Always great food and great service! Our go-to bar and grill in the area! Best wings in town!

We haven't been here in at least 10 years tried it on a Friday night. Live music and all the bar patrons are extremely loud, so if you want a quiet relaxing dinner or want to hear what your wife is saying, this isn't the place. The fish fry was good. I would skip the catfish, but the walleye and cod were very good. The bread roll they gave you with the dinner was also very good. 8 breaded shrimp special was also good. Fries were way overcooked and they probably need to clean The fryer. The fries are a very dark color. Service was decent for the bar being packed. The bill was around $40 for two dinners and sodas before tip read more

Got some lunch at this place in Sycamore downtown. It actually is located in the historic courthouse so it's a good place to go after getting released or after seeing a judge. PJ's has a lot of typical tavern fare including booze and fried stuff. Also some things are healthier. The prices aren't that bad especially with the specials they often have so ask about these. Came at lunch and we got seats at the bar. It's got enough room that you could bring a group. There's also more dining on another side so plenty of tables. Has pretty much what's expected at a tavern as far as drinks and food. It's about $5 for the cheapest cocktails, so okay prices. The best one of these we had was the Wheatley Vodka Club, which is ironically pretty simple. It's $11 for the Beyond Burger. This comes with lettuce, onions, and tomatoes. Fries are on the side or you can get something else. The rest of the menu is pretty meaty with things like burgers, hot dogs, and the Italian beef sandwiches. Has a lot of things to like here. It's located in a historic building and is one of the more happening places in town. There's even a few things for vegans and vegetarians. read more

Pj's Courthouse Tavern & Grille - Wheatley Vodka Club And Beyond Burger - American Near Me - Sycamore, Illinois

I really like this bar and restaurant. Very friendly service as soon as we walked in. A good vibe and comfortable. The building has exposed brick and an old saloon type ceiling. It is a big place. They make their own Bloody Mary mix and it is yummy! Solid bar food. We had pretzel nuggets with mustard and an amazing garlic parmesan dipping sauce. I like that the pretzel is broken up into pieces. The southwest egg rolls were good with a dipping sauce. The breaded pork tenderloin is huge! It comes with plenty of iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, onions and a tasty honey mustard sauce. The fries are addictively good. They have seasonal drink and food specials. I think the prices are reasonable. If I am in the area, I will go here again. read more

Pj's Courthouse Tavern & Grille - Pretzel nuggets with mustard and a really good garlic parmesan dipping sauce. Yummy! - American Near Me - Sycamore, Illinois

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Great pub food! We had the burger of the month, their awesome onion strings, and tots. Plenty of food, great location, and friendly server! We will be back. read more

Boneless chicken wings were the best we've ever had. One bartender was very attentive to us but the other lady behind the bar was having more fun chatting... read more

Good food, great ambiance and the service was adequate--a little slow but they were busy when I was there.

Good corner spot in town that has good food and drinks. Service was quick as it wasn't too busy when we were in between lunch and dinner. Lots of seating inside and outside. Small bar area. Met some friends here while we were in town! Wings were really good, would definitely get those again! Nice and saucy read more

Pj's Courthouse Tavern & Grille - Wings - American Near Me - Sycamore, Illinois

For a small town dive bar, it was surprisingly pretty good. We stopped in for a late lunch. They have a decent amount of craft brews both on draft and in bottles/cans. I ordered their Dixie salad that came with grilled chicken. For being a dive bar, I definitely was impressed with the chicken quality. I stole a couple of my fiance's fries, and they were flavorful and not greasy. Service was decent. I took off a star because of the flies and bartop felt a little sticky. read more

Good food, great staff, pleasant atmosphere. This is a bar with typical bar food with weekly specials. A great drink menu and typically has music on weekends. Can't go wrong here. read more

The Buffalo Chicken Wrap at PJ's is the best buffalo chicken wrap I've ever had!! Their mix of crispy chicken with buffalo sauce, cheese, lettuce & tomato is absolutely amazing. I can easily say it is the best wrap I've ever had. Don't even get me started on their world famous mules- to die for! The blueberry mule is the absolute best. read more

My family and I enjoy a nice lunch here from time to time. My go to is a BLT with French fries. Good food and always friendly service. PJ's is a nice get together bar and food place! read more

The tuna steak sandwich platter is something you'll only find here. The service is top notch. Staff will check on you, but not bother you constantly. The atmosphere is very cozy. It has more of a "pub" feel, than a "bar". read more

I've been to the Courthouse Tavern & Grille twice, most recently yesterday (2/16). In both cases, the atmosphere was great. They're doing great business. Helpful staff, not too noisy, great space. Will be going back in the future when I'm in Sycamore. read more

Yummy Clean Friendly First time here I had the burger f the month And hubby had Reuben And f course a couple beers Blue moon and Stella Alexis was very helpful and attentive but not hovering VERY FRIENDLY COME AND VISIT!! read more

Pj's Courthouse Tavern & Grille - the interior - American Near Me - Sycamore, Illinois

Delicious blackened chicken & best cheese curds ever!! Server was attentive, we sat outside which was nice.

This is my go-to in Sycamore, that'll tell you all you need to know! I visits Pj's Courthouse Tavern & Grill at LEAST once a month. It's awesome! Great atmosphere, always has sports on. Everything you need from a sports bar. The burgers are great, and I am a super fan of the Buffalo Chicken dip! The waitresses are always cool and jolly, which always gets me jolly, it's contagious! Only knocks I have is the pricing, and the wait time, other than that it is spot on for a Sports Bar. Pj's gets 4 stars!!! Always a great choice! read more

Stopped in after dinner to listen to live music on the patio - great service, cheap drinks and great music. Definitely will need to stop in again. read more

IF you have any kind of Disability do not go! they will hold it against you. that is is even IF you can get into the building. I am a 50 yr old man with cerbal palsy and hearing loss. they treated me terrible claiming i was drunk when i just wanted food and watch monday night football! first time i ignored it. but it happened again. no notice from management or such. they just do not care. stay away if you do not fit in the perfect box. which is to bad. the food and drinks are great. the food is great. but the costumer servers sucks. read more

The food is good and the drinks are even better. The two new owners are doing a great job. The bourbon selection is very nice.

Typical bar food. Nothing spectacular but good menu. Fries are good. Large drink menu. Fri and Sat always seem to be understaffed for the dinner crowd. read more

Good food, great staff, great music. Lots of seating, easy parking around the area. Staff into sports on the TV's which is awesome.

Decent walleye fish fry. The batter was excellent. Fries were very good. Food arrived before our drinks? SMH! Seating is 'tight' and the ambience is loud. read more

Great food! Cool ambiance and always has something going on Service is pretty good too read more

This is one of the places we have wanted to try in Sycamore, and the chance finally came up. We dropped in on a Tuesday night for dinner. We grabbed a few seats on the right side at a table, and were greeted with Autumn, who was our server. They have a lot of beers on tap, (4 different antique Schlitz signs, several noting Schlitz on tap, but that wasn't the case - not the end of the world), and I picked a Smithwicks Red Ale pint, while my wife tried their Kentucky Lemonade. The beer was fresh and tasted great. The Kentucky Lemonade tasted liked hard lemonade. Dinner wise, my wife had their Philly Cheesesteak sandwich with a cup of cream of chicken soup, and I had their Frisco Burger with fries. Both sandwiches were served hot and fresh from the kitchen - these clearly came out quickly (good job Autumn!) once prepared. Atmosphere - uh, it's a BAR. Get over it. TVs showing sports events on the wall, lots of eye candy on the walls (including the aforementioned Schlitz signs (back wall, front wall over window, 2 on the bar). The servers were almost always moving. The food tasted great. read more

This is my go to place. You know the one. It's a place that may not be the best, but they are consistently good. I've had the the burgers, which are very tasty and on Fridays, the fish dinner. A chunk of cod, fillet of walleye and a fillet of catfish with fries and slaw. Too much to finish, but at what you pay, too good of a price to pass up. I highly recommend it and I don't do that too often. read more

It's been 6 hours and I'm still scratching my head trying to figure out what was going on with their Nashville Hot Chicken sandwich..... don't recommend that one. Bumped up to 2 stars because their blue cheese is good! read more

Pj's Courthouse Tavern & Grille - Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich - or something - American Near Me - Sycamore, Illinois

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Great food great service. Was sat quickly and tried the beef sandwich which was fantastic

Went for lunch today for the first time. My niece was pleased that they could do a gluten free patty melt. She also mentioned that the bread was very good. I had the Bavarian which was very good. I was just taken back at the number of high top tables they had. I know this is a tavern but I think they only had eight regular tables. read more

Food here is delicious! The atmosphere is nice, but too loud for me when they have live music.

Called to ask if we could sit & eat on the patio w/our dog. Manager said, yes. When we got there they wouldn't allow it. Additionally they seem to be "out of" lots of menu items. The wait staff was fine. The food that they did have was good. There are lots of other places that have good food in this town. And they don't run out of menu items ... read more

We went for the 25th anniversary and they had a pig roast, 2.50 a plate! The pork was amazing and the bbq sauce was perfect with it! This was a great time! Wish I lived in sycamore so I could visit more often for some brews! read more

Pj's Courthouse Tavern & Grille - 25th annual pig roast 2.50 a plate! - American Near Me - Sycamore, Illinois

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The food and the service are always outstanding! It has a great atmosphere. It's nice that most of the tables are in the separate room away from the bar. read more

Great food and wonderful staff!! Always a welcoming atmosphere!! It's great for lunch and dinner!!

This is the place to grab a bite when you're meeting someone in Sycamore. For a while to food was not as good as it is now. Under COVID it seems they made some changes and it shows. I had the Bavarian with a side of garlic house dressing and it hit the spot. If pub food is your craving don't think twice, the burger and frisco Chicken are well done without being too fancy. If it's nice out try the patio but they're open Mondays and many others aren't. read more

The food is great, the service excellent, highly recommend PJ's Courthouse Tavern for Lunch or Dinner

Cool space with exposed brick and Tin ceilings. Fun bar type of environment. Service was fast and friendly ! Lots of menu options. I went with the tenderloin sandwich and it was very good . I'd like to return to try some other items on the menu . My husband and kids ordered traditional and boneless wings which they also enjoyed . We didn't have cocktails but would have liked to because the place has a fun vibe. My youngest ordered root beer and it was served in a frosty mug which he enjoyed. read more

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This is a really nice neighborhood bar of a kind you don't see much anymore that has been here forever. The menu is a just-right array of food a significant cut above bar food and it's all good. But the wait staff needs a major attitude adjustment. They are extremely unpleasant. We waited to be seated while two waitresses ignored us and then one of them snapped "Sit anywhere." After our "starter" (excellent onion rings) and drinks I asked for flatware and napkins and she looked at me like I was a moron for not realizing she would eventually get them for us. Anyway - decent food, surly service. One star deducted courtesy of the waitresses. read more

We stopped in last night and haven't been for awhile. The fish fry was the best I've had in a very long time. I had the walleye my wife had the cod our friends had catfish and it was all delicious. It was busy but we had great service and we will be back soon. read more

This place seems to do a little bit of everything on the weekends and evenings. Because of this, we ended up stopping in a couple of times on our long weekend visit. The first time was to see a band play and the second was to play some WINGO (wing night plus bingo)! The same waitress waited on us both times and you could tell that she had been there for quite some time and was very good at her job. She was attentive without doing much interrupting and quick to make great suggestions when asked. The music was super loud and made it hard to have a conversation but if you think of it as a concert, it wasn't too bad. Wingo was fun and the long-time host was very good at enunciating and explaining the rules throughout the night. If I lived locally, Wingo would probably become a regular part of my weekly routine! Overall the prices are right, the drinks are cold, and the service is good. read more