Brown haired girl that works saturday nights denied me a water of all things at 1:53 AM when they…read moreclose at 2. A WATER?!!!! like do you want people to croak ?! idk man thats kinda messed up. more power to em' dont't remember her name. but sheeessh dont go to her

This place is soo dirty. We watched the bartender use a dirty cup for our shots and when asked to…read morefix it she laughed at us. The bartenders are not trained and need to go back to studying to being the subpar, future educators. I feel bad for everyone who goes here.

We picked this place to meet up with friends for lunch. The place is HUGE!! The vibe is minimalist…read moreroadside bar and grill. It felt very clean and well maintained. We waited maybe 10 minutes for a table on a Sunday afternoon. The service from everyone team member was friendly and prompt. The menu is extensive. We tried the catfish bites with a homemade dill forward tartar sauce and the fried green tomatoes with a spicy remoulade. They offer brunch on the weekends. We had pancakes, and biscuits and gravy. For the more savory palates, we ordered a burger, the ribeye, and the Capone. The burger was thick and juicy, the bun held up to all of the toppings. The ribeye sandwich is a full steak on a hoagie roll. The Boursin cheese made this a little too rich for me but an amazing sandwich nonetheless. The Capone is a burger interpretation of a parmigiana sandwich. Rich marinara, mozzarella cheese and grilled onions and mushrooms made for an amazing meal. We had a wonderful time. We plan to stop in again soon

We've been coming here for years. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know, I say that all the time. What can I…read moresay? Wifey and I eat out A LOT. The goat gets you a few ways: 1.) unusual name 2.) cool building 3.) great food 4.) ver good prices 5.) really nice/fun staff I gave you lots of pictures and show the menu. Wifey will comment on our next visit. Have a fantastic day, and eat at The Gabby Goat.

Hey, again, faithful review readers!…read more So, today, we are dining at Alamo Steak House here in Mattoon, IL. We live in a small town area and this is definitely a local favorite for many in the area, us included. This is to say that the experience, the food and drink is consistently very well done. As we pulled up, the parking lot was JAMMED! It was so crowded there was only about two spots available. Wifey told me to check the wait time. So, we went in. No wait!!! It appears that everyone drove separately. The hostess was very pleasant. We had her switch our table because we like the tables vs. the booth. Today we sat in the upstairs balcony. We've sat here once before a few years ago. Pleasant. More cozy than the common dining room. Our server was very prompt, and since we come here enough, we knew what we wanted. I got the smothered chicken with a sidecar porkchop (just because I can). Sides of House Salad and Onion Rings. Wifey ordered the distiller, baked potato and a salad. For the first time ever, the dinner rolls at the table were actually overdone. It's usually crisp outside and soft inside, but this was actually way too hard. Wifey likes things well done and she said this is just not edible. This could have been easily remedied, but we did not want more so we left it be. But this was the first time this has ever been an issue in 13 years. Salads came out first. I had ordered a house salad with blue cheese but got a Caesar salad. Lots of Parmesan, good presentation. I decided I was meant to have a Caesar salad and was glad this mix up occurred. Wifey had a house salad and it was good, but she was eyeing up my Caesar with those thieving eyes! So we will call it a happy accident! Shlafly's makes a competent stout, a little hoppier than you'd expect from a stout, a little spritzier than you're used to in a stout, but I knew this going in. It's a solid brew, but not creamy like most stouts. Wifey's raspberry margarita was, good, according to her, but a little sweet. She squeezed in some lemon and lime and that helped add more tart which pleased her. She does not usually get non citrus based Margaritas, so she chalked it up to that. Again, the drink was still good, just not her favorite. A little long in the main course delivery, but, wifey had a medium well steak and that takes some time. However, it seems to be taking much longer than expected... The food DID show up, just before it became a seriously long wait. My food: Most things were not quite hot enough. All the flavors were great, but, it feels like the food was under a heat lamp that didn't work for too long, or maybe not under it for too long of a time.. At a steakhouse as "high quality" as this one, I expected better. Since our server was uber busy, we didn't voice our complaint. He was truly running hard up and down the stairs so we have no complaints with his service. But we are both disappointed that it was very not hot. And we were hungry, and the flavors were good, so we chose to eat it as is. Wifey said all the flavors of her steak and potato were on point but admittedly the not hot part took its toll on the overall. We are sad to report all of these very unusual mishaps but we really still swear by the place for the great food and for the many, many experiences that were consistently on point. We also know if we would have complained or asked it would have been fixed no holds barred. But it was pretty busy and we did not want to wait. So if one experience out of maybe 50 was a bit sub par, we are still going to consider it a winner and well worth looking past. It just seems everything happened at once. So hopefully we are all good for another 50 visits!

I live in Mattoon and always see a full parking lot. I decided to give it a try since haven't eaten…read morehere in a while. My mistake. I ordered the beer battered cod and my partner the plank salmon. We waited a reasonable time to a bit long for the entrees to be served. The server did come to the table a couple times to tell us it would be out soon. When the food was served the waitress said she would be back to check on our dinner. I looked across the table and from there could see the salmon was way overcooked. My partner took a couple bites and agreed the salmon was overcooked and quite dry. I tried piece one of two of the cod and found it was a bit greasy with an over abundance of breading but tasted OK. When the server came to check on the food my partner told her the salmon was overcooked. She replied "sorry, I'll tell them" and left. We expected someone to come to the table and offer a redo or substitution but *surprise* no one and nothing happened. I thought my dinner was going to be OK until I tried the second piece of fish. It was tough and rubbery. The server finally came back to the table and asked if we wanted dessert without mentioning anything about the overcooked salmon. By this time we were so disappointed with the experience we didn't want to take a chance on a bad a dessert. In closing let me just make a couple points: 1) when food and service are good I willingly pay a good price for it 2) when food and service are not good I expect for the establishment to make it right by replacing the food or discounting the price - Neither happened! In this instance it was a $60 lesson. Needlessly to say I will not go back!

5-10 mins from I57. Make the drive. Please skip the chains…read more So it's a 5... not because it's fancy. Not because it has 100in TVs or because of fancy, hip burgers. It's a 5 because it's what a bar and grill should be. Or used to be back in the day. Meaning before 1990. Popcorn machine with various seasonings to choose. Pool table. Good size table and booth area. Plus huge bar with comfy seats and angled elbow rests. Now.. they have various good size TVs on the wall and what is fun is basically 13-19" TVs above the bar. But this is a place you go to hang out and talk with friends not be glued to a TV. Ok the food. Tried the wings since on Wednesday they are 75 cents. Which is a DEAL!! They also have $2 domestic cans. I mean.. that's crazy! And appreciated in this day and age. (Oh and all drafts come in frosted 12oz mugs.) The wings.. tried garlic parm. Little heavy on the parm. Could use a little more butter/garlic. But solid!! Then tried the medium buffalo. This is what Buffalo should be! Buttery, salty, hint of vinegar.. just a solid sauce!! Oh and home made ranch. Was good as well. This is one of my new favorite old school tavern.

Have always enjoyed spankys, their wings are the best, and try the tacos, and staff is amazing, and…read moreentertainment in the beer garden. Very clean and always welcoming.

We happened upon this bar on the way back to our hotel from the Ohio State-Illinois game. Yes we're…read morefrom Ohio and this bar is in IL. I am not exaggerating when I say this was the friendliest bar we have ever been to! So welcoming and over the top friendly. We wanted some pizza but all they have is frozen. Not knocking their pizza because it may be super good. But the owners suggested getting pizza from Jocko's and if they wouldn't deliver, one of them would go pick it up for us! What?? These folks are amazing!! If you are ever in Danville, IL, go to O'Briens! You won't regret it!

This bar is all you need. Clean, plenty of friendly staff and locals and a good selection of food…read more Get the wings and a cold draft and you're all set. There are plenty of TVs to watch the game or you can play pool or shuffleboard. Its a neighborhood joint.

Bartenders stay at one end of bar serving and talking with friends only. I sat at east end of bar…read morewith probably 15 other people, maybe more waiting for 20 mun to be served with 2 bartenders working. Both bartenders work one end only where there friends sit. I ran bars for several years and if you have 2 bartenders 1 works one end and the 2nd works the other. Not at rookies, they work where their friends are and ignore alot if other paying customers.

Sorry I can't find where to answer ur question. I don't remember the day, it was my daughter and I…read morethat came to drink and play darts and had pizza. It was on a Thursday during the afternoon. We had the sausage pizza. It was really dry and overcooked. But I still love Rookies just wish the food was better.

Bartender with orange hair is not friendly at all. She was very short with us, answered in one word…read moresentences. Felt very unwanted in the environment.

Great small town bar worth stopping by to check out!…read more FOOD: A step up from normal deep-fried-everything and hockey-puck- hamburgers bar food but doesn't try to get too crazy. They stick to the basics and do them well. The burgers alone make a visit worthwhile. DRINKS: Limited draft beer selection but they have had one or two unique brews on tap (Moose Drool on tap last time I visited-haven't seen that on tap anywhere in a long time!). Anything in a bottle or can will be domestic and in the Bud/Miller families. Full service bar and they poor em stiff! AMBIENCE: Cool feel to the place with lots of exposed brick and the bar itself being a very cool antique looking motif. They have an internet juke box that the patrons keep playing all night long. KID FRIENDLY: Yes. Seen lots and lots of kids eating here with their families but this becomes more of a bar as the night goes on, so beware. OVERALL: Great bar with above average food.

HIGHWAY 40 CLOSES... FOR NOW!…read more Tonight (3/27/14) is the last night for Highway 40 Sports Bar & Grill in West Terre Haute... at least for now. After being the best watering hole in West T for a few years now, the owners have decided to close and focus on their other businesses. Cheers to the customers and staff!