The place is great, the owner was great & the drinks were great! Never been here before. Ambiance…read morehere was amazing. It's a beautiful place!

What a wonderful place, a hidden gem in the Illinois Valley. Great stop to have a cocktail,…read moremixologist has real talent for making something special. Multifaceted location bar and entertainment has a vintage, unique atmosphere. Dance space, intimate spaces, pool, and gaming were among the many facets they offer. What a fun place. Service was impeccable. Catches your attention, memorable experience.

Checked out this neighborhood bar in LaSalle for cheap drinks. It certainly is cheap and looks it…read more 9th Street Pub is one of those bars located close to houses so it gets lots of regulars. Gets most of its customers from around. They have some pretty typical bar food if you like fried things. Bar and grill, with most of the focus being on the beers and cocktails. It's just best to not take chances and play it safe. The bar looks pretty divy from the outside, and rest assured it's like that on the inside too. Amazing that it's in the middle of a residential neighborhood. There must be noise complaints one can imagine about the crazy patrons. It's about $3 for the cheapest drinks. There's often specials including on beers and wells. Food menu has greasy favorites. It's about $8 for a burger or a sandwich. Loads of toppings. Big menu but most of it is meaty. There's a few things made with avocado and sprouts, but usually in combination with bacon or something. For sure it has a lot of choices if you're looking for typical bar food. It's located on the street it's named for obviously. They're even open for breakfast, so you can get your drinking on early, while getting eggs and whatever.

On a long road trip, decided to catch lunch in LaSalle. Reviews were positive especially regarding…read morefood and service. They weren't wrong. John the owner was very friendly and in addition to great stories to share, he also talked my brother and I into ordering a damn good Reuben. I didn't think you could find places anymore with great prices....but I could have ordered nearly anything off the menu and paid twice as much in my hometown. It's good to see places like this that have survived the pandemic. The bar is covered with stickers of bands that have played there, another plus that they support area music!

Stella's Backstreet is my favorite weekday chill bar with the friendliest bar tender and great…read moredrinks!

AMAZING drink selection!!! Any and every flavor you can hope for with the coolest bartenders! Super…read morecute dog and goldfish, too!

elle's is such a fun environment! Michele was such a great bartender it's like she knew when i…read moreneeded a drink before i did! she also happened to be so beautiful and charming 10/10 would recommend

Best bar in the area! Love that the bathroom has toiletries! Beautiful remodel from new owners!read more

Service was great and our food was delicious. The mood and lightening was very romanticread more

This place was a surprise to us! They were packed on a Saturday night. We had to wait about 45…read moreminutes at 6:30. They do take reservations. The inside was modern and comfortable. The cocktails were good. Closer to urban prices. The potato skins were good with a nice crisp. You re r bread which was all good: sourdough, focaccia and crackers. The spinach salad was also delicious! The prime rib was excellent. You are able to get horseradish if you want. It comes with a side. We tried the garlic mashed and it was the only thing I didn't enjoy for the evening. We tried the walnut custard, was tasty. The chocolate peanut butter dessert was also good, but sweet!

Damn place has too many selections that are not really selections because everything tasted so good…read moreI had to stop tasting or I would have had to buy them out and my credit card only allows so much before it reports me to my wife. I do NOT like bourbon. Yet, somehow, tasting theirs made me decide that it is just some bourbons I don't like. And may I also add, that I do not like rum as a sipping drink, it only belongs in a coke as a teenager. Their rum (specifically the navy strength rum) holy cow, a perfect sipping "whiskey." NOW, I come to the liquors I like, nay love, as life itself. Scotch whiskey...... they don't make it..... ok then my other favorite nectar of the gods, TEQUILA.... Specifically repasado or anejo. In this case, theirs is called "rested tequila." It is sweet for tequila, but only for "unsweetened tequila" meaning no added BS or sugar (which surprisingly some big labels use.) it has a profile similar but BETTER and less sweet than Casamigos repasado. It is really VERY good, not astringent and deceptively smooth so that it could be dangerous, time will tell. This place is worth a 20-30 mile detour to check out their tasting room and cave like atmosphere. It is a shame we were not at this place 40 years ago when I could have lit up a cigar. Oh well.

Update Made a return visit to see my favorite mixologist…read morecreate another fantastic espresso martini for me and an old fashioned for my husband. This time we got to meet her parents visiting from Minnesota too and a good time was had by all. Really cool setting in the old Westclock factory building. Be sure to stop by next time you're in Peru.

FYI, I just pulled down my menu pictures. It appears they were outdated. I look forward to the…read morenew one!

Curds were good but not flavored as requested. Requested garlic parm. Hubs had what he always…read morehas beef. He loves it. I'm struggling. He loves this place. For me they can't get it right. Servers that don't know what the special actually is. Lemon pesto basil. Unless stated otherwise pesto is made with basil. I went conservative and still came out wrong. Not chicken breast. I know the difference in proteins. Since when is boneless skinless chicken breast round. Cut into 3 progressively smaller round circles. All with thin layer of fat on a side. The menu icludes boneless butterfled pork chop sandwich. Pork loin. Round, thin layer of fat on only 1 side. Ding ding ding. We have a winner. I have been breaking down whole chickens since I was was 13. Chicken breast does not come round. Come on people. Mistakes are made. Admit it and move on. I will reluctantly go back. Not because of the mistake but the less than truthful answer when the error was brought to their attention. I have attached a photo chicken or pork loin. Me, hubs and sons say pork. Does not taste like chicken. Does not look like boneless skinless chicken breast. Does not gave the same texture of chicken breast.

Drinks are crafted uniquely and are tasty. Any cocktail lover will thoroughly enjoy!read more

From the owner: Quality Drinks and Cocktailsread more

Classic Illinois Valley bar. One of those places that you think you've heard of, have trouble…read morefinding at night, serve the same drinks as everywhere else, and have a dart board occupied by regulars.