Alley 64 - Palatine

It's a small bar, I've been here a couple times. One for a fantasy football draft, and the accommodations and service were very good. Today, the 2nd day of the March madness tournament, it wasn't that busy at lunch time, but it seemed the bartender was overwhelmed. Orders were forgotten, not put in correctly or in a timely manner. It was a bit egregious, but with only one person, they HAD to be short staffed. The food was exactly as expected, good for bar food. We got the nachos, a half order is perfect for 1 person. Pricing for lunch was great! I would go back. Hopefully the staff part gets worked out. Then again, it's the tournament, even bar and restaurant staff take these days off to consume it!!!

My go to place for wings!

Burgers are delicious. Quesadillas, grinders, Smoked brisket grilled cheese delicious and I don't like mayo. Just got the filet skewers......nervous about them, what would a bar know about cooking beef filets????, but damn they were good.

Food was excellent and so was the sound track. Only real negative was every now and then you could smell cigarette smoke - which was awful.

Great bar. Good food and drinks. Reasonable prices. Great service.