Parkers' Restaurant & Bar

Downers Grove, IL · New American restaurant

Rating
4.6/5
★★★★★ 4.6
Reviews
20
Rank in Downers Grove
#11
of 110 restaurants
City Percentile
75%
rating percentile
Address
Parkers' Restaurant & Bar, 1000 31st St, Downers Grove, IL 60515
Phone
(630) 960-5700
Website
www.parkersamerican.com
Status
Closed · Opens 4 PM

Parkers' Restaurant & Bar is a restaurant located in Downers Grove, IL. It is one of 110 restaurants listed in Downers Grove. Its 4.6-star rating is above the Downers Grove city average of 4.2 stars. It ranks #11 of 110 restaurants in Downers Grove. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

Hours

Saturday4 PM–10 PM
Sunday10 AM–9 PM
Monday11 AM–9 PM
Tuesday11 AM–9 PM
Wednesday11 AM–9 PM
Thursday11 AM–9 PM
Friday11 AM–10 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★☆ 4.0 revelle polaris · Feb 2026

Parkers' has gone thru different hands over the years but has managed to pull off a great restaurant with very reasonable prices for very good food. It has a great atmosphere that reminds me of The Old Barn in Burbank, Illinois that was a speak easy in the 20 & 30's. I had the halibut steak with green beans. It was thick but could have. even served a little warmer. Everything is char grilled, so the taste is great. The 8 oz filet was very good as well. A lot of class for not a lot of money compared to what's in the area.

★★★★★ 5.0 Sum Lau · Sep 2025

The atmosphere is great, there the bar area with live musicians as you walk in, as you enter more into the restaurant, there the open area for dine-in The food and drinks were good but I feel it’s a little overpriced The services is amazing! Were greeted at the door, seated promptly, the waiter was friendly and the valet guy was amazing! We didn’t use the valet but parked pretty close to the front door. Somehow, as soon as I closed my car door, he left his post, comes to find out, he was at the front door waiting for me to get the door for me and somehow he knew I was holding my kid LOL The drinks were good, the ribeye steak was cook very well, the kid burger was big!

★★★★★ 5.0 Ericka Varney · Sep 2025

Amazing experience from start to finish. From making a reservation, to being greeted at the door and seated promptly in the area of our choosing, to our friendly and personable waiter. Loved Parker’s. My fiancé took me here for my 30th birthday dinner, it was our first time and but hopefully many more to come. Amazing portion sizes, the espresso martini was fabulous, and the live music was lively and enjoyable in every way.

★★★★★ 5.0 Christina Gowrylow · Sep 2025

A live jazz music trio was playing/singing (Friday night) near the bar area which gave a nice ambience. The further back you go into the restaurant the less you could hear the music, but it was okay. The overall mood of the restaurant was upscale yet jovial, relaxed/comfortable, but definitely more formal than most restaurants in the surrounding area. Several families were celebrating birthdays. Kids were well-behaved and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. I loved my Chilean sea bass which was so delicious, tender, and sweet. It was perfect on top of the bokchoy, enoki mushrooms, and jasmine rice. The dessert menu had a great assortment to choose from. I personally liked the apricot bread pudding which was served in a mini cast iron dish with a scoop of butter pecan gelato on the side.

★★★★★ 5.0 Mike Steidele · Mar 2026

We had another wonderful meal at Parker’s Saturday night. Ate in the bar area. Great mood music from the fabulous piano player. Carol at the bar was engaging and very friendly. Our server Tim was on point and excellent. We had Calamari, wedge salad, superb Lobster bisque and for dinner the Scallops and Lamb chops. I’ve never had a bad item off the menu. Mike the manager stopped by the table twice to see how we were enjoying ourselves. Great place. 5 stars.

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Curbside Pickup ✓ Delivery ✓ Takeout ✓ Dine In ✓ Fast Service ✓ Fireplace ✓ Great Beer Selection ✓ Great Cocktails ✓ Great Coffee ✓ Great Dessert ✓ Great Tea Selection ✓ Great Wine List ✓ Live Music ✓ Serves Local Specialty ✓ Lunch ✓ Dinner

Services

New American restaurantBar & grillRestaurantSeafood restaurant

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