Flagstone Pub and Grill
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Flagstone Pub and Grill
105
West State Street
Geneva, IL 60134
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Review posted
6/5/07 |
For many years I have been a big fan of
the Little Owl... No, not the bird, the restaurant and bar. Many years
ago -- when draught beers were still less than a dollar -- I would visit
often and order the Italian Beef and Fries while I sipped an ice cold beer.
Summer nights were always a favorite of local softball players when whole
teams would head to the Owl after the game. The food was always good,
the prices always reasonable, the beer always cold and the service was
always, well... mediocre. BUT, I didn't go there for the service and it didn't
really matter. I went there for the food and the ambience. In
those days, I didn't mind the smoky atmosphere, mostly because back then I
was a smoker myself. But I digress... I was happy to see that several
months ago, the Little Owl had actually expanded into the building next door
that was once upon a time a sports store called The Outdoorsman (Oh, for the
good old days!) where everything sports -- well, pretty much everything for
the time -- was available. I really had heard nothing about the place,
so on a lonely Friday night when Lauren was hard at work on another project
and I was left to fend for myself, I took myself to the Flagstone Pub.
The inside is gorgeous. Whoever
did the architectural plans did a great job. The old flagstone walls
have been exposed, a lot of really nice woodwork has been added, and large
new ceiling fans were churning away in an atmosphere that was almost
reminiscent of some places I have been to on the west coast. It was a
very nice look and had a very upscale feel. It felt comfortable to be there,
even though I had not been there before. And that is when...
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