Boars Nest Bar & Grill - (Near Athens, IL)

Ashley We love eating there! Food is amazing! But one of the waitresses ignores us when we come in and gives us mean looks. We don’t know who she is but it makes it very uncomfortable.

Melinda Taliani 9.6.2025 We could not have picked a better wedding venue! From start to finish, the entire team went above and beyond to make our day absolutely perfect. Adrienne was incredible to work with from start to finish. Her passion and vision for this venue were so comforting when we were deciding where to have our wedding. I still remember talking with her and instantly feeling confident that this was the right place. The venue itself is stunning, and we received countless compliments from our guests on how beautiful everything was and the food just WOW. Even at our tasting, the chef made it nearly impossible to narrow down to just three options because every dish was phenomenal. On the wedding day, the service was flawless. Everything ran so smoothly, and we never had to worry about a single thing. Even the bartenders were amazing. So personable, fun, and truly kept the energy alive for our guests all night. We couldn’t be happier with our experience and would highly recommend this venue to any couple looking for the perfect place to celebrate their big day. Just take one tour or have dinner at pine hills and let the place speak for itself. Screaming thank you thank you thank you to the Pine Hills staff for helping make our day so magical. - The Zieglers

Whitney McInnis We had the best date night at Black Band Distillery! Their new small plate menu is phenomenal! The dumplings and bone marrow were some of the best dishes you will find in Peoria! My husband and I ordered 4 plates to share and a dessert and I couldn’t finish the desert! We also each had three cocktails and each one tasted just as unique and delicious as the one before! We were very impressed with the quality of the service as well. Our server described every ingredient in each plate and even knew where a lot of them were purchased from locally. This remains the most unique and impressive spot for our date night!

Jackson Prather Classic joint, great cuts, great grills. Love the charcoal grills they have. Drinks are cold and quick, salad bar is everything you’d ever want. Best atmosphere for family and friend while you grill your own steak with an ice cold beer in your hand. I’d give 10 stars if I could

Steve Hise Been numerous times and EVERY TIME the food is delicious!! We enjoy the poppers, pork enchiladas and stuffed peppers! The chips and salsa are yummy too! The service is quick and the waiters/waitresses are friendly! It is our favorite Mexican restaurant in town!

A. Kramer We really enjoyed our lunch at Northern Cuisine. We had four main dishes and they were all delicious. The best one was probably the croaker fish. It was so good only remember to take a picture after we were almost done. The second best was a tie between the pork intestines and the eggplant. The pork intestines were spicy and delicious, fried just roght. The eggplants were perfectly fried with honey based sauce (very sweet). We also had the chicken cashew with celery and carrots that was very good but not as special as the other dishes. Its not out first time at Northern Cuisine and we will return there!