50 Best Bars near Hanover Park

“My wife and I came here to see a band on the patio. This was our first time here. Was very easy to get a drink at the bar. The bartender was very friendly. The outdoor patio was nice - not to big - not too small. We were able to find seats in the grass to sit and listen. It was a good experience and we will definitely be going back.“

“Great food! Appetizer of vegetable samosa was very tasty. I had a paneer dish, husband had a lamb dish, kids had butter chicken, all delicious & served hot! Naan was a great addition. We were served quickly and the atmosphere was romantic. We will definitely be back!“

“We are a family of 4, we weren't sure if a restaurant without Kids Menu was a good option for us. But our girls (6 and 13) loved every dish they tried. It was a delicious experience and we definitely are coming back. Sonny was a great host, gave us recommendations and he just got us. We tried Meat paella, Beed meatballs, charcuterie, chicken a la giardiniera. We cannot wait to enjoy Al Fresco when the weather gets warmer.“

“I was the day of coordinator for a recent wedding that rented out MadCats for their after party. I worked with Sauvio who had great communication and is super personable & a great host. He worked the event!! Great expert. Great food. And an incredible atmosphere for all the guests. Everyone had a great time!!“

“I enjoyed the Escargot, Oyster Rockefeller, three cheese potatoes, Mac and Cheese, an the cocktails. Steaks looked great and large enough to share. But the most important item was the bar service staff! They were amazing! I recommend anyone going!“

“Thank you Molos for a wonderful evening. We hosted a small birthday celebration with 20 people. The room was cozy and private and since we had dined before we knew the food would be awesome. We did appetizers of course. The Baked Feta was a huge hit as well as the Saganaki of course. We ordered Greek Salad for each table and our guests ordered off the menu. I’m sure it was a challenge for the kitchen but they handled it very well and everyone enjoyed their meal. We had one server, who’s name I did not get, (may fault). She was awesome! In the end the entire night could not have gone better and even with drinks, wine, and desserts, ordered as our guests desired, the price was very reasonable. We all highly recommend Molos!!“

“We LOVE this restaurant, and will always come back for a fun/delicious night out, but we always seem to have something missing or incorrect with our order. The servers are very nice/accommodating, but it would be preferable to have our orders come out correctly the first time.“

“This place was AMAZING!!! The waitresses and waiters were extremely polite and helpful with anything you requested or asked. The Food was DELICIOUS!! I would highly recommend eating there and tasting their amazing Calamari and seafood soup!! Actually it may not have been soup but the juice of the meal which was Mussels with some vegetables in this phenomenal juices. They simply are creators of amazing flavors and Definitely worth the value of their meals. ?“

“AMAZING! I go to restaurants comparing them to Morton’s because l had an amazing time here! Food AMAZING the steak MUAH! the chefs know how to cook! The service was great! The drinks so good and the butter and bread forget about it. The baked potatoes UGH I want more ? this place is the only place that has gotten 10/10 for me 5 stars and I mean it! Can’t wait to go back!“

“We dined in tonight and it was busy and took a little while to get menus and drinks but it was totally worth the wait. The food was AMAZING along w the margaritas flight. There was only 2 servers tonight you could tell they were working so hard and so fast to accommodate everyone. We’ll definitely be back!“

“Atmosphere makes or breaks a bar. Place was fun and tons to do. Between video gambling to board games. Definitely a great place to hangout with friends and have a few well prices great drinks. Service was fast and bartenders very friendly. 10/10 “

“One of my very favorite places to go for any meal, lunch or dinner. It's also my kids favorite place to go for any meal, lunch or dinner. Everything I get here is tasty. Well prepared. The service is great. The drinks are always good and the beer is cold. They have a very good atmosphere and a very pleasant wait staff.“

“Dear Jimmy D's, We cheated on you today to go try the bird's nest for lunch. I'm eating the buffalo wrap right now & it pales in comparison to yours. Whoever reads this, don't go to Bird's nest to "see if it's good." Instead, just keep going to Jimmy D's, where the service is great & the food is always delicious. Again, we're sorry we cheated on you to try Bird's Nest. We love you Jimmy D's. Sincerely, The people with the small children & the grandparents that come in all the time.“

“It’s a pretty neat place to come and stop by for some food and a drink. They had the fire pit going on outside this winter and thought that was cool. Staff there seemed really friendly as well. Lots of people come here from the wedding venue up the street.“

“Another excellent German meal tonight! Schnitzel Platz has a great friendly staff and a warm welcoming atmosphere. We had great German beer, sausage platter, potato pancakes, Weiner schnitzel, red cabbage, and home fries. We will be back soon and would recommend to anyone to some here in Glendale Heights for a great German.meal.“

“We love JJ Twigs. The pizza is always hot and fresh and they have really good sauce & cheese. The beef sandwich with cheese on garlic bread is hands down the best around. We typically get delivery and the drivers are professional and polite. The one time we ate there the service was good, the server was hustling to keep everyone happy and fun to talk to. A low key atmosphere and ok to bring the kids!“

“Excellent choice for Restaurant week. You can't go wrong with the three course option or four. The prime rib was cooked to perfection. The spiced margarita was delicious. One suggestion- use Tajin instead of salt on the rim.This was our first time here. Looking forward to seeing the space during the summer. All of our guest enjoyed the night. See you soon.“

“I can say that this a good place to grab some beers and food. Great service, even after a week of going for the first the guy at the Bar knew what beers my buddies and I had the first time. Good ambiance although it does lack vegetarian options. We did have their Spinach Artichoke dip with chips, tots and pretzel. They do have board games, cards, Jenga game. Live singing on Fri night (not too loud), decent number of TVs to watch Sports.“

“Lovely homey and down to earth place where you can chill and relax. Everyone is friendly.Veteran owned. Thank you for your service !!! ❤️??❤️My husband had the Italian beef sandwich and he said it was wonderful. Awesome fries. I had the corned beef and cabbage for St. Patrick's Day which was very good.Looking forward to trying their burgers on our next visit back!!“

“Update!!!New Menu Options Weekly and Monthly, Fatsolutely The Best Fish Fry Around ~ Hand's Down! Complementary Biscuits & Gravy Every Sunday From 9-12 GREATEST Customers A Bar Could Ask For Cleanest Bar Ever, Best Bartenders Around, Awesome Cook and Scrumptious Food - especially the burger!!!“

“Really nice place for grabbing dinner and a few beers! Exceptional craft selection outshines any other local bar in that department! Can get a little cramped in there some of the busy nights though! The staff are all awesome! Chill low drama no bs kinda place!“

“This place is awesome as staff and customers are very friendly and food is always good. If you want something light the vegetable soup is great and comes with a warm dinner roll. Bar service is great and there are daily food and drink specials. Pizza is also excellent!!!“

“We had our wedding at hawthornes and it was such a fun and beautiful experience. Heidi was so attentive to my guest and most importantly my dog. She made sure everything was taken off our hands and helped make sure it was a stress free day. She took such good care of us and made sure we had the chance to eat and drink while we were busy greeting our guest. The food was outstanding and I will definitely come back to host future events. Thank you so much guys! I wish I could give you more stars.“

“I had had a day and decided to stop into this bar to have a drink under some sun. Wasn’t sure what exactly I wanted and told the bartender Hannah to give me something fruity. She said I got you and made me an absolutely delicious vodka with other mixes drink. It was exactly what I needed. The drink was just as refreshing as being able to walk into a place distraught and be immediately met with comfort and a kind engaging personality. She definitely makes this bar what it is and I will be returning on her next shift.“

“Best place to grab a drink and a bite to eat. Great staff and just over all fun! Great music and no judgment of anybody come one come all. Punkys is the place to be!Kid-friendliness: During the day and up until 8 pm kid friendly! At night more of the adult or local college kids come out! All great and fun ppl“

“I wish I lived closer. I absolutely love coming here. The service is excellent. The good is very good. They won because every keeps their expectations low because it's bar food, but it's actually very good. And the vibe here is just fun! I had one of the best salads I've ever eaten. The Thai Spinach salad. Soooo good and spicy! Loved it! We also had the Spinach artichoke dip, which was fabulous. My 17 yr old son had the 8pc wings and a burger with a sunnyside up egg on it. He loved it and said it was the best burger he has ever had.Vegetarian options: There are options, but it's not a separate menuParking: The parking is essentially the end of the Costco parking, so it can be crowded.“

“Traveling for work and I found a diamond! Shay has amazing customer service, a friendly smile and a sparkling personality! The food was delicious, one of the best cheese& bacon pizzas I've had ! Drinks were flavorful and cheesecake dessert with strawberry topping hit the spot! Ill be back on my next trip <3 thank you!“

“We love the food. It is inexpensive and very good. We were there yesterday.Joy, the bartender, stands by her name. She is a joy.She definitely takes bartending to a second level with her fun drinks and just how she engages with each and every customer.We have enjoyed other bartenders and staff. A great group of people.“

“Been coming in here for lunch for the past 3 weeks. The mix drinks they have are super refreshing, and the beer selection is plentiful. Jackie the bartender is very friendly, and welcoming. The lunch menu has something for everyone. Wings burgers ect ect. I don’t like to eat too heavy during lunch so I get salads. They’re salads are very fresh, no rotting greens, and the cucumbers and onions are also fresh. Great place to have an afternoon drink or mid day lunch“

“I had my wife’s birthday celebration dinner (party of 12) at 5:30 pm yesterday (located in the private dinning room). The entire experience - start to end was beautifully executed by the management and staff. An absolutely outstanding experience! The table was beautifully decorated, the room was very appealing, and very importantly the entire restaurant is acoustically set up to allow for comfortable table conversation (it’s not too loud).The waiter, Nate (Nathan), was very professional, attentive, and proficient. He had a great personality and sense of humor. The service was as good as it can get! The other’s assigned to our table did a nice job executing good service as well. The quality (in every regard) of all of our meal choices was absolutely superb! We eat out often (Italian and otherwise), you can’t get a better tasting meal at this price point anywhere else.Closing thought: my wife and I, as well as another couple frequent this establishment occasionally throughout the years, and it is always consistently an outstanding experience.I would highly recommend you consider this restaurant for your future dinning needs.Thank you - everyone involved last night! My wife and I are so grateful to you all.5 - STARS“

“Sauen was very attentive to our orders and gave explanatory guest services to my nephew and I during our visit. We definitely will be back of Sauen is serving.Kid-friendliness: Thank you, Sau I hope that is the right the right spelling of your name. It was quite nosy“

“My 1st time here.Excellent place for good food and live entertainment. I had the largest fried Shrimp ever and they were amazing.We went for the fantastic Shindig 60's band, the top local band in the Chicago area. They were outstanding, as usual.The band stage was WAY too small but worked. It needs to be reconfigured to a larger size and the lighting needs to be adjusted because taking pictures didn't work.My suggestions :1. Remove the tv's since you're really not a good venue as a sports bar. Add more tables under the tv's.2. Expand the band area and include an area for dancing. Too many people were dancing around the tables.5 separate dining areas. Lots of seating.I rated 5stars because it was an exceptional situation with St. Patrick's Day, the staff was overwhelmed with the crowds but were amazing under the circumstances.03/16/24 was St. Paddy day celebration.We had a reservation 1 month in advance. Thank goodness. But we still waited 30 minutes for our table because the wait staff wouldn't get the previous people to leave our table. This needs to be adjusted.Parking: Free parking but on an occasion, like St Patrick's day, get there early.“

“I didn’t eat here. I actually got water. They don’t have lemon I was designated driver and they didn’t look down at that. They kept my water cold and brought me more ice. Pretty quiet. Family placeKid-friendliness: Bring something for the kids to do. Tables are huge. Enough for food and a board gameWheelchair accessibility: No stairs. Double doors.Plenty of parking“

“A great bar/restaurant located in Winfield near CDH. Fun and friendly atmosphere, attentive staff, delicious food, and good vibes all around.They have now added Cup Pong every Friday night starting at 10 pm as well.Whether you are kicking back after a long week at work, need a cold drink and a bite to eat, or want to go out with the family or your special someone, Caliendos is the place to be.“

“Great neighborhood bar! This is a perfect spot to grab a drink with a friend or another couple. Not a huge place, nice vibe but not too loud to have a conversation. The drinks were good and not crazy expensive. Would like to go back if they ever have drink specials, too.“

“Fantastic place with 10/10 burgers! The server, Nathan, is very friendly. Ask him to spit a few bars and he will freestyle on the SPOT!!! The new guy, Gian, is also pretty friendly. He can ALSO spit bars, he has a talent for freestyling. The workers are so talented!!“

“This place is an absolute staple of elk Grove local pizza, their sauce is the best in the surrounding towns, and I have tried a lot. I pick up from Munchies as often as I can even though I have moved further away because nothing near me gers even close to how good their pizza is. Their pan pizza is my favorite, and the owners (mother and son) know me just by my order. They are so incredibly friendly and always ask about my family. My family loves their jumbo friends and like to get the Italian beef on garlic bread.Vegetarian options: Plenty of veggies options for toppingsParking: Tons of open spacesKid-friendliness: Lots of room for families to come in and sit. A great place to take the team after games.“

“Nice little dive bar. Found it as we messed up the train schedule coming back from Medinah and enjoyed some beer and pool. Close to the casino so we walked over there for a bit then headed back to the bar for a last round before catching the right train back home. Definitely an old building which is cool. If I was ever near there again I would stop in.“

“I’m in the area for training and found this place for lunch. The service has been great every time we’ve come. Haven’t found a single item that isn’t delicious. The service is quick so even at lunch time it’s a perfect place. Highly recommend!!“

“My family and I love this place. The food is delicious and you can get great non- alcoholic drinks as well.Sam the server is simply the best.He always has a smile and is very attentive to his customers. Enjoy the tropical atmosphere as well.“

“Made my trip to the suburbs much brighter.The staff are phenomenal. Totally engaging and knew their beers. The music wasn't loud enough to be offensive, but it was enough to keep a kid who grew up with thrash pretty happy.The food wasn't too bad, either!“

“Outstanding Carne asada Great service. I had a fantastic traditional Mexican meal Very nice owner who served us. It was like home. I will absolutely be back for a karaoke Saturday I can't wait to try the house Margarita. This is the kind of place people are looking for when asking about some authentic Mexican food w a lil American vibe thrown in. I will keep coming back Maria's. Thanks for an awesome lunch“

“Cheers. This is a quintessential dive bar where everybody eventually knows your name. A good place to be alone or regale with friends. I’ve visited at least a half dozen times and the experience has been fine. Trish and the other bartenders have been attentive and quite friendly. I’ll be back time and time again.“

“Five of us dined at the burger, social in early March. A nice restaurant nicely appointed. Food was excellent, burgers were great, prices were reasonable! Only one issue to be aware of: Like a lot of other restaurants, Burger Social uses a third-party app to make reservations. I find in general that these apps are not very patron friendly so be careful. I made a reservation specifically for the first floor at a certain time and they tried to put us upstairs in a much less desirable location because our table was still occupied when we got there. I told the hostess that I would wait for our 6:30 reservation. At 7 o'clock, the people at the table had still not left and I was getting a little unhappy as Burger Social has a strict 1 1/2 hour time limit per party and they were on their second hour. Finally at about 7:15 the manager walked up and asked the folks to pack up and leave, that they were over their time limit which they did. Wish they would've done that about a half an hour or so earlier. Don't really like standing in the middle of the restaurant for 45 minutes with five people waiting for a table to get emptied out.“

“i Was on 3 week training camp for my coming up fight..i went to dance at this place and God damn let me tell you it was the best camp training I've ever got... i forgot I was at a nightclub... fought like three dudes couple of black eyes but it's okay.. downed a couple of modelos and we were back at it .we need one of these in Jersey come to jersey“

“My mother-in-law has dementia and she had run into here, so naturally I had to run in after her (always turn on the child locks on your minivan lol). When I entered the doors, I expected to be greeted with Betty screeching and threatening to call the police, but what I found instead was the warm welcoming embrace of the Winning Circle. The sound of video gaming machines sang an angelic chorus to my weary ears. The bartender welcomed me to take a seat. That's when time stopped, and I saw bathed in glorious light the words, "Taquitos $4". As in a dream, I ordered without even realizing that words were coming out of my mouth. They served me a colossal drink, and I plopped into one of the comfortable seats by the video one armed bandit. Now I know what you're thinking, you're probably wondering if the chair broke. Don't worry, I have been known to crush metal chairs lol. I'm not offended lol, I am just healthy and not afraid to express myself. But the chair DID NOT BREAK! Anyway great place, I won nearly 300, which paid for all those taquitos and drinks. Update - the police ended up bringing Betty home. Best day ever as I didn't have to drag her sorry old carcass around for the rest of the day. Thanks Winning Circle!“

“I use to clean there for about 30 yrs on Sunday morning before they open. I did St Patrick cooking 20 years until couldn't doit.. love going there in the morning or afternoon. Great people work there and so of my friends too.Kid-friendliness: I now lit of them and they are great too.“

“We went to celebrate our wedding anniversary. Started with Saganaki appetizer. It was delicious. Baked French onion soup was one of the best we’ve had. Plenty of free warm baked bread. I had a fillet, my wife had the chopped steak. Both were perfectly prepared. No room for dessert. Server Nico was friendly and attentive. A great meal and excellent experience.Wheelchair accessibility: 4 hc parking spaces right outside the door.“

“this bar will definitely surprise you!.... Yes,from the outside it looks like nothing...in fact... if it wasn't for some neon out front telling you differently, you would probably think the place was closed down (and has been for years). BUT... for a small bar they definitely packed allot of fun into it! there's pool tables, darts, video slots and an arcade game. they got touch-tunes so you can play music and the bartenders are super chill and friendly?, and with the right crowd on the weekends, it can turn up:) so check it out!“

“Rebel has been a go-to of ours since it opened 2 years ago. They have awesome appetizers, fun drink specials, friendly service, and a beautiful patio (bonus - our kids love it too). Recently, they catered a party at our house for 50+ ppl and did an outstanding job. Bang-bang Cauliflower, Brussels, Rebel Rigatoni, and Korean chicken were big hits! Can’t recommend Rebel enough -whether it’s to stop in for a date night, weekend brunch, or have them cater your next event. Love having this gem right in downtown Lombard!“