We had gone here several times and before would have rated it very high. The burgers used to be awesome but sometime after they remodeled the site in STC they switched the burgers to some cheap frozen patty. And also switched the buns to some terrible one.
Will probably give them one more chance and if they have not brought back the original quality burger they will never see us again. Which is a shame because the old burger was maybe the best around.
We have gone to this place 4x. Not for the food but for the superb beer selection. Where else can you get Sucks and Hopslam on tap?!?! Â The food is meh. Â The one bartender is quite funny because I sat at the bar and watched him poor three riduculous, drunk (annoying, loud, over served) chicks a bunch of free Irish car bombs. Â I know they were free bc he said "they're on me". Â Then he left us waiting to pay our bill while he went out and smoked with the ubber drunk girls. Awesome. I think that my tip for this place is to go: Â order an awesome beer, Â drink it, order the chicken fingers and tots, eat it, order another tasty beer AND nothing else. Â You will enjoy your experience if you follow my instructions closely. Â Order the shrimp and expect to grab a seat on the toilet for a looooooong time. Just saying. I believe we will see this joint in bar rescue in a couple years!
Review Source:I went to the Glen Ellyn location before this one so I'm not comparing the two or anything. Â I had a good experience there, love the extensive menu AND by signing up on their email list I received a coupon for $10 off $25 around the holidays. Â Score! Â
I couldn't really get passed the appetizers because I wanted to order one of each so instead of setting ourselves up for a food coma of appetizer or appetizers plus meal we decided to just get a few appetizers. Â Although I'm not sure I want to admit this but we ordered the "heart attack on a plate" and being their deep friend bacon...yes, you only live once so why not chow down on something you don't see on every menu, right??? Yes, so we ordered that, and well... yeah, it was a plate of breaded goodness, but not greasy or anything. Â We also got mini pigs in a blanket, and chili cheese nacho tater tots which were good, but because of the toppings, they got a little soggy but that was expected. Â Our server, Breanna was great and overall great experience...and most of all cheap thanks to Tap House Grill sending that great coupon!
There are several locations of this place so if you're near one of them, hit them up!
I ordered the chop salad and it was OK. Â It had bleu cheese, but you couldn't taste it, it had bacon, but you couldn't taste it, it had Parmesan, but you couldn't taste it, etc. Â My wife ordered a sandwich, the chicken caesar panini, Â it was generous, but had bacon 'bits' instead of bacon, which isn't the same. Â Others had burgers and enjoyed them. Â Tater tots all around, so I did not try the fries. Â It is typical pub food, with a pretty large menu. Â The prices are reasonable (although almost $3 for a soda). Â Coffee wasn't warm, as in their pot just isn't getting it done.
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If this review was based on food, I would go 3 stars, but it isn't only food, they have 40 beers on tap, which is awesome...and thus 4 stars, because I can't go 3.5. Â Generic strip mall location and decor.
We came here for dinner because we were given a gift card. We didn't realize it was kids eat free night or dollar drafts, both nice surprises. The food was just ok, beer selection good, but I do not recommend bringing kids- even at 5 pm on a Monday there were clearly drunk and very rude people at the table next to us who were trying to pick a fight. The topper was the server said she couldn't get our brand new, perfectly good gift card to work so we had to use another payment. The manager was consulted and he said their "server was down" so they couldn't take gift cards! (it was working fine for our debit card however). Overall, it was an awful experience and we will not be back, not even to use the gift card that they may or may not accept. I gave 2 stars for the food and beer.
Review Source:Great: Best Bloody Mary (pricey), Beer selection and atmosphere. OPEN LATE FOR DINNER. When the restaurants close in downtown St. Charles, this place is open.
Food: Lots of choices but I haven't really enjoyed anything much during my last 3 visits. I keep trying something new. Besides the food, the service is also hit or miss.
Case of the Mondays? All drafts are $3 on Mondays at Tap House. All your problems are solved.
Can't go out on Monday night because you have kids and they're hungry? No problem. Tell your wife to stop trippin'. Your kids can eat FREE on Mondays at Tap House. Didn't I just tell you all your problems were solved? I'm not talking fast, you're just listening slow.
One time, I walked in here clean shaven and wore a Justin Bieber t-shirt. Then I tried to pass my beer off as apple juice. Just for some free food. But they didn't believe I was 7. It was worth a try.
Monday is by far the best day at Tap House. We had a group of four, and I swear we drank that entire pretentious beer menu at least 3 times, and it came out to about $25 a person.
All my problems were solved. Until I woke up the next morning.
The beer list here is stellar and constantly changing, which I think is great. Â There is always enough choices that it can be tricky making a decision of where to start. Â Service tends to be friendly without being overbearing. Â My only beef is that they call themselves a gastropub. Â No. They are pub-ish. Â No gastro about it. Â The food is greasy and tasty, but nothing different from other bars. Â Wings, burgers, fried bacon, salads and wraps, all of which are...okay. Â But if you want to call yourself a gastropub, make your menu a notch better than standard pub grub.
Review Source:I was told this place was great. We went Sat. for lunch. The service was great, that's why I gave it any stars. We started with the cheese curds buffalo style. They were cold and over salted by a lot. The beer was so good, ice cold and it was a hot day. We got the tacos. My wife got the tilapia and I got the shrimp. I tried the fish taco and had a hard time getting it down. The shrimp taco was just ok. I will not be back for food maybe a beer.
Review Source:Beer selection is (usually) supurb--- am a huge fan of their monthly beer specials, a couple months back it was my favorite Stone IPA for $3.50 a draft.. can't beat that!
The food is "meh" -- typical bar food, not bad, but nothing worth mentioning. Â The service is also so so... (I'd suggest heading here for drinks and then grabbing dinner elsewhere.)
Tip: Â Stop by a night when they have trivia! Â Always a good time.
My husband and I went in for lunch early on a Saturday afternoon, and there was a decent crowd. Â Maybe a total of 8 tables, including ours. Â The food was just plain sub par. Â My husband ordered the stuffed burger, which he said was bland. Â But the worst part was that the bottom of the burger had this thick layer of burnt grease. Â At least, that's what I assume it was, but it was gross. Â I ordered the chicken chipotle salad. Â The chicken tenders were cold and soggy, but had certain areas where the breading was very crunchy - and not in a good way. Â It led me to believe that they were cooked the day before, and then taken out of the fridge, drenched in sauce and thrown in my salad. Â The lettuce was also incredibly soggy. Â The service was great though, and our waitress was very nice. Â But I don't think we will be going back - Tuesdays they have cheap burgers, and if we are in the area MAYBE we will drop in - but it's certainly not worth paying full price.
Review Source:One of our local favorites--low key pub atmosphere, and the food and beer selection are top-notch. The food is creative pub fare, and the selections and specials offer very good variety. The flatbreads and gourmet wantons are excellent appetizers, but the pretzels with dipping sauces can be on the dry side. Entree-wise, the fish tacos, gourmet mac and cheese, and stuffed burger are always delicious.
Review Source:My husband and I just ate at the Tap House this afternoon. We must of had the same bartender as Blaine H., I wish I'd gotten her name. I had the Cuban sandwich with tater tots and my husband had the calamari appetizer. My sandwich wasn't bad and the tots were quite good but who can't cook them as long as you have an oven. The calamari however were another story, painfully undercooked and downright nasty. We told the really unfriendly bartender who said she'd take it off the bill but never said how sorry she was and that she hoped we'd come back again soon and try something else.
Most disappointing was the bartender who spent most of her time behind the wall I assume in the kitchen doing something. She had a great opportunity to turn our bad experience into a good one if she had a MUCH better attitude. I'm pretty sure I've run into her evil twin at a different location in St C, but I'll be nice and not mention her name.
Word to the wise- don't go out to eat the day after a holiday. Especially don't order fish the day after a holiday-you will be disappointed. I usually get the best food & service at this location but not today. I stood & waited for a while as who I thought was the hostess but was'nt  sure put on jacket & wisked outside leaving me standing there. Probably having a smoke came back in & snuck behind the bar like I would'nt think that was the same person. Finally got my waiter & my food & I'm off. I 've had great food & service here before by the very SAME staff. I won't be bothering to drive out to the edges of 64 for rude service & awful food again.
Review Source:We came here for the large beer selection, and the interesting menu. Â
We had the fried cheese curds, which were pretty good. It appears they are battered and fried on site, unlike some pre-made ones I have had at other places.
I had the special, which was a blue cheese burger with onions and hot sauce. Â The burger was way overcooked and kind of dry. Â I ate it anyways, since I really don't like to complain about things at restaurants.
I might return for the beer menu, and to have a meal that isn't as sensitive to being cooked too long.
I want to like this place. We live right by it and it's very easy to get  take put from here. Its just very hit or miss when you get takeout. My husband cheese is usually missing from his beef and Gouda and today my jerk fish sandwich was chicken. When you eat in the beer selection is awesome and the food and appetizers are great. Just maybe don't get takeout.
Review Source:Unfortunately had I had yelp
2+ yrs ago when I discovered this place, it probably would have been a 5 star rating. Sadly tho, a former fav of mine is sliding down hill on my statute of favorites. There food is great and probably their granite cornerstone, their service is the weak ankle keeping this place from becoming a marathon winner. Slow re-fills, slow/inaccurate order taking, slow turn around times for food on perceivably slow days. I know it's not BK, but still... Â Great beer and wine selection. 20 on tap and always changing. Better place fit late night apps and drinks really.
If at all possible, skip this location. Â I had been to a different Tap House Grill the night before and LOVED it, so when asked, my friend wanted to go, too. Â Especially after I raved about the food and she saw the online menu. Â So we decided to go to this location in St. Charles because it was closer--BIG mistake.
The hours say they open at 11. Â We got there at 11:05, walked in, and there was nobody there. Â Not just no patrons, but no bartender, no waitress, no hostess. Â We sat there for a while waiting patiently, and then started to call out "hello??". Â About 3 minutes later, the bartender comes out and says "oh, we didn't know you were here--technically we're not open". Â Ok, lady, then you probably shouldn't have your hours listed as 11 am and your door unlocked...
So anyway, our server was Ashley. Â She.was.awful. Â She gave attitude about everything, she rushed us through looking at the menu, and our drinks were empty for about 15 minutes every time before we had to ask her to refill them.
Plus, about 20 minutes after we ordered (so we should have been getting our food anytime...) the waitress comes out and says to my friend who ordered a burger "we don't have any meat--someone forgot to take it out of the freezer last night". Â OK, first of all, what?? Â And second of all, it took them over 20 minutes to realize this and try to fix it? Â So they made my friend rush and pick something else while she hovered over us, and my friend hated what she had.
Plus, I ordered the homemade kit kats for dessert, and they were HALF the size they were at the Glen Ellyn location the night before.
Good points--the chicken and mushroom panini and the jalapeno macaroni and cheese.
Bad points--everything else
Avoid this location at all costs!!
We came here to check the potential for a rehearsal dinner location. Â They unfortunately don't have a party room but the manager (?) is SO nice and is completely willing to push tables together for us and offered to buy us dinner so we could check out the food. Â How can we say no to free dinner? Â (Lest it influences my review, we did end up paying only because we wanted to, not because he didn't live up to the bargain. Â He was actually upset with us that we grabbed the check.)
Anyway, I had the Cuban sandwich and Honey had the pulled pork sliders. Â He loved his sliders and I thought the cuban was pretty good. Â I thought it was missing the mustard component to give it that "tang" and the pickles were more bread and butter than dill (I don't know what a traditional Cuban is supposed to have on it but I much prefer dill pickles). Â Had the fries too and they were just fine. Â The Mac and Cheese varieties look very good as do most of the meat sandwiches (lots of glazes and stuff). Â Actually, the whole menu looks pretty good!
We're undecided about the rehearsal dinner but we had a good time with some good food.
Note: the place does get pretty loud around dinner time. Â We were there from 5-6pm and the noise level only grew. Â That would be one drawback to the party.
I'm a musician and went here to do a show with my band on a Saturday night.  Granted they are not necessarily set up for live music, but the setup  area was a nightmare.
Besides that, the servers here are terrible, one in particular who made it seem we were wasting her time asking about beer specials and food details. Â Another, the one who rang us up, took our card and disappeared, we had to walk over and ask them where my card was and they were not very serious about finding it. Come to find out she also charged my card twice, bit i didn't find out til i checked my bank statement.
Overall, the food was just ok and the waitresses were just plain bitchy, rude and not properly trained.
This place doesn't look like much when you pull up. It's in a strip mall with windows full of generic neon beer signs. However, the food was surprisingly good. The atmosphere inside was a little too much of a rowdy sports bar for me, especially when you are spending a little bit more for a nicer meal. The music was so loud my friend and I had to shout to hear each other. There were lots of rowdy, drunk patrons yell at the sporting events on the jumbo screens. Also, the beer and wine menu on the table was completely out of date. It took 3 orders before I was able to find a drink that they actually still had. I think if you were looking to go out and watch sports and drink beer then this place would be a nice spot, with the added bonus of good food. The good food doesn't really outweigh all the negatives for me however.
Review Source:Sorry folks, bad experience with our waitress here tonight.
And let me preface that by saying I am a former bartender and make friends with our servers almost everywhere we go out!
No complaints with the food, although I give the salsa about a 1.5 on a scale of 0-5. Â It was fresh, but not my favorite.
Tuesday night burger night. Â Kind of a create your own burger. Burgers were great, decent beer selection, and along with everybody else, love the tots.
Service was another issue. Â Our server Rachel seemed to have a chip on her shoulder from the moment we sat down. Â Perhaps it's because we had the girls with us (a 9 year old and the birthday of our 6 year old). Â Hard to pinpoint one exact moment that put us over. Â I'd say her attitude was bad and only got cumulatively worse. Â Up to the point where everyone at the table heard our friend (adult friend) order fish tacos. Â When the food came the server asked if we had everything and when we said no, we need fish tacos she responded with "no, fish and chips". Â And we all said "no, fish tacos" and she responded bitterly with "well I heard fish and chips". Â
Too much to go into, but an overall b...h. Â We'll go back but if we have her, we'll request a different server.
As a side note: Â when we left, my buddy Jason went to the manager and complained. Â The manager thanked him for letting him know, stating people never say anything. Â So if you have bad service, let someone know. Â Perhaps they just don't know there is an issue.
A hidden Jem,most Saturday afternoons rather quiet but food speaks for it self.
Drunken shrimp, The Bomb!!!
I go often because everything is to die for.
Order 3 appts.w/guest, you get to try more.
Only drawback....pay attention to your bill they seem to misprice drink specials
I will be back
Finding a tasty burger is always a big find for me and so it is Tap House Grill delivers that big find.
I've tried the Kobe burger and that Black Angus and for me there is a noticeable difference I rate the Kobe as Very Good and the Angus as GOOD. One of the things that both deliver is a well toasted bun, which for me is a big plus when it comes to rating burgers
Both burgers are very juicy and respectable in size
Another big hit for THG is they have my favorite root beer Specher's on tap. It is a bit pricy at $3 a glass and if it was a bottomless glass at $3 Â THG would get 5 stars.
My wife had the house salad on her 1st visit w/Kobe burger and enjoyed the salad so much on our second visit, she went with the salad only. She preceded it with the hummus appetizer and she said it was very good, quite good tasty.
Both visits are server was Theresa and she was very friendly, the restaurant is quite clean. I have not really study the selection of beers (yet), but there seems to be an good selection. Several TV's tuned to mostly sports stations add a plus if you are a sports fan. Both visits were during the day and the patrons were quiet, but I can't assure that is the case during a Hawks game or night time visit.
In short as the star rating says I'm a fan
So yeah...tried this place with some friends for dinner and all I can say is...blah! Â We started off with the Cheddar Ale dip that came with "homemade" chips and multigrain toast points?... Â So the dip was just like a Velveeta with salsa dip, and not even very warm, the "toast points" were half slices of a multigrain bread that tasted pretty much just like rye and didn't go very well with the dip. Â And the "homemade" chips could have been homemade but definitely not to order like most places, they were not warm and greasy like you would expect, instead they were cold and just okay. Â **And we asked for more chips cause we were famished and there was definitely not enough on the plate for the dip, and they charged us $.50...how ridiculous is that?!?!**
So after waiting what felt like forever to get our appetizer, we got our food a good while after that! Â Three of us had the stuffed burger and our other friend had the Cuban. Â The one thing I liked was that they offered tater tots as a side option...and let me tell you...if you offer tater tots, I am FOR SURE gonna get them!!! Â And they were very good. Â But the rest of the food was just okay. Â We weren't asked how we wanted our burgers and they came very pink inside which wasn't a good thing for O or myself (since I am trying to get pregnant and all). Â The burgers tasted pretty good, but definitely not anything that I would HAVE to have at a later date. Â
We were given our bill soon after we were finished eating which was a shock since service had otherwise been very slow. Â But then I had to track someone down to take our bill cause our waitress went MIA! Â And after the bill was taken, there was some BS about our <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2FRestaurant.com&s=0aab4cbd731f3d3b0d1453050d3abc56a8c80bd214e25469c7555b750dca8a51" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://Restaurant.com</a> coupons that took an extra like 15 minutes!!!!!!!! Â So...seriously...this place is just NOT that good. Â Maybe it would be a nice spot to just stop in for some drinks but definitely not for a decent dining experience!
And PS...the food is described on here as American (Traditional)...def not! Â It is bar food at best!
BLAHHH!! The only reason I came here is because I accidently ordered <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Frestaurant.com&s=c5fe485af4df376130bee54f875814d79c4d7913e1258123b1206d2bdbf4873b" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://restaurant.com</a> coupons for the wrong place. The only good thing about this place was the coke. hahaha We had some queso dip that yea, tasted like Velveeta mixed with salsa. It came with the chips and bread. When we ordered more chips the waitress said it would be a while because they fry them to order, umm...where? the next town over? because when we got them they were not warm and tasted like they came right out of a bag, not a fryer.
The Taphouse Stuffed burger sounded so delicious (Stuffed with jalapeno, bacon, and cheese I think), so I said ok, I'll be spontaneous and order it, bad choice. The burger was SOOO pink inside I could not finish it. I bit off the cooked pieces and tried dipping it into the "stuffing". Never again.
Drinks here is the only thing I'd recommend. Sorry. ; )
Went with a couple friends on a friday night...cute little place surprisingly located in a strip mall, I thought it would have been inthe downtown near the other bars. Nonetheless we had great service - our waitress even knew how to correctly pour a beer-my boyfriend ordered a hacker pschorr and was very impressed. Wings were very good-they have a sampler of 3 wings for $3.00 - so we tried 2 different kinds-Garlic & Chipotle-both very tasty. We also had the Cheddar Ale dip for an appetizer - the homemade tortilla chips were out of this world along with the garlic bread for dipping. The Chicken Caeser panini was HUGE and was outstanding! I was disappointed in the Adobe Chicken Wrap that I ordered (too watery/no flavor) so I traded with the bf for the panini..much better! One of the guys ordered the Bleu Cheese Burger and he said it was one of the best burgers he's ever had! Nice little secret hangout place! We will definitely be back to try out their outside patio area - when its not raining!
Review Source:The food is really outstanding, especially for a pub and there's some different fare on a decent-sized menu. Â I really want to give this place a higher review, but you just can't go there when you're in a hurry, and since I work in St. Charles and basically only ever want to go there for lunch, the service element is a huge pain. Â In their defense, our waitresses have always been nice, but the place is clearly understaffed and they are always working their butts off and struggling to keep up. Â The food comes out slowly, so I assume it's the same situation in the kitchen. Â It's a shame that they aren't quicker because it's a cute place (the interior REALLY looks like it doesn't belong in a strip mall, which is where the Taphouse is located) and not very crowded since it's somewhat isolated, but the food is so good that chances are, I'll suck it up and deal with it again one of these days.
Review Source:We headed up here on one of those bitter cold days (01/17/09) and were really happy we did. Â Although we had to park pretty far away from the door, it was worth it.
We were seated quickly and ordered up some drinks. Â We also ordered up some starters, the Pulled Pork Sliders and the Cheddar & Ale dip. Â Wow, both were fabulous. Â It had us both thinking about ordering the Pulled Pork dinner but we didn't but will when we go again.
MK ordered the Chicken Wrap and was pleased, I the Jerk Chicken Sandwich. Â It was the perfect Jerk seasoning (well, in my mind it was) and we were really pleased with dinner as well. Â Waitress was even kind enough to get us some fruit for Aidan since he had already burned through the food we brought for him and seemed to be wanting a lot more.
We were too full for dessert but we will have to do that when we go again. Â I love any place that has Sprecher Root Beer on tap as well. Â That's some really wonderful stuff .
Can't wait to go again.
The Taphouse is a pretty nice place with classier decor and friendly staff. Â The strawberry martinis are fantastic (made with strawberry puree) and the drinks are reasonably priced. Â I'm a big fan of the cheesy crab bread and the flatbread, but there was not much else I found appealing. Â Although it's called the Taphouse, the beer selection isn't that varied (if you're looking for more draft beers head to Alley 64). Â I really like how it's kind of tucked away, definitely a good chill spot if you're just getting a couple drinks with friends or a quick bite to eat.
Review Source:This unassuming place looks like so many others where you get the usual "pub grub" BUT not so! The owner is a classically trained chef who brought the family to the suburbs a few years ago, and put a definite culinary flair on his menu. Yes, you got your cheeseburgers, fries and the like, but where can you find freshly fried tater tots, and they even take those and make them into tater-totchos  -yumm!
The blue cheese mushroom flatbread is to die, along with a brilliant flatbread with apples, brie and homemade caramel sauce. Everything there is MADE THERE! Even the salad dressings. The other thing they do that is great is they offer different sides, like a salad instead of fries or tots, but a NICE salad. Hubby loves the wings, they are more like mini drumsticks. Very meaty and 5 different hotnesses (Is that a word??)
Beer pairings are always mouthwatering too, they do those about once a month.
This place is definatley our default "Where do you wanna go tonight" place. Always good.
The only caution I have is when they say spicy, they mean it! If you are spicy-phobic, stay away from those items........
4.45 Stars.
Really dug this place. Had the corndog-scalops, pulled pork sliders, and the chopped chicken salad. The food was tastey my favorite was the scalops. The menu was inventive, unique, and playful... a rariety in the suburbs where many bars have play it safe menus catering to the conservative tastebuds of the republicans who live in places like Saint Charles. I digress... We had a couple Two Brothers Domane Dupage which was on draft, that is until one round came with an Oberon glass... apon further investigation we found they had it draft, what a wonderful discovery in such a dreadful town....
I would have given the 5 but for being called the "taphouse" their 20 drafts were not that impressive, sure they have to cater to the locals, but I would have liked to see some more interesting stuff. Glassware is an issue, the Oberon came in a pint glass which is not how it should be served.
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