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“Excellent atmosphere, from the moment I opened the door and entered the place I could see that it is a very special place because it fuses the concept of an American Bar, with touches of a Mexican Cantina, then when I saw the menu, I could realize that it really has a lot of influence of a typical Mexican Cantina, that makes it a beautiful and excellent place. Good variety of Mezcales, the sale of Cantaritos is a pleasant surprise.“

“Carlos was amazing! An excellent Mexican restaurant. Jolie the hostess was so welcoming. There was a large party in front of us when we arrived. Jolie knowledged us and then when she sat us right away she said sorry for the wait. Haha it was a 30 second wait, that's already a good sign of great service. We started with the fresh guacamole which was served in the cutest molcajete bowl, a little bull! It was my belated birthday celebration so I tried some margaritas of course. The 18oz Top Shelf Margarita and the blue margarita (I only ordered this caus of the name of the restaurant haha). I preferred the top shelf one although both were overly sweet for my palate. Brother and I shared the Camaron A La Diabla (hoooo weee that's spicy!). The shrimp were enormous and so good. Lots of spicy sauce. We also shared the Arroz Con Marisco. The marisco meal was my favorite. Big juicy scallops and shrimp mmm. The cheesy sauce was very good. Mom had some tacos a La carte and she enjoyed them. The only thing I didn't like about this place was the lighting was overly bright. The facility is very clean and the service is top notch. The food this visit was delicious.“

“The artichoke spinach pasta was really excellent. My New York strip had great seasoning and the side potatoes were unique. However, the steak was order medium rare but arrived medium well and well done in some areas. I still enjoyed my meal and the meat was surprisingly tender for being over cooked. I would definitely come back.“

“Great food! Awesome little restaurant bar in Peru, IL....nestled near the Illinois river and right by the train tracks! Margaritas were $10 Wednesday night! AND....they were sooo good!!!! I had coconut shrimp. Very good.Always great specials. Wonderful attentive staff! Can't beat this place!!!“

“This place is fantastic.. such a cool eclectic place.. the atmosphere most defenitely biker ish. I can't wait until the weather gets warm and the place is alive and kicking. The out door area is huge and they have bands etc. They also do karaoke on Saturdays around 5.The staff is wonderful ..efficient and pleasant. Food was great.They have a a crazy selection of knives...swords..patches pins leather wear and very unique artwork..And ammo..bring your FOID card.“

“I am rating Star Union Spirits five stars because it won't let me go higher. They made our friend Justin's 21st birthday such a special occasion that he broke down in tears! Everyone there is fantastic!! Just go, just go there. You'll love everything you get. I highly recommend the absinthe experience! Thank you Kiernan much love to you and the boys!“

“The new restaurant Waves is awesome! The owners can't be nicer. The best italian bread in the entire Illinois Valley area made fresh daily. The Italian beef is to die for. Just as good as Chicago's. The Cobb salad has real bacon. Can't stay enough about the banana pudding. Must try it. We'll definitely be back.“

“I went to this restaurant today for the first time. It was about 11:15 and I was the only one in the store, it was just me and the cook...who was also the server and cashier. A menu was presented, together with a bowl of chips and three sauces. There were also 4 bottles of hot sauce on the table. The sauces were all very good, as were the chips. I was a bit disappointed that I was not served pico with the chips.I ordered three Mexican style steak tacos on corn tortillas. It took a while to get the order, about 20 minutes, because it appears that everything was made fresh (from all the chopping I could hear). The tacos were filled to the brim, far more steak than other local Mexican places in the area. They were served steaming hot, and were quite tasty. I have a favorite taco place and this place will not replace it as my favorite, but I will go back.Total bill for three steak tacos and a bottle of water was $9.87, quite affordable.“

“The deviled eggs and bar chips were excellent. The former was nicely presented with a delicious dipping sauce and the latter was served warm and fresh. The buffalo wings were ok. Fries were not the freshest. My mom says the burger was the 'best of her life'. Only one server/bartender was staffed during dinner hours so expect waiting time during peak hours.“