Readers Pick Best Patios In St. Charles Area

ST. CHARLES, IL — We asked St. Charles Patch readers this week to give us their favorite patio and beer garden recommendations in the area. And the results on your favorite spots are now in.

The top vote-getter was Riverlands Brewing Company at 1860 Dean Street, Unit A, in St. Charles. It is followed by the patio at Villa Verone Ristorante Italiano, 416 Hamilton St., Geneva.

Readers praised Riverlands for its excellent ambiance and fun events, which include tie-dye parties, a turtle race and golf. They also often have food trucks and music, which readers love, and, of course, great beer, according to our Patch poll.

In particular, the Dean Street IPA got the thumbs up from a couple readers.

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"The patio offers plenty of seating during daytime and evening hours with plenty of umbrellas for shade and lights for ambiance when the sun goes down," according to one reader's review. "This brewery offers up several events and activities throughout the week and although the real star of the show is the house made beers, they do offer up non alcoholic drinks options, unique snacks and host food trucks so you can either grab a meal on your way or on the premises to enjoy with your beverage."

Villa Verone has a "beautiful patio and good food," according to readers. And the chicken Alfredo is a menu item readers picked as the best.

Other local outdoor dining favorites that received a mention from readers include: Gia Mia, which has a covered patio on a closed street and wait staff that "was lovely, helpful and attentive;" Whiskey Bend, with its "full outside bar, fire tables and a lot of seating;" and Salerno's on the Fox, which has great views of the river and downtown.