Cheeks Bar & Grill

We went to watch the Cub game and have a burger last night because we knew that it would be a good experience. They did not disappoint us! The staff was very attentive and friendly. The burger and wrap were awesome!

This is a very nice, clean bar with polite employees and a great selection of beers and spirits. There are local bands that play there on most weekends. Dart boards, golden tee, buck hunter, video gaming and touch tunes jukebox add to the entertainment aspect. The food is well above average for bar food and the prices are fair. Located in the middle of Bloomington, you won’t find crazy drunk college kids but more of a mature audience. With plenty of big TVs and a heated beer garden, I would definitely recommend this place to catch a burger and a beer while watching the game.

Cheek’s is good for both eating and drinking. The cheeseburger baskets are a tasty deal. There are tons of TVs that always have sports on them.

Bruno, you are not in Chicago anymore…7 draught beers and order of poppers…$ 14.37ish. Did I say I can walk there.

Awsome Cubin sandwich that made me remaniss the time I lived on an island in southern FL, Sanable isl. I usta stumble home via a Cubin grub shack. A must stop if you haven’t been here yet oh yes and I can’t forget amazing french fries. Very Funkshui and relaxing great if you have a large group, plenty of space to move around in.

One of the best, simple burger baskets you can get in town. Tremendous french fries, always white hot when they show up at the table.
I kind of miss the square burger, but I guess the College Hills Meat Shop (which provides the burgers) got rid of their old square burger making machine. The taste is exactly the same. Really, really good.
Also a huge fan of the pepper jack cheese balls.
There is nothing fancy about the food here. But it’s simple and great.

This place had an odd smoky odor to it. It was empty and we had to get up twice and ask our waitress (who was too busy doing God knows what on her phone and flirting with a male employee). I will not go back, the food is frozen and just fried. BOOOOOO! I’m BOOOOOing YOU CHEEKS!

Would I attend a happy hour here? Yes I have and yes I will.
Would I organize a happy hour here? Nope. Better choices in town in my opinion.
Gimme details you say?
— Nothing is on tap. Nothing. Sure the bottle selection is extensive to make up for it, but as a wanna be beer snob it does not.
— They do accept plastic, but be advised if you start a tab they KEEP your card. Doesn’t bother me, but I just want you to know that ahead of time.
— I’ve heard good things about the burgers, but when i tried them a few years ago (i admit i should try again) they were nothing special and definitely NOT comparable to Green Gables. Blasphemy!
— Plenty of parking
— Heated outdoor patio for the smokers and the friends of smokers
— pool tables :-) but due to a band we could not play
— gambling machines in the back
— big groups have a tough time finding seating
Look, its a solid townie bar and if you’re not picky about your beer you’ll get a great deal with reasonable pub food. It’s just not my top pick in town.

Yes, the pizza was frozen??? It’s a bar! Not a pizza-​pub. Their burgers really are the best. Comparable to Green Gables. And saturdays they’re $ 2 or something, at a certain time. Maybe it’s Sundays… not sure. Plenty of TVs, heated smoking patio, dartboards, pool tables, jukebox, plenty of stuff to do and plenty of places to sit. If I had one complaint it would be they don’t have draught beer. But plenty of other beer to chose from. Always a good choice. And right in the middle of town… good location.

Cheeks– what a name! And yes, THOSE Cheeks are the inspiration. It’s a bar (and all of Blono is nonsmoking) and they have inexpensive good food. I don’t eat beef, so I get the chicken and really like it… served with chips or fries.
Why 4 stars? It can be pokey… when we go when we’re on a time crunch, we call ahead and ask them to start our food ahead of time! Oh, and RC products… yucka.

I remember their old sign with a HHUUGGEE picture of a woman’s daisy-​duke butt cheeks. The girls I lived with at the time– we all that it was HIlarious, so we ventured in. WHAT THE? It was a nice place. Lots of tall wooden tables with high stools, pool tables, a juke box, not so crowded, but adult crowd at that. You don’t have to fight to get drinks. And it’s mostly go-​up-​to-​the-​bar ordering, but their bartenders come out and make rounds to see if they can get you something if it’s not busy.
A word of warning– don’t come here for bar food. Not good. In fact– last tie I was there– we ordered a pizza. We all smelled something horribly burning– it was our «frozen pizza». ICK! They made us another one– but it took forever in the end– and it was a $#@*! frozen pizza.
But check the place out!