Brown&#x27;s Chicken

10/10. Building was very clean, very nice bathroom with multiple hooks. Food came out hot and fast…read moreand staff was friendly. The cheezy beef on garlic was amazing and had a great price. Would recommend!

Cheeseburgers are $5 on Thursday. Hotdogs are $1 on Tuesday. Shakes are $1 on Saturdays. The fries…read moreare great. The mini is enough food for me. The service is fast.

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DBL Bacon Cheeseburger

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Just Kabobs

4.6(645 reviews)

0.9 mi

I used* to* love* Kabobs, BUT sadly I fear it's becoming commercialized and the quality is…read moresignificantly suffering. Please hear me out. They have always* struggled with CONSISTENCY issues ever since they started (I've had raw chicken multiple times from them, now it's all burnt/dry), but it's more and more apparent recently. The meats are not only overcooked and EXTREMELY DRY, but the burnt exterior is a genuine *carcinogenic* (fact-check me) issue that leaves a disgusting taste in my mouth that is worse than sand IMO. The gyro meat is more grainy and un-chewable lately. The chicken is overcooked and dry as heck. The rice is undercooked and almost hard. The salads are less fresh, and I notice a distinct difference in the olives lately (more bitter and mushy, YUCK- I love good Kalamata olives, but NO thank you). I genuinely write this in a probably naive attempt to warn Kabobs that they are cutting too many corners that will probably, eventually, bite them. I would be very sad if that happened. I used to love Just Kabobs-- I've had great gyro and chicken and salad, etc, so I KNOW FROM THE PAST that they can do better. The main problem now* is that they are SUPER busy and they probably don't care about quality control because the money is rolling in, but I hope they will reverse course and get better quality ASAP. (PS; at their peak they are capable of 5/5 stars.-- I just feel that the quality has significantly* declined lately and it's sad to see, and waste money on. I couldn't stomach the burnt dry chicken kabobs I got last night and it's going to waste in my trashcan ).

We got takeout during the Christmas Holidays, the wait was long…read more Price is super affordable. Portion is huge for the price. Both the gyro and rotisserie chicken are tasty. Plate comes with a salad and fresh pita bread.

Many menu choices

Chicken Kebob Plate

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Beef Kabob with seasoned vegetables

Buona

4.0(106 reviews)

1.0 mi

I've always noticed that the size* of the (probably pre-manufactured ) pizzas vary sometimes and…read moretoday I might have found out why-- Today is Thursday, the special day where you save $1.51 on the pizzas ($6.99 vs 8.50 regular price). I believe* they are using smaller pizzas on Thursday to make up for the smaller 'sales' price, which would be underhanded and misleading. I picked up my pizza, opened the box and immediately noticed a smaller than usual pizza size..... maybe 1-2 cm smaller. I believe it should be the same size no matter what day, deal, coupon, etc. IMO. Can Buona or anyone else explain to me how this *isn't false advertising, similar to Subway footlong BS, Walmart Black Friday deals, etc? It just shows dishonesty and lack of decency towards the customers which makes me think hard about going back. I smell a class-action lawsuit if the right people (not me personally) get ahold of this information. Please do better Buona, because I know you can. (I didn't think to take picture before I started eating it, but attached is a pic of what's left when I realized what's probably going on. You can probably imagine a whole pizza and wonder why the box is so big compared to the pizza. They have people to figure out ideal box size to reduce packaging costs).

I'd always wanted to try Buona, and we were hungry after walking 9 miles in the Beverly St…read more Patrick's Day Parade with Ted Dabrowski, so when my wife asked where I wanted to go, I knew where to go. This has an interesting look - nice and open, a variety of tables, comfortable seats. Good stuff. We looked at the menus to the right as we walked in, and kind of figured out what we wanted. While we waited, we saw their video which shows the various levels of "moisture" you can have for your sandwich, which was very helpful. A regular sandwich is 6" and a large is 9" - we both went with the regular with hot Giardiniera peppers. My wife chose hers with the "easy gravy" option, while I went "The Chicago Way" with the ends dipped. The sandwiches came out fresh and hot. The beef was nicely done, well cut (no gristle) and melted in your mouth. The Hot Giardiniera was HOT as advertised (which is why I ordered a small fry to help soften that later. I wrapped up with a fudge brownie which I shared with my wife. The staff was attentive, and took care of us. Very nice place, good service, great beef!

The drink station and seating

A "Dipped the Chicago Way" Regular beef sandwich with hot Giardiniera

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Skippy's Gyros

3.0(158 reviews)

0.3 mi

Skippys has collapsed.. $20 for a regular beef, fries, and a pop?!?!…read more First off the beef was over cooked to the point it was falling apart... Apparently, the stale bread is a nice touch? How do you give someone wobbly fries... like rubber.. an hour later and my stomach still hurts.. $4 for a pop, but they are out of ice?!?! Customer service sucked... Time for skippys to close... In my opinion, you should he embarrassed to serve this food.

Went yesterday to get a chicken gyro and fries. It didn't taste the same as it normally does but it…read morewas def still good. However, the price has got crazy . I got an order of cheese fries and a gyro .. 19 dollars! When he said 19 dollars, I almost drove up . Didn't have a lot of time left for lunch, I had to get back to work .

Interior

The charbroiled chicken sandwich. You're joking right? Where's the other half?

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Urban Counter

3.6(84 reviews)

0.1 mi

Diabolical. I cannot describe a worse hot dog. Sure, you could say "oh you just pulled off the…read moretoppings to make them look bad". Nay. Look closer. There are no stains on the bun. This hot dog was spat out in sub 30 seconds. There is no regard for quality OR quantity of ingredients. Absolutely shameful to see and I would never in my lifetime recommend this place to anyone ever. Save yourself; go to Portillo's.

Great avocado toast , love that you can have a drink there also ,great service and it's a very nice…read moreplace to eat!

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Wahlburgers

3.1(306 reviews)

0.4 mi

The atmosphere might be the best part of the restaurant. There are platinum plaques photos, and…read moregreat memorabilia. Plenty to see here! The service was decent, but that's where I have 4 stats. While our server was nice and friendly, he didn't come around often, and seemed stretched. He may have just gotten sat a lot, so I think closer to 4.5 starts for him. The food was pretty good, but I would say it was better at their flagship location. But Wahlburgers at its worse is still better than a lot of places. I would definitely go back, I just think could do a bit better. Thanks for reading.

I was coming from a winery and spotted a Wahlburgers. I was hungry so I turned into the parking lot…read moreand walked inside. OMG the decor of this place is magnificent. When you walk inside there is a wall of shirts and other merchandise to purchase. Great place to dine and take cool photos. I was greeted by a nice young gentleman. I was giving a menu to look over. I ordered the crispy ranch chicken sandwich with fries. The food was freshly cooked and well seasoned. Good quality taste and prices are very reasonable. There is a bar that serves cocktails. A great chill dine in spot. Nice selection of music playing. The service is top notch. Everyone was friendly. A nice place to come and visit if your passing through St. Charles IL. I heard that Donnie & Jenny were here a few days ago. And they were super nice and took pictures with the customers. The walls are filled with memorabilia of Donnie, his family & New Kids on the block. A family fun atmosphere that has good food and good vibes.

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Five Guys

3.4(67 reviews)

0.6 mi

I finally had 5 guys! Wow people! Calm down LOL Anywho,…read moreburger was good, fries were good, I did not have any problems with service, they were very nice to me.

Customer service tonight was disgusting all the little boys who were working are terrible, playing…read morewith food and throwing papers at each other disgusting, touching their phones and working with food, I've worked in the food industry my whole life and you should NEVER TOUCH YOUR PHONE THATS FULL OF BACTERIA AND THEN TOUCH PEOPLES FOOD!!!!I should've known better but already placed the order for a pick up, was watching them from my car, but I'm not sure what's worse the nasty kids working with food or the food itself, everything was slapped together like pig slop and on top of that ..raw burgers, any other five guys gives the burgers a crispy edge and it's actually cooked, this was absolutely horrendous and I will never be going back and I'll be looking forward to a complete refund good job!

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Los Burritos Mexicanos

3.6(169 reviews)

0.9 mi

1 sauce for a whole burrito, really??? Good food but service so bad in delivery, total retards…read morepacking food.

Nothing fancy here. Just Good food. Good service. Reasonable prices. Not too many like these around.read more

Menu prices for torta and tacos online as of 9/7/2023 but I think they're incorrect.

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Jelepeno pepper appetizer

Fry n’ Wings

4.4(77 reviews)

1.7 mi

Love their wings, just very hard to choose which sauce to pick. Lots of choices. Had the Honey Thai…read morechili sauce and it was delicious. Then my side was Parmesan garlic fries.... Mmm good! Will definitely return.

Open the box and take a peek. These golden fried flappers look pretty damn good!…read more Take a bite. Before you know it, you're in rapid-fire mode. These meaty 'Mother Cluckers' are 'darn right' addictive. You'll be chompin' and suckin' on some tasty bones... Yep, things just might get messy!

Let See how good they are

Soy garlic and salted egg

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Golden Flappers

Munchie P's

3.9(75 reviews)

2.1 mi

Pleasantly surprised with this one. Unassuming spot off State St, looks like an old diner on the…read moreinside. Ordered the chicken gyro and the souvlaki plate. The gyro was fantastic, tons of flavor and very filling. The souvlaki plate was good, although the chicken was kinda dry. They give a generous portion of tzatziki sauce to make up for it at least. Good prices too.

Tried this place - it was great! Got a half Grecian chicken. Delicious! Super generous. Came with…read moreveggies, olives, bread, greek potatoes, etc. Fresh and awesome. Quick service. Price super reasonable. Definitely recommend!

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Chicken Gyros (honey mustard)

Souvlaki Plate

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Vic A.

6 years ago

This seemingly charismatic owner or franchise renter has six gambling machines in his business. Yet he isn't connected. Half the time I talked Noel (pronouned nole) his eyes were RED as if he ate some edibles cuz he never reaked of weed or booze. I would not buy food from this pushti. But gambling is a must cuz he prolly loozes. Never seen health dept or even a concern. They don't filter oil or buy new appropriately. Anyways, ... It's tasty though. Lol. Trust me. Buy popeyes if close or KFC. In my opinion. I'd give the place a STAR if he didn't overpay me (like the idiot he is) by $130. I returned it to him the next day. But this goofball fired me next day after 2 1/2 of bustin my ass for his own gain. That was long story short. I'm not wolfin just telling the truth. I spread my money locally depending on who deserves it. He is not one. He is arrogant and cocky: likes to say how many times he fired so and so. On his 2nd divorce. (Me too but not a jerk). Joe the black fella there is the nicest guy you could meet. Almost like Chef from South Park. read more

Cj E.

10 years ago

The chicken is fresh and tasty. The customer service is amazing. My family and I have been coming location for the last 6 month and have always had great service. If you are looking for a good meal at a great price come to here. read more

J D.

5 months ago

The owner of this establishment COULD NOT CARE LESS been cheaping out since forever. Disgusting food environment and owner. If youve met the owner you know exactly why this browns is the way it is. read more

Jonathan G.

9 years ago

Don't order online. They didn't make my order because they never saw it. They didn't care. Now I have to go find something else quickly.

Pete T.

5 years ago

54 minutes to prepare a 6pc wing w/ 2 small sides, bowl and a drink.

Matt O.

14 years ago

Browns is Back!!!!!!!! 9/21/12

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