Recently I brought in my 30-year old Buffet B12 clarinet for an overhaul. Mike’s had it working even better than when it was brand new by the time the repair was completed and even recommended an affordable Bundy hard rubber mouthpiece to replace the plastic one the that Buffet included as stock.
Just bought an acoustic/electric Washburn here and love it. Mike and Calvin were both super friendly and helpful.
Great place! I wish I would have stopped there years ago.
From the moment I stepped foot into the store, I was greeted by a warm and inviting atmosphere. The staff at Mike’s Brass and Woodwind were not only knowledgeable but also genuinely passionate about music. Their dedication and expertise were evident in every interaction, making my experience truly memorable.
What sets Mike’s Brass and Woodwind apart from other stores is their commitment to personalized service. The staff took the time to understand my specific requirements and guided me in choosing the perfect instrument that matched my skill level and musical preferences. Their attention to detail and willingness to go the extra mile made a world of difference in my decision-making process.
Furthermore, I was pleasantly surprised by the store’s dedication to ensuring the instruments are in top-notch condition. Each instrument was meticulously maintained and showcased its true potential. The store also provides a wide range of accessories and spare parts, ensuring that musicians have everything they need to enhance their playing experience.
The combination of a welcoming ambiance, a vast array of instruments, knowledgeable staff, and a commitment to excellence makes this store a treasure trove for music enthusiasts.
Alway great serive great store
Mike did an amazing job restoring my 20+ year old alto sax that I let sit idle for 10 years. Now it plays just like I remembered and it didn’t cost me a fortune to restore. Thanks Mike!
We went to fix, my trumpet, they didnt, they actually made it lead to a broken trumpet, now we need a new trumpet, and we dont know where to go!
5. Lucky Bernie’s Spring Grove
Address: 2450 US-12 Unit C & D, 2450 US-12, Spring Grove, IL 60081 , Spring Grove , Illinois , United States
I only stopped for lunch, so I cannot comment on the gaming or cocktails, but the food was excellent. Staff was friendly and helpful.
Love the slots
I’ve only visited twice as a DoorDasher, but the food smelled amazing, the atmosphere was fun, but relaxed, and the deli case was full of food quality items with a nice variety. The outdoor seating is cute and far enough away from the entrance to allow smoking at the far table without bothering anyone entering the restaurant or the one next door (ashtray available on one of the tables). Service was a little slow even though they weren’t busy either time I was in. The customers I delivered to were highly satisfied!
Ahead fresh Boars Head high top quality meets and cheeses. Great drinks. Friendly staff. Great prices. Great specials. My go to place.
First off , we eat here regularly. But today was not as 5 starish, they used premade sandwiches from the back fridge and peeled off the cheese because it wasn’t the flavor we ordered. I thought this was strange because, like I said we eat here pretty regular and haven’t been privy to this method of sandwich making. Toss out the cheese on the premade sandwhich ? and add our selected cheese instead.
Other than that, as yummy as always. Happy St. Paddy’s !!!
Have great experiences there with coworkers. Mixed drinks are good. Sandwiches are decent. Maybe I’m just old at the ripe age of 27 but the music just blares WAY TOO LOUD
If you don’t know how to make a sandwich and crack open a beer at home then this is the place.
Has a sign outside on RT 12 saying they deliver, called multiple times only to get shot down every time. False advertising! Don’t say you deliver if you can’t! Change to pick up only!
This place is a joke, avoid at all costs! I went there last night at 10:10pm. It states on Google maps that they are open until 1:00am, it has the hours posted on the far left door they are open until 1:00am, all the lights were on, and there is a hand written napkin taped to the main entrance that they close at 11:00pm. The door is unlocked and as I walk in, I see 2 employees inside, and was promptly and rudely informed that they are closed!?!? What? It is not even 11:00pm and they were definitely not understaffed. I suggest you take your hard earned money elsewhere, this place could care less about their customers. Never again. They need to change their name to Not So Lucky Bernie’s.
6. Repurposed Glitter Vintage Emporium
Address: 1928 Main St Rd, Spring Grove, IL 60081 , Spring Grove , Illinois , United States
Wonderful staff and quality merchandise from repurposed furniture, hanging pictures, homemade jewelry, knick knacks, to miscellaneous items-cannot name everything!!! A must see store a wonderful selection of quality merchandise!! A surprise of a variety vendor’s!!
I Love This Shop!! It has a pluthera of items, either handmade or brought in Antiques!!
Stephanie & Julie are so kind & know a lot about the shop! It’s a Great Shop just to browse around! Thanks Stephanie & Julie!!
Hours on door say Wednesdays 10-4 but we drove here and it is closed.
SELLERS BEWARE – highway robbery
Owner is unprofessional and non-responsive. We have had items brought into the store for MONTHS and no communication or payment has been made. We cannot even get in touch with her about getting our items back.
7. Blackstar Guitar and Music Studio
Address: 2136 Coachlight Ln, Spring Grove, IL 60081 , Spring Grove , Illinois , United States
Always something new that I will find that I’ll catch my eye at this place. The staff is very welcoming and sweet and the items they have always are arranged so beautifully each time it’s exciting to see what’s going to be presented in a different way or what will be new! Highly recommend this place for also Consignment but also for Furnishing your home 🙂
Excellent service, knowlegeable staff, great deals!!
Very nice store, with many interesting things!
Interesting
Always find something unique here. Very nice quality furniture. Priced a bit high on some things considering it is used, but very nice.
9. Howling Moto
Address: 2404 Spring Ridge Dr STE D1, Spring Grove, IL 60081 , Spring Grove , Illinois , United States
Anthony is such a knowledgeable and great guy. I am new to the world of motorcycles and he has been more than helpful. His accommodating attitude is what brings me back as a repeat customer. If you need any work done to a motorcycle or even want to buy one, he is definitely your guy
Anthony is very experienced and knowledgeable with all kinds of motorcycles and parts too. He’s somebody you can truly trust when dealing with him whether it’s buying something he’s selling or him finding a part for you. Great customer service. Returns messages promptly. They offer service, storage, delivery, and weekly events for everyone. Definitely recommend Howling Moto!! ️
Above and beyond service, called me after ordering the wrong part (wrong year) ensured all the parts and supporting parts for the build were correct. Thank you Anthony!!!
I bought parts from multiple stores and Howling Moto even helped out with a few questions on the DHM ECU!
Fast, responsive, knowledgeable, will be coming back in the future.
Update: After the Anthony the owner of Howling Moto made incredibly false claims about me that were not true, he had to shut off his Facebook Reviews. Before doing business with him please ask him to unhide his Facebook Reviews so you may review them. Any company that has to hide their reviews should NOT be trusted by any means!
I had an incredibly horrible experience bringing my Honda Ruckus to this shop. Anthony the owner would never update me properly, recommended me the wrong parts, and then took my Ruckus to a body shop called Dirty Rides that did a paintjob that was not only over priced but was poor in quality. Anthony took 0 accountability for all his mistakes and did nothing to assist me. The only person who helped me was his Mechanic Ken who had to take care of all his mistakes. It was downright ridiculous how much I had overpaid to have my Ruckus at Howling Moto. I really wanted to like Howling Moto but unfortunately there was 0 professionalism while working with this shop and I truly regret ever bring my Ruckus here.
10. Rocco Z Music, LLC
Address: 3103 Lincoln Rd, McHenry, IL 60051 , Spring Grove , Illinois , United States
Just look at how this beautiful set of drums shines!! Thanks to Rocco, who came out to my home for a complete overhaul. Now they look and sound perfect – ready for my daughter to take music lessons! I absolutely cannot recommend Rocco Z Music enough – great to deal with, reasonable, polite, punctual and professional! A* Rating.
I got a great deal on a drum harness!!!! It was packaged really well
Rocco did an amazing job at my wedding. Everyone could not stop talking about how awesome they DJs were. They did not disappoint and kept the dance floor full until the night was over. THANK YOU.
Hasn’t returned any emails or phone calls. Answered the phone once. Said he’d get back to me after the school season started. Crickets
11. Evolution Music Rock Academy
Address: 417 Ogden Ave, Downers Grove, IL 60515 , Spring Grove , Illinois , United States
Incredible customer service, really great to deal with
Dan is one of the most professional customer service personnel I have ever witnessed. Guitar center should look to hire employees like Dan. Dan is the Man. Thank you evolution music also for giving me a fair price for the pedals I sell to you. God bless.
Great atmosphere and really cool employees. I always find something to buy other than what my intended visit was for. Prices are excellent. Support local business!!!
Great little music shop
Stop in to see local bands play
Dan (the manager) is a solid guy and the store does good, honest work. Great to have these guys around in the western suburbs.
Cannot speak on this business as a store but as a music venue it was a very difficult and miserable experience as a band and we did not enjoy playing here – got the short end of the stick in many ways
SELLER BEWARE!! The staff, who although may seem cool, are lowball artists to say the least. I sold an amo to them for what i thought was the best price i could get. $30 bucks.. They told me it was only worth 60 dollars max. When i came back in to sell some more gear (which they practically robbed me for), i saw the exact amp i sold them (only worth $60) for 149.99!! I was apalled! Ill never go back there again.. THATS A FACT…
12. Subway
Address: 2450 US-12 Unit A, Spring Grove, IL 60081 , Spring Grove , Illinois , United States
Good fast service. Just what you would expect out of the good Subway.
always a great smile great service and nice people working there
Great staff!
This is a great place to eat if you want something quick and easy
Store was clean, employees were positive, helpful, and on top of it.
Refreshing food
Ordered 2 subs
#1 had hair in it.
#2 had what appears to be an olive pit.
Employees on a Saturday afternoon are kind of rude.
Eat Nasty, I’ll go somewhere else.
Average. Most of the time they are nice.
Update…
I didn’t realize how generous I was when I said “average.” The new staff SHOULD NOT be allowed to work with the public – EVER. Just plain nasty. Food quality has gone way down, as well; this sad even for Subway.
Congratulations, though; you finally made the “do not go to – EVER” list.
EAT FRESH!!!. It is 11pm, no fresh bread, only leftovers from yesterday.
13. Hydraulics Services & Repairs
Address: 7502 Mayo Ct Unit 1, Spring Grove, IL 60081 , Spring Grove , Illinois , United States
Mark and Kraig are extremely knowledgeable, professional and go above and beyond!
Good service
Very Nice and Knowledgeable staff. I did not like the fact that I went to get a seal kit for my Eaton pump and was charged 100 Bucks after I had opened it to look at it. He said he thought It was 60 before I opened it. I asked why the seal kit was so expensive, he said it was because you cant use any other kit to repair it and Eaton charges a lot. I went online and can find these things everywhere for 29.99-35.00 with shipping. I understand they have to make a buck on items, however this was excessive and I feel like I got ‘duped’
I called them first to make sure they could fix our truck. Over the phone they said yes bring it in, so I did. I drive the truck down there and someone else tells me no they can’t fix it. So I wasted 45mins of my time and fuel money for nothing. We will be using another hydraulic shop from now on.
14. The Grove Pub & Grill
Address: 2008 Main St Rd, Spring Grove, IL 60081 , Spring Grove , Illinois , United States
Great burgers and staff plus they just added a large covered patio deck with stage for music..located in the old part of town with lots of parking.
Awsome nachos! And the mozzarella sticks are the size of egg rolls!
Love this pub!
I went on a Tuesday to sample their “Taco Tuesday”. While I was there I thought the tacos were pretty decent but after I left and had a chance to think about it, the tacos were rather bland, ground beef on a soft taco shell. Even the salsa served was quite bland.
If you call The Grove just hope Katy doesn’t answer the phone. She’s a rather rude person, not friendly at all. Tamara was our server and she was really quite pleasant, answered all of our questions
I’m not going to waste my time going back to try anything. There are lots of places that offer better
very nice place pretty good food
The calamari and crispy fish tacos were good. I thought both were lacking flavor though, especially the calamari. Maybe serve with some lemon wedges? I have to say the calamari were perfectly done. Light crispy breading and not chewy. Nachos were good. Server never mentioned her name and didn’t seem very happy to be there. I know sometimes people have off days. Nice place and the rest of the staff was great. We’ll be back.
Great service. Cold food and not as described.
Great place. Nice bar where you don’t hear many f-bombs. Burgers are great. Love their martinis. Staff works hard.
I keep missing the dancing girls
This was not our first time at The Grove. We come here all summer. Every year for at least 5 or more years. We’ve always gotten what we ordered. But this time (2021) we got nothing we ordered. When my husband got home with the food we were very unhappy. He ordered a Diablo Burger and it was a plain burger. Mine was suppose to have avacado on it, nothing but a plain burger. These are not cheap burgers. I am posting this only to hope the owners will talk to whoever takes the orders to try better. I really like the The Grove and we will go back. But we will definitely check our order next time. Sorry for the low score but I’d love to put down 5 stars next time.
We are lucky to have options for local availability of music and related supplies. In addition to the great customer service, what sets Piano Trends apart from other local vendors is the connection to the music community in our area. They have created an environment both virtual and physical for sharing experiences and expressions of sound at all levels. Whether your kid just began recorder or your livelihood depends on your creation of sound all are engaged as members of this community.
These guys are the best. They do rentals, lessons, and sell instruments. Barb (woodwinds) is the absolute best.
Very nice selection.
Friendly service. A wonderful local business.
Worst place ever. Waist of time and money. I would not recommend this place. Stay away from this place.
Bought a beautiful piano paid cash … husband walked out needed money for kids paid piano trends to sell for me they refused to answer or send money I even paid for them to pick up in same town for 300. Now and then they refuse to respond to me
What can I say! Nanny Nikki is amazing!
Nanny Nikki came to perform her amazing show for my daughter’s first birthday. Everyone loved it, grown ups and children! She made my daughter super happy. She was a pleasure to work with, she adapted her songs for the event. Thank you Nanny Nikki!
My kiddos have seen Nanny Nikki twice now… once when she was a guest greeter at our school and once at Gavin’s Literacy Night! AND we’ll see her again at the preschool event this week! My kiddos are 9, 7 and 3 (x2 – twins!) and ALL of them love her! Her bubbly and positive personality is like no other and she easily adapts her show to her audience! You can’t help but smile when you meet her! As a school board member and parent, I’m so glad that we have welcomed Nanny Nikki into our Gavin family!
Absolutely wonderful experience! The kids were engaged in singing and dancing the entire visit. Highly recommend Nanny Nikki Music!!
18. Hillshire Recording Studio
Address: 9915 Hillshire Dr, Richmond, IL 60071 , Spring Grove , Illinois , United States
