Germantown Grille

We had a group of 3 and a 4pm reservation as they said they were completely booked for any time…read moreslot after 4:00 pm. There is a mix of booths and high top tables. Booths can seat 6 guests and tables seat 4 guests. There is also full bar service and seating. The waitress answered our questions about the various menu items. We tried some sides and sandwiches as well as a couple of desserts. Mac n cheese was creamy and delicious. The tomato bisque soup was hot and thick. The broccolini was ok. It could have used some seasoning or a sprinkle of Parmesan. The grilled chicken club was very good. The skillet cookie was served warm with ice cream and chocolate fudge. The cinnamon sprinkled pretzels were 2 large pretzels with a light dusting of cinnamon and sugar accompanied by a chocolate and a caramel sauce. In my opinion the pretzels should have had a heavier dusting of cinnamon sugar mixture. They were also a little tough. Why not partner with another small business, Swanee's, and serve their amazingly soft pretzels? Or pretzel bites? I would dine here again and try some of the other entrees. Since it is still winter the rooftop seating is closed. The large windows overlook the shops and small businesses on the square.

service and wait was not very good, would not recommende this place to eat for anyonyoneread more

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Carrigan's Pub

3.8(19 reviews)

2.8 mi

Bar help very cordial and friendly…read more The tenderloin was very good, a little bit too greasy for my taste. But that is just me. Will return for something else next time

Good homestyle food. Excellent service. The dining area is much quieter than the bar.read more

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Sheets Creek Saloon

4.2(23 reviews)

5.0 mi

We both ordered the 7 layer salad ( highly unusual ordering the same thing) on our first visit to…read moreSheets Creek. Delicious. The Wait Staff were friendly and courteous, deserving of a Good tip. We had a big group, everyone was pleased and we'll be going back to try more options from their menu

Great spot to eat on the patio on the water. Weather kinda windy. Thought patio closed or we have…read moregone out. Had us seat ourselves. Shoulda asked. Tables seemed close together. Not much privacy. Will definitely stop in when we are in the area if there's live music too. Weren't super hungry. Ordered the pretzel with jalepeno cheese. Pretzels perfectly done. Cheese had pleasant hint of jalepeno but I hate nacho cheese sauce so skipped the sauce. Hubby got the crispy chicken sandwich. He liked it. Was fine. Wouldn't crave it. Would order again.

Sheets Creek Saloon-Spring Bay

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The Rusty Rail Pub

4.0(2 reviews)

42.9 mi

It was alright good place to have a cold one and just hangout. Prices are reasonable and staff…read morefriendly

I've been working here for over a year. Steve and Jill Hannel are great people and this is a great…read morebar!

Kep's Sports Bar & Grill

3.6(68 reviews)

5.1 mi

If I lived nearby I might eat here weekly. The restaurant is big, service attentive, food really…read moregood, portions large enough to share, prices reasonable. We were passing thru. We've been here before so I made it our destination for lunch. Tried and true. No reason to change. Four of us were dining. Keps burger with American cheese, bacon, fried egg and onion. Huge and served with fries. Rated 5 stars. Chicken quesadilla 3 stars. It was average it taste. But extremely large. Huge value. Can serve 4. Chips and salsa nothing special Grilled cheese five plus stars. The very best grilled cheese I've had. It comes with fries or frips. Frips are potato chips. Homemade and delicious. Drinks are reasonably priced. Service was really good and attentive.

Good place to watch sporting event. Highly recommend ditching the tiny styrofoam plates served with…read morethe pizza. Also recommend using fresh mushrooms on pizza.

General shot of the dining area

And they say they are the same size...

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W Down Under

4.5(4 reviews)

5.3 mi

Super cool! In the…read morebasement of the corner hotel, it appears to have been a bank since it has a vault. Once you enter, you'll wrap around in a tunnel through some games, a hallway of slot machines, and then you'll arrive to an open space with a full bar and lots of seating. We came right after the holidays and they still had lights strung from the ceiling with ornaments hanging off which was really cool! They have a handful of drinks on tab, bottled options, full bar, and some appetizer food options. TVs for game streaming, and loud music. It was surprisingly busy on a Friday night and seems to be a popular local hang out. Parking options all around since the local shops it's near aren't open in the evening. We stayed at the air bnb not even a block away so we were able to walk which was a plus!

Bbar good.. A handful of appetizers and pizza. No…read moresandwiches.. Blah..need to work on a better menu

Decorated for the holidays!

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Parish's Pub

5.0(3 reviews)

5.4 mi

the bartender was nice and attentive! Butch's pizza and beer were a 10 out of 10! Lots of games…read moreinside and gives a good vibe!

There is not a modicum of sense in assigning a numerical score to a bar like this. Washington has 5…read moremain bars that I can think of off the top of my head, and which one is best will be contingent upon your socioeconomic status and existential demeanor. Small rural towns in the Midwestern US are generally wastelands in a tangible sense, that goes without saying; but there exists a more abstract sense of desolation that tends to swallow one whole if a little too much time is spent in a town so bereft of anything that could reasonably be called cultural. Disgruntled, romantically hopeless drunks like me are often inaccurately characterized as decrepit, amoral, underachieving dregs of society that have no need for anything but themselves and the bottle. Pretty much accurate, but my main point of contention with this portrait lies in the blatant falseness of the last bit. Drunks like us, we need people. We need a place to go to drink with jaded folks facing the same eternal war on tedium and disappointment that is living in a town like Washington, IL. Drunks like us, we don't go to the bar necessarily to have a good time. We go because if we're given nothing but free time in the glorified solitary confinement that is one's living quarters, we'll lose our fucking minds. The main directive of this site is completely worthless when it comes to assessing local watering holes like Parish's. If I was a random visitor, I would visit it and be thoroughly unimpressed. You probably have a bar exactly like this in your hometown, and you love it for two reasons: the staff and the regulars. Over time, you foster a relationship with the two that ensures that if you're down on your luck and have fuck all to do with your night off, you can always head down and avoid staring at your bedroom wall until you pass out. How many times have I seen two people unsuccessfully hustle me and proceed to copulate on a pool table while the couple thought everyone was outside? Once, but that's still enough to prove a point. How many times have I been inundated with whisky-drenched tales from the past of smuggling pounds of cocaine around state lines from guys with 7+ DUIs? More than I can count. Dive bars are ideal temporary residences for drunks like me because it's a way to playfully repel the malaise of untapped potential that forces one to be a glorified automaton in a small, boring town by letting the id take over and run its course. Then of course, there's the staff. Dive bar lore is rife with stupid, inaccurate adages suggesting things along the lines of a loyal bartender being better than any therapist you could hire. That's bullshit almost 100% of the time; often they're simply nodding in agreement and allowing your bleating to go in one ear and out the other. That isn't the case here. Rick is a true lifer in the greatest sense of the word and will bend over backwards to help out the loyal regulars. Lord knows he's done it for me countless times. Dani refuses to take my tips because she knows I'm perpetually broke, has gone out of her way to feed me because she knows I rarely eat, and has, along with her husband David, a Thursday regular, taken an active interest in my problems far beyond empty regurgitation. They informally "adopted" my brother and me, because, in their own words, "you guys are exactly what I'd like our children to grow up to be like." Last Thanksgiving, when I texted her asking if the bar would be open, she responded that they would not and asked if I had a place to go for dinner. I had to work. Sure enough, she shows up with a massive plate of food and a bottle of whisky. If you haven't noticed already, I deeply love this nondescript, forgettable-to-outsiders bar. Not in the pedestrian manner that stupid fucking Toby Keith song celebrates. Drunks like us, we don't go to our local dives to celebrate temporary egalitarianism and yee-haw Saturday nights as a fun little break from our everyday life. We go to our local dives because without them, we'd have no other place to wallow in the utter senselessness of living in a town like Washington without losing our minds.

Inside recently completed remodeling

Play a few games of pool and darts in the completed remodeled game room

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Enjoy a friendly game of shuffleboard

Goose Pit

5.0(11 reviews)

28.8 mi

Been wanting to come here on Fridays when they have the fish buffet. BEST FRIED FISH EVER!…read more Everything about the fish was perfect. Even the sides were a 10/10! Service was top notch. Loved the ambiance, made me feel like I was at a fish fry in a good buddies garage. Obviously this isn't a garage but you know what I mean. I wish I could come ever Friday but I'm busy sometimes. I WILL BE BACK!

Great food! Best fried fish around. Friday night all you can eat fried chicken and fish buffet…read more Owners and staff make everyone feel like friends and family.

Fish sandwich, the fish is twice the size of the bread. The tenderloin was a small!

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Keagan’s Irish Pub

4.4(22 reviews)

51.9 mi

Always so good and the service is great! Their menu has so…read moremany options to choose from!

We popped in while visiting town recently and had so much fun! There was karaoke that night and a…read morenice small crowd of talented singers! The dj was so fun and welcoming! The drinks were fine. I would have preferred a glass to the plastic that was used. The service was slow but yet they were well staffed.

The bar has everything!

Pork Chop Sandwich with Blueberry BBQ Sauce

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Shandy's Pub & Grub

3.0(2 reviews)

24.6 mi

I paced a delivery order through DoorDash, but after an hour of waiting, I called Shady's and found…read moreout that DoorDash doesn't actually deliver to my location. So, I went to pick up the order myself--my first ever from Shady's--and I was pleasantly surprised. I ordered the fried chicken sandwich and cheese fries. Even after sitting for an hour, the chicken was still incredibly crunchy and flavorful, and the cheese fries were spot on. For the price, I got a generous amount of food. Loved it! And I did received my full credit for this meal from door dash, it was a good day ; )

The food was way WAY over priced, not consistent in prices from one week to the next. The bartender…read moreBritney only paid attention to her friends not the rest of the people at the bar. The chicken fried steak was tasteless and to top it all off the owner's girlfriend is a cast iron bitch that talks down to everyone. I won't step foot in that place again.

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David G.

7 months ago

This was our first time here. We arrived close to 6:00pm and the place was packed. We did get a table right away and our waitress took our drink order immediately. We took our time looking over the menu, but when the waitress brought our drinks we ordered onion rings for an appetizer. (It was a mound of thin, crispy, and delicious rings) We ended up getting a tenderloin sandwich and the Chicago Italian beef. The tenderloin was huge and delicious. Too much to eat at one sitting, so lunch is ready for tomorrow! The Italian beef wasn't as big, but very good. I did order the curly fries with it and I wasn't able to eat them all. The place looked clean and staff was very friendly. We'll definitely return! read more

Lynn S.

11 years ago

This is the type of place after you eat there once you'll be back guaranteed. The second time you'll be asking yourself why didn't I come here sooner. 3rd time is a charm the staff will know your name and your likes when comes to drinks and food recommendations. The Germantown Grille is the local place that everyone eats at least once a week. The friendly staff, great food, and excellent service is the best. The owners Jake & Sarah are always available should you need them and their commitment to quality service is second to none. Did I mention the excellent food yet? Great place if you're in the area. read more

Deanna W.

2 years ago

There were 28 of us for lunch last Saturday at noon.The service was unbelievable ! Amber led the charge and did not miss a beat. Many separate checks, which is harder when ordering and serving. A couple of other servers helped with serving drinks. The food was excellent and looked great!! Those onion rings are to die for! The restaurant is very clean. Overall a wonderful experience !! read more

Janet L.

9 years ago

Love the new place, for family or bar fun. Awesome wings, seared parmesan my favorite. Also, love the salmon and pizza, tenderloins and burger. We go often! The staff is the best and the owners are hands on and very personable. Definitely a must see atmosphere. 5 star. read more

Nancy E.

3 years ago

Went there last nite and food was excellent as was our server. This was 5/3/23. Our servers name is Kylee and she has great skills plus she has personality plus. Excellent good, excellent service. Plus great company will be back!!!!!! read more

Denise H.

2 years ago

I highly recommend this restaurant. The food and service quality is truly exceptional. This local diner is a great place to take your family and friends. They also have accommodation's for large groups. Denise Hammer read more

Ray M.

7 months ago

Our server was at the top of her game. The fried walleye dinner all you can eat was wonderful! Sides were excellent!! (cottage cheese, and coleslaw!) A step up from the normal bar, ambience! (for a change!) read more

Nicole F.

9 years ago

Place is always packed, as well as packed with enough servers to keep up typically. Great food even though I miss a few of the old menu items prior to this ownership. Overall, much better owners for sure. read more

Megan L.

2 years ago

Good food and great service. I got the country fried chicken special & it was amazing. A bang for your buck! Didn't love the green beans but could've just been an off night. Otherwise total HIT!! read more

Cullen R.

7 months ago

When I went there with my uncles dads brothers sons son our food took forever to come out. And then the second my COLD food came out it had various metal shards in it. read more

Larry W.

9 years ago

This place has always been great but now better than ever at their new location at 10 mile creek rd. I usually order the horseshoe. Service has always been excellent. read more

Dana B.

4 years ago

Good food! Definitely go for the pizza you will not be disappointed! Service is very good! Very friendly staff all around!

Dana b.

3 years ago

Good food! Definitely go for the pizza you will not be disappointed! Service is very good! Very friendly staff all around!

Kent S.

3 years ago

Great food, and excellent service. The place gets very busy around five, so get there early to beat the rush.

Nunya B.

11 years ago

Very good appetizers iffy on food but fun for sports and good with kids! Noise level ok could be better

Hunter H.

8 years ago

They have very good burgers and wings. I would highly recommend that you go here for a bite to eat.

Brianna S.

9 years ago

The burgers here are phenomenal. The wait staff has always been attentive, even when they are busy.

Keri L.

1 year ago

Great food, staff and service!!! Love how the owners care about the community! Our go to spot!

The Review C.

5 years ago

I prefer you get there brisket horseshoe and there lemonade is homemade there very kind

Nichelle H.

6 years ago

Everything here is good!! My son LOVES their burgers. Always fast friendly service too.

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We stop by often. Nightly specials are great. Our favorite is chicken strips on Thursdays. They are…read morebig, juicy, and reasonable. The staff is always fun and friendly.

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