Hooks II (Formerly Let's Party Event Center) - Morris, Illinois

Cassie G.

We threw our baby shower here. They were absolutely awesome. Susie made some amazing trays for our party. When I was picking the trays I wanted for the party, it showed only 2 different sandwiches on it but Susie made 2 extra types of sandwiches for us as well which I thought was super amazing of her and helpful. Debbi was an amazing bartender. She helped us do some cleaning and packing up towards the end of the party which I was super grateful for. I loved the space and we all had a great time. I will definitely be recommending Hooks to anyone who is looking for a venue to host a party.

tricia R.

We hosted our daughter and future son-in-law‘s wedding shower. The wedding shower was Harry Potter themed. We had hanging candles (battery operated), A dessert table, a full food table and open bar, two balloon arches and more desserts than you can count! The bartender, Nique, was amazing! The mimosas were delicious! Steve helped us with anything that we needed and the hall was extremely clean and perfect for the wedding shower. There were two refrigerators in a back room with some storage space and counter space as well. Two bathrooms which were extremely clean and location (Morris) was perfect. We were able to host 50 people comfortably. Best place to host a party!

S R.

Had my 2 year old's birthday party here and had an amazing time!! It was the perfect amount of space for my family's needs. Steve had met with us to go over everything and answered all our questions ahead of time so we had a seamless easy party when we got there. We even had the drink option that we would only pay for sodas and anyone who wanted alcohol had to pay on their own accord. We got so many compliments from our guests about how nice the place was. They even said they'd want to have future events there as well. Our bartender Nicki was also very helpful and kind and made sure we knew how to close out our party properly. Having a party in the winter isn't the easiest and it was the hardest thing to find an affordable venue but with Let's Party's help we had an amazing time and was within our budget. We would definitely have more events here in the future.

Jeremy C.

I recently hosted a celebration of life for my mother who passed. I was surprised at the willingness to work with me as the event was very last minute. The owner was nothing but kind and understanding. We were a little behind schedule due to traffic but were able to setup and begin the service fairly quickly. The venue was perfect! The bartender was an absolute sweetheart! She even asked me if I needed help setting up.

Mike T.

I had 2 events here my daughter graduation party and yesterday my daughter sweet 16 party. Both times where great we had Beth the bartender for both events and she always been great. I’m sure I’ll be having other events here in the future.

Joshua C.

the venue was amazing!
bartender had excellent service.
our event ran a little over time and they didn’t charge us extra.
the owner also let us schedule the two days prior and on short notice.
couldn’t ask for a better space!
thank you so much.

Shannon P.

I just had my daughter's baby shower there sunday! It was amazing from start to finish! Amy, our bartender was AWESOME, and so helpful! I had great communication with the owner through the entire process and I can't wait to use this venue again!

Katy

I will never plan an event here or recommend this venue. We hosted my sister’s baby shower here today. We had planned to arrive 1 hour prior to the event to set up, for an additional fee that was scheduled in advance. Cleaning person would not let us in at 11 because “the last time he did this he got in trouble with the owner”. We called and messaged the owner Steve over 10 times, with no response. We had mutual connections try to get ahold of him as well with no luck. We finally convinced the cleaning person to let us in at 11:30. Our event was not setup or ready when the guests arrived. At about 1pm Steve finally got back to us via Facebook messenger, never a returned phone call. This issue caused our event to be extremely stressful. This type of venue should be much more organized as people are relying on and paying for it. We did appreciate our bartender, she was extremely nice!

EDIT: I am editing this review to respond to the owners comment. Yes, invitations were sent out for the event to start at noon. We would have gladly reached out to all of our guests to change the start time to 1. However, the owner Steve AGREED to let us in at 11 and we agreed to pay the extra $30, so we left the event start time at 12. So blaming us because he was unprofessional and unorganized is again a reason why I won’t recommend this place. I understand mistakes happen, but the way the owner handled this situation is the main reason for my review. Just based on his response should be very clear how he does business. We tried to take this up with the business before I decided to leave a review. I called several times and sent a Facebook message. No response until I left this review. We were let inside 30 minutes late after having to haggle and ultimately call the bartender who thankfully gave us the okay to go in. Accepting miscommunication on their end and professionalism would have resolved this issue. Instead it’s being projected on us and only getting responses on a review and get called ugly for rating our experience.