Brickstone Brewery on William Lathan Dr. in Bourbonnais, IL
After a couple long days at the hospital, I needed some real food. I grabbed my mom and we headed to Bourbonnais (home of the Chicago Bears training camp) for some grub. Brickstone Brewery is still one of the hottest places in the Kankakee area. We went to dinner on a Friday night knowing we could be heading into a wait. You see, if you get there after 5:00 on a weekend, you will probably have a wait. We got there about ten minutes before 5:00 and were lucky enough to get a table without a wait.
Brickstone is located where the former Greenbriar Restaurant used to be. Brickstone is a total overhaul. Having lived in a couple different cities over the last decade, I’ve gotten used to finding restaurants like this, but Kankakee has never seen any place like this. Brickstone is a brew pub. They brew their own brews, but they’re smart enough to have the domestic staples on hand. In a place like Lansing, you could get away with just having your beers. Not in Kankakee. They’d be out of business if they tried that.
That night was also Game 2 of the ALDS featuring the Chicago White Sox. When we were seated in the dining room, I made sure I sat where I could see one of the LCD TV’s in the corner. Yes, they had TV’s in the dining room. The interior design is, again, nothing like anything else in Kankakee. It’s got the same feel as most brew pubs which is the exposed, dark woods. We were seated at a booth along the wall. We were pretty close to the bar, so there was a lot of noise from the game that carried over which was ok with me. That way, I knew when to look up at the TV. Read the rest of this entry »
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