Docks Bar & Grill

We brought in a big group of bikes on an off Tuesday night and this place delivered!

Lake view?  Check
Hawks game visible and listenable outside?  Check
Clean, nice bathrooms?  Check
Bike parking area?  Check
Plenty of outdoor seating for a big group?  Check
Great beer?  Check and double check!

This place has a few great beers on tap outside.  Anti-Hero and a couple of other good looking IPAs.  I didn't get a better look at the taps inside, but I imagine it continues.

The food was pretty good in general, but man the nacho plates were HUGE!  They came with a non-puny side of sour cream and guacamole and the chips must have been on a ~12" plate piled 8" high with all of the usual fixin's.  A friend also shared a patty melt that was pretty darn good (for a patty melt).  Well cooked, bread toasted, and not too greasy.

Wait service was great for showing up unannounced with a ton of people.  The waiter did a great job to help us with anything we needed and get our orders out fast without bugging us too much.

Service at the outside bar was a bit slow, but there were a bunch of us there.  The waiter service was a bit faster.  I wasn't clear at first that there was waiter service outside, so if you are out there just have a seat and make yourself at home.

Great place to hang out and have a beer, showed up tuesday night with about 16 other people after a motorcycle cruise, staff was very accomodating, and they had great beers on tap.  They made the group feel very welcome which is not always the case when a restaurant sees 15+ people pull up on motorcycles.  Patio setup is perfect and they had the blackhawks game on the TV.  Food was pretty good too, although I only tried the nachos and calamari.  Will definitely go back if I find myself up that way again.

I'd like to counter some of these harsh reviews... something about preferring Taco Bell in a sweaty sock? Not quite.
First, before I get to the food, this is the #1 spot for patio dining/drinking in the NW suburbs. Great view.
I ordered the Prime Rib Sandwich and subbed in onion rings instead of fries and WOW. AMAZING lunch. They have Revolution Brewery's Anti-Hero on tap, the sun was shining, and both the sandwich and the onion rings were stellar. I'm sitting here at work right now really kicking myself for forgetting my leftovers at home. I want to devour the other half of that beast. Generous piles of tender prime rib on soft garlic bread with a side of au jus and a smokey chipotle/horseradsish dipping sauce oh my. ....  I have to stop now I'm getting hungry.