Somonauk Pancake House

My husband and I knew the owners back in the 1980s. We came here regularly and it was NEVER…read moredisappointing. Staff changed a bit over the years, but always great. When he died, it's been hard for me to return, but I will be tomorrow, as I celebrate what would have been our 50th wedding anniversary. And I'll be bringing my daughter who was an infant in a highchair when we first came. She was even treated like a princess! I love the family, love the food, love the service..can't wait!

Always fresh delicious food and super friendly staff! Happy to consider ourselves "regulars".read more

Wednesday 5/27/26

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Soup or salad included

The Roasted Rooster

4.6(9 reviews)

2.7 mi

Some of the best chicken tenders I've ever had! I got the mac and cheese on the side--so creamy and…read moreflavorful--and the tiramisu was absolutely delicious! The staff was super friendly, even with takeout service. I didn't get to see the inside this time, but I already can't wait to come back and dine in!

Used to love this place but its gone downhill over the last 6 months or so with staff turnovers…read more Service is horrible and food is a hit or miss.

Mac and cheese

Puerto Rican chicken

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Fried chicken and Greek potatoes

Rambo's Bar & Grill

3.4(28 reviews)

Great place to have dinner with quick service. The food is pretty good but the friend mushrooms…read morewere delicious. We had the Pork Tenderloin Sandwich which was good but I will try something else next time.

Rambo's is our go-to when we have people in town and need to feed lots of different tastes. Burgers…read moreare amazing and all the food is better fresh/in-restaurant than delivery.

Cherry wave vodka and water...I call it koolaid.

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Rambo's Bar & Grill

Sidetrack'd Bar & Grill

4.3(6 reviews)

2.7 mi

Food is delicious, from the egg rolls, steak salad, wings, burgers, all so good!…read more The staff is great! Friendly, helpful, and fun! I always have a good time and great service when I go here!

The wife and I are looking for houses in the area and we decided we should try some of the food…read more This place only has 3 stars because it only has two reviews. I was surprised by the food in this place When you walk in, the place looks clean. Nothing seemed sticky. Seems like it is kind of a dive bar on the outside but when you walk in, I don't get that feeling at all. It looks like this place has a bunch of regulars as everyone knows everybody's name. You get us two weirdos from out of town but we didn't feel uncomfortable at all. We ordered cheese curds, a shrimp wrap and a pork tenderloin sandwich. Cheese curds are definitely real and not frozen. Some places you get frozen curds not here. The tenderloin sandwich had a Thai sauce which even without the sauce would have been a good sandwich. The sauce made the sandwich great. My wife had a shrimp wrap and that was also delicious. The fries had this pepper seasoning that were making them hit the spot. The waitress/bartender was pretty attentive. It was slow when we got here but told me the tenderloin was good and she was correct. She also kept our drinks full. Plus, it is just her and watching her now as the place got more crowded she is not messing around. The prices are very reasonable too. We are walking out spending 50 dollars with 5 drinks and an appetizer. That is not bad at all. If we got bottles, we would have saved more. I would recommend coming to this place. If we get a house in this area, we will be back. This place needs a better rating than 3 stars and that's why I'm rating this as I sit at the restaurant.

Hangover burger with cheese curds

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Country Kitchen

3.7(21 reviews)

Come here for breakfast after church on Sundays. Always busy and full of patrons. Food is good…read more Staff is pleasant.

Great little small town restaurant. Good service and good food. Can't go wrong with this oneread more

Other dining room has a 2nd entrance.

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Italian Beef Quesadilla on special.

Bull Moose Bar & Grille

3.7(203 reviews)

2.7 mi

Classic place located in Sandwich to get burgers. It has a certain charm about it. Bull Moose Bar &…read moreGrill is known for having a trolley car in front. Gets pretty busy especially at happy hour. The menu is meaty but there's a few plant based things. Best thing about it is the atmosphere. It's actually not even that great. The trolley car is what people like about it. A cool place to eat. Especially if one likes trains. A lot of great specials to get. It's $3.50 wells on Wednesdays. A lot of meaty things to get. It's about $12 for the Build Your Own Burger option. We got it with the Beyond Burger patty. Comes with a choice of side and we got the kettle chips. This was a pretty big ass meal and we got stuffed. For sure it's the most famous restaurant in town but there's not a whole lot great around here. It's located at Main and Church Street. The menu is meaty but the Beyond Burger is the option for vegetarians.

Ok, this place is a FOR SURE hidden gem! They hand make their chicken strips.....that should say it…read moreall. The kids menu has fresh handmade strips that taste AMAZING! Rice flour so they are light with a perfect crisp. The salads are AWESOME, their chipotle ranch is next level, and the blackened chicken is outstanding! We went once for the first time and have been back like 3 times in 2 weeks. The prices are great, foods even better and the service matches the taste... If you're traveling through sandwich - this is a great choice! The only negative is the parking. There's not really anywhere to park. We've lucked out and the one spot in front of has been open a few times we went, you might have to park across the street. Just a right corner - but worth the walk.

The old Pullman Palace

Bison burgers from a local farm.

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Uncle Milty's Pizza Palace

2.2(6 reviews)

Placed a order for delivery, they told me 40 minutes. Here I am 2 hours and still nothing. I called…read moreand nobody seems to care.

Not good pizza! Was there on a thursday evening and pizza was like a wafer! Very little sausage and…read moredidnt even see a mushroom? Frozen much better!!!

Bad job

Cheap material

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Less than 4 months

Star 34 Cafè

4.3(16 reviews)

2.4 mi

We went for Mother's Day and it was extremely busy but the host was kind enough to squeeze our…read moreparty in without a reservation when they could. The staff was very attentive and was always coming around to fill our water and coffee. I ordered the avocado toast and my husband ordered the biscuits and gravy skillet. We both cleaned out plates! They also have freshly squeezed orange juice. It was a cute hometown diner-feel.

Food was very good but service was not great and took over an hour to get our food. Inside was…read moresmall and cute and there were not many people there. If I was in the area I would go again. Very reasonable prices and yummy food just wish the service was better

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McDonalds

2.2(22 reviews)

4.0 mi

They need to figure out their own menu. There is an item that is 2 apple pies, and I ordered 2 of…read morethem so I should have gotten 4 pies total but I only got 2. Then when I called their attention to it, the rep wasn't going to help. I asked for the manager and she was great and gave me two more. But everyone needs to understand the menu.

This McDonalds is truly awful. their bread and buns always taste old and like the were stored In a…read moredamp dirty locatio, customer service is abysmal. the staff only seem to focus on the drive thru customers and completely ignore customers in the store. I stopped for breakfast this morning and stood at the counter while the two employees looked right at me and walked away. I left without purchasing anything. I felt undervalued and honestly pissed off. The management needs to take a serious look at their staff and work practice, its disgracefu. Not Returnin.

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Great food, great portions, great service! My go-to place for breakfast!

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