We used to love to order pizza for delivery from Emil's but In the last year it's become inedible. Almost every time it's undercooked and is a waste of money because we literally can't eat it. I'm Not a picky person and have never left a bad review especially for a place that is one of my favorite bars and close to home. I've heard many excuses over the course of the year; they got a new pizza oven, they got a new chef, the new pizza oven is broken. Regardless of the excuse you shouldn't let pizza out of the kitchen when the product is undercooked. We have to call and ask for the pizza to be well done, which usually results in a burnt crust but at least it's cooked. Seriously disappointing and I hope reviews like this will help increase quality because I do like supporting Grayslake businesses and Emil's is a classic read more

Average at best. Very small entree salads. Husband ordered Buffalo chicken salad. Minimal ingredients -. Lettuce chicken and a few tomatoes. Yippee. I had a southwestern turkey burgers. Turkey and bun were good. Toppings ok. Fries awful. Limp. They need to clean the fryer and change up the oil. Gaaakkk! Good for a beer, but we will pass on the food. read more

Emil's - Bar area - American Near Me - Grayslake, Illinois

Im suprised by some of the reviews here. Although I only go here for lunch. Been going here once a month for years now. Pizza, cajun wrap and the coleslaw are always spot on. The staff is always friendly and welcoming. Occassionally, mostly when its slow, we have slow service and that can be a little frustrating. Not enough to keep my family from going. Clean bathrooms, parking isnt terrible. read more

If you want burnt and greasy pizza this is the place to come, thanks to Emils they ruined my BIRTHDAY!!

I have been going to this Emils frequently since they opened. It's a family friendly sports bar / restaurant, family owned / partially operated. Lots of flat screen tv's and great selection of beer. This place was the best thing that happened to Grayslake, that's why it's a long wait on Fri / Sat evenings. And don't even think of showing up after a playoff game starts, the place goes absolutely crazy when the Blackhawks are scoring. The owner, Bob, is often on site. The owners and staff are friendly, if you are a regular they will go out of their way to check on your experience. If you are new, they will also check on you. I've had most of what's on the menu, everything is pretty good. My fav's are: Pizza, thin and double decker; Broasted Chicken; any burger or patty melt; the rubin is fantastic; if you like a wrap, the Cubano is smoky delicious; best moz cheese sticks! All the sandwich's come with fresh cut fries and coleslaw; if you are a nacho person, the pulled pork nachos are awesome. Dessert: Beer nugget sunday for 2-4. I have also booked for large gatherings with short notice, for HS sports and other family parties. They have always done their best to accommodate.The business supports the local schools too which is great! We mostly do delivery these days and it is always lightning fast, food hot. I have read some of the other reviews; I have to imagine the mediocre reviews are do to a one time experience. Considering how often my family and I have frequented Emils, I'm not sure I have ever had bad food. Has something been a little dry or over cooked, maybe a few times out of hundreds of meals, literally. So, ok.. Where can they improve? The delivery order needs to be checked twice to ensure the extra sauces paid for are in the bag. This has become a common theme over the last 6mo, even after reading back the order correctly. A little attention to detail, that's all. Overall, Emils has become a staple in our little town, we love it. What's better, they are building another restaurant a few doors down. That should explain it all. Thanks Bob for saving our little town. read more

One of my favorite places for dine in or deliver. The pizza and Italian beef sandwiches are consistently delicious. Service varies in consistency but my waitress was on point today. read more

Emil's - Yum - American Near Me - Grayslake, Illinois

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One of the better places to grab a meal with the family. We really love the mozzarella sticks! Truly one of a kind and always so great! There's a good selection of pizza, but I would suggest that you don't order delivery. There are better options in the area ONLY when it comes to delivery. The last few times we had pizza delivered it either wasn't fully cooked or was cold - like we were the last stop on a long route. If you're getting pizza in house, I'd suggest one of their specialty za's! Price is competitive with the area, but for now Emil's has a monopoly based on the area. What I mean by that is that it's smack dab in the center of the downtown area, so you'll always be thinking about it when you're in the area and your belly is growling. It can get too crowded if there's a game on. I'm not talking too crowded as in "oh gosh this is a lot of people," but rather "I can't even move without bumping into someone!" At times like that, I'll go get food elsewhere and head over to Light the Lamp down the street. All-in-all, great place, really good food! read more

Went for lunch with a large group while in the area. Ordered the broasted chicken with roasted potatoes and cole slaw. The chicken was hot and the juicy and the cole slaw was clearly homemade and excellent. I asked for a side of BBQ sauce as well. Turns out the sauce was bottled (Sweet Baby Ray's). Expected better sauce from a place that highlights their pulled pork as a featured item. Could have earned 5 stars if they made their own sauce. Despite our surprise arrival with 20+ people, service was good and pleasant. It did take some time to get our orders taken, but that was understandable given the situation. The place was noisy, but that's what I'd expect from a sports bar. I would return again if I was in the area. read more

I moved to the area several months ago and have been meaning to try more local places. Some coworkers recommended Emil's to us so we've been there twice in the past two weeks or so. I like the atmosphere, it's laid back, lots of seating, and no rush to leave. We had the garlic cheese bread and two kinds of thin crust pizza. I know we're in the land of the deep dish but it's not my thing! I liked the pizza, pretty solid. Two of us ate a small in under an hour. read more

Always good pizza with service to match, we prefer a thinner crust with a little crunch. We always support local and will continue here

Normally a great place for bar food and a few drinks . Visited on a Wednesday night to relatively empty Emil's which is usually packed and was promptly seated only to wait 15 min at a table for no server to appear. Hostess glanced over a few times noticed no one had even got the drink order but did nothing. We finally just walked out the door after the table that came in 10 minutes after us was served. Not that anyone noticed or cared. To many other restaurants in the area to bother returning. read more

Love these guys. Try the: beer nuggets Chili Pulled Pork and the Broasted Ckx is as good as it gets! FYI it gets full fast and not much of a waiting area. read more

This place is great! Not sure why there are so many poor reviews. The pricing is fair the service was not only great, but fast, and the food was delicious! I will definitely be back. read more

Having once lived in Mundelein, IL, we were excited to see the sign "Coming Soon - Emil's" last Fall. Emil's in Mundelein is a great, albeit little and grungy, bar and gill. It arguably features Mundelein's best pizza (sorry Bill's). A few weeks ago, Emil's Tavern on Center opened its doors in Grayslake. This is a welcome addition and alternative to the limited yet popular lineup of resturaunts in the downtown. It fits nicely between the offering of the Vine and the longstanding family favorite Last Chance. Emils is laid back but lively, and offers decent sandwiches, burgers and 'za. The menu is upgraded vs. its Mundelein counterpart, but still falls squarely in the bar-food category. In the two times we have been there, the experience has been solid. The expanded space is a great improvement over the original, too. We are looking forward to many more visits (and hopefully eventual delivery service??). read more

Cold beer and great bartenders! What else do you need? The food is good and they have a great beer selection with fair prices and good drink specials! read more

Emil's is the best place in town to watch a hawks game and have some pizza. The pizza here is pretty good, but their famous beer nuggets is to die for. Also their pulled pork nachos are the best pulled pork nachos i've ever had. They also have a huge projector to watch games. Also there are tv's all over the restaurant. But by far the best place to watch sports at a restaurant in town. read more

Slow service in dining room, no spunk in server, no specials (that we knew of) on Tuesdays, crappy crinkle fries, but the ahi tuna steak was cooked good and was enjoyable. TVs everywhere. Nothing special... the patio looked cool but hostess didnt tell us about it so had no chance. Just saw it when I went to the restroom. read more

We love Emil's! The food is always amazing (especially the pizza). Great service, and a sports bar were always at to watch the games.

There is a mix of ages that come here, but the two times I've gone I've not been impressed with the atmosphere, the food and the service. The front door staff is not very friendly, and the wait staff always seem to be doing something other then their job. An extra item was placed on my check this last time, and when the waitress brought it to me and I made her aware of the mistake, I simply wanted it removed, she was not only rude (she rolled her eyes and told me she didn't know how that got on there if I didn't order it), but she did not want get the manger after I asked her to fix it and she said she couldn't. After she left I realized the item was from another person at my table and was going to suggest that it was just a mistake when she entered my check but she just came back with the recipe booklet and placed it on my table and left. read more

Worst service ever! We had a party of 8 and never got served. We walked out. The lady who seated us was so rude and aggressive.

This place has gone downhill. As a loyal customer who has been going to Emil's since they opened, I'm appalled with the horrible service now! I sat for 10-15 minutes waiting for someone to take our drink order while there was barley any customers there. I had wait staff looking at me directly in the eye while they continued their personal conversations with other wait staff who "weren't busy". I would seriously consider figuring this out soon if I was management! I used to love this place but after my recent experiences, I don't wanna go anymore. read more

Have been to Emil's before it was fine, pretty decent sports bar type of food. Went today and it started off bad with the iced tea tasting like it was made with old bath water and not even a hint of tea taste which I had to send back and exchange for a different drink. My friend and I both ordered an item off the specials menu which apparently they were trying to get rid of, some kind of sliced beef. I had the tacos with the beef and my friend had the cheesy beef sandwich. I ended up just eating the fried onion strings off the tacos because the meat was unpleasant. Neither of us could finish the meal it wasn't good. The meat tasted on the verge of going bad. On top of the flavor being bad I had a hair in my taco. We left still hungry and regret not sending the whole meals back. We won't be back any time soon. read more

Stopped in the Grayslake restaurant to meet my son and daugter-in-law for dinner. I personally had never been to Emils, but all my kids have been so I gave it a shot. I have to admit, I wasn't a big fan of the pizza. Kind of tasteless and cardboardy. The beer nuggets were good. Our objective was met with seeing our kids, as we are from out of town, so not all was lost. read more

Emil's has fantastic food and service! They were so busy last night but our server, Katie, was just the sweetest and made sure we had everything we needed. It was our first night out since March and it felt so nice. We will definitely be back! read more

Food was good, but I don't like that they allow smoking on the outdoor patio. I thought the non-smoking law applied to outdoor dining, but maybe not. Wouldn't recommend for non-smokers if your looking for outdoor dining. read more

Best Pizza! Nice place to hang out with buddies on Friday/Sat Night! Their fish fry friday is Soo Delicious! Looking for a upbeat modern place with excellent food and excellent drinks at good prices GO TO EMILS! The only downside is kitchen service has been kinda slow the past few times I have gone. read more

We greatly enjoyed our burgers - the kids are especially fond of The Ferg Burger (a half pound of meat with a grilled cheese on either end instead of a bun with a fried egg, bacon, and cheese in there too). The staff was friendly, the food was served quickly, and it was hot. read more

Went there on a recent Sunday evening with a pretty large group. We had a reservation, so I'm not sure why they weren't staffed accordingly. Only one waiter assigned until we started complaining. Food was good but service was ridiculously slow. They took drink orders right away but it was at least thirty minutes before someone took our food orders. And then getting our food took another thirty minutes beyond that. I'd recommend it as long as you have the time to sit and wait! read more

Emil's is a fun place to hang out, I like the sports bar atmosphere. after 10 pm on a weekend, a lot of strange people start coming in though. the food is really good here. sometimes they make their drinks strong which is a plus! I also like the outdoor patio where you can reserve for a party. read more

Great local hang out. I've never gotten a bad meal here and the staff is always friendly. We will definitely be back.

Food has always been good, no issues with that. Love the beer nuggets, burgers, pizza, and wraps. Decent beer selection. Service is spotty at times. Like the atmosphere and all the TV's. Patio is nice in the summer, appreciate the clean bathrooms. read more

This place gave my food poisoning EVERY TIME I went there the service was awful and the workers were very rude

Food is just average. Fries are soggy, burger always upsets my stomach, Order mozzarella sticks once and it was a huge block cheese wrapped in a wonton wrapper. Not what I was expecting. Lots of beers on tap, but 2/3 are always IPAs, which are not my favorites. There's more to craft beers than IPAs. There's better places to go than this place read more

Check out the brisket - VERY good either as dinner or sandwich! Friendly wait staff - very friendly bartenders - fantastic pizza!! Check it out - but parking can be a problem. read more

Here's a tip: Just say no to the Santa Fe chicken wrap. When I have to pick out all the bacon because it's literally raw, you know there's a problem. Why didn't I send it back, you ask? The service was so horrible I thought I'd wait for another hour for a replacement wrap. Blech. Good beer nuggets, though. read more

Ordered our drinks and then our food, two burgers, along with apps--beer curds. Good. Beer on tap. Fine. Sprite. Fine. We were still sitting there an hour later without food. I asked the waitress twice about the food. I told her I'd wait for two more minutes, her estimate, on when then food would arrive. It wasn't there and she was nowhere to be found. We walked up to the hostess and asked for our check. A manager came up to us with our burgers, shaking, plated and asked "did you order your food right away?" Uh yes. I have a teenager who was also so pissed, and we didn't want the food. A starving teenager was pissed. The manager offered to wrap it up, for free. Okay, whatever. After five more minutes, still nothing. We were outta there and handed our bill and cash to the hostess. Truly unbelievable. Here's the kicker. My teenager didn't want to go there because they only have three stars. He knows! Sheesh. Stay AWAY. read more

Walked in with high expectations and walked out 13 minutes later with none. We arrived last night and was seated. After a good 6 minutes with no server in sight we asked the hostess if we had a waitress? She acted in a shocked fashion that no one had been over yet and said she would fix it. 7 minutes later, after watching later seated tables being served their drinks , we got up to walk out. At that moment our server rushed over over and acted angry we were leaving. She said that a whole tray of drinks had been dumped on her and she had to clean it up and change.... I looked at her and calmly said, then someone should have taken your tables. I wasn't mad but rather disappointed that I was tagged as the bad guy when all my husband and I wanted to do was share a meal after just attending a wake. The server was wrong to yell at me. read more

Sat at the table for 30 minutes and no offered us so much as water. We complained after 20 with no change. Walked out and it appear they did not care. Never going back read more

Wow....service here has gone down hill! It is a Saturday night and packed when we wanted to come here for dinner as a couple. We have been coming here since it has been opened and the bar has been always first come, first serve as far as tables go. Nope, not tonight. We sat down, ordered drinks and we were there for about 10 minutes and then we were very rudely asked to leave. The hostess was the rudest ever. I will really have to think twice about coming back.....Please remember who is the customer. We will take our dollars elsewhere. read more

My wife and I have eaten here quite a few times. One we decided to pick up some pizza. Pizza was great, but when we asked for crushed peppers and a few plates, the staff member explained that they usually charge for these things. I was shocked. Who does that! !!! read more