Mac’s On Slade
117 W Slade St, Palatine, IL, 60067
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Address :
117 W Slade St
Palatine, IL, 60067 - Phone (847) 907-9623
- Website https://macsonslade.com
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Opening Hours
- Tue
Specialities
- Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Parking : Street
Bike Parking : Yes
Good for Groups : Yes
Ambience : Casual
Noise Level : Average
Music : Live
Good For Dancing : Yes
Alcohol : Full Bar
Happy Hour : Yes
Best Nights : Thu, Fri, Sat
Coat Check : No
Smoking : Outdoor Area/ Patio Only
Outdoor Seating : Yes
Has TV : Yes
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Kirsten T.
This intimate place is a pleasant surprise! Nice decor and friendly service, we were greeted promptly upon arrival. The waitress told us about the menu and the specials, she was super friendly which was a plus! I ordered the turkey Ruben which was very good and my dining partner ordered the Tina Turner steak sandwich which was excellent. Live music was a plus and very entertaining. I will be back!
(5)Jalan R.
Went to Mac's opening night last Sunday night and had a blast seeing a good acoustic guitar band w/ owner Mac playing electric bass playing well worn but solid Boomer hits from the '60's & '70's. The place was packed with 40+ crowd having a fine time. A great fit in the heart of Palatine. Will try the food menu next time - not many places in town offer walleye so certainly worth trying.
(4)Karl H.
Great local place. Fantastic service good prices..... Will return soon!!!
(4)Sonya S.
Great new addition to Palatine! It took a long time to open, but it was worth the wait. If you are familiar with the area, it is in the old Mint Julep Bistro location - with some significant remodeling. The food is tasty, I have eaten here a number of times, both lunch and dinner. I really enjoy the Chorizo and Black bean flat bread. Great for sharing! All the food I have had has been good. Also important to note is that there are a number of vegetarian options if that is your thing. For a place as small as it is, it is nice to see variety on the menu for my friends who aren't meat eaters. I am a big fan of live music and it is a great new local venue to check out. It is a smaller room so make sure you get there early to get a seat. The bartenders are friendly and the prices are very reasonable. The crowd is not the usual, 20 something, over served bunch that you see at other Palatine hot spots. I will be back for sure!
(5)Bryan O.
Mac's, who'd a thunk it?? A great bar, great staff, and great tunes. A smaller place that did not disappoint. Didn't try the food, but others gave it high marks. Outdoor seating in the summer makes it a destination when it's nicer out. We will be back!
(4)Bob P.
Get rid of the day bartender. Worst bartender I've had in a long time. 2nd guy was good. What the first shift bartender doesn't realize is that his job is a craft. A good guy can draw a lot of customers. He's not happy there anyway. Other than him, great bar, food, music!
(2)Dan S.
My dad has occasionally mentioned Mac's to me a couple times but I kept forgetting to try it out, until yesterday. I came in for lunch with my dad, when I walked in my immediate thought was, "this is it?" When I hear that it's a bar that serves good food & has live music, I picture a much bigger place. Mac's is tiny, has maybe 10 tables, a bar & small stage, the bathrooms aren't even in the main room, you have to go out the side door & down a hallway, interesting. We sat at the bar & looked at the menu, I like how they make them appear as record albums & cut out the center of the records & use them as coasters for the bar. I tried their cheeseburger, which was cooked perfectly & tasted great. Their fries were unseasoned wedges & tasted kind of bland, but a few cranks of the sea salt shaker helped. Overall, Mac's is a nice, mature place to grab a drink or lunch & is close to home
(3)Clay P.
Outstanding food. Surprising find with real food that's restaurant quality in comfortable corner neighborhood bar setting. Had the best chicken strips, best soup, etc. Just five or so beers on tap.
(5)Phillip S.
Best bar food in town. Will keep coming back until I've had the whole menu. Great people, great vibes.
(5)Laura S.
Love the friendly staff, the food and the music. Hope he makes enough money soon to buy the whole building. It's really small. Get there early if you plan on sitting.
(5)Sung Y.
Mac's is only two years old, but has already drawn quite the batch of die-hard regulars--and for good reason. Nowhere else in Palatine offers their special brand of atmosphere, and you'd be surprised to find that this bar has some of the best food in town. What sets Mac's apart is the focus on good music and good food, which draws the best people. Lots of genuinely talented musicians play and drink here. You will hear lots of blues, jazz, good old rock and roll. They also do open mic on Tuesday nights, for any local musicians looking to blow off steam. The menus are old vinyl sleeves and the coasters are 45s. Very charming. The food is exceptional. While the standard wares on the menu are great--you won't find a juicier burger anywhere--the chef actually has a new soup special each week. This week it's potato and leek, last week was beef and barley/vegetable. He has also offered up cream of herb, Caribbean chicken, curried cauliflower, and a deconstructed ratatouille in the past (yum!). All of these have been innovative and unique to Mac's, not to mention delectable. Mac's is the kind of iconic, local setting seen in many great movies and books. This is where I'd bring anybody who had never been around Palatine before. Actually, it's also where I'd bring anyone who'd grown sick of Palatine. I can't stress enough the importance of supporting local businesses--Tap House just opened up across the street, and I would hate to see them run Mac's out of town. Don't let their down-home saloon-lookin woodcut serif sign fool you--Tap House is just another chain and their mac and cheese is watery! Come to Mac's for some real shit.
(5)Tim C.
Great atmosphere and food. Been here several times and continue to be impressed with the service and the food. They get it all done with a very small yet efficient kitchen and the product is very, very good. I would recommend this place to anyone who was thinking of giving it a try.
(4)Jon S.
Really nice place. Great live music, service and food is pretty good, and fairly priced.
(4)Josh N.
Went here with a group of friends on a Friday night and we were all pleasantly surprised. "Wall of Denial" (Stevie Ray Vaughn tribute band) was playing, and contributed to a great experience. The food...everyone loved what they ordered. I had the smothered italian beef which was excellent. I have to knock one star off because the food took a long time to show up, but honestly, it was worth the wait. Met Mac briefly on the way out, and he seems like a really cool guy.
(4)James M.
This is a small space on Slade St. but the music is large. Last Friday we topped off my wife and my date night by listing to great Blues. We have been there many times for lunch and the food was very good and the selection of hot sauces outstanding. The crowds are a bit older then the other bar in Palatine but that is OK since I am a little older. The music is blues and jazz and designed for this age group. As Sonya said, a great addition to Palatine.
(4)He K.
Burgers are really delicious. The place itself... well, not the prettiest one, but friendly.
(3)Todd C.
Looks like a cool place...but the food was so bad (we got take-out), my kids couldn't stop laughing. They'd take a bite, then laugh hysterically as they tried to choke it down. The "soft" pretzel they were using to sword fight each other because it was so hard. Rock solid. Wish I could attach a picture. Can't believe a cook would let them out of the kitchen looking so hard and shriveled. The fries managed to be soggy, and overdone at the same time...hard combo to master. Burgers were not terrible, but if you're dyin' for a downtown Palatine burger, you'd be MUCH happier with one from Brandt's (best burgers anywhere), Tap House Grill, Emmett's, or Durty Nellies. Onion rings were excellent...got to give them props for those. Overall, I'd love to go watch music there...looks like a great, cozy little venue for a beer & some music. But, we couldn't finish our food. I'm off to go get something else now, as we're all still hungry.
(2)Justin U.
We have been to this place many times since my other review. It is my favorite 'go to' place. They have great music and every time I think I've seen an entertainer about as amazing as it's gonna get, Mac comes up with another group that's even better. If you like live music like blues, rock or 60 / 70 / 80 hits, you'll enjoy this place. The music is always changing but the food and drink is consistently great.
(5)Kerri B.
One of my favs. Food is always good, something a little kicked up a notch so it's not your everyday bar food (roasted garlic spread on burger bun, sauce under mushroom caps made with sherry). Price range comparable to anything else like in in the DT Palatine area, so no probs there. And I just love the hometown feel of the place. Comfy as a restaurant, but clearly a bar when you're in that mood. Listening to music doesn't feel like you're in an impersonal warehouse-kinda place or grungy. I almost hate to endorse Mac's and have it get too crowded for MY own good!
(5)Donna B.
Very nice environment. Food was ok service could have been better. The manager was very welcoming although.
(3)Amy G.
A hidden gem in downtown Palatine and a must stop in for cocktails, food or both. Fantastic bands can be seen here with a mixed crowd of all ages. You must check this place out you will not be disappointed.
(5)Benjamin B.
Haven't had a chance to swing by in the evenings but enjoy stopping by here for lunch. Good food and atmosphere make it go top place for lunch when I'min the area for lunch. Gobbler is my go-to but have had just appetizers with friends and a couple burgers. Everything is good and the beer is always cold.
(4)MáirÃn G.
Love this place! The food is so tasty and the live music is so much fun. Highly recommend for a casual night out. Also, the seasonal beer selection is great.
(4)Joe F.
I organized a Pubcrawl to come through Mac's as well as all the other bars in Palatine. I was expecting a high turnout due to the 250 people I had confirmed attending, but for whatever reason, only about 15 people actually showed up. They decided to have an extra bartender to handle the possibility of us having a high turnout, but when they saw how small our group was, the guy in charge came up to me with a lot of hostility and told me and my group to never set foot back in the bar again. A month prior, this guy had given me Mac's number to talk to him and let him know about the pubcrawl. When I spoke to Mac and was explaining the event, he cut me off right away and said he's busy and just hung up the phone on me. I went back to the bar to speak to the same guy about the event since Mac was too busy and unprofessional and explained to him that I was expecting at about 80 people to attend and as many as 200 if all goes well, and this guy apparently relayed the message to Mac that 200 were attending for sure. He never attempted to contact me in the month prior to the event to get a final head count or to let me know that he was planning on overstaffing just in case, which I would have advised against since I was splitting people up into small groups to not burden the bars with a huge rush of people. He never even displayed the flyers I gave him to help us get a better turnout. I looked at my group in confusion over this guy's unprofessional attitude so I attempted to talk to him to clear things up. I told him that I originally just gave an estimate on what I expected, and that I can't control the outcome of my advertising with how many people actually attend. It was still early in the afternoon so I told him that I was expecting more people to show up as the night went on and that those people would eventually stop by the bar to have a drink as part of the pubcrawl. He began dropping f bombs and yelling at me telling me to not bother bringing another person and to leave the bar immediately with my group after being there for less than 5 minutes without anyone finishing their drinks and without refunds. Had I stayed another second in that bar, i'm pretty sure he would have attacked me since he had his fists clenched and it looked like he would snap at any second with his face turning blood red. Instead of him making the best of the situation and allowing us to order a few more drinks and have more people attend throughout the day, he decided to ban everyone in my group who had done nothing wrong. He called me out in front of my group and said this was all my fault and began insulting me while we were leaving. I was already let down to begin with after seeing a low turnout for an event I was doing without profiting and just for fun. After that experience, I can assure you that everyone in my group will let every person we know to never step foot in that bar ever again. I have never witnessed anything that unprofessional and infuriating in my life.
(1)Carol G.
This place is awesome. The bartender is the human version of grumpy cat. But he'll give you candy if you throw ice at him, so it's a win-win situation.
(5)Joe J.
Great place to grab a beer and listen to some live rock or blues. Mac is a cool guy. Very friendly. It's a bit of an older crowd but everyone is cool.
(4)Tracy T.
Superb menu and tasty food on every aspect! The burger is AMAZING and the hummus is outta this world :-). Plus great atmosphere and music.... Good crowd and perfect location (lots of parking too).
(5)Joseph L.
I've been here 4 times. The food is above average and their prices are reasonable. It's a good place to dine in or grab a beer. It draws more of an older crowd which is it's only drawback. I felt a little out of place because of that. But overall, I'd recommend it.
(4)Rob G.
Palatine needed a place like this. Live music all the time, a much more chill atmosphere, and a few decent brews on tap (I usually see at least a couple Revolution taps). I've heard great things about the food, but have yet to partake in that. A lot of Palatine bars are patronized by "bros" and dudes wearing obscene amounts of Affliction, it's great to have a laid back place to hear some quality music (not just cover bands).
(4)Michael D.
So far so good....Food looks great and they have live music on weekends!!!
(4)Steve C.
What a gem!!! Drinks a perfect, Music is awesome, and no way can you call this bar or pub food! The menu / food is great!!! Will be back for sure!!! you'll tell others for sure!!!
(5)John K.
This is a local gem that consistently serves up great pub food and excellent live music. It's a place for music people: the menus are converted classic LP covers and bands are typically rooted in the blues, folk, jazz and soul. The crowd is lively and I've seen 20-somethings to 60-somethings having a great night here.
(5)Mick B.
Tip: Check out Mac's last Sunday of the month, no-cover, blues jam. Be forewarned- if you aren't there and seated at the very least an hour before the show starts, you will most likely be standing. Sunday draws some of the very BEST blues men (and women) from the Chicago area. You never know who will be on the stage next, but it's likely that it will be a memorable performance. On a typical Sunday night- Blues hall of famer J. B. Richie and his all stars kick off the evening with 3-4 hot blues numbers to set the tone and give the "jammers" something to aspire to. In my opinion if you would come and listen to J. B's opening set, that in itself is time well spent. I'm not sure how to take the poor reviews about Mac's food... I have never had a meal even approaching "mediocre" there, so I am confused what they are talking about? It is "adult" fare carefully prepared so I can see how the under 18 palate might reject something that's not a McWhopper or whatever. Mac is the the guy that you see wearing shorts in the middle of the winter- I have enjoyed our few conversations in the past and he's quite a good musician as well as host. Flag him down and chat a bit if he looks like he's not too busy.
(5)Diane K.
Oh my God! Had a roll of a time! Happy Birthday Party! I'm still here, I'm gonna stay till it stops!!!!
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