I saw Fritz's Pour House on Facebook, and was intrigued. On a Friday evening, I took my husband here to check out the food. A few folks were dining in, and the bar was full of guests. The atmosphere was that of a typical bar, not exactly quiet, but to be expected. The waitress was friendly and greeted us promptly. We ordered drinks and nachos as an appetizer. The nachos were crunchy with plenty of tasty toppings. My husband ordered their Jambalya. I've never seen anything like this. It was a pile of tomato paste (yes, it looked to just be tomato paste) mixed with some shrimp, and rice. This was taken home, well the shrimp were, the tomato paste was discarded. I ordered the Mississippi Pot Roast Dinner, which came with Steak Fries. The pot roast was tasty and well-cooked. The steak fries were tasty and not over-salted. If they had a clue how to make Jambalya, they'd have earned more than two stars. read more

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Great food and service! We had the beef stroganoff, pork tenderloin, chicken Alfredo and ribs. That was our first time and we will be coming back. read more

Fritz's Pour House - Pork Tenderloin Dinner - Pubs Near Me - Joliet, Illinois

It's what I would call you neighborhood dive bar...the place is filled with smiles and laughter I went for the Pork Tenderloin Sandwich which did not disappoint it was great thickness and full of flavor having fried Brussel Sprouts has a side knocked it out of the Ballpark. Even with it being busy the service was Good read more

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Everything always delicious and great service. Brought my niece and her boyfriend today and she was so impressed. Tried the fried chicken, super crunchy. Hubby had a steak, her bf had pork chops and she had a Philly. Plus 4 apps to try a variety. Everything amazing! Recommend the cheese sticks, crab cakes, beef rolls and steak bites. read more

Everything is always great. The chef is awesome. Food, drinks and service are top notch!

Love it here! I would be here all the time if I lived closer! They have a nice pour for all drinks! The food is delicious and huge portions! I cannot recommend this location enough!! read more

I've been going there for over a year and never had anything bad everything is always excellent well prepared. My service is also excellent.

Talk about a hidden gem!!! This place is amazing. The food portions are shareable! The atmosphere is cozy. The service was great and friendly. This is definitely a must try if you haven't been there before! Definitely Five Star qualities.... The food was amazing.! read more

Fritz's Pour House - The shrimp and grits. The crab cakes and the garlic shrimp pasta It was amazing. - Pubs Near Me - Joliet, Illinois

I've been in Joliet for over 10 years and finally went. Why did I wait so long!! They were crowded but we got a table within 15 minutes. Our server was the best. Attentive, friendly and fast! Our meals were fantastic! I had the saved Prime rib as did another in our party. We order the huge cheese sticks and boy were they delicious. I will definitely be making Fritz's a regular in our restaurant stops! read more

Food is Delicious and or waitress Odessa is Fantastic we all Love her!!! Had the Short Rib Ravioli with the Vodka sauce and it was Amazing!!

Great prices. Food is very good. I love going here. Well worth the money! Cocktails are a good pour. lot's of bar food but they have a large menu with very good choices. Kind of a noisy bar. read more

So glad we found this gem close to the house. Every time we've been, they don't disappoint. Have had the short rib ravioli, pork chops, crab stuffed salmon, burgers but the Beef Wellington special was phenomenal. Thanks to Miquel and the owners for elevating the food at this cozy bar/restaurant. read more

Food was great all 8 enjoyed the food. It came out hot and it was delicious. The server was very friendly and helpful in our choices. The prices are very good and below the average of restaurants. read more

Great, tasty food... fabulous service... and great prices.. Just a real-friendly place. Stop in, you won't be disappointed !

Chef Miguel Vazquez creates a phenomenal menu with his daily specials. You just don't expect to see skirt steak risotto or beef Wellington at a neighborhood bar! His expertise in the kitchen is sure to impress! read more

First time here on a Friday night. Lots of specials but I asked the waitress for a suggestion. She said the fish fry was popular. I had the fried cod. It was good but a little on the smaller side. Like 2 good sized fish sicks but I can be in part because we got the side ahead . The soups where good. My wife ordered the jambalaya with a large price of fish. It was good as well. I will return but will try some of the other dishes. read more

Word of advice: this is not a fast meal type of place, everything is fresh and they get busy af. Have patience and understanding. If something is wrong, definitely speak up since the employees and owner are super understanding and kind. Anyway now to my review: The food is amazing. The service is always fast. And the ambiance is nice. Not too crowded and super fun. Steak bites as our appetizer, literally to die for. Comes with pitas and tzatziki sauce Chicken pot pie was 10/10 (don't add more salt, trust me, it is perfectly seasoned) Garlic shrimp pasta with broccoli, so good Cinnamon roll as the dessert that we brought home and i didn't get a picture of lol. And my drink was the buttered toffee, and it was delicious. I have been here multiple times and will keep going back! read more

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OMG the place is heaven on earth!! Their food definitely has a homemade culinary feel. We started with their gigantic cheese sticks served with a very tasty, chunky marinara sauce. I usually do ranch but after trying their marinara I didn't go back! Fantastic! The outer was a crisp yummy batter. I got their corned beef Reuben (but left off the sauerkraut - not my thing) the outside was buttery grilled bread with Swiss cheese and thousand island. The corned beef was for real- freshly cut, not the lunchmeat junk. Hubby had chili which he really liked as well. We took home some dessert for later- a bread pudding and a carrot cake. Which had to be the best I've ever had! Seriously yummy! Next time I'll get their limoncello cake- I was torn. Again I kept humming the song from Cheers because that is how this little bar felt. Their food did not match the persona. Their menu is definitely not your typical "bar food" maybe the cook was a chef?? Our waitress was cute and very nice. They had specials on drinks. Their prices were great compared to other eateries. My sandwich was $13? which for a sit restaurant was great! Everything was great we will definitely be back!! Top notch- thank you! read more

Fritz's Pour House - Corned Beef Reuben - Pubs Near Me - Joliet, Illinois

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I was super disappointed after going here for the first time. I sat down and a lady at the bar kept vaping inside. I brought it up to the server as I was leaving. The salad I ordered was clearly straight from a bag with tomatoes and green peppers ordered. I'm not going back. read more

Ordered the ribeye steak sandwich with steak fries. It was so good! I definitely want to try other foods here and I will say this a hidden gem that you have to visit if in the area. Why haven't I went sooner? lol Not sure but I will be ordering again! Update: Just got their shrimp Alfredo and it's just as good! A must try! read more

Went back again and had some more delicious meals. I highly recommend this place it's amazing. Love the Service here as well. Can't say enough about this little gem. The ambience is very casual and definitely makes you feel comfortable and welcoming. read more

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I'd heard about Fritz's for awhile and I'm mad we haven't gone sooner. We showed up at prime time on Valentine's Day and we waited only maybe 20 minutes for a table, the manager got me a drink while we waited. He and the hostess were super friendly. We watched other people leave, sucks to be them for being impatient. We had two apps, their steak bites need to be a permanent appetizer. Their homemade tzatziki sauce was the best I've ever had. Our waitress was great and funny. Calamari was excellent, not chewy at all. Main dishes were amazing, love that you can pick your sides with a wide array of choices. And to top it off desert was perfect. Can't wait to go back. Going to have to get through the menu. read more

First time coming here. It's a casual little place. Fair variety of drinks intimate dining area, it's a bit pricey but the service all around is great. It's pretty empty at night. Liquor store next door too not affiliated with this building. Could be troublesome accessing the streets. read more

Nice little bar. Patty melt was very good. Reuben had a generous amount of corned beef, and fries were excellent. Our server was friendly and did a great job. A nice lunch stop! read more

Went in there with 12 of us Tracy was our sever she was great. My wife and I went up to the bar afterwards and Kathy served us and she was very nice. The food was good too haha. read more

We just took our mom and dad for Mother's Day. They had some high level app specials-we had the baked goat cheese, steak bites with pita and homemade tzatziki sauce, and saganaki sticks-all delicious! Everyone said they loved their meal they ordered-portions are giant and a great value for the money. Don't be fooled by the look of the bar outside. It's gourmet gastro pub food in there!! Our server was so helpful and patient with us-everything sounded so good on the menu, we couldn't decide what to order. Highly recommend! read more

My wife and I stopped in here last night. The food was sooooo good and the service was amazing. A neighborhood bar with great food. We had several appetizers and they were amazing.. my wife had the surf and turf, a ribeye and sautéed shrimp. The steak was perfect and the shrimp were delicious. I had the beef Wellington. I ordered it medium rare and I came out cooked perfectly. The only problem with it was that it was HUGE!!! I couldn't eat it all(or even come close). I really recommend trying it. read more

Fritz's Pour House - Pubs Near Me - Joliet, Illinois

My husband and I went to Fritz's Pour House the other night. I have been there before several times with my friends and the food was very good. But I was shocked and appalled at the amount of money that Fritz's feels they can charge for Beef Wellington and a ribeye steak that is not a bone-in! The Beef Wellington was $77!! The ribeye was $40, with $20 worth of drinks, tax & tip it was $160!! On Easter we went to Fogo de Chao and only spent $160 with a bottle of wine and 2 person dinner. WTH....Fritz. Beef Wellington should be around $40/45. Your in Joliet not OakBrook. Very disappointed!!! read more

Everything on the menu is homemade and very good. I've never had a bad meal there. Everything is excellent. read more

Been here with the family twice now. They have very good food & the carrot cake is the best in town. The cheese sticks are massive! We will definitely go back. read more

I've had the lobster roll a couple of months ago that had no flavor and the roll was hard. My second visit I ordered the poor boy and it had no flavor and the meat had an off putting flavor, and I asked for additional garlic to give it flavor and received this weird cup of yellow stuff that had a faint garlic taste. Between 3-4 pm a few regulars come in to watch their shows. I can certainly respect that, but the TV's were so loud that the 30 other people had to listen to it and even the workers can't stand it. Their specials were not communicated. Those should be on the table or fully communicated when we sat down. Great mozzarella sticks, frog legs were decent. The server was very good, but super busy with not much help. We appreciated her. The place has great potential, but needs some tweaking. It's probably a hit or miss place, we just visited at a bad time sadly. read more

A neat looking pour house with a Irish bar themed look. They have some unique beers and the place is conveniently located on busy street along Joliet and Plainfield border thecservice was excellent and place overall cleaned read more

A total hidden gem of Joliet.Service was great, staff knowledgeable of menu and specials. Great atmosphere of people enjoying awesome food and cocktails. Me and my wife both had the Reuben.Great sammich good meat, excellent corned beef. We each took half our sammich home and made two more from the leftovers the next day!! Been back many times. 5 star quality food in a great little tavern read more

Food was very good. Maybe not quite what was hyped up but for Joliet this is a total gem. Well made, home cooked food in a laid back old school atmosphere. Excited to try the expansion into Minooka. Will definitely be back. read more

The oil for the fish tasted off. The fried clams were over cooked. Ordered mashed potatoes and they were from a box, tasted old, reheated and over seasoned. I had the fried cheese on another visit and they were good. read more

Brought my son here for dinner and it was packed house. Had to wait a little bit proceeding, but that was OK. It was lively and had a nice choice of things to eat. The service was outstanding. Our server couldn't have been kinder. I would definitely recommend this Casual pub as an option when dining out. read more

Delicious salmon, catfish, mozzarella sticks! Great service. Highly recommend. So many options to choose from. Very cozy ambiance

Stopped in tonight for the first time. Always seeing pictures posted online of all the food. It's definitely a cozy little bar. You have to the chicken wings. My date had the pork chop and I had the fried chicken. Everything was really really good. Also got some dessert to go. Large portions of food friendly staff also met the owner would definitely go back. read more

We went for lunch it was very busy. Our waitress was very promp and friendly. The food came out fast and hot. Everything tasted great

Excellent food, kind and attentive service and fun atmosphere. Everyone in our party of four loved their food!! I can't wait to go back. I had the ribeye steak sandwich, my husband had the mussels, our friends had the shrimp linguine and short rib ravioli. OMG, awesome!!! read more