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    Jaenicke's Root Beer Stand

    3.8 (24 reviews)
    Closed 10:30 am - 8:00 pm

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    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Hot dogs with sauce and onions (considered 'everything' and I consider it 'perfect')
    Payton M.

    The sauce is the boss here. A hot dog with sauce and onions is the perfect execution of a red hot anywhere. Food is fresh, cashiers are friendly, prices are great. Onion rings are always crunchy with soft onions inside. Any of the flavors of French fry are delicious and always freshly cooked. Drive-up style parking, walk up and order, return to your car with the food, or there's some picnic table seating available too. Only open from end of February to end of September.

    Italian Beef and cheese fries.

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    Excellent excellent, place over the years been going here for over 50 yrs. Haven't ever had a bad item!! Entire menu is great!!!

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    I grew up with this restaurant. It has never let me down. Kankakee Jaenicke's is definitely the best by far

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    9 years ago

    Good food. Loved the Chicago style hot dogs and fries. Reasonable prices. Fast service.

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    Ate at BrickStone a couple times last week. Was in town for work and had a couple of large groups…read more(6-10) to take out for dinner. Took the larger group out on St Patty's Day. No trouble getting a table but the bar area was pretty full. Our server was fast and professional. She nailed everyone's drink and food orders with no issues. Food came out fast and hot as well. Tough to do with 10 people at a table. I ordered the Honey Glazed chicken. It was pretty good but the chicken had a few chewy spots. Flavor was great though. The glaze was sweet but not overpowering. 2nd night I ordered the Parmesan chicken. That chicken was great but o didn't care for the pasta it was served on. Flavor was good but just not my thing. Service was great both nights. Pricing is fair as well. Recommend if you're in the area and looking for something different than your typical nationwide chain.

    Very disappointing experience at this establishment. It's been a few years since we've visited…read moreBrickstone and this time, we were not impressed. Service was slow -- to non existent -- at best. We ordered two saganashkees that were bland, with little to no crust. The server said he has never served two at once before, so I guess we loose. I ordered the Poke. It too was bland and some of the tuna was hard!! Yes, hard!! The serving included a dollop of guacamole that had no business on the plate, in my opinion. Chunks of avocado, that I thought I was getting, fine, but not a traditional guacamole. Not good. Three of the four persons at our table ordered burgers and were all equally disappointing. It seemed like the burgers were diced up like it we to get used like in chili. But then, there tried to make a hamburger out of it!! Really weird. The taste was good, but unmanageable as a hamburger. One of the persons at our table ordered a shrimp appetizer. He said it was "ok". This restaurant has a nice atmosphere and is quite comfortable and the beer is okay. But, that's all it has going for it. Our previous visit a few years ago was much more enjoyable. We see no reason to return.

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