Martinis galore on their menu! We tried the classic dirty martini and the horchata martini and both were a hit. We also tried their new Asian chicken sliders that were amazing. read more

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Rox City Grill is located in the historic Hotel Baker along the Fox River. A small intimate lounge open Wednesday thru Saturday offering small bites,extensive martini list and live entertainment starting at 730pm.- 1100pm. Parking is street parking which could be a challenge but there is a lot not too far away. We came on a Saturday night around 930pm. It wasn't too crowded . The server brought us a drink menu but not a food menu. Not sure when the kitchen closes. They had a piano player the night we went but he took a break at 945pm and didn't start playing again till after 1030pm. This was disappointing. Drinks were very good and not over priced. They do list their entertainment on their Web site. For a delightful experience,give the ROX a try. read more

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I would give zero stars with the exception of the staff. The staff were attentive and kind. The rest, stay away!!! The food was poor quality and lacked any creativity. We tried several different things and were very disappointed. The worst part is the ambiance and decor. Settled inside a beautiful historic hotel, Rox is misplaced. The decor and vibe should match the historic hotel. Very disappointed. Again, the staff is as great. read more

This review is specific to the bar/drinks. Our bartender Ozzie was absolutely amazing. I haven't had service that great in a long time. He was busy but still made you feel like he truly wanted to chat and enjoy your company. He knows so much about alcohol and made great drinks. He had several regulars walk in and we can see why! Thanks for such a good last stop to our night out, Ozzie! read more

Happy Hour at the Bar is always a delight. Martini's and lite dishes. Taco's and steak burgers. Music on Friday and Saturday nites.

Went here for drinks December 26. Piano player was playing and there were several tables of older people, everyone laughing and singing. Our drinks were FABULOUS! Had several banana foster martinis, an espresso martini and a chocolate martini- all perfection. Beautiful lounge - will definitely come back! read more

The staff were nice, but the Rox City grill was the worst part of our stay at the hotel baker. Food was terrible, and wife ordered their Key Lime pie. When it arrived, the whole slice was served frozen solid. I guess they forgot to thaw the pie out. Go across the street to ZaZas or something. Shame, because they have such a beautiful venue to work with in the hotel. read more

Incredible cocktail lounge in a charming, rich, and elegant hotel. Wide choice of Martinis including the standard Cosmopolitan and Espresso - which were outstanding ... and some unusual ones including a Banana Foster, Horchata, and a Raspberry Chocolate - not only different, but exceptional! Servers were friendly, personable, and made sure we were comfortable and wanted for nothing. Appreciated that we were offered water the moment we sat even though we were only having cocktails. On Saturday evening they offered entertainment of the piano/singer. He was very good - wide range of songs. However, while it was a great sound system and he was very good, it could have been softer - the fact that several groups sat immediately in front of him when they arrived and subsequently moved into another area of the bar should have given an indication something was wrong. One of the couples who had been there before said there are often different performers and they didn't notice the loudness before. Strongly recommend enjoying the lovely bar, live music, and fantastic cocktails in beautiful downtown St. Charles. read more

Nice overall ambiance. Small restaurant. Portions are smaller, prices are high. Not recommended for younger children.

Great place for music Thursday, Friday and Saturday. You will not be disappointed if you stop in for a drink.

We had a wonderful evening at the ROX City Grill in the historic Baker Hotel on Main Street in Saint Charles, Illinois. The bar and dining area is elegant and cozy. It is a hidden gem tucked away inside the beautiful Baker Hotel. We started our evening with cocktails, a Moscow Mule, a Margarita and two glasses of Noir 46 Malbec. The mixed drinks were mixed to perfection. The wine was delicious. The dinner was phenomenal. We had small plate dishes of Crispy Thai Shrimp, Crab Cake, 3 Sliders - Mini Tenderloin Burgers and a Lobster Roll. The chef came out and visited our table answering our questions about the various dishes. The dishes were prepared to perfection. The lobster roll was filled with lobster and crab. The crab cake was beautifully presented, filled with crab. The sliders and shrimp were seasoned and cooked to perfection. The service was excellent, our server was very friendly and accommodating. If you're looking for an elegant dining experience with incredibly delicious dishes. This is the place to go. read more

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Somehow, this place appeared to be the only restaurant still serving food at 9:30pm on a Tuesday night in the St Charles downtown area. While their official dinner menu was off-limits for the night, they had a very solid lounge menu available. I had a bellini, which was fantastic, but they were oddly out of quite a few of the food items. No more mussels or crab, so I had to order something else. I did get the grilled lamb chops, which were a reasonable portion and super flavorful. Glad I got to find a nice dinner somewhere in the area. Moreover, the actual Hotel Baker is just gorgeous and well worth a look. read more

I have eaten here a couple of times. My fiancé likes to treat me to a trip to the hotel about once a year so I've had the breakfast before but never dinner. They have a man playing piano and you can request songs. Everyone was having a good time at the small bar after a wedding had let out. We could hear and see them but it wasn't loud or intrusive. The food was delicious, delicious and more delicious. My favorite part of the meal (it was all truly delicious) was the hot donut dessert. I was so surprised to see the amount of freshly made donuts that they have me. The presentation was beautiful and the donuts and dipping sauces were outstanding. I would seriously drive out to the hotel just for the dessert because I haven't been able to find anything like it in Chicago. read more

Rox City Grill - Hotel Baker - Fresh hot donuts - delicious enough to drive to St. Charles from Chicago. - Lounges Near Me - Saint Charles, Illinois

We arrived at 7:30 on a Saturday night, I was super surprised how empty the dining room was. We were seated in a quiet booth tucked away on the side. We started with the filet sliders and wedge salad. Both were soooo good. For dinner, my husband got the steak and I got the. Hi ken tortilla soup. Like our starter dishes - the main course was equally good! Our server was very friendly and attentive. After dinner we stayed for the piano - which was so fun! The bar area really started picking up around 9ish or so. We will definitely go back- for the food and piano, read more

Rox City Grill - Hotel Baker - Chicken tortilla soup - Lounges Near Me - Saint Charles, Illinois

Great place - we visited last Thursday and they had moved the "grill" out to the patio which was amazing as it was a perfect weather afternoon and we were able to stare out onto the river - super peaceful. $8 martini's on Thursday so tried those - very good. Also tried their sliders - excellent- and crab cakes - just OK. Service was great and they also had a music act starting around 7:30. Will be back for sure. read more

I showed up early to my scheduled visit by 1 hour. The restaurant wasn't open but the bar was; i was offered to wait and relax at the bar; and I did. Joe, the bartender, is quite good at making you feel like you are important. And he was funny to boot. We witty-bantered a bit back-and-forth, he poured me a fresh Fransiskaner Weissbier (I love it so) and we eyed sports on t.v. here-and-there. Stephanie was my waitress. I ordered the appetizer LUMPIA, which is crispy pork and beef egg rolls, sweet chili dipping sauce. These are exquisite egg rolls, and the sweet chili dipping sauce balanced the bite of the slight fire (truthfully, not very spicy, just a nip of a kick) with the chili spice, and the chef HAMMERED IT HOME!!! I loved it! So this raised my palate alertness to a higher level of expectation. Next, i ordered the New England Lobster Bisque which included sherry-laced lobster cream & the USDA 10 ounce Adobo Skirt Steak, and a dessert later (more on the dessert in a moment). The Lobster bisque was excellent! With various tastes like sherry and lobster and cream, there is real potential to mess things up; so you have to get the balance right or NO DICE!!! (meaning no luck, it is no good). There were just a few pieces of soft corn sprinkled in the middle of it, served in a cast-iron mini skillet; the price to food ratio was high but let me tell you, when you come to a fine dining place such as Rox City Grill, it is all about the quantity of the taste, and NOT the taste of the quantity. This is the first and basic rule of gourmet restaurateurs and the main chefs; you must make your guests want to savor every tasty moment like LIFE ITSELF! The 10 ounce Adobo skirt steak. Ok, a word of caution in general; when you are in Chicagoland, the default is medium; you'll get some pink in your steak unless you specifically ask for well-done (like I like most of my steaks, unless it is filet Mignon, then the only way to eat it is rare to maybe medium rare); and in Chicagoland and on the outskirts if you order a steak well-done, it is usually burned black but is still very good, on average. I went for the well-done option. The sauce was extremely good at taking away from the well-doneness of the steak. I am saying the chef knew what he/she was doing because it all made sense to my taste buds. I think adobo skirt steaks are sort of tougher, spindly meat by their nature with some more tougher cuts (please someone add to this who knows more about various steak cuts than I, obviously). The vegetable of the evening was asparagus which was perfectly cooked to taste creamy with the butter/spices (not hot spicy); sweet lord..BINGO JACK! I wanted to order 5 pounds of this and take it home and slap it in my food processor to make a shake out of it, so good! Is it even legal in Illinois for asparagus to taste so good! So, the dessert is the apple galette. it was apples with vanilla ice cream with fresh cinnamon ground into the ice cream so you saw speckles of it on top of a fresh pastry folded into to bake with caramel drizzle balanced with butter around the whole dessert. When I tasted the ice cream the cinnamon stuck a bit to my throat and i had to wash it down/clear the palate with a little water and get used to it. OH MY!, this was so great and tasty (it isn't apple strudel) and it reminded me of the absolutely EPIC Apfelstrudel I once ate in Bodenmais, Germany. JA JA, SEHR GUT! I was surprised by a fine human being with a meal here who had planned it all out in advance. What a lovely gesture; you are the finest lady!! (you know who you are!). And what a lovely place to fine-dine. Many celebrities have been here over the years (check the walls on the way to the gentlemen's and ladies' rooms) and read about the history of this fine Baker Hotel of which the Rox City Grill is a part. Even the men's room smelled lovely and was spotlessly clean (old-fashioned, I know, to mention this, but the details are in the finest restaurants) and it was all marbled as well as the bar counter top. Grabs the owner and staff by the cheeks, close up to their faces: "YOU HAVE AN AWESOME GEM OF A PLACE IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS" These are some of the experiences you remember as life goes along. Humans, of course, need sustenance and what a memorable time I had here enjoying people and some very fine food. Thank you Stephanie (waitress) and Joe, bartender. Real winners! I'm not a movie critic, but TWO THUMBS UP! Until the Day (we meet again) read more

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I am impressed with Rox City Grill. Although it is located inside a charming, historic St. Charles hotel, the exterior does not belie the modern, sophisticated interior. If I had to sum it up, I would describe it as an upscale, modern gastro pub. My husband I enjoyed the warm and friendly service. I had the fabulous short rib of beef, while my husband feasted on a large ribeye. The portions were more than fair for the price. We also really liked the crab cake appetizer. I also would like to add, the warm cinnamon sugar donuts with trio of sumptuous dipping sauces were amazing. When we arrived at 7:00 on Saturday, the restaurant was pretty quite, however as our dinner progressed many other diner's arrived and the restaurant filled up. I think people come for the live music, the overall atmosphere and the delicious food. We will certainly come back the next time we are in St. Charles. read more

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Love Rox! Piano playing, singing, drinking fun in the heart of downtown St Charles. Inside Hotel Baker, off the hotel lobby. Never get bad drinks and love to sit and listen to the piano man... or dance to it as well!!! read more

I had my dream white raspberry martini here. We've tried to recreate it home to no avail Makes me hold other establishments to A higher standard and their martinis Are incomparable. Clearly This is the only establishment that Has that magic creamy white chocolate raspberry martini that cannot be recreated mmm read more

Love the piano and the bar ambiance, but the food doesn't have any salads!!! Ozzie is an amazing waiter and the piano artist is excellent! Our martini's are good,but you loose us as customers because of salad! Please bring salad back!L read more

On a Thursday night, food here was a 3-4 and service was a 1-2. We were quickly seated in this small dining room. There were probably only about 20 tables max, but yet it seemed to take forever for anything to happen here. I was delighted to find out that there was a $6 martini special on Thursdays and when I got my martinis, they were good. Our waiter came by to take our order and I started with a bananas foster martini. Getting our drinks took awhile. When the waiter came to take our order, we mentioned wanting some raw oysters and then ordered the filet sliders and the oysters. Our friends ordered a tortilla soup and a Asian chicken salad. The food took quite awhile to come out, and when it did we were shocked to see that the oysters we received were cooked with spinach and a cream sauce. Although disappointed, we ate them anyway. The sliders were excellent and our friends salad and soup were also pretty good. The waiter asked me if I'd like another martini and I said yes, put in my order and waited and waited. Eventually we wanted to switch tables to be closer to the live piano player that they had for the evening. When I pointed out that he had never brought my drink, he said - "well, I will take it off your bill". No kidding. Do you think I am going to pay for something I didn't receive? We moved about five tables over and I couldn't believe that he wouldn't offer to then get it for me. It then took him forever to bring us a check, run our credit card, etc. We finally just moved and figured he'd find us when he got around to settling our bill. The bartender was friendly, came over and brought me a replacement drink fairly quickly. It is pretty sad that the bartender who is tending the bar and waiting 10 small tables around it can do this quicker than our waiter. read more

Great place, very good food. Quiet and great for a date. Highly recommend the Rock. You cook your steak, shrimp, and scallops at your table. Very fun! Our server, Chaiann, was great. read more

Rox City Grill - Hotel Baker - The Rock! - Lounges Near Me - Saint Charles, Illinois

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Teeny tiny dining area, but BIG on taste! I got the filet, which was oh so tender & yummy! It was served with veggies & a sweet potato mash. Delish! We had to splurge on dessert because we knew it'd be orgasmic, we were right! I got the devils chocolate fudge cake served with vanilla ice cream. My mouth is watering just thinking about it! The chocolate was so rich and pure. A solid cocoa taste! I must say the food presentation is like I've never seen. I felt like it was on an episode of top chef where the challenge was to make the most scrumptious food and now try to make it look prettier than it tastes! It is a pricey option, but great for a special occasion. It's located in the historical Baker Hotel right on the river so it can make for a perfect night out... Start with a fancy dinner, walk downtown by the river, hit up some of the fun upscale bars in the area. The 5th star is missing because it is so pricey and small dining area means always crowded and hard to get a table sometimes. read more

Rox City Grill - Hotel Baker - Filet Mignon - Lounges Near Me - Saint Charles, Illinois

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Outstanding food, outstanding friendly staff, we always go during the week instead of peak times like Thursday thru Saturday. In this area there's no shortage of places to eat but this a staple for anybody that wants relaxed atmosphere in a ultra friendly environment and of course there isn't a menu option that's not a good one. 20oz bone in rib eye steak is what I had tonight, she had 8oz center cut fillet along with macaroni appetizer, crab cakes, bread. Though I don't drink she loves their wine selections, and she's a total snob so that means something. Anyways it's just one of these gems your never going to leave disappointed, we always leave with a smile and talk about when we're coming back next. If your there on right day, McCarthy and Wahlberg may even stroll in. They enjoy it as well:).. try it, you'll be happy you did. read more

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Fabulous food!!! We were there on a Thursday and the place was empty. We can only hope it is packed on the weekends. I wouldn't want to see it go out of business. Best food I have ever had. Pricey but worth every penny! Go! Doughnuts for dessert were killer! read more

We loved it. Martinis are $10 and made well. I didn't catch the servers name but great guy and the food /presentation was top notch. Only complaint was waiting to be greeted when we walked in was long. I know we had a crab bun thing that melted in our mouth as appetizer, although it was a little to masking the flavor of the crab with cream. Main dishes were delicious, I am now a huge fan of the gold pan fish or whatever they served me. The kabobs were great, again the flavor was overly dependent on the sauce though. Oh, noise level, there were some loud groups there, we were thankful we were put in a booth to stop a little bit of the noise. Come on people, they are only across the table from you. read more

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Finally was able to check this place out during St. Charles restaurant week. This restaurant is located right in the baker hotel. It's a small place. Dim lighting, pretty romantic. There was also live music and a busy bar when I was there. It was was fairly busy for dinner but despite this we were seated right away. I ordered a dirty martini which was great. We decided to share a bunch of appetizers for dinner off of of the small plate menu we ordered the Lumpia, beef egg rolls with chili sauce and the pub chips. We tried to order the wings and hummus but they were out. Disappointing! Both of the other appetizers were good, especially the Lumpia. Crunchy and flavorful. The pub chips were perfectly seasoned and I really liked the bacon dip. I ordered the chicken clam chowder which was recommended to me by the waitress and then again she told me they were out! Not her fault but again disappointing! I opted for the lobster bisque which I really enjoyed. I give it three starts because of the fact they ran out of a few things. Everything else was pretty good! I will be back to try it out for dinner. read more

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The menu that they advertise on line in non existent. Only have small plates and cocktails, which is fine unless your looking for dinner. Table next to us felt the same. Update your websites read more

This is our go to for a nice end out. It's higher end but it's one of those, you get what you pay for kinds of places. Try to go on a night when they have live entertainment. We are never disappointed and most nights patrons start singing along at some point. The menu is classic and we have never had a bad meal here. Feel free to take your time since they never rush you. read more

There comes a point in time when a place becomes complacent and therefore overrated. For us, tonight was that night. We showed up at 9pm with friends to have some after dinner drinks. With no space at the small bar, we set our sights on a table only to be told that the table was reserved for diners (none in sight) until 930. Will spare the blow by blow details of the discussion with the hostess and manager but after advising the duty manager that they have an enviable position to turn away hundreds of dollars worth of business for some arbitrary time cutoff, we actually took our business elsewhere (across the street to McNally's) where we were welcomed as valued guests vs intruders. Doubt that ownership will worry much over the loss of thIs $200 bar tab, but in the long run lack of meeting customer needs will take a toll. read more

Check your bill! They are charging an extra $2 for rocks. Bullshit. We challenged the manager on the poor addition and he said they charge $2 for ice! They don't itemize it and try to sneak it past you. This is illegal people! Don't screw the community or people will stop coming. Like our group of 8. The manager should be fired. read more

Disappointing. Actually, offensive would be a better descriptor. Hotel Baker is a beautiful Spanish Revival building and hotel. Stepping inside is like stepping back in time to the 1920's. The lobby is beautiful, the elevators are beautiful, as are it's various ballrooms and dining rooms, even the bathrooms are ornate. And then there is the ROX City Grill. It's decor and ambience are so incongruous with the rest of the hotel that it assaults the senses. The space is a cheap contemporary disaster. Made even worse by the fact that elements of the real building can still be seen. The beautiful woodwork has been painted. The bar has been modified, the floors covered, and bad furniture installed. This space should be a dark and inviting wainscoted dining room and bar with polished wood and white tablecloths. A space that matches the hotel and building in which it sits. The fact that it isn't is extremely disappointing. The fact that a beautiful place has been ruined is sad. The food is also nothing to get excited about. The food was decent bordering on good. The waitstaff was attentive, but for the price I expect better. We had a side of carrots that were not even close to being cooked. We sent them back and got back slightly hotter uncooked carrots. The Old Fashioned I and another member of my party ordered were also undrinkable. I would love to see this space transformed. I would frequent it often, even just to stop in and have a drink. read more

Go for the martinis and bar fare. Sliders were awesome and the truffle fries should be illegal! Joe is THE best bartender! Great person and easy to talk to! Thursday is Martini night. read more

We booked this on open table for a birthday celebration. When we got there they had no idea we were coming and said they do not get notified by open table. They are no longer a restaurant . It is a bar with a bar menu. They need to take themselves off open table. What a way to ruin a birthday dinner! read more

So my girlfriend and I came into this place because we always just wanted to try it out. We like to eat out and just check out new things. We also had a coupon that should of worked but it didn't (more on that later). So since I am a college head coach I have to admit that I am a beer/chicken wing kind of guy. I asked what the pork wings were and the server explained it to me. I asked if it is big and is it compared to Buffalo Wild Wings (my favorite place on Earth). She said it had a bigger portion that Bdubs and that is is a lot better then Bdubs.. So I ordered it. My girlfriend ordered the chicken. So here where everything goes south. First, the pork wings were terrible. To make things worst...there were ONLY TWO!! And the price for them was NINE DOLLARS! FOR TWO TERRIBLE WINGS!! You can get 12 wings for the same price at Bdubs that taste a whole lot better. How can she say Bdubs was not as good as those 2 pork wings!! Terrible!! Second, my girlfriend's chicken was bland. It was rotissere chicken. We could of eaten a better rotissire chicken at Boston Market for a cheaper price!! I ended up eating it for her. Third, the coupon we had specifically had an expiration date. However they didn't take it saying they had to log into something and they couldn't do it. They did give us a 10 dollar coupon instead so I would have to give them that, but we still wouldn't of saved as much as we did with that coupon. I have to admit, the blueberry they put on top of the butter they bring out was quite tasty. I personally think this place was a huge rip off. As a college head coach, I like to eat out and especially at the upscale restaurants whenever I go on the road, but this is by far the worst ever. And I do think whoever was our waitress was sort of snobby. Just a bad experience. read more

I could tell you the food was bad or fantastic or something. The issue with this is they didn't tell Groupon that they don't serve dinner on 2 of the 4 nights the Groupon was good for. When we called they said we could use it on the bar menu.... Because that's what I bought a Groupon for right? Thankfully Groupon agreed that this place didn't tell the truth to their customers or Groupon and was willing to refund us. Not a good first impression and can't see any reason to give them a shot now. So instead we went elsewhere and spent our money. read more

Went with my wife with... you guessed it.. A Groupon. As we were seated (tightly) next to an older couple who clearly was not enjoying their meal. So the awkwardness was at about a 7.. conversation between my wife and I was non-existent because we were so busy listening to this older couple complain.. A few things I'd like to share: "I suppose I should tell them I'm a diabetic" and "Well are you going to say something (to her husband, who wanted to be as far away from her as we did, and continued eating his food.)" So you can tell.. it may have been her and not the staff. To make matters worse.. they finally left and their waiter.. was now our waiter.. and he came over and bad mouthed them and gave my wife and I the entire story.. Not a very classy move. An apology would have done wonders.. According to the waiter there was a disagreement on what was ordered and when it arrived, well.. I've wasted too much time on this already. The food was so so.. But I honestly just had a bad taste in my mouth from the service and atmosphere. Very old crowd (40-60s) not that there is anything wrong with that.. but my wife and I felt like we were dining with our parents all around us. Sorry.. just not for us. read more

Hard to use the star system to "rank" my experience on this one. The food was OK - good, the service was very friendly, but spotty and the ambience was great. Had a Groupon that was $28 for a $50 deal for food only - I may have gotten a discount on it as well. So I met a longtime friend of mine as its location is equidistant from both of us - about 25 miles from different directions. I got there before he did and sat in the bar as the hostess that sat me indicated we could get dinner there. She asked me if there was anything I wanted, so I indicated I was interested in a glass of wine and she brought me a wine list. Not a lot of people in the bar at that time and a few in the restaurant, so I get the impression that one or both of the hostesses will be involved in the serving process at our table. But that never really materialized. For the most part, the bartender served us from that point on. But as time passed, the bar got busier and he wasn't really equipped to maintain our order, other people's orders and make all the drinks too. Now, that said we weren't in a rush to get anywhere so the slow pace wasn't disruptive. And as noted the ambience was great (it is a beautiful older hotel) and everyone was friendly, so hanging out was fine. We ordered food - the eggroll appetizer; my friend ordered the lamb and I got an adobo skirt steak. I ordered that medium rare, but it came out medium - not a total surprise as cooking a skirt steak MR isn't easy - but at a restaurant of this level, it should have been correct. As I made a comment about the missed temperature, my friend commented, "there's your rare" as he was cutting into his lamb. It was pretty red - a little more so than what it should have been. Drinkwise, my friend ordered a brandy manhattan which was nicely done and I had a couple of Bordeaux's which were outstanding. There was a keyboard player / singer and while the sound of the instrumentation there is a little tinny, the musician himself was pretty cool. So when it's all said and done, in my opinion given the type and quality of restaurant that the ROX is, the food fell a bit short and the service somewhat shorter. But the atmosphere was great and the staff was very friendly so I will be back - it is a nice and rather unique place to spend an evening for dinner. Four stars issued because I did have a nice time and that's what counts. read more

We had a Groupon so we figured we couldn't go wrong for 1/2 price. Everything was quite tasty and Joe (only staff we saw on an early Monday evening) was a delight to talk to. We'll be back for some martini specials and some live piano... and some more sliders... delicious!! We had a couple bucks left on the Groupon and Joe sent us home with a huge slice of chocolate cake.... OMG... insanely good even the next day!! read more

First time here for Martini Thursday's with my brother. Joe is the BEST bartender I've met in the tri city area. Would definitely recommend if you're looking for live entertainment and a perfectly made martini! read more