Little Al’s Bar & Grill

Love this place. Went in there for the first time and little Al was tending bar. Felt like I knew the man for years. Great little dive bar and I am not from mokena, and ended up seeing many people I knew. Blue collar people are all the same and anybody who feels out of place, probably is out of place!!!

The nicest man owns this place. Today was my first time there and I was very satisfied. I got the Joey Burger (blue cheese burger) with fries and it was awesome, and only $ 4.50. He told me to come back on Wednesday because he makes the sauce and meatballs for spaghetti Wednesday. Do not except a big new bar because this an old time dive bar for sure, but I loved it.

Great night time crew! Very friendly! Love them! Great food also @ a great price! :D Feeling very welcomed when @ there Love the atmosphere @ night! Great Hawks Games also!!!

Yikes, this is tough to review. You have to understand that this is a dive bar. Some rough language but, hey, this is what bars are supposed to be. My girlfriend and I went on a lazy Saturday afternoon. The guys at the bar will talk to you. Little Al is an awesome guy. He’s a Marine. Ask him to show you a picture of his monkey. Good stories and cheap beer. The place is dirty and bathrooms still have that recycled papertowel rolling thing. Just bring hand sanitizer if you’re worried about that sort of thing.

What a great little place! We walked in around 2:30 pm on a Saturday, to find out much to our disappointment that the kitchen closed at 2, an older man who we later found out to be Little Al himself said if we just wanted burgers he’d make an exception and cook us up some. Upon hearing that one of the regular patrons shouted out «you make the best burgers anyhow». The place is a dive don’t expect anything fancy it’s a beer and shot type of place with room for 30 people max and a few tables but those burgers we’re good, I will definitely be back! The service was excellent everyone was friendly and accommodating and you have to love an owner who will accommodate his customers. Just make sure you go when the kitchen is open. There is a sign out front that reads «the best burgers in town» I think it may be true.

Do you want to go back in time to when racism was ok? Then Little Al’s is your place.
I was drawn here by the sign that read «Best Burger in Town». This was a classic example of false advertising. Although I have not tried every single burger in Mokena, I’ve certainly had better (has anyone heard of Tribes???). Stick to the spaghetti. Wednesday nights are the night to see and be seen, as it is spaghetti night.
Service was subpar. I was served by a crotchety old woman. Outsiders BEWARE.
The drinks are cheap and people watching is definitely the best in the area. They also sell hoodies with customized names – a great gift for any loved one!
In all, great ambiance, not so great food.
Semper fi!

This place is a hole in the wall. The service was garbage as the bartender called last call an hour before bar close. Then she served many customers after last call yet refused service to us. I’d never go back. The owner was just awful.

Little Al’s is an old-​school Chicago Bar located in the middle of nowhere, Mokena, IL. Between the obnoxious patrons which damper the experience every single time, the prices are fair for otherwise ordinary bar food. Sports are always on the television which is a perk, and they run specials during games, but then again, between the flare ups between barflies, it makes Little Al’s un-​enjoyable.
Come here with a regular for god sake, they are the only people who come here, and could show you around, saving further dismay. Otherwise, unless you’re from Mokena, you’ll not only be dismissed, but patronized, what else is there to talk about? Fourth-​hand news?
Only reason to come is lunch, or very early dinner. It’s the nature of a dive-​bar in the old sense which it lives too, grandpa would drink here, don’t be like grandpa.

I’ve been going here for 23 years. used the pay phone to call my real estate agent to close the deal on my first and only house… the first business I solicited in Mokena (when Mokena was rural). Since smoking was banned, the place is even better… try the super burger… i know people from Mokena who have no idea it’s there… sad. Great place. Al is the man. Cheryl is awesome.

Hmm! Now that I have gone back a few times this is the joint in a nutshell. It’s a cheap place to drink and has pretty good food. But remember. Slumin this far down the pike can be dangerous. Someone is always going to start up a conversation if you sit close enough. Twenty feet is about right. And as I was waiting for my burger I had the chance to see the bartender in action. They have generous pours and are quick to the draw when you get low. I went to wash my hands before my food came. I will say that they were cleaner before I went into that room. There was a table that the parents thought it would be a great idea to bring the kids. Then complained about the language. This is a raunchy old corner tavern full of people that are looking to have a good time and obviously! Get drunk! Do not bring your kids here unless you are trying to teach them a valuable life lesson.

My favorite place to get a superburger, thats the name of Al’s big burger. What a deal 5 $ for a fresh made juicy cheeseburger with hot crispy fries! Plus Little Al is a super guy! A clean and old school joint with friendly «real kinda» of people. I just love this «dive» bar! If you are going for lunch make sure you get there before 2:00pm because thats when the grill closes untill dinner time. Just give it a try once. Then I’m SURE you will go back again and again.

This is a fun little neighborhood place… an old fashioned bar and a few tables… the owner, Al Pizzato (my name even has pizza in it, he says) loves to chat with you… there’s cheap (cold) draft peer (1.40 — hard to beat) and a great old exterior… word has it the burgers, too are great… and Al himself was quick to talk up his homemade spaghetti with big meatballs (wednesdays) and there appears to be a respectable fish fry on fridays, but we got there at 2:30 and the kitchen closes at 2. If Al has help behind the bar he’ll extend the hours, but if not, you’re out of luck, as we were. It was a friendly, pleasant sun-​filled dive, so we had a few drafts and moved on. will have to update when we get to try the burgers. but it’s in a real old downtown, right by the metra station, and the pix online were what drew me in and it did not disappoint.

Real old school tavern, I love this place… And I know my bars. They serve Malort!!! Come and get a shot.

Place is a bug-​infested dump. The urinal didnt even work.
And the people that hang out there are creeps.

Little Al’s had great food, and it’s cheap! But there’s a dark side to Little Al’s…