VETERANS - CAUTION, I'm a disabled Vietnam Veteran and they…read morerefused to allow my Service Dog to enter.

Our visits to the The Pub are always enjoyable. Having drinks or ordering food the service is…read moreexceptional. Looking forward to warmer weather and the beer garden. The owners always welcome us with open arms and we truly feel appreciated.

We ordered pizza from here and the cheese "bread". The cheese bread was basically a cheese pizza…read morewith no sauce and unfortunately no taste. That came with a side of sauce. The pizza was cooked around the crust but the center was not cooked. Mushrooms are from a can and toppings were only in the middle. We gave it a try, but I won't be going back. I did get the wild berry salad and fried mushrooms, both of those were better than the pizza.

Amazing service and food!! My friend Kirk and I had the pizza and it was delicious. Our server…read moreNicole was so sweet and kept checking on us. The owner Danielle is awesome as well and they have a great place!! We definitely will be back!!

Best bar in DeKalb County! This is me and my friend's favorite bar to go to. Great service and fun,…read morefriendly crowd

Ah, good old Cub and Spanks…read more.. Now I've only been coming here for the past couple of months, but they fulfill a couple of requirements I require in a bar. 1) cheap drinks. And I don't mean this place is the kind of establishment that serves drinks in red solo cups, they serve them in regular plastic tumbler cups, and they're not bottom shelf garbage liquids either. A Jameson and Ginger ale will set you back a whopping $4. I feel like I'm stealing from the bar when I drink here! This is a good thing. 2) conversational level of crowd noise. This place has never been so loud that I couldn't hear the person I was sitting with, granted, we haven't come here on a Friday or Saturday night, so consider that the asterisk. I prefer a place where u don't need a bullhorn to talk to someone 3 feet away. 3) shuffleboard table. This place will always have a special place in my heart since I popped my shuffleboard cherry here on September 30th after closing out Charter Fitness. However, they've since replaced the old board with a new-fangled board with the prison bars that come up in the middle to avoid free plays, and the table is but crooked. Not that I'm a cheapskate and try to play for free, but the sand gets stuck in the holes so when you start a game, you have to manually push the bars in in order to allow your pucks to slide freely from end to end. I know, I know, #firstworldproblems 3) jukebox. Since the beginning if time, man has attempted to push forth their culture on those around them, and this is the perfect way to do it. You can even control the jukebox from your phone! Well, your smartphone at least. I don't think your Motorola StarTAC is going to help you out here, nor will your Nokia 8200. 4) regulars. You will see the same people day in day out here, whatever day of the week. They may or may not remember that you had a conversation about whatever you had a conversation about, but they're friendly. Or you can chalk it up to this place being a townie bar, but I won't call it that. Come to Cubbies, sidle up to the bar, and maybe drop a buck on a game of shuffleboard or two. If I'm there, say hello and challenge me to a game. I might show you a thing or two. Or not. I've only been playing for a couple if months...

If only this place were about 60 miles closer to home!…read more I went with a friend who has a home in Yorkville - he knew of the place and said we should check it out. Spot on! Fantastic changing selection of beers on draught - I opted for a 2022 Bourbon County Imperial Stout and of course that did not disappoint. They also had some Mead - had never tried that before and was pretty impressed - I had a rum flavored Mead. Huge selection of canned beers - any of which can be chilled in a matter of minutes. We were there on a Monday afternoon - the owners were working the place at that time and were knowledgeable as well as pleasant. Great place to sit down and try out a brew or two - one of the best beer bars I've ever had the pleasure of visiting.

Very nice customer service. Inside is big. Good patio area!…read more I liked their variety. Only one cider on tap, it was a plum flavor. I really liked it! They also had canned sided. Reasonable prices.

Cramped place seems even more cramped with a crowd. It was puzzling why there seemed to be so many…read morebikers in Elburn. Knucklehead's turns out to be their main hangout. Has mostly drinks but there's also some typical bar food. The drinks are cheap and there's free popcorn. A lot of bikers around here. It turns out they like this place. There's always like a hundred Harleys in front, so just look for those and you can find this. Beer is cheap. Liquor is cheap too. It's about $6 for a basic cocktail. Whatever and Coke pretty much. Food is what is expected. Pretty cheap stuff. Free popcorn is always available. There's also stuff like frozen pizzas if they aren't out of stuff. Better than it looks. It looks sketchy but it's okay. The crowd can be louder than the Harleys but there's usually no bar fights or those kinds of things.

I was enjoying the patrons of Knuckleheads...good friendly conversation...and as I stepped outside…read morein the nearby parking lot to return a phone call from my son I was greeted by two squad cars...insinuating that I have been over served via a call in compliant with zero evidence. This is a classic entrapment scenario orchestrated by Knuckleheads patrons and the Elburn Police to boost their tax revenue via false accusations. Beware!

A cabin style bar that serves local beers as well as wines and whiskeys. The beer selection rotates…read moremonthly. They have a covered patio plus our door seating. Food is BYO. They are a 21+ establishment except on Family Sundays. Check their website site for details. It's a nice setting to enjoy a beer or two but I wish they had food options and entertainment more option.

This place had been on my list to try for awhile…read more Cute cabin interior and plenty of outdoor seating. Definitely have to visit when the weather is nice. Cozy outdoor almost campsite environment. They have some short trails behind the building. (We did the one, under half a mile) Such a great concept. They have a decent amount of beer, cocktail, and non alcoholic options. Service was friendly. Definitely a great spot in the Elgin area.

They seem closed. I hope they open again soon, since the outdoor spaces looked great! Their…read morewebsite implies they are trying to reopen but everything is shuttered. I had a chance to go more than a year ago and liked their beers. Now I wish I had gone more often.

Checked out this pretty cozy local brewery and distillery in Batavia. Grainology is a terrific use…read moreof an old building in the historic downtown. It adds a certain charm that newer shiny places can't match. Has a pretty good variety in the draft list. The prices are pretty good for being local and making smaller batches of stuff. A lot here to drink. It's both a brewery and distillery, which is an interesting process. This means you can get something with hops, or something less filling and smoother. Has plenty of room inside if there's not some party going on. It's about $6 a pint. A way to be charitable is to pay a few more bucks to get the Ability Amber. This is an amber ale, of which the proceeds benefits Project Mobility, which gives bicycles to disabled children. This has notes of plum and raisin. Has a kitchen but food is limited. There's often a food truck out front where you can get things like chips for $2, lobster rolls, and more. Good place to get locally made beers and liquors. It's closed Mondays. They often have food trucks.

To be honest, I hadn't heard of McCarty Mills before. We were looking for a new place to try, as…read morepart of Aurora's restaurant week, that had a good beer selection. The food offered, as part of restaurant week, the beer selection, and service were all fantastic. I'm very glad we stopped here and would definitely stop again!

It's a small place. Variety of beers in cans and on tap. The service was good. Place is cute…read more Definitely locals go there. Not a variety of food-pizza and like 2 appetizers.