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Flagstone Pub and Grill Restaurant Review

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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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