I've been here two consecutive years while burning time in Rock Falls. During my vistits I've had…read moreChimichanga's, Mexican Rice, Tater tots, boneless wings and fries. Pros: + in terms of a bar and grill style restaurants the food quality is really good. They definately embrae southwest flavor very well. Of all the food items I've had, I had not been disappointed. + Great ambience. A large venue, clean, and they have slots here. Even the mens room is well kept. Over the last two years they have taken great care of the place. A very large outdoor seating area and music stage suggests this place can hop on the weekends. + decent amount of parking. Despite lacking a private lot, the fact its on a corner makes up for most of it. + staff was very attentive. Not a lot of screwing around with them. + you can tell the locals and regulars love this place overall. Rightfully so Cons: - I really had to dig for true cons here. Don't underestimate food portions here. Most will be stuffed by departure. - Ummm.... yeah I don't do well with tall bar seating. With the exception of the outside.... most seating is tall. Can be a challenge for those with disability. And yes that front door was a pain to open :) Bottom line: Whiskey Barrel Saloon does better at the bar and grill thing than most in my own local scene. Food quality is high, place is clean, staff disciplined. What more can one ask for? Definately would be a regular if local. Mad Respect to Frankie for getting that door for me.

Parking is on-street parking on 2 sides of the rather large building. There is one handicap parking…read morespot with half the parking spots having a large step to get from the street to the sidewalk. The building has no steps to enter the building, but you may need help opening the door if using an assistive device. The building was very clean and had many seating options with a large bar in the center and an outdoor area for when the weather is fitting. They have multiple tv's placed all around the building some showing sports others playing music videos. The music playing was a little loud to chat over the lunch hour however it is a bar. The server was friendly and even though she appeared to be stretched pretty thin she tried very hard to keep up. The menu is varied with many options including but not limited to sandwiches, burritos, appetizers, and many flavors of wings. The food we ordered was all very good and served hot and fresh in a timely manner. We ordered a couple of different flavors of wings which were saucy so it might have been a good thing had they provided wetnaps of some type. The chimichanga was so large I was unable to eat it all. The pulled pork sandwich was a large portion and came with a side. The onion rings were also a hit with all who tried them. The prices were good and it was easy to pay using the QR code on the receipt which I appreciated.

I like this place it's a nice place to hangout with friends and family good food great drinks and…read moregood service.

Very cliquey. Over priced. Under served. No room to move inside and a teeny tiny space outside that…read morefull of trash. Good place to find cocaine dealers apperently. Bathrooms r tiny like the rest of the bar and smell of urine on the regular basis. (Have to pass bathrooms to get to back "patio" area) ill never have my friends meet me here again. They have food but they dont have a kitchen, i ate their Pizza once and had diarrhea and los of appitite for 5 days after .

A good hole in the wall if you are desperate. After leaving other bars you can get extra booze, but…read morethe bartenders are crusty.

Super friendly owner/staff!! Saw us wandering around, invited us in and asked us what we needed…read more Gave us free tap water without hesitation. Thanks for the hospitality!!

Good wine, great old fashions with ton of variety, and the owner makes sure the service is right on…read morepoint!

Best watering hole in Sterling. Selection is the best in Northern Illinois, vibe is conversational…read morecool, and the staff is awesome. If you want to feel like Norm on Cheers the first and every time you walk in, stop at the Rusty Fox.

Had a great time. Drinks were made skillfully by the ever charming Charlotte Marie, one of the most…read morecharismatic people I know. The atmosphere was terrific and sound system fantastic . 5/5

There's no place better than Nick's! This was Larry Sullivan's second home. Woo hoo!!!read more

Good place to grab some drinks. Pass on the food though - unless you want mediocre typical bar…read morefare. The breaded pork tenderloin is at #1 bottom of the list for the BPTs I enjoyed in the area. This was pulled from a frozen box and deep fried. Large but sub par. Had a Busch Lite to "support the farmers" but decided to head out after being disappointed with my BPT sammy. Pretzels are good but not quite a meal.

My friend and I stopped in for lunch today since it was so close to where we work. I've never been…read morebefore but my friend has been a couple times before. We split the giant pretzel and I got the Philly cheesesteak. This meal was PHENOMENAL. The pretzel was genuinely giant, soft but crispy, literally perfect. This was the best pretzel I've ever had. The sandwich was filling and absolutely packed with meat and grilled veggies-the sauce was their beer cheese and I have zero complaints. 10/10. I'll be back as often as I can.

This place has the best food! The chicken tenders are fresh not frozen and they are hand battered…read morein house! They rock! What they need is more staff! The staff they have are great but they are running almost on a dead sprint! We listened to a phone ring for 2-3min and NO one made an attempt to answer it. These poor girls need more help! Hire someone to answer the phone! Oh my goodness! Overall the food is worth the chaos! Expect to wait most peak hours! Bathroom are always clean! The environment is nice and clean, with many tv's for viewing mostly sports! Which is love! The price of the food is well worth what you get in quality and quantity!

Found out about this hipster restaurant in Sterling that has some kind of industrial theme to it…read more It certainly has a kind of out of the way location. The Factory Pub N Grub is found among old factories and warehouses. Among the more interesting places to drink and eat. You can get cheaper beers along with a few vegetarian choices so great stuff. Coming here the first time it wasn't crowded. It's got a bigger than expected interior. The bar is in the middle and there's plenty of tables. A great thing is they have discounted beers. It's about $2 to get beers they're trying to get rid of from previous events or whatever. A lot of the menu is meaty. Still there's a few plant based things. It's about $15 for an Impossible Burger. This comes with the usual burger toppings. Great place with an industrial hipness about it. It's closed Sundays. The menu is meaty but there's a few things for vegetarians.

Checked out this bar and grill in Sterling that's also like an arcade. It has a pretty hip gaming…read moreatmosphere about it. Brink's is one of the popular hangouts. More food here than expected really. There's also a great happy hour to get stuff. Basically this is a place where one can play as well as drink and eat. It's got a type of music theme going on. They have the vodka by the guy in Cheap Trick. A lot of great prices at happy hour. It's $3 to get mixed cocktails with ROCKIN Vodka. Also has a few appetizers. It's $4 for the Fresh Homemade Chips. The rest of the menu is meaty, with a popular choice being the Pork Tenderloin Sandwich. Also there's breakfast. They have eggs and more. For sure it's a popular place for games. It's got breakfast on Sundays. They also have music and other things.

Great tenderloin and an extremely yummy French Dip burger. Would go back again! Tenderloin was a…read morereasonable size and husband liked the flavor while wishing it was a little thinner, his preference. Service was great, too!

Used to get really drunk at champs but then driving home was scary. The bartender just said, you…read morecan make it home. So after every drink, that is what he said.

Best bar there is in Sterling to be honest. Champs is one of a few around and it's certainly a…read morecasual place. This is a great one for watching games and other sports. Has cheap drinks. There's nothing really to eat so it's mostly about getting loaded. A lot better looking inside than expected. It's got the bar along with a few tables. There's tons of classic sports memorabilia on the walls. Even the more fancier versions of liquor are cheaper. It's about $8 for Jameson Black Barrel, woohoo. Has maybe a few bags of popcorn if anything. They have some kitchen equipment so they could make stuff. Chill place unless there's a game. It's closed Mondays. There's not really any food but you can bring in things.

Stopped here for lunch on our way out of town, it was amazing! The staff was very friendly with…read morewonderful service. We had the burger, fries, onion rings and chicken and rice soup. All of it was delicious. The burger was juicy, fries crisp and the onion rings were much bigger than we expected. Soup was yummy as well. We will be back to try breakfast the next time we're in town. Nice and clean interior as well. Thank you!

My friend and I were looking for a place to meet for lunch but we live over 3 hours apart. She…read morefound Ana's Cafe online and we each drove about 90 minutes. We were very pleasantly surprised with the cute, clean, and super friendly atmosphere and we enjoyed the food and service very much. When the owner discovered our story, we even enjoyed complimentary bowls of ice cream for our dessert . We highly recommend Ana's Cafe whether you're looking for a breakfast or lunch.