Prairie Rock Grill

We have eaten here on numerous occasions and have consistently enjoyed excellent food and service. The last time we were there we had our family of seven over the Christmas holidays. Again, everything was delicious and the owner went out of his way to make it an excellent experience. Great food, HUGE menu and very good service.If you are a meat lover.....You MUST try the Beef Brisket sandwich... outstanding!!

Alright here is the review and as usual I am not going to pull any punches.  Firstly this was my first time back to the "new" prairie rock which is not to be confused to the original "prairie rock brewery" back in its hay day.  

That being said, this smaller yet still nostalgic part of the former brewery still retains the original charm, albeit in a smaller venue.   With that said, the food was good...really good.  I would have to contribute a large part of that to the attentive wait staff who stayed on top of the kitchen to make sure everything was right.

If you go to this establishment do yourself a favor and ask for Melinda.  You are going to not only be well attended but well entertained as well!  Melinda is one of those personalities / people, who make the "newer" Prairie Rock feel like you've come home to your favorite local neighborhood bar.  

Witty, Intelligent, and yes, extremely comical Melinda and Prairie Rock for lunch is a a solid win.  We would have to say they deserve a 4 star rating.  The 1/2 lb Angus burgers are fantastic - great beef.  The garlic and cilantro fries are good enough to be a main entree, they taste that good.  

As for brews, they have a nice selection of IPAs, Specials and Domestics.  I had a delicious Vanilla Port (actually 3 of them) that were fantastic.   Parking in the area is plentiful, stop on by, say hello to Melinda and order a Port and Burger for lunch, the rest of your day will be a walk in the park!

We came into this place late on a Tuesday night and my party and I were treated like royalty.  Ricky, the bar tender, was extremely attentive and just all around a wonderful server.  He made sure we always had drinks and that we were well tended to.  

The new Prairie Rock is not only better than the old one, it's one of the best restaurants in town.  This is saying a lot considering how Outback, Chilis, Lone Star, and Applebees have all gone down hill.  

The food was one of the best meals my fellow diner and I had had in years.  We sampled the artichoke dip with chips, and it was the best ever.  I had the penne pasta with shrimp and my fellow diner had a bacon cheeseburger.  Delightful!  And while the vanilla porter is not quite like the vanilla pale ale that "the Rock" used to serve (for obvious reasons), it's pretty darn close, and certainly a contender.  

Overall we were delighted with the food and the service.  Top notch.  If that's the kind of quality they're serving up late on a Tuesday night, well just imagine how good it could be on karaoke night or on a Friday or Saturday.

Thank you Prairie Rock for one of the best dining experiences in Elgin in years.