Almost Paradise Bar

Friendly staff but the food was so generic, the coleslaw wasn’t even good. The hamburger was I believe a frozen patty. Skip this place.

pizza was good.
this place looks like it hasn’t been updated since the towns founding.
considering galena was founded in the 1800*s, this is not surprising.
they Also Have video POKER machines.

This place is a joke. Staff is unfriendly, waitress didn’t even greet us or tell us her name, just asked us what we wanted to drink. I asked for mozzarella cheese on my italian beef… normal, right? Nah, they dont carry mozzarella cheese. Yet they serve pizza. Wtf? Food is bland and way overpriced… $ 50 for a cheeseburger, Italian beef, two beers, and a pepsi. They only take cash or check but don’t tell you in advance. Save your money and go somewhere else.

Came here with my new wife on a mini-​moon right around Arbor Day. Well let me rephrase that, me and my (now ex) wife came to Galena but after she said to me «you’re like a broken light bulb I wish I could un-​screw you» I was off to look for a place where the shots flowed like wine.
This place fit the bill. They have something called «Linda’s Homemade Apple Pie» that after 4 hours here I think started taking the place of my red blood cells. A fellow drinker with Duck Tales bedroom slippers had some juicy 80’s power ballads flowing from the juke box and I turned my luck with the ladies around with a body shot off a sweet white haired lady named Runner.
I’ll always remember the Tuesday morning of Arbor Day 2015 not for what I lost (wife, house, job, car, dog, potential kids) but for what I found.

This place was horrible. Go somewhere else! They don’t accept credit cards, no mention of this until they give you your check! The place was swarming with flies, food was not edible. Stay away!

Almost paradise? Try no where close to paradise. We were suckered in with their sign of «best Bloody Mary». We watched them make it. Crappy vodka and zing zing. Love zing zing, but that is all? Lights were off at the bar, unfriendly bartender. Go somewhere else.

If I could give zero or negative, I would. Serious crap hole and I don’t use that term often. Dark, depressing, unfriendly. Need more?

I’ve been here a few times, the food is always plain, the service is the same. This evening, I ordered the 3 piece chicken special, but only got two pieces, two breasts. I didn’t bother asking why no third piece, why bother, they obviously feel no shame in ripping people off. The waiter spoke broken English, I asked him what beer was on tap and he mumbled incoherently, but at least he gave me a drink menu. Still, I’ll not return because of the chicken. Hey, Almost Paradise, when you short folks on the chicken, you’re shorting yourself more than the customer.

Terrible pizza, flea market interior, cafeteria style seating, and the plates were foam. Might be a good place to over consume alcohol and vomit all over the floor, but to eat? Never again.

Nothing particularly fancy about this place. We stopped in because we reached the end of the road and were hungry.
Service was average, décor subpar, but the pizza was delightfully tasty and somewhat affordable.
Probably not the best in town nor the worst.

With 10 other customers in the restaurant and two waitresses working, we waited for 10 minutes before someone came to the table and gave us menus.
All down hill from there…
We waited another 10+ minutes for her to come back to take our drink orders. We ordered simple sodas and it took her 10 minutes to get them to the table. When she dropped the drinks, we forced her to take our food order. We ordered apps and our entrees at the same time and she wrote nothing down.
The apps took 25+ minutes to come out (not sure how much was cook time and how much was the waitress) and the entrees were an additional 30 minutes. I should say entrée, since she forgot to put in my order. I tried to tell her to forget it, but she ran off to put in the order (a simple burger, mind you).
We waited 45 more minutes for the burger to come out, after I had asked her several times to cancel the order. She kept telling me, «It’ll be out. One minute!»
Finally got the entrée– asked her, as she was setting the plate down, for a to-​go box. 20 minutes later, she came back with a bill (which was incorrect) and my box.
This is when she tells us that they don’t accept credit cards and we must use their ATM to withdraw cash to pay the bill. There is, of course, a service fee on the ATM. She tells us that all customers are made aware upon entry that CC are not accepted. Completely untrue. There is no sign, nor verbal warning made.
All in all, TERRIBLE service.
Additionally, the food was below average, and the restaurant itself is dirty and outdated.
DEFINITELY not returning, and warning everyone I know away.

Ordered chicken first, they’re out.
Asked for lemon three times for my tea before I got it.
Soup and salad came out three minutes before main entrée.
Soup was cold.
I was given the wrong dressing.
My burger was made medium well… I asked for medium rare. I guess I’m spoiled because I expected a hand formed patty since it was Angus. Why not take this step and make it great?
The shredded pork wrap had big chunks of pork in it… not quite shredded.
Waitress never came back to see if everything was ok until we asked for additional drinks…& we’re almost done with our meal.
Bottom line, try somewhere else.

DISCLAIMER: We were here during one of the busiest days of the year (the Halloween parade). I am not sure if they were capable or prepared to handle such a large crowd of people.
SERVICE: Nice enough, but didn’t seem too informed regarding prices, menu options, or specials.
PRICES: A bit overpriced for the quality.
FOOD: Chili was good and reminded me of Wendy’s chili with an extra kick. However, the nachos were very gross. The meat seemed like it was the «extra» meat that gathered on the grill top. It was overlooked. Although the quantity of the nachos was impressive, they were not good enough to eat too much of.
THE FINAL VERDICT: If you want to got to a bar with a local pub atmosphere, with typical bar food, this place is for you.
PAYING: They said that they didn’t take credit cards? I don’t know if the machine was down or if this is a normal policy… but seems strange to me.

I went here with some friends for lunch on a Saturday, and wasn’t impressed. The wait for a table was pretty long, but it was a busy Saturday, so we weren’t bothered by it. After sitting down and looking over the menu, I decided to order the Italian beef sandwich with a side of chicken pot pie soup and a diet coke. We got our drinks right away, and then waited for about 45 minutes to receive our food. We didn’t hear back from our waitress until we got our food.
The Italian beef was advertised on the menu as being the best in town, but it was just okay. The beef itself was pretty bland and had a very light, tan color to it. It was on a fresh roll which was okay. The au jus was decent and had some good flavor, so it saved the sandwich. The chicken pot pie soup was really bad. It tasted like Campbell’s from a can and it had long, skinny noodles in it. The coleslaw was too sweet, and was equally bad.
The atmosphere inside Paradise is pretty dark and dirty. It’s more of a bar than a restaurant. The bathrooms are decorated with cheesy posters of male models with hardly any clothing on, so the older ladies I was with enjoyed that.
Overall, I didn’t enjoy the food here, and probably won’t be back.

Over an hour for one ruban, wings and fries??? Let me be more specific… one hour and twenty-​three minutes. Ridiculous. The food wasn’t even that good. Typical bar food, which we knew going in, but we were not expecting to wait an eternity for it.

Food wasn’t bad. Had the bacon American burger. Reminds me too much of a dive bar so atmosphere isn’t special. Looks outdated inside

We too were enticed into this place by the sign in front. There is a bar and a «family» section with tables. Everyone got a burger and a thumbs up consensus on the burgers.
A good place to sit down, get a beer and a burger as you make your way up and down Galena’s main drag.
My only complaint is that they don’t take plastic. I’m like the George Clooney character and pay with credit card everywhere. But surprisingly they take personal checks.

Walking down Main St. in Galena our group decided we needed a snack and something to drink. We saw their advertisement for «Best Bloody Mary’s in the world». The ladies decided that was what we wanted so in we went. This place looks like it could use a renovation. It’s a little dated and worn down. It looks like it is in need of some serious up keep. Some of the chairs vinyl covers are cracked and in need of repair. They have some games; Darts and a shuffleboard table.
The guys ordered beers, the women Bloody Marys and we ordered some deep fried mushrooms and pickles for our snack to be shared by all. The mushrooms were standard bar grub. Nothing impression, but still tasted like what you expected. The pickles on the other hand were a bit more impressive. There was a little bit of a spicy kick to them that made them stand out from what you would normally think fried pickles should taste like. We all enjoyed those. The women both thought their Bloody Marys were okay. Nothing overly spectacular other than they came with a garnish of a large pickle spear and two large olives. Yes, let the jokes ensue.
Almost Paradise is not anywhere near paradise, but it is an okay bar.

Definitely not the worst place. It’s okay. Just don’t expect anything and it will be perfect.

My mom and I were in the mood for ice-​cold beer and a plethora of fried goodies after our Main St. shopping extravaganza — this was the perfect place. Fried green beans & mushrooms were awesome — the shrimp were a bit on the fishy and limp side (a la frozen) but we’re spoiled by Phil’s shrimp in Chi-​town. Beers were perfection on tap — Stella and 312 — what more can a girl ask for on Saturday afternoon? Nothing fancy — I enjoyed our pub table by the window though rather than the cafeteria-​style ones …