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    The Patio

    3.4 (208 reviews)
    Open 10:30 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Jason Z.

    The Patio is the place to be when you are looking for a variety of food options in a cozy atmosphere. I was passing by and couldn't resist especially the smell of BBQ as I entered the large warm and inviting space. The Patio has been around since 1977 and they do this thing right. Placing your order at the counter, they bring your order to your table which allows me a moment to relax. This really helps to set the mood before enjoying a hearty meal. I've always enjoyed everything I've tried here and this visit was no exception. Even a variety of drinks including alcohol and refills on soft drinks helps to make me feel not rushed. A few tv's are spread throughout which again makes me just want to not be in a hurry to leave. I did leave and I'll come back again and again. I'll see you again soon. Especially when I pass by and smell that food.

    Half slab of ribs w/mashed potatoes ($16.50)
    Eric S.

    FULL SLAB   Ribs might hog all the glory at The Patio, but don't sleep on the pulled pork or bbq chicken.   After buying a house in the area, I was thrilled to find this family favorite on Weber Rd, a couple blocks south of Boughton.  Apart from their large dining room, they've got a pickup counter for online orders as well as a drive-thru lane.  The Patio also does loads of catering, where they prep huge foil trays with mac 'n' cheese, barbecue, and salads for company luncheons (of which I've enjoyed my fair share).   My wife loves the traditional ribs in a half slab ($16.50).  The meat is flavorful and tender, plus the sauce is great.  Bigger appetites may necessitate ordering a full slab ($25), which you can get in a dry rub instead of coated in bbq, if you so choose. The Patio has 'classic' and 'spicy' versions of their barbecue sauce; the latter has some considerable heat to it!   The BBQ plates give you a lot of meat for your dollar--pulled pork ($14) or beef brisket ($16) are piled high and come with choice of starchy side.  Most times I go with the loaded baked potato (butter/cheese/sour cream), but their garlic mashed 'taters are good too.  Fries are decent.  You'll always get coleslaw and bread + butter with your meal.   Their terrific rotisserie chicken flies under the radar.  1/4 chicken is $9.50, 1/2 chicken is $13.50.  The skin gets wonderfully crispy while the chicken underneath stays juicy.  They have a beer counter if you want a brewski to wash down all that glorious food--a 12oz draft is $4-5, a fair price.   Bread = 4.5 Circuses = 4.5   With as much business as The Patio draws on a given night, if their kitchen was anything other than razor-sharp, they'd collapse onto themselves like a dying star.  Fortunately, the folks calling the shots here know how to cook on all burners, with fast service and accurate orders. Management runs a tight ship and across half a dozen visits, we've yet to encounter a problem. Sh*t, I probably just jinxed it.   * TL;DR *   Darien, Lombard, Aurora, Bolingbrook....the nearest location to you might change but the high quality of food shouldn't. These guardians of the grill know their stuff backwards and forwards. BBQ from The Patio is already beloved by Eric S & Family and is bound to become a mainstay in our house for years.

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    14 years ago

    Great food, quick and great for families. Not many vegetarian options.

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    14 years ago

    Seems like it's going downhill. Used to like it now it seems pretty tasteless and greasy. Disappointed.

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    Went to Backroads Burger & Bar last Monday night and really enjoyed the patio seating (the inside…read moreis soo dark). We were pleasantly surprised to find out apps were 25% off- which meant we had to try the pretzel. I think it may have been the biggest pretzel I've ever seen in my life. The outside was a melt-in-your-mouth fried texture with the inside being soft and doughy in the best way. Paired with any of the 3 dips, it made for the most delicious appetizer that essentially filled up our entire table itself. Special shoutout to the arse sauce & their honey mustard- sooo good. The table also tried the buffalo chicken wrap (YUM), caprese sandwich (good!), and penne alla vodka (somewhat mid but better as leftovers). Sweet potato tots were the perfect side. This was my third time here and they honestly never disappoint. Service & food always hit. My go to spot when visiting Plainfield!

    9-19-26 430pm Wife and I wanted to try this place for the…read more1st time. It was busy but, there were tables available. The 3 young hostesses at the door were talking about where to seat us but then asked us, and here's where it goes wrong, can we be done within an hour? They claimed to have reservations at 5pm. You blow away a sure thing now for an unknown later. So if I wanted to be seated, served and done within an hour we would've went to McDonald's. Has anyone been, at a restaurant establishment been seated, served and finished in an hour. Back Roads management, ownership, you need to train your hostesses a little better. We will NEVER set foot in that place.again. Why do we need to be rushed while dining out?

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