We visited Sidetrax on Christmas Eve and had a bite to eat. This was our first time in. I had some sort of shaved steak/Italian beef sandwich. It was pretty good. For a beverage, I went with vodka tonics, and they were good. Service was good as well. Our bartender/server apparently relocated from Sully's, which is now closed. Good vibe at Sidetrax, and though they closed around 5:00 on Christmas Eve we were able to get some food in our bellies and have some drinks in a comfortable atmosphere. read more

If you went to Sully's back in the day, you'll be happy to know the owners are still rocking it with Sidetrax (downtown Galesburg) and Trax Northside (Monmouth). This was extremely comforting to find after hearing their restaurant on Henderson closed in '22. While I loved Sully's, the distance from campus made it a must to designate a driver or coordinate rides. The proximity to Knox makes Sidetrax and easy choice for college students looking for a solid meal, watch a game with a yeasty beverage, or night out. You'll also find many of the same menu items and some new ones! I'm eager to try some cheese curds and revisit the Sully's Reuben. If you like craft beer, there's a small fridge to the right of the bar that has several cans eager to be sampled. I recognize those visiting the 'burg may belittle Sidetrax to an average sports bar serving typical pub selections. While l can understand some of the quick takes and average reviews from Yelpers, I think it a bit dismissive. There's a reason the Bernardi brothers have over 20 successful years delivering what the people want. |TO BE CLEAR:| As a Knox student, I learned to eat wings at Sully's and the flavor profile of their buffalo sauce and honey mustard dressing (always got a side salad to make myself feel better) are *pure nostalgia*. I've traveled the nation sampling popular wing establishments from every corner of the 48 continuous--a self proclaimed wing aficionado on Yelp--but it all comes back to Sully's wings. "Mild, wild, screamers, nitro" were a regular mantra amongst my friend and I'm happy to say Sidetrax version do not disappoint! read more

Sidetrax Bar & Grill - Menu, side one (as of October 2025) - American Near Me - Galesburg, Illinois

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This is a restaurant/bar. There's very limited finer dining restaurants in this town so options are limited. This is your average bar menu. Same applies with the drinks as well. Plenty of beer. Plenty of alcohol choices. Decent atmosphere friendly staff pretty much. it's the same as old. It's other competitors in town. Thus being a bar that serves food/restaurant. read more

I stopped here for a cold beer because I have not had one in months and it had a railroad name. The place is very deep and it has a back room and a kitchen. It's a nice old looking bar with a wood ceiling and long bar with hi tables along the brick wall. The taps limited so I opted for the ciderboys hard cider because I have never had hard cider before and it was ok. The people were nice and talked to you and I would stop back if in the area again. read more

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First timers! Appetizer, Bang, Bang Shrimp: wish there would be bigger shrimp than the little ones given. Sauce does have a kick, so that is a positive. Wine is pretty decent: Chardonnay. Service is very efficient: warm and inviting. However, she could check on her tables more, especially to tend to the clearing and cleaning. This was our first stop on our created Pub Crawl. We would like to come back to try the Mystic Celt Reuben; it sounds fabulous! read more

Sidetrax Bar & Grill - a basket of fried tater tots - American Near Me - Galesburg, Illinois

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Great food, great service, great tunes! We stumbled upon Sidetrax as we were traveling through. We had a burger, Turkey Reuben, and the chicken tenders. Everything was really good. A great addition to our travels. Thanks Sidetrax! read more

Sidetrax Bar & Grill - Sidetrax - American Near Me - Galesburg, Illinois

Do you like Wings? Do you want to avoid large chain restaurants? Do you like beer? If you answered yes to all three of those questions Sidetrax is the place for you! Obviously I don't live in the area, but I have friends that do and when we visit this has quickly become one of my favorite spots to eat. Now, I've only been there twice, and both times I ordered wings. They have some of the best wings I've had. I'm especially fond of their Golden Fire sauce; great flavor and not too hot (according to my tastes, others would disagree but they'd be wrong.) I would say the next time I went I'd get a burger, but I do love me some wings and I doubt I could pass them up! The other nice thing is that they have a fairly good craft beer selection. It's not as large as other places, but it's still large enough that any beer snobs out there should be able to find something to their liking. The atmosphere is that of an American Bar. It's not dive bar material, but it's not quite up to Sports Bar either. It's kind of in between. It was clean, but it had an older, dated feel to it. The service both times I went was excellent. I never had any trouble getting service and never had a complaint. The staff was friendly and kind and never caused any trouble. In fact one time when I was in there some locals started causing trouble and the staff quickly and efficiently handled it before it got out of hand. If you are in the Galesburg area, or just driving by on the interstate and want to get something to eat that's not a chain. I'd give Sidetrax a try. Trust me, you could do much worse. read more

Sidetrax Bar & Grill - American Near Me - Galesburg, Illinois

Average bar food with basic drink options. Big space with lots of seating with a private room in the back with plenty of games (darts, pool, shuffle board) Service was a little tough because it was so busy and they didn't have much staff running around. read more

Sidetrax Bar & Grill - Shandy - American Near Me - Galesburg, Illinois

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Went in for dinner after work with a friend. They led me to the tables wasn't sure if we were supposed to wait as Im new in town. Waitress was kind at first. Food smelled amazing. I how ever exist with autism and it got far too loud in the eating area at random moments in random songs. I was not comfortable already as I was seeking to pay the bill we were waiting about 15 minutes before I got impatient and checked the bar area a few times. Waitress then came back only took one bill and walked away causing me to bring the second one to the bar where they were visibly annoyed by my return to the bar. I just wanted to get out of there and go to bed. After finally having my tab paid out I accidentally left my debit card on the bar. When I returned to grab it I got sarcastic remarks. Didn't even get to eat my meal which sucks cause it smelled and looked amazing. Have no interest in returning to this place ever again. Which sucks cause I'm moving to the area right now read more

Had the Buffalo chicken salad. Chicken was good, lettuce and one tiny slice of cucumber. Salad dressing was so watered down the bottom of the salad bowl looked like soup. read more

Was told the food was good, but i called to order, was asked to hold and they never came back to the phone. Oh well i guess.

Am in town for a work trip & called several times before they answered. Lady answered and was very rude. Will not be ordering from there.

Decided to go to Sidertrax after First Friday because I was hungry for a grilled tenderloin-no bun. Horrible service. Not given silverware. Husband actually went and got it himself. Food SUCKED. Tenderloin was about half fat. No seasoning. Was literally a slice of low quality pork loin, not thin. I sent it back. The waitress took it, started to walk away and as an afterthought turned and said "Do you want something else?" Nope I'm good. Fries used to be good. Ick. Husband couldn't finish his burger. It was bad. We will probably will never go back due to awful service and downhill food. Sad. We used to eat there regularly. Sent multiple PMs with no response from Sidetrax. Will not ever go back or go to their new venture Seminary Street Pub. Generally you get one business straightened out and running well before you open another. read more

Besides the filthy tables, the kitchen couldn't hold onto your food ticket if their lives depended on it. The servers are nice. read more

I do not recommend Sidetrax at all. The service is terrible if you even get it without asking. Most times they won't even pick up the phone or they hang up on you when you attempt to order. The atmosphere is not at all welcoming and the water tastes like gunk! 0/10 DO NOT RECOMMEND read more

I would totally go here again - if this was only a bar ranking it would be 5 out of 5. Darts, Pool, games, etc - cold beer, lots of TV's - friendly staff. Its great. The Grill side could be improved. read more

The first couple of times my husband and I went in here the food was good we just got basic things like pizza or a burger Our last three visits the food is progressively getting worse. Yesterday I thought I'd give it one more shot and I took my daughter in I ordered fish and chips on the menu at stated you get a salad and homemade chips Your chips were from a bag And the fish breading tasted like it had cinnamon in it. When I asked for a salad with my entrée is the menu stated the waitress that if you want one The service was bad the food was worse Are better places to eat in Galesburg read more

We have been sitting here for an hour and a half and still haven't received our order. It took the waitress half an hour to even take an order for drinks. Info not recommend coming here read more

I was taking the Amtrak & walked to this Place to grab a Beer & some real food got the Big Al Burger it was amazing Great service as well

Owner Brad does a fantastic job making your experience at SideTrax Bar & Grill an amazing one. Friendly staff, great food. A must visit when you are in Galesburg, Ill. read more

wont take orders over the phone even though not all items show on their online menu. not helpful at all and not very friendly. very sorry that Sully's closed and this place stayed open. read more

I got a check out delivery in it was really delicious. There hot wings are really delicious in fresh. Omg the best wings ever

Wow....I've been called honey twice in to minutes. Mind you I had to ask for a menu and now it's been 5 minutes without someone coming back to me. The staff is ill equipped to handle someone who knows the industry and seemed thrown when I asked for a 119 second Guinness. Also the don't have actual Guinness glass just pints. So I ventured in here not knowing what to expect, the owner who I had to ask to pour me another drink; I'm thinking the bartender must have thought I was joking, which wasn't. I will say the bar was very busy but I was told it's not normally like this it was just a class reunion. In any event having only a bartender and the owner does not make good service. Wow, I haven't ordered but now the bartender is all over me and even after telling her I prefer Shawn or Sir she still is calling me honey. It clearly is to much for her to handle. Now to the very basics of the bar. Maybe 12 micros that I can see. That does not include mass produced items like, fat tire, new castle, Sierra Nevada, etc. the rail includes in order. Lagunitas Pale Ale Coors light Summer Shandy Angry Orchard Revolution IPA Sam Adams Boston Lager Killian's Red Blue Moon Shiner Bock Guinness Bud light Miller lite PBR And finally......wait for it, here it comes 312 bam,I'm pretty sure you didn't see that coming. read more

Only fried food after 10pm, but at least they still serve food unlike the rest of Galesburg. Friendly service. Cool interior.

Their so called Chef's Salad is a complete joke. I could not believe my eyes when the salad arrived at the table. Shopped up lettuce and a few pieces of tomato. That was it! And I'm not the only one served crap in this restaurant. I know people with the exact same experience. Food is really sad in this town (Galesburg, IL). I don't think there is one(1) educated chef in the whole town. Amazing. read more

Sidetrax is right across the street from where I work... so, I blame it on me gaining weight. Lunches are fast of very good with the unbreaded tenderloin my favorite. Waitresses and bartenders are all friendly and the service is wonderful. It's also a great place to hop into and have a few cold ones after work. Highly recommended!! read more

Best wings in the Burg without any discussion. Monday evening watching a game with wings (try their special honey mustard sauce: phenomenal!) and a draft beer became a "tradition" very fast! Nice staff is the icing on the cake! read more

Good service and atmosphere. Ordered an Italian beef sandwich that was really bland and dry, quite disappointing.

I love their burgers and their beer selection (bottles). The sweet potato fries and dip are killer... We always get good service and enjoy the experience. Food prices are low and they offer something for everyone. read more

The service was great and the environment was comfortable. Very affordable. I got the Cheddar n' Bacon burger, and while the meat was plenty good, the sheer amount of dripping liquid cheese on the thing was almost overwhelming. I'm not the biggest cheese lover, but those who are would probably love it. read more

Usually when my family goes to sidetrack I have nothing but good things to say however today's visit was not so great. We ordered an appetizer and waited and waited and waited for it. About 25 minutes later the waitress comes and says that they lost our order and we had to put it back in. The waitress seemed like she was nice but we didn't see her enough to make a judgement. Very upset by this trip. The waitress never came to our table other than to bring out food. She never checked on us never refilled our drinks. She didn't even bring our check. Very disappointed this trip read more

Live in the area but I have not been here in years, but last night decided to give it a try. Actually pretty good, decent drink pours. It was taco night so $1.25 per taco, nothing special but it was all we wanted. Our waitress was very attentive.. we sat in a booth that had the heat vent so we were nice and warm on a wintery evening. Lots to do there.. a pool table and darts.. a good bar that serves food. read more

We avoided Sidetrax this past Tuesday. Tuesday's they offer a dine-in-only $2 burger with the purchase of a drink. However, 2 prior Tuesday's my husband got his drink in a dirty glass! The March 19th visit, he asked the guy that brought him his food if he could exchange the pop for a beer because of the dirty glass and did get it exchanged, BUT, he was still charged $1.95 for the pop as well as the $2.25 Miller Light! We had even told the waitress about the exchange, but was still charged for the dirty glass. Things like that just make you wonder if drink glasses are dirty, are the plates beneath the food or the kitchen dirty too? Our family and us were weekly regulars when it was Crappy's, but of our group, the two of us were the only ones left that went to Sidetrax, but that has now stopped. To many of our restaurants in Galesburg, IL have gone downhill and I don't see that improving. Too bad to! read more

Great food here and good service. The bar tenders and staff are friendly and their slots are loose as $&-$#. Always a fun time.

Called at 3:30 p.m. to place a to go order. She put me on hold and I am still on hold 1/2 hour later. I would hang up, but what the hell, I wanna know if she ever comes back again. Wondering if I will have eaten my meal from somewhere else before the phone is looked at again. Ya'll need to get your crap together if you are going to serve food. read more