Dunk's Public House — Restaurant in Racine

I think,what would john taffer say? To start I walked in the place is nice. There were two older gentlemen in the bars clothing who clearly worked there. I tried asking if I could sit anywhere or how it works and was completely ignored! They continued to entertain themselves and vape behind the bar. I realized immediately that if I was going to receive any service I'd have to sit at the bar. The gentleman who served me was very nice and was apparently the only one working besides the cooks. He took my order which was a side of reuben bites and perch. The food took about at least 25-30 minutes to receive which is INSANE considering the bar wasn't busy. (They did see to have a handful of take out orders so I cut them slack) kid working the grill didn't have gloves on and didn't see the other cook changing them too often. Still couldn't for the life of me figure out what the two older gentleman were doing besides yelling and swearing at the TV lol. (Assume they were owners) got my food and it was very good so absolutely no complaints there besides the wait time. I did end up getting their special desert which took 25 minutes to get for some odd reason? Guess I wasn't a priority? The desert was also very good. I went because the food looked good and reviews said service was great. I WILL SAY the gentleman who served me did his best and I appreciate it and left a nice tip. But the wait time and the two older guys really sort of ruined the experience for me. But overall a not a terrible experience, just not...

Stopped in around 5:30 pm 08/01/25. Bar was packed. No Host Station; no signage as to sit or wait. We decided to sit. Waitress comes over; 2 beers. A guy brings the beers??? Not sure if he was staff? We waited about 15 minutes before the Waitress returned. We placed our orders. Party asked what was on the Cod Tacos. She rattled off Buffalo aioli and some other ingredients. Party said only Coleslaw and side of Tarter; nothing else on the tacos. The Waitress repeated our order back. Okay she said will be up shortly. Well, 45 minutes later we had not gotten our food. But 4 parties for large carry out orders came and went in that 45 minutes. Finally the food arrived. Mine is in a TOO small paper boat with not cod filets but nuggets? They were greasy and laying on top of the fries. A greasy mess. Picked around to eat less greasy fish and fries. Coleslaw was warm and not cold. Rye bread was dried out and hard and no butter for the bread. Waitress never came back to ask how the food was. Party had to go to the bar and request silverware to scrape off the junk on the tacos. But silverware comes in a wrapper but food comes in paper that sticks to everything. Yuck.

Another couple had been waiting for their bill over 15 minutes. Waitress finally gives them and us our bill. Waitress never returned we checked out and paid at the bar. Terrible Experience and we...

Oh, Dunk's. First of all, the food and drinks are fantastic. The owner is friendly, and the bartenders are all super nice and hardworking. However. Some of the clientele and staff are a bit rough. I wanted so badly to make this place my "hangout" because I live within walking distance... but I have overheard one too many slurs and mean-spirited jokes about gay and trans people there for my taste. I'm usually pretty easy going and not very easily offended, but damn. I'm sitting right there, you know? Kind of makes me wonder what they say when I'm not. It is definitely not a safe space for people like me, and that makes me sad. People are entitled to their opinions and free speech and blah blah blah, and that's fine, but I won't be going back to hear any more of it. 🤷‍♀️ In this political climate, LGBT+ people have enough to worry about without their identities being ridiculed at the local...