Restaurants in Shorewood

“Kindly note that this is an adult wine and cocktail bar with carefully curated small plates, catering exclusively to a 21+ crowd. Great owners, staff, libations and eats. Served by Madison last night who was just delightful. No dress code but folks seem to take it up a notch from brewery wear.”

“Ordered the 18inch with garlic butter crust and sausage extra cheese. It was good!! I do wish the crust was more garlicky and cracker crispy. But it was still good. The cheese and sausage are very good and fresh! I had leftover pizza in eggs the next day. It was Supper yummy!!”

“Great puller pork sandwiches- Next time it’s the corned beef for me. All good food”

“The shop has many flavors, friendly staff, and a nice place to hang out with friends. Most people say the drinks are refreshing and worth trying. 10/10”

“Great breakfast 🍳 skillets!!! Great food and great service. Highly recommend 😊”

“If I wasn't battling with my weight, I would eat here every day! The food is amazing, pizza's to die for, and the breaded steak sandwich (oh dear lord!)... you don't even know what you're missing till you've ordered from here!... Consistently delicious!!! 😋😋😋😋😋”

“Great authentic Thai food and the service was great! Everyone was very friendly. I definitely recommend!”

“My first time there. The staff was so friendly and attentive! The food was sooo good and big portions of it. The restaurant was very relaxing and comfortable. Loved the surroundings!”

“Everything about this restaurant is A1!! From the management, to the servers, cooks, hostesses, and bus people. We always have an amazing experience every time we dine here. Special shout out to our server Nicole! She was awesome!”

“Everything was fresh and delicious! We will be back!”

“Ordered an off-menu item, a grilled cheese, and was very pleased with how it turned out for not be an item they serve every day.”

“Delicious food and excellent service from Emily. We will be back.”

“great atmosphere & extensive drink selection. truly a hidden gem!!”

“Mad Hatchet has a great selection of beer. It is a great place to bring your friends and knock back a few.”

“Hugh pieces of white meat chicken with excellent breading. 3 pieces fills you up”

“Employees are wonderful, and it's a great, safe place for my teenager to socialize and play games. So happy to have found this place and we will be permanent and regular customers!”

“I had an amazing experience this was my 1st time ordering here for a cake for my daughter’s 2nd birthday. I asked if she could make a baby shark cake& she sent me the inspiration photo everything was on her end & done so beautifully. She responds almost immediately and clarifies everything I will be ordering again and then again! beautiful work”

“Always a good time .. good food great regulars and Terry actually cares about the place.”

“We absolutely love Casa Maya. It is our go to. My favorite place to go for sangria, their house made sangria is fantastic. My go to dinner is their chicken soup and queso w/chips. My husband enjoys their chicken or steak maya bowls.”

“I've been there 2x this week for breakfast. First time I had the chicken fried steak and fruit. While not much on presentation (not an easy dish to " spiff up"), it was delicious. The service was a bit slow. Today I had the gypsy skillet and substituted for the fruit. Better presentation. Server remembered me and was was very attentive. I hope to go back for their new dinner. Maybe they could table tent some of the different dinners?”

“I was in today 9/20/24 because my wife has therapy across the street, and the manager from ATI said they have GREAT food, so this was the second time, and it was awesome. Thanks, Michael Dwyer”

“Food is delicious! We will definitely be back.”

“Love Pizza Ranch!
Staff was amazing 👏
Wish that the place was cleaner and just the basic pizzas be available (hamburger, cheese,or pepperoni)and not unusual mixtures of toppings.”

“I had my mom's 80th birthday party at the Will County Brewing Co in Channahon last Saturday night. Jamie was a pleasure to work with for booking the event; there was no charge to use the space, and we had most of the inside area for our party. there's a really nice outdoor area as well, and I really liked that they offered mixed cocktails as well as beer and hard ciders. Saturday night Ed and Lexi were our bartenders and they were amazing! So friendly, and the drinks were fantastic. Food can be catered in from wherever you'd like; Edrolls frequents the establishment and offers some really great food options. All of my guests had a great time, my mom was thrilled, and I was so happy I was able to find this place and make her party so fun. This place is great, check it out of you can. There is a Shorewood location as well, it's a bit smaller so I think Channahon is better for a party, just my opinion. :) Definitely going back just to relax with a drink and thank all three of these folks in person.”

“The service, the drinks and the food were A-mazing!!! Lisbeth was fantastic!!”

“My boyfriend and I decided to try a new-to-us spot for drinks and dinner the other night. I've driven past several times but we've never been in. I am so happy we stopped in! The draft beer selection was abundant and I was thrilled to see so many local breweries featured that I don't typically see elsewhere. I loved their food ordering system of marking of a check box of what you want to order. It was clear they want to get orders right and make sure they leave little room for human error. Nice touch! My boyfriend ordered a double-patty burger and we shared the pretzel which was huge and really delicious! The pretzel also came with queso and mustard dip - and plenty of it! We had 2 bartenders during the time we were there and both were great. Our first bartender had some of the best customer service of any place I've visited in recent memory. She was attentive, sweet, didn't make us feel rushed and was pleasant with everyone she chatted to.

The bar itself has several pool tables in the side room and I think we might have visited on a day they were having a league night because there were a lot of pool players that showed up while we were there which I thought was so cool! There's a ping-pong table, dart boards, shuffle board and probably a lot more I didn't see.

It's just a cool spot to grab a drink and have a fun time. I'm glad we stopped in!”

“The place is fantastic. The staff is friendly. Nice. The atmosphere is friendly. If we want to keep businesses open in our town make sure you support the local own businesses.”

“Always receive great service here from all the staff. Drinks and food taste great and my coffee is always made right.”

“I don't think I like Facebook's way of posting reviews. [Edit: no one else likes it, either. I'm the only reviewer in 2025, and it's almost 2026. They should also pay closer attention to the "not recommend" reviewers.] The review below this paragraph is just over 1,000 words, as if it appeared in a newspaper. I might just make any reviews of other restaurants and venues as regular posts. If you like Chicago-style fast food, eat here. Expect $15 per person unless you just order one hotdog and a glass of water. Portillo's is a chain with 94 restaurants and "drive-through-only" locations spread throughout ten states. Their greatest concentration is in the Chicagoland area. Founded by Dick Portillo in 1963 as a hot-dog trailer parked in Villa Park Illinois, the restaurant grew steadily over the years. It’s now a publicly traded company, and Dick Portillo no longer plays an active role in day-to-day operations. All Portillo's locations are company owned, with no franchisees. Portillo's sells Chicago-style fast food. They serve Italian Beef, which I’m reviewing here. They also serve Chicago-style all beef hotdogs, Italian and Maxwell Street Polish sausage sandwiches, barbecued pork ribs, grilled and deep-fried fish and chicken sandwiches, pepper-and-egg sandwiches during Lent, chili, and even char-grilled hamburgers. They also sell Chicago-style tamales, but only in the Chicagoland area or "ship to home." The location reviewed here is at 1155 Brook Forest Ave., Shorewood IL. Their hours are 10 AM to 11:30 PM Sunday through Thursday, and 10 AM to Midnight Friday and Saturday. I visited the location in mid-evening on a Tuesday. The dining room was still roughly half occupied, and the double-column line for the drive through was still overflowing into the main parking lot. I've yet to see a Portillo's location not busy, but they might not be as popular outside of the Midwest. I ordered the "regular" Italian Beef wet with extra gravy on the side, sweet pepper garnish, small fries, and a fountain drink. Portillo's sells Coca-Cola products for fountain drinks. They are also famous for their milkshakes; particularly their "Chocolate Cake Shake." While it's incredibly good, it's exactly what it sounds like. Some, but not all Portillo's locations are licensed to sell beer and wine. The selection and availability vary by location. Italian Beef. The French Bread, like all bread products used by Portillo's was a Turano product. It was fresh, with just the right amount of toasting pre-service. The beef was perfectly sliced, very finely grained, and did not seem to have sat for an excessive period of time awaiting service. Portillo's gets their beef from Vienna Beef. However, they get it raw, and do their own seasoning, slow-roasting and slicing in their central commissary before repackaging and sending it to their restaurants. The French Bread Roll was properly filled with roast beef, not overflowing, but still quite full. The regular beef is more than enough for many diners. If you want more, the "Big Beef" sandwich is 50% larger. Both the regular and Big Beef sandwiches are also available as "combo" sandwiches with an appropriate length char-grilled Italian Sausage. The spice blend was properly Italianate, and at just the right strength to compliment the sandwich. When you eat this sandwich, you are eating Italian Beef, not "grandma's spice rack," or "store-brand-watery-Arby's." Gravy. Portillo's makes their own gravy while slow-roasting their beef. The gravy was a rich dark brown. Both the "au-jus" and the spices were in perfect balance, strength, and concentration. It was served properly hot. The flavor was perfect, with no hint of being scorched, burned, or overheated. The sauteed sweet peppers were cut "country style," which suited them well. The peppers were well sauteed, yet had enough slight to moderate firmness”

“As always good food and service, Thank You!”

“The food is always great, they get the order right every time! Reasonable prices and huge portions. It’s a 10 out of 5”

“I have ordered several times online for pickup, each time the experience was great! I never had to wait longer than a minute or two and everything was as ordered and delicious as always! We will continue to go back!”

“Everything! My favorite part is two pool tables but the owner is a close second. Great place Jerry has. Get yourself to the Bull Pen and enjoy.”

“This was so good mouth watering I loved everything but the chicken was a little soft but it was REALLY good and fast service by the time we got our drinks and found a seat our food was done”

“Nice kids work there! Great menu!”

“The best Chinese food in the area! They always treat me very nicely and recommend different items to try. This is the only place I’ve ordered from for the last 5 years.”

“The best pan dulce in town! It’s very fresh and tastes amazing with a great selection. They also sell chocolate abuelita so you can pair it with your pan dulce 🥐☕️”

“Three stars for atmosphere because let's be honest, it's in a gas station. The food though is absolutely fantastic! I highly recommend a polish with just grilled onions and mustard or a delicious cheeseburger. The cheeseburgers a nicely pit together not just thrown together like you get at the fast food places. KThe grilled onions are SOOOO good! Fries come with most options so don't over do it and accidentally buy extra. The fries are always crisp, hot, and well seasoned.”

“Check this out .. smoothie king in shorewood has to be one of the best smoothie kings in the Midwest ! The staff at smoothie king shorewood really takes care of business!! They introduce me to some New flavors and always makes the best suggestions ! I love them!! Paula Carly and the rest of the squad !! Amazing people !”