The rich history of the buildings and tables coupled with a great atmosphere to enjoy a game of…read morepool makes this place outstanding. The owner, Jim, is a walking encyclopedia of pool facts and professional players while treating each member and guest as if they are part of his family. The place grabbed me the first day I took a lesson there and we just had to become members.

If the names; "Cowboy" Jimmy Moore, "King" Frank Oliva or Mr. William (Willie) Frederick Hoppe mean…read moreanything to you, you are apparently an aficionado of the sport of kings. Not the one with the roses and 4 hoofed animals, the one with the green - Billiard Table Green (felt that is). If you are interested in expanding your knowledge of the history and pursuit of the sport of pocket billiards, look no further. One of the most unique places you will find is right here, quietly existing in Willow Springs on the North side of Archer Avenue. You have probably driven past it hundreds of times. Filled with photos and memorabilia of the sport, site of numerous championships, visits from famous billiard wizards, home of antique (priceless) billiard tables, wholesome meals, and wonderful beyond words owners, I give you the Illinois Billiard Club/ aka / Jim and Bonnie's, Jim and Bonnie Parker, Proprietors. From their website: "Today, as the oldest, most historically elegant, individually founded, owned and operated private billiard club in North America, the IBC and Bonnie's Dining & Banquets invite today's 21st century society to enjoy a fine meal, and, the fun filled game of billiards ... all presented within the charm, tranquility and grandeur of their 19th century country home" The IBC is a private club that, for a limited time (effective February 2010) opens its doors at 5pm every Friday and Saturday evening serving dinner and allowing you to check out their billiards tables without membership. Dinner reservations are suggested. Their website: www.illinoisbilliardclub.com There is a lot of information on the sport and on the facility. Jim and Bonnie's provides catering and the facility is available for events. We hold our annual Christmas party here and the space along with the food and service make the event quite special and memorable. Check out the wedding pics on the website. If you can convince your betrothed that this is the place to hold your wedding reception - invite me for giving you the advice. If you visit in the near future, talk to Jim in regards to membership in the IBC. I understand that there are some slots open. If you enjoy billiards, the cost is minimal in regards to the quality of the tables, food and camaraderie you will find here. Note that this is NOT a pool hall bar; this is a first class, family run, private facility for people serious about the sport (which also happens to function as a restaurant in order to market their services). If you are in that "serious about the sport" category, it is more than worth a visit.

Best of the many bars in DeKalb. It has been a long time local favorite. Lord Stanley's has been…read morewhere NIU students and locals watch sports, get trashed, and eat greasy pizza for years. For sure it's not a nice looking place but this isn't where to go to impress anyone. The cheap prices and cheap tastes are the main things. A lot of bars around here are nothing special looking, and this is no exception. It's pretty much a worn out looking place. The inside is bigger than it looks, with room enough for quite a crowd to watch games and stuff. Lots of good deals going on. These are daily and weekly. It's about $4 for a cocktail. The basics like whiskey and Coke or whatever. A lot of classic appetizers. It's about $4 for the World Famous Willies. Highly suspect these are that famous. These are fried pizza dough balls served with red sauce. Also you can get these with garlic and Parmesan cheese. The pizzas are pretty greasy but still are popular. Classic small town college bar. It's open in the afternoon to late at night, so lots of time to come in and have good times. There's plenty of the locals, not just the college students who like to hang out or whatever.

You simply cannot go wrong with the pizzas or the price! Great for friends get together.read more

Pool. Darts. Other stuff. Beer. Booze…read more This is the place. I'm home. Bring your own steel-tops and go to town.

Every time I've been there, the experience has been great. Everyone was friendly and there's plenty…read moreof space between tables. I can't say much about the food, since I haven't eaten there yet, but it did look good!

Went inside, Got told was a 10 minute wait for a group of 2 and yet the group of 4 after us got a…read morelane for bowling no problem. After a bit I went up to the desk and as I was talking to the male cashier, he saw a group of another 4 men and gave them a lane right away, when I asked when will my partner and I will be next he simply said " Your next". I don't appreciate it how I was overlooked when the second group got there like I didn't even exist. After waiting we got to our lane and the scoreboard and keyboard didn't work. Go to Mardi Gras.

We bought my parents a nice bowling ball for Christmas. Came here to bowl. Ball kept getting stuck…read more The workers blamed the drilling. Blamed everything else but the lanes. Yet a worker had to sit back and get balls out because of their balls and ours. Said the balls just kept rolling in the back. One of the workers tried to accused us of keeping the balls in a cold area when we sat here for 45 minutes waiting for a lane. My dad bowled at Mardi Gras lanes without issue. We will not be going back here even if someone paid us.

Highly recommend Chris and Corner Pocket. Chris and his assistant re-felted our pool table and…read moredid an excellent job! He was professional, on time, respected our home and takes pride in his work. He was very accommodating with our remodel schedule to do the table take down and return a month later to rebuilt and re-felt.

From the owner: Corner Pocket is your premier local pool table service provider! Not only will we move your table…read morefrom point A to B, we have the skills and knowledge to handle everything from maintenance to repairs.

Traveling trough the area I hear the "I'm hungry" call from the back seat! It's our 4yr grandson…read morewanting food. Being just after the usual grazing time for him we found this establishment that checked all the boxes for the three of us. Outdoor seating as well as indoor seating was available, seat yourself style. We sat inside. The noise level was not loud at all. Perfect for table conversations. The menu had too many tasty sounding items. I chose the Fatty Melt with the Cajun Fried Potato Salad and Coleslaw. My wife had the Chicken Club Wrap with Onion rings and Beans (for me). The little had the 2 mini sliders with fries. Being family we share the sides and the onion rings were a hit. The number one treat in my book was the Cajun Fried Potato Salad. The bean had a good smoky flavor to them. Last but not least our server should get top billing in the review. Jordan did a fantastic job accommodating our requests and took the time to answer questions without feeling rushed. She made us feel more like a friend than a patron. Hats off to you Jorden! Thanks for making our visit enjoyable.

If you like sports games you must go! Watch the Bears win!…read moreMust go! Great service! Don't avoid

Experience fun and friendship at this Korean owned billiards spot. With spacious tables, bright…read morelighting, and friendly owners, it's the perfect spot for a game. Enjoy beer and soda while playing. Pool table rates are $15 an hour. Cue up the good times!

From the owner: Carom Cafe Billard Inc. is now open for your Billard pleasure. We have a 5x10 and several 4x8 carom…read moretables and several 4.5x9 tables.Come in for pool, or our Free Wi-Fi. We also, offer soft drinks, alcohol and Coffee.sit and watch the game on one of wide screen tv's or join a game. Carom Cafe and Billiards Inc. wants to be your hang-out spot for you to relax and meet with friends. We will be offering tournaments and other fun nights for your amusement.

Best bar in DeKalb County! This is me and my friend's favorite bar to go to. Great service and fun,…read morefriendly crowd

Ah, good old Cub and Spanks…read more.. Now I've only been coming here for the past couple of months, but they fulfill a couple of requirements I require in a bar. 1) cheap drinks. And I don't mean this place is the kind of establishment that serves drinks in red solo cups, they serve them in regular plastic tumbler cups, and they're not bottom shelf garbage liquids either. A Jameson and Ginger ale will set you back a whopping $4. I feel like I'm stealing from the bar when I drink here! This is a good thing. 2) conversational level of crowd noise. This place has never been so loud that I couldn't hear the person I was sitting with, granted, we haven't come here on a Friday or Saturday night, so consider that the asterisk. I prefer a place where u don't need a bullhorn to talk to someone 3 feet away. 3) shuffleboard table. This place will always have a special place in my heart since I popped my shuffleboard cherry here on September 30th after closing out Charter Fitness. However, they've since replaced the old board with a new-fangled board with the prison bars that come up in the middle to avoid free plays, and the table is but crooked. Not that I'm a cheapskate and try to play for free, but the sand gets stuck in the holes so when you start a game, you have to manually push the bars in in order to allow your pucks to slide freely from end to end. I know, I know, #firstworldproblems 3) jukebox. Since the beginning if time, man has attempted to push forth their culture on those around them, and this is the perfect way to do it. You can even control the jukebox from your phone! Well, your smartphone at least. I don't think your Motorola StarTAC is going to help you out here, nor will your Nokia 8200. 4) regulars. You will see the same people day in day out here, whatever day of the week. They may or may not remember that you had a conversation about whatever you had a conversation about, but they're friendly. Or you can chalk it up to this place being a townie bar, but I won't call it that. Come to Cubbies, sidle up to the bar, and maybe drop a buck on a game of shuffleboard or two. If I'm there, say hello and challenge me to a game. I might show you a thing or two. Or not. I've only been playing for a couple if months...

This eatery is the best. Definitely a 5!!!Service is great .....we've had Sydney many times along…read morewith a few others, never had any issues with any of them very attentive making sure several times that everything is still ok. Food comes out in a timely manor, not a long wait time. All orders (we had 8 in our party) came out basically together and correct. Also added the veggie side to my order as I was asking about it, but was afraid to order it. Of course it was delicious.

They open at 11:00 am!!!! Food is fantastic! We just had their fish fry! Delicious! Support this…read moreplace! The food is made to order and from scratch!!!

Great hole in the wall bar. Happened upon it while out on a ride. Very friendly bar tender, great…read morelocal crowd.

They protect mc clubs and allow solicitation of patrons can even come here to have piece and quiet…read moredrinks are heavily overpriced and overpoured not impressed will not come back to this establishment even the pool table is warped not an ideal location and bad service