Laycoff's Tavern (near Granite City/Target, North Clinton St) - iconic place with good pizza…read more Laycoff's is a fun little place to frequent. It doesn't seat a lot of people. So...you might have to wait for a table. Unfortunately there isn't space for a nice waiting area. So you might stand up in the small bar area while you wait. It's okay. Things move fast. Enjoy the people watching opportunity. The team here is very friendly and welcoming in an odd way. They really are glad to serve you. Lots of smiles and friendly smiles. They are efficiently-friendly. They all move and talk fast. They are hustling to serve - not avoid. They will take a moment to get to relate...but not much more than a moment. The service is very good! The Sullivan family is very nice as well. Laycoff's is known for sausage rolls and a community bar environment. My wife loves her sausage roll. Full of tasty cheese surrounded by a light, fluffy and soft dough. The American sausage blended in with the cheese nicely. The menu has a small number of specialty pizzas (only six) along with build-your-own option. The prices are pretty comparable to other bars. On this occasion I got a 16" Everything pizza for $20. A 16 inch pizza was a LOT of delicious pizza. The pizza crust is thin. It is thin enough that almost every bit has a slight crunch. However, it was also soft enough to satisfy the less than crunchy crowd. The crust doesn't have much distinct flavor or seasoning. Just a nice thin crust. The pizza sauce was also hard to distinguish. The pizza is so full of toppings and cheese that you really don't see the sauce. The sauce that was they are blended well with the American sausage base. Now the best part - the fresh toppings! Laycoff's uses the Pizza King approach by using finely chopped toppings. The base of the Everything pizza is a finely ground American sausage. The base of the pizza so completely covered with sausage on the Everything choice. The sausage doesn't have much spice or flair as it is American style instead of Italian. The pepperoni is very thin. The fresh and slightly crunchy onions and peppers are chopped into small pieces. Even the green and black olives seemed to be smaller. The whole pizza was coated in delicious tasting mozzarella cheese. As I mentioned the 16 inch pizza is a large pizza. Laycoff's cuts the pizza into large pieces as well. This pizza could easily feed 3-4 people. Cold Pizza Test - I always want to try the pizza the next morning, cold, and for breakfast. This pizza was outstanding cold and as a left over. The coldness causes the mozzarella cheese taste to really come forward. The saltiness of the olives gets bolder. The bed of sausage and cover of cheese really help keep the pizza moist. The crust stayed a bit soft with a slight crunch. Overall, I really liked the pizza. It wasn't outstanding. However, it was really good at a good value. Dinning at Laycoff's has a sense of memorabilia and nostalgia. Be patient and enjoy the environment.

Don't go here if you arent a regular. It felt very much like you had to belong in order to receive…read moregood service. I felt disgusting eating there because everything was very dusty. All of the signage and decor had thick layers of dust. We also had an extremely long weight. I almost wish we would've just left.

Been here a few times. Food choice/quality is not good, very mediocre 4.5/10. Service takes long…read moreeven when they are not busy and when they are busy they take and hour or so to get the food to you. They turn down the music all the way down once you pay for it. The ambience is a lot of talking with no music to drown it out. Not a good place to go to even the drinks have limited options. Better off going to any bar in Fort Wayne or wabash.

Food took an hour to come not cook right. Service was mid and drinks. I would not recommend to come…read morehere save your money and time. They have a music box and i wasted 5$ to put music for them to put the volume down. Why have a music machine to turn down the music.?

Kermit's Food Shop is a bar and grill type restaurant. The serve Alcoholic beverages. You must be…read more21 to enter.food is great I chose to drink Mt. Dew instead of beer. I prefer import beers over domestic beers therefore my reason to choose Soft drinks. Great service as well. I ordered a bacon double cheeseburger and curly fries. Also ordered loaded Nachos to take home with me. The first time I have ever been to this restaurant. Over a pleasant experience.

$8 Wednesday pizza special. 2 meats 3 veggies…read more One of the best thin crust pizzas in the area. A great little small town bar. Daily food specials. Pool table and ping pong table. Juke box.

I found this restaurant on yelp and I absolutely had to try it. It was absolutely fantastic. Great…read moreservice very tasty food. Loved the decor inside and outside pitch perfect right on the river. I definitely will be back.

Quaint little place in Lagro. Service was excellent and the food was good. We will be going back on…read morea Saturday night to enjoy the Bar Scene.

Its a bar with a fryer. That's it. Chicken tenders were greasy, fries were soggy and no flavor…read more This is indeed NOT a hidden gem.

I don't even know where to start because this was indeed A HIDDEN GEM. As a chef, I am real picky…read moreabout doors and literally everything tasted was chefs kiss. What I really admitted about this place is the owner walking around communicating with everyone and checking to see if everything was going ok!! She was really sweet. Also shoutout to our server Noah who was awesome and funny. Not only was he gents or he also recommended! For it to be a carpeted space, it was very clean on the inside and smelled really fresh. The smell of food hit me before I even got inside. The seats were comfortable and they even had bar searing as well as an event space room. The food really deserves its own review but I can't leave two . Everything I would get again no questions asked! My only suggestion would be maybe add a tad of seasoning to the wings but the smoke flavor and sauce was too tier! Easy 10/10 for me!

I've been going to Chevvy's for the last 2 months since 4th of July weekend. Wish I had went much,…read moremuch sooner. Karaoke nights are always so fun and hype and I've been enjoying myself. DJ Kenny G is the absolute best, and my favorite. The staff are all like family, and very friendly, and I love the overall atmosphere and vibes.

Chevvy's advertises that they are famous for their pizza. They have pizza as part of the business…read morename on the building. So the pizza MUST be good! This was my first time ordering from Chevvy's. I've driven by their strategically located building for years. I've seen the pizza sign and thought I've got to give it a try. So i did!! Finding the entrance to the parking lot is a challenge as you have to enter from the north side. The place appears to be small on the outside but feels rather large on the inside. The bar takes a prominent place when you walk in. The bar tending team was very friendly and helpful. Chevvy's has a decent sized menu of specialty 12, 14 and 16 inch pizzas. The prices seem like they might be on the plus side of average die a hand tossed-thin type pizza. We went with the Everything pizza on this visit. The pizza crust is on the plus side of thin crust but not quite as thick as a hand tossed. It was baked to a nice soft and moist bottom side. The top side crust browned and crisped up nicely. This thickness is somewhat unique for Fort Wayne. The crust didn't have any distinct seasoning flavor. The tomato sauce has a nice sweet tomato paste flavor. You won't find much of the flavor on the pizza except in areas where the sauce got pooled. You pick up the taste more on the edge of bare pizza crust where there aren't many toppings. I thought the sauce was so good that I would probably order it with extra sauce the next time to make sure the whole pizza was accented with this flavor. The Everything pizza had plenty of fresh toppings. The toppings tended to pile up into layers more toward the middle of the pizza. The meats had a nice bolder flavor. The tasty mozzarella was decently thick to hold all the topping together yet thin enough that it didn't have that beautiful stringy pull apart stretch. Is Chevvy's famous for their pizza? They could be more famous if people knew about their thin crust and tasty pizza flavors. I'm sure those that have had Chevvy's pizza are more likely to tell others about it! Give it a try if you have not had a famous Chevvy's pizza! While trying their famous pizza I decided to sample the wings. Chevvy's is definitely NOT a destination for wings. You can find their 8 medium-large wings for $15 offering on the appetizer menu. They only offer four flavors of wings. Do not a destination but not bad. The wing was perfectly cooked. All white inside that was very moist and tender. They are briefly fried such that only the ends of the rings had any crispiness. The order comes with medium to large sized wings. Chevvy's only offers hot, mild, BBQ and teriyaki sauces. I went with the teriyaki. The sauce was thin in consistency but did a nice job at sticking to the wing. They dipped the wings in sauce so there was plenty of flavor. While the teriyaki flavor was mild...it did have a distinct teriyaki appeal. The appetizer came with three celery stick and your choice of ranch or blue cheese dressings. The blue cheese dressing was very thin and some small clumps of blue cheese crumbles mixed in. Not very appealing in my book. Overall...wings probably aren't Chevvy's claim to fame. Chevvy's isn't a destination for wings. However, if you are there, and you want some different that is on the menu...their wings aren't a bad choice.

Listen. I travel for work and eat out a LOT. Always looking for something good, local and fun…read more Market Street Grill is all of those things. Food, for lunch they have an amazing old school salad bar. Highly recommend! Dinner, the steak on a stick is crazy good and I have no idea how it is so inexpensive. Gotta have the chili as a side. Be sure to try any monthly specials as they are usually very well crafted. I always sit at the bar and Cayla is tending most nights and is just amazing. Be sure to strike up a conversation with anyone at the bar and they will immediately become your friend. Stop searching for where to eat in Wabash and just go to Market Street Grill!

The train decor is amazing and includes a train traveling around the wall close to the ceiling…read more The best items were the lettuce wedge, NY strip (get the garlic butter!), and the steak on a stick. There are no bad choices on the menu. The staff is great, they work well together, too. Jasmine and Kennedy over several evenings took very good care of me and a colleague while visiting town. Parking nearby is easy and free.

Ate here two nights in a row because there aren't many other restaurants in Peru open for dinner…read more(Dillinger's is closed). Had two great experiences. This place feels more like a bar that serves food than a restaurant, but don't let that discourage you. It is very well air conditioned (bring a jacket or sweater and wear long pants!) and, surprising for a bar, was actually quiet enough for conversation without raised voices. Our waitress the first night was Jillian and we loved her! She was extremely efficient and friendly and had helpful info about breakfast options. The wine was a generous pour, the fried cauliflower was a pleasure, and the hamburger very good. The desserts are made in house (try finding that at any other restaurant!) and we were lucky that it was Boston cream pie the first night we ate there. Sooooo good!!!! On our return visit, I had to restrain myself from getting the cauliflower again and had the brisket, which was a special that night. Perfection! Smoky, melt in your mouth meaty goodness. My dining companion said the salmon with bourbon glaze was the best salmon he had ever had. And he has lived a long life. The menu also includes fried gizzards (which I was told are frequently ordered) and fried baloney. The prices for everything were reasonable. This place is clearly popular with locals, who come in to have a drink and buy lotto tix from the vending machine by the door. Everyone was friendly and in a good mood. The folks at the next table struck up a conversation with us on their way out. If there is only one place to have dinner in downtown Peru, at least it is a great place!

Ordered special which was a grilled ham and cheese sandwich. When I got the sandwich (which was…read more&12.00) it was on toasted Texas toast with 5 pieces of ham sliced so thin that the 5 pieces weighed less than 2 oz (1.82 oz). It came with a small salad (which was good). You can buy the salad separately for $3.50 so that means the sandwich came out to be $8.50. The waitress did not come back to check on my drink. The seating was unremarkable but clean. Will not go back.