Nice big space to watch sports and lots of TVs. Sometimes they even have a buffet-type thing which is fun. The beer list is also really large. Every time I come here, though, the service takes forever. They definitely need more waitresses.
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Nick B.
This was near my old job site so after a long hard week coworkers and i would gather to have a few drinks together. The rotating selcetion was nice. They sometimes get draft beers that is hard to get other places. However the service can be hit or miss. Also there wings were so so. This is speaking on from coming here over 10+ times while i worked in the area. Not a bad bar for meeting with co workeres or friends. It just isnt a place to go for a after work dinner etc.
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Neal M.
Had an hour to waste waiting for a friend so I stopped in here to watch part of the hawks game last night. My visit was short so that's how I will keep my review. Beer selection was great, Kristi my waitress was AWESOME, and the Hot wings I had were meaty, hot and spicy just like I like them.. No complaints here, I was here several times years ago and I have to say this was a big improvement from what I remember. Service, food and attitude all around were improved, Thank you! Keep up the good work, I'll be back.
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Fadi S.
Food was a basic average menu nothing exciting. the cocktail menu was pretty boring too. I see it as a place just to hang out with friends if you happen to be in the area. sit at the bar though your more likely to get your order quicker there.
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Adam D.
My initial score for Shoeless Joes was written in hast and aggravation. Although our visit was not the best and in my opinion does warrant a one start rating, the interaction I had with Joseph M. helped me appreciate the business as a unit, instead of our one unfortunate night. First let me highlight, per my request and the understanding of Joseph, I am not benefiting from re-writing my post or changing my score. Although I was offered a free lunch for reaching out to him to provide further information based on our visit (which I respectfully declined). That being said. Through our conversation Joseph was able to review the night, get a real handle of what happened, apologized for the irritation and lack of good service, and will use my experience to better train his staff. It is my opinion that It takes a genuine person to want to make things better, even if, in this situation, it's for his own benefit. Him reaching out proved he cared, and I'm a man of integrity. An apology goes a long way. (Original Post) (....*) "Terrible service. You'll wait for thirty mins for drink and almost an hour for appraisers. It wasn't very busy... Our party was so confused as to why it took so long I personally won't be coming back" Personal Note to Yelpers: To the yelpers of the world. If you complain, and they follow up with you... respect the situation and help them understand what went wrong... complaining doesn't help anyone unless it can be used to make change.
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Jason F.
Avoid if you have a party of 6 or more. Multiple people in our party had to order the same drink 3 times before our waitress brought it to us. We ordered 12 boneless wings and 6 bone in with 3 different sauces. She brought us the wrong bone in/wingless with the wrong sauces. My brother sent his meal back twice because it wasn't made right. Terrible experience, won't be back. Food was just ok.
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Shawn B.
This bar has been here for a really long time, as far as sports bars in the area go, anyway. I remember coming here several times over the years. This visit I stopped by between a wedding and a reception. It was fine. The service was good. I ordered veggie quesadilla, which arrived in a timely manner. It was OK. Perhaps it could have been slightly crisper and have a little less cheese. It's not a bad bar and it certainly does have a good location catching business from the Allstate Arena and nearby banquet halls. I would go back, if I was in the area.
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Bob D.
Walking distance from the hotel. Cheap. Average service. Wait staff was , um , homely , possibly depressing. I mean I'm not looking for scores girls here but borderline Tanya Harding here. At least they were quick to serve , well , not really. They did put the cardinal game on and the beers were plentiful and tasty. But even after 4 beers the staff was not attractive . The food was good. 4 stars there.
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Alex A.
Giant bar/restaurant with scantily clad bar and service staff in sports attire serving endless beers, a giant menu of tasty and well-priced offerings..equals: "what's not to like?" When near O'Hare and you want to sit at a bar or table and get some good inexpensive grub, do give Shoeless Joe's a try. I'm not a sports guy and it is a sports-themed spot replete with giant TVs blaring whatever sporting event of the minute. But look past that (primarily at the ultra short and tight shorts of your friendly bartender) and grab one of what must be 50+ beers, many on special on a given day, and be contented. Then order a burger, buf chix sammich, tater tots, French onion soup, meatloaf dinner, I mean, they have er'thing! And most all of it is competent and tasty and probably also a big-ayeuss portion. Haven't been here late night or on a weekend recently but remember from years ago that it can get "bro-y" and testosterone-laced. Bump that, come at 7!
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Danielle S.
I came to Shoeless Joe's to grab a bite to eat and a drink with friends before a Wolves game. It is your typical sports bar with lots of TVs, plenty of seating, and bar food. Bar food is bar food. You can't expect much from it. I was disappointed with the burger I got, but I wasn't surprised. It was dry, thin, and overall just didn't taste great. However...their beer selection is great. I have been on a hunt for Three Floyds Zombie Dust for months, and they had it!! I couldn't believe it. They have a good variety of beers on draft or bottled, and they were not very expensive. That won me over. Our server was nice and over did a good job. There were always people coming over to clear the table and make sure we didn't need anything else. If the food was a little better, I would say this is a 4 star place.
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Greg A.
This place is incredible. I'd been there in the past and had some amazing dinners, and the staff was always incredible. As their karaoke company of choice, I get to eye-witness how they run things and I have to tell you, the girls go above and beyond to make sure that you have a great time, their beer selection is second to none, and I watch as the people are eating, or having a drink with friends, and I very very rarely see anything other than smiling faces. I'd be here and eat here 7 nights a week if I could. My kids love the wings and the burgers...I love the sausage and peppers.
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Kristin M.
I came here with my boyfriend to get dinner and a few drinks before going to the Eric Church concert at the Allstate Arena. I thought the outside was a little sketchy looking but once we got in it was a typical bar. I called ahead of time to make sure we got a table but they weren't taking reservations because of the concert. Luckily we were seated right away. I ordered a cheeseburger with onion rings and my boyfriend had wings with fries. We both got fat tire beers which were on special. I want to say our bill came out to about $30 which I didn't think was bad. The food was good but kind of greasy but then again, bar food is usually greasy. Can't complain about service our waitress was nice and attentive. If you're staying and the Holiday Inn I'd say to stop by.
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Amanda S.
This place is perfect to meet up pre-Allstate Arena since it's basically across the street. I came here on a Friday night before a Wolves game (don't judge) to meet my sister and her bf for a drink before heading to the game. We easily found parking, which was surprising since the place was busy. Our server was pretty attentive despite being busy, and from the looks of things, management had the joint well staffed. My sister and her bf ate, and stated the food was okay but nothing phenomenal. I had a few drinks, which were good and well poured. As other reviewers mentioned, there was a large selection of craft brews but that's not really my thing. Overall, decent, unimpressive but I'd return to meet up for a drink pre concert/sporting event to get a little loose prior to paying $12+ a drink at Allstate.
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CriticAl R.
I sat at the bar. I don't know what the bartender girls name was but she was very friendly and attentive. Seem to keep fairly busy getting around to all her customers. I had a half rack of ribs and a side of tater tots. The ribs weren't bad but the tater tots seem to take on some other flavors that might've been in the deep fryer. This is a great place to watch a hockey game or whatever sport you like. I'm from out of town and staying at a local hotel and it's great when check in later and still have a place that you can grab some food. I believe they're open till midnight or 1 o'clock. I would easily come back here again and try more food and enjoy my time.
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Alisha O.
I ended up in this area via a delayed flight and missing the last connection...not exactly a tourist destination so this place was pleasant surprise! Great setup with tons of tvs, great beer list, very nice service, and totally decent food. If you are in this area, I think this is your best bet. If this was near me, I'd totally stop in for beers and watching games. If beers, bar food, and tv's galore is what you want, this is your spot!
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J. Chuck K.
Shoeless Joe's is a hidden gem for sports fans craft beer enthusiasts alike. It doesn't look like much from the corner of Higgins and Mannheim, but walk inside and you'll find yourself entering a room that would make a Best Buy TV installer wet his pants. The TVs are everywhere and the tables are laid out perfectly for maximum viewing. My evening started at the bar, as I was waiting for a friend to arrive, and found the bartenders to be on top of everything. We eventually moved to a table and the service took a bit of a dive. Every time we ordered a beer that wasn't Miller lite, she asked twice what the name was and gave off a really confused expression. You can pass on the wings, because the term "jumbo" is being generously used here. The cheesy beef was delicious and huge, but I guess it had to be because the portion of french fries is minimal. The beer menu on their site doesn't reflect what you see in person, even though it shows it was updated that same day on beermenus.com . But hey, sometimes it's fun to play "what do you have" during commercials of your favorite game. It's probably one of the best places in the area to watch sports, but manage your expectations when it comes to the food.
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Richard K.
My guest and I split a large pizza, it was no better than Pizza Hut of any other chain pie. Sandwiches looked better but the fact they served such lousy pizza turns me off to a second try. The beer selection is excellent but that is offset by ripoff prices. Bar tender was nice enough. It was Sunday and the place was pretty empty. I should have read the reviews before going here, alas my dinner-mate said it was really really good. I revised my review since part of it was not really respectful to the staff. That said, I'm still not sure what Shoeless Joes sells. It is certainly not pizza worth eating. It is not New York style or Chicago style, it's the kind of pizza most of the country had to put up with until the pizza revolution occurred a few decades ago. No restaurant should have anything substandard on the menu! Pretty simple concept, the staff tells the pizza is great and in fact it is way below average. Why would you go back for a burgher? The mix of 1 and 5 star reviews paints a portrait of inconsistency at best.
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Phaedra W.
This is another family favorite. I know my husband, who works in the Rosemont area, is a huge fan of their happy hour specials. Wednesday they have $3 drafts - a wonderful way to try some pricier beers. I'm a huge fan of Not Your Father's Rootbeer and they have a pear cider that I enjoy - good picks for me on $3 draft Wednesday. The reason that I give Shoeless Joe's three stars instead of four stars is that their menu is a bit pricey for a family. Last week our family of four spent close to $90 on dinner, so Shoeless is defiantly not a place we can bring the entire family to very often. You can combat this a bit if you watch out for some of their social deals that they have occasionally. I'm a huge fan of their burgers and wings. My son had their alfredo pasta and was quite pleased with how creamy it was. We need to try a few more things on their menu, but the burgers go so well with their vast beer selection, I'm not sure if I'll ever manage to! I have noted that the staff can be hit or miss on friendliness. We have actually left before because the bartender seemed to careless if we ordered or not. Sometimes the floor staff is a bit slow, but Shoeless can get quite busy, especially when there is a concert near by or a major game on, and this place is filled with TVs making it a perfect place to grab a beer and watch the Bears with your friends.
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Charles S.
This is an Un-terrible sports bar. They have a fantastic draft beer selection and a decent food offering. I didn't stay for the food, since the country-pop music was driving me to the point of insanity. If you MUST mix in one of those Blake Paisley or Kenny Keith songs, you should do it sparingly. I could feel my brain cells committing suicide with each sappy, rhymy, cliche that came belching out of the speakers and I KNOW it wasn't because of the beer. My brain cells LOVE BEER! The service I received was friendly and fast. The waitresses were always close by with a refill offer and to see if I was ready to order food. The place has nice setup with lots of TV's, booths and several bar stools. I'd probably give this place another shot. Hopefully, they'll have changed the station by then.
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Robert B.
I will try not to let the fact that work has made me eat here two meals a day, every day, for two weeks, and I am now sick of this place, affect my review. This place is good for what it is. It is a pub/bar and grill. They do good, sometimes greasy bar food (poppers, cheese sticks, wings, etc) and they tend to do it well. Their burgers are awesome, and most of their non-pub food is really good. Where they really shine through though is their steaks. Anytime I ordered the steak (which was a lot, hell work was paying for it!) it was always tender, juicy, and flavorful, and it was always cooked just how I ordered it. If you go, get the steak, and while you're there, treat yourself to the "Hall of Fame Brownie" which is awesome! I took away one star due to some of the food being really greasy, and on some nights the karaoke/special music was way too loud.
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Robert G.
After a long travel day I arrived at O'Hare and I was hungry like a wolf. Therefore my wife and I decided to eat at Shoeless Joe's, because it was right next to our hotel. Normally I am not interested at food challenges, but since it was 10 PM and I had not eaten all day I decided to order the biggest meal on the menu, which is called "Da Big Hurt". I had no expectations of finishing it, I just wanted to eat as much as possible, because I was so hungry that a cup of soup and a few greens in a bowl wouldn't have done the job. When I finally got my burger it looked and smelled amazing. First I cut it in half and ate the first half. After that I cut the second half into two quarters and I ate the first quarter and then the second and to my big surprise I finished the whole thing. This was honestly not only the biggest burger that I ever ate but also one of the best. The ground beef was very flavorful and lean and the bacon was crisp to perfection. I also have to point out that this is one of the best sports-bars that I have ever been. The service was great and depending on which day of the week you go there they also have beer specials. This place is a rare gem in close proximity to a major airport. I fly a lot and usually I want to leave the airport premises as quickly as possible, but in the case of Shoeless Joe's I want to make sure that I will stop by next time I am in Chicago for a meal and a few beers.
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Alex B.
Wow, this place was terrible. Food is several notches below the standard for basic pub food. This is definitely the kind of place where you want to stick to the basics. Burgers, or something fried I'd say. Even still, the food is not good. I'd say this place is a heavy consumer of Sysco pre-made delicacies. Things can only go up from there, right? Well, let's talk decor. It's got your typical arrangement of large screen TVs spread throughout the place, so that's fine. The lighting is downright bad, glaring uncovered spots which make for a bad viewing experience and reduce the ambiance to bad frat party. The pours on the drinks were light, but i should have realized this was a place to stick to beer at when I saw the fine selection of flavored vodkas behind the bar. Clearly they are catering to a different crowd who may have a higher tolerance for meh than I. The waitresses (and they were all waitresses) were cheerful enough, and service was fine. The outfits that are equipped with are......unfortunate. If that's why you are headed here I'd suggest Tilted Kilt as a more palatable alternative.
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Julie N.
I sat at a four-top with my hubby, brother, and brother-in-law. The bar was busy because of a concert at nearby Allstate Arena. Our server Lauren, was friendly and attentive. We started with the Shoeless Combo appetizer. The Mac& Jack bites were outstanding; creamy on the inside with just the right amount of spice. The Fiesta Poppers were also better than most and I am a picky popper eater. Right amount of spice and I loved the use of the red jalapeno instead of the usual green. A new addition to the appetizer combo was the Queso styx. It was like a kicked up mozzarella stick, really delicious. For dinner I had the Wolves cheeseburger topped with cheddar cheese, roasted tomato, and a fried egg. My fried egg was way over cooked. The waitress returned it to the kitchen and within minutes I had a perfectly cooked fried egg on top of a perfectly cooked hamburger to make an awesome burger. My brother had the Reuben Burger and liked it very much (we both got our's on pretzel bun, yum!). My hubby and bother-in-law shared a Four Horsemen specialty pizza (Ita. sausage, pepperoni, and bacon) and loved it. Lets get to the important part, the beer! Great choice of craft beers both in bottles and on draft. This brings me to my only complaint and without this would have brought my review up to five stars. I chose to go to this bar as opposed to others in the area because they offer there extensive draft craft beers on special for $3.00 on Wednesdays (the day we went). We ordered our first round of draft craft beers and were advised by the waitress after she came back from the bar that she was told by the owner that they were not offering $3.00 beers on this particular Wednesday because of the concert at Allstate Arena. There was no update to that change on the website because I check it before we went there. That being said we paid full price and enjoyed the large selection of really good beers. I would definitely go back; especially on Wednesdays with NO concerts!
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Eric M.
Good food, cold beer, good vibe I like the crowd can't complain. A lot of TVs to enjoy the game
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Clint B.
Another great time here! Went on a Sunday for a nice NYF Root Beer Fix! My wife and I ordered a 22oz as we did before! The bartender quickly told us about the Sunday/Wednesday Special! $3/9oz Craft Beers, and the NYF was included! Everything on their list with only 2 exceptions(2 Ultra Premium Crafts)!!! Enjoyed a few Root Beers, also tried some we hadn't had before. We ordered the Coconut Shrimp and Pork Sliders! Delicious! So happy to have a place like this only a few miles from home!
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Julie Y.
Havent been here in a while but me and my friends use to get pretty wild in here. I feel like within the past couple years they have been trying to make it a better place tho. Decent bar food and full bar.
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Ron R.
This place has been here for as long as I can remember, but this is the first time I've stopped there. The atmosphere is sports related and is good for a night out with the family, friends, or simply as a couple. Everything looked clean and the washrooms were clean as well; however, there were no more than five families in there at one given time. I had the 35 oz. Big Hurt Burger (yes I finished and got a free t-shirt) and nearly up-chucked the entire burger with only a few things left on the plate. They were nice enough to give me the prize even though I didn't eat one small chunk of bread. The total weight of the burger with condiments is roughly 4 lbs, so don't take the challenge lightly. Not a bad place
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James R.
Don't even bother stopping. Ordered our food 5:15pm and didn't receive our appetizers, food came arond 6:35pm. People that came in after our group of 5 received there order before us. When receiving bill we had food on ur bill that we never ordered, tried to get over on us for $15. When paying bill our waitress took as long to give us our change back as she did our food. Don't bother stopping there
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Kristi F.
Stayed at the best western next door and didn't feel like driving so I was feelin optimistic about this place despite the reviews. I agree with Christine, since I was a girl, I didn't get the best service. I realize this is a sports bar, but that doesn't mean that a girl can't come here. You called call this place O'hares local Hooters. All the servers are women and wear short shorts. I really like the bar and dining area. The bar area is huge and has a unique look to it. Also, beer selection is the best thing about this place. I got the BBQ pork with the chips, which I was actually surprised how great it was. The slaw was good as well. If you like a good beer selection come here!
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Shawn T.
My buddy and I stopped here on a roadtrip to have something to nibble on. Got some wings... Had a couple of beers and the food and service was Awesome. If we make it back in this area we will visit again... A1..Oh by the way the bartender was awesome... :)
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Hari M.
Good value for money, open until late. Nothing spectacular. Decent bar food and full bar.
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Erica H.
Good food, lots of beer and great environment and service was fast, waitress was attentive and friendly :)
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Daniel M.
not the best place to go to I went there couple times cuz i used to live close and i regret every single one. At first bouncers think that they own that place. i saw a guy yelling at the customer because he didnt wanna take his hood off (plz) Bouncer should know how to talk to plp drank or sober and that was really low night there were bearly 10 plp there waitresses so slow you couldve die waiting for those drinks while they have fun with bouncers owners or whoever they were talking to. Im not gonna say anythink about food cuz i didnt eat it but my friends did and it was not to fresh
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Andrea Z.
We had some time to kill before we needed to drop off a friend at ORD and the Packers were playing so we wanted a sports bar. Trusty Yelp app pointed to Shoeless Joe's and away we went. Location/atmosphere: Awesomely, ridiculously close to O'hare. Easy access to terminals about a mile from this bar. Kind of weird, less than awesome-looking building which it shares with another business. Inside, though is a very well laid-out, nice sports bar. Plenty of TVs, all NFL ticket games were on and you can see all games from pretty much anywhere in the bar. The best score though is the big booths in the main room. There is a flat screen TV on either side of each booth. So you can have a big group watching two different things just for your booth. Sweet! The food we had was above average bar food, wings, sliders, etc. And good beer specials on Sundays (buckets of beers, etc). My only complaint was that there was an incredibly loud, annoying biker group fundraiser going on the entire time we were there. Every 5 minutes, a guy came on the intercom shouting out something about raffle tickets and 50/50, etc. Loud as hell and went on for over an hour. Obviously this was a random happening so I would definitely still recommend this bar. Overall a definite go-to if you've got time to kill before hitting O'Hare. God knows you don't want to sit around in there a second longer than necessary.
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Corey G.
Ridiculous beer prices. 7 bucks for a pint of Stella. About $1.50 - $2.00 higher than every bar around them in Des Plaines. You can get a big Stella at Bar Louis for $7 and that's a corporate owned bar.
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Jim O.
Wonderful sports bar with a great beer list, good specials, and complete menu including salads, entrees, pizza, and sandwiches. Very near O'Hare and better than most of the Rosemont restaurants. Large portions. Mediocre service but wasn't loud at all on a Sunday afternoon.
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Julie O.
Never had a problem here. Place is big enough, and yes, there is free parking. Service is fine. Decor is sports orientated, and yes there are tvs everywhere if you are trying to watch a game. Salad bowls seem small but they are almost never ending. Tons of food in one salad. Prices comparable to the area.
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Alicia K.
Blackhawks road watch! Awesome time. Great food. Decent specials. Great location.
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Pete K.
Bizarrely negative reviews on here - I don't know if you guys know this, but this place is a bar. Shoeless Joe's has a great beer menu, for starters, serving up some of Chicago's finest beer. It's one of the only places in the area that serves Metropolitan beer - get some if you're in the area. The food is always great and comes in huge portions. You get way more than you pay for. There are tons of TVs and it's a great place to watch a game - but watch out - it can get crowded on game nights.
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michael w.
Huge shoeless fan. Do happy hour here quite frequently and do recommend. As for food, most of it is pretty good. My personal faves are the wings and burgers, have not explored much beyond that, but from what I have seen brought out, looks good. They have a wing special during happy hour that is basically half price, 10 for $5. Beer selection is great. They usually have specials on brew and booze as well during happy hour. During the weekends before 5pm, $5 burger specials and $3 tall millers. The burgers and sandwhiches usually go for over $10 so I work the deals. They also rock the Groupon and have a good beer/burger deal on there from time to time. Does well for sports bar, pre/post Allstate concert, or just hanging. Open at 10am, close at 3am. Pool and darts available. If too much libation crash next door at hotel. Train stop is caddy corner across street. One of my staples.
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Chad G.
Ordered take out while staying at a hotel near buy. Ordered the Fried Calamari and it really didn't have taste to it. Maybe that's a good thing because of the lack of sodium. They put a lot of banana peppers in with them - not sure how that works but hey I was hungry. Also ordered the Macho Nachos Rib Eye Steak - didn't really taste that well. Also had sweet potatoe fries and I thought it was decent. I think the bill was in the mid $35 range
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Donald O.
It's not a terrible place. . Fairly large and good for blackhawk games. I'm just not a fan of their food.
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Anthony M.
I think this place is great. I've only had good experiences. I head over there for a drink or two with some co workers when I get off of my shift at enterprise rent a car and its always a good time. Televisions everywhere and the waitresses are awesome. As well as seeing some celebrities there too. Most recently Tom tibodeau head coach for the Chicago bulls
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Nicole S.
I came here to kill some time before picking up family at O'Hare. From the outside I was not impressed, but the inside was huge! Our waitress was fantastic, the food delicious, and they had plenty of screens for me to watch the college football playoffs. I would definitely visit here again if I needed to kill some time before O'Hare - or even if I was just in the area!
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Joshua E.
I totally hate this place. The food is terrible,I mean terrible. The service was mediocre, no the service was bad. I ordered the wings appetizer. When the wings came, it wasn't marinated, it had no spices nothing. Out was just fried and served with bbq sauce. I didn't say anything about it, however the waitress comes over and asks me "how are your wings?". I tell her the truth, the wings suck. She like oh sorry and walks away. I start to think to myself why did you even ask? On top of it all it is expensive food. Blue collar bar.
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Tina V.
This place was packed we we arrived. We were seated right away. Order our food and it was served in about 10 minutes. Would for sure go back.
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Brittany S.
I'm not one to get my panties in a wod over the food to be found at sports bars - - hmm...do I want chicken fingers, nachos or french fries? Big decision. Not that I don't dabble in fries every once in a blue moon. So, when our group of 8 bachelorette party strolled into Shoeless Joe's (attached to a hotel at the airport - another red flag) my expectations for the food were not extremely high. To my surprise, it wasn't the food that would be subpar/on the shitty side - it was the service. The menu actually had quite a few "healthier"/tasty options like loaded chili and artichoke dip. Being the soup phene that I am, I ordered the chili with a "couple" of their $4 vodka special cocktails. I despise vodka, but for $4 I was willing to give it another chance. and another. and another. Marshmallow vodka with coke seems to be the trick for getting me to drink vodka. Despite the decent food and drink specials, it was the service, or lack thereof, that soured our visit. You'd think with a group of girls who are obviously on a mission to drink you'd try to keep 'em flowing. Somehow with an empty restaurant our skimpy referee-clad waitress achieved MIA status for a majority of the entire evening.
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John S.
In town for a couple of days and checked Yelp for a casual place nearby. This place fit the bill. The consummate sports bar. Classic thin crust pizza, Buffalo chicken with Jalapeños. Great heat! Cold drafts and too many TV's to count. Reasonable prices. All in all good food and fun!
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Alexis S.
Met up with friends for dinner before the icehogs v wolves game. We placed our order as soon as we came in. Our waitress, "Ashley" had our table waiting over 45 minutes to an hour for our food, while the other tables within our group got served before our table. Some members of our group came in after us got their food before us. Screwed up the order, gave us someone else's appetizer on the bill. One of our friends had ordered a chopped salad-the chicken was missing. The food was great too bad we didn't have time to eat it we probably won't be returning to this restaurant anytime too soon.
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Anna L.
This place is a dive bar that is pretty good after an event at the All State Arena. I wouldnt go out of my way to go here... but its not bad. They have a large selection of bar food (Chicken Strips, Mozzarella Sticks, sampler platters) and the drinks are cheap. Large beer selection too.
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Shane H.
This place is run by kids.... The food is horrible. If your from out of town stay away far away
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Carla G.
Purchased a Groupon to try something new. To start off, this place is bigger inside than expected. They have a variety of burgers to choose from. We ordered the Reuben burger & the Redneck burger (both with waffle fries). Everything was delicious & the service was pretty good. We went in the afternoon so it's hard to say if the service varies with a crowd. They definitely know what it takes for a good sports bar- TVs are everywhere!! I think I'll plan on coming back to watch a game with friends.
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Laura N.
Ever seen dozens of deaf people taking over a bar? It happens in the Chicago area about once or twice a month. It can be overwhelming, or cool, or annoying, or a combination of all three. It happened here last week. You won't usually find me at these gatherings, but a few friends convinced me to come out to Shoeless Joe's for the monthly gathering. For once, I'm actually glad I went. Not only was the crowd pretty good, but the place itself exceeded my expectations (I'm not a sports bar kind of person). It's a typical sports bar with too many television, sports stuff everywhere, pool tables, few patrons, and female bartenders dressed in tight referee outfits. Nothing really got my attention here until I picked up the beer menu. WHOA. For a pretty standard bar in the O'Hare area, it has a pretty extensive beer menu with some selections that you would normally find at a local brewery or 'independent' bar. And the price? The drafts and bottles were pretty standard, but the drafts looked huge. You could also get a flight of four generous 2oz glasses for the same price as one draft. Since I'm always indecisive about what beer to get, I knew I had to get the flight. Three of the beers I had were OK, but I fell in love with one of them. And I was definitely feeling a little extra happy after finishing them. We also ordered some food later in the night (they have a great food selection too) and I ended up getting the waffle fries. The moment I popped one of the hot, seasoned fries in my mouth, I had a joygasm. The fries were SO GOOD. I thought perhaps it was the beer talking, but friends starting sampling the fries too and thought they were amazing. I want to come back here just for the waffle fries. OHMYGOSH. Yum. Also, my bartender, Anita was awesome. She was super-friendly and very knowledgeable about the beers. If it wasn't for her, my experience probably wouldn't have been as good as it was. It would just been mediocre without her. Thank you, Anita!
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Mike T.
OK, 4 stars because I REALLY REALLY like the referee outfits on the servers. I'm a dude. I like sports and pretty women. And really really large beer and alcohol selections which this place has all three, or pretty close. Great sports bar for a weird location in Rosemont.
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Dan D.
Great place for a drink, but over priced if you want food. However, most places in this area are like that with food. I come here pretty much every time there is a WWE show at the Allstate because my friends and I love their beer selection. The shows get out around 10, and we can get 80 oz tapper of Coors for less than a 12 oz at the arena always makes it a winner for post show fun.
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Kevin E.
Stayed at the Holiday Inn next door. Joe's is a sports bar, beer selection and prices ate good. Fairly busy when I went, staff was about half and half. Some were happy, were straight out sourpuss's one blonde looked ready to eat anyone in her way. Food was average, I had the Bacon Cheese Burger, the bun was cold and dry, burger was tastey. Ordered well and it came medium, still was good. Waffle fries were greasy and has some kind of tasteless breading that soaked up the oil. Left them there on the plate. Overall ok, but I would go someplace else first next time for first choice.
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Bill M.
A few of us wound up at Shoeless Joe's for lunch after a productive work meeting in the 'burbs. The place is filled mainly with White Sox and Blackhawks bling, and the server gals were decked out in black short shorts. There are lots of screens showing sports programs and highlights. Free parking lot also - who knew you could find a sports bar with decent food by the Best Western? I went with the redneck burger, and I guess it was a bit messy so you could actually get your neck all red with the BBQ sauce. Actually it was a pretty tasty and hefty burger, generously topped with bacon, grilled onions and cheddar cheese. The cole slaw was very creamy. Our group also had items like the chicken salad (a very good serving size for a small salad), the soup (loaded with a mountain of veggies), and the quesadilla plate.
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Chuck H.
I will start right out by saying the waitresses were very nice, pleasant and attractive and attentive and accommodating. Plus, they have TVs all over the place, including on top of each booth, so that's kind of cool. Alas, I have to give this place a single star for two reasons: 1) The food is definitely suburban quality for city prices. The fish and chips is priced at $14.99, but the fish consists of four pressed fish patties, not real fish pieces. And the side of waffle fries, while decent and even warm, was a pretty small portion considering what I paid for the meal. I don't count the coleslaw because I hate coleslaw. 2) After we'd been there about an hour--and thankfully after we'd finished eating--the strong smell of sewer started permeating the air. It persisted for the next hour we stayed. My friend didn't object too hard, so I didn't push the issue. Plus I hoped that it might dissipate, but it never did. Finally I just couldn't take it anymore. I have no idea how the people around us could keep eating through that smell. As we were leaving, I mentioned the smell (which was actually confined to the booth area) to the host at the door and he said yeah, that part of the restaurant is under a laundry in the hotel or something, which is what was causing it. And the best part was when he said--and he actually said this--that smell breaks out every couple of days or so! I can only imagine that this is the area to which rookie waitresses, or perhaps waitresses they're trying to drive off the job, are assigned to, and they probably even refer to that station as The Sewer. Or if they don't, maybe they should. I will leave you with this riddle: Who has two thumbs and ain't going back to Shoeless Joe's?
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Cherry A.
I like the big booths and TV screens everywhere. The chicken parm sandwich and sweet potato fries were great. Their dessert of the month, Oreo Cheesecake was light and delicious. The $3 cider pint was so yummy, I want one right now! Let's go!
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James Mick M.
The service here sucks .ordered the fish and shrimp it was greasy and over cooked.and did I say the service sucked only good thing was the beer selection.and if you do go here the small town root beer was awesome 10 percent alcohol.
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James T.
I gotta say, nice place to catch the hawks. Nice craft beer selections. Food was above average but typical pub grub. Service was adequate. I'm not from the area, but could make it a stop if I am in the future.
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Carol K.
A friend suggested this place to me as a good place to grab a bite close to O'Hare. Now I wonder how long it had been since he had been in this place as it definitely wouldn't go on any recommendation list of mine. If I have a pet peeve- it is dirty, sticky menus. And that is what they handed me here. I didn't even want to touch the thing as I knew I was going to be eating a burger and just how many times could I get up to use the restroom? Not only was the plastic coated menu sticky but the specials of the day menu had stains on it as well. Yuck! I sat at the bar and was totally ignored by the women servers with their low cut t-shirts and short shorts. Obviously they think the men at the bar are where their bread and butter are. When I finally flagged someone down and ordered, it was as if it was a huge imposition. And when I asked for a glass of water to go with my dinner? It took three attempts to get it and when finally delivered, the bartender said she "forgot". Sheesh!- it was hardly even busy in the place. The only saving grace? The food was, surprisingly, pretty good. The burger was perfectly cooked and the sweet potato fries were also a winner. And the food came up in a reasonable amount of time. And if you are a sports fanatic? There have to be at least 20 TV's in the place all tuned to different sporting events so you will have no problem catching the latest action. Doubt I will ever go back to this place, but if I do- I'll know to bring along some hand sanitizer- just so I can touch the menu and still feel like eating.
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Eric T.
Had the rib special.. Tasted boiled and not brine.. Great place to drink and watch a game, especially local teams. Food is there for convenience rather part of the experience..
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Shelly B.
I had the tuna seared rare. Amazing! Double the portion of most places and quality food. I didn't expect that from a place that just has mostly bar food on the menu. The server also was knowledgeable about gluten free items. I just wish they had more choices that aren't deep fried or breaded.
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MICHELLE C.
It was late, we had just arrived into O'Hare, we were hungry and meeting family who picked us up from the airport. For many years in our younger day's we would come here. This place has been here forever. They have changed names a couple of times. Large sports bar, very good loud music playing, TV screens, huge bar with a large menu of all kinds of eats to please everyone. We were a group of seven, got seated immediately and drink order's were taken. Our waitress was oh so sweet. She did not miss a beat. The bar area had quite a few customer's and the place was packed. We ordered: Wings Stuffed Mushrooms Spinach Dip Calamari and plenty of cocktails and beer. All of the food, (appetizers) were all very good, no complaints. We enjoyed ourselves, fun environment. From country music to hip hop, it was perfect to catch up eat and drink. The waitress came over to our table constantly refilling our drinks and checking on us. She was awesome! Great place, fun, good food, reasonable prices, very good service!
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Jelena Z.
I was looking for an easy, laid-back spot to meet a potentially largish group before a Chicago Rush game at Allstate Arena. Shoeless Joe's was recommended to me by a friend who said the sports bar would be more casual than some of the other nearby restaurants, and that they offered free parking. Sold! Whew -- what a menu! Besides offering standard appetizers, Shoeless Joe's has a long list of salads, sandwiches, wraps, burgers and entrees. And, they have a dedicated beer menu, with a focus on their drafts. I ended up going with a DIY beer flight: 4 generous pours for only $5.50! A winner, as I got to have both my beloved Gumballhead and Matilda (as well as two I hadn't yet tried) for mere chump change. For my pre-game meal, I ordered the California wrap with sweet potato fries. Though service definitely could use a kick (slow like honey... err, molasses), I was pleasantly surprised with how good both my wrap and fries were. Chicken, avocado and bacon are usually a can't-go-wrong combo, but the addition of their housemade poppy seed dressing definitely kicked it up a notch. The sporty environment definitely isn't my thing, but if you're looking for a craft beer and some solid grub in the vicinity, Shoeless Joe's shouldn't disappoint. And the large, free parking lot is definitely a nice bonus!
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Kyle H.
Nice sports bar with TV to person ratio at about 2:1! Seriously, almost too many small flat screens and big projection screens. That said, we enjoyed seeing La Crosse on one screen, while the Cubs played on another, and yet some regular TV shows on others. The menu is extensive and so is the menu of beers. My BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich was huge, a touch too sweet, but still good. The side of coleslaw was among some of the best slaws I've ever had, and it was a huge portion! This place is fairly kid-friendly, and my son loved his Mac 'n' Cheese made with Rigatoni noodles and three kinds of cheese. I tried it and it really was good! Plenty to take home too. Shoeless Joe's has a good beer menu (think Half Acre Daisy Cutter, Matilda, Dogfish Head IPAs) and you can get a tasting flight of four beers for the same price as one specialty beer. I liked that they do a creative American take on beer mixers like a Black and Tan w/Guiness and a Great Lakes Amber, and a Snakebite with Sam Adams and Woodchuck Cider; which I tried and was very tasty! Our server Christina was great, and checked up on us frequently without hovering. Great place to come before hitting up the Allstate Arena, and I'm putting this on the short list of places to bring the Rosemont worker bees after work.
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Carla P.
Been here a few times, bartenders are amusing enough, drinks are the usual price for this area. It's clean and has LOTS of tv's, plenty of parking and if you have to much to drink, there's a motel right next door ... :P However as a woman it pisses me off when the female servers don't pay any attention to you, which has happened here on more than one occassion. Luckily there was a male bartender.
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Matt S.
Kind of surprised about all the negative reviews here. On the outside Shoeless Joe's looks kind of plain but the inside is surprisingly nice. Everything looks really clean and this place has the best smelling bathroom ever (which is very accessible and not hidden in some complicated corner)! TVs and projectors are absolutely everywhere and I love coming here if I want to watch a game or two. From a booth seat, you could see 7 different screens without even turning your head. Background music is solid. There is even an electronic jukebox where you can pick your jam. $1.00 for one song though!? LAME. This place definitely has special events fairly often. Some of them I've been to include having ESPN 1000 there (a couple times), Blackhawks Roadwatches, and a Blue Moon tasting for their next seasonal beer. Their menu specials are pretty solid, but then add these into the mix? OUTSTANDING! The service is good. When it's pretty empty you get to choose where you sit. Everyone is pretty friendly, nice, and helpful. Good looking waitresses too! Beer list is quite extensive and have tried a number of new things from that menu. Drink and food prices are pretty standard. Most burgers and sandwiches are ~$10.00 and the quality is just fine. Burgers are neatly made, not greasy, and served with waffle fries that have the taste of curly fries! Sandwiches are OK but the pizza is delicious. Located in Rosemont, the people there aren't d-bags or anything like that either. There is a little nightclub next door but that never really takes away from the Shoeless Joe's experience at all. I love coming to this place and would recommend this to anyone.
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Lauren H.
I ate here recently as I was staying overnight at the Holiday Inn Express O'Hare -- Shoeless Joe's was just a one-minute walk away. I wasn't very impressed. It has a fun sports bar atmosphere and a great selection of drinks. Our server, while efficient, didn't seem very interested and/or friendly with us. The food was basically average. My fish sandwich was prepared and fried correctly, but it just didn't seem like it was fresh fish. The bowl that held the spinach & artichoke dip was hot while the accompanying plate it sat on that held the chips was room temperature. This suggested to me that the $11 dip was microwaved and absolutely not worth the asking price. Like I said, I was staying in a nearby hotel and I was hungry, so this place was easy. Would I recommend it and/or go there again? Nah.
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Raymond G.
Our server Marissa was very attentive and always available. Great service! Thanks!
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Nick L.
Pretty cool ambiance for a sports bar, their booths have tvs on the individual booths. Drinks and food were okay, nothing special, nothing terrible. The drinks were kind of weak. If they were reasonably priced i could understand but both are pretty expensive. I guess it's on par for the area, but if your pricing is going to be high, the quality needs to stand out. And now what really killed the experience, it was 90 degrees outside and the air conditioning was SOOOOO COLD that my friends and me had our teeth chattering & couldn't really focus on anything else. It might have been an anomaly, so i'll leave the rating at 2 stars because it's a cool atmosphere with a lot of potential but my personal experience there was 1 star. Might be willing to try again if i'm with a group of people, but wouldn't go out of my way to do so.
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Elizabeth W.
Run! Run away! I was here once a few months ago and am never going back. We waited about 20 minutes for service and didn't get a menu or even any drinks, so we went up to the host stand and asked if we could move to another section and get menus. In the new section, we watched a waitress serve every other person there, but not us. Another 20 minutes passed. We went up to the host stand again and asked if the section was being closed. No, no, we were assured. Somebody will be right with you. A waitress sashayed past us in a skimpy uniform but didn't even look at our table. People who arrived after we sat down the second time were getting their food, and oh my god, did it smell terrible. After waiting a little longer and still not having even a glass of water after nearly an hour of sitting and waiting, the last straw was when a group of businessmen came in, and a couple of the waitresses kissed them on the mouth and allowed their backsides to be groped in an embrace. It looked like one of the men put some money down the front of a waitress' uniform after he touched her butt. Seriously. Then they were seated and immediately brought drinks. It was at that point that we realized this was like a skankier version of Hooters, but with sports memorabilia. Go to Hooters, not this place, because you'll get better service there. If a place makes me recommend Hooters, you can bet it's pretty bad. We walked out without the host saying good bye or even noticing us. Apparently you have to treat the staff like strippers to eat at this place. Topping it all off is the fact that we sent an irate email to the management and never heard back. I take this as a de facto sanctioning of what happened. If the people who run this place think that it's OK to ignore customers and have sex and service go hand in hand, they obviously don't need my patronage.
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Robert H.
This restaurant is in the Best Western Hotel near O'Hare. Once you go inside, it definitely doesn't feel like a hotel bar, it is a legitimate sports bar/restaurant in it's own right. I suspect that many of the other patrons were locals, but I have no proof to back this suspicion up. I'm a frequent hotel guest at another hotel across the street. Previous reviewers thought the prices at Shoeless Joe's were high. While that may be true, relative to the other hotel restaurants in the immediate vicinity, I thought prices were quite reasonable. Food was good, beer selection was good, atmosphere good. Is this the best sports bar in the Chicago area? Pprobably not. For me, it was across the street and convenient, and I left satisfied. Giving four stars for the decent food, convenient location, and for it being a fairly priced alternative to other nearby restaurants. It wasn''t the best bar food I've had in my life, but it exceeded "acceptable." Although the place isn't stellar in any area, the complete package of legit sports bar atmosphere, price, and value for location all factor into my rating.
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Anthony L.
We stopped by the sports bar as it was open late and wanted a late night dinner. As we pulled up in the parking lot, the place didn't seem like the best place to get some dinner. We got in and asked them if dinner was still being served. They said yes and sat us at a table. There was too much disappointment as not of use were satisfied with our food. I guess this place might be a good place to drink, but I wouldn't recommend their food.
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Mark G.
I'm basing this review upon my last experience at this place. A few of us stopped here after a concert at the Allstate for some beers & a bite. It being my first time here, I was pretty impressed. Nice place, fairly clean, decent music on the jukebox, & TV's everywhere. Then we hit a wall. The waitress. We ordered a couple Dos XX on tap. Not only is she taking her sweet time, but the beer is absolutely flat when we got it. You have no more? Fine, just give us some Coronas. And where are the burgers we ordered? Oh, they finally came. & they were actually really good. Only I realized one thing: the burger was medium rare. I've learned to never to do pink hamburger. But since service was crappy already & I didn't feel like waiting 30 minutes for a new one, & I really needed to absorb this alcohol, so...I settled. Bad idea? Very. Starting around 6am the next morning, I was pissing out of my ass for 5 days straight. I considered it could just be a coincidence, but my sister told me her Fiance, who also ordered a burger, made several trips to the porcelain god as well. Partially my fault for not sending it back? Yes, I admit it. I guess I've just been accustom to waitresses asking me how I want my burger cooked over the years. I was buzzed, hungry, & the burger & fries actually looked quite good. Thus, some pink in the meat didn't strike me as a real concern. I'm not saying I wont ever come here & give them a chance to redeem themselves. But I will definitely be more careful & speak up next time the service is that crappy. Two stars for the atmosphere. But the service HAS to improve.
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Carolyn L.
I usually hit up Joe's for lunch because it's not far from my work. They have an extensive menu and a great beer selection (Raison D'Etre from Dogfish Head is my FAVORITE!). While I've never been disappointed by the food, I could only give this place 3 stars because each time I've been in there, there is a bit of a stench, probably stale beer left over from the night before. Going at lunch means there is hardly anyone there so the service is great and food is always fresh. However, it could be a bit cleaner. But overall, a great work lunch place for the Rosemont area!
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Andy M.
Most of the previous reviewers hit the nail on the head with their reviews of Shoeless Joes. It's a sports bar that offers typical bar food with scantily clad servers. Not that I'm complaining, but Shoeless Joe's is one step away from being a Heavenly Bodies that serves food. There is really nothing special about this place. To be honest, I usually use Shoeless Joe's as a place to meet my friends before I go somewhere else. If I'm going to a Hockey game or concert at the Allstate arena, I meet my friends at Shoeless Joes for a few pregame beers. The food is typical of any sports bar in Chicago. Shoeless Joe's offers everything from bland Nachos to decent Burgers. There is nothing on the menu that stands out. The bottom line is Shoeless Joes is a decent choice to kick back, have a few Brews and check out the half-naked servers. The food is average at best, but strangely enough, the place can be fun at times. It's not the kind of place that I would go out of my way to visit, but if I'm stuck out by O'Hare, it does the trick.
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Kristen F.
I really dont get this place. Like I dont entirely get what they are trying to be. On one hand they have a total dive sports bar thing going on with totally cheap looking furnishings and tables that feel like they are falling apart but with ample tv's and drink coices. Than on the other hand they serve you actually decent food on nice dishware. I've never been dissapointed with anything I've gotten to eat but that could also be because I had such low expectations coming out of the gate. The service here also blows. I think the only requirement is to be a hot piece of ass because you get better service at Hooters. The servers are unfriendly and unhelpful and from what I can tell, pure eye candy for male patrons cause when they arent dropping off your plates and running away as quick as they can they're standing around talking to each other, not paying attention to the tables in the slightest. Three stars mainly for the food and drink selection if you can get past the crappy service, dive atmosphere and sticky menus.
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Kevin B.
A good sports bar in the area around the airport
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Darin E.
We were excited to try the Philly cheese steak pizza, but were extremely disappointed when it came out soggy and slightly burnt (how do you even manage that?). On the plus side, they did cheerfully replace it with a BBQ pulled pork pizza. The other plus was Matilda and Oberon on tap. If you really want to get grossed out then order the brownie sundae. Brownies were raw and disgusting. Decent service but not stellar. It didnt make up for an overall experience that was barely tolerable. Over the 2 hours we were stuck there "Meh" turned To "BLEH"
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Tom T.
Tuesday night. ALDS baseball on plentiful HD TVs. Excellent craft beer selection. Good service at the bar. Food was decent, but not spectacular pub grub. Ambiance was OK - the fluorescent lighting from the open kitchen was distracting. Overall impression was positive. Great stop if you are a craft beer fanatic like me and are stuck by Ohare airport when traveling to Chicago on business.
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Alison S.
Good, meaty wings. Service was ok. Too dark and too loud.
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Matt M.
This place is great on the weekdays if you want to grab a drink after work or whatever. I would avoid it at all costs on the weekend because the clientel tends to get a little too d-bag for my taste. (Popping your collar only means you have no soul) The high point of this place is there chicken wings and beer selection. Plus things can get interesting if there is a wedding going on next door after their bar closes down.
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CJ A.
Great place. Huge good beer list. Good food. Tons of TVs. Fun place to hang for the evening. Wait staff was very kind and helpful!
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Josh G.
I'm really surprised by all the bad reviews on here. My girlfriend and I come here for UFC fights all the time. The reason we chose this bar is because of the decent size beer menu and the fact that the food menu goes well beyond most that you find in your average sports bar. I mean you won't see me here on any night for a drink or 2 but when a fight is on that I want to watch and we don't feel like watching it on pay per view this is where you'll find us. It is what it is: a better then average sports bar with good food and a relatively good amount of beers to chose from.
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Reena M.
This place was awesome! Came here for drinks and dinner. I got the burger with the fried egg on it with a pretzel bun. It was so huge! How can anyone eat a 10oz burger? But it was a good quality burger, that's for sure. I would have tasted the egg more if the meat was less. 10 oz is a bit much for me. I didn't finish the whole thing. Also, the reason for losing a star was that the pretzel bun wasn't very fresh. It was a bit stale. These kinds of things need to keep its quality. The beer selection was pretty good! And cheap by Vancouver standards. Our server was pretty friendly and attentive. I would go here again!
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Jessica L.
This place is just gross. I watched a guy put his head down and just vomit all over the floor.
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Curtis S.
I really enjoyed going on Wed nights. It is $3.00 tappers with a very good selection. I love the micro brews that they have to choose from. I also enjoyed my Tilapia I had, the price was reasonable and the food was good. No matter where you sit in this place, You will have a great view of a tv to watch your not so favorite Chicago sports team.
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Bridgette K.
Service: slack Drinks: no alchol Server: looked underage Appitzer platter: no sauce Atmospher: ok Took 30mins for drinks that slacked on the alchol and didn't know how to make a longisland.
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Matthew W.
Why is the music so loud? On a Thursday or Friday night, nobody dancing, 2am they had the music BLASTING, could literally not hold a conversation. Ignored when asked the waitress to have someone turn it down. They have a Lobster-Grab machine?! What the hell? Like the ones with plastic toys, except with live lobsters, wonder how often that got cleaned... Bathroom was disgusting. Drink selection is decent, large variety. Only recommended as one of the only options around O'Hare (I work at a nearby hotel and sometimes go with colleagues after work), and if you don't have a car, ha, good luck, ain't happening.
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Douglas G.
Come for the great food and beer list, grit your teeth and suffer through horrible service and bad atmosphere. The service was getting better for awhile, but management seems to have gone back to the strategy of "any chick willing to wear tight short-shorts" to fill wait staff. It's a shame. Shoeless Joe's could be the best restaurant in the area if they would realize its customers want competent wait staff not bimbos in tight outfits.
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Katherine R.
I met an old co-worker here for lunch a while back and have no complaints. The place had a small, normal lunch rush but nothing that made the service bad. The place is more popular to males going to watch the game after work. The food is pretty decent and no complaints with the service. There are huge tv's to watch the games on and tons of seating. I always try to 'pre-game' here before a show at Allstate but never seem to make it....hmmm... There isn't much going on in regards to sports bars in this part of Rosemont, so in this case- take what you can get.
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Dave H.
This place was great! We had just come in from the airport and were looking for a place to relax, eat, and watch the game. The service here was great. The food came out quick, hot and cooked just right. Huge selection of drinks and good menu for sports bar. I would go back here in a heartbeat!
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Carolynne M.
This joint is typical man-heaven. Sports, sports and more sports memorabilia take up every available inch of wall space that isn't already occupied by flat screen TVs. Lots of beer/booze, lots of fried bar food, a loud and smokey interior. All the girls waitressing/bartending have on the requisite "Hooters" type outfit on, (except theirs is black and not orange), so there is lots and lots of in-your-face cleavage. Located on a rather congested corner of Mannheim and Higgins, Shoeless Joe's sits rather awkwardly between a creepy diner (been in there, see the Pine Grove review), a dance club and a hotel. Parking, needless to say, can be a tad difficult. Ladies, seriously - you want to meet men, you have to come here, especially if there is a concert or a Wolves game on. Not that I can vouch for the TYPE of men here, but girls were outnumbered by 10 to 1 easily (not including the waitresses) the night I was there. yowza.
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George B.
Just a quickie: Not bad, but not great either. Food is great... the salsa has a nice kick to it. Service can be a bit lacking. One friend of mine claimed that "Shoeless Joes was not quite lady friendly... People were nice and respectful, but none of the servers went out of their way to take her order."
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Laura P.
I just looked at my bank statement for June...why did Shoeless Joe's appear over ten times? Oh yeah, it is close to work. The bar tenders are fab. The food is amazing. My co-workers and I go here almost every friday to avoid the weekend rush into the city. We go around 4pm and leave....well that is better left unsaid. The girls that work here are always professional and one would not know that seeing as they have to dress up as glorified Hooter's girls. Hot pants and all. But they are always friendly and down to earth. Drinks are just right. Sometimes I think a little tooo right but that is another story. Every time I walk out of here I am happy for one reason or another....Love ya Shoeless!
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Michael M.
I went here as part of a meetup on a Saturday night after the convention we were all attending. The guys who organized it called ahead and reserved some tables. It is not the greatest bar in the world but it definitely worked for what we needed. OK bar food, very nice bartenders, and a lot of big screens to watch the game.
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Xamyma O.
Horrible service doesn't begin to describe what I got here. Dig: I walk in alone. 5 or 6 greaseballs,, with the whole black shirt / gold chain thing going on, are huddling around the hostess station with the one very young girl staffing it. No one makes any attempt to accommodate me. As I had to use the facilities, I asked one of the goons where it was. This gumba drapes one arm over my shoulder, says "Down there on the right", in that stupid buddy-buddy type way. I walked down the "hall", which looked more like the open backside of the kitchen. I get to the end, and there's like a closet door. You're kidding me, right? I thought about going back and complaining, which I usually do if I have a problem, but I was just so stunned here, that an employee would go out of his way to alienate a customer, who had just walked in, for absolutely no reason, that I was dumbstruck. I did stay for one drink; everything else was sub-average at best. But that little monkey show was abominable.
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Kayee I.
I am a self-professed White Sox fan, hence my decision to meet up with a buddy at Shoeless Joe's after work. The bar is wedged between a couple of restaurants. When you walk through the bar doors and up the wooden steps, it's quite obvious which team(s) are being rooted for. There's Sox paraphernalia all along the wall. The Sox double-header against New York was on every other flat-screen in the joint which made it convenient for me to keep tabs on the score or lack thereof. There was no hostess so we seated ourselves. A waitress found her way to us and took our orders. The fair is average bar food... nothing outstanding, but we enjoyed the combination appetizer platter of mozzarella sticks, chicken fingers, toasted ravioli stuffed with ricotta cheese, beef taquitos and onion rings. Yuuuum. Onion rings. For the main, we split the California chicken wrap and the S.O.B. (South of the Border) wrap. Everything tastes almost having been pre-packaged at some point and then thrown on a plate. It tasted fine though. The portions are huge and I did end up with meals for the entire next day.
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Sintiea S.
After realizing everything near our hotel was closed, we ended up here for dinner. The food was pretty good. I ordered a chicken sandwich with a side or fries...tasted okay to me. :)
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Amanda C.
The official bar of the Chicago Blackhawks. This small ale house and grille is connected to the Best Western O'Hare. This was great because we had a delay in our flights and had to stay overnight here and are a little too far from the city especially after waking up at 4am and then having to be back at the airport tomorrow at 7am. We were extremely bored in our room not to mention tired and we just needed to get out from all of the airport shuffle and hotel boringness. We had already eaten but from fasting all day, we were ready for another meal within 3-4 hours. We headed down through the obstacles of hallways from the hotel. When we entered we were seated right away. I will admit that I was a bit skeptical from all of the reviews by my fellow Yelpers. When we went in the service was great. Our waitress was making sure we had everything right away as well as our drinks always being filled. I did notice at the table next to us the roof was leaking... which I have never seem to have a good experience with leaky roofs. The music in there was great... my kind of music, a mix of pop, classic rock, and country, surprising for this sports bar. The inside feel was that of a sports bar... think diners, drive-ins, and dives... but it was a good vibe. I even noticed a table next to us had a blender looking thing filled with beer... I was intrigued but just could not give in as traveling leaves you low on cash at times. Our food arrived very promptly and looked tasty. I ordered 5 buffalo chicken wings and they were completely covered with sauce... too much sauce for my liking yet I proceeded to pat them down with many napkins and then they were fine. There was something sweet about them... I just couldn't get the right taste bud to figure it out. My boyfriend ordered the chocolate cake. This was plated very nicely and was appealing to the eye. On the outside crust was small chocolate chops with chocolate mousse in the middle as well as the cake part itself. I thought this was ok.... I have had better as I am very in tune to my chocolate senses. He agreed that it was just a piece of chocolate cake and he has bad better... but I would not expect a sports bar who specializes in bar food and alcohol to have a kick ass desert. My brother got waffle fries with nacho cheese sauce. This was pretty good as the cheese sauce was just that, the concession stand nacho sauce... I was hoping it would be something good like cheese-whiz but still a good option for a light meal. He said that the waffle fries had too much seasoning on them but they were just your simple fries with cheese. Overall the experience was better then what others seemed to of had. Our food was nothing special but it was a great way to get out of the hotel room. Check it out if you are here or stuck in Chicago for the night and don't have a lot of time to head into the city.
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Mike R.
Why did I give it one star? Primarily because zero stars was not an option. This place apparently has no quality control. At a table of 5, one person competed their meal while two others only took one bite. I ordered the 1/2 rack of ribs. I was at first disappointed at the small portion size, but after biting into my first rib I was glad they hadn't wasted more pork. They were totally burnt and close to unedible. The guy next to me had a hamburger that was cooked about 20 minutes past it's prime. The guy on my other side had the meatloaf and it was the worse I have ever tasted. He had one bite I had one bite and the rest went uneaten. Another girl had a quesadilla bet after one bite ate no more. Burnt tortilla and over cooked chicken. What really surprised me was the the servers, when seeing all the uneaten food did not even inquire as to whether or not there was a problem. I guess they must get tired of complaints about the food and just don't ask. I really mean this when I say it "one of the worse dining experiences ever"
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Timothy M.
There's pretty much no redeeming value to this place. It's a Disneyfied Chicago sports bar. The food is expensive for what it is: bar/tavern fare. If you want a great burger, don't spend $10 here for it. Go to one of the fine taverns in the city that serves the same delicious burgers for a fraction of the price -- Tavern, Fizz, Pontiac, Darwin's, hell even Lotties all have burgers for $2.50 at the most with fries. Or if you want a really great burgers check out Hackney's or Kincades. If you live in the city, you really have no reason to be tooling around out here looking for a sports bar. But if for some reason you're forced to be in the wastehole that is the O'Hare Circle of Hell, don't stop here.
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Kasia R.
This place is okay, hard to find parking though. There's a hotel and a restaurant in the same plaza. Very close to O'hare. On the right side behind the bar you have some tables w/ menus so you can order food, probably about 5 or 6 tables lined up agains the wall on each side/ The other part is a little bit bigger but the three pool tables take up some room. They have an okay sized dance floor, but the 2 or 3 times i went there, no one was really dancing, except for the older drunk crowd..and it was like 2 women. Nothing exciting.. the waitress will come to you , so you don't have to go up to the bar if you don't want to. It's a mix of older and younger crowd. Not really sure about the price for drinks, but I think they have similar pricing to other bars around.
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Giuseppe D.
Not a bad place. Awkward location, sharing lot space with a nightclub, a restaurant, and a hotel, on a busy intersection of Higgins & Mannheim. The place is fairly large with dozens of tables throughout, many seats by the bar area, booth seats, and a dance floor. Not typically a place I'd go for a night out, nor is it the best place to go just for food or just for drinks. But I've gone here multiple times for large sporting events (football games, UFC events, etc) and it isn't bad. I'd ordered a few meals (pastas, burgers) that I wasn't too impressed with, but the appetizers are all pretty good. You can order a combo platter that comes with a variety of their appetizers; this goes well with a nice large table tapper of cold beer. The service has always been good; quick, friendly waitresses for the most part. There are a few massive TV's to compliment the many smaller flatscreens throughout the place. Again, it isn't anywhere that's going to blow your mind, but it's not a complete waste either. Decent appetizers, fair drink prices, and good service.
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Emmy B.
1 Star, after eating here, I drove to McDonald's across the street, and bought a better burger. The menu sounded great, all the tvs, it looks like a good sports bar on the outside. I ordered a Jose burger, medium well, my mom ordered a burger, well, and my husband ordered wings. He was the only one able to eat his food. Both our burgers came out bloody and raw, my mom had hers sent back, but the waitress didn't seem to care that mine went uneaten. The waitress kept apologizing, because of the cooks. Said there were a lot of problems with the food coming out. Then do something! Get a manager or something. My bloody burger had guak on the burger (hot), and the cheese on top of that (cold). It was served without the onion straws or mayo. Your cooks can't even put all the ingredients on the burger? With all the problems, I think a manager should have come over, and at least a free desert or something. After eating there, my McDonald's burger tasted really good.
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Brian B.
I've been here dozens of times before Wolves games at the Allstate over the past 4 years. The quality of the food is real good. The serivce is what is usually so bad. We wait forever after being seated for someone to take our order then we wait for ever for the check after we are done. We stopped going becuase of the service. Parking can be a pain also. Very few free spots are available so they force you to use their valet service.
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Javier O.
This place was grerat! It happened to be accross the street from the hotel where I was stying and thank god I discovered it . I could not take hotel food one more night. I came here mainly to sit at the bar, watch the Olympics on one of there many screens covering every inch of wall, and to eat an Italian beef sandwich. It was Great! The food was not bad considering we were in a sports bar.
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Doug S.
Now I know where they send the Hooter's rejects...
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steve c.
Not a fan of this place. But theres not a lot of bars in the area. They do have a couple of pool tables. Gets busy if something going on at allstate arena. Think thats how they stay in buisness.
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Nick B.
This was near my old job site so after a long hard week coworkers and i would gather to have a few drinks together. The rotating selcetion was nice. They sometimes get draft beers that is hard to get other places. However the service can be hit or miss. Also there wings were so so. This is speaking on from coming here over 10+ times while i worked in the area. Not a bad bar for meeting with co workeres or friends. It just isnt a place to go for a after work dinner etc.
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Neal M.
Had an hour to waste waiting for a friend so I stopped in here to watch part of the hawks game last night. My visit was short so that's how I will keep my review. Beer selection was great, Kristi my waitress was AWESOME, and the Hot wings I had were meaty, hot and spicy just like I like them.. No complaints here, I was here several times years ago and I have to say this was a big improvement from what I remember. Service, food and attitude all around were improved, Thank you! Keep up the good work, I'll be back.
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Fadi S.
Food was a basic average menu nothing exciting. the cocktail menu was pretty boring too. I see it as a place just to hang out with friends if you happen to be in the area. sit at the bar though your more likely to get your order quicker there.
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Ryan S.
Nice big space to watch sports and lots of TVs. Sometimes they even have a buffet-type thing which is fun. The beer list is also really large. Every time I come here, though, the service takes forever. They definitely need more waitresses.
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Adam D.
My initial score for Shoeless Joes was written in hast and aggravation. Although our visit was not the best and in my opinion does warrant a one start rating, the interaction I had with Joseph M. helped me appreciate the business as a unit, instead of our one unfortunate night. First let me highlight, per my request and the understanding of Joseph, I am not benefiting from re-writing my post or changing my score. Although I was offered a free lunch for reaching out to him to provide further information based on our visit (which I respectfully declined). That being said. Through our conversation Joseph was able to review the night, get a real handle of what happened, apologized for the irritation and lack of good service, and will use my experience to better train his staff. It is my opinion that It takes a genuine person to want to make things better, even if, in this situation, it's for his own benefit. Him reaching out proved he cared, and I'm a man of integrity. An apology goes a long way. (Original Post) (....*) "Terrible service. You'll wait for thirty mins for drink and almost an hour for appraisers. It wasn't very busy... Our party was so confused as to why it took so long I personally won't be coming back" Personal Note to Yelpers: To the yelpers of the world. If you complain, and they follow up with you... respect the situation and help them understand what went wrong... complaining doesn't help anyone unless it can be used to make change.
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Jason F.
Avoid if you have a party of 6 or more. Multiple people in our party had to order the same drink 3 times before our waitress brought it to us. We ordered 12 boneless wings and 6 bone in with 3 different sauces. She brought us the wrong bone in/wingless with the wrong sauces. My brother sent his meal back twice because it wasn't made right. Terrible experience, won't be back. Food was just ok.
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Steve J.
It's a bar. Bar food, bar atmosphere. As long as you have the correct expectations you probably won't be disappointed.
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Shawn B.
This bar has been here for a really long time, as far as sports bars in the area go, anyway. I remember coming here several times over the years. This visit I stopped by between a wedding and a reception. It was fine. The service was good. I ordered veggie quesadilla, which arrived in a timely manner. It was OK. Perhaps it could have been slightly crisper and have a little less cheese. It's not a bad bar and it certainly does have a good location catching business from the Allstate Arena and nearby banquet halls. I would go back, if I was in the area.
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Greg A.
This place is incredible. I'd been there in the past and had some amazing dinners, and the staff was always incredible. As their karaoke company of choice, I get to eye-witness how they run things and I have to tell you, the girls go above and beyond to make sure that you have a great time, their beer selection is second to none, and I watch as the people are eating, or having a drink with friends, and I very very rarely see anything other than smiling faces. I'd be here and eat here 7 nights a week if I could. My kids love the wings and the burgers...I love the sausage and peppers.
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Alex A.
Giant bar/restaurant with scantily clad bar and service staff in sports attire serving endless beers, a giant menu of tasty and well-priced offerings..equals: "what's not to like?" When near O'Hare and you want to sit at a bar or table and get some good inexpensive grub, do give Shoeless Joe's a try. I'm not a sports guy and it is a sports-themed spot replete with giant TVs blaring whatever sporting event of the minute. But look past that (primarily at the ultra short and tight shorts of your friendly bartender) and grab one of what must be 50+ beers, many on special on a given day, and be contented. Then order a burger, buf chix sammich, tater tots, French onion soup, meatloaf dinner, I mean, they have er'thing! And most all of it is competent and tasty and probably also a big-ayeuss portion. Haven't been here late night or on a weekend recently but remember from years ago that it can get "bro-y" and testosterone-laced. Bump that, come at 7!
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Bob D.
Walking distance from the hotel. Cheap. Average service. Wait staff was , um , homely , possibly depressing. I mean I'm not looking for scores girls here but borderline Tanya Harding here. At least they were quick to serve , well , not really. They did put the cardinal game on and the beers were plentiful and tasty. But even after 4 beers the staff was not attractive . The food was good. 4 stars there.
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Danielle S.
I came to Shoeless Joe's to grab a bite to eat and a drink with friends before a Wolves game. It is your typical sports bar with lots of TVs, plenty of seating, and bar food. Bar food is bar food. You can't expect much from it. I was disappointed with the burger I got, but I wasn't surprised. It was dry, thin, and overall just didn't taste great. However...their beer selection is great. I have been on a hunt for Three Floyds Zombie Dust for months, and they had it!! I couldn't believe it. They have a good variety of beers on draft or bottled, and they were not very expensive. That won me over. Our server was nice and over did a good job. There were always people coming over to clear the table and make sure we didn't need anything else. If the food was a little better, I would say this is a 4 star place.
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Kristin M.
I came here with my boyfriend to get dinner and a few drinks before going to the Eric Church concert at the Allstate Arena. I thought the outside was a little sketchy looking but once we got in it was a typical bar. I called ahead of time to make sure we got a table but they weren't taking reservations because of the concert. Luckily we were seated right away. I ordered a cheeseburger with onion rings and my boyfriend had wings with fries. We both got fat tire beers which were on special. I want to say our bill came out to about $30 which I didn't think was bad. The food was good but kind of greasy but then again, bar food is usually greasy. Can't complain about service our waitress was nice and attentive. If you're staying and the Holiday Inn I'd say to stop by.
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Amanda S.
This place is perfect to meet up pre-Allstate Arena since it's basically across the street. I came here on a Friday night before a Wolves game (don't judge) to meet my sister and her bf for a drink before heading to the game. We easily found parking, which was surprising since the place was busy. Our server was pretty attentive despite being busy, and from the looks of things, management had the joint well staffed. My sister and her bf ate, and stated the food was okay but nothing phenomenal. I had a few drinks, which were good and well poured. As other reviewers mentioned, there was a large selection of craft brews but that's not really my thing. Overall, decent, unimpressive but I'd return to meet up for a drink pre concert/sporting event to get a little loose prior to paying $12+ a drink at Allstate.
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CriticAl R.
I sat at the bar. I don't know what the bartender girls name was but she was very friendly and attentive. Seem to keep fairly busy getting around to all her customers. I had a half rack of ribs and a side of tater tots. The ribs weren't bad but the tater tots seem to take on some other flavors that might've been in the deep fryer. This is a great place to watch a hockey game or whatever sport you like. I'm from out of town and staying at a local hotel and it's great when check in later and still have a place that you can grab some food. I believe they're open till midnight or 1 o'clock. I would easily come back here again and try more food and enjoy my time.
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Alisha O.
I ended up in this area via a delayed flight and missing the last connection...not exactly a tourist destination so this place was pleasant surprise! Great setup with tons of tvs, great beer list, very nice service, and totally decent food. If you are in this area, I think this is your best bet. If this was near me, I'd totally stop in for beers and watching games. If beers, bar food, and tv's galore is what you want, this is your spot!
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J. Chuck K.
Shoeless Joe's is a hidden gem for sports fans craft beer enthusiasts alike. It doesn't look like much from the corner of Higgins and Mannheim, but walk inside and you'll find yourself entering a room that would make a Best Buy TV installer wet his pants. The TVs are everywhere and the tables are laid out perfectly for maximum viewing. My evening started at the bar, as I was waiting for a friend to arrive, and found the bartenders to be on top of everything. We eventually moved to a table and the service took a bit of a dive. Every time we ordered a beer that wasn't Miller lite, she asked twice what the name was and gave off a really confused expression. You can pass on the wings, because the term "jumbo" is being generously used here. The cheesy beef was delicious and huge, but I guess it had to be because the portion of french fries is minimal. The beer menu on their site doesn't reflect what you see in person, even though it shows it was updated that same day on beermenus.com . But hey, sometimes it's fun to play "what do you have" during commercials of your favorite game. It's probably one of the best places in the area to watch sports, but manage your expectations when it comes to the food.
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Phaedra W.
This is another family favorite. I know my husband, who works in the Rosemont area, is a huge fan of their happy hour specials. Wednesday they have $3 drafts - a wonderful way to try some pricier beers. I'm a huge fan of Not Your Father's Rootbeer and they have a pear cider that I enjoy - good picks for me on $3 draft Wednesday. The reason that I give Shoeless Joe's three stars instead of four stars is that their menu is a bit pricey for a family. Last week our family of four spent close to $90 on dinner, so Shoeless is defiantly not a place we can bring the entire family to very often. You can combat this a bit if you watch out for some of their social deals that they have occasionally. I'm a huge fan of their burgers and wings. My son had their alfredo pasta and was quite pleased with how creamy it was. We need to try a few more things on their menu, but the burgers go so well with their vast beer selection, I'm not sure if I'll ever manage to! I have noted that the staff can be hit or miss on friendliness. We have actually left before because the bartender seemed to careless if we ordered or not. Sometimes the floor staff is a bit slow, but Shoeless can get quite busy, especially when there is a concert near by or a major game on, and this place is filled with TVs making it a perfect place to grab a beer and watch the Bears with your friends.
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Richard K.
My guest and I split a large pizza, it was no better than Pizza Hut of any other chain pie. Sandwiches looked better but the fact they served such lousy pizza turns me off to a second try. The beer selection is excellent but that is offset by ripoff prices. Bar tender was nice enough. It was Sunday and the place was pretty empty. I should have read the reviews before going here, alas my dinner-mate said it was really really good. I revised my review since part of it was not really respectful to the staff. That said, I'm still not sure what Shoeless Joes sells. It is certainly not pizza worth eating. It is not New York style or Chicago style, it's the kind of pizza most of the country had to put up with until the pizza revolution occurred a few decades ago. No restaurant should have anything substandard on the menu! Pretty simple concept, the staff tells the pizza is great and in fact it is way below average. Why would you go back for a burgher? The mix of 1 and 5 star reviews paints a portrait of inconsistency at best.
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Charles S.
This is an Un-terrible sports bar. They have a fantastic draft beer selection and a decent food offering. I didn't stay for the food, since the country-pop music was driving me to the point of insanity. If you MUST mix in one of those Blake Paisley or Kenny Keith songs, you should do it sparingly. I could feel my brain cells committing suicide with each sappy, rhymy, cliche that came belching out of the speakers and I KNOW it wasn't because of the beer. My brain cells LOVE BEER! The service I received was friendly and fast. The waitresses were always close by with a refill offer and to see if I was ready to order food. The place has nice setup with lots of TV's, booths and several bar stools. I'd probably give this place another shot. Hopefully, they'll have changed the station by then.
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Robert B.
I will try not to let the fact that work has made me eat here two meals a day, every day, for two weeks, and I am now sick of this place, affect my review. This place is good for what it is. It is a pub/bar and grill. They do good, sometimes greasy bar food (poppers, cheese sticks, wings, etc) and they tend to do it well. Their burgers are awesome, and most of their non-pub food is really good. Where they really shine through though is their steaks. Anytime I ordered the steak (which was a lot, hell work was paying for it!) it was always tender, juicy, and flavorful, and it was always cooked just how I ordered it. If you go, get the steak, and while you're there, treat yourself to the "Hall of Fame Brownie" which is awesome! I took away one star due to some of the food being really greasy, and on some nights the karaoke/special music was way too loud.
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Robert G.
After a long travel day I arrived at O'Hare and I was hungry like a wolf. Therefore my wife and I decided to eat at Shoeless Joe's, because it was right next to our hotel. Normally I am not interested at food challenges, but since it was 10 PM and I had not eaten all day I decided to order the biggest meal on the menu, which is called "Da Big Hurt". I had no expectations of finishing it, I just wanted to eat as much as possible, because I was so hungry that a cup of soup and a few greens in a bowl wouldn't have done the job. When I finally got my burger it looked and smelled amazing. First I cut it in half and ate the first half. After that I cut the second half into two quarters and I ate the first quarter and then the second and to my big surprise I finished the whole thing. This was honestly not only the biggest burger that I ever ate but also one of the best. The ground beef was very flavorful and lean and the bacon was crisp to perfection. I also have to point out that this is one of the best sports-bars that I have ever been. The service was great and depending on which day of the week you go there they also have beer specials. This place is a rare gem in close proximity to a major airport. I fly a lot and usually I want to leave the airport premises as quickly as possible, but in the case of Shoeless Joe's I want to make sure that I will stop by next time I am in Chicago for a meal and a few beers.
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Alex B.
Wow, this place was terrible. Food is several notches below the standard for basic pub food. This is definitely the kind of place where you want to stick to the basics. Burgers, or something fried I'd say. Even still, the food is not good. I'd say this place is a heavy consumer of Sysco pre-made delicacies. Things can only go up from there, right? Well, let's talk decor. It's got your typical arrangement of large screen TVs spread throughout the place, so that's fine. The lighting is downright bad, glaring uncovered spots which make for a bad viewing experience and reduce the ambiance to bad frat party. The pours on the drinks were light, but i should have realized this was a place to stick to beer at when I saw the fine selection of flavored vodkas behind the bar. Clearly they are catering to a different crowd who may have a higher tolerance for meh than I. The waitresses (and they were all waitresses) were cheerful enough, and service was fine. The outfits that are equipped with are......unfortunate. If that's why you are headed here I'd suggest Tilted Kilt as a more palatable alternative.
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Julie N.
I sat at a four-top with my hubby, brother, and brother-in-law. The bar was busy because of a concert at nearby Allstate Arena. Our server Lauren, was friendly and attentive. We started with the Shoeless Combo appetizer. The Mac& Jack bites were outstanding; creamy on the inside with just the right amount of spice. The Fiesta Poppers were also better than most and I am a picky popper eater. Right amount of spice and I loved the use of the red jalapeno instead of the usual green. A new addition to the appetizer combo was the Queso styx. It was like a kicked up mozzarella stick, really delicious. For dinner I had the Wolves cheeseburger topped with cheddar cheese, roasted tomato, and a fried egg. My fried egg was way over cooked. The waitress returned it to the kitchen and within minutes I had a perfectly cooked fried egg on top of a perfectly cooked hamburger to make an awesome burger. My brother had the Reuben Burger and liked it very much (we both got our's on pretzel bun, yum!). My hubby and bother-in-law shared a Four Horsemen specialty pizza (Ita. sausage, pepperoni, and bacon) and loved it. Lets get to the important part, the beer! Great choice of craft beers both in bottles and on draft. This brings me to my only complaint and without this would have brought my review up to five stars. I chose to go to this bar as opposed to others in the area because they offer there extensive draft craft beers on special for $3.00 on Wednesdays (the day we went). We ordered our first round of draft craft beers and were advised by the waitress after she came back from the bar that she was told by the owner that they were not offering $3.00 beers on this particular Wednesday because of the concert at Allstate Arena. There was no update to that change on the website because I check it before we went there. That being said we paid full price and enjoyed the large selection of really good beers. I would definitely go back; especially on Wednesdays with NO concerts!
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Eric M.
Good food, cold beer, good vibe I like the crowd can't complain. A lot of TVs to enjoy the game
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Clint B.
Another great time here! Went on a Sunday for a nice NYF Root Beer Fix! My wife and I ordered a 22oz as we did before! The bartender quickly told us about the Sunday/Wednesday Special! $3/9oz Craft Beers, and the NYF was included! Everything on their list with only 2 exceptions(2 Ultra Premium Crafts)!!! Enjoyed a few Root Beers, also tried some we hadn't had before. We ordered the Coconut Shrimp and Pork Sliders! Delicious! So happy to have a place like this only a few miles from home!
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Julie Y.
Havent been here in a while but me and my friends use to get pretty wild in here. I feel like within the past couple years they have been trying to make it a better place tho. Decent bar food and full bar.
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Ron R.
This place has been here for as long as I can remember, but this is the first time I've stopped there. The atmosphere is sports related and is good for a night out with the family, friends, or simply as a couple. Everything looked clean and the washrooms were clean as well; however, there were no more than five families in there at one given time. I had the 35 oz. Big Hurt Burger (yes I finished and got a free t-shirt) and nearly up-chucked the entire burger with only a few things left on the plate. They were nice enough to give me the prize even though I didn't eat one small chunk of bread. The total weight of the burger with condiments is roughly 4 lbs, so don't take the challenge lightly. Not a bad place
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James R.
Don't even bother stopping. Ordered our food 5:15pm and didn't receive our appetizers, food came arond 6:35pm. People that came in after our group of 5 received there order before us. When receiving bill we had food on ur bill that we never ordered, tried to get over on us for $15. When paying bill our waitress took as long to give us our change back as she did our food. Don't bother stopping there
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Kristi F.
Stayed at the best western next door and didn't feel like driving so I was feelin optimistic about this place despite the reviews. I agree with Christine, since I was a girl, I didn't get the best service. I realize this is a sports bar, but that doesn't mean that a girl can't come here. You called call this place O'hares local Hooters. All the servers are women and wear short shorts. I really like the bar and dining area. The bar area is huge and has a unique look to it. Also, beer selection is the best thing about this place. I got the BBQ pork with the chips, which I was actually surprised how great it was. The slaw was good as well. If you like a good beer selection come here!
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Shawn T.
My buddy and I stopped here on a roadtrip to have something to nibble on. Got some wings... Had a couple of beers and the food and service was Awesome. If we make it back in this area we will visit again... A1..Oh by the way the bartender was awesome... :)
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Andrea Z.
We had some time to kill before we needed to drop off a friend at ORD and the Packers were playing so we wanted a sports bar. Trusty Yelp app pointed to Shoeless Joe's and away we went. Location/atmosphere: Awesomely, ridiculously close to O'hare. Easy access to terminals about a mile from this bar. Kind of weird, less than awesome-looking building which it shares with another business. Inside, though is a very well laid-out, nice sports bar. Plenty of TVs, all NFL ticket games were on and you can see all games from pretty much anywhere in the bar. The best score though is the big booths in the main room. There is a flat screen TV on either side of each booth. So you can have a big group watching two different things just for your booth. Sweet! The food we had was above average bar food, wings, sliders, etc. And good beer specials on Sundays (buckets of beers, etc). My only complaint was that there was an incredibly loud, annoying biker group fundraiser going on the entire time we were there. Every 5 minutes, a guy came on the intercom shouting out something about raffle tickets and 50/50, etc. Loud as hell and went on for over an hour. Obviously this was a random happening so I would definitely still recommend this bar. Overall a definite go-to if you've got time to kill before hitting O'Hare. God knows you don't want to sit around in there a second longer than necessary.
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Corey G.
Ridiculous beer prices. 7 bucks for a pint of Stella. About $1.50 - $2.00 higher than every bar around them in Des Plaines. You can get a big Stella at Bar Louis for $7 and that's a corporate owned bar.
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Julie O.
Never had a problem here. Place is big enough, and yes, there is free parking. Service is fine. Decor is sports orientated, and yes there are tvs everywhere if you are trying to watch a game. Salad bowls seem small but they are almost never ending. Tons of food in one salad. Prices comparable to the area.
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Jim O.
Wonderful sports bar with a great beer list, good specials, and complete menu including salads, entrees, pizza, and sandwiches. Very near O'Hare and better than most of the Rosemont restaurants. Large portions. Mediocre service but wasn't loud at all on a Sunday afternoon.
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Alicia K.
Blackhawks road watch! Awesome time. Great food. Decent specials. Great location.
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michael w.
Huge shoeless fan. Do happy hour here quite frequently and do recommend. As for food, most of it is pretty good. My personal faves are the wings and burgers, have not explored much beyond that, but from what I have seen brought out, looks good. They have a wing special during happy hour that is basically half price, 10 for $5. Beer selection is great. They usually have specials on brew and booze as well during happy hour. During the weekends before 5pm, $5 burger specials and $3 tall millers. The burgers and sandwhiches usually go for over $10 so I work the deals. They also rock the Groupon and have a good beer/burger deal on there from time to time. Does well for sports bar, pre/post Allstate concert, or just hanging. Open at 10am, close at 3am. Pool and darts available. If too much libation crash next door at hotel. Train stop is caddy corner across street. One of my staples.
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Chad G.
Ordered take out while staying at a hotel near buy. Ordered the Fried Calamari and it really didn't have taste to it. Maybe that's a good thing because of the lack of sodium. They put a lot of banana peppers in with them - not sure how that works but hey I was hungry. Also ordered the Macho Nachos Rib Eye Steak - didn't really taste that well. Also had sweet potatoe fries and I thought it was decent. I think the bill was in the mid $35 range
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Donald O.
It's not a terrible place. . Fairly large and good for blackhawk games. I'm just not a fan of their food.
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Anthony M.
I think this place is great. I've only had good experiences. I head over there for a drink or two with some co workers when I get off of my shift at enterprise rent a car and its always a good time. Televisions everywhere and the waitresses are awesome. As well as seeing some celebrities there too. Most recently Tom tibodeau head coach for the Chicago bulls
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Nicole S.
I came here to kill some time before picking up family at O'Hare. From the outside I was not impressed, but the inside was huge! Our waitress was fantastic, the food delicious, and they had plenty of screens for me to watch the college football playoffs. I would definitely visit here again if I needed to kill some time before O'Hare - or even if I was just in the area!
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Joshua E.
I totally hate this place. The food is terrible,I mean terrible. The service was mediocre, no the service was bad. I ordered the wings appetizer. When the wings came, it wasn't marinated, it had no spices nothing. Out was just fried and served with bbq sauce. I didn't say anything about it, however the waitress comes over and asks me "how are your wings?". I tell her the truth, the wings suck. She like oh sorry and walks away. I start to think to myself why did you even ask? On top of it all it is expensive food. Blue collar bar.
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Tina V.
This place was packed we we arrived. We were seated right away. Order our food and it was served in about 10 minutes. Would for sure go back.
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Hari M.
Good value for money, open until late. Nothing spectacular. Decent bar food and full bar.
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Erica H.
Good food, lots of beer and great environment and service was fast, waitress was attentive and friendly :)
(4)
Brittany S.
I'm not one to get my panties in a wod over the food to be found at sports bars - - hmm...do I want chicken fingers, nachos or french fries? Big decision. Not that I don't dabble in fries every once in a blue moon. So, when our group of 8 bachelorette party strolled into Shoeless Joe's (attached to a hotel at the airport - another red flag) my expectations for the food were not extremely high. To my surprise, it wasn't the food that would be subpar/on the shitty side - it was the service. The menu actually had quite a few "healthier"/tasty options like loaded chili and artichoke dip. Being the soup phene that I am, I ordered the chili with a "couple" of their $4 vodka special cocktails. I despise vodka, but for $4 I was willing to give it another chance. and another. and another. Marshmallow vodka with coke seems to be the trick for getting me to drink vodka. Despite the decent food and drink specials, it was the service, or lack thereof, that soured our visit. You'd think with a group of girls who are obviously on a mission to drink you'd try to keep 'em flowing. Somehow with an empty restaurant our skimpy referee-clad waitress achieved MIA status for a majority of the entire evening.
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John S.
In town for a couple of days and checked Yelp for a casual place nearby. This place fit the bill. The consummate sports bar. Classic thin crust pizza, Buffalo chicken with Jalapeños. Great heat! Cold drafts and too many TV's to count. Reasonable prices. All in all good food and fun!
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Alexis S.
Met up with friends for dinner before the icehogs v wolves game. We placed our order as soon as we came in. Our waitress, "Ashley" had our table waiting over 45 minutes to an hour for our food, while the other tables within our group got served before our table. Some members of our group came in after us got their food before us. Screwed up the order, gave us someone else's appetizer on the bill. One of our friends had ordered a chopped salad-the chicken was missing. The food was great too bad we didn't have time to eat it we probably won't be returning to this restaurant anytime too soon.
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Anna L.
This place is a dive bar that is pretty good after an event at the All State Arena. I wouldnt go out of my way to go here... but its not bad. They have a large selection of bar food (Chicken Strips, Mozzarella Sticks, sampler platters) and the drinks are cheap. Large beer selection too.
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Mike T.
OK, 4 stars because I REALLY REALLY like the referee outfits on the servers. I'm a dude. I like sports and pretty women. And really really large beer and alcohol selections which this place has all three, or pretty close. Great sports bar for a weird location in Rosemont.
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Laura N.
Ever seen dozens of deaf people taking over a bar? It happens in the Chicago area about once or twice a month. It can be overwhelming, or cool, or annoying, or a combination of all three. It happened here last week. You won't usually find me at these gatherings, but a few friends convinced me to come out to Shoeless Joe's for the monthly gathering. For once, I'm actually glad I went. Not only was the crowd pretty good, but the place itself exceeded my expectations (I'm not a sports bar kind of person). It's a typical sports bar with too many television, sports stuff everywhere, pool tables, few patrons, and female bartenders dressed in tight referee outfits. Nothing really got my attention here until I picked up the beer menu. WHOA. For a pretty standard bar in the O'Hare area, it has a pretty extensive beer menu with some selections that you would normally find at a local brewery or 'independent' bar. And the price? The drafts and bottles were pretty standard, but the drafts looked huge. You could also get a flight of four generous 2oz glasses for the same price as one draft. Since I'm always indecisive about what beer to get, I knew I had to get the flight. Three of the beers I had were OK, but I fell in love with one of them. And I was definitely feeling a little extra happy after finishing them. We also ordered some food later in the night (they have a great food selection too) and I ended up getting the waffle fries. The moment I popped one of the hot, seasoned fries in my mouth, I had a joygasm. The fries were SO GOOD. I thought perhaps it was the beer talking, but friends starting sampling the fries too and thought they were amazing. I want to come back here just for the waffle fries. OHMYGOSH. Yum. Also, my bartender, Anita was awesome. She was super-friendly and very knowledgeable about the beers. If it wasn't for her, my experience probably wouldn't have been as good as it was. It would just been mediocre without her. Thank you, Anita!
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Dan D.
Great place for a drink, but over priced if you want food. However, most places in this area are like that with food. I come here pretty much every time there is a WWE show at the Allstate because my friends and I love their beer selection. The shows get out around 10, and we can get 80 oz tapper of Coors for less than a 12 oz at the arena always makes it a winner for post show fun.
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Kevin E.
Stayed at the Holiday Inn next door. Joe's is a sports bar, beer selection and prices ate good. Fairly busy when I went, staff was about half and half. Some were happy, were straight out sourpuss's one blonde looked ready to eat anyone in her way. Food was average, I had the Bacon Cheese Burger, the bun was cold and dry, burger was tastey. Ordered well and it came medium, still was good. Waffle fries were greasy and has some kind of tasteless breading that soaked up the oil. Left them there on the plate. Overall ok, but I would go someplace else first next time for first choice.
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Bill M.
A few of us wound up at Shoeless Joe's for lunch after a productive work meeting in the 'burbs. The place is filled mainly with White Sox and Blackhawks bling, and the server gals were decked out in black short shorts. There are lots of screens showing sports programs and highlights. Free parking lot also - who knew you could find a sports bar with decent food by the Best Western? I went with the redneck burger, and I guess it was a bit messy so you could actually get your neck all red with the BBQ sauce. Actually it was a pretty tasty and hefty burger, generously topped with bacon, grilled onions and cheddar cheese. The cole slaw was very creamy. Our group also had items like the chicken salad (a very good serving size for a small salad), the soup (loaded with a mountain of veggies), and the quesadilla plate.
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Shane H.
This place is run by kids.... The food is horrible. If your from out of town stay away far away
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Chuck H.
I will start right out by saying the waitresses were very nice, pleasant and attractive and attentive and accommodating. Plus, they have TVs all over the place, including on top of each booth, so that's kind of cool. Alas, I have to give this place a single star for two reasons: 1) The food is definitely suburban quality for city prices. The fish and chips is priced at $14.99, but the fish consists of four pressed fish patties, not real fish pieces. And the side of waffle fries, while decent and even warm, was a pretty small portion considering what I paid for the meal. I don't count the coleslaw because I hate coleslaw. 2) After we'd been there about an hour--and thankfully after we'd finished eating--the strong smell of sewer started permeating the air. It persisted for the next hour we stayed. My friend didn't object too hard, so I didn't push the issue. Plus I hoped that it might dissipate, but it never did. Finally I just couldn't take it anymore. I have no idea how the people around us could keep eating through that smell. As we were leaving, I mentioned the smell (which was actually confined to the booth area) to the host at the door and he said yeah, that part of the restaurant is under a laundry in the hotel or something, which is what was causing it. And the best part was when he said--and he actually said this--that smell breaks out every couple of days or so! I can only imagine that this is the area to which rookie waitresses, or perhaps waitresses they're trying to drive off the job, are assigned to, and they probably even refer to that station as The Sewer. Or if they don't, maybe they should. I will leave you with this riddle: Who has two thumbs and ain't going back to Shoeless Joe's?
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Cherry A.
I like the big booths and TV screens everywhere. The chicken parm sandwich and sweet potato fries were great. Their dessert of the month, Oreo Cheesecake was light and delicious. The $3 cider pint was so yummy, I want one right now! Let's go!
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James Mick M.
The service here sucks .ordered the fish and shrimp it was greasy and over cooked.and did I say the service sucked only good thing was the beer selection.and if you do go here the small town root beer was awesome 10 percent alcohol.
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James T.
I gotta say, nice place to catch the hawks. Nice craft beer selections. Food was above average but typical pub grub. Service was adequate. I'm not from the area, but could make it a stop if I am in the future.
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Carol K.
A friend suggested this place to me as a good place to grab a bite close to O'Hare. Now I wonder how long it had been since he had been in this place as it definitely wouldn't go on any recommendation list of mine. If I have a pet peeve- it is dirty, sticky menus. And that is what they handed me here. I didn't even want to touch the thing as I knew I was going to be eating a burger and just how many times could I get up to use the restroom? Not only was the plastic coated menu sticky but the specials of the day menu had stains on it as well. Yuck! I sat at the bar and was totally ignored by the women servers with their low cut t-shirts and short shorts. Obviously they think the men at the bar are where their bread and butter are. When I finally flagged someone down and ordered, it was as if it was a huge imposition. And when I asked for a glass of water to go with my dinner? It took three attempts to get it and when finally delivered, the bartender said she "forgot". Sheesh!- it was hardly even busy in the place. The only saving grace? The food was, surprisingly, pretty good. The burger was perfectly cooked and the sweet potato fries were also a winner. And the food came up in a reasonable amount of time. And if you are a sports fanatic? There have to be at least 20 TV's in the place all tuned to different sporting events so you will have no problem catching the latest action. Doubt I will ever go back to this place, but if I do- I'll know to bring along some hand sanitizer- just so I can touch the menu and still feel like eating.
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Shelly B.
I had the tuna seared rare. Amazing! Double the portion of most places and quality food. I didn't expect that from a place that just has mostly bar food on the menu. The server also was knowledgeable about gluten free items. I just wish they had more choices that aren't deep fried or breaded.
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Eric T.
Had the rib special.. Tasted boiled and not brine.. Great place to drink and watch a game, especially local teams. Food is there for convenience rather part of the experience..
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MICHELLE C.
It was late, we had just arrived into O'Hare, we were hungry and meeting family who picked us up from the airport. For many years in our younger day's we would come here. This place has been here forever. They have changed names a couple of times. Large sports bar, very good loud music playing, TV screens, huge bar with a large menu of all kinds of eats to please everyone. We were a group of seven, got seated immediately and drink order's were taken. Our waitress was oh so sweet. She did not miss a beat. The bar area had quite a few customer's and the place was packed. We ordered: Wings Stuffed Mushrooms Spinach Dip Calamari and plenty of cocktails and beer. All of the food, (appetizers) were all very good, no complaints. We enjoyed ourselves, fun environment. From country music to hip hop, it was perfect to catch up eat and drink. The waitress came over to our table constantly refilling our drinks and checking on us. She was awesome! Great place, fun, good food, reasonable prices, very good service!
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Jelena Z.
I was looking for an easy, laid-back spot to meet a potentially largish group before a Chicago Rush game at Allstate Arena. Shoeless Joe's was recommended to me by a friend who said the sports bar would be more casual than some of the other nearby restaurants, and that they offered free parking. Sold! Whew -- what a menu! Besides offering standard appetizers, Shoeless Joe's has a long list of salads, sandwiches, wraps, burgers and entrees. And, they have a dedicated beer menu, with a focus on their drafts. I ended up going with a DIY beer flight: 4 generous pours for only $5.50! A winner, as I got to have both my beloved Gumballhead and Matilda (as well as two I hadn't yet tried) for mere chump change. For my pre-game meal, I ordered the California wrap with sweet potato fries. Though service definitely could use a kick (slow like honey... err, molasses), I was pleasantly surprised with how good both my wrap and fries were. Chicken, avocado and bacon are usually a can't-go-wrong combo, but the addition of their housemade poppy seed dressing definitely kicked it up a notch. The sporty environment definitely isn't my thing, but if you're looking for a craft beer and some solid grub in the vicinity, Shoeless Joe's shouldn't disappoint. And the large, free parking lot is definitely a nice bonus!
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Carla P.
Been here a few times, bartenders are amusing enough, drinks are the usual price for this area. It's clean and has LOTS of tv's, plenty of parking and if you have to much to drink, there's a motel right next door ... :P However as a woman it pisses me off when the female servers don't pay any attention to you, which has happened here on more than one occassion. Luckily there was a male bartender.
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Pete K.
Bizarrely negative reviews on here - I don't know if you guys know this, but this place is a bar. Shoeless Joe's has a great beer menu, for starters, serving up some of Chicago's finest beer. It's one of the only places in the area that serves Metropolitan beer - get some if you're in the area. The food is always great and comes in huge portions. You get way more than you pay for. There are tons of TVs and it's a great place to watch a game - but watch out - it can get crowded on game nights.
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Kyle H.
Nice sports bar with TV to person ratio at about 2:1! Seriously, almost too many small flat screens and big projection screens. That said, we enjoyed seeing La Crosse on one screen, while the Cubs played on another, and yet some regular TV shows on others. The menu is extensive and so is the menu of beers. My BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich was huge, a touch too sweet, but still good. The side of coleslaw was among some of the best slaws I've ever had, and it was a huge portion! This place is fairly kid-friendly, and my son loved his Mac 'n' Cheese made with Rigatoni noodles and three kinds of cheese. I tried it and it really was good! Plenty to take home too. Shoeless Joe's has a good beer menu (think Half Acre Daisy Cutter, Matilda, Dogfish Head IPAs) and you can get a tasting flight of four beers for the same price as one specialty beer. I liked that they do a creative American take on beer mixers like a Black and Tan w/Guiness and a Great Lakes Amber, and a Snakebite with Sam Adams and Woodchuck Cider; which I tried and was very tasty! Our server Christina was great, and checked up on us frequently without hovering. Great place to come before hitting up the Allstate Arena, and I'm putting this on the short list of places to bring the Rosemont worker bees after work.
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Matt S.
Kind of surprised about all the negative reviews here. On the outside Shoeless Joe's looks kind of plain but the inside is surprisingly nice. Everything looks really clean and this place has the best smelling bathroom ever (which is very accessible and not hidden in some complicated corner)! TVs and projectors are absolutely everywhere and I love coming here if I want to watch a game or two. From a booth seat, you could see 7 different screens without even turning your head. Background music is solid. There is even an electronic jukebox where you can pick your jam. $1.00 for one song though!? LAME. This place definitely has special events fairly often. Some of them I've been to include having ESPN 1000 there (a couple times), Blackhawks Roadwatches, and a Blue Moon tasting for their next seasonal beer. Their menu specials are pretty solid, but then add these into the mix? OUTSTANDING! The service is good. When it's pretty empty you get to choose where you sit. Everyone is pretty friendly, nice, and helpful. Good looking waitresses too! Beer list is quite extensive and have tried a number of new things from that menu. Drink and food prices are pretty standard. Most burgers and sandwiches are ~$10.00 and the quality is just fine. Burgers are neatly made, not greasy, and served with waffle fries that have the taste of curly fries! Sandwiches are OK but the pizza is delicious. Located in Rosemont, the people there aren't d-bags or anything like that either. There is a little nightclub next door but that never really takes away from the Shoeless Joe's experience at all. I love coming to this place and would recommend this to anyone.
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Reena M.
This place was awesome! Came here for drinks and dinner. I got the burger with the fried egg on it with a pretzel bun. It was so huge! How can anyone eat a 10oz burger? But it was a good quality burger, that's for sure. I would have tasted the egg more if the meat was less. 10 oz is a bit much for me. I didn't finish the whole thing. Also, the reason for losing a star was that the pretzel bun wasn't very fresh. It was a bit stale. These kinds of things need to keep its quality. The beer selection was pretty good! And cheap by Vancouver standards. Our server was pretty friendly and attentive. I would go here again!
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Lauren H.
I ate here recently as I was staying overnight at the Holiday Inn Express O'Hare -- Shoeless Joe's was just a one-minute walk away. I wasn't very impressed. It has a fun sports bar atmosphere and a great selection of drinks. Our server, while efficient, didn't seem very interested and/or friendly with us. The food was basically average. My fish sandwich was prepared and fried correctly, but it just didn't seem like it was fresh fish. The bowl that held the spinach & artichoke dip was hot while the accompanying plate it sat on that held the chips was room temperature. This suggested to me that the $11 dip was microwaved and absolutely not worth the asking price. Like I said, I was staying in a nearby hotel and I was hungry, so this place was easy. Would I recommend it and/or go there again? Nah.
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Raymond G.
Our server Marissa was very attentive and always available. Great service! Thanks!
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Nick L.
Pretty cool ambiance for a sports bar, their booths have tvs on the individual booths. Drinks and food were okay, nothing special, nothing terrible. The drinks were kind of weak. If they were reasonably priced i could understand but both are pretty expensive. I guess it's on par for the area, but if your pricing is going to be high, the quality needs to stand out. And now what really killed the experience, it was 90 degrees outside and the air conditioning was SOOOOO COLD that my friends and me had our teeth chattering & couldn't really focus on anything else. It might have been an anomaly, so i'll leave the rating at 2 stars because it's a cool atmosphere with a lot of potential but my personal experience there was 1 star. Might be willing to try again if i'm with a group of people, but wouldn't go out of my way to do so.
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Carla G.
Purchased a Groupon to try something new. To start off, this place is bigger inside than expected. They have a variety of burgers to choose from. We ordered the Reuben burger & the Redneck burger (both with waffle fries). Everything was delicious & the service was pretty good. We went in the afternoon so it's hard to say if the service varies with a crowd. They definitely know what it takes for a good sports bar- TVs are everywhere!! I think I'll plan on coming back to watch a game with friends.
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Josh G.
I'm really surprised by all the bad reviews on here. My girlfriend and I come here for UFC fights all the time. The reason we chose this bar is because of the decent size beer menu and the fact that the food menu goes well beyond most that you find in your average sports bar. I mean you won't see me here on any night for a drink or 2 but when a fight is on that I want to watch and we don't feel like watching it on pay per view this is where you'll find us. It is what it is: a better then average sports bar with good food and a relatively good amount of beers to chose from.
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Elizabeth W.
Run! Run away! I was here once a few months ago and am never going back. We waited about 20 minutes for service and didn't get a menu or even any drinks, so we went up to the host stand and asked if we could move to another section and get menus. In the new section, we watched a waitress serve every other person there, but not us. Another 20 minutes passed. We went up to the host stand again and asked if the section was being closed. No, no, we were assured. Somebody will be right with you. A waitress sashayed past us in a skimpy uniform but didn't even look at our table. People who arrived after we sat down the second time were getting their food, and oh my god, did it smell terrible. After waiting a little longer and still not having even a glass of water after nearly an hour of sitting and waiting, the last straw was when a group of businessmen came in, and a couple of the waitresses kissed them on the mouth and allowed their backsides to be groped in an embrace. It looked like one of the men put some money down the front of a waitress' uniform after he touched her butt. Seriously. Then they were seated and immediately brought drinks. It was at that point that we realized this was like a skankier version of Hooters, but with sports memorabilia. Go to Hooters, not this place, because you'll get better service there. If a place makes me recommend Hooters, you can bet it's pretty bad. We walked out without the host saying good bye or even noticing us. Apparently you have to treat the staff like strippers to eat at this place. Topping it all off is the fact that we sent an irate email to the management and never heard back. I take this as a de facto sanctioning of what happened. If the people who run this place think that it's OK to ignore customers and have sex and service go hand in hand, they obviously don't need my patronage.
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Robert H.
This restaurant is in the Best Western Hotel near O'Hare. Once you go inside, it definitely doesn't feel like a hotel bar, it is a legitimate sports bar/restaurant in it's own right. I suspect that many of the other patrons were locals, but I have no proof to back this suspicion up. I'm a frequent hotel guest at another hotel across the street. Previous reviewers thought the prices at Shoeless Joe's were high. While that may be true, relative to the other hotel restaurants in the immediate vicinity, I thought prices were quite reasonable. Food was good, beer selection was good, atmosphere good. Is this the best sports bar in the Chicago area? Pprobably not. For me, it was across the street and convenient, and I left satisfied. Giving four stars for the decent food, convenient location, and for it being a fairly priced alternative to other nearby restaurants. It wasn''t the best bar food I've had in my life, but it exceeded "acceptable." Although the place isn't stellar in any area, the complete package of legit sports bar atmosphere, price, and value for location all factor into my rating.
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Anthony L.
We stopped by the sports bar as it was open late and wanted a late night dinner. As we pulled up in the parking lot, the place didn't seem like the best place to get some dinner. We got in and asked them if dinner was still being served. They said yes and sat us at a table. There was too much disappointment as not of use were satisfied with our food. I guess this place might be a good place to drink, but I wouldn't recommend their food.
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Mark G.
I'm basing this review upon my last experience at this place. A few of us stopped here after a concert at the Allstate for some beers & a bite. It being my first time here, I was pretty impressed. Nice place, fairly clean, decent music on the jukebox, & TV's everywhere. Then we hit a wall. The waitress. We ordered a couple Dos XX on tap. Not only is she taking her sweet time, but the beer is absolutely flat when we got it. You have no more? Fine, just give us some Coronas. And where are the burgers we ordered? Oh, they finally came. & they were actually really good. Only I realized one thing: the burger was medium rare. I've learned to never to do pink hamburger. But since service was crappy already & I didn't feel like waiting 30 minutes for a new one, & I really needed to absorb this alcohol, so...I settled. Bad idea? Very. Starting around 6am the next morning, I was pissing out of my ass for 5 days straight. I considered it could just be a coincidence, but my sister told me her Fiance, who also ordered a burger, made several trips to the porcelain god as well. Partially my fault for not sending it back? Yes, I admit it. I guess I've just been accustom to waitresses asking me how I want my burger cooked over the years. I was buzzed, hungry, & the burger & fries actually looked quite good. Thus, some pink in the meat didn't strike me as a real concern. I'm not saying I wont ever come here & give them a chance to redeem themselves. But I will definitely be more careful & speak up next time the service is that crappy. Two stars for the atmosphere. But the service HAS to improve.
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Carolyn L.
I usually hit up Joe's for lunch because it's not far from my work. They have an extensive menu and a great beer selection (Raison D'Etre from Dogfish Head is my FAVORITE!). While I've never been disappointed by the food, I could only give this place 3 stars because each time I've been in there, there is a bit of a stench, probably stale beer left over from the night before. Going at lunch means there is hardly anyone there so the service is great and food is always fresh. However, it could be a bit cleaner. But overall, a great work lunch place for the Rosemont area!
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Andy M.
Most of the previous reviewers hit the nail on the head with their reviews of Shoeless Joes. It's a sports bar that offers typical bar food with scantily clad servers. Not that I'm complaining, but Shoeless Joe's is one step away from being a Heavenly Bodies that serves food. There is really nothing special about this place. To be honest, I usually use Shoeless Joe's as a place to meet my friends before I go somewhere else. If I'm going to a Hockey game or concert at the Allstate arena, I meet my friends at Shoeless Joes for a few pregame beers. The food is typical of any sports bar in Chicago. Shoeless Joe's offers everything from bland Nachos to decent Burgers. There is nothing on the menu that stands out. The bottom line is Shoeless Joes is a decent choice to kick back, have a few Brews and check out the half-naked servers. The food is average at best, but strangely enough, the place can be fun at times. It's not the kind of place that I would go out of my way to visit, but if I'm stuck out by O'Hare, it does the trick.
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Kevin B.
A good sports bar in the area around the airport
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Kristen F.
I really dont get this place. Like I dont entirely get what they are trying to be. On one hand they have a total dive sports bar thing going on with totally cheap looking furnishings and tables that feel like they are falling apart but with ample tv's and drink coices. Than on the other hand they serve you actually decent food on nice dishware. I've never been dissapointed with anything I've gotten to eat but that could also be because I had such low expectations coming out of the gate. The service here also blows. I think the only requirement is to be a hot piece of ass because you get better service at Hooters. The servers are unfriendly and unhelpful and from what I can tell, pure eye candy for male patrons cause when they arent dropping off your plates and running away as quick as they can they're standing around talking to each other, not paying attention to the tables in the slightest. Three stars mainly for the food and drink selection if you can get past the crappy service, dive atmosphere and sticky menus.
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Darin E.
We were excited to try the Philly cheese steak pizza, but were extremely disappointed when it came out soggy and slightly burnt (how do you even manage that?). On the plus side, they did cheerfully replace it with a BBQ pulled pork pizza. The other plus was Matilda and Oberon on tap. If you really want to get grossed out then order the brownie sundae. Brownies were raw and disgusting. Decent service but not stellar. It didnt make up for an overall experience that was barely tolerable. Over the 2 hours we were stuck there "Meh" turned To "BLEH"
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Tom T.
Tuesday night. ALDS baseball on plentiful HD TVs. Excellent craft beer selection. Good service at the bar. Food was decent, but not spectacular pub grub. Ambiance was OK - the fluorescent lighting from the open kitchen was distracting. Overall impression was positive. Great stop if you are a craft beer fanatic like me and are stuck by Ohare airport when traveling to Chicago on business.
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Matt M.
This place is great on the weekdays if you want to grab a drink after work or whatever. I would avoid it at all costs on the weekend because the clientel tends to get a little too d-bag for my taste. (Popping your collar only means you have no soul) The high point of this place is there chicken wings and beer selection. Plus things can get interesting if there is a wedding going on next door after their bar closes down.
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Alison S.
Good, meaty wings. Service was ok. Too dark and too loud.
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CJ A.
Great place. Huge good beer list. Good food. Tons of TVs. Fun place to hang for the evening. Wait staff was very kind and helpful!
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Jessica L.
This place is just gross. I watched a guy put his head down and just vomit all over the floor.
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Curtis S.
I really enjoyed going on Wed nights. It is $3.00 tappers with a very good selection. I love the micro brews that they have to choose from. I also enjoyed my Tilapia I had, the price was reasonable and the food was good. No matter where you sit in this place, You will have a great view of a tv to watch your not so favorite Chicago sports team.
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Bridgette K.
Service: slack Drinks: no alchol Server: looked underage Appitzer platter: no sauce Atmospher: ok Took 30mins for drinks that slacked on the alchol and didn't know how to make a longisland.
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Matthew W.
Why is the music so loud? On a Thursday or Friday night, nobody dancing, 2am they had the music BLASTING, could literally not hold a conversation. Ignored when asked the waitress to have someone turn it down. They have a Lobster-Grab machine?! What the hell? Like the ones with plastic toys, except with live lobsters, wonder how often that got cleaned... Bathroom was disgusting. Drink selection is decent, large variety. Only recommended as one of the only options around O'Hare (I work at a nearby hotel and sometimes go with colleagues after work), and if you don't have a car, ha, good luck, ain't happening.
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Douglas G.
Come for the great food and beer list, grit your teeth and suffer through horrible service and bad atmosphere. The service was getting better for awhile, but management seems to have gone back to the strategy of "any chick willing to wear tight short-shorts" to fill wait staff. It's a shame. Shoeless Joe's could be the best restaurant in the area if they would realize its customers want competent wait staff not bimbos in tight outfits.
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Katherine R.
I met an old co-worker here for lunch a while back and have no complaints. The place had a small, normal lunch rush but nothing that made the service bad. The place is more popular to males going to watch the game after work. The food is pretty decent and no complaints with the service. There are huge tv's to watch the games on and tons of seating. I always try to 'pre-game' here before a show at Allstate but never seem to make it....hmmm... There isn't much going on in regards to sports bars in this part of Rosemont, so in this case- take what you can get.
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Dave H.
This place was great! We had just come in from the airport and were looking for a place to relax, eat, and watch the game. The service here was great. The food came out quick, hot and cooked just right. Huge selection of drinks and good menu for sports bar. I would go back here in a heartbeat!
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Carolynne M.
This joint is typical man-heaven. Sports, sports and more sports memorabilia take up every available inch of wall space that isn't already occupied by flat screen TVs. Lots of beer/booze, lots of fried bar food, a loud and smokey interior. All the girls waitressing/bartending have on the requisite "Hooters" type outfit on, (except theirs is black and not orange), so there is lots and lots of in-your-face cleavage. Located on a rather congested corner of Mannheim and Higgins, Shoeless Joe's sits rather awkwardly between a creepy diner (been in there, see the Pine Grove review), a dance club and a hotel. Parking, needless to say, can be a tad difficult. Ladies, seriously - you want to meet men, you have to come here, especially if there is a concert or a Wolves game on. Not that I can vouch for the TYPE of men here, but girls were outnumbered by 10 to 1 easily (not including the waitresses) the night I was there. yowza.
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George B.
Just a quickie: Not bad, but not great either. Food is great... the salsa has a nice kick to it. Service can be a bit lacking. One friend of mine claimed that "Shoeless Joes was not quite lady friendly... People were nice and respectful, but none of the servers went out of their way to take her order."
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Laura P.
I just looked at my bank statement for June...why did Shoeless Joe's appear over ten times? Oh yeah, it is close to work. The bar tenders are fab. The food is amazing. My co-workers and I go here almost every friday to avoid the weekend rush into the city. We go around 4pm and leave....well that is better left unsaid. The girls that work here are always professional and one would not know that seeing as they have to dress up as glorified Hooter's girls. Hot pants and all. But they are always friendly and down to earth. Drinks are just right. Sometimes I think a little tooo right but that is another story. Every time I walk out of here I am happy for one reason or another....Love ya Shoeless!
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Michael M.
I went here as part of a meetup on a Saturday night after the convention we were all attending. The guys who organized it called ahead and reserved some tables. It is not the greatest bar in the world but it definitely worked for what we needed. OK bar food, very nice bartenders, and a lot of big screens to watch the game.
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Xamyma O.
Horrible service doesn't begin to describe what I got here. Dig: I walk in alone. 5 or 6 greaseballs,, with the whole black shirt / gold chain thing going on, are huddling around the hostess station with the one very young girl staffing it. No one makes any attempt to accommodate me. As I had to use the facilities, I asked one of the goons where it was. This gumba drapes one arm over my shoulder, says "Down there on the right", in that stupid buddy-buddy type way. I walked down the "hall", which looked more like the open backside of the kitchen. I get to the end, and there's like a closet door. You're kidding me, right? I thought about going back and complaining, which I usually do if I have a problem, but I was just so stunned here, that an employee would go out of his way to alienate a customer, who had just walked in, for absolutely no reason, that I was dumbstruck. I did stay for one drink; everything else was sub-average at best. But that little monkey show was abominable.
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Kayee I.
I am a self-professed White Sox fan, hence my decision to meet up with a buddy at Shoeless Joe's after work. The bar is wedged between a couple of restaurants. When you walk through the bar doors and up the wooden steps, it's quite obvious which team(s) are being rooted for. There's Sox paraphernalia all along the wall. The Sox double-header against New York was on every other flat-screen in the joint which made it convenient for me to keep tabs on the score or lack thereof. There was no hostess so we seated ourselves. A waitress found her way to us and took our orders. The fair is average bar food... nothing outstanding, but we enjoyed the combination appetizer platter of mozzarella sticks, chicken fingers, toasted ravioli stuffed with ricotta cheese, beef taquitos and onion rings. Yuuuum. Onion rings. For the main, we split the California chicken wrap and the S.O.B. (South of the Border) wrap. Everything tastes almost having been pre-packaged at some point and then thrown on a plate. It tasted fine though. The portions are huge and I did end up with meals for the entire next day.
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Sintiea S.
After realizing everything near our hotel was closed, we ended up here for dinner. The food was pretty good. I ordered a chicken sandwich with a side or fries...tasted okay to me. :)
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Mike R.
Why did I give it one star? Primarily because zero stars was not an option. This place apparently has no quality control. At a table of 5, one person competed their meal while two others only took one bite. I ordered the 1/2 rack of ribs. I was at first disappointed at the small portion size, but after biting into my first rib I was glad they hadn't wasted more pork. They were totally burnt and close to unedible. The guy next to me had a hamburger that was cooked about 20 minutes past it's prime. The guy on my other side had the meatloaf and it was the worse I have ever tasted. He had one bite I had one bite and the rest went uneaten. Another girl had a quesadilla bet after one bite ate no more. Burnt tortilla and over cooked chicken. What really surprised me was the the servers, when seeing all the uneaten food did not even inquire as to whether or not there was a problem. I guess they must get tired of complaints about the food and just don't ask. I really mean this when I say it "one of the worse dining experiences ever"
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Timothy M.
There's pretty much no redeeming value to this place. It's a Disneyfied Chicago sports bar. The food is expensive for what it is: bar/tavern fare. If you want a great burger, don't spend $10 here for it. Go to one of the fine taverns in the city that serves the same delicious burgers for a fraction of the price -- Tavern, Fizz, Pontiac, Darwin's, hell even Lotties all have burgers for $2.50 at the most with fries. Or if you want a really great burgers check out Hackney's or Kincades. If you live in the city, you really have no reason to be tooling around out here looking for a sports bar. But if for some reason you're forced to be in the wastehole that is the O'Hare Circle of Hell, don't stop here.
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Amanda C.
The official bar of the Chicago Blackhawks. This small ale house and grille is connected to the Best Western O'Hare. This was great because we had a delay in our flights and had to stay overnight here and are a little too far from the city especially after waking up at 4am and then having to be back at the airport tomorrow at 7am. We were extremely bored in our room not to mention tired and we just needed to get out from all of the airport shuffle and hotel boringness. We had already eaten but from fasting all day, we were ready for another meal within 3-4 hours. We headed down through the obstacles of hallways from the hotel. When we entered we were seated right away. I will admit that I was a bit skeptical from all of the reviews by my fellow Yelpers. When we went in the service was great. Our waitress was making sure we had everything right away as well as our drinks always being filled. I did notice at the table next to us the roof was leaking... which I have never seem to have a good experience with leaky roofs. The music in there was great... my kind of music, a mix of pop, classic rock, and country, surprising for this sports bar. The inside feel was that of a sports bar... think diners, drive-ins, and dives... but it was a good vibe. I even noticed a table next to us had a blender looking thing filled with beer... I was intrigued but just could not give in as traveling leaves you low on cash at times. Our food arrived very promptly and looked tasty. I ordered 5 buffalo chicken wings and they were completely covered with sauce... too much sauce for my liking yet I proceeded to pat them down with many napkins and then they were fine. There was something sweet about them... I just couldn't get the right taste bud to figure it out. My boyfriend ordered the chocolate cake. This was plated very nicely and was appealing to the eye. On the outside crust was small chocolate chops with chocolate mousse in the middle as well as the cake part itself. I thought this was ok.... I have had better as I am very in tune to my chocolate senses. He agreed that it was just a piece of chocolate cake and he has bad better... but I would not expect a sports bar who specializes in bar food and alcohol to have a kick ass desert. My brother got waffle fries with nacho cheese sauce. This was pretty good as the cheese sauce was just that, the concession stand nacho sauce... I was hoping it would be something good like cheese-whiz but still a good option for a light meal. He said that the waffle fries had too much seasoning on them but they were just your simple fries with cheese. Overall the experience was better then what others seemed to of had. Our food was nothing special but it was a great way to get out of the hotel room. Check it out if you are here or stuck in Chicago for the night and don't have a lot of time to head into the city.
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Javier O.
This place was grerat! It happened to be accross the street from the hotel where I was stying and thank god I discovered it . I could not take hotel food one more night. I came here mainly to sit at the bar, watch the Olympics on one of there many screens covering every inch of wall, and to eat an Italian beef sandwich. It was Great! The food was not bad considering we were in a sports bar.
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Doug S.
Now I know where they send the Hooter's rejects...
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Kasia R.
This place is okay, hard to find parking though. There's a hotel and a restaurant in the same plaza. Very close to O'hare. On the right side behind the bar you have some tables w/ menus so you can order food, probably about 5 or 6 tables lined up agains the wall on each side/ The other part is a little bit bigger but the three pool tables take up some room. They have an okay sized dance floor, but the 2 or 3 times i went there, no one was really dancing, except for the older drunk crowd..and it was like 2 women. Nothing exciting.. the waitress will come to you , so you don't have to go up to the bar if you don't want to. It's a mix of older and younger crowd. Not really sure about the price for drinks, but I think they have similar pricing to other bars around.
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Giuseppe D.
Not a bad place. Awkward location, sharing lot space with a nightclub, a restaurant, and a hotel, on a busy intersection of Higgins & Mannheim. The place is fairly large with dozens of tables throughout, many seats by the bar area, booth seats, and a dance floor. Not typically a place I'd go for a night out, nor is it the best place to go just for food or just for drinks. But I've gone here multiple times for large sporting events (football games, UFC events, etc) and it isn't bad. I'd ordered a few meals (pastas, burgers) that I wasn't too impressed with, but the appetizers are all pretty good. You can order a combo platter that comes with a variety of their appetizers; this goes well with a nice large table tapper of cold beer. The service has always been good; quick, friendly waitresses for the most part. There are a few massive TV's to compliment the many smaller flatscreens throughout the place. Again, it isn't anywhere that's going to blow your mind, but it's not a complete waste either. Decent appetizers, fair drink prices, and good service.
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Emmy B.
1 Star, after eating here, I drove to McDonald's across the street, and bought a better burger. The menu sounded great, all the tvs, it looks like a good sports bar on the outside. I ordered a Jose burger, medium well, my mom ordered a burger, well, and my husband ordered wings. He was the only one able to eat his food. Both our burgers came out bloody and raw, my mom had hers sent back, but the waitress didn't seem to care that mine went uneaten. The waitress kept apologizing, because of the cooks. Said there were a lot of problems with the food coming out. Then do something! Get a manager or something. My bloody burger had guak on the burger (hot), and the cheese on top of that (cold). It was served without the onion straws or mayo. Your cooks can't even put all the ingredients on the burger? With all the problems, I think a manager should have come over, and at least a free desert or something. After eating there, my McDonald's burger tasted really good.
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Brian B.
I've been here dozens of times before Wolves games at the Allstate over the past 4 years. The quality of the food is real good. The serivce is what is usually so bad. We wait forever after being seated for someone to take our order then we wait for ever for the check after we are done. We stopped going becuase of the service. Parking can be a pain also. Very few free spots are available so they force you to use their valet service.
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steve c.
Not a fan of this place. But theres not a lot of bars in the area. They do have a couple of pool tables. Gets busy if something going on at allstate arena. Think thats how they stay in buisness.
Takes Reservations : Yes Delivery : No Take-out : Yes Accepts Credit Cards : Yes Good For : Late Night Parking : Valet, Validated Bike Parking : No Wheelchair Accessible : Yes Good for Kids : No Good for Groups : Yes Attire : Casual Ambience : Casual Noise Level : Average Good For Dancing : No Alcohol : Full Bar Happy Hour : No Best Nights : Wed, Fri, Sat Coat Check : No Smoking : No Outdoor Seating : No Wi-Fi : Free Has TV : Yes Dogs Allowed : No Waiter Service : Yes Caters : Yes
Ryan S.
Nice big space to watch sports and lots of TVs. Sometimes they even have a buffet-type thing which is fun. The beer list is also really large. Every time I come here, though, the service takes forever. They definitely need more waitresses.
(4)Nick B.
This was near my old job site so after a long hard week coworkers and i would gather to have a few drinks together. The rotating selcetion was nice. They sometimes get draft beers that is hard to get other places. However the service can be hit or miss. Also there wings were so so. This is speaking on from coming here over 10+ times while i worked in the area. Not a bad bar for meeting with co workeres or friends. It just isnt a place to go for a after work dinner etc.
(3)Neal M.
Had an hour to waste waiting for a friend so I stopped in here to watch part of the hawks game last night. My visit was short so that's how I will keep my review. Beer selection was great, Kristi my waitress was AWESOME, and the Hot wings I had were meaty, hot and spicy just like I like them.. No complaints here, I was here several times years ago and I have to say this was a big improvement from what I remember. Service, food and attitude all around were improved, Thank you! Keep up the good work, I'll be back.
(4)Fadi S.
Food was a basic average menu nothing exciting. the cocktail menu was pretty boring too. I see it as a place just to hang out with friends if you happen to be in the area. sit at the bar though your more likely to get your order quicker there.
(3)Adam D.
My initial score for Shoeless Joes was written in hast and aggravation. Although our visit was not the best and in my opinion does warrant a one start rating, the interaction I had with Joseph M. helped me appreciate the business as a unit, instead of our one unfortunate night. First let me highlight, per my request and the understanding of Joseph, I am not benefiting from re-writing my post or changing my score. Although I was offered a free lunch for reaching out to him to provide further information based on our visit (which I respectfully declined). That being said. Through our conversation Joseph was able to review the night, get a real handle of what happened, apologized for the irritation and lack of good service, and will use my experience to better train his staff. It is my opinion that It takes a genuine person to want to make things better, even if, in this situation, it's for his own benefit. Him reaching out proved he cared, and I'm a man of integrity. An apology goes a long way. (Original Post) (....*) "Terrible service. You'll wait for thirty mins for drink and almost an hour for appraisers. It wasn't very busy... Our party was so confused as to why it took so long I personally won't be coming back" Personal Note to Yelpers: To the yelpers of the world. If you complain, and they follow up with you... respect the situation and help them understand what went wrong... complaining doesn't help anyone unless it can be used to make change.
(3)Jason F.
Avoid if you have a party of 6 or more. Multiple people in our party had to order the same drink 3 times before our waitress brought it to us. We ordered 12 boneless wings and 6 bone in with 3 different sauces. She brought us the wrong bone in/wingless with the wrong sauces. My brother sent his meal back twice because it wasn't made right. Terrible experience, won't be back. Food was just ok.
(1)Shawn B.
This bar has been here for a really long time, as far as sports bars in the area go, anyway. I remember coming here several times over the years. This visit I stopped by between a wedding and a reception. It was fine. The service was good. I ordered veggie quesadilla, which arrived in a timely manner. It was OK. Perhaps it could have been slightly crisper and have a little less cheese. It's not a bad bar and it certainly does have a good location catching business from the Allstate Arena and nearby banquet halls. I would go back, if I was in the area.
(4)Bob D.
Walking distance from the hotel. Cheap. Average service. Wait staff was , um , homely , possibly depressing. I mean I'm not looking for scores girls here but borderline Tanya Harding here. At least they were quick to serve , well , not really. They did put the cardinal game on and the beers were plentiful and tasty. But even after 4 beers the staff was not attractive . The food was good. 4 stars there.
(3)Alex A.
Giant bar/restaurant with scantily clad bar and service staff in sports attire serving endless beers, a giant menu of tasty and well-priced offerings..equals: "what's not to like?" When near O'Hare and you want to sit at a bar or table and get some good inexpensive grub, do give Shoeless Joe's a try. I'm not a sports guy and it is a sports-themed spot replete with giant TVs blaring whatever sporting event of the minute. But look past that (primarily at the ultra short and tight shorts of your friendly bartender) and grab one of what must be 50+ beers, many on special on a given day, and be contented. Then order a burger, buf chix sammich, tater tots, French onion soup, meatloaf dinner, I mean, they have er'thing! And most all of it is competent and tasty and probably also a big-ayeuss portion. Haven't been here late night or on a weekend recently but remember from years ago that it can get "bro-y" and testosterone-laced. Bump that, come at 7!
(4)Danielle S.
I came to Shoeless Joe's to grab a bite to eat and a drink with friends before a Wolves game. It is your typical sports bar with lots of TVs, plenty of seating, and bar food. Bar food is bar food. You can't expect much from it. I was disappointed with the burger I got, but I wasn't surprised. It was dry, thin, and overall just didn't taste great. However...their beer selection is great. I have been on a hunt for Three Floyds Zombie Dust for months, and they had it!! I couldn't believe it. They have a good variety of beers on draft or bottled, and they were not very expensive. That won me over. Our server was nice and over did a good job. There were always people coming over to clear the table and make sure we didn't need anything else. If the food was a little better, I would say this is a 4 star place.
(3)Greg A.
This place is incredible. I'd been there in the past and had some amazing dinners, and the staff was always incredible. As their karaoke company of choice, I get to eye-witness how they run things and I have to tell you, the girls go above and beyond to make sure that you have a great time, their beer selection is second to none, and I watch as the people are eating, or having a drink with friends, and I very very rarely see anything other than smiling faces. I'd be here and eat here 7 nights a week if I could. My kids love the wings and the burgers...I love the sausage and peppers.
(5)Kristin M.
I came here with my boyfriend to get dinner and a few drinks before going to the Eric Church concert at the Allstate Arena. I thought the outside was a little sketchy looking but once we got in it was a typical bar. I called ahead of time to make sure we got a table but they weren't taking reservations because of the concert. Luckily we were seated right away. I ordered a cheeseburger with onion rings and my boyfriend had wings with fries. We both got fat tire beers which were on special. I want to say our bill came out to about $30 which I didn't think was bad. The food was good but kind of greasy but then again, bar food is usually greasy. Can't complain about service our waitress was nice and attentive. If you're staying and the Holiday Inn I'd say to stop by.
(4)Amanda S.
This place is perfect to meet up pre-Allstate Arena since it's basically across the street. I came here on a Friday night before a Wolves game (don't judge) to meet my sister and her bf for a drink before heading to the game. We easily found parking, which was surprising since the place was busy. Our server was pretty attentive despite being busy, and from the looks of things, management had the joint well staffed. My sister and her bf ate, and stated the food was okay but nothing phenomenal. I had a few drinks, which were good and well poured. As other reviewers mentioned, there was a large selection of craft brews but that's not really my thing. Overall, decent, unimpressive but I'd return to meet up for a drink pre concert/sporting event to get a little loose prior to paying $12+ a drink at Allstate.
(3)CriticAl R.
I sat at the bar. I don't know what the bartender girls name was but she was very friendly and attentive. Seem to keep fairly busy getting around to all her customers. I had a half rack of ribs and a side of tater tots. The ribs weren't bad but the tater tots seem to take on some other flavors that might've been in the deep fryer. This is a great place to watch a hockey game or whatever sport you like. I'm from out of town and staying at a local hotel and it's great when check in later and still have a place that you can grab some food. I believe they're open till midnight or 1 o'clock. I would easily come back here again and try more food and enjoy my time.
(4)Alisha O.
I ended up in this area via a delayed flight and missing the last connection...not exactly a tourist destination so this place was pleasant surprise! Great setup with tons of tvs, great beer list, very nice service, and totally decent food. If you are in this area, I think this is your best bet. If this was near me, I'd totally stop in for beers and watching games. If beers, bar food, and tv's galore is what you want, this is your spot!
(4)J. Chuck K.
Shoeless Joe's is a hidden gem for sports fans craft beer enthusiasts alike. It doesn't look like much from the corner of Higgins and Mannheim, but walk inside and you'll find yourself entering a room that would make a Best Buy TV installer wet his pants. The TVs are everywhere and the tables are laid out perfectly for maximum viewing. My evening started at the bar, as I was waiting for a friend to arrive, and found the bartenders to be on top of everything. We eventually moved to a table and the service took a bit of a dive. Every time we ordered a beer that wasn't Miller lite, she asked twice what the name was and gave off a really confused expression. You can pass on the wings, because the term "jumbo" is being generously used here. The cheesy beef was delicious and huge, but I guess it had to be because the portion of french fries is minimal. The beer menu on their site doesn't reflect what you see in person, even though it shows it was updated that same day on beermenus.com . But hey, sometimes it's fun to play "what do you have" during commercials of your favorite game. It's probably one of the best places in the area to watch sports, but manage your expectations when it comes to the food.
(3)Richard K.
My guest and I split a large pizza, it was no better than Pizza Hut of any other chain pie. Sandwiches looked better but the fact they served such lousy pizza turns me off to a second try. The beer selection is excellent but that is offset by ripoff prices. Bar tender was nice enough. It was Sunday and the place was pretty empty. I should have read the reviews before going here, alas my dinner-mate said it was really really good. I revised my review since part of it was not really respectful to the staff. That said, I'm still not sure what Shoeless Joes sells. It is certainly not pizza worth eating. It is not New York style or Chicago style, it's the kind of pizza most of the country had to put up with until the pizza revolution occurred a few decades ago. No restaurant should have anything substandard on the menu! Pretty simple concept, the staff tells the pizza is great and in fact it is way below average. Why would you go back for a burgher? The mix of 1 and 5 star reviews paints a portrait of inconsistency at best.
(1)Phaedra W.
This is another family favorite. I know my husband, who works in the Rosemont area, is a huge fan of their happy hour specials. Wednesday they have $3 drafts - a wonderful way to try some pricier beers. I'm a huge fan of Not Your Father's Rootbeer and they have a pear cider that I enjoy - good picks for me on $3 draft Wednesday. The reason that I give Shoeless Joe's three stars instead of four stars is that their menu is a bit pricey for a family. Last week our family of four spent close to $90 on dinner, so Shoeless is defiantly not a place we can bring the entire family to very often. You can combat this a bit if you watch out for some of their social deals that they have occasionally. I'm a huge fan of their burgers and wings. My son had their alfredo pasta and was quite pleased with how creamy it was. We need to try a few more things on their menu, but the burgers go so well with their vast beer selection, I'm not sure if I'll ever manage to! I have noted that the staff can be hit or miss on friendliness. We have actually left before because the bartender seemed to careless if we ordered or not. Sometimes the floor staff is a bit slow, but Shoeless can get quite busy, especially when there is a concert near by or a major game on, and this place is filled with TVs making it a perfect place to grab a beer and watch the Bears with your friends.
(3)Charles S.
This is an Un-terrible sports bar. They have a fantastic draft beer selection and a decent food offering. I didn't stay for the food, since the country-pop music was driving me to the point of insanity. If you MUST mix in one of those Blake Paisley or Kenny Keith songs, you should do it sparingly. I could feel my brain cells committing suicide with each sappy, rhymy, cliche that came belching out of the speakers and I KNOW it wasn't because of the beer. My brain cells LOVE BEER! The service I received was friendly and fast. The waitresses were always close by with a refill offer and to see if I was ready to order food. The place has nice setup with lots of TV's, booths and several bar stools. I'd probably give this place another shot. Hopefully, they'll have changed the station by then.
(3)Robert B.
I will try not to let the fact that work has made me eat here two meals a day, every day, for two weeks, and I am now sick of this place, affect my review. This place is good for what it is. It is a pub/bar and grill. They do good, sometimes greasy bar food (poppers, cheese sticks, wings, etc) and they tend to do it well. Their burgers are awesome, and most of their non-pub food is really good. Where they really shine through though is their steaks. Anytime I ordered the steak (which was a lot, hell work was paying for it!) it was always tender, juicy, and flavorful, and it was always cooked just how I ordered it. If you go, get the steak, and while you're there, treat yourself to the "Hall of Fame Brownie" which is awesome! I took away one star due to some of the food being really greasy, and on some nights the karaoke/special music was way too loud.
(4)Robert G.
After a long travel day I arrived at O'Hare and I was hungry like a wolf. Therefore my wife and I decided to eat at Shoeless Joe's, because it was right next to our hotel. Normally I am not interested at food challenges, but since it was 10 PM and I had not eaten all day I decided to order the biggest meal on the menu, which is called "Da Big Hurt". I had no expectations of finishing it, I just wanted to eat as much as possible, because I was so hungry that a cup of soup and a few greens in a bowl wouldn't have done the job. When I finally got my burger it looked and smelled amazing. First I cut it in half and ate the first half. After that I cut the second half into two quarters and I ate the first quarter and then the second and to my big surprise I finished the whole thing. This was honestly not only the biggest burger that I ever ate but also one of the best. The ground beef was very flavorful and lean and the bacon was crisp to perfection. I also have to point out that this is one of the best sports-bars that I have ever been. The service was great and depending on which day of the week you go there they also have beer specials. This place is a rare gem in close proximity to a major airport. I fly a lot and usually I want to leave the airport premises as quickly as possible, but in the case of Shoeless Joe's I want to make sure that I will stop by next time I am in Chicago for a meal and a few beers.
(5)Alex B.
Wow, this place was terrible. Food is several notches below the standard for basic pub food. This is definitely the kind of place where you want to stick to the basics. Burgers, or something fried I'd say. Even still, the food is not good. I'd say this place is a heavy consumer of Sysco pre-made delicacies. Things can only go up from there, right? Well, let's talk decor. It's got your typical arrangement of large screen TVs spread throughout the place, so that's fine. The lighting is downright bad, glaring uncovered spots which make for a bad viewing experience and reduce the ambiance to bad frat party. The pours on the drinks were light, but i should have realized this was a place to stick to beer at when I saw the fine selection of flavored vodkas behind the bar. Clearly they are catering to a different crowd who may have a higher tolerance for meh than I. The waitresses (and they were all waitresses) were cheerful enough, and service was fine. The outfits that are equipped with are......unfortunate. If that's why you are headed here I'd suggest Tilted Kilt as a more palatable alternative.
(2)Julie N.
I sat at a four-top with my hubby, brother, and brother-in-law. The bar was busy because of a concert at nearby Allstate Arena. Our server Lauren, was friendly and attentive. We started with the Shoeless Combo appetizer. The Mac& Jack bites were outstanding; creamy on the inside with just the right amount of spice. The Fiesta Poppers were also better than most and I am a picky popper eater. Right amount of spice and I loved the use of the red jalapeno instead of the usual green. A new addition to the appetizer combo was the Queso styx. It was like a kicked up mozzarella stick, really delicious. For dinner I had the Wolves cheeseburger topped with cheddar cheese, roasted tomato, and a fried egg. My fried egg was way over cooked. The waitress returned it to the kitchen and within minutes I had a perfectly cooked fried egg on top of a perfectly cooked hamburger to make an awesome burger. My brother had the Reuben Burger and liked it very much (we both got our's on pretzel bun, yum!). My hubby and bother-in-law shared a Four Horsemen specialty pizza (Ita. sausage, pepperoni, and bacon) and loved it. Lets get to the important part, the beer! Great choice of craft beers both in bottles and on draft. This brings me to my only complaint and without this would have brought my review up to five stars. I chose to go to this bar as opposed to others in the area because they offer there extensive draft craft beers on special for $3.00 on Wednesdays (the day we went). We ordered our first round of draft craft beers and were advised by the waitress after she came back from the bar that she was told by the owner that they were not offering $3.00 beers on this particular Wednesday because of the concert at Allstate Arena. There was no update to that change on the website because I check it before we went there. That being said we paid full price and enjoyed the large selection of really good beers. I would definitely go back; especially on Wednesdays with NO concerts!
(4)Eric M.
Good food, cold beer, good vibe I like the crowd can't complain. A lot of TVs to enjoy the game
(4)Clint B.
Another great time here! Went on a Sunday for a nice NYF Root Beer Fix! My wife and I ordered a 22oz as we did before! The bartender quickly told us about the Sunday/Wednesday Special! $3/9oz Craft Beers, and the NYF was included! Everything on their list with only 2 exceptions(2 Ultra Premium Crafts)!!! Enjoyed a few Root Beers, also tried some we hadn't had before. We ordered the Coconut Shrimp and Pork Sliders! Delicious! So happy to have a place like this only a few miles from home!
(4)Julie Y.
Havent been here in a while but me and my friends use to get pretty wild in here. I feel like within the past couple years they have been trying to make it a better place tho. Decent bar food and full bar.
(3)Ron R.
This place has been here for as long as I can remember, but this is the first time I've stopped there. The atmosphere is sports related and is good for a night out with the family, friends, or simply as a couple. Everything looked clean and the washrooms were clean as well; however, there were no more than five families in there at one given time. I had the 35 oz. Big Hurt Burger (yes I finished and got a free t-shirt) and nearly up-chucked the entire burger with only a few things left on the plate. They were nice enough to give me the prize even though I didn't eat one small chunk of bread. The total weight of the burger with condiments is roughly 4 lbs, so don't take the challenge lightly. Not a bad place
(3)James R.
Don't even bother stopping. Ordered our food 5:15pm and didn't receive our appetizers, food came arond 6:35pm. People that came in after our group of 5 received there order before us. When receiving bill we had food on ur bill that we never ordered, tried to get over on us for $15. When paying bill our waitress took as long to give us our change back as she did our food. Don't bother stopping there
(1)Kristi F.
Stayed at the best western next door and didn't feel like driving so I was feelin optimistic about this place despite the reviews. I agree with Christine, since I was a girl, I didn't get the best service. I realize this is a sports bar, but that doesn't mean that a girl can't come here. You called call this place O'hares local Hooters. All the servers are women and wear short shorts. I really like the bar and dining area. The bar area is huge and has a unique look to it. Also, beer selection is the best thing about this place. I got the BBQ pork with the chips, which I was actually surprised how great it was. The slaw was good as well. If you like a good beer selection come here!
(3)Shawn T.
My buddy and I stopped here on a roadtrip to have something to nibble on. Got some wings... Had a couple of beers and the food and service was Awesome. If we make it back in this area we will visit again... A1..Oh by the way the bartender was awesome... :)
(4)Hari M.
Good value for money, open until late. Nothing spectacular. Decent bar food and full bar.
(3)Erica H.
Good food, lots of beer and great environment and service was fast, waitress was attentive and friendly :)
(4)Daniel M.
not the best place to go to I went there couple times cuz i used to live close and i regret every single one. At first bouncers think that they own that place. i saw a guy yelling at the customer because he didnt wanna take his hood off (plz) Bouncer should know how to talk to plp drank or sober and that was really low night there were bearly 10 plp there waitresses so slow you couldve die waiting for those drinks while they have fun with bouncers owners or whoever they were talking to. Im not gonna say anythink about food cuz i didnt eat it but my friends did and it was not to fresh
(1)Andrea Z.
We had some time to kill before we needed to drop off a friend at ORD and the Packers were playing so we wanted a sports bar. Trusty Yelp app pointed to Shoeless Joe's and away we went. Location/atmosphere: Awesomely, ridiculously close to O'hare. Easy access to terminals about a mile from this bar. Kind of weird, less than awesome-looking building which it shares with another business. Inside, though is a very well laid-out, nice sports bar. Plenty of TVs, all NFL ticket games were on and you can see all games from pretty much anywhere in the bar. The best score though is the big booths in the main room. There is a flat screen TV on either side of each booth. So you can have a big group watching two different things just for your booth. Sweet! The food we had was above average bar food, wings, sliders, etc. And good beer specials on Sundays (buckets of beers, etc). My only complaint was that there was an incredibly loud, annoying biker group fundraiser going on the entire time we were there. Every 5 minutes, a guy came on the intercom shouting out something about raffle tickets and 50/50, etc. Loud as hell and went on for over an hour. Obviously this was a random happening so I would definitely still recommend this bar. Overall a definite go-to if you've got time to kill before hitting O'Hare. God knows you don't want to sit around in there a second longer than necessary.
(4)Corey G.
Ridiculous beer prices. 7 bucks for a pint of Stella. About $1.50 - $2.00 higher than every bar around them in Des Plaines. You can get a big Stella at Bar Louis for $7 and that's a corporate owned bar.
(3)Jim O.
Wonderful sports bar with a great beer list, good specials, and complete menu including salads, entrees, pizza, and sandwiches. Very near O'Hare and better than most of the Rosemont restaurants. Large portions. Mediocre service but wasn't loud at all on a Sunday afternoon.
(4)Julie O.
Never had a problem here. Place is big enough, and yes, there is free parking. Service is fine. Decor is sports orientated, and yes there are tvs everywhere if you are trying to watch a game. Salad bowls seem small but they are almost never ending. Tons of food in one salad. Prices comparable to the area.
(3)Alicia K.
Blackhawks road watch! Awesome time. Great food. Decent specials. Great location.
(4)Pete K.
Bizarrely negative reviews on here - I don't know if you guys know this, but this place is a bar. Shoeless Joe's has a great beer menu, for starters, serving up some of Chicago's finest beer. It's one of the only places in the area that serves Metropolitan beer - get some if you're in the area. The food is always great and comes in huge portions. You get way more than you pay for. There are tons of TVs and it's a great place to watch a game - but watch out - it can get crowded on game nights.
(4)michael w.
Huge shoeless fan. Do happy hour here quite frequently and do recommend. As for food, most of it is pretty good. My personal faves are the wings and burgers, have not explored much beyond that, but from what I have seen brought out, looks good. They have a wing special during happy hour that is basically half price, 10 for $5. Beer selection is great. They usually have specials on brew and booze as well during happy hour. During the weekends before 5pm, $5 burger specials and $3 tall millers. The burgers and sandwhiches usually go for over $10 so I work the deals. They also rock the Groupon and have a good beer/burger deal on there from time to time. Does well for sports bar, pre/post Allstate concert, or just hanging. Open at 10am, close at 3am. Pool and darts available. If too much libation crash next door at hotel. Train stop is caddy corner across street. One of my staples.
(4)Chad G.
Ordered take out while staying at a hotel near buy. Ordered the Fried Calamari and it really didn't have taste to it. Maybe that's a good thing because of the lack of sodium. They put a lot of banana peppers in with them - not sure how that works but hey I was hungry. Also ordered the Macho Nachos Rib Eye Steak - didn't really taste that well. Also had sweet potatoe fries and I thought it was decent. I think the bill was in the mid $35 range
(2)Donald O.
It's not a terrible place. . Fairly large and good for blackhawk games. I'm just not a fan of their food.
(2)Anthony M.
I think this place is great. I've only had good experiences. I head over there for a drink or two with some co workers when I get off of my shift at enterprise rent a car and its always a good time. Televisions everywhere and the waitresses are awesome. As well as seeing some celebrities there too. Most recently Tom tibodeau head coach for the Chicago bulls
(5)Nicole S.
I came here to kill some time before picking up family at O'Hare. From the outside I was not impressed, but the inside was huge! Our waitress was fantastic, the food delicious, and they had plenty of screens for me to watch the college football playoffs. I would definitely visit here again if I needed to kill some time before O'Hare - or even if I was just in the area!
(4)Joshua E.
I totally hate this place. The food is terrible,I mean terrible. The service was mediocre, no the service was bad. I ordered the wings appetizer. When the wings came, it wasn't marinated, it had no spices nothing. Out was just fried and served with bbq sauce. I didn't say anything about it, however the waitress comes over and asks me "how are your wings?". I tell her the truth, the wings suck. She like oh sorry and walks away. I start to think to myself why did you even ask? On top of it all it is expensive food. Blue collar bar.
(2)Tina V.
This place was packed we we arrived. We were seated right away. Order our food and it was served in about 10 minutes. Would for sure go back.
(5)Brittany S.
I'm not one to get my panties in a wod over the food to be found at sports bars - - hmm...do I want chicken fingers, nachos or french fries? Big decision. Not that I don't dabble in fries every once in a blue moon. So, when our group of 8 bachelorette party strolled into Shoeless Joe's (attached to a hotel at the airport - another red flag) my expectations for the food were not extremely high. To my surprise, it wasn't the food that would be subpar/on the shitty side - it was the service. The menu actually had quite a few "healthier"/tasty options like loaded chili and artichoke dip. Being the soup phene that I am, I ordered the chili with a "couple" of their $4 vodka special cocktails. I despise vodka, but for $4 I was willing to give it another chance. and another. and another. Marshmallow vodka with coke seems to be the trick for getting me to drink vodka. Despite the decent food and drink specials, it was the service, or lack thereof, that soured our visit. You'd think with a group of girls who are obviously on a mission to drink you'd try to keep 'em flowing. Somehow with an empty restaurant our skimpy referee-clad waitress achieved MIA status for a majority of the entire evening.
(3)John S.
In town for a couple of days and checked Yelp for a casual place nearby. This place fit the bill. The consummate sports bar. Classic thin crust pizza, Buffalo chicken with Jalapeños. Great heat! Cold drafts and too many TV's to count. Reasonable prices. All in all good food and fun!
(4)Alexis S.
Met up with friends for dinner before the icehogs v wolves game. We placed our order as soon as we came in. Our waitress, "Ashley" had our table waiting over 45 minutes to an hour for our food, while the other tables within our group got served before our table. Some members of our group came in after us got their food before us. Screwed up the order, gave us someone else's appetizer on the bill. One of our friends had ordered a chopped salad-the chicken was missing. The food was great too bad we didn't have time to eat it we probably won't be returning to this restaurant anytime too soon.
(2)Anna L.
This place is a dive bar that is pretty good after an event at the All State Arena. I wouldnt go out of my way to go here... but its not bad. They have a large selection of bar food (Chicken Strips, Mozzarella Sticks, sampler platters) and the drinks are cheap. Large beer selection too.
(3)Shane H.
This place is run by kids.... The food is horrible. If your from out of town stay away far away
(1)Carla G.
Purchased a Groupon to try something new. To start off, this place is bigger inside than expected. They have a variety of burgers to choose from. We ordered the Reuben burger & the Redneck burger (both with waffle fries). Everything was delicious & the service was pretty good. We went in the afternoon so it's hard to say if the service varies with a crowd. They definitely know what it takes for a good sports bar- TVs are everywhere!! I think I'll plan on coming back to watch a game with friends.
(4)Laura N.
Ever seen dozens of deaf people taking over a bar? It happens in the Chicago area about once or twice a month. It can be overwhelming, or cool, or annoying, or a combination of all three. It happened here last week. You won't usually find me at these gatherings, but a few friends convinced me to come out to Shoeless Joe's for the monthly gathering. For once, I'm actually glad I went. Not only was the crowd pretty good, but the place itself exceeded my expectations (I'm not a sports bar kind of person). It's a typical sports bar with too many television, sports stuff everywhere, pool tables, few patrons, and female bartenders dressed in tight referee outfits. Nothing really got my attention here until I picked up the beer menu. WHOA. For a pretty standard bar in the O'Hare area, it has a pretty extensive beer menu with some selections that you would normally find at a local brewery or 'independent' bar. And the price? The drafts and bottles were pretty standard, but the drafts looked huge. You could also get a flight of four generous 2oz glasses for the same price as one draft. Since I'm always indecisive about what beer to get, I knew I had to get the flight. Three of the beers I had were OK, but I fell in love with one of them. And I was definitely feeling a little extra happy after finishing them. We also ordered some food later in the night (they have a great food selection too) and I ended up getting the waffle fries. The moment I popped one of the hot, seasoned fries in my mouth, I had a joygasm. The fries were SO GOOD. I thought perhaps it was the beer talking, but friends starting sampling the fries too and thought they were amazing. I want to come back here just for the waffle fries. OHMYGOSH. Yum. Also, my bartender, Anita was awesome. She was super-friendly and very knowledgeable about the beers. If it wasn't for her, my experience probably wouldn't have been as good as it was. It would just been mediocre without her. Thank you, Anita!
(4)Mike T.
OK, 4 stars because I REALLY REALLY like the referee outfits on the servers. I'm a dude. I like sports and pretty women. And really really large beer and alcohol selections which this place has all three, or pretty close. Great sports bar for a weird location in Rosemont.
(4)Dan D.
Great place for a drink, but over priced if you want food. However, most places in this area are like that with food. I come here pretty much every time there is a WWE show at the Allstate because my friends and I love their beer selection. The shows get out around 10, and we can get 80 oz tapper of Coors for less than a 12 oz at the arena always makes it a winner for post show fun.
(4)Kevin E.
Stayed at the Holiday Inn next door. Joe's is a sports bar, beer selection and prices ate good. Fairly busy when I went, staff was about half and half. Some were happy, were straight out sourpuss's one blonde looked ready to eat anyone in her way. Food was average, I had the Bacon Cheese Burger, the bun was cold and dry, burger was tastey. Ordered well and it came medium, still was good. Waffle fries were greasy and has some kind of tasteless breading that soaked up the oil. Left them there on the plate. Overall ok, but I would go someplace else first next time for first choice.
(2)Bill M.
A few of us wound up at Shoeless Joe's for lunch after a productive work meeting in the 'burbs. The place is filled mainly with White Sox and Blackhawks bling, and the server gals were decked out in black short shorts. There are lots of screens showing sports programs and highlights. Free parking lot also - who knew you could find a sports bar with decent food by the Best Western? I went with the redneck burger, and I guess it was a bit messy so you could actually get your neck all red with the BBQ sauce. Actually it was a pretty tasty and hefty burger, generously topped with bacon, grilled onions and cheddar cheese. The cole slaw was very creamy. Our group also had items like the chicken salad (a very good serving size for a small salad), the soup (loaded with a mountain of veggies), and the quesadilla plate.
(4)Chuck H.
I will start right out by saying the waitresses were very nice, pleasant and attractive and attentive and accommodating. Plus, they have TVs all over the place, including on top of each booth, so that's kind of cool. Alas, I have to give this place a single star for two reasons: 1) The food is definitely suburban quality for city prices. The fish and chips is priced at $14.99, but the fish consists of four pressed fish patties, not real fish pieces. And the side of waffle fries, while decent and even warm, was a pretty small portion considering what I paid for the meal. I don't count the coleslaw because I hate coleslaw. 2) After we'd been there about an hour--and thankfully after we'd finished eating--the strong smell of sewer started permeating the air. It persisted for the next hour we stayed. My friend didn't object too hard, so I didn't push the issue. Plus I hoped that it might dissipate, but it never did. Finally I just couldn't take it anymore. I have no idea how the people around us could keep eating through that smell. As we were leaving, I mentioned the smell (which was actually confined to the booth area) to the host at the door and he said yeah, that part of the restaurant is under a laundry in the hotel or something, which is what was causing it. And the best part was when he said--and he actually said this--that smell breaks out every couple of days or so! I can only imagine that this is the area to which rookie waitresses, or perhaps waitresses they're trying to drive off the job, are assigned to, and they probably even refer to that station as The Sewer. Or if they don't, maybe they should. I will leave you with this riddle: Who has two thumbs and ain't going back to Shoeless Joe's?
(1)Cherry A.
I like the big booths and TV screens everywhere. The chicken parm sandwich and sweet potato fries were great. Their dessert of the month, Oreo Cheesecake was light and delicious. The $3 cider pint was so yummy, I want one right now! Let's go!
(4)James Mick M.
The service here sucks .ordered the fish and shrimp it was greasy and over cooked.and did I say the service sucked only good thing was the beer selection.and if you do go here the small town root beer was awesome 10 percent alcohol.
(1)James T.
I gotta say, nice place to catch the hawks. Nice craft beer selections. Food was above average but typical pub grub. Service was adequate. I'm not from the area, but could make it a stop if I am in the future.
(4)Carol K.
A friend suggested this place to me as a good place to grab a bite close to O'Hare. Now I wonder how long it had been since he had been in this place as it definitely wouldn't go on any recommendation list of mine. If I have a pet peeve- it is dirty, sticky menus. And that is what they handed me here. I didn't even want to touch the thing as I knew I was going to be eating a burger and just how many times could I get up to use the restroom? Not only was the plastic coated menu sticky but the specials of the day menu had stains on it as well. Yuck! I sat at the bar and was totally ignored by the women servers with their low cut t-shirts and short shorts. Obviously they think the men at the bar are where their bread and butter are. When I finally flagged someone down and ordered, it was as if it was a huge imposition. And when I asked for a glass of water to go with my dinner? It took three attempts to get it and when finally delivered, the bartender said she "forgot". Sheesh!- it was hardly even busy in the place. The only saving grace? The food was, surprisingly, pretty good. The burger was perfectly cooked and the sweet potato fries were also a winner. And the food came up in a reasonable amount of time. And if you are a sports fanatic? There have to be at least 20 TV's in the place all tuned to different sporting events so you will have no problem catching the latest action. Doubt I will ever go back to this place, but if I do- I'll know to bring along some hand sanitizer- just so I can touch the menu and still feel like eating.
(2)Eric T.
Had the rib special.. Tasted boiled and not brine.. Great place to drink and watch a game, especially local teams. Food is there for convenience rather part of the experience..
(3)Shelly B.
I had the tuna seared rare. Amazing! Double the portion of most places and quality food. I didn't expect that from a place that just has mostly bar food on the menu. The server also was knowledgeable about gluten free items. I just wish they had more choices that aren't deep fried or breaded.
(4)MICHELLE C.
It was late, we had just arrived into O'Hare, we were hungry and meeting family who picked us up from the airport. For many years in our younger day's we would come here. This place has been here forever. They have changed names a couple of times. Large sports bar, very good loud music playing, TV screens, huge bar with a large menu of all kinds of eats to please everyone. We were a group of seven, got seated immediately and drink order's were taken. Our waitress was oh so sweet. She did not miss a beat. The bar area had quite a few customer's and the place was packed. We ordered: Wings Stuffed Mushrooms Spinach Dip Calamari and plenty of cocktails and beer. All of the food, (appetizers) were all very good, no complaints. We enjoyed ourselves, fun environment. From country music to hip hop, it was perfect to catch up eat and drink. The waitress came over to our table constantly refilling our drinks and checking on us. She was awesome! Great place, fun, good food, reasonable prices, very good service!
(4)Jelena Z.
I was looking for an easy, laid-back spot to meet a potentially largish group before a Chicago Rush game at Allstate Arena. Shoeless Joe's was recommended to me by a friend who said the sports bar would be more casual than some of the other nearby restaurants, and that they offered free parking. Sold! Whew -- what a menu! Besides offering standard appetizers, Shoeless Joe's has a long list of salads, sandwiches, wraps, burgers and entrees. And, they have a dedicated beer menu, with a focus on their drafts. I ended up going with a DIY beer flight: 4 generous pours for only $5.50! A winner, as I got to have both my beloved Gumballhead and Matilda (as well as two I hadn't yet tried) for mere chump change. For my pre-game meal, I ordered the California wrap with sweet potato fries. Though service definitely could use a kick (slow like honey... err, molasses), I was pleasantly surprised with how good both my wrap and fries were. Chicken, avocado and bacon are usually a can't-go-wrong combo, but the addition of their housemade poppy seed dressing definitely kicked it up a notch. The sporty environment definitely isn't my thing, but if you're looking for a craft beer and some solid grub in the vicinity, Shoeless Joe's shouldn't disappoint. And the large, free parking lot is definitely a nice bonus!
(3)Kyle H.
Nice sports bar with TV to person ratio at about 2:1! Seriously, almost too many small flat screens and big projection screens. That said, we enjoyed seeing La Crosse on one screen, while the Cubs played on another, and yet some regular TV shows on others. The menu is extensive and so is the menu of beers. My BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich was huge, a touch too sweet, but still good. The side of coleslaw was among some of the best slaws I've ever had, and it was a huge portion! This place is fairly kid-friendly, and my son loved his Mac 'n' Cheese made with Rigatoni noodles and three kinds of cheese. I tried it and it really was good! Plenty to take home too. Shoeless Joe's has a good beer menu (think Half Acre Daisy Cutter, Matilda, Dogfish Head IPAs) and you can get a tasting flight of four beers for the same price as one specialty beer. I liked that they do a creative American take on beer mixers like a Black and Tan w/Guiness and a Great Lakes Amber, and a Snakebite with Sam Adams and Woodchuck Cider; which I tried and was very tasty! Our server Christina was great, and checked up on us frequently without hovering. Great place to come before hitting up the Allstate Arena, and I'm putting this on the short list of places to bring the Rosemont worker bees after work.
(4)Carla P.
Been here a few times, bartenders are amusing enough, drinks are the usual price for this area. It's clean and has LOTS of tv's, plenty of parking and if you have to much to drink, there's a motel right next door ... :P However as a woman it pisses me off when the female servers don't pay any attention to you, which has happened here on more than one occassion. Luckily there was a male bartender.
(4)Matt S.
Kind of surprised about all the negative reviews here. On the outside Shoeless Joe's looks kind of plain but the inside is surprisingly nice. Everything looks really clean and this place has the best smelling bathroom ever (which is very accessible and not hidden in some complicated corner)! TVs and projectors are absolutely everywhere and I love coming here if I want to watch a game or two. From a booth seat, you could see 7 different screens without even turning your head. Background music is solid. There is even an electronic jukebox where you can pick your jam. $1.00 for one song though!? LAME. This place definitely has special events fairly often. Some of them I've been to include having ESPN 1000 there (a couple times), Blackhawks Roadwatches, and a Blue Moon tasting for their next seasonal beer. Their menu specials are pretty solid, but then add these into the mix? OUTSTANDING! The service is good. When it's pretty empty you get to choose where you sit. Everyone is pretty friendly, nice, and helpful. Good looking waitresses too! Beer list is quite extensive and have tried a number of new things from that menu. Drink and food prices are pretty standard. Most burgers and sandwiches are ~$10.00 and the quality is just fine. Burgers are neatly made, not greasy, and served with waffle fries that have the taste of curly fries! Sandwiches are OK but the pizza is delicious. Located in Rosemont, the people there aren't d-bags or anything like that either. There is a little nightclub next door but that never really takes away from the Shoeless Joe's experience at all. I love coming to this place and would recommend this to anyone.
(4)Lauren H.
I ate here recently as I was staying overnight at the Holiday Inn Express O'Hare -- Shoeless Joe's was just a one-minute walk away. I wasn't very impressed. It has a fun sports bar atmosphere and a great selection of drinks. Our server, while efficient, didn't seem very interested and/or friendly with us. The food was basically average. My fish sandwich was prepared and fried correctly, but it just didn't seem like it was fresh fish. The bowl that held the spinach & artichoke dip was hot while the accompanying plate it sat on that held the chips was room temperature. This suggested to me that the $11 dip was microwaved and absolutely not worth the asking price. Like I said, I was staying in a nearby hotel and I was hungry, so this place was easy. Would I recommend it and/or go there again? Nah.
(3)Raymond G.
Our server Marissa was very attentive and always available. Great service! Thanks!
(5)Nick L.
Pretty cool ambiance for a sports bar, their booths have tvs on the individual booths. Drinks and food were okay, nothing special, nothing terrible. The drinks were kind of weak. If they were reasonably priced i could understand but both are pretty expensive. I guess it's on par for the area, but if your pricing is going to be high, the quality needs to stand out. And now what really killed the experience, it was 90 degrees outside and the air conditioning was SOOOOO COLD that my friends and me had our teeth chattering & couldn't really focus on anything else. It might have been an anomaly, so i'll leave the rating at 2 stars because it's a cool atmosphere with a lot of potential but my personal experience there was 1 star. Might be willing to try again if i'm with a group of people, but wouldn't go out of my way to do so.
(2)Elizabeth W.
Run! Run away! I was here once a few months ago and am never going back. We waited about 20 minutes for service and didn't get a menu or even any drinks, so we went up to the host stand and asked if we could move to another section and get menus. In the new section, we watched a waitress serve every other person there, but not us. Another 20 minutes passed. We went up to the host stand again and asked if the section was being closed. No, no, we were assured. Somebody will be right with you. A waitress sashayed past us in a skimpy uniform but didn't even look at our table. People who arrived after we sat down the second time were getting their food, and oh my god, did it smell terrible. After waiting a little longer and still not having even a glass of water after nearly an hour of sitting and waiting, the last straw was when a group of businessmen came in, and a couple of the waitresses kissed them on the mouth and allowed their backsides to be groped in an embrace. It looked like one of the men put some money down the front of a waitress' uniform after he touched her butt. Seriously. Then they were seated and immediately brought drinks. It was at that point that we realized this was like a skankier version of Hooters, but with sports memorabilia. Go to Hooters, not this place, because you'll get better service there. If a place makes me recommend Hooters, you can bet it's pretty bad. We walked out without the host saying good bye or even noticing us. Apparently you have to treat the staff like strippers to eat at this place. Topping it all off is the fact that we sent an irate email to the management and never heard back. I take this as a de facto sanctioning of what happened. If the people who run this place think that it's OK to ignore customers and have sex and service go hand in hand, they obviously don't need my patronage.
(1)Robert H.
This restaurant is in the Best Western Hotel near O'Hare. Once you go inside, it definitely doesn't feel like a hotel bar, it is a legitimate sports bar/restaurant in it's own right. I suspect that many of the other patrons were locals, but I have no proof to back this suspicion up. I'm a frequent hotel guest at another hotel across the street. Previous reviewers thought the prices at Shoeless Joe's were high. While that may be true, relative to the other hotel restaurants in the immediate vicinity, I thought prices were quite reasonable. Food was good, beer selection was good, atmosphere good. Is this the best sports bar in the Chicago area? Pprobably not. For me, it was across the street and convenient, and I left satisfied. Giving four stars for the decent food, convenient location, and for it being a fairly priced alternative to other nearby restaurants. It wasn''t the best bar food I've had in my life, but it exceeded "acceptable." Although the place isn't stellar in any area, the complete package of legit sports bar atmosphere, price, and value for location all factor into my rating.
(4)Anthony L.
We stopped by the sports bar as it was open late and wanted a late night dinner. As we pulled up in the parking lot, the place didn't seem like the best place to get some dinner. We got in and asked them if dinner was still being served. They said yes and sat us at a table. There was too much disappointment as not of use were satisfied with our food. I guess this place might be a good place to drink, but I wouldn't recommend their food.
(1)Mark G.
I'm basing this review upon my last experience at this place. A few of us stopped here after a concert at the Allstate for some beers & a bite. It being my first time here, I was pretty impressed. Nice place, fairly clean, decent music on the jukebox, & TV's everywhere. Then we hit a wall. The waitress. We ordered a couple Dos XX on tap. Not only is she taking her sweet time, but the beer is absolutely flat when we got it. You have no more? Fine, just give us some Coronas. And where are the burgers we ordered? Oh, they finally came. & they were actually really good. Only I realized one thing: the burger was medium rare. I've learned to never to do pink hamburger. But since service was crappy already & I didn't feel like waiting 30 minutes for a new one, & I really needed to absorb this alcohol, so...I settled. Bad idea? Very. Starting around 6am the next morning, I was pissing out of my ass for 5 days straight. I considered it could just be a coincidence, but my sister told me her Fiance, who also ordered a burger, made several trips to the porcelain god as well. Partially my fault for not sending it back? Yes, I admit it. I guess I've just been accustom to waitresses asking me how I want my burger cooked over the years. I was buzzed, hungry, & the burger & fries actually looked quite good. Thus, some pink in the meat didn't strike me as a real concern. I'm not saying I wont ever come here & give them a chance to redeem themselves. But I will definitely be more careful & speak up next time the service is that crappy. Two stars for the atmosphere. But the service HAS to improve.
(2)Carolyn L.
I usually hit up Joe's for lunch because it's not far from my work. They have an extensive menu and a great beer selection (Raison D'Etre from Dogfish Head is my FAVORITE!). While I've never been disappointed by the food, I could only give this place 3 stars because each time I've been in there, there is a bit of a stench, probably stale beer left over from the night before. Going at lunch means there is hardly anyone there so the service is great and food is always fresh. However, it could be a bit cleaner. But overall, a great work lunch place for the Rosemont area!
(3)Andy M.
Most of the previous reviewers hit the nail on the head with their reviews of Shoeless Joes. It's a sports bar that offers typical bar food with scantily clad servers. Not that I'm complaining, but Shoeless Joe's is one step away from being a Heavenly Bodies that serves food. There is really nothing special about this place. To be honest, I usually use Shoeless Joe's as a place to meet my friends before I go somewhere else. If I'm going to a Hockey game or concert at the Allstate arena, I meet my friends at Shoeless Joes for a few pregame beers. The food is typical of any sports bar in Chicago. Shoeless Joe's offers everything from bland Nachos to decent Burgers. There is nothing on the menu that stands out. The bottom line is Shoeless Joes is a decent choice to kick back, have a few Brews and check out the half-naked servers. The food is average at best, but strangely enough, the place can be fun at times. It's not the kind of place that I would go out of my way to visit, but if I'm stuck out by O'Hare, it does the trick.
(3)Kristen F.
I really dont get this place. Like I dont entirely get what they are trying to be. On one hand they have a total dive sports bar thing going on with totally cheap looking furnishings and tables that feel like they are falling apart but with ample tv's and drink coices. Than on the other hand they serve you actually decent food on nice dishware. I've never been dissapointed with anything I've gotten to eat but that could also be because I had such low expectations coming out of the gate. The service here also blows. I think the only requirement is to be a hot piece of ass because you get better service at Hooters. The servers are unfriendly and unhelpful and from what I can tell, pure eye candy for male patrons cause when they arent dropping off your plates and running away as quick as they can they're standing around talking to each other, not paying attention to the tables in the slightest. Three stars mainly for the food and drink selection if you can get past the crappy service, dive atmosphere and sticky menus.
(3)Kevin B.
A good sports bar in the area around the airport
(4)Darin E.
We were excited to try the Philly cheese steak pizza, but were extremely disappointed when it came out soggy and slightly burnt (how do you even manage that?). On the plus side, they did cheerfully replace it with a BBQ pulled pork pizza. The other plus was Matilda and Oberon on tap. If you really want to get grossed out then order the brownie sundae. Brownies were raw and disgusting. Decent service but not stellar. It didnt make up for an overall experience that was barely tolerable. Over the 2 hours we were stuck there "Meh" turned To "BLEH"
(1)Tom T.
Tuesday night. ALDS baseball on plentiful HD TVs. Excellent craft beer selection. Good service at the bar. Food was decent, but not spectacular pub grub. Ambiance was OK - the fluorescent lighting from the open kitchen was distracting. Overall impression was positive. Great stop if you are a craft beer fanatic like me and are stuck by Ohare airport when traveling to Chicago on business.
(4)Alison S.
Good, meaty wings. Service was ok. Too dark and too loud.
(3)Matt M.
This place is great on the weekdays if you want to grab a drink after work or whatever. I would avoid it at all costs on the weekend because the clientel tends to get a little too d-bag for my taste. (Popping your collar only means you have no soul) The high point of this place is there chicken wings and beer selection. Plus things can get interesting if there is a wedding going on next door after their bar closes down.
(3)CJ A.
Great place. Huge good beer list. Good food. Tons of TVs. Fun place to hang for the evening. Wait staff was very kind and helpful!
(5)Josh G.
I'm really surprised by all the bad reviews on here. My girlfriend and I come here for UFC fights all the time. The reason we chose this bar is because of the decent size beer menu and the fact that the food menu goes well beyond most that you find in your average sports bar. I mean you won't see me here on any night for a drink or 2 but when a fight is on that I want to watch and we don't feel like watching it on pay per view this is where you'll find us. It is what it is: a better then average sports bar with good food and a relatively good amount of beers to chose from.
(4)Reena M.
This place was awesome! Came here for drinks and dinner. I got the burger with the fried egg on it with a pretzel bun. It was so huge! How can anyone eat a 10oz burger? But it was a good quality burger, that's for sure. I would have tasted the egg more if the meat was less. 10 oz is a bit much for me. I didn't finish the whole thing. Also, the reason for losing a star was that the pretzel bun wasn't very fresh. It was a bit stale. These kinds of things need to keep its quality. The beer selection was pretty good! And cheap by Vancouver standards. Our server was pretty friendly and attentive. I would go here again!
(4)Jessica L.
This place is just gross. I watched a guy put his head down and just vomit all over the floor.
(1)Curtis S.
I really enjoyed going on Wed nights. It is $3.00 tappers with a very good selection. I love the micro brews that they have to choose from. I also enjoyed my Tilapia I had, the price was reasonable and the food was good. No matter where you sit in this place, You will have a great view of a tv to watch your not so favorite Chicago sports team.
(4)Bridgette K.
Service: slack Drinks: no alchol Server: looked underage Appitzer platter: no sauce Atmospher: ok Took 30mins for drinks that slacked on the alchol and didn't know how to make a longisland.
(1)Matthew W.
Why is the music so loud? On a Thursday or Friday night, nobody dancing, 2am they had the music BLASTING, could literally not hold a conversation. Ignored when asked the waitress to have someone turn it down. They have a Lobster-Grab machine?! What the hell? Like the ones with plastic toys, except with live lobsters, wonder how often that got cleaned... Bathroom was disgusting. Drink selection is decent, large variety. Only recommended as one of the only options around O'Hare (I work at a nearby hotel and sometimes go with colleagues after work), and if you don't have a car, ha, good luck, ain't happening.
(2)Douglas G.
Come for the great food and beer list, grit your teeth and suffer through horrible service and bad atmosphere. The service was getting better for awhile, but management seems to have gone back to the strategy of "any chick willing to wear tight short-shorts" to fill wait staff. It's a shame. Shoeless Joe's could be the best restaurant in the area if they would realize its customers want competent wait staff not bimbos in tight outfits.
(3)Katherine R.
I met an old co-worker here for lunch a while back and have no complaints. The place had a small, normal lunch rush but nothing that made the service bad. The place is more popular to males going to watch the game after work. The food is pretty decent and no complaints with the service. There are huge tv's to watch the games on and tons of seating. I always try to 'pre-game' here before a show at Allstate but never seem to make it....hmmm... There isn't much going on in regards to sports bars in this part of Rosemont, so in this case- take what you can get.
(3)Dave H.
This place was great! We had just come in from the airport and were looking for a place to relax, eat, and watch the game. The service here was great. The food came out quick, hot and cooked just right. Huge selection of drinks and good menu for sports bar. I would go back here in a heartbeat!
(4)Carolynne M.
This joint is typical man-heaven. Sports, sports and more sports memorabilia take up every available inch of wall space that isn't already occupied by flat screen TVs. Lots of beer/booze, lots of fried bar food, a loud and smokey interior. All the girls waitressing/bartending have on the requisite "Hooters" type outfit on, (except theirs is black and not orange), so there is lots and lots of in-your-face cleavage. Located on a rather congested corner of Mannheim and Higgins, Shoeless Joe's sits rather awkwardly between a creepy diner (been in there, see the Pine Grove review), a dance club and a hotel. Parking, needless to say, can be a tad difficult. Ladies, seriously - you want to meet men, you have to come here, especially if there is a concert or a Wolves game on. Not that I can vouch for the TYPE of men here, but girls were outnumbered by 10 to 1 easily (not including the waitresses) the night I was there. yowza.
(3)George B.
Just a quickie: Not bad, but not great either. Food is great... the salsa has a nice kick to it. Service can be a bit lacking. One friend of mine claimed that "Shoeless Joes was not quite lady friendly... People were nice and respectful, but none of the servers went out of their way to take her order."
(3)Laura P.
I just looked at my bank statement for June...why did Shoeless Joe's appear over ten times? Oh yeah, it is close to work. The bar tenders are fab. The food is amazing. My co-workers and I go here almost every friday to avoid the weekend rush into the city. We go around 4pm and leave....well that is better left unsaid. The girls that work here are always professional and one would not know that seeing as they have to dress up as glorified Hooter's girls. Hot pants and all. But they are always friendly and down to earth. Drinks are just right. Sometimes I think a little tooo right but that is another story. Every time I walk out of here I am happy for one reason or another....Love ya Shoeless!
(5)Michael M.
I went here as part of a meetup on a Saturday night after the convention we were all attending. The guys who organized it called ahead and reserved some tables. It is not the greatest bar in the world but it definitely worked for what we needed. OK bar food, very nice bartenders, and a lot of big screens to watch the game.
(3)Xamyma O.
Horrible service doesn't begin to describe what I got here. Dig: I walk in alone. 5 or 6 greaseballs,, with the whole black shirt / gold chain thing going on, are huddling around the hostess station with the one very young girl staffing it. No one makes any attempt to accommodate me. As I had to use the facilities, I asked one of the goons where it was. This gumba drapes one arm over my shoulder, says "Down there on the right", in that stupid buddy-buddy type way. I walked down the "hall", which looked more like the open backside of the kitchen. I get to the end, and there's like a closet door. You're kidding me, right? I thought about going back and complaining, which I usually do if I have a problem, but I was just so stunned here, that an employee would go out of his way to alienate a customer, who had just walked in, for absolutely no reason, that I was dumbstruck. I did stay for one drink; everything else was sub-average at best. But that little monkey show was abominable.
(1)Kayee I.
I am a self-professed White Sox fan, hence my decision to meet up with a buddy at Shoeless Joe's after work. The bar is wedged between a couple of restaurants. When you walk through the bar doors and up the wooden steps, it's quite obvious which team(s) are being rooted for. There's Sox paraphernalia all along the wall. The Sox double-header against New York was on every other flat-screen in the joint which made it convenient for me to keep tabs on the score or lack thereof. There was no hostess so we seated ourselves. A waitress found her way to us and took our orders. The fair is average bar food... nothing outstanding, but we enjoyed the combination appetizer platter of mozzarella sticks, chicken fingers, toasted ravioli stuffed with ricotta cheese, beef taquitos and onion rings. Yuuuum. Onion rings. For the main, we split the California chicken wrap and the S.O.B. (South of the Border) wrap. Everything tastes almost having been pre-packaged at some point and then thrown on a plate. It tasted fine though. The portions are huge and I did end up with meals for the entire next day.
(2)Sintiea S.
After realizing everything near our hotel was closed, we ended up here for dinner. The food was pretty good. I ordered a chicken sandwich with a side or fries...tasted okay to me. :)
(3)Amanda C.
The official bar of the Chicago Blackhawks. This small ale house and grille is connected to the Best Western O'Hare. This was great because we had a delay in our flights and had to stay overnight here and are a little too far from the city especially after waking up at 4am and then having to be back at the airport tomorrow at 7am. We were extremely bored in our room not to mention tired and we just needed to get out from all of the airport shuffle and hotel boringness. We had already eaten but from fasting all day, we were ready for another meal within 3-4 hours. We headed down through the obstacles of hallways from the hotel. When we entered we were seated right away. I will admit that I was a bit skeptical from all of the reviews by my fellow Yelpers. When we went in the service was great. Our waitress was making sure we had everything right away as well as our drinks always being filled. I did notice at the table next to us the roof was leaking... which I have never seem to have a good experience with leaky roofs. The music in there was great... my kind of music, a mix of pop, classic rock, and country, surprising for this sports bar. The inside feel was that of a sports bar... think diners, drive-ins, and dives... but it was a good vibe. I even noticed a table next to us had a blender looking thing filled with beer... I was intrigued but just could not give in as traveling leaves you low on cash at times. Our food arrived very promptly and looked tasty. I ordered 5 buffalo chicken wings and they were completely covered with sauce... too much sauce for my liking yet I proceeded to pat them down with many napkins and then they were fine. There was something sweet about them... I just couldn't get the right taste bud to figure it out. My boyfriend ordered the chocolate cake. This was plated very nicely and was appealing to the eye. On the outside crust was small chocolate chops with chocolate mousse in the middle as well as the cake part itself. I thought this was ok.... I have had better as I am very in tune to my chocolate senses. He agreed that it was just a piece of chocolate cake and he has bad better... but I would not expect a sports bar who specializes in bar food and alcohol to have a kick ass desert. My brother got waffle fries with nacho cheese sauce. This was pretty good as the cheese sauce was just that, the concession stand nacho sauce... I was hoping it would be something good like cheese-whiz but still a good option for a light meal. He said that the waffle fries had too much seasoning on them but they were just your simple fries with cheese. Overall the experience was better then what others seemed to of had. Our food was nothing special but it was a great way to get out of the hotel room. Check it out if you are here or stuck in Chicago for the night and don't have a lot of time to head into the city.
(3)Mike R.
Why did I give it one star? Primarily because zero stars was not an option. This place apparently has no quality control. At a table of 5, one person competed their meal while two others only took one bite. I ordered the 1/2 rack of ribs. I was at first disappointed at the small portion size, but after biting into my first rib I was glad they hadn't wasted more pork. They were totally burnt and close to unedible. The guy next to me had a hamburger that was cooked about 20 minutes past it's prime. The guy on my other side had the meatloaf and it was the worse I have ever tasted. He had one bite I had one bite and the rest went uneaten. Another girl had a quesadilla bet after one bite ate no more. Burnt tortilla and over cooked chicken. What really surprised me was the the servers, when seeing all the uneaten food did not even inquire as to whether or not there was a problem. I guess they must get tired of complaints about the food and just don't ask. I really mean this when I say it "one of the worse dining experiences ever"
(1)Timothy M.
There's pretty much no redeeming value to this place. It's a Disneyfied Chicago sports bar. The food is expensive for what it is: bar/tavern fare. If you want a great burger, don't spend $10 here for it. Go to one of the fine taverns in the city that serves the same delicious burgers for a fraction of the price -- Tavern, Fizz, Pontiac, Darwin's, hell even Lotties all have burgers for $2.50 at the most with fries. Or if you want a really great burgers check out Hackney's or Kincades. If you live in the city, you really have no reason to be tooling around out here looking for a sports bar. But if for some reason you're forced to be in the wastehole that is the O'Hare Circle of Hell, don't stop here.
(1)Kasia R.
This place is okay, hard to find parking though. There's a hotel and a restaurant in the same plaza. Very close to O'hare. On the right side behind the bar you have some tables w/ menus so you can order food, probably about 5 or 6 tables lined up agains the wall on each side/ The other part is a little bit bigger but the three pool tables take up some room. They have an okay sized dance floor, but the 2 or 3 times i went there, no one was really dancing, except for the older drunk crowd..and it was like 2 women. Nothing exciting.. the waitress will come to you , so you don't have to go up to the bar if you don't want to. It's a mix of older and younger crowd. Not really sure about the price for drinks, but I think they have similar pricing to other bars around.
(3)Giuseppe D.
Not a bad place. Awkward location, sharing lot space with a nightclub, a restaurant, and a hotel, on a busy intersection of Higgins & Mannheim. The place is fairly large with dozens of tables throughout, many seats by the bar area, booth seats, and a dance floor. Not typically a place I'd go for a night out, nor is it the best place to go just for food or just for drinks. But I've gone here multiple times for large sporting events (football games, UFC events, etc) and it isn't bad. I'd ordered a few meals (pastas, burgers) that I wasn't too impressed with, but the appetizers are all pretty good. You can order a combo platter that comes with a variety of their appetizers; this goes well with a nice large table tapper of cold beer. The service has always been good; quick, friendly waitresses for the most part. There are a few massive TV's to compliment the many smaller flatscreens throughout the place. Again, it isn't anywhere that's going to blow your mind, but it's not a complete waste either. Decent appetizers, fair drink prices, and good service.
(3)Emmy B.
1 Star, after eating here, I drove to McDonald's across the street, and bought a better burger. The menu sounded great, all the tvs, it looks like a good sports bar on the outside. I ordered a Jose burger, medium well, my mom ordered a burger, well, and my husband ordered wings. He was the only one able to eat his food. Both our burgers came out bloody and raw, my mom had hers sent back, but the waitress didn't seem to care that mine went uneaten. The waitress kept apologizing, because of the cooks. Said there were a lot of problems with the food coming out. Then do something! Get a manager or something. My bloody burger had guak on the burger (hot), and the cheese on top of that (cold). It was served without the onion straws or mayo. Your cooks can't even put all the ingredients on the burger? With all the problems, I think a manager should have come over, and at least a free desert or something. After eating there, my McDonald's burger tasted really good.
(1)Brian B.
I've been here dozens of times before Wolves games at the Allstate over the past 4 years. The quality of the food is real good. The serivce is what is usually so bad. We wait forever after being seated for someone to take our order then we wait for ever for the check after we are done. We stopped going becuase of the service. Parking can be a pain also. Very few free spots are available so they force you to use their valet service.
(2)Javier O.
This place was grerat! It happened to be accross the street from the hotel where I was stying and thank god I discovered it . I could not take hotel food one more night. I came here mainly to sit at the bar, watch the Olympics on one of there many screens covering every inch of wall, and to eat an Italian beef sandwich. It was Great! The food was not bad considering we were in a sports bar.
(3)Doug S.
Now I know where they send the Hooter's rejects...
(1)steve c.
Not a fan of this place. But theres not a lot of bars in the area. They do have a couple of pool tables. Gets busy if something going on at allstate arena. Think thats how they stay in buisness.
(1)Nick B.
This was near my old job site so after a long hard week coworkers and i would gather to have a few drinks together. The rotating selcetion was nice. They sometimes get draft beers that is hard to get other places. However the service can be hit or miss. Also there wings were so so. This is speaking on from coming here over 10+ times while i worked in the area. Not a bad bar for meeting with co workeres or friends. It just isnt a place to go for a after work dinner etc.
(3)Neal M.
Had an hour to waste waiting for a friend so I stopped in here to watch part of the hawks game last night. My visit was short so that's how I will keep my review. Beer selection was great, Kristi my waitress was AWESOME, and the Hot wings I had were meaty, hot and spicy just like I like them.. No complaints here, I was here several times years ago and I have to say this was a big improvement from what I remember. Service, food and attitude all around were improved, Thank you! Keep up the good work, I'll be back.
(4)Fadi S.
Food was a basic average menu nothing exciting. the cocktail menu was pretty boring too. I see it as a place just to hang out with friends if you happen to be in the area. sit at the bar though your more likely to get your order quicker there.
(3)Ryan S.
Nice big space to watch sports and lots of TVs. Sometimes they even have a buffet-type thing which is fun. The beer list is also really large. Every time I come here, though, the service takes forever. They definitely need more waitresses.
(4)Adam D.
My initial score for Shoeless Joes was written in hast and aggravation. Although our visit was not the best and in my opinion does warrant a one start rating, the interaction I had with Joseph M. helped me appreciate the business as a unit, instead of our one unfortunate night. First let me highlight, per my request and the understanding of Joseph, I am not benefiting from re-writing my post or changing my score. Although I was offered a free lunch for reaching out to him to provide further information based on our visit (which I respectfully declined). That being said. Through our conversation Joseph was able to review the night, get a real handle of what happened, apologized for the irritation and lack of good service, and will use my experience to better train his staff. It is my opinion that It takes a genuine person to want to make things better, even if, in this situation, it's for his own benefit. Him reaching out proved he cared, and I'm a man of integrity. An apology goes a long way. (Original Post) (....*) "Terrible service. You'll wait for thirty mins for drink and almost an hour for appraisers. It wasn't very busy... Our party was so confused as to why it took so long I personally won't be coming back" Personal Note to Yelpers: To the yelpers of the world. If you complain, and they follow up with you... respect the situation and help them understand what went wrong... complaining doesn't help anyone unless it can be used to make change.
(3)Jason F.
Avoid if you have a party of 6 or more. Multiple people in our party had to order the same drink 3 times before our waitress brought it to us. We ordered 12 boneless wings and 6 bone in with 3 different sauces. She brought us the wrong bone in/wingless with the wrong sauces. My brother sent his meal back twice because it wasn't made right. Terrible experience, won't be back. Food was just ok.
(1)Steve J.
It's a bar. Bar food, bar atmosphere. As long as you have the correct expectations you probably won't be disappointed.
(3)Shawn B.
This bar has been here for a really long time, as far as sports bars in the area go, anyway. I remember coming here several times over the years. This visit I stopped by between a wedding and a reception. It was fine. The service was good. I ordered veggie quesadilla, which arrived in a timely manner. It was OK. Perhaps it could have been slightly crisper and have a little less cheese. It's not a bad bar and it certainly does have a good location catching business from the Allstate Arena and nearby banquet halls. I would go back, if I was in the area.
(4)Greg A.
This place is incredible. I'd been there in the past and had some amazing dinners, and the staff was always incredible. As their karaoke company of choice, I get to eye-witness how they run things and I have to tell you, the girls go above and beyond to make sure that you have a great time, their beer selection is second to none, and I watch as the people are eating, or having a drink with friends, and I very very rarely see anything other than smiling faces. I'd be here and eat here 7 nights a week if I could. My kids love the wings and the burgers...I love the sausage and peppers.
(5)Alex A.
Giant bar/restaurant with scantily clad bar and service staff in sports attire serving endless beers, a giant menu of tasty and well-priced offerings..equals: "what's not to like?" When near O'Hare and you want to sit at a bar or table and get some good inexpensive grub, do give Shoeless Joe's a try. I'm not a sports guy and it is a sports-themed spot replete with giant TVs blaring whatever sporting event of the minute. But look past that (primarily at the ultra short and tight shorts of your friendly bartender) and grab one of what must be 50+ beers, many on special on a given day, and be contented. Then order a burger, buf chix sammich, tater tots, French onion soup, meatloaf dinner, I mean, they have er'thing! And most all of it is competent and tasty and probably also a big-ayeuss portion. Haven't been here late night or on a weekend recently but remember from years ago that it can get "bro-y" and testosterone-laced. Bump that, come at 7!
(4)Bob D.
Walking distance from the hotel. Cheap. Average service. Wait staff was , um , homely , possibly depressing. I mean I'm not looking for scores girls here but borderline Tanya Harding here. At least they were quick to serve , well , not really. They did put the cardinal game on and the beers were plentiful and tasty. But even after 4 beers the staff was not attractive . The food was good. 4 stars there.
(3)Danielle S.
I came to Shoeless Joe's to grab a bite to eat and a drink with friends before a Wolves game. It is your typical sports bar with lots of TVs, plenty of seating, and bar food. Bar food is bar food. You can't expect much from it. I was disappointed with the burger I got, but I wasn't surprised. It was dry, thin, and overall just didn't taste great. However...their beer selection is great. I have been on a hunt for Three Floyds Zombie Dust for months, and they had it!! I couldn't believe it. They have a good variety of beers on draft or bottled, and they were not very expensive. That won me over. Our server was nice and over did a good job. There were always people coming over to clear the table and make sure we didn't need anything else. If the food was a little better, I would say this is a 4 star place.
(3)Kristin M.
I came here with my boyfriend to get dinner and a few drinks before going to the Eric Church concert at the Allstate Arena. I thought the outside was a little sketchy looking but once we got in it was a typical bar. I called ahead of time to make sure we got a table but they weren't taking reservations because of the concert. Luckily we were seated right away. I ordered a cheeseburger with onion rings and my boyfriend had wings with fries. We both got fat tire beers which were on special. I want to say our bill came out to about $30 which I didn't think was bad. The food was good but kind of greasy but then again, bar food is usually greasy. Can't complain about service our waitress was nice and attentive. If you're staying and the Holiday Inn I'd say to stop by.
(4)Amanda S.
This place is perfect to meet up pre-Allstate Arena since it's basically across the street. I came here on a Friday night before a Wolves game (don't judge) to meet my sister and her bf for a drink before heading to the game. We easily found parking, which was surprising since the place was busy. Our server was pretty attentive despite being busy, and from the looks of things, management had the joint well staffed. My sister and her bf ate, and stated the food was okay but nothing phenomenal. I had a few drinks, which were good and well poured. As other reviewers mentioned, there was a large selection of craft brews but that's not really my thing. Overall, decent, unimpressive but I'd return to meet up for a drink pre concert/sporting event to get a little loose prior to paying $12+ a drink at Allstate.
(3)CriticAl R.
I sat at the bar. I don't know what the bartender girls name was but she was very friendly and attentive. Seem to keep fairly busy getting around to all her customers. I had a half rack of ribs and a side of tater tots. The ribs weren't bad but the tater tots seem to take on some other flavors that might've been in the deep fryer. This is a great place to watch a hockey game or whatever sport you like. I'm from out of town and staying at a local hotel and it's great when check in later and still have a place that you can grab some food. I believe they're open till midnight or 1 o'clock. I would easily come back here again and try more food and enjoy my time.
(4)Alisha O.
I ended up in this area via a delayed flight and missing the last connection...not exactly a tourist destination so this place was pleasant surprise! Great setup with tons of tvs, great beer list, very nice service, and totally decent food. If you are in this area, I think this is your best bet. If this was near me, I'd totally stop in for beers and watching games. If beers, bar food, and tv's galore is what you want, this is your spot!
(4)J. Chuck K.
Shoeless Joe's is a hidden gem for sports fans craft beer enthusiasts alike. It doesn't look like much from the corner of Higgins and Mannheim, but walk inside and you'll find yourself entering a room that would make a Best Buy TV installer wet his pants. The TVs are everywhere and the tables are laid out perfectly for maximum viewing. My evening started at the bar, as I was waiting for a friend to arrive, and found the bartenders to be on top of everything. We eventually moved to a table and the service took a bit of a dive. Every time we ordered a beer that wasn't Miller lite, she asked twice what the name was and gave off a really confused expression. You can pass on the wings, because the term "jumbo" is being generously used here. The cheesy beef was delicious and huge, but I guess it had to be because the portion of french fries is minimal. The beer menu on their site doesn't reflect what you see in person, even though it shows it was updated that same day on beermenus.com . But hey, sometimes it's fun to play "what do you have" during commercials of your favorite game. It's probably one of the best places in the area to watch sports, but manage your expectations when it comes to the food.
(3)Phaedra W.
This is another family favorite. I know my husband, who works in the Rosemont area, is a huge fan of their happy hour specials. Wednesday they have $3 drafts - a wonderful way to try some pricier beers. I'm a huge fan of Not Your Father's Rootbeer and they have a pear cider that I enjoy - good picks for me on $3 draft Wednesday. The reason that I give Shoeless Joe's three stars instead of four stars is that their menu is a bit pricey for a family. Last week our family of four spent close to $90 on dinner, so Shoeless is defiantly not a place we can bring the entire family to very often. You can combat this a bit if you watch out for some of their social deals that they have occasionally. I'm a huge fan of their burgers and wings. My son had their alfredo pasta and was quite pleased with how creamy it was. We need to try a few more things on their menu, but the burgers go so well with their vast beer selection, I'm not sure if I'll ever manage to! I have noted that the staff can be hit or miss on friendliness. We have actually left before because the bartender seemed to careless if we ordered or not. Sometimes the floor staff is a bit slow, but Shoeless can get quite busy, especially when there is a concert near by or a major game on, and this place is filled with TVs making it a perfect place to grab a beer and watch the Bears with your friends.
(3)Richard K.
My guest and I split a large pizza, it was no better than Pizza Hut of any other chain pie. Sandwiches looked better but the fact they served such lousy pizza turns me off to a second try. The beer selection is excellent but that is offset by ripoff prices. Bar tender was nice enough. It was Sunday and the place was pretty empty. I should have read the reviews before going here, alas my dinner-mate said it was really really good. I revised my review since part of it was not really respectful to the staff. That said, I'm still not sure what Shoeless Joes sells. It is certainly not pizza worth eating. It is not New York style or Chicago style, it's the kind of pizza most of the country had to put up with until the pizza revolution occurred a few decades ago. No restaurant should have anything substandard on the menu! Pretty simple concept, the staff tells the pizza is great and in fact it is way below average. Why would you go back for a burgher? The mix of 1 and 5 star reviews paints a portrait of inconsistency at best.
(1)Charles S.
This is an Un-terrible sports bar. They have a fantastic draft beer selection and a decent food offering. I didn't stay for the food, since the country-pop music was driving me to the point of insanity. If you MUST mix in one of those Blake Paisley or Kenny Keith songs, you should do it sparingly. I could feel my brain cells committing suicide with each sappy, rhymy, cliche that came belching out of the speakers and I KNOW it wasn't because of the beer. My brain cells LOVE BEER! The service I received was friendly and fast. The waitresses were always close by with a refill offer and to see if I was ready to order food. The place has nice setup with lots of TV's, booths and several bar stools. I'd probably give this place another shot. Hopefully, they'll have changed the station by then.
(3)Robert B.
I will try not to let the fact that work has made me eat here two meals a day, every day, for two weeks, and I am now sick of this place, affect my review. This place is good for what it is. It is a pub/bar and grill. They do good, sometimes greasy bar food (poppers, cheese sticks, wings, etc) and they tend to do it well. Their burgers are awesome, and most of their non-pub food is really good. Where they really shine through though is their steaks. Anytime I ordered the steak (which was a lot, hell work was paying for it!) it was always tender, juicy, and flavorful, and it was always cooked just how I ordered it. If you go, get the steak, and while you're there, treat yourself to the "Hall of Fame Brownie" which is awesome! I took away one star due to some of the food being really greasy, and on some nights the karaoke/special music was way too loud.
(4)Robert G.
After a long travel day I arrived at O'Hare and I was hungry like a wolf. Therefore my wife and I decided to eat at Shoeless Joe's, because it was right next to our hotel. Normally I am not interested at food challenges, but since it was 10 PM and I had not eaten all day I decided to order the biggest meal on the menu, which is called "Da Big Hurt". I had no expectations of finishing it, I just wanted to eat as much as possible, because I was so hungry that a cup of soup and a few greens in a bowl wouldn't have done the job. When I finally got my burger it looked and smelled amazing. First I cut it in half and ate the first half. After that I cut the second half into two quarters and I ate the first quarter and then the second and to my big surprise I finished the whole thing. This was honestly not only the biggest burger that I ever ate but also one of the best. The ground beef was very flavorful and lean and the bacon was crisp to perfection. I also have to point out that this is one of the best sports-bars that I have ever been. The service was great and depending on which day of the week you go there they also have beer specials. This place is a rare gem in close proximity to a major airport. I fly a lot and usually I want to leave the airport premises as quickly as possible, but in the case of Shoeless Joe's I want to make sure that I will stop by next time I am in Chicago for a meal and a few beers.
(5)Alex B.
Wow, this place was terrible. Food is several notches below the standard for basic pub food. This is definitely the kind of place where you want to stick to the basics. Burgers, or something fried I'd say. Even still, the food is not good. I'd say this place is a heavy consumer of Sysco pre-made delicacies. Things can only go up from there, right? Well, let's talk decor. It's got your typical arrangement of large screen TVs spread throughout the place, so that's fine. The lighting is downright bad, glaring uncovered spots which make for a bad viewing experience and reduce the ambiance to bad frat party. The pours on the drinks were light, but i should have realized this was a place to stick to beer at when I saw the fine selection of flavored vodkas behind the bar. Clearly they are catering to a different crowd who may have a higher tolerance for meh than I. The waitresses (and they were all waitresses) were cheerful enough, and service was fine. The outfits that are equipped with are......unfortunate. If that's why you are headed here I'd suggest Tilted Kilt as a more palatable alternative.
(2)Julie N.
I sat at a four-top with my hubby, brother, and brother-in-law. The bar was busy because of a concert at nearby Allstate Arena. Our server Lauren, was friendly and attentive. We started with the Shoeless Combo appetizer. The Mac& Jack bites were outstanding; creamy on the inside with just the right amount of spice. The Fiesta Poppers were also better than most and I am a picky popper eater. Right amount of spice and I loved the use of the red jalapeno instead of the usual green. A new addition to the appetizer combo was the Queso styx. It was like a kicked up mozzarella stick, really delicious. For dinner I had the Wolves cheeseburger topped with cheddar cheese, roasted tomato, and a fried egg. My fried egg was way over cooked. The waitress returned it to the kitchen and within minutes I had a perfectly cooked fried egg on top of a perfectly cooked hamburger to make an awesome burger. My brother had the Reuben Burger and liked it very much (we both got our's on pretzel bun, yum!). My hubby and bother-in-law shared a Four Horsemen specialty pizza (Ita. sausage, pepperoni, and bacon) and loved it. Lets get to the important part, the beer! Great choice of craft beers both in bottles and on draft. This brings me to my only complaint and without this would have brought my review up to five stars. I chose to go to this bar as opposed to others in the area because they offer there extensive draft craft beers on special for $3.00 on Wednesdays (the day we went). We ordered our first round of draft craft beers and were advised by the waitress after she came back from the bar that she was told by the owner that they were not offering $3.00 beers on this particular Wednesday because of the concert at Allstate Arena. There was no update to that change on the website because I check it before we went there. That being said we paid full price and enjoyed the large selection of really good beers. I would definitely go back; especially on Wednesdays with NO concerts!
(4)Eric M.
Good food, cold beer, good vibe I like the crowd can't complain. A lot of TVs to enjoy the game
(4)Clint B.
Another great time here! Went on a Sunday for a nice NYF Root Beer Fix! My wife and I ordered a 22oz as we did before! The bartender quickly told us about the Sunday/Wednesday Special! $3/9oz Craft Beers, and the NYF was included! Everything on their list with only 2 exceptions(2 Ultra Premium Crafts)!!! Enjoyed a few Root Beers, also tried some we hadn't had before. We ordered the Coconut Shrimp and Pork Sliders! Delicious! So happy to have a place like this only a few miles from home!
(4)Julie Y.
Havent been here in a while but me and my friends use to get pretty wild in here. I feel like within the past couple years they have been trying to make it a better place tho. Decent bar food and full bar.
(3)Ron R.
This place has been here for as long as I can remember, but this is the first time I've stopped there. The atmosphere is sports related and is good for a night out with the family, friends, or simply as a couple. Everything looked clean and the washrooms were clean as well; however, there were no more than five families in there at one given time. I had the 35 oz. Big Hurt Burger (yes I finished and got a free t-shirt) and nearly up-chucked the entire burger with only a few things left on the plate. They were nice enough to give me the prize even though I didn't eat one small chunk of bread. The total weight of the burger with condiments is roughly 4 lbs, so don't take the challenge lightly. Not a bad place
(3)James R.
Don't even bother stopping. Ordered our food 5:15pm and didn't receive our appetizers, food came arond 6:35pm. People that came in after our group of 5 received there order before us. When receiving bill we had food on ur bill that we never ordered, tried to get over on us for $15. When paying bill our waitress took as long to give us our change back as she did our food. Don't bother stopping there
(1)Kristi F.
Stayed at the best western next door and didn't feel like driving so I was feelin optimistic about this place despite the reviews. I agree with Christine, since I was a girl, I didn't get the best service. I realize this is a sports bar, but that doesn't mean that a girl can't come here. You called call this place O'hares local Hooters. All the servers are women and wear short shorts. I really like the bar and dining area. The bar area is huge and has a unique look to it. Also, beer selection is the best thing about this place. I got the BBQ pork with the chips, which I was actually surprised how great it was. The slaw was good as well. If you like a good beer selection come here!
(3)Shawn T.
My buddy and I stopped here on a roadtrip to have something to nibble on. Got some wings... Had a couple of beers and the food and service was Awesome. If we make it back in this area we will visit again... A1..Oh by the way the bartender was awesome... :)
(4)Andrea Z.
We had some time to kill before we needed to drop off a friend at ORD and the Packers were playing so we wanted a sports bar. Trusty Yelp app pointed to Shoeless Joe's and away we went. Location/atmosphere: Awesomely, ridiculously close to O'hare. Easy access to terminals about a mile from this bar. Kind of weird, less than awesome-looking building which it shares with another business. Inside, though is a very well laid-out, nice sports bar. Plenty of TVs, all NFL ticket games were on and you can see all games from pretty much anywhere in the bar. The best score though is the big booths in the main room. There is a flat screen TV on either side of each booth. So you can have a big group watching two different things just for your booth. Sweet! The food we had was above average bar food, wings, sliders, etc. And good beer specials on Sundays (buckets of beers, etc). My only complaint was that there was an incredibly loud, annoying biker group fundraiser going on the entire time we were there. Every 5 minutes, a guy came on the intercom shouting out something about raffle tickets and 50/50, etc. Loud as hell and went on for over an hour. Obviously this was a random happening so I would definitely still recommend this bar. Overall a definite go-to if you've got time to kill before hitting O'Hare. God knows you don't want to sit around in there a second longer than necessary.
(4)Corey G.
Ridiculous beer prices. 7 bucks for a pint of Stella. About $1.50 - $2.00 higher than every bar around them in Des Plaines. You can get a big Stella at Bar Louis for $7 and that's a corporate owned bar.
(3)Julie O.
Never had a problem here. Place is big enough, and yes, there is free parking. Service is fine. Decor is sports orientated, and yes there are tvs everywhere if you are trying to watch a game. Salad bowls seem small but they are almost never ending. Tons of food in one salad. Prices comparable to the area.
(3)Jim O.
Wonderful sports bar with a great beer list, good specials, and complete menu including salads, entrees, pizza, and sandwiches. Very near O'Hare and better than most of the Rosemont restaurants. Large portions. Mediocre service but wasn't loud at all on a Sunday afternoon.
(4)Alicia K.
Blackhawks road watch! Awesome time. Great food. Decent specials. Great location.
(4)michael w.
Huge shoeless fan. Do happy hour here quite frequently and do recommend. As for food, most of it is pretty good. My personal faves are the wings and burgers, have not explored much beyond that, but from what I have seen brought out, looks good. They have a wing special during happy hour that is basically half price, 10 for $5. Beer selection is great. They usually have specials on brew and booze as well during happy hour. During the weekends before 5pm, $5 burger specials and $3 tall millers. The burgers and sandwhiches usually go for over $10 so I work the deals. They also rock the Groupon and have a good beer/burger deal on there from time to time. Does well for sports bar, pre/post Allstate concert, or just hanging. Open at 10am, close at 3am. Pool and darts available. If too much libation crash next door at hotel. Train stop is caddy corner across street. One of my staples.
(4)Chad G.
Ordered take out while staying at a hotel near buy. Ordered the Fried Calamari and it really didn't have taste to it. Maybe that's a good thing because of the lack of sodium. They put a lot of banana peppers in with them - not sure how that works but hey I was hungry. Also ordered the Macho Nachos Rib Eye Steak - didn't really taste that well. Also had sweet potatoe fries and I thought it was decent. I think the bill was in the mid $35 range
(2)Donald O.
It's not a terrible place. . Fairly large and good for blackhawk games. I'm just not a fan of their food.
(2)Anthony M.
I think this place is great. I've only had good experiences. I head over there for a drink or two with some co workers when I get off of my shift at enterprise rent a car and its always a good time. Televisions everywhere and the waitresses are awesome. As well as seeing some celebrities there too. Most recently Tom tibodeau head coach for the Chicago bulls
(5)Nicole S.
I came here to kill some time before picking up family at O'Hare. From the outside I was not impressed, but the inside was huge! Our waitress was fantastic, the food delicious, and they had plenty of screens for me to watch the college football playoffs. I would definitely visit here again if I needed to kill some time before O'Hare - or even if I was just in the area!
(4)Joshua E.
I totally hate this place. The food is terrible,I mean terrible. The service was mediocre, no the service was bad. I ordered the wings appetizer. When the wings came, it wasn't marinated, it had no spices nothing. Out was just fried and served with bbq sauce. I didn't say anything about it, however the waitress comes over and asks me "how are your wings?". I tell her the truth, the wings suck. She like oh sorry and walks away. I start to think to myself why did you even ask? On top of it all it is expensive food. Blue collar bar.
(2)Tina V.
This place was packed we we arrived. We were seated right away. Order our food and it was served in about 10 minutes. Would for sure go back.
(5)Hari M.
Good value for money, open until late. Nothing spectacular. Decent bar food and full bar.
(3)Erica H.
Good food, lots of beer and great environment and service was fast, waitress was attentive and friendly :)
(4)Brittany S.
I'm not one to get my panties in a wod over the food to be found at sports bars - - hmm...do I want chicken fingers, nachos or french fries? Big decision. Not that I don't dabble in fries every once in a blue moon. So, when our group of 8 bachelorette party strolled into Shoeless Joe's (attached to a hotel at the airport - another red flag) my expectations for the food were not extremely high. To my surprise, it wasn't the food that would be subpar/on the shitty side - it was the service. The menu actually had quite a few "healthier"/tasty options like loaded chili and artichoke dip. Being the soup phene that I am, I ordered the chili with a "couple" of their $4 vodka special cocktails. I despise vodka, but for $4 I was willing to give it another chance. and another. and another. Marshmallow vodka with coke seems to be the trick for getting me to drink vodka. Despite the decent food and drink specials, it was the service, or lack thereof, that soured our visit. You'd think with a group of girls who are obviously on a mission to drink you'd try to keep 'em flowing. Somehow with an empty restaurant our skimpy referee-clad waitress achieved MIA status for a majority of the entire evening.
(3)John S.
In town for a couple of days and checked Yelp for a casual place nearby. This place fit the bill. The consummate sports bar. Classic thin crust pizza, Buffalo chicken with Jalapeños. Great heat! Cold drafts and too many TV's to count. Reasonable prices. All in all good food and fun!
(4)Alexis S.
Met up with friends for dinner before the icehogs v wolves game. We placed our order as soon as we came in. Our waitress, "Ashley" had our table waiting over 45 minutes to an hour for our food, while the other tables within our group got served before our table. Some members of our group came in after us got their food before us. Screwed up the order, gave us someone else's appetizer on the bill. One of our friends had ordered a chopped salad-the chicken was missing. The food was great too bad we didn't have time to eat it we probably won't be returning to this restaurant anytime too soon.
(2)Anna L.
This place is a dive bar that is pretty good after an event at the All State Arena. I wouldnt go out of my way to go here... but its not bad. They have a large selection of bar food (Chicken Strips, Mozzarella Sticks, sampler platters) and the drinks are cheap. Large beer selection too.
(3)Mike T.
OK, 4 stars because I REALLY REALLY like the referee outfits on the servers. I'm a dude. I like sports and pretty women. And really really large beer and alcohol selections which this place has all three, or pretty close. Great sports bar for a weird location in Rosemont.
(4)Laura N.
Ever seen dozens of deaf people taking over a bar? It happens in the Chicago area about once or twice a month. It can be overwhelming, or cool, or annoying, or a combination of all three. It happened here last week. You won't usually find me at these gatherings, but a few friends convinced me to come out to Shoeless Joe's for the monthly gathering. For once, I'm actually glad I went. Not only was the crowd pretty good, but the place itself exceeded my expectations (I'm not a sports bar kind of person). It's a typical sports bar with too many television, sports stuff everywhere, pool tables, few patrons, and female bartenders dressed in tight referee outfits. Nothing really got my attention here until I picked up the beer menu. WHOA. For a pretty standard bar in the O'Hare area, it has a pretty extensive beer menu with some selections that you would normally find at a local brewery or 'independent' bar. And the price? The drafts and bottles were pretty standard, but the drafts looked huge. You could also get a flight of four generous 2oz glasses for the same price as one draft. Since I'm always indecisive about what beer to get, I knew I had to get the flight. Three of the beers I had were OK, but I fell in love with one of them. And I was definitely feeling a little extra happy after finishing them. We also ordered some food later in the night (they have a great food selection too) and I ended up getting the waffle fries. The moment I popped one of the hot, seasoned fries in my mouth, I had a joygasm. The fries were SO GOOD. I thought perhaps it was the beer talking, but friends starting sampling the fries too and thought they were amazing. I want to come back here just for the waffle fries. OHMYGOSH. Yum. Also, my bartender, Anita was awesome. She was super-friendly and very knowledgeable about the beers. If it wasn't for her, my experience probably wouldn't have been as good as it was. It would just been mediocre without her. Thank you, Anita!
(4)Dan D.
Great place for a drink, but over priced if you want food. However, most places in this area are like that with food. I come here pretty much every time there is a WWE show at the Allstate because my friends and I love their beer selection. The shows get out around 10, and we can get 80 oz tapper of Coors for less than a 12 oz at the arena always makes it a winner for post show fun.
(4)Kevin E.
Stayed at the Holiday Inn next door. Joe's is a sports bar, beer selection and prices ate good. Fairly busy when I went, staff was about half and half. Some were happy, were straight out sourpuss's one blonde looked ready to eat anyone in her way. Food was average, I had the Bacon Cheese Burger, the bun was cold and dry, burger was tastey. Ordered well and it came medium, still was good. Waffle fries were greasy and has some kind of tasteless breading that soaked up the oil. Left them there on the plate. Overall ok, but I would go someplace else first next time for first choice.
(2)Bill M.
A few of us wound up at Shoeless Joe's for lunch after a productive work meeting in the 'burbs. The place is filled mainly with White Sox and Blackhawks bling, and the server gals were decked out in black short shorts. There are lots of screens showing sports programs and highlights. Free parking lot also - who knew you could find a sports bar with decent food by the Best Western? I went with the redneck burger, and I guess it was a bit messy so you could actually get your neck all red with the BBQ sauce. Actually it was a pretty tasty and hefty burger, generously topped with bacon, grilled onions and cheddar cheese. The cole slaw was very creamy. Our group also had items like the chicken salad (a very good serving size for a small salad), the soup (loaded with a mountain of veggies), and the quesadilla plate.
(4)Shane H.
This place is run by kids.... The food is horrible. If your from out of town stay away far away
(1)Chuck H.
I will start right out by saying the waitresses were very nice, pleasant and attractive and attentive and accommodating. Plus, they have TVs all over the place, including on top of each booth, so that's kind of cool. Alas, I have to give this place a single star for two reasons: 1) The food is definitely suburban quality for city prices. The fish and chips is priced at $14.99, but the fish consists of four pressed fish patties, not real fish pieces. And the side of waffle fries, while decent and even warm, was a pretty small portion considering what I paid for the meal. I don't count the coleslaw because I hate coleslaw. 2) After we'd been there about an hour--and thankfully after we'd finished eating--the strong smell of sewer started permeating the air. It persisted for the next hour we stayed. My friend didn't object too hard, so I didn't push the issue. Plus I hoped that it might dissipate, but it never did. Finally I just couldn't take it anymore. I have no idea how the people around us could keep eating through that smell. As we were leaving, I mentioned the smell (which was actually confined to the booth area) to the host at the door and he said yeah, that part of the restaurant is under a laundry in the hotel or something, which is what was causing it. And the best part was when he said--and he actually said this--that smell breaks out every couple of days or so! I can only imagine that this is the area to which rookie waitresses, or perhaps waitresses they're trying to drive off the job, are assigned to, and they probably even refer to that station as The Sewer. Or if they don't, maybe they should. I will leave you with this riddle: Who has two thumbs and ain't going back to Shoeless Joe's?
(1)Cherry A.
I like the big booths and TV screens everywhere. The chicken parm sandwich and sweet potato fries were great. Their dessert of the month, Oreo Cheesecake was light and delicious. The $3 cider pint was so yummy, I want one right now! Let's go!
(4)James Mick M.
The service here sucks .ordered the fish and shrimp it was greasy and over cooked.and did I say the service sucked only good thing was the beer selection.and if you do go here the small town root beer was awesome 10 percent alcohol.
(1)James T.
I gotta say, nice place to catch the hawks. Nice craft beer selections. Food was above average but typical pub grub. Service was adequate. I'm not from the area, but could make it a stop if I am in the future.
(4)Carol K.
A friend suggested this place to me as a good place to grab a bite close to O'Hare. Now I wonder how long it had been since he had been in this place as it definitely wouldn't go on any recommendation list of mine. If I have a pet peeve- it is dirty, sticky menus. And that is what they handed me here. I didn't even want to touch the thing as I knew I was going to be eating a burger and just how many times could I get up to use the restroom? Not only was the plastic coated menu sticky but the specials of the day menu had stains on it as well. Yuck! I sat at the bar and was totally ignored by the women servers with their low cut t-shirts and short shorts. Obviously they think the men at the bar are where their bread and butter are. When I finally flagged someone down and ordered, it was as if it was a huge imposition. And when I asked for a glass of water to go with my dinner? It took three attempts to get it and when finally delivered, the bartender said she "forgot". Sheesh!- it was hardly even busy in the place. The only saving grace? The food was, surprisingly, pretty good. The burger was perfectly cooked and the sweet potato fries were also a winner. And the food came up in a reasonable amount of time. And if you are a sports fanatic? There have to be at least 20 TV's in the place all tuned to different sporting events so you will have no problem catching the latest action. Doubt I will ever go back to this place, but if I do- I'll know to bring along some hand sanitizer- just so I can touch the menu and still feel like eating.
(2)Shelly B.
I had the tuna seared rare. Amazing! Double the portion of most places and quality food. I didn't expect that from a place that just has mostly bar food on the menu. The server also was knowledgeable about gluten free items. I just wish they had more choices that aren't deep fried or breaded.
(4)Eric T.
Had the rib special.. Tasted boiled and not brine.. Great place to drink and watch a game, especially local teams. Food is there for convenience rather part of the experience..
(3)MICHELLE C.
It was late, we had just arrived into O'Hare, we were hungry and meeting family who picked us up from the airport. For many years in our younger day's we would come here. This place has been here forever. They have changed names a couple of times. Large sports bar, very good loud music playing, TV screens, huge bar with a large menu of all kinds of eats to please everyone. We were a group of seven, got seated immediately and drink order's were taken. Our waitress was oh so sweet. She did not miss a beat. The bar area had quite a few customer's and the place was packed. We ordered: Wings Stuffed Mushrooms Spinach Dip Calamari and plenty of cocktails and beer. All of the food, (appetizers) were all very good, no complaints. We enjoyed ourselves, fun environment. From country music to hip hop, it was perfect to catch up eat and drink. The waitress came over to our table constantly refilling our drinks and checking on us. She was awesome! Great place, fun, good food, reasonable prices, very good service!
(4)Jelena Z.
I was looking for an easy, laid-back spot to meet a potentially largish group before a Chicago Rush game at Allstate Arena. Shoeless Joe's was recommended to me by a friend who said the sports bar would be more casual than some of the other nearby restaurants, and that they offered free parking. Sold! Whew -- what a menu! Besides offering standard appetizers, Shoeless Joe's has a long list of salads, sandwiches, wraps, burgers and entrees. And, they have a dedicated beer menu, with a focus on their drafts. I ended up going with a DIY beer flight: 4 generous pours for only $5.50! A winner, as I got to have both my beloved Gumballhead and Matilda (as well as two I hadn't yet tried) for mere chump change. For my pre-game meal, I ordered the California wrap with sweet potato fries. Though service definitely could use a kick (slow like honey... err, molasses), I was pleasantly surprised with how good both my wrap and fries were. Chicken, avocado and bacon are usually a can't-go-wrong combo, but the addition of their housemade poppy seed dressing definitely kicked it up a notch. The sporty environment definitely isn't my thing, but if you're looking for a craft beer and some solid grub in the vicinity, Shoeless Joe's shouldn't disappoint. And the large, free parking lot is definitely a nice bonus!
(3)Carla P.
Been here a few times, bartenders are amusing enough, drinks are the usual price for this area. It's clean and has LOTS of tv's, plenty of parking and if you have to much to drink, there's a motel right next door ... :P However as a woman it pisses me off when the female servers don't pay any attention to you, which has happened here on more than one occassion. Luckily there was a male bartender.
(4)Pete K.
Bizarrely negative reviews on here - I don't know if you guys know this, but this place is a bar. Shoeless Joe's has a great beer menu, for starters, serving up some of Chicago's finest beer. It's one of the only places in the area that serves Metropolitan beer - get some if you're in the area. The food is always great and comes in huge portions. You get way more than you pay for. There are tons of TVs and it's a great place to watch a game - but watch out - it can get crowded on game nights.
(4)Kyle H.
Nice sports bar with TV to person ratio at about 2:1! Seriously, almost too many small flat screens and big projection screens. That said, we enjoyed seeing La Crosse on one screen, while the Cubs played on another, and yet some regular TV shows on others. The menu is extensive and so is the menu of beers. My BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich was huge, a touch too sweet, but still good. The side of coleslaw was among some of the best slaws I've ever had, and it was a huge portion! This place is fairly kid-friendly, and my son loved his Mac 'n' Cheese made with Rigatoni noodles and three kinds of cheese. I tried it and it really was good! Plenty to take home too. Shoeless Joe's has a good beer menu (think Half Acre Daisy Cutter, Matilda, Dogfish Head IPAs) and you can get a tasting flight of four beers for the same price as one specialty beer. I liked that they do a creative American take on beer mixers like a Black and Tan w/Guiness and a Great Lakes Amber, and a Snakebite with Sam Adams and Woodchuck Cider; which I tried and was very tasty! Our server Christina was great, and checked up on us frequently without hovering. Great place to come before hitting up the Allstate Arena, and I'm putting this on the short list of places to bring the Rosemont worker bees after work.
(4)Matt S.
Kind of surprised about all the negative reviews here. On the outside Shoeless Joe's looks kind of plain but the inside is surprisingly nice. Everything looks really clean and this place has the best smelling bathroom ever (which is very accessible and not hidden in some complicated corner)! TVs and projectors are absolutely everywhere and I love coming here if I want to watch a game or two. From a booth seat, you could see 7 different screens without even turning your head. Background music is solid. There is even an electronic jukebox where you can pick your jam. $1.00 for one song though!? LAME. This place definitely has special events fairly often. Some of them I've been to include having ESPN 1000 there (a couple times), Blackhawks Roadwatches, and a Blue Moon tasting for their next seasonal beer. Their menu specials are pretty solid, but then add these into the mix? OUTSTANDING! The service is good. When it's pretty empty you get to choose where you sit. Everyone is pretty friendly, nice, and helpful. Good looking waitresses too! Beer list is quite extensive and have tried a number of new things from that menu. Drink and food prices are pretty standard. Most burgers and sandwiches are ~$10.00 and the quality is just fine. Burgers are neatly made, not greasy, and served with waffle fries that have the taste of curly fries! Sandwiches are OK but the pizza is delicious. Located in Rosemont, the people there aren't d-bags or anything like that either. There is a little nightclub next door but that never really takes away from the Shoeless Joe's experience at all. I love coming to this place and would recommend this to anyone.
(4)Reena M.
This place was awesome! Came here for drinks and dinner. I got the burger with the fried egg on it with a pretzel bun. It was so huge! How can anyone eat a 10oz burger? But it was a good quality burger, that's for sure. I would have tasted the egg more if the meat was less. 10 oz is a bit much for me. I didn't finish the whole thing. Also, the reason for losing a star was that the pretzel bun wasn't very fresh. It was a bit stale. These kinds of things need to keep its quality. The beer selection was pretty good! And cheap by Vancouver standards. Our server was pretty friendly and attentive. I would go here again!
(4)Lauren H.
I ate here recently as I was staying overnight at the Holiday Inn Express O'Hare -- Shoeless Joe's was just a one-minute walk away. I wasn't very impressed. It has a fun sports bar atmosphere and a great selection of drinks. Our server, while efficient, didn't seem very interested and/or friendly with us. The food was basically average. My fish sandwich was prepared and fried correctly, but it just didn't seem like it was fresh fish. The bowl that held the spinach & artichoke dip was hot while the accompanying plate it sat on that held the chips was room temperature. This suggested to me that the $11 dip was microwaved and absolutely not worth the asking price. Like I said, I was staying in a nearby hotel and I was hungry, so this place was easy. Would I recommend it and/or go there again? Nah.
(3)Raymond G.
Our server Marissa was very attentive and always available. Great service! Thanks!
(5)Nick L.
Pretty cool ambiance for a sports bar, their booths have tvs on the individual booths. Drinks and food were okay, nothing special, nothing terrible. The drinks were kind of weak. If they were reasonably priced i could understand but both are pretty expensive. I guess it's on par for the area, but if your pricing is going to be high, the quality needs to stand out. And now what really killed the experience, it was 90 degrees outside and the air conditioning was SOOOOO COLD that my friends and me had our teeth chattering & couldn't really focus on anything else. It might have been an anomaly, so i'll leave the rating at 2 stars because it's a cool atmosphere with a lot of potential but my personal experience there was 1 star. Might be willing to try again if i'm with a group of people, but wouldn't go out of my way to do so.
(2)Carla G.
Purchased a Groupon to try something new. To start off, this place is bigger inside than expected. They have a variety of burgers to choose from. We ordered the Reuben burger & the Redneck burger (both with waffle fries). Everything was delicious & the service was pretty good. We went in the afternoon so it's hard to say if the service varies with a crowd. They definitely know what it takes for a good sports bar- TVs are everywhere!! I think I'll plan on coming back to watch a game with friends.
(4)Josh G.
I'm really surprised by all the bad reviews on here. My girlfriend and I come here for UFC fights all the time. The reason we chose this bar is because of the decent size beer menu and the fact that the food menu goes well beyond most that you find in your average sports bar. I mean you won't see me here on any night for a drink or 2 but when a fight is on that I want to watch and we don't feel like watching it on pay per view this is where you'll find us. It is what it is: a better then average sports bar with good food and a relatively good amount of beers to chose from.
(4)Elizabeth W.
Run! Run away! I was here once a few months ago and am never going back. We waited about 20 minutes for service and didn't get a menu or even any drinks, so we went up to the host stand and asked if we could move to another section and get menus. In the new section, we watched a waitress serve every other person there, but not us. Another 20 minutes passed. We went up to the host stand again and asked if the section was being closed. No, no, we were assured. Somebody will be right with you. A waitress sashayed past us in a skimpy uniform but didn't even look at our table. People who arrived after we sat down the second time were getting their food, and oh my god, did it smell terrible. After waiting a little longer and still not having even a glass of water after nearly an hour of sitting and waiting, the last straw was when a group of businessmen came in, and a couple of the waitresses kissed them on the mouth and allowed their backsides to be groped in an embrace. It looked like one of the men put some money down the front of a waitress' uniform after he touched her butt. Seriously. Then they were seated and immediately brought drinks. It was at that point that we realized this was like a skankier version of Hooters, but with sports memorabilia. Go to Hooters, not this place, because you'll get better service there. If a place makes me recommend Hooters, you can bet it's pretty bad. We walked out without the host saying good bye or even noticing us. Apparently you have to treat the staff like strippers to eat at this place. Topping it all off is the fact that we sent an irate email to the management and never heard back. I take this as a de facto sanctioning of what happened. If the people who run this place think that it's OK to ignore customers and have sex and service go hand in hand, they obviously don't need my patronage.
(1)Robert H.
This restaurant is in the Best Western Hotel near O'Hare. Once you go inside, it definitely doesn't feel like a hotel bar, it is a legitimate sports bar/restaurant in it's own right. I suspect that many of the other patrons were locals, but I have no proof to back this suspicion up. I'm a frequent hotel guest at another hotel across the street. Previous reviewers thought the prices at Shoeless Joe's were high. While that may be true, relative to the other hotel restaurants in the immediate vicinity, I thought prices were quite reasonable. Food was good, beer selection was good, atmosphere good. Is this the best sports bar in the Chicago area? Pprobably not. For me, it was across the street and convenient, and I left satisfied. Giving four stars for the decent food, convenient location, and for it being a fairly priced alternative to other nearby restaurants. It wasn''t the best bar food I've had in my life, but it exceeded "acceptable." Although the place isn't stellar in any area, the complete package of legit sports bar atmosphere, price, and value for location all factor into my rating.
(4)Anthony L.
We stopped by the sports bar as it was open late and wanted a late night dinner. As we pulled up in the parking lot, the place didn't seem like the best place to get some dinner. We got in and asked them if dinner was still being served. They said yes and sat us at a table. There was too much disappointment as not of use were satisfied with our food. I guess this place might be a good place to drink, but I wouldn't recommend their food.
(1)Mark G.
I'm basing this review upon my last experience at this place. A few of us stopped here after a concert at the Allstate for some beers & a bite. It being my first time here, I was pretty impressed. Nice place, fairly clean, decent music on the jukebox, & TV's everywhere. Then we hit a wall. The waitress. We ordered a couple Dos XX on tap. Not only is she taking her sweet time, but the beer is absolutely flat when we got it. You have no more? Fine, just give us some Coronas. And where are the burgers we ordered? Oh, they finally came. & they were actually really good. Only I realized one thing: the burger was medium rare. I've learned to never to do pink hamburger. But since service was crappy already & I didn't feel like waiting 30 minutes for a new one, & I really needed to absorb this alcohol, so...I settled. Bad idea? Very. Starting around 6am the next morning, I was pissing out of my ass for 5 days straight. I considered it could just be a coincidence, but my sister told me her Fiance, who also ordered a burger, made several trips to the porcelain god as well. Partially my fault for not sending it back? Yes, I admit it. I guess I've just been accustom to waitresses asking me how I want my burger cooked over the years. I was buzzed, hungry, & the burger & fries actually looked quite good. Thus, some pink in the meat didn't strike me as a real concern. I'm not saying I wont ever come here & give them a chance to redeem themselves. But I will definitely be more careful & speak up next time the service is that crappy. Two stars for the atmosphere. But the service HAS to improve.
(2)Carolyn L.
I usually hit up Joe's for lunch because it's not far from my work. They have an extensive menu and a great beer selection (Raison D'Etre from Dogfish Head is my FAVORITE!). While I've never been disappointed by the food, I could only give this place 3 stars because each time I've been in there, there is a bit of a stench, probably stale beer left over from the night before. Going at lunch means there is hardly anyone there so the service is great and food is always fresh. However, it could be a bit cleaner. But overall, a great work lunch place for the Rosemont area!
(3)Andy M.
Most of the previous reviewers hit the nail on the head with their reviews of Shoeless Joes. It's a sports bar that offers typical bar food with scantily clad servers. Not that I'm complaining, but Shoeless Joe's is one step away from being a Heavenly Bodies that serves food. There is really nothing special about this place. To be honest, I usually use Shoeless Joe's as a place to meet my friends before I go somewhere else. If I'm going to a Hockey game or concert at the Allstate arena, I meet my friends at Shoeless Joes for a few pregame beers. The food is typical of any sports bar in Chicago. Shoeless Joe's offers everything from bland Nachos to decent Burgers. There is nothing on the menu that stands out. The bottom line is Shoeless Joes is a decent choice to kick back, have a few Brews and check out the half-naked servers. The food is average at best, but strangely enough, the place can be fun at times. It's not the kind of place that I would go out of my way to visit, but if I'm stuck out by O'Hare, it does the trick.
(3)Kevin B.
A good sports bar in the area around the airport
(4)Kristen F.
I really dont get this place. Like I dont entirely get what they are trying to be. On one hand they have a total dive sports bar thing going on with totally cheap looking furnishings and tables that feel like they are falling apart but with ample tv's and drink coices. Than on the other hand they serve you actually decent food on nice dishware. I've never been dissapointed with anything I've gotten to eat but that could also be because I had such low expectations coming out of the gate. The service here also blows. I think the only requirement is to be a hot piece of ass because you get better service at Hooters. The servers are unfriendly and unhelpful and from what I can tell, pure eye candy for male patrons cause when they arent dropping off your plates and running away as quick as they can they're standing around talking to each other, not paying attention to the tables in the slightest. Three stars mainly for the food and drink selection if you can get past the crappy service, dive atmosphere and sticky menus.
(3)Darin E.
We were excited to try the Philly cheese steak pizza, but were extremely disappointed when it came out soggy and slightly burnt (how do you even manage that?). On the plus side, they did cheerfully replace it with a BBQ pulled pork pizza. The other plus was Matilda and Oberon on tap. If you really want to get grossed out then order the brownie sundae. Brownies were raw and disgusting. Decent service but not stellar. It didnt make up for an overall experience that was barely tolerable. Over the 2 hours we were stuck there "Meh" turned To "BLEH"
(1)Tom T.
Tuesday night. ALDS baseball on plentiful HD TVs. Excellent craft beer selection. Good service at the bar. Food was decent, but not spectacular pub grub. Ambiance was OK - the fluorescent lighting from the open kitchen was distracting. Overall impression was positive. Great stop if you are a craft beer fanatic like me and are stuck by Ohare airport when traveling to Chicago on business.
(4)Matt M.
This place is great on the weekdays if you want to grab a drink after work or whatever. I would avoid it at all costs on the weekend because the clientel tends to get a little too d-bag for my taste. (Popping your collar only means you have no soul) The high point of this place is there chicken wings and beer selection. Plus things can get interesting if there is a wedding going on next door after their bar closes down.
(3)Alison S.
Good, meaty wings. Service was ok. Too dark and too loud.
(3)CJ A.
Great place. Huge good beer list. Good food. Tons of TVs. Fun place to hang for the evening. Wait staff was very kind and helpful!
(5)Jessica L.
This place is just gross. I watched a guy put his head down and just vomit all over the floor.
(1)Curtis S.
I really enjoyed going on Wed nights. It is $3.00 tappers with a very good selection. I love the micro brews that they have to choose from. I also enjoyed my Tilapia I had, the price was reasonable and the food was good. No matter where you sit in this place, You will have a great view of a tv to watch your not so favorite Chicago sports team.
(4)Bridgette K.
Service: slack Drinks: no alchol Server: looked underage Appitzer platter: no sauce Atmospher: ok Took 30mins for drinks that slacked on the alchol and didn't know how to make a longisland.
(1)Matthew W.
Why is the music so loud? On a Thursday or Friday night, nobody dancing, 2am they had the music BLASTING, could literally not hold a conversation. Ignored when asked the waitress to have someone turn it down. They have a Lobster-Grab machine?! What the hell? Like the ones with plastic toys, except with live lobsters, wonder how often that got cleaned... Bathroom was disgusting. Drink selection is decent, large variety. Only recommended as one of the only options around O'Hare (I work at a nearby hotel and sometimes go with colleagues after work), and if you don't have a car, ha, good luck, ain't happening.
(2)Douglas G.
Come for the great food and beer list, grit your teeth and suffer through horrible service and bad atmosphere. The service was getting better for awhile, but management seems to have gone back to the strategy of "any chick willing to wear tight short-shorts" to fill wait staff. It's a shame. Shoeless Joe's could be the best restaurant in the area if they would realize its customers want competent wait staff not bimbos in tight outfits.
(3)Katherine R.
I met an old co-worker here for lunch a while back and have no complaints. The place had a small, normal lunch rush but nothing that made the service bad. The place is more popular to males going to watch the game after work. The food is pretty decent and no complaints with the service. There are huge tv's to watch the games on and tons of seating. I always try to 'pre-game' here before a show at Allstate but never seem to make it....hmmm... There isn't much going on in regards to sports bars in this part of Rosemont, so in this case- take what you can get.
(3)Dave H.
This place was great! We had just come in from the airport and were looking for a place to relax, eat, and watch the game. The service here was great. The food came out quick, hot and cooked just right. Huge selection of drinks and good menu for sports bar. I would go back here in a heartbeat!
(4)Carolynne M.
This joint is typical man-heaven. Sports, sports and more sports memorabilia take up every available inch of wall space that isn't already occupied by flat screen TVs. Lots of beer/booze, lots of fried bar food, a loud and smokey interior. All the girls waitressing/bartending have on the requisite "Hooters" type outfit on, (except theirs is black and not orange), so there is lots and lots of in-your-face cleavage. Located on a rather congested corner of Mannheim and Higgins, Shoeless Joe's sits rather awkwardly between a creepy diner (been in there, see the Pine Grove review), a dance club and a hotel. Parking, needless to say, can be a tad difficult. Ladies, seriously - you want to meet men, you have to come here, especially if there is a concert or a Wolves game on. Not that I can vouch for the TYPE of men here, but girls were outnumbered by 10 to 1 easily (not including the waitresses) the night I was there. yowza.
(3)George B.
Just a quickie: Not bad, but not great either. Food is great... the salsa has a nice kick to it. Service can be a bit lacking. One friend of mine claimed that "Shoeless Joes was not quite lady friendly... People were nice and respectful, but none of the servers went out of their way to take her order."
(3)Laura P.
I just looked at my bank statement for June...why did Shoeless Joe's appear over ten times? Oh yeah, it is close to work. The bar tenders are fab. The food is amazing. My co-workers and I go here almost every friday to avoid the weekend rush into the city. We go around 4pm and leave....well that is better left unsaid. The girls that work here are always professional and one would not know that seeing as they have to dress up as glorified Hooter's girls. Hot pants and all. But they are always friendly and down to earth. Drinks are just right. Sometimes I think a little tooo right but that is another story. Every time I walk out of here I am happy for one reason or another....Love ya Shoeless!
(5)Michael M.
I went here as part of a meetup on a Saturday night after the convention we were all attending. The guys who organized it called ahead and reserved some tables. It is not the greatest bar in the world but it definitely worked for what we needed. OK bar food, very nice bartenders, and a lot of big screens to watch the game.
(3)Xamyma O.
Horrible service doesn't begin to describe what I got here. Dig: I walk in alone. 5 or 6 greaseballs,, with the whole black shirt / gold chain thing going on, are huddling around the hostess station with the one very young girl staffing it. No one makes any attempt to accommodate me. As I had to use the facilities, I asked one of the goons where it was. This gumba drapes one arm over my shoulder, says "Down there on the right", in that stupid buddy-buddy type way. I walked down the "hall", which looked more like the open backside of the kitchen. I get to the end, and there's like a closet door. You're kidding me, right? I thought about going back and complaining, which I usually do if I have a problem, but I was just so stunned here, that an employee would go out of his way to alienate a customer, who had just walked in, for absolutely no reason, that I was dumbstruck. I did stay for one drink; everything else was sub-average at best. But that little monkey show was abominable.
(1)Kayee I.
I am a self-professed White Sox fan, hence my decision to meet up with a buddy at Shoeless Joe's after work. The bar is wedged between a couple of restaurants. When you walk through the bar doors and up the wooden steps, it's quite obvious which team(s) are being rooted for. There's Sox paraphernalia all along the wall. The Sox double-header against New York was on every other flat-screen in the joint which made it convenient for me to keep tabs on the score or lack thereof. There was no hostess so we seated ourselves. A waitress found her way to us and took our orders. The fair is average bar food... nothing outstanding, but we enjoyed the combination appetizer platter of mozzarella sticks, chicken fingers, toasted ravioli stuffed with ricotta cheese, beef taquitos and onion rings. Yuuuum. Onion rings. For the main, we split the California chicken wrap and the S.O.B. (South of the Border) wrap. Everything tastes almost having been pre-packaged at some point and then thrown on a plate. It tasted fine though. The portions are huge and I did end up with meals for the entire next day.
(2)Sintiea S.
After realizing everything near our hotel was closed, we ended up here for dinner. The food was pretty good. I ordered a chicken sandwich with a side or fries...tasted okay to me. :)
(3)Mike R.
Why did I give it one star? Primarily because zero stars was not an option. This place apparently has no quality control. At a table of 5, one person competed their meal while two others only took one bite. I ordered the 1/2 rack of ribs. I was at first disappointed at the small portion size, but after biting into my first rib I was glad they hadn't wasted more pork. They were totally burnt and close to unedible. The guy next to me had a hamburger that was cooked about 20 minutes past it's prime. The guy on my other side had the meatloaf and it was the worse I have ever tasted. He had one bite I had one bite and the rest went uneaten. Another girl had a quesadilla bet after one bite ate no more. Burnt tortilla and over cooked chicken. What really surprised me was the the servers, when seeing all the uneaten food did not even inquire as to whether or not there was a problem. I guess they must get tired of complaints about the food and just don't ask. I really mean this when I say it "one of the worse dining experiences ever"
(1)Timothy M.
There's pretty much no redeeming value to this place. It's a Disneyfied Chicago sports bar. The food is expensive for what it is: bar/tavern fare. If you want a great burger, don't spend $10 here for it. Go to one of the fine taverns in the city that serves the same delicious burgers for a fraction of the price -- Tavern, Fizz, Pontiac, Darwin's, hell even Lotties all have burgers for $2.50 at the most with fries. Or if you want a really great burgers check out Hackney's or Kincades. If you live in the city, you really have no reason to be tooling around out here looking for a sports bar. But if for some reason you're forced to be in the wastehole that is the O'Hare Circle of Hell, don't stop here.
(1)Amanda C.
The official bar of the Chicago Blackhawks. This small ale house and grille is connected to the Best Western O'Hare. This was great because we had a delay in our flights and had to stay overnight here and are a little too far from the city especially after waking up at 4am and then having to be back at the airport tomorrow at 7am. We were extremely bored in our room not to mention tired and we just needed to get out from all of the airport shuffle and hotel boringness. We had already eaten but from fasting all day, we were ready for another meal within 3-4 hours. We headed down through the obstacles of hallways from the hotel. When we entered we were seated right away. I will admit that I was a bit skeptical from all of the reviews by my fellow Yelpers. When we went in the service was great. Our waitress was making sure we had everything right away as well as our drinks always being filled. I did notice at the table next to us the roof was leaking... which I have never seem to have a good experience with leaky roofs. The music in there was great... my kind of music, a mix of pop, classic rock, and country, surprising for this sports bar. The inside feel was that of a sports bar... think diners, drive-ins, and dives... but it was a good vibe. I even noticed a table next to us had a blender looking thing filled with beer... I was intrigued but just could not give in as traveling leaves you low on cash at times. Our food arrived very promptly and looked tasty. I ordered 5 buffalo chicken wings and they were completely covered with sauce... too much sauce for my liking yet I proceeded to pat them down with many napkins and then they were fine. There was something sweet about them... I just couldn't get the right taste bud to figure it out. My boyfriend ordered the chocolate cake. This was plated very nicely and was appealing to the eye. On the outside crust was small chocolate chops with chocolate mousse in the middle as well as the cake part itself. I thought this was ok.... I have had better as I am very in tune to my chocolate senses. He agreed that it was just a piece of chocolate cake and he has bad better... but I would not expect a sports bar who specializes in bar food and alcohol to have a kick ass desert. My brother got waffle fries with nacho cheese sauce. This was pretty good as the cheese sauce was just that, the concession stand nacho sauce... I was hoping it would be something good like cheese-whiz but still a good option for a light meal. He said that the waffle fries had too much seasoning on them but they were just your simple fries with cheese. Overall the experience was better then what others seemed to of had. Our food was nothing special but it was a great way to get out of the hotel room. Check it out if you are here or stuck in Chicago for the night and don't have a lot of time to head into the city.
(3)Javier O.
This place was grerat! It happened to be accross the street from the hotel where I was stying and thank god I discovered it . I could not take hotel food one more night. I came here mainly to sit at the bar, watch the Olympics on one of there many screens covering every inch of wall, and to eat an Italian beef sandwich. It was Great! The food was not bad considering we were in a sports bar.
(3)Doug S.
Now I know where they send the Hooter's rejects...
(1)Kasia R.
This place is okay, hard to find parking though. There's a hotel and a restaurant in the same plaza. Very close to O'hare. On the right side behind the bar you have some tables w/ menus so you can order food, probably about 5 or 6 tables lined up agains the wall on each side/ The other part is a little bit bigger but the three pool tables take up some room. They have an okay sized dance floor, but the 2 or 3 times i went there, no one was really dancing, except for the older drunk crowd..and it was like 2 women. Nothing exciting.. the waitress will come to you , so you don't have to go up to the bar if you don't want to. It's a mix of older and younger crowd. Not really sure about the price for drinks, but I think they have similar pricing to other bars around.
(3)Giuseppe D.
Not a bad place. Awkward location, sharing lot space with a nightclub, a restaurant, and a hotel, on a busy intersection of Higgins & Mannheim. The place is fairly large with dozens of tables throughout, many seats by the bar area, booth seats, and a dance floor. Not typically a place I'd go for a night out, nor is it the best place to go just for food or just for drinks. But I've gone here multiple times for large sporting events (football games, UFC events, etc) and it isn't bad. I'd ordered a few meals (pastas, burgers) that I wasn't too impressed with, but the appetizers are all pretty good. You can order a combo platter that comes with a variety of their appetizers; this goes well with a nice large table tapper of cold beer. The service has always been good; quick, friendly waitresses for the most part. There are a few massive TV's to compliment the many smaller flatscreens throughout the place. Again, it isn't anywhere that's going to blow your mind, but it's not a complete waste either. Decent appetizers, fair drink prices, and good service.
(3)Emmy B.
1 Star, after eating here, I drove to McDonald's across the street, and bought a better burger. The menu sounded great, all the tvs, it looks like a good sports bar on the outside. I ordered a Jose burger, medium well, my mom ordered a burger, well, and my husband ordered wings. He was the only one able to eat his food. Both our burgers came out bloody and raw, my mom had hers sent back, but the waitress didn't seem to care that mine went uneaten. The waitress kept apologizing, because of the cooks. Said there were a lot of problems with the food coming out. Then do something! Get a manager or something. My bloody burger had guak on the burger (hot), and the cheese on top of that (cold). It was served without the onion straws or mayo. Your cooks can't even put all the ingredients on the burger? With all the problems, I think a manager should have come over, and at least a free desert or something. After eating there, my McDonald's burger tasted really good.
(1)Brian B.
I've been here dozens of times before Wolves games at the Allstate over the past 4 years. The quality of the food is real good. The serivce is what is usually so bad. We wait forever after being seated for someone to take our order then we wait for ever for the check after we are done. We stopped going becuase of the service. Parking can be a pain also. Very few free spots are available so they force you to use their valet service.
(2)steve c.
Not a fan of this place. But theres not a lot of bars in the area. They do have a couple of pool tables. Gets busy if something going on at allstate arena. Think thats how they stay in buisness.
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