larry marx
Not just bar food. Don’t know why this restaurant is only rated at 3 stars. Have had their bar food options, (burgers/wraps/fries) many times and always impressed with quality and portion. Surprised to find other options such as Korean Vegetable Mandoo, Sesame Chicken Rice Bowl and Spicy Shrimp Tacos as well as plant base and vegetarian dishes. Their tap beer selection was off the hook. Asked for a hazy IPI and said there were eight. Asked for blood orange IPA and said there were three. Professional service and comfortable atmosphere. Never rushed or clearing table before we all finished.
… moreMatt
There’s a reason this place keeps growing, the food is fantastic, the service delivers, and that atmosphere is welcoming. There’s a fine dinner section, a more laid back bar area, and easily the best patio in the area. Sandwiches are put together with generous precision and the nachos need to be on your short list. Worth venturing out of your way for – recommended.
… moreMaria
We went for lunch after a long workout and we were craving burgers. The Smash Burger was delicious, perfect amount of meat and cheese.
The service was fantastic super thoughtful on the Birthday Treat provided since we were also celebrating a birthday.
Bathroom onsite and great ambience.
Great for sports watching and is kid friendly. If coming down Rockford from the West double check what street to turn into.
… moreJenn Jones
We walked in what was apparently the side door and stood there for quite a while. A server finally walked over and was walking past us without even acknowledging us and I had to get his attention to ask if it was seat yourself because there was no signage. He pointed us to the host stand which was in the middle of the restaurant. The host had been standing there talking to the server and looking at us with the whole time. So obviously they had no sense of urgency. Our server was kind of flighty and seemed like he was in a big hurry the whole time. He rushed quite a bit and was talking really fast. Also he did not offer to get us drinks before taking our order which is kind of strange. My mom and I both asked for water with lime and he brought back waters with no lime. When he walked by again we stopped him and I asked for lime. He seemed bothered. The person that delivered our food came to her table and just said “nachos?”. I responded and said she had the nachos indicating my mom. She stood there for another second and then said “who had the nachos?”. She seemed annoyed.
Overall it felt like there was no real sense of urgency or attention to detail. Seemed more like we were being a bother then like we were guests in a restaurant. The food was good. But I’ve been there before and like service was way better. Had this been my first experience, I probably wouldn’t go back unless I was meeting a group or something that had already decided on that restaurant.
… moreScott Foody
On a Tuesday, I was able to get a table on the patio right away. Awesome! I arrived by myself and while waiting for my company, I ordered my food, a bowl of chicken noodle to start and a French Dip. The soup took 26 minutes to arrive in front of me. The server brought it over, set it down and by now the other person that was joining my had arrived, the server didn’t even acknowledge them. Then 2 minutes later, a busser came by and dropped off my French dip. He was about to run off but we asked him to grab the server. She came by for the drink order and I was able to ask for silverware and a napkin because it the now 45 minutes that I was there, none of the 3 employees during 5 visits to my table had brought any over.
The soup was well seasoned. Chicken was a little dry. But still good. The French dip, per the servers suggestion was really good.
… moreRaphaella (Ella)
Loved Pub 42! The baked mac and cheese was amazing, super cheesy and flavorful. Busy night but glad we had reservations and found parking. Great service, I’ll be back!
… moreZach Roper
The place was decent enough. The service was good as was the food. Would have had another star but pubs are a little more about alcohol than food, and the cocktails aren’t great. The millionaire bacon burger was delightful and I would totally come and eat it again. The old-fashioned however, was pretty bad.
… moreDanielle Helser
This place is my favorite!! Tried their brunch for the first time and the breakfast smash burger was SO GOOD!! 10/10
… morePreenon
One of our visits a while back was just okay, but what really stood out was that the GM personally reached out after and genuinely cared about the feedback. That alone meant a lot. We decided to come back a few weeks ago and the experience was night and day. Great service, great food, and a really fun atmosphere, especially with the Initials game they were running that night. You can tell the team actually wants to make the place better, and it shows.
… moreVicki Jorgenson
Used to love this place because they had a great vegan options . Now they’ve completely removed all vegan items from the menu while keeping a huge list of meat/seafood dishes.
Apparently having 3 real vegan option listed was too much to ask. Being told to “request something” instead isn’t the same. Really disappointed in Pub 42
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