Alex's Restaurant

Stopped by here this past first week of May while giving my wife & boys a short tour of McHenry County. Earlier that day, my family & I were at the Tulip Fest in Spring Grove and decided to hang around the area a bit before going back home so I mentioned I'd take em around. Haven't been out this way in a while being we live in Beach Park in northeastern Lake County. I myself have been to McHenry/McHenry County quite a bit when I lived in Round Lake from May '89-Nov '02. Anyways the Chicago grill is on par with the usual Chicago style grub which was quite good. Located along busy IL 120 in the heart of downtown McHenry, I bet this place gets flooded with take-out orders during the work week. That's one thing about the Chicago area is that if you're gonna live here then you better learn h

Food is ok. Not the cheapest beef in town, especially on a per size basis. Tommy’s offers a larger beef for the same price. Sucks because Tommy’s beef is always spicy and greasy and upsets my stomach. Management/staff doesn’t care what you have to say. I’d been coming to Alex’s for many years and the home made giardinera peppers are about the only reason I still go, and for some reason the manager lady feels obligated to tell me the difference of peppers every time I order and claims the home made giardinera is mild. Sometimes it is, sometimes it isn’t, it varies based on the jalapeño peppers, how many seeds/membrane the peppers have, etc. to call it mild will cause confusion and upset customers. 20 years in food service, I just know this. Tried to tell the lady at the counter the

Was looking for a good gyro experience and today I found one. I could tell when I walked through the door that I was in the right place. 2 gyro rotisseries going and all brown and crunchy. The staff was older friendly guys who had been doing this for a long time. I asked the guy at the counter whats the best thing they had in the place and he immediately said The Gyro Plate. So when in Rome... We ordered and he told us to have a seat and in a moment our food was ready. A surprisingly large amount of food. The pita bread was soft and flavorful, the meat was not too salty or too garlicky or too greasy and the veggies were fresh. I liked that the meat was browned by the IR rotisserie and not fried up on the griddle. The parsley on the onions was refreshing as well. Large basket of frie

Ordered a beef dipped with cheese, & was given a sandwich completely submerged in au jus. I asked for hot peppers and was given a mix with raw celery, green bell peppers and jalapeños. If I knew that was their idea of a beef, I would have not of ordered that.

Great Chicago style eatery. Prices are good, food is always good. Love their fries!Alex is gone,but new owners have got the food right. I always enjoy the place. Low