Restaurants near Essex

“Best burgers EVER!!! Been going here since I was a kid, it's a tradition to go get "Perk Burgers" after getting a live Christmas tree. Great food, and the owners are always super nice to all!!!”

“Don’t let any negative reviews turn u away!I’m very picky to the farm fresh food and meatCooked to order and was made FRESH!!!I love this placeCoffe was better than that one green and white place ?I am all for women farming ! Homestead life is amazing to me they are killing it here and they are friendlyFood was FIRE AND VERY VERY FLAVORFULI PROMISE YOU WONT BE DISSATISFIED”

“35 dollars for cold eggs an overdone chicken fried steak and an omelet with processed Swiss cheese.”

“fun bar great music and great bartenders”

“We had a great night for a work gathering! Highly recommend!!”

“Great 👍 food and great place to enjoy a good time with friends and family”

“It's a nice hometown bar. Love their bloody Mary's and the food is great. Especially, the burgers.

Parking: Located on South Broadway in Coal City.

Kid-friendliness: Very kid friendly and safe.”

“Very friendly ,clean,and the young lady at the register was super cool and always stayed busy,im a chef and i like it when i see people in restaurants stay busy.”

“Cute place to have a drink. Lots of great martini 🍸 flavors to choose from. Staff was super friendly. We will be back”

“Place sure needs a bit of a redo, but out waitress was very friendly, cool, and got our food orders hot, correct, and tasty! I think her name is Sheila - if I got the right lady, you've been great that night! Thanks for a great dinner!

Will definitely come back here when I'm back in this part of town - I'm too far away to come back for frequent visits, but it was great for a long day at work then a visitation service for a dearly departed.

Plenty of parking, bathrooms are nice and clean, smells nice too.

Thanks for a great meal”

“We stopped here on our way back home after going to a concert in Chicago and we will definitely be back! It was hot, Delicious and such friendly employees!! My pizza burger was absolutely mouthwatering!”

“Personally, I’ve been to this establishment and I have nothing but good things to say. I’ve noticed nothing BUT positive things about this place and ive been very privileged to have been here. It was an awesome experience. Good people, good beer! What’s not to like about it? After a few hours hanging out here, I’ve decided that I need to come back for more great memories. Thank you for allowing me to stop by and have a bit of fun!”

“great service, quality food. this place is great!!!”

“The food was so good I got a chorizo torta dinner my son got 4 steak tacos I also got an Al pastor taco, shrimp tacos and a fish tacos”

“first time ordering there food and definitely give it a 10/10. hoagie and chicken Parm sandwich cooked perfectly! would definitely go back again and plan to!”

“LOVE The Cove! So many different drinks to choose from and if you can’t decide, Laura will never steer you wrong! I haven’t found a drink I didn’t love yet. This business supports the community as well and is always hosting fun events!”

“Best Mexican good! Very authentic. HUGE portions! very affordable!”

“Excellent staff, lots of laughs, great music inside and outside!!”

“Great place to eat. But a lot of the times they are closed when it says they are open. Like today . It is Tuesday and they are supposed to be open 6-1 and at 8 am they are closed. Not sure why. But when they are open they have great food. And super friendly.”

“Love Recos, had a great time. Love my people. Had a great experience, great people great experience. Country Strong.”

“Really good food nice service. I would go back definitely.”

“Great food at a great price with excellent service...I highly recommend”

“I spotted a pub, a nice brick structure attached to a house. Like many neighborhood pubs, the sign showed the Old Style beer logo. I walked in through the doors. I attracted attention. Nobody cared that I had insisted on wearing a mask. I looked unfamiliar.A woman called out, "How are you doing, sweetie?" "Oh, I'm fine. Passing through. I stopped for Tom's Sweet Corn, and need to stretch my legs." A man smiled, "So, you're not a local." I thought, "It would take a lifetime to become a local. All I need to do is sit down and order an Old Style." "I live over in Streator," I offered, hoping to look local enough. A woman squealed, "I'm from Streator!" "How about that. I'm thirty miles east of Streator and I meet a neighbor!" I excused myself. I had downed an extra large soda at Jimmy Johns in downtown Kankakee.The rest rooms shared a sink in the hall between the biffys. The wood door suggested an age of one hundred years old or more. Wood gets drier and lighter as it ages. The door handles reminded me of the late Nineteenth Century, just a touch hand made.I wondered, "Should I buy a bar stool buddy a shot to say thanks for a clean restroom?" I walked over to the bar. I spotted a freezer stocked with six dollar frozen pizzas. Not one vegan pizza I felt sure. Hunger had arrived. A set of coolers showed off all the cans for sale. "Might I buy a Coke?" The woman bartending probably owned the bar. "Sure, that will be a dollar". Thank you I said as I gave her two dollars. "It's only a dollar, hon." "I wish to show my gratitude," I said with a smile."What brings you this way?" said the man who deduced my traveling status. "I was in Kankakee." "Kankakee? What brought you to Kankakee?" "I'm learning how to be a census taker. I count twenty at the pub. Let me write that down." He laughed. I had satisfied his curiosity by making him laugh. "You take care of yourself, hon," said the one woman who greeted me first when I came inside. "Yes, please take care of yourself, too. I'll be back".It seemed like the right thing to say. I stepped out the door into the rays of a sun setting to the west. A John Deere gator, a blend between a tractor and a golf cart, proceeded towards Tom's corn. I spotted a few more as I drove to Tom's to score a dozen sweet ears.Tom's yard looked like a John Deere commercial. One farmer arrived pulling a hay wagon full of people behind his yellow and green John Deere tractor. A man set at the wheel of his gator, closest to the picnic table where awaited the corn. "Hey, I bet you're Tom!" "That's right, I'm Tom." "Are you hosting a corn roast, Tom?" "Nope, it's a community gathering." "Might I pick out a few ears?" "Sure, hello yourself. There's the cash box. Put in what you want. Put in nothing. Take all you want."I started to fill a plastic bag after sliding two dollars in the slot cut in the cash box. I thought that fair for six ears. "What's the event, Tom?" "It's a community picture. We just repainted our town sign, and fixed up the landscaping." I hadn't noticed. People kept arriving in vans, by car and even by ATV. "Is this a Lions Club project?" "Nope. We disbanded our club. The national wanted too much money every year. We just do our own community club. A long time resident left money in a will for the sign".He patted the seat of his gator. "Any body need a ride." The sign stood right across the street. "Thank you, Tom. How long will you be picking sweet corn?" "Straight through Labor Day. You drive through often?" "First time by. Have a good night."I counted twenty people walking over from the pub. It looked as if every two hundred citizens of Reddick planned to pose, smiling at the sunset. Soon, I”

“Best bar food ever!! Audrey was our server and she is absolutely amazing!! She ensured we were served promptly, our food was hot and the beers cold!! Hands down, best bar in the area!!”

“Food is great , never been disappointed with any of the food.”

“Great bacon cheeseburger with onion rings. Yum ! ?

Lots of fun memorabilia

Parking: Plenty of free parking in the lot with all the famous photo ops”

“⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ rating for MiaBella's I called to ask if they were open today in Herscher or parked somewhere so I could get my craving filled. The lady called me back & said no sorry we aren’t open today but Yanno my husband was gonna make us a pizza & I guess since he’s gonna be out where doing it & you want some I can have him cook you one. I HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE EXCITED TO EAT PIZZA IN MY LIFE & DRIVE 20 MINUTES TO DO SO. She could have told me no but out of the kindness of her heart she made me a pizza. I can’t wait for the farmers market to open up so I can go back to eating them every Saturday.😂🤷🏻‍♀️😍”

“Good food at a fair price. Homemade😀”

“Passing through town and I stopped by on a whim. Boy did I nail it! They were very welcoming. Seems like the perfect hangout for this small town. The bartender (Felicia) was awesome with a great sense of humor. If I lived in the area it would be my go to.Great local bar with top notch service!”

“Haydens is a great place to eat! they are the best restaurant in town. The food is wonderful and their soups are out of this world. I only wish they would get this website up to date and working properly. I try to check it every day and am often disappointed with it not being updated.”