My husband and I stopped in for a quick lunch and the bartender was so kind and fun to talk to. I feel bad forgetting her name but very fun and encouraged us to come back that evening for a band. Next time we will get a sitter! Food was great, it was a st patty's day special and my husband scarfed it down. I enjoyed my quesadilla. If you're looking for good food, nice company, and nothing fancy this is a great place to go. read more

A great corner pub in an easy to find location. Great place to have a hamburger and watch the games. Nice vibe and nice people.

A very chill place, they have food but I did not indulge on this visit. I did like that a beer and a shot was only $6, they do have a little dtage inside which I assume they host local live entertainment and apparently they do have karaoke nights, DJ nights and have Trivia nights. Overall a cool little place. read more

Support your local pubs. Jaxx is in a little corner of a strip mall in the Heights. Friendly, quaint, family owned place. The kind of place that gives a neighborhood; character. Fellow patrons have told me the food is good and reasonably priced. I like any place where the owner is in on St. Pat's making sure everyone is ok. I will stop in again and have the burger. Thanks, Jaxx read more

Good bar food and drink specials! My friends and I like to drop in here after go-karting at K1 down the street. There's always food and drink specials going on here. The food is good for a sports bar and they offer a large variety. They have a decent beer list including IPA's. lagers and stouts. There was trivia going on one of the Tuesdays I stopped in. There are several large screen TV's playing sports. 1/2 wings on Tuesday $0.70/each (must order in multiple of 6's). Flavors choices include mild, medium, hot, cajun and garlic parmesan. These chicken wings were pretty good, nice size and crispy. Blue cheese dipping sauce is $0.50 extra. Loaded tots $8 - Topped with cheese, bacon and green onion $2.50 Labatt Blue pints everyday ....| \ _ , , , - - , , _ , .../ , ` . - ' ` ' . _ \ - ; ; ; , _ ..| , a - ) ) _ . ; . ( ` - ` - ' - ' ' - - - ' ' ( _ / . _ ) - ' ( _ \ _ ) read more

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Good local place to get a beer and some eats. However the last two times I went in, the air conditioning was not on and it was about 90 degrees and 90% humidity INSIDE. So uncomfortable, I had to leave. read more

No smiles. No deals. Bad experience. Overpriced beer. Inexperienced waitress and rude. read more

Jaxx Pub & Grill - Bad replacement for Qbar - Sports Bars Near Me - Glendale Heights, Illinois

We tried this place for a quick dinner and had a coupon. Found out they don't honor any coupons any longer. (Mail savers, Groupon, restaurant.com, etc) If the kitchen looks anything like the outside, they need to get the health inspector in there or condemn the place. Nasty! Filthy! Food was less than good and service was lacking. read more

They get the advertising for restaurant.com but you try to buy a certificate and they don't honor it. Place is a dive has no natural lighting and smells bad. read more

Nice little pub. Quick service. Good burger. Very nice staff. Came in with 8 people and they took great care of us. Will definitely be coming back. read more

I went there to redeem my gift certificate I won FROM THEM, and even though you can clearly see it says no expiration date, they said the wouldn't honor it because it's from 2019. Shady as hell. Also, they don't have trivia Tuesdays anymore even though it's on the board when you walk in. Was it worth $20 to lose my business? read more

Jaxx Pub & Grill - Gift certificate - Sports Bars Near Me - Glendale Heights, Illinois

Horrible horrible service. I rarely review and If I do, I try to make sure it wasn't a one off bad night because I was a bartender and server for the better part of a decade and every small place like this will have off nights. This was not a one off bad night. visited 2 times since moving back to the area. Couple months apart and from other reviews, I now know bad service from one particular woman is the theme here. The food was honestly not bad but probably the worst service you will find. Come to find out from a lady I got to chatting with that the bartender was the owner. She was the bartender on both occasions that I went. Her service was awful. At one point I had to ask the cook, who turned out to be her son to flag her down. To be fair, He was a very polite attentive young man. Unfortunate that the service was so bad from his mom. He made a pretty good burger over all. I think I asked for my check at least 3 times by the time I got it and waited for what feels like forever at every turn to flag this lady down. I don't like having to be loud , stand up and grab servers, or be unpleasant to get service. That's never a good time. I don't know, I'd rather just have good service LOL Honestly should have walked out when the bartender sat down at a table chit chatting while she had yet to greet me and take my order at the bar and had the 2 people next to me with empty drinks for at least 10 minutes if not longer. Not sure what days she isn't there but I hear service is much better if she is not behind the bar If you want to feel like an inconvenience to the bartender, go here. Still trying to find a fun casual place to get beer and food after work to take friends to as well. This isn't it. If you want to bring in food to a bar, go to FItz'. If you want to be served in house, go to Chrissy's or JTs in Carol stream. Avoid Jaxx even if it is conveniently on your way home read more

Had an outstanding patty melt, maybe the best I have ever had! The Alpine burger is also pretty fabulous! Glad they are here during this pandemic! Emma is an amazing woman not only is she beautiful she handled the bar and tables all by herself! Knows the menu and the specials, and is friendly and made our first visit a memorable one! Thank you Emma! read more

We really loved the DJ here on a Friday night! I think his name was Dave. The atmosphere is fun and relaxed, and the drink specials are great! The food is just so-so. I found our food items (mozzarella sticks, burger and salad) to be generic and not super fresh. I can't pin blame solely on the burger, but my husband had a really bad stomach ache that same night after eating there. I really like the staff and this seems like a place where everyone knows everyone. For the atmosphere and the drink specials I would come back, but I would have dinner somewhere else first. It would be a fun spot for happy hour with coworkers! read more

Jaxx Pub & Grill - Burger with mushrooms and onion rings. - Sports Bars Near Me - Glendale Heights, Illinois

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The Bouncer Matt is badass! Haha Matt The bartenders Sara, and Trina are so cool! Owner Sherri (sorry if I mispelled anyones name) is always nice to regulars. Poker machine ripped me off owes me $3.36 lol. In all, good food, cold beer, staff rocks! read more

My +1 and I had dinner at Jaxx this past Tuesday evening. I chose it due to the proximity and .60 wing special. Service was flippant from the get-go. We ordered beers and were each given the incorrect ones. We thought it was a fluke with just my +1's. (FYI, he told her about the error..) When my beer arrived several minutes later and in a glass with a different beer logo, I wondered if it was the GLASS that was wrong. Nope: totally wrong beer. Not like our waitress was ever around for us to flag her again, so we dealt with it. She was really into chatting up her regulars and she rarely stopped at our table. We had to ask a different server for the waters we asked for but didn't get. We had been sitting, ready to order for nearly 10 minutes while our server was standing 2 tables away socializing.. In hindsight, we should have just paid for the beers and eaten elsewhere. We ordered the following apps for dinner: _________________________________________________ Wings - Garlic (6) Verdict: 4.5/5 These were totally delicious! Big, crispy, and garlicky. They were pretty oily, though. The blue cheese that we were charged for (..which wasn't mentioned) was watery. Gross. _________________________________________________ Wings - Medium (6) Verdict: 3.5/5 Not as crisp as the garlic. They were relatively spicy! So, you want ONE sauce with your 6 wings? It's going to cost you. The ranch was fine, though. _________________________________________________ Breaded (butterfly) Shrimp Verdict: 4/5 Pretty good. It's clearly from frozen, but the size is large and they were crispy. _________________________________________________ Deep Fried Avocado Verdict: 3/5 HUGE chunks and light batter. They were void of any crisp or seasoning (even salt!). Meh. Good idea, mediocre execution. Not worthy of the $8 pricetag. _________________________________________________ Mozzarella Sticks Verdict: 3.5/5 Crispy, melty.. pretty standard. _________________________________________________ The GOOD? + Garlic wings + All of the food was HOT and fresh(ly fried). The BAD: - Sh!tty service - Wrong beers x2 - .50 charge for one measly sauce, which should be free, no? (Do they need to offset revenue for "60 Cent Wing Tuesday"??) I don't think I'd come back UNLESS it's for the Garlic wings: those babies are the reason for the 3rd star. read more

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I must admit this review was a challenge. They're a STRONG 4.5 in my opinion so I debated hard between a 4 & 5. Let me explain why I just went with a 5. I wasn't sure what to expect walking in. I ended up trying this place off a Groupon for $17 for $30. I've been a little leery about trusting Groupon deals nowadays based on a few bad experiences I previously had but this seemed legit so I decided to try it anyway. Great choice! Walked in and one of the first things that I noticed is that for a bar, this place is extremely clean for a bar. Most bars are usually on the crummy side. But not here. The floor is very neat and clean. All of the tables including the bar area was clean. On to service. Our waitress, Michelle, was very nice and quick. No complaints there. I got the Nolan Ryan Burger. My wife got buffalo wings & mozz sticks. The burger was AMAZING. Nice thick patty, good flavors and array of condiments and the pretzel bun was soft. Additionally, they had REAL, natural cut fries that were thick, not over-fried and well seasoned. The only drawback I see here is that they don't have menus or prices anywhere so if it's ur first time here, you may have a little challenge finding what you want without asking the waitress. But definitely not a deal breaker. This place is great. I came here off a Groupon but I can EASILY see myself returning at full price! Fortunately I live only 5 minutes from here! read more

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I agree, Dino.was a nice guy.....Great service was easy for him because there was maybe 10 people in there at a time. I'm not complaining because that is why I was a repeat customer. He was great. I give Dino 4 stars. But this review is about JAXX. I went to JAXX for the first time yesterday. .... I totally LOVE how they vamped up the place. They brightened up the environment & made it very inviting! Now let's talk about the service. .... 1 star. The only way to get a drink around there was if I had male anatomy! !!!! One reviewer mentioned about the bartenders (female ) kissing & hugging their friends & reminiscing with them instead of doing their job. That reviewer hit the nail on the head with that one. I will go there again to give them a second chance. Also, I never have eaten there before, but now I hear great reviews on the burgers, now I'm dying to try one! read more

Jaxx Pub & Grill - a flower bed in a garden - Sports Bars Near Me - Glendale Heights, Illinois

Went for lunch at the suggestion of a friend who told us to go here if we wanted a really good burger. Our friend was right (thanks Don!) Food was delicious. Atmosphere great. Good music. Large variety of beers. Very clean. Super nice waitress/bartender. I ordered my burger without the pretzel bun and I was still stuffed when I finished. The tots are a must have - they rate right up with the tots from Sonic which have always been my favourite. Bonus: they have daily specials! read more

Jaxx Pub & Grill - Four cheese burger with tots. Minus the pretzel bun. - Sports Bars Near Me - Glendale Heights, Illinois

(This is my wife's review) My husband and I live within a five minute walk from Jaxx and have frequented the establishment many times in the past year. We have learned over our time there that we should have a backup beer choice handy when ordering and expect to have the waitresses not understand the menu. We have accepted that the it takes quite some time to "grab a bite" as the service is slow. We aren't generally in a rush and like many types of beer. No biggie. We were a little alarmed on our last visit by both of our menus being moldy. Tonight Jaxx lost us as customers. Surprisingly they had the beers we had requested- score! Unfortunately mine was two months expired and my hubby's was seven. Again, no complaints, just drank up and enjoyed being out. We enjoyed ourselves significantly less when a clearly very drunk patron began coming onto a group of women without any consequence from the staff. We have seen this plenty at bars. After the fourth time he approached them and was turned down again the bouncer finally stepped it. Whew! Except he was allowed to keep coming back to the women four more times and was served two more beers and a shot when he could barely walk back to his chair. The staff did nothing and the man eventually made his way to our table to be closer to the women. His blatant staring and invasion of our space were noticed but no consequences were given. At that point we decided to leave. I truly hope that the man and the woman he was targeting get home safely tonight but I am very disappointed in how management handled this situation. We can overlook expired beers, unstocked selections, moldy menus, inattentive and Unknowledgeable staff. We cannot overlook the tolerance of a sexual predator and although we like the convenience of Jaxx we will be taking our business elsewhere. read more

My husband and I live within a five minute walk from Jaxx and have frequented the establishment many times in the past year. We have learned over our time there that we should have a backup beer choice handy when ordering and expect to have the waitresses not understand the menu. We have accepted that the it takes quite some time to "grab a bite" as the service is slow. We aren't generally in a rush and like many types of beer. No biggie. We were a little alarmed on our last visit by both of our menus being moldy. Tonight Jaxx lost us as customers. Surprisingly they had the beers we had requested- score! Unfortunately mine was two months expired and my hubby's was seven. Again, no complaints, just drank up and enjoyed being out. We enjoyed ourselves significantly less when a clearly very drunk patron began coming onto a group of women without any consequence from the staff. We have seen this plenty at bars. After the fourth time he approached them and was turned down again the bouncer finally stepped it. Whew! Except he was allowed to keep coming back to the women four more times and was served two more beers and a shot when he could barely walk back to his chair. The staff did nothing and the man eventually made his way to our table to be closer to the women. His blatant staring and invasion of our space were noticed but no consequences were given. At that point we decided to leave. I truly hope that the man and the woman he was targeting get home safely tonight but I am very disappointed in how management handled this situation. We can overlook expired beers, unstocked selections, moldy menus, inattentive and Unknowledgeable staff. We cannot overlook the tolerance of a sexual predator and although we like the convenience of Jaxx we will be taking our business elsewhere. read more

Jaxx's is right down the block from my house and I purchased a Groupon to try it. I couldn't tell much from the outside; its in a strip mall next to a Peachwave. Inside was dingier than I imagined but it had a large area for bands and there is a decent sized patio. There was only one waitress working, both as a server and behind the bar, so service was slow. The menu isn't huge, but there were signs highlighting that brunch was served. One wall was taken up with video slot machines. We ordered an appetizer before our entrees (the nachos) and it was GIGANTIC. I ordered the steak wrap (also huge) and my husband had a burger. It's not the fanciest place nor has a huge menu, but for those times when you don't want to spend a ton of money, it would be fine. read more

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Terrible service. All the food tasted like something they bought out of the freezer section across the street at jewel!! Thank goodness it was a Groupon try read more

Went on a Friday night with Friends. Your average local place. Unfortunately they blast crappy modern hip hop. The server was sub par and didn't bring all the food our group ordered. Place constantly smells like cigarette smoke. As a former smoker this really sucks. Totally bothered me the whole time... Sub Par beers on tap at mediocre prices. Food was your average bar fare. Wobbly hightops. Wouldn't be motivated to go back. Dime a dozen place. read more

Second time still not charmed!! I thought I give this place another chance but same service and it sucks. Went there Monday night and a there was 1 other table besides mine and the people chatting at the bar. The waitress finally came over with an additute like we were bothering her. She was VERY spacey and had to ask what we ordered twice! Write it down if you have no memory. Forget about refills you have to go to the bar and disturb her and her bar posse to get a drink. As I watched the other table they had the same problems. I guess they are paying the waitress top dollar becuase tips dont matter. #pissedoffspaceywaitress# read more

Came here for New Years Eve following some friends. They had a great deal for $50 a person it was open bar from 9-12, live music, appetizer buffet, party favors, champagne toast and a 1am breakfast buffet. We had a great time and since you can order anything from the bar I felt the cost was justified. They had a pretty extensive craft beer list so we were trying some new things. Plus I got to eat a disgusting amount of bacon before we left which made me happy. read more

Jaxx Pub & Grill - Sports Bars Near Me - Glendale Heights, Illinois

This place didn't even rank 1 star. It's absolutely dreadful! The service is horrible and the food is complete garbage. Is there a word for something less than a dive bar because that would be the word I would use to describe this place. If you should be in the unfortunate circumstance of finding yourself at Jaxx, look across the street you'll find paradise compared to this place. Caviat emptor! read more

Trying to find a new place for the weekly lunch, I was lured in by good reviews. Still though, I went in thinking, "A BAR? Really??" From the outside it looks like any strip mall bar and I'm not into that. Plus, I've been "here" before...lured in by affectionate reviews by the regulars only to be disappointed by a place that is only 5-star because it's THEIR neighborhood place. This is not the case. This place is great and really deserves more lunch business. * YOU WILL NOT FIND A BETTER BURGER IN THE SURROUNDING AREA * Their burgers are big, juicy, flavorful...AND, they will cook them to a true medium rare. Lots of interesting burger styles and I've yet to find one I don't like. Cole slaw is good. Fries are good. And most surprising, the vegetable option is good also. The first time my friend ordered the veggies as a side I was all, "What the...." because they really looked yummy! Burgers are in the $10-12 range and I think they're worth it. If you're looking to spend less, however, they have a big variety of lunch specials for under $5. All good. The bartender is the server and it shames me to realized I've never asked her name. I've been there enough by now... Always excellent service. Oh right...it's a bar. Should say something about the drinks, eh? They have a large menu of beers and ciders. One of our party is a Millennial beer snob and she's always happy with what she finds. As for atmosphere... It's okay. If you're like me and still stuck on "A bar??," don't worry...it's not skeezy. It's clean and open and well tended and fellow patrons look respectable.. A couple of low tables but mostly high tops. There is a narrow patio outside that wraps around the building. We've sat out there a bunch of times. It could be better and I expect it would be if lunch traffic increased. Right now, it strikes me as more of a smoking porch for bar patrons, which is inconvenient if you're there to dine. Feels like a bit of a tension between smokers who want to be considerate but still want to use their porch and diners who don't want to be smelling smoke. Try it. Tell your friends. This place is nice and I want it to stay. read more

Service is terrible!! I asked for a beer on tap and a vodka lemonade and got a jack and coke and a bottle of some random ipa beer...didn't even bother to get food because the waitress was so rude it wasn't even worth staying...do not go here! Awful business and that's coming from a business owner myself. read more

I so want to give this 5 stars, but I could only manage 4 stars for this joint. The amazing burgers made up for the so - so service. 1. Came here in a groupon. 17.00 for a 30.00 dollar value. At the end I ended up spending 23.00 including tips. Not shabby at all. 2. Burgers were fantastic. Wow. I had the Juan's revenge and my fiancée had the Nolan Ryan. 3. Service was OK. I can tell they were understaffed on a Friday night. We waited a long time for service. 4. Not sure and I could be wrong, but our waitress, who was super nice and good, went out to smoke. There was a very long period of time between us finishing our food and getting a check. I don't want to be harsh especially since she was friendly and good despite the understaffing part. 5. Bar was clean. Not a trashy bar, but a very blue collared bar. You can tell it's a regulars bar. One thing though, we can tell once we came in there was a stench that smells like cleaning solution mixed with alcohol. We got use to it and didn't sense it. I use to smell this when I worked at a nightclub back in college. Place was still clean and not trashy. Will I be coming back to this place? Probably not. The "wow" factor was definitely the burgers. But that is it. I think the service lost a star. Definitely go here once to try the burgers though. BOOM! read more

My wife and I moved to the Glendale Heights area back in November from Chicago. As one could image, transitioning from city bars to "suburban bars" could be quite a tad different. That being said, however, Jaxx made it feel like we had a little slice of the city with us right in our own back door! Friendly/familiar faces, good music, good grub and good drinks abound. Buckle up folks, here comes the breakdown: Food: -------- As my wife and I have been here on several occasions, let me just tell ya right out the gate... Swiss Alps Buger, The Heisenburger, Juan's Revenge Burger. Choose either of these "Three Musketeers" and I promise you you will not have a regret with you dinner choice! If you're looking for something a little bit lighter, the Caesar Salad is an oldie but a goodie. You want an appetizer? Juan's Poppers hit THE spot. Drinks: --------- Not too much to say here. Standard drink selection when it comes to beers, but their mixed drinks are stirred to perfection! Decor: --------- Love it! It's a nice mix between a dive bar and a sports bar. They have quite a few TV's, slot machines, and other little odds and ends that will keep you entertained throughout your visit. Also, the chairs, tables, etc. aren't worn out / beaten in to submission. Service: ----------- Yet another winner; Jaxx Pub and Grill has consititently provided us a great and personalized service each and every time we've visited. Not just that, but they have a plethora of on-site events that they host weekly: trivia, karaoke, live entertainment, you name it! Oh... and this is just me, but I personally like that they provide you their Wi-Fi information on their menu just in case you want to connect. I wouldn't mind stopping in there sometime for a beer and to do some work on my laptop :) Rating Breakdown: ------------------------- Food: 10/10 Drinks: 9/10 Decor: 8/10 Service: 9/10 Overall: 9/10 read more

Great new hangout. I love their live music nights as well as trivia nights on Tuesdays. Great drink specials all the time. ..2 dollar well drinks. ..great service, friendly people. .. read more

Came here today with my Younger brother. I got to say this food is awesome!!!!! I would recommend this place to everyone who is near by. Great tunes, good food, and on top of that a great waitress who made this experience even better thanks to marry who was are waitress read more

Jaxx Pub & Grill - All I can say is wooooooooow! - Sports Bars Near Me - Glendale Heights, Illinois

Monday Night Happy Hour Rocks My World! decent priced drinks, and humongous delicious burgers for only $5-$7 (and you do not have to pay for each individually topping (like at Bull Dogs). the staff will change the many TVs to which ever game you would like to watch, and the music is from one of those pay-for jukebox, so the atmosphere is what you make of it read more

DELICIOUS CAESAR CHICKEN WRAP!!!! Nice and friendly neighborhood place. Friendly and clean! Will be back soon! read more

As always ... a great experience. Jessica was amazing handling the entire room on a slammed Friday night and it WAS busy as hell. 5 stars

I truly enjoy Jaxxs from the staff to the service and everything in between. Best place to watch the Hawks, Bulls, Bears, Sox and Cubs. Not to mention Saturday and Sunday's it is football heaven. Recommended to all with a truly fun atmosphere. You got to go an check it out yourself especially game days. read more

Jaxx Pub & Grill - Sports Bars Near Me - Glendale Heights, Illinois

Ok so i thought this review couldnt even wait for me to get home. Its a Saturday night and both my wife and I were off and decided to go out. We grabbed a couple close friends and decided to come to Jaxx. Well I have to say the service could not be better. We were greeted right away by Bianca with a smile and what can she get us. While she was pouring our drinks Jill come up and also introduces herself and asks if she can get us anything and do we want a menu. We get our drinks and order food. Nachos to start. Well my wife likes lots of meat nachos. So we order extra meat. Well we get nachos and no extra meat. So Andrew come up asking if everything ok. We say well theres no extra meat. He see this and right away take care of it. The serves here is top of the line. We will for sure be back and thank you for great service. It good to see that service is still important to some places. Cant wait for the rest of the night. Thank you again. read more

Avoid this place. It smells, limited IPA's, food is horrible and the owner is a jerk/rude to customers.

Very nice bar with live shows highly recommend!! I enjoyed the food and the service was great definitely will come back!!