357. March Madness at R.S.V.P’s 2 Pizza, Bar & Grill

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If you’re into college basketball, you probably have your nights booked for the next couple of weekends. I know watching the NCAA Basketball Regional and Final Four games is at the top of my husband’s list of things to do. And if you’d rather watch the games with friends than at home alone, I have a suggestion. There’s a great Bar and Grill in town that you might not know about if you’re new to Barrington.

It’s called R.S.V.P.’s 2 Pizza, Bar & Grill in Lake Barrington and it’s been around for 30 years. The locals know it as THE PLACE to be for catching up with old friends, making new ones or drinking ice cold beer while watching the hottest sporting events of the year. I caught up with one of the bar’s biggest fans during a recent Bears/Packers game.

Jimmy Yost at RSVP's 2 in Lake Barrington, Illinois

His name is Jimmy Yost, he’s the guy on the left in the photo above and he’s been coming to R.S.V.P.’s for years, starting when the bar was at it’s former location, further east on Northwest Highway. So Jimmy speaks from experience when he says R.S.V.P.’s is “…like ‘Cheers with Attitude’…You could walk in here, sit down at the bar and you’ll have four friends instantly. You don’t even get to your seat and you have a drink waiting for you.” That’s the kind of remark that’s earned over many years of friendly faces and great customer service. It’s exactly what Steve Petersen (seen with a friend below on the right) and his dad, Ray, were going for when they opened the bar together and gave it a short name for “Ray and Steve’s Village Pub”.

Barrington Business Owner, Steve Petersen

R.S.V.P.’s 2 is just one of several businesses Steve and his family own in Barrington. He graduated from Barrington High School and is an owner of Peterson and Son Concrete, Petersen and Son Plumbing and Chessies 111 Bar and Grille in the Ice House Mall.  While I was visiting, several bar patrons remarked about the Petersen family’s generosity to the community and I decided they must be doing something right if they even make Green Bay Packer fans feel at home.

Green Bay Packer Fans in Lake Barrington, Illinois

R.S.V.P.’s Pizza, Bar and Grill is featuring some great specials for the remaining NCAA games. They’re offering 1-topping pizzas that you can eat there or carry out for only $7.99 on Saturday night. Plus, Bud Lite and Miller Lite pitchers are only $4 on Friday and Saturday nights this weekend and for next weekend’s Final Four games. The bartenders will be standing by and ready to serve the special of your choice OR any of the other items from their easy menu. They have a great selection of appetizers, soups, salads, burgers, hot dogs, sandwiches and specialty pizzas.

Lake Barrington Bartenders at R.S.V.P.'s Pizza, Bar and Grill

You’ll find the schedule of upcoming NCAA Basketball games by clicking HERE and you’ll find R.S.V.P.’s 2 Pizza, Bar and Grill at 28682 W. Northwest Highway in Lake Barrington.  And remember these famous words,

“Sometimes you want to go

Where everybody knows your name,

And they’re always glad you came.

You want to be where you can see,

Our troubles are all the same.

You want to be where everybody knows your name.”

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