Tribute | Food & Bar — Restaurant in Villa Park

I rarely do reviews because usually the places are amazing and I tip amazingly. I wish I could do a half of start to no star as from the beginning walking to the restaurant we go ask to be seated and the waiter asks what we want, food, drinks, or ice cream? I told him all of them and that we would just like to be seated. He says sit wherever and walks away. We sit down and wait ten minutes no one’s comes by so I waved a little and usually do not like doing that as it can seem rude and a waiter comes by and says what do you need? I told him we have not been helped yet and he say he will be back shortly. Another ten minutes go by and another waiter comes by and he asks what we need I said can we get our orders in please as we have not been helped for the past 20 minutes. We order drinks and my friend and I wanted to do two separate checks. He asks for my credit card but not my friends. We wait another 20 minutes. Food comes out from the food truck and it is cold. As we are eating the waiters are standing near by just watching us eat. I just feel it was inconsiderate to watch us the whole time as we ate. We finish and I cleaned up our table and we waited another 20 minutes and the waiters were no where to be found. I saw them give another check to another guest but not once came over to help us. We end up going in and seeing where they were. The waiter asks what I need again and i said i would like my receipt and he says alright give me one minute and goes and helps another guest with a drink. He comes back after 5 more minutes and says what’s the name Lopez? As he goes into the jar and grabs the only card in the jar. I said yes Lopez and asked again why he needed my card when it was the only card in the jar when there were around 15 other guest and not one card was in there but mine. I am usually very respectful but I felt discriminated against as the service was rude and no apologies for why he only needed my card and the wait was very long. I usually tip but did not feel respected so we left in peace. Will not be coming back here. Good luck to those who sees...

Review for Tribute:

-Really wanted to like this place because we enjoyed Fuel.

Cons: -Very limited menu, both food and beer options. -Thought it was odd that out of the 3 beers, (one being out of stock), one of the two options was Guinness. -Large section of the menu focused on Mocktails. I think having a few is fine, but when the menu is so limited in other areas, unsure the reasoning for this. -Plating was odd and not well thought out for the size of the burger. -We went on a Saturday night and it was not crowded at all. We ended up having a rotation of 3 different servers, (2 female 1 male), I think they were just bored. -Nothing really inventive or unique about any of the items that would provide incentive to come back.

Pros: -Food was overall very good. Cheese Curds, Poutine, and Smashburger were all cooked well and tasty. -Beautiful fire tables and several of them for an intimate setting. -Service was attentive and friendly. -Very manicured area and great location next to the Prairie Path -Tons of seating

Overall, may come back for one of the cocktails but unfortunately there is nothing that is truly differentiating themselves from other restaurant(s) in the area. If they do not adjust their menu, or fine tune something to gather locals in, I do not see Tribute lasting more than a year. I hope this is obviously not the case, because we do love supporting...

There are so many layers to this review, so please bear with me. I was the DJ for a fundraiser at this venue. I haven't had a chance to be here before. And let me just tell you, I was incredibly impressed. Talk about a unique and amazingly different concept in entertainment and dining. Seriously, a food truck, a separate building that has ice cream, a separate building that is a bar all sitting on a property that has a ton of outdoor seating. And so much attention has been taken into detail for the entire place. I donated my services for this fundraiser for children with autism and I was so proud to find out that the owner donated the venue for this event. No I have known the owner since first grade. His family has such an amazing family and instilled such values in him that he is such a charitable and kind person. We haven't always been in touch over the years but he has never ceased to amaze me with his big heart his love for community and his entrepreneurial spirit. What he has done in creating this amazing space for people to kick back outside and enjoy some amazing food some libations for the adults and ice cream for adults and kids alike has created something very special. You will never find anything like this anywhere. And if you are in the area, you definitely want to take the time to...