Shoeless Joe's Ale House & Grille — Restaurant in Addison Township

A sports bar definitely. Great food, no way. Pros:Nice selection of TVs and open space, and a great patio. Cons: horrible Italian food ( I mean seriously the worst in the area - not authentic by any means. Maggianos has horrible Italian food and still does a better job then they do.)The burgers are always dried out and tiny. All appetizers are froZen bar food- nothing special. The only things decent for food is their pizza. At least you know that’s semi- fresh. Drinks are watered down , stick to beer. At least you know your ABVs with the beer. The specials drinks are cheap because you’re getting jipped on alcohol. My wife and I have been here several times with our kids and we continued to try it out and just see if it was an “off night” but this is a consistent thing. I would come here for a beer and a ballgame, but I would eat first before you do. People that say the food is “Amazing” must have either a) bad taste buds c) think McDonald’s is high quality or c) are friends with the owners and employees.

I felt like Gordon Ramsay because I had to nearly spit out everything I tried. (Except for the pizza) thin crust was perfect.

Now, I get it-COVID is f-ing things up. However, DONT open if you are out of a lot of things and are short-staffed. We would respect you more if you were not opening to keep up the integrity of the service. Overcrowding people with service deficiencies just pisses people off. So bad service + bad food+ a decent patio and sports bar = 2...

We really wanted to like this place…

We live 5 minutes from this restaurant and everyone always seems to be having a good time out on the balcony so we have always been inclined to go. We tried this place for the first time last fall and unfortunately the food was horrible but we chalked it up to getting very random items off the menu so when we decided to give it another try this weekend we had high hopes that there may be a different outcome. Let me emphasize the fact that my husband and I are not picky eaters & we don’t ever leave bad reviews so please understand this is an honest review because we would love to see this place change.

It was a beautiful day so we sat outside and the atmosphere was great. Our server was attentive and kind and we were overall having a good time. When the food came out though, it really ruined it for us once again and unfortunately we don’t plan on coming back.

My husband got the wings and they looked as if they had been made for days and dehydrated in the microwave or under a heating lamp. They had so much lemon pepper seasoning thrown on them that we could just pick it up (picture for reference). I got the cheesesteak wrap and the meat was horrendous. It was a translucent and extremely dry, chewy beef but when I bit into it I truly questioned what kind of meat it was.

As many other comments said, this place has so much potential, great staff, and a very inviting atmosphere but the food diminishes all those...

Checked this place out last Saturday. We had our little one with us and they put us in a back room so she could sit on a regular chair which was really nice of them. Great service, even though we were in the back and could be forgotten, we definitely weren't. The food was wonderful, we had the fried pickles and stuffed mushrooms for appetizers. Both were great, lots of pickles, the mushrooms were fork tender and perfectly cooked. I had the Godfather Pizza, the rest of my table had the smashed burger, the brunch burger, kids chicken tenders, and a cobb salad.

I'll start with the pizza, WOW. I got the 12 inch and without the gardaniera. Everything melded together perfectly, the peppers, onions, sausage and italian beef. I really look forward to have just a beef sandwich from here the beef in the pizza was so good. They definitely did not skimp on the ingredients. I'm a big guy and a 12 inch is fairly easy for me to take down by myself, but there was so much on here I wound up with several meals worth of leftovers. The person with the smashburger kept raving about how good it was while they were eating it. Our little loved her chicken tenders. And the brunch burger was also done just right.

Next time we come I think we'll sit out on the patio, it looked really nice out there, but it was a little warm and still a little cicada heavy outside. We will definitely be back, definitely a place...