Schooners Bloomington

Schooners Bloomington is a casual restaurant known for its beer batter chicken, its King tenderloin and its buffalo wings, which the restaurant calls the best in town. The menu also covers burgers, sandwiches, Coney dogs, salads, chicken plank platters and a Wednesday night fried chicken special. Schooners has been open since 1983 and remains locally owned and operated.

The restaurant takes carry-out orders by phone, and it also offers gift certificates and Schooners hats and tee shirts. The bar and beer garden sit alongside the dining room, and the restaurant is on East Grove Street in Bloomington, Illinois, near the east side of town. Prices are subject to change, so check with your server before ordering the larger platters.