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Meat & Potato Eatery-McHenry

3.8 (106 reviews)
Closed • 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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Moderate noise
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Good for kids
Good for groups

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Country bowl
Trisha D.

Its always a hit or miss here. I got a italian beef . The bun was hard like stale. Not enough beef on it. When i say that its bad because i usually take some off. Im sorry should never have a stale bun for any sandwiches why serve that. Even dipping it in extra au just didn't help. The fries were different then last time too. Didn't care for them. I really want to like them

inside was clean
Sue P.

Interesting concept. I had loaded baked potato - son had one of their bowls. Potato was undercooked and a bit hard - cheese sauce was flavorless. Bowl came with fries and instead of a bowl felt more like loaded fries. Beef patty tasted odd. Would most likely would give it another go,

Skirt Steak Sandwich

I got the skirt steak sandwich and a side of mashed potatoes. The mashed potatoes were a little disappointing. Tasted like a box mix and could have used some salt, BUT THE SKIRT STEAK omg it was so good i highly recommend it. I wish I lived closer cause I would if I would get it often.

A Salad, balsamic vinegar, with side of chicken kabab
Julian B.

Excellent quality real food here. Highly recommend the A Salad with balsamic vinegar and a chicken kabab side, you can't go wrong! Will be back!!

The Country Bowl, but I swapped out the fries for mashed potatoes.  YUM!
Fred M.

Well, I shot my diet to hell. I guess it should not come as a surprise to me - eating at a place called Meat and Potato. But I am a meat and potato kinda guy, so I had to try it. And I'm so glad I did! I had the country bowl, which was pot roast, gravy, crispy onions, and shredded parmesan. On the menu, it is served over a bed of fries, but I tweaked it, and had them serve it over mashed potatoes. I really enjoyed it, and highly recommend swapping out the fries for mashed potatoes. This is a fast-food restaurant, but it is high-quality food. The restaurant was clean, and service was fast and friendly. I will definitely be back (I'll just have to make sure I hit the gym afterwards).

Worst gyros I have ever had in my life. Meat is thick chunks of cubes. Then the sauce was just heavily scooped on top. This gyros was completely inedible and met the trash can. Called the shop to voice my displeasure and I was offered a replacement, I told them I will pass as I don't trust food after a complaint. Highly recommend not eating here if a basic gyros cannot be made.

Gyro tasty with lots of meat
Amanda G.

Staff was fabulous, friendly and just good. Food was tasty and good portions. The fries were fresh. Friends first time. He enjoyed it and said he will go back. We had a gyro , and a beef sandwich chili cheese fries and reg fries.

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1 year ago

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1 month ago

Not bad but nothing special either. I've had better gyros from the food truck at Lily lake.

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2 years ago

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3 months ago

Normally don't like giving bad reviews. Hopefully was on off day but I've had many gyro sandwiches. Unfortunately this was not up to par.

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8 months ago

Way too expensive for crappy food. You could go to a nice sit down restaurant for the same price!

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The waffle fries are the best in the area. Also I highly suggest the meatball sandwich!

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3 years ago

Great for a fast, indulgent meaty meal. Have received nothing but fantastic customer service. Relatively fast.

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2 years ago

Amazing service! Amazing food! Amazing people ! Great salad and great portions of food! Totally recommend 10/10!

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2 years ago

Was very dirty and the food wasn't very good, would not go back. The people were nice though.

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3 years ago

Wow! This turned out to be a great place! Fabulous gyro and sweet potato fries. Everything looked delicious!

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3 years ago

We usually order pickup. Absolutely love their gyros. They are not stingy with the meat! Clean and friendly staff!

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Ask the Community - Meat & Potato Eatery-McHenry

Cullom Knoll - Salad sans the croutons and shredded cheese. (no thanks). Fresh, basic and tasty.

Cullom Knoll

4.3(81 reviews)
3.5 mi
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Honestly nothing bad to say about the food and most of the experience. It is price well and has a…read morevery tasty menu. The reason for this is our last two visits, Judging my mother for what she ordered and gossiping with drunks at the bar loudly enough that we can hear is absurdly rude. Sorry its a slow night but maybe don't judge a vegetarian for not loving bacon and mocking them to other customers. Its just a bad showing. We come here often, so to be treated like that is heartbreaking. Now, my mom can't be certain they haven't been gossiping about her pretty simple order, a wrap with no meat, the entire time. Also just turn off the depressing news on the tv's its obnoxious when we are sitting down and just trying to have a good time. Put on a fun tv show, the game, something else.

We went here for dinner and Emma was our great and attentive waitress where we struck a short…read moreconversation about how our names are similar in each of our families! The spaghetti dinner I chose came with a side salad and 1000 Island dressing was the thickest I've ever seen in a long time! The portion was so large I went home with half of it. Should I be concerned that we keep getting bothered by a fly on our table? My wife ordered the taco salad and accidentally ordered extra lettuce and boy did they add lettuce! Lol. The one thing I noticed was it was missing music in the background, a jukebox or something playing would've been better! We realized we were running late for an appointment and had to run out of there otherwise we would've enjoyed the restaurant more! To no fault of their own. I look forward to seeing us there again! Trying a burger or something else!

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Cullom Knoll - View from the end of the bar.

View from the end of the bar.

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Cullom Knoll - Smaller outdoor dining space

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The Village Squire McHenry - Mac and threes (haha) 3/3 of Mac and chees is hear 8/10 three cheers for Mac and threes (hooray) (hooray) (hooray) hooray

The Village Squire McHenry

3.2(148 reviews)
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Went here because I was craving the Avgolemeno soup (creamy chicken rice soup). It's delicious, if…read moreyou haven't had it please go try it! I ordered a strawberry daiquiri because theirs are good and they're hard to find elsewhere. Their mai tai's are also delicious. We ordered the berry nut salad to share. We get it with the raspberry vinaigrette. I got the Mac & cheese as my main and it was mid. It was barely even warm when it came out. It actually upset my stomach afterwards. I've had it before and know this isn't how it should've been. It's usually cheesy and delicious.

I feel kinda bad giving low star reviews but I really cannot justify more. I have been here twice…read morefor lunch and once for drinks with friends. The drinks were ok and the pretzel was good, but it's hard to screw up a pretzel and beer. So both times I had lunch with fries the fries were cold. The first time the waitress (server) never came back for almost an hour so I just ate what I could. The main was cold too. Very disappointing. Many people seem to like this place for the food, but after my second lunch visit, today, I really cannot imagine why. I got the cheeseburger lunch special, which I can tell you was special in no particular way. The fries were greasy and cold, so I told the server right away, and she wished the whole plate away where she coulda left the plate, let me eat the burger while it was hot, but no. So it comes back served the second time by a different angry faced person and I said I guess we'll try again. The fries were very hot, but greasy but ok. I ate them before the weren't hot. The burger. The most disappointing I've had in a while. The bun was chewy, the tomato grease soaked, the onions grease soaked and the lettuce partially ok. So I thought just eat the 1/4 pd patty. Not sure it was a quarter pound and even if the accompaniments were eatable I would not have tasted the burger. It was very thin and pink inside. Not the best beef I've ever had. Not even close. So although the service was fine, I gave it two try's and have to say another go will not be happening soon. It was lunch there were about 5 people there at 12:30. No excuses like it was busy so things get overlooked. So, although I feel bad about 2stars, I honestly think it was well deserved.

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The Village Squire McHenry - Bar

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The Little Chef - Bread Veal open face dinner w mashed.

The Little Chef

4.2(87 reviews)
1.7 mi
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Well I've been to Little Chef for breakfast and never been too disappointed or amazed just a decent…read morebreakfast at a decent price and kinda love the charm of this locally owned spot that's been around forever. So I decided to try it for lunch and am torn between 3-4 stars. I got the breaded veal diner/dinner type special, posted on the board behind the counter seating. $14. And it came with bean or cream of potato soup. The veal was not a whole piece of veal but a ground concoction that seemed like something from the grocery frozen food section. Not awful but not awesome. Then again this is a little diner so should I expect chef food? It is called Little Chef. Undecided. It was served hot and crisp which was good because the gravy and mashed taters were definitely overwhelming the texture and flavor of the meal. The gravy was ok but a little different taste than any gravy I've ever had. Definitely not homemade and was very strong flavored. I think if it had some beans or a small salad included with this would have been happier. I got hot tea which was a challenge as the water spilled all over from the tea pot and I was told to put my hand on the top to avoid that, but then your finger got a little bit of burn from the hot metal. The soup was good and I took it home. The service was fine, absolutely no issues there and since it wasn't too busy, as expected. I know everyone's prices everywhere have gone up, but I just can't justify what I paid for what I got. Again not sure what expectations should be in this economy or where to put the extra minus star for the state of restaurants and value, but this was just a bit under expectations.

The food is solid and plentiful. Has a very homey feel and the staff is friendly as can be! The…read moreprices are reasonable as well! I will visit again for sure!

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The Little Chef - The note I left on the table/bill

The note I left on the table/bill

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The Little Chef - Coffee and potato soup.

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