Sideouts Sports Tavern — Restaurant in Island Lake

Gave this place 2 stars only because it’s set up for a good atmosphere. Other than that it needs heavy improvements. Had a $300 tab in the outside patio downstairs. After three hours of being a customer I was kicked out of my section by the guy in the photo that the servers call “Frodo”. Was told that they had reservations for 6pm meanwhile I’m getting kicked out at 4pm. Closed our check at the downstairs patio and moved to the upstairs outside patio. Here comes Frodo Baggins again to take our chairs away to make it an all standing room after another two hours and a second check of $300. Mind you we ordered more food for the upstairs patio but now we have to eat standing. Not only that but he waited until we went to the bathroom to take the chairs. Wings were soggy and the cheese curds were beyond salty. Fix the food, get rid of Frodo and this place can be a gem. The outside patio with stage makes this a great set up but whoever that guy is needs help learning to be a manager. Don’t threaten to kick people out if they don’t move after spending so much time and money here.

No conflicting stories here. Was moved from downstairs to upstairs. Got moved when the guy playing acoustic guitar started playing because all of his friends and family showed up. The concert wasn’t for another two hours. Moved upstairs and started a second check. All the chairs were taken after we had been sitting. When they took them the second time, we left. Modern Day Romeo’s is also just a local group. The bartender felt bad upstairs and tried to explain why he did it. Other than him the place is great. Like I said I love the set up. Bartenders and servers were great and would love to comeback but that guy needs some serious...

If You’re Craving Disappointment, This Place Delivers—Eventually

This restaurant deserves international recognition—for setting the gold standard in awful service. We waited forever for food that looked like it regretted being made. After checking with three different employees who had no idea what was going on, a kitchen staff member happened to casually wander by—mid ball-scratch—when we stopped him to ask. He shrugged, said he’d let the kitchen know, and wandered off. Apparently, that was the first and only spark of communication all night.

And when it finally arrived? Flavorless. Unseasoned. A culinary shrug on a plate. No extras, no garnish, no hint of pride. Just bland food served cold by a staff that looked like they’d rather be anywhere else.

Maybe that’s the business model—flood everyone with cheap alcohol until they’re too hammered to notice the trainwreck happening on their plate. It doesn’t feel like a restaurant so much as a stress test for human tolerance.

Priced fine if you consider the experience a social experiment in patience and disappointment. A true monument to chaos, and somehow...

Worst Experience Ever! I bought 2 barstool seets a week before the AC/DC and Led Zeppelin show. The seats were great. Right on the rail. They were advertised as the best seats in the house. I paid $55 for 2 seats. The problem was that guys kept coming up to the rail and standing right next to me and my girl in our seats. I had to ask 5 guys to leave during Led Zeppelin. None of them were happy about it and gave me a hard time about it. We went to the bathroom between bands and when we came back or chairs were gone. Now we have to stand for the headliner. We stayed for 5 songs. During that time I had to chase 4 more guys out of our "section". One guy was very aggressive and I thought we were going to get in a fight. He kept hassling us and wouldn't leave us alone. We finally left. I paid more for the seats than I paid at the bar. "Worst Seats In The House". I'll never go back and I recommend staying away unless you want to pay a lot for seats for someone else and get threatened with physical abuse on a Saturday Night Date Night. Worst...