Reviews

Overall Total Score
4.1 out of 5
Impressive | 5676 reviews

What User likes about Emil's Tavern On Center:
My wife and I visited on Friday night and it was packed. My picture doesn't show it because I digitally removed the people for privacy reasons. It has a lot of TV and a noisy atmosphere. A great place for dates, families or sports fans. We shared a thin crust pizza and it was one of the best I've had in the area and microwaved it well the next day. Not all pizza can do that. Beer menu was ok but could use more variet... View all feedback. What User doesn't like about Emil's Tavern On Center:
Terrible service guaranteed. Don't know why I walk in there every time I'm treated like a second class citizen but tonight was the last time. I sat at the bar and when the bartender came up I politely order a burger. She looked at the clock, looked at me with an angry face and said do you want to drink?! I got caught by the guard, can I tell you how I want my burger? She again, with serious anger, replied that she wi... View all feedback.

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Google
4.5 ★ from 1516 reviews
Theresa
06.11.2023 - 16:01

The pizza and service were excellent! Price per person: $10–20 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes: Pizza

Linda
06.11.2023 - 16:01

The bartender was super sweet, my Pattie Melt was perfect! The fries came out cold and limp, but was given a new serving piping hot and crispy. The Bisque soup...

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Diego
06.11.2023 - 16:01

Food could be better Food: 2 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

Cheryl
06.11.2023 - 16:01

Great atmosphere and good food along with drinks. Price per person: $10–20 Food: 4 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 4 Recommended dishes: Reuben

danny
06.11.2023 - 16:01

Price per person: $20–30 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes: Chicken Wings, Sausage Pizza, Buffalo Chicken

Menu
4.0 ★ from 13 reviews

Local and consistent place. This is our way every time. Pizza and burgers are great and we always get the wings. Family feeling with good vibes. Our...

I was with friends in the Grayslake area. I asked her what a nice place to eat on a Sunday night. You said Emil's Tavern in...

Emil's is a great place to get pizza and apps and get a drink at any time! My favorite is her dessert-nuggets! I mean, everything has...

This place was decent for bar food. Nothing really stood out to me but I look forward to trying a pizza next time.

My wife and I visited on Friday night and it was packed. My picture doesn't show it because I digitally removed the people for privacy reasons. It has a lot of...

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Top-rated
4.6 ★ from 10 reviews

We lived in Grayslake for many years and Emil’s opened before we moved out. It’s a great place with great service and food! Was in the area for a baseball game...

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We came here to try out the double dough pizza, it was exceptional btw. My husband loved that they had Angry Orchard on tap and granted it was a Sunday evening...

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Emil’s tavern is a family friendly place to enjoy a burger/shake/pizza/ and beer. There are different seating options and staff were friendly. Across the tavern...

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Mister
13.10.2023 - 09:16

Wow! This was a lot of fun and good food. Great location and large space with friendly fast service. We had the chicken wings to start and they were fantastic....

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Pizza, Poppers and Mushrooms were all delicious. Nice place with great staff.

Int Restaurants
4.2 ★ from 449 reviews

My wife and I visited on Friday night and it was packed. My picture does not show it because I digitally removed people for reasons of privacy. It has a lot of...

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I visited an event here and had a Pepperoni pizza, it was amazing! I recommend trying her pee! Service was great and friendly to watch many TVs sports and a lar...

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Restaurant/Bar is like any Hometown Bar. Obviously a place. The average age is 50. Very relaxed place with a handful of craft beer on tap. Food is very pleasant...

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Our last travel order was two daily specials, the meat lamb dinner and the Louisiana chicken. But they were excellent. The meat will in any case be ordered agai...

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Enjoyed dinner at Emil’s last night. First time in… awesome vibe … the food was great and our server was on top of all of our needs! It’s a great local spot tha...

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Sirved
4.0 ★ from 488 reviews
Nick
22.01.2024 - 00:07

The restaurant was fantastic! I sat at the bar on Monday night for the Bears watch party and never had to wait for a cold Coors Light. I ordered a mozzarella st...

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Nick
22.01.2024 - 00:07

The restaurant was fantastic! I sat at the bar on Monday night for the Bears watch party and always had a cold Coors Light ready. I ordered a mozzarella stick a...

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Jaimee
22.01.2024 - 00:07

I had a delightful experience at this restaurant. A friendly server named Lana took care of us and made sure we had everything we needed, despite it being a bus...

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Jaimee
22.01.2024 - 00:07

I had a lovely experience. This wonderful girl, I believe her name was Lana, brought us our food and made sure we had everything we needed. It was a busy night...

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Larry
22.01.2024 - 00:07

Local restaurant in Greys Lake. We sat outside and was blown away by the two man band. Playing classic rock. Oh and then we ordered food. Firecracker pizza was...

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Foursquare
4.0 ★ from 126 reviews
Tripadvisor
4.1 ★ from 150 reviews
Yelp
3.0 ★ from 272 reviews
Zomato
3.5 ★ from 21 reviews
Restaurantguru
4.2 ★ from 1695 reviews
Restaurantji
4.1 ★ from 215 reviews
Gastroranking-us
3.9 ★ from 1268 reviews

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