A restaurant’s menu presents to the customers the dishes that are served. It is very important for the menu to represent the restaurant in the most appealing and most profitable way. The restaurant menu should be professional and easy to read. ...read more
If you own or work at a fancy restaurant, you may serve wine to your guests. Although the act of serving wine may seem fairly simple, they are certain rules of etiquette that apply and should be followed. Serving wine the proper way will impress you customers. ...read more
Many people think that an enchilada in a restaurant is much better than anything they can ever find at home, unless they know a lot of Hispanic people. This is because a restaurant has a special way of making enchiladas that is not only delicious, but doesn't fall apart like some people find when they cook at home. ...read more
A bistro restaurant is considered a a casual eating style type of restaurant that is known for serving simple hearty foods along with alcoholic beverages. The bistro restaurants originated in France, a style that has grown popular and commonly used today in the American food industry. ...read more
By Palmer33 at Citysearch December 30, 2011
I have a passion for home cooked food. At John's you do not pay for his advertisement, you do not pay for his high end seating and light fixtures, you don't pay for the fine china they serve their food on, because none of that will be found there! At John's you pay a reasonable price (multiple lunch specials under $10) , for some of the best food you will ever eat. Since my first trip to Johns I have been back on a near weekly basis, and they catered my family's Christmas Eve Dinner. I first had the Rib sandwich, which came with grilled onions and green peppers upon request, and the sweet and tangy sauce that wasn't too thick or remotely watery had me planning my next meal. I came back for a pulled pork, which is slow cooked for 13 hours, the pork is so tender you almost dont need to chew. My dad went to try it out after I gave him my initial review and the smell had him hooked. He ordered a full slab of baby backs, a rib sandwich, a catfish sandwich and a slice of peach cobbler. John bbq got my dads stamp of approval but he told me above everything, the catfish was by far the best he had ever had in his entire life. I had try it myself and I can attest, it is breaded and spiced to perfection, I have never tasted any catfish that is up to par with John's. On Christmas Eve my dad gave me $100 and told me to get as much food as I could from my friend John. John sent me home with a slab of baby backs, a pound and a half of pulled pork, 4 catfish pieces, 2 pounds of rib tips, 5 hot links, and 2 slices of cobbler, and $20 left in my wallet! I could go on and on my friends. The cobbler is homemade by John's mom, it is to die for. The babybacks are better then any Ive had in Chicago or Nashville. Famous Daves, Gematos, The Patio, Portillos/Barnellis dont even belong in the same conversation as John's. All my life ive been under the impression rib tips are fatty, low quality pieces of meat. John showed me what a true rib tip is, 2 pounds of tips, not one piece of fat. I have never had a hot link before, but my mom grew up in Texas and said she hasnt had something like that since she was growing up. I highly recommend the Catfish, the hot links, the pulled pork, and the cobbler. For dinner go for the ribtips and babybacks. Their curly fries are hand cut, the slaw is homemade by mom and pop, the wings are triple the size of your average wing. I promise you will never be disappointed walking out of John's. John's is family owned, it is John Sr who started the restaurant, and his son John Jr, with mom making desserts that they bring from home. You just dont find that these days. The second time ate at John's I saw a man sitting inside, but he wasnt eating he was just hanging out talking to John Jr.I thought that was very unique. If you come in odds are you will see me in there,not eating, but shooting the breeze with my friend John Jr. In a short time and a few visits he took the time to get to know me, and he has earned himself a customer for life.I have never written a review for a restaurant, but I took the time out for this because not only do John and his dad deserve for the world to know about their restaurant, but anyone who loves food deserves to know about John's.John Jr is one the nicest, most humble people you will ever meet. Every time I tell him how good his food is he says thank you like he has never heard it before. He is a man of principle, he knows how to run a business. He is going to be running a stand in Downtown Naperville right outside of Barnes and Noble this year, from 11am-3pm for lunch and 11pm-3am for the night crowd. If this restaurant was publicly traded I would buy stock TODAY. Go check out John's Rib House, get a business card, have them cater your next work luncheon, or graduation party, or anything.Tell him Palmer sent you, if Im there and you are unsatisfied the meal is on me. ...read more
By TinaChitown87 at Citysearch April 14, 2011
I have been going to The Four Lakes Lodge since I was a little kid skiing and playing volleyball with my family. When I turned 21 my friends are I became regulars and have always been treated nicely. \t\nMaybe YOU Christina were rude and mean to the staff. I was actually at The Lodge that Thursday with a group of my friends. One happens to me a black girl that recently moved here from Georgia and there was no issue with her. I actually know some of the staff and found out why that show was stopped. The promoter ho booked the show tried to have it start at 630PM when there are still families in there eating and talking. Do you really think ANY family would want to hear rap, rock, metal, dance music at 630PM on a summer evening? NO! Before you go barking your mouth off crying wolf, you better get your facts straight because your facts are completely untrue and tangled in a web of lies you have created. \t\nI was there and saw the, ""artists,"" walking around like the owned the bar. They had never been there, were rude to my table and loud and obnoxious. I even complained to a female manager who was nice and even told me that,"" we are an open establishment and invite all walks of life to come in."" I wasn't even referring to that, I was referring to that fact that they were complete a-holes to their server an kept saying, ""we are gunna pack this place."" But when they were told they were told they were going to go on, they had not even 20 people in the bar. The reason I know this is because I work with promoters, agents, bars, clubs, bands, hop hops groups and every kind of performer under the sun. The way the, ""artist,"" were acting around the public made them seem like a bunch of amateur idiots trying to remake the movie, ""8 Mile.""\t\nI spoke with a guy who was a manager there and he even told me he's booked a lot of hiphop acts but you can't charge people $8 at 6PM on a Thursday and have acts go on that early with a dinner crowd. \t\nSo tone down your RACIST comments about this place. If anyone is racist, it's YOU for pointing your finger without having any solid evidence on your behalf. ...read more
By RussHammy85 at Citysearch April 08, 2011
I have been going to this bar on and off for a year now and for someone to say the bar is, ""racist,"" must have a short fuse or a complete idiot. I was there in March for a battle fo the bands and there was a HIP HOP group that was awesome. My bartender was a Mexican guy, the manager was Indian and it was a a very mixed crowd as far as race goes. I remember the black boucner from a few years ago we called, ""Sinbad,"" and another big black who worked out at my gym they called, ""Tyson."" I hate it when people go on these websites and drop the race card and are white. I'm bi-racial myself and I've never been treated poorly there. To the girl who said they are racist or whatever, you must have said or done something rude to initiate a problem with them. They play hip-hop and dance music 2 nights a week! How the hell is that racist? ...read more
