reviewer must have been rude or had to have done something to warrant a negative response from the employee. I do not feel any if the employees were discrimanatory. Either that or it was an isolated situation and thankfully, we didn't have that experience! I do wish the staff had nametags so I could have known my server's name or I could have met Frank, considering I was speaking to him on and off the few weeks prior to our event. It also would've been nice to know the gentleman's name who was working the room when we were there and interacting with our group, since he was extremely cordial and professional. All of our guests told us what a fun time they had and what a nice place VLounge was. We don't get out much these days due to our children being young but I do hope we get a chance to go back! I urge you to give VLounge a chance and check it out for yourself! You won't be disappointed!

Checked out this chill lounge in Hazel Crest. It certainly is more worthy than its craptastic…read morelocation. Maxey's is known for crowds that are better behaved and not troublemakers. A lot of great cocktails to choose among. There's also some things to eat but it's usually just things that are greasy. Basically this bar has a more mature crowd. It's great if not wanting to run into those who are about to pop a cap in the ass of someone. There's also limited hours so it's harder to get in whenever. A place that really limits when to go. This makes it harder to communicate with employees about events or other things. It's about $10 for a basic cocktail. The food is pretty basic, just things from the fryer to be honest. It's about $7 for an appetizer. They have the basics like onion rings. For sure there's a lot of events. It's located on 183rd Street at Kedzie. They're closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

I've been here twice now to an event that's held on Sunday's, called "The Auntie's & Uncle's Day…read moreparty". Dj Tre Holiday was on the 1s and 2s, and let me tell you, a time was had! A nice group of older men and women. Some of the bartenders aren't the friendliest, hence the removal of a star, but they make pretty good drinks. The food was good, I had the fried chicken and fish. Parking is ample and security is friendly. I will definitely attend when I can.

We were looking for a place to have dinner and their menu listed many GF options. They had a…read morereservation time open so we grabbed it. They were out of Sangria so I ordered the limoncello spritz instead. It was really good! I informed the server I was GF/celiac. I ordered a few tapas - patatas bravas, brussel sprouts and goat cheese with GF bread. A few tapas came out first and I started to eat the potatoes. Another server came over and said he brought the wrong potatoes. The one I was eating was not GF. He had the manager come over and talk to us. She assured us that everything else would come out perfect and apologized for the mishap. Luckily I only had 1 potato but still I'm not allowed to have any gluten. Then we had ordered paella to share. It was so good! Very flavorful with the rice cooked to perfection. We really enjoyed it. The server and manager came back many times to check on us and when we were finished they indicated the bill was comped. It was very sweet of them to do it. Even with the mixup we would come back. The food and service were excellent.

Spanish Tapas on floor 9. Had four tapas dishes. The good - Pork Belly, Beef Empanadas. The…read moreaverage Patatas Bravas & Bocadillo Gambas Al Chorizo. Service was good!! Wine was good. I'd give it a second chance - get the Paellas