The Shortline - Belvidere

I worked for them for a month and they fired me with no other cause other than screwing me out of $700 in tips. The owner is classic for doing this. They also did it to my cousin who worked at sampson sprinkles. Then they waited a month to pay me. They ate thieves and their kitchen was disgusting. Dont eat there.Food: 1/5

The atmosphere is a little off. The staff is friendly, but aside from that, the sushi and pizza we ordered did not taste good to me. However, if you do go, the Crab Rangoon was delicious!Parking: There is a parking strip right across from the establishment.

Good food, nice drink selection, friendly service. Love the patio dog friendly!

Food is good, but just order it to go. The “service” is terrible. We didn’t have a waiter/ it was a self service concept, but no one let us know this. We found this out after waiting some time for drink refills after almost done with our pizza. There is no self-serve drink station so I went up to the bar to ask for a refill mid chew. The bar tender said she was going to give me a to go cup since they were closing. I had just told her that I didn’t know we had to get our own drinks and that I wanted something quickly so my food could go down. (In my opinion, it would have been quicker for her to just refill my cup that i had already brought up. Before the pizza, we had ordered sushi rolls and crab rangoon. After each item was dropped off, first the crab rangoon in a to-go bag, then 10 minutes later, the sushi in to-go containers, no one asked how everything tasted or if they could get us anything else. After the sushi, I had to stop her as she walked away for some soy sauce, but the look on her face and energy gave annoyance. Which is why after a guy came out with the pizza and quickly walked away, I didn’t bother asking him for plates, so we just ate it on a napkin. At one point, the bar tender came up to us to let us know they were closing while still eating. As we walked up to pay, there were 2 men at the bar drinking. I asked the “server” while paying what time the bar closed and she said the restaurant closed at 9. I asked, “oh, but what about the bar, she said “the whole restaurant closed at 9”, and I said “oh” and turned towards the 2 men and the bar tender who came up to us earlier to let us know they were closing. She then says, “they are just finishing up their drinks”. It looked like to me the bar tender was getting them another drink. This was a VERY bizarre and unwelcoming experience- coming from someone who worked as a server in the past and who enjoys new restaurants. There were no smiles and it had a very cold “get the hell out” energy. Sad to say as I want locally owned restaurants to thrive.

Great place for large groups to get together. It is serve yourself as they don't have the staff to wait on tables. We were okay with that. The staff they have are very nice.Food: 4/5