We arrived during a shift change, and the staff was incredibly accommodating. We were able to choose our own seats and enjoy their daily half‑off appetizers, available from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Most starters are included, with the exception of wings and tenders. Everything we ordered tasted delicious. If you're in downtown Plainfield, stop by and support this local business. read more

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The food was delicious and the service was amazing! Our server, Steph was so friendly and attentive and she made our dining experience so nice! Will definitely be back! read more

I had the Al pastor tacos here, they were super tasty. I would get them again. They come with chips and salsa but I appreciate that they let you order a small side of queso if you want. That made it the perfect meal for me! To drink I enjoyed their strawberry mule which was made perfectly. I also had a sip of my friend's frozen lavender lemonade. It was delicious and surprisingly not overly sweet or syrupy. My son enjoyed his cheese pizza kids meal which was a great size for many ages. We had tons of leftovers since he is only 4. I will definitely be back! read more

Uptown - Bars Near Me - Plainfield, Illinois

Stephanie is AMAZING! She's the best bartender in downtown Plainfield by far ! Great service, drinks & food!!

Friends and I were looking for places to eat and decided to stop by this place. The first thing we noticed when walking in was the smell. It was an unpleasant smell, almost like dirty socks. We looked past it and self seated. After the waiter gave us our drinks she asked if we were ready to order to which we replied that we needed a little bit more time. We ended up waiting around 25 minutes with the server NEVER coming back to our table, and so much time had passed that we didn't even remember what she looked like. We ended up just leaving, tried paying for the lemonade my friend ordered when I finally found the server and she told us not to worry about it. read more

If you wish to be publicly reprimanded and sworn at by a teenage busboy, then by all means--this is the place for you. From the moment we walked in, the atmosphere screamed disorganization and indifference. What I didn't expect was for that indifference to escalate into outright hostility. During what should have been a casual, enjoyable dinner with friends, our group made the seemingly outrageous mistake of adjusting two small tables so we could actually sit together. What followed was nothing short of bizarre: a teenage busboy stormed over and in an extremely unprofessional manner told us "these tables are expensive as s***" with complete ignorance. With an unhinged tirade from someone who appeared to be barely old enough to vote. Management? Nowhere to be found--both literally and in terms of accountability. If your idea of "hospitality" involves being berated by an adolescent who's clearly never been trained--or even mildly supervised--this might just be your new favorite spot. For everyone else: avoid at all costs. read more

Good drinks. Good service. Good food. And. SINGO! Very fun. Outdoor seating also available.

So if you want a burger at this place it's like buying a car the base price is 15 for the meat and the bud but if you want cheese or fries it's all extra where do they get off like they don't make enough on selling the alcohol . read more

Food and drinks are very good! Will definitely be back! It was our first time trying the burger and tots! We also enjoyed the nacho appetizer. read more

Free popcorn was out of the cardboard bowls....but that wasn't a big deal. Neither was the strange guy that wouldn't go away. But the larger bartender with blond hair did something so shady that I don't want to write it...really don't want her fired. But I'm not going back. read more

I remember saying that Uptown was not my favorite after going there many years ago. Fast forward to now and I have to say that it is growing on me. I've been there for a late night snack, for lunch and for after dinner drinks all in one month. Each time I've been very satisfied. Service is good, food has been yummy and the ambiance is fun. I was there during a Bears game and the place was packed. They even had a complimentary hot dog bar for the game. When I was there on a Saturday night they had a band that was playing all sorts of music and it was fun to listen to. I have a new favorite in downtown Plainfield. read more

My son and myself went out for a kinda early dinner around 445 on a Wednesday. They were extremely poor staffed at that time. She told me she was the only one with maybe like 5 tables inside and multiple outside. Very obvious that it was too much for one server. She was great but there is only so much one person can do. Service was slow. But we also know the food is great here. But since it took us so long to be able to order we stayed for just an appetizer and went a few doors down to another place for dinner. Now let me be clear.. the server was running her butt off. The problem was definitely not her. The problem was the staffing and lack of help. If you see that your only server has way too many tables.. management should be stepping in and help refilling drinks or helping in other ways. Unfortunately this Young lady seemed to be left on her own. read more

Highly recommend Uptown! Our server Hope made our visit memorable. We will be coming back and requesting her if she is there! She was so sweet and attentive. All of our food came out as ordered. Everything was delicious for your standard bar food. Hope recommended some drinks for us, The peach ring sour and Hot To Go both were outstanding. Overall, great service, good food and delicious drinks! read more

Cuban-bland Greek salad-not much like any I ever had-bland Chicken wrap-bland Burger-excellent read more

My husband and I spent NYE evening at Uptown and we had a blast! Great food and drinks, friendly service, fun music, and they added a complimentary Photo Booth. Uptown is conveniently located in downtown Plainfield, and it's one of those easy, familiar places for a quick bite to eat or for meeting up with local friends. I highly recommend! read more

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We walked in looking for a nightcap, and were rudely intercepted by a young man who scolded us for putting 2 tables together outside. He very unprofessionally said, "Those tables are expensive as s**t, and proceeded to tell a server inside. She came outside and the service was equally unprofessional. Thank you Moe Joe's for treating us 40-50 year olds right at 8 pm on a Thursday night! read more

I lost my wallet there (pretty sure it was in Uptown). Had to reorder my ID, and all the cards.

I dig this place. Food is surprisingly very good for a bar! Drinks are reasonably priced and they have live bands (versus the dead ones) every week. My band recently played there, and from our perspective, the stage area is incredibly small. So small in fact that I've considered redesigning the layout of the restaurant on a drink napkin nearly every time I've been there. It does make it challenging to play there though - hard to hear what you're playing from up there. Other than that, it's great! And we will be back again and again. Hopefully they can make some minor changes that might improve the stage and live music experience! read more

Uptown - Fish tacos.. they're good. Get 'em. - Bars Near Me - Plainfield, Illinois

Good menu selection Food prepared very good ! Fast friendly service Checking back many times Good seating inside and outside Good music selections Many TV's good verity of programs and sports. Highly recommended !! read more

Came here to try some cocktails & sit on their outdoor patio on a nice day. The patio is right by the street so it is a little busy but I really didn't mind. Our server was so sweet and attentive! So that was great. I really wanted to try out some of their cocktails so I ordered a few: Pink lady, Crop top, the naughty Paloma. My least favorite was the crop top. It was cute because they mix it with edible glitter but the flavors just tasted off and oddly sweet in an artificial way. However the naughty Paloma was DELICIOUS. Pink lady was just okay. My husband and I ordered the shrimp Tampico & the firecracker cauliflower. Both were alright. The shrimp dish was very salty and while the cauliflower was super crispy, the sauce was way too sweet and didn't have much heat. Didn't really live up to the "firecracker" name. They did have happy hour all day though with half price appetizers which was nice! It's a good place to meet up with friends but the food won't blow you away. read more

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After going up to the bar for a drink I was told by the blonde bartender that I will not be "served" because I have a waiter.

Stopped by here for lunch with an old friend. They open at 11am which is perfect. I got the I Love Greenie Salad...sooo good (the pickled red onion was my favorite part), and my friend got the Spicy Mushroom & Gorgonzola flatbread. Happy to report, she said the Spicy Mushroom wasn't all that spicy. Just red pepper flakes. Comfortable pub atmosphere. I will definately be back. read more

Delicious food and excellent service from our waitress. I wish I got her name so I can put her name on here. She was amazing! We came here on a Friday afternoon around 1:30. Not too busy at this time. The place has an industrial rustic type of vibe. My sister and I ordered the spring Maui drink. Very tasty and refreshing. Originally my sister had ordered an old fashioned from the specialty cocktail menu. My sister didn't like it and we asked our waitress to take it back but she can leave it on our bill. She very nicely said to not worry about it and will be removing it. For food, we started off with the firecracker cauliflower wings and nachos. Both were sooooo yummy! Both of these are a MUST! For entrees we ordered, a panini, pizza, and cauliflower tacos. Everything was really tasty! Definitely returning! read more

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Very friendly servers. Their Mediterranean Chicken Panini tasted great. Nice location to dine in and enjoy DT Plainfield during the summer! read more

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Went there last night for some after dinner drinks. We had a group of 9 ladies. Wanted to sit outside so we could talk since there was a band inside. So we grabbed two small tables out front and pushed them together. Well holy shit.... You would have thought we just started to perform a human sacrifice out front of that joint. Within seconds we had a kid coming outta that place yelling about "this shit is expensive and we don't push tables together here".... First of all Tanner respect your elders cause I'm old enough to be your mom.... Second of all I hear ya loud and clear cause you're crying like my 8 year old... Point being, it's not the message that was the issue it was the delivery that was hot garbage! Then you have the waitress chime in with how "this is ridiculous ".... What's ridiculous is the fact that you had a not so busy establishment and you just turned away a table full of feral old ladies that have all worked in the industry, drink like fish, and tip incredibly well. So if you wanna get scolded for doing something incredibly common like pushing tables together then this is the place for you. If you wanna have a nice attentive server who hustles and keeps a smile on their face while doing it, go next door to Moe Joes! read more

Yikes. Good to see that the clientele hasn't changed since its renovation. As we were walking in, a young couple was walking out. I held the door for them, they didn't say thank you, so I said out loud "you're welcome" The place is hopping! As we walked in there a couple seated at the bar making out, like they were in 6th grade. His tongue was literally down her throat. Get a room you two. Stood at the bar for a while until we got noticed. Ordered some drinks and luckily a couple left, so we were able to sit at the bar. The bar was insanely loud, but the music was louder which we were ok with. It's your typical trash bar. A stable in downtown Plainfield. But, these ppl need some damn manners. read more

Food is amazing! It's our favorite place downtown Plainfield. The live music on Friday (10/18) was fantastic. Back again today and was very pleased! Definitely recommend! The pastor tacos are the best! Service was amazing they were able to accommodate very well of our large group read more

Took my grandfather here for lunch. Food was good. Service was decent. We sat outside and it was nice. Definitely stop by and grab a panini! My children loved the fries. I was there for the tots. read more

I've been here multiple times, for multiple different occasions, even including carry-out - so I have quite the experience with Uptown! As a bar, I absolutely love the back room area. I've enjoyed drinks with a small table before, and I've also reserved the entire backroom with a dedicated server (no fee!) - both times, it was a great option to get away from the crowd/noise and still be out and about enjoying a drink. As a restaurant, the food here is pretty solid. The I Dream of Greenie salad is out of this world - dressing is so so good! A few of the carry-out orders have needed reheating or some doctoring up, but this should be no surprise, as we expect this with most food. During the day on a weekend, it's also a great option to bring the kiddos as well. The kids menu has some great choices, and the pizza is super good! read more

So disappointed in the service. We were sat outside, not busy AT ALL, we were ignored for over 15 minutes. Tried to flag a waitress down... still ignored. They sat another party down and was helped instantly. We left. We used to love uptown. The last time we were there the food was gross and not worth the money. I really hope it improves. read more

07/17/2024 I will start by saying that we truly weren't aware of an industry common practice. I had to do some research and found it to be true. I can say that I learned something new. On to the review, my buddy asked about the specials. One of the specials was mix drinks for $5. He asked if he could have it with no ice or soda, just the liquor. The server said "Sure, no problem". (I've learned that this translates to "Neat") He proceeded to order 5 of these throughout the evening. When his bill came, he was surprised to see a quantity of 10. He thought this was a mistake and respectively brought this to the servers' attention. She began to explain to us the common industry practice of when a drink is ordered without ice or soda, it is treated as a "Neat" which is a 2 oz pour, which is considered a double, so he was charged $10 per drink. Now we have been coming here for the last 3 years, he has been coming here longer than I have with his family. Now whether it was dumb luck, lack of knowledge servers, or servers taking care of us, we have never been charged double for a special in all of the times we have gone here. This truly was the first time this happen. By this time the server has spoken with the bartender who I can visibly see getting annoyed. She proceeds over to the manager who is at table with others drinking, to explain the situation. Once done, the bartender walks over to our table with a chip on her shoulder (basically in defense mode) with what seem to be a rehearsed statement. She had no interest in hearing what we had to say. She was "matter of fact" in her statement to us. I tried to be reasonable, and I acknowledged what she was echoing from the server. But she didn't care about what I had to say. She had made up her mind to stand her ground. At this point the manager walked over to being explaining the same explanation that the server and bartender had already given. Now my buddy was visibly upset but in no way did he ever get load or rude with any of the employees. He was simply trying to explain that he has been a customer of their establishment for a long time and has never been charge for a double on a special, this truly was the first time. (I will add this, there were 4 of us all together, all over 35 years of age and none of us had ever heard of the industry standard when it came to ordering a "Neat" drink. This was something that we all learned yesterday.) The manager never came over with any intent to de-escalate the situation, instead she came with gloves on ready for a fight (So sad). At one point I tried to speak with her and acknowledged that I understood what ALL had explained. However, she didn't want to listen to me when I tried to explain our side of the story. It was as if she thought he was trying to pull a fast one (which he wasn't), he was genuinely caught of guard by something we all had no knowledge of. To add insult to the situation, a person that I can only assume is a good friend of hers (the manager) that was sitting at the table with her, had gotten up and walk past our table to go behind the bar and speak with the bartender about our situation. She then came out behind the bar and past our table to tell our server who my buddy was apologizing to as well as letting her know that she did nothing wrong, made a statement of "Don't apologize to them for shit, he drank it, he has to pay for it". This was uncalled for, she had nothing to do with the situation and you only have one side of the story....oh and you're a customer like us so why would you make a comment. (Just completely disrespectful) In the end, with malice and reluctant, the manager gave my buddy a $12 credit and we left. This was never about the money but more about the principle and lack of understanding and compassion to the situation. To see a manager conduct herself as she did to a long-time customer who was genuinely trying to understand the situation and explain his confusion, basically say in so many words, "Your full of shit if you didn't know the industry standard for ordering a neat drink. Here's $12, now get out" is pretty sad. To lose customers over $25 because of a misunderstanding on our part that we acknowledge is disappointing. Hopefully this will help them and her in the future when dealing with a customer, to look at the bigger picture. read more

So crowded and too loud to carry on a conversation. The staff was friendly but the food was not. I ordered the BCR it was cold and soggy and served alone for $11.99 read more

Great food & customer service! We enjoyed dinner on Jeep cruise night. Their grilled chicken & quinoa was perfectly seasoned, the kid's hot dog w/ mandarins, kid's pizza, & burger were enjoyed by everyone read more

A local bar, it is loud inside when busy There is a menu that will suit most tastes. On my visit on a Saturday it was very busy but the staff did well keeping up with food and drinks for the customers, limited on street parking but public parking is available on the lot behind the public library about a block away. Some outdoor seating on the sidewalk infront is available Live music on weekends Its an honest bar that doesn't pretend to be anything fancier than it is. read more

Where else can you go to get $1 PBR's? We actually stopped by here while waiting for a table next door since their bar area was crowded. Other drink specials on that fine Tuesday night included: $2 Domestic Bottles $3 Margaritas $5.50 Hurricanes They also had food specials - $5.99 Tacos and $8.99 Philly Steak Sandwich The place was kinda empty, but kinda full. The bar area was full of patrons watching the hockey game on the TV's. The dining area was more empty with a few people having a dinner. There's a projector in the dining area that was showing the Blackhawks game on the wall. The waitress was friendly and fast with our drink orders. Not a bad place to hand out and certainly a good place to wait for a table. read more

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Greek freak salad here is the best salad in all of Plainfield! Love this place! Every single time it is great and everything is always very fresh read more

This is the worst Philly steak In The world.irdered 2 of them and they are worse than spam on a bun. Only $45.00 with 2 bottles of Miller light and a tip. Save your money and pony up another 20 bucks at Capri for real food please read more

Surprised there are so many negative reviews. We ordered takeout and picked up curbside. Service was fast and friendly! Food was delicious! read more

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Today I was lucky enough to catch Gruben's Uptown Tap's famous bingo night! Although the process of marking a complete "C" shape was tedious and somewhat elongated, I nearly got "Bingo!" a few specific times! The chicken strips were on par with that of TGI Friday's, however I didn't understand the difference between the "Homestyle" fries and standard fries I've found in other establishments. They were good, don't get me wrong, its just they lacked that certain "zing" that for me characterizes that "Homestyle" approach they were shooting for. Overall, I'd recommend this place for some quick grub 'n games on a wednesday! read more

Uptown - Bars Near Me - Plainfield, Illinois

Great atmosphere. I've been a few times now, pizza was very good and so was the burger and fries were excellent!