Jac's Cekola's Pizza - Portage — Restaurant in Portage

I don’t live in the area but am in town frequently, and always meet friends at Jac’s! The staff is always super friendly and they do a great job of seating our group of friends together, even during busy days like march madness games. The food is pretty good for “bar” food and they run great specials all week long.

I wanted to call out a specific experience yesterday. After attempting brunch for 14ppl at another spot in town and failing, several of us suggested we head to Jac’s as we were starving (hangry!!) and are always taken care of there.

Sundays at Jac’s means specials on all my favorites- their thin crust pizza, wings, and a Blood Mary bar!

Our group came in around 1:30pm and they were able to seat us all at one big square table where we could see and hear everyone. It was awesome the way the tables were put together for a group (vs one long table where you can only talk to the people next to us.) we are a very social group, and I was visiting from out of town, so this was a nice touch.

Adrienne was our server and all I can say is WOW! She was so efficient and on top of everything all while being friendly and keeping a big smile on her face. She grabbed all our drink orders and we had drinks lighting fast. Everyone’s food orders and special requests were taken and before I knew it we had all our meals.

Their chicken wings are hands down the best in town- I recommend the spicy garlic! It’s like a buffalo sauce with an extra flavor kick. We had extra napkins and waters without even asking. She made sure we had our ranch, blue cheese, and whatever condiments or sauces we needed. Our needs were anticipated, which always makes for a great experience dining out! A good server is proactive vs reactive and I really appreciated this.

The Sunday Bloody Mary bar was a nice touch as well. A large variety of different mixes and toppings.

I’ve tried a variety of menu items at Jac’s - their different dips, queso, nachos, pizza, wings. The nachos are really good. The secret is both melted shredded cheese AND melted queso on top. The salsa has a good smoky/roasted flavor. The thin crust pizza is good every time - classic cheese with sausage is always a winner!

Adrienne had asked us right off the bat how we needed the bills handled, and kept everyone’s tabs organized and split by singles and couples. We had our tab promptly when we needed to go and everything was correct. This is always a feat in itself, and while is never expected with a large group, is always appreciated!

Huge thanks again to Adrienne for being a rockstar and for taking care of our...

We went there last Friday with some friends. Service was very slow. I had to ask 5 or 6 times to get a slice of lemon for my water, my husband had to wait for 30 minutes for a draft beer. Food arrived and it was ok, nothing special. I ordered nachos and I liked the salsa that comes with it s lot. However, I ordered guacamole and it was tasteless, I had to put some salt on it to give it some flavor, even though it was not the ideal one. Everything was uneventful until a MOUSE showed up in the hallway scaring a couple of customers, and then disappeared into the bathroom or the kitchen. We asked if that was what we thought it was and an employee said he was on it! He made it sound like it was no big deal, but for me IT IS!!! We got up and left, too bad we had already paid the bill, because I'm disgusted and grossed out by that. They should have given our money back and call an inspection and a rodent extermination service. THE FACT THAT NOTHING WAS DONE AND THAT THEY CONTINUED TO SERVE FOOD TO THE CUSTOMERS IS OUTRAGEOUS!!! That shows what kind of management and hygiene standards they have. Won't be going...

Update - On 10/28 I went to Jac’s on a Saturday, maybe I made a mistake because Friday is the family’s normal day to order pickup from Jac’s. I ordered a pic 3 with potato skins, sweet potato fries and boneless wings also a full order of regular wings. Well there was a request for bacon on the side, when I got the order bacon was on them. The bartender that always cashes me out requested a manager who said they would get it fixed. Left me with the wings, I said well can you put this back in the heat so it will not be cold, she seemed to be irritated with me. I definitely didn’t want half my food cold and half fresh but that’s what I ended up with. Poor customer service this day. I’m going to take a break from Jac’s I think my family spends to much money there to have poor service. I mean I actually wanted my food correct and hot, if that’s a problem we can dine somewhere else. The pics of the cold wings and the pick 3 with only hot potato skins 😥😥

Jac’s is a family favorite 🫶🏽 Friday’s are typically Jac’s night 🍕 and chicken wings. I wish I took pics of the wonderful...