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    Whiskey Ranch Bar and Grill - Brisket burger and side of Mac n cheese

    Whiskey Ranch Bar and Grill

    4.1(185 reviews)
    2.3 mi
    $$

    The night we visited, streets were blocked, and event was going on downtown, food trucks and a…read moreband. We parked three blocks away....meaning we had to walk three blocks to get there. An ominous start....before arriving we wondered if it was even worth it ...It was!! After finally arriving we were quickly greeted and seated. Our server Angelica brought menus and took our drink orders promptly. The menu was quite impressive, many different choices and priced quite reasonably. My lovely bride ordered the Whiskey Ranch Chicken Sandwich w/waffle fries and for myself the Slow Smoked BBQ Beef Brisket that came with two sides and a salad. I chose waffle fries and mac and cheese. My bride called dibs on my salad with thousand island dressing. The side salad was a more than generous size with fresh greens and a very tasty salad dressing. After an appropriate amount of time the entrees arrived hot, fresh and more than generous proportions. Seeing that, we asked Angelica for carry out containers ahead of time in attempt to portion control. It was a good thing we did. My wife loved her Whisky Ranch Sandwich that came with Jack Daniel's glaze, bacon, lettuce, tomato onion, onion straws along with waffle fries as a side. The smoked beef brisket had the right amount of being smoked, not overpowering, a drizzle of bbq sauce, garlic bread and amazing waffle fries. I have to mention the brisket was so tender and was able to be cut with a fork. Angelica was an amazing server, excellent food at a more than reasonable price. I normally post a receipt, but the serving size and food quality and value was simply amazing. It was a good thing we had to park several blocks away, we definitely need the walk back to the car to burn off some calories. Kudos to Whiskey Ranch Bar and Grill for such an unexpected great meal.....also to Angelica for amazing service too.

    I don't know what it is with this place and them advertising my specials but not honoring them!…read moreFirst time was at the Delavan location where they advertised a daily special on their facebook page, and drove an hour to go, but when we got there we're told they were not honoring it that day due to the holiday - OK fine, but maybe don't post things the day of if you're not planning on honoring them. Management did address this mixup! Nearly 10 months later we decided to give them another try, but this time at the Janesville location, again, drove an hour to get there. There was a sign out front that states "lunch specials" with the time, can't recall the exact time but it was something like 11-2 or something like that, when we sat down I asked our server about the lunch specials and she said they don't do that on weekends, so I asked then why is there a sign out front advertising it and i went back outside to confirm it said nothing about weekdays only, which it did not, so I shared that with her and she just said sorry they can't honor it. I just don't understand why they think it's ok to advertise things and not honor them..... it just baffles me, and I'm shocked if no one else has complained about this. It really is a shame because we truly enjoy the food, but unfortunately after this second time visiting and having a similar experience as our first we probably will not return!

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    Bucky’s Lucky Bell - Kids cheeseburger

    Bucky’s Lucky Bell

    2.8(10 reviews)
    1.1 mi

    My husband and I stopped in for a few drinks and a bite to eat. Sat down and waited 10 minutes and…read moreno one came. My husband went up to the bar to try and get us some drinks. He stood there for another 5 minutes while the bartender was too busy chatting with the regulars so we up and left. This is the 3rd time this has happened to us. The only time we get service is when Wendy is working. The other bartenders are awful

    Lucky Bell is one of the few options for a sit down restaurant on the South side of Janesville, and…read moreit happens to be a bar & grill. We came here the weekend of our grandfather's memorial service while all the family was still in town. We were split into two COMPLETELY separate tables. Five of us in a booth and the others at a long high top. I get this set up for space, BUT they had us with two different servers AND two different order times. The large high top all got their meals first, while two adults with the 3 young children were left to the wolves waiting for the food at the booth. Food was all subpar except the fish. The family members in the booth (the kids) had two completely burnt cheeseburgers. I wouldn't even eat that... let alone try and get a young CHILD to eat it. I waited and WAITED to see the server and let them know. We also needed drinks and napkins, etc. I had to go to the bar in order to flag her down. For the cheeseburger, they didn't offer to do anything. Because at that point, everyone was done eating. But they didn't even offer a dessert as a gesture or off the bill, nothing. It was just a mountain of issues, that was one huge disaster. Maybe try to come with only 2-3 people, may have better luck?

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