Carlock Family Restaurant

This is one of my favorite restaurants. I came for dessert and stayed for lunch. I had the chicken…read morefried steak, with potatoes and gravy. Which was delicious. My meal came with a dessert and I had the french silk pie. My tip is to order your dessert with your meal.

The best food ever, and you have to save space for dessert, is a must. The service is amazing, the…read moreplace is clean, and it's a perfect stop for a family meal. Did I mention you don't forget their pies?

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9/1/23 Pretty good crowd for a Friday night this late but Small Town main hang out

Murdock's Place

4.7(9 reviews)

56.1 mi

Food was very good lots of it but kinda pricey. Service was great…read more Ambiance was so so.

Good local food for awesome prices. Waitresses are lovely and very attentive. It can get a little…read moreloud here on the weekends due to sheer number of people in the restaurant. Live music does happen on occasion as well.

Fried chicken and mashed potato.

Menu and fried chicken.

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Wednesday and Thursday night specials

Wildey's Country Diner

4.5(35 reviews)

33.9 mi

Awesome food, great service, and clean restaurant. The wait seemed a little long but it was the…read morelunch rush so somewhat expected. Would definitely come again!

Used to come here when it was another name - but thank you Wildey"s for hitting it out of the…read moreballpark , Great pork tenderloin , Great county fried chicken , mashed potatoes made from potatoes - and Hats off on the apple pie and Boston chocolate cream pie Great service - neat, clean and homey . Well Done Wildey's - well done !

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Jack's Restaurant

4.4(185 reviews)

10.7 mi

I came from texas for the special Olympics for my niece. We chose your restaurant for the final…read moreday. She had shrimp tacos I had beef strognof my brother had a gyro and my sister in law had chicken flat bread. The beef strognof was something I will dream of here in texas forever It was the very best that I had EVER HAD IN MY LIFE NEXT TO MY SISTERS GREAT JON

Deviled eggs appetizer was great. Creamy gnocchi and the seafood cioppino were excellent. Family…read morerun restaurant and service was superb. Quaint atmosphere.

Restaurant interior

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The Hornet’s Nest

4.2(16 reviews)

20.3 mi

Don't believe the bad reviews. I've been to The Hornet's Nest for breakfast and lunch many times…read more... the service is excellent and so is the food. You'll not get a better breakfast for miles around. Yes, maybe it's not strictly farm-to-table ... but it's good nonetheless and the prices are fine as well.

Our initial visit to this revitalized diner 8 mi. South of BloNo on 51. It was the Honey Chicken…read moreFried Chicken on BookFace that drew me in...and I gotta say, mine WAS next level - super crispy, not too much honey/syrup! The 'Specials' incl potato AND a soup/salad side - some a veg too?! Needless to say I left stuffed! Unfortunately my buddy's fried fish sandwich special was terrible - totally processed, square and from frozen. Fries were the light-battered type and just warm. Also keep in mind that it is a straight diner with no booze, but a huge menu and a pretty impressive pie/sweets counter. There were seemingly more than enuf freindly employees, yet somehow the service was kinda rough where we sat?! The filling lunch w/water was $15+tip and in my case enuf to convince me to plan a future visit for (catfish & walleye) fish fry Friday, soon.

Awesome Honey chicken fried chicken with hash browns plus a disappointing fried fish sandwich

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Green Garden Restaurant

4.9(8 reviews)

17.2 mi

This is a simple diner that tastes good, is quick and has good service. I had breakfast here with 2…read moreother people this week. One had biscuits and gravy, the other 2 had eggs, hash browns and toast. I recommend it. It doesn't have good signage, is hard to spot, and Apple Maps says it's permanently closed. It's very much open! Nice view of a soy bean field out the large front windows.

Great hot food wait staff is on top of it prices are great. I recommend this very friendly peopleread more

Salads are always crisp and yummy

Tonight's special: spaghetti and pizza roll. Really good! Took half home -enough for 2 meala

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Favorite thing here, get it every time-chicken salad melt on rye toast. So so good!!!!

DESTIHL Restaurant & Brew Works

4.2(996 reviews)

10.9 mi

The corned beef was incredibly tender and full of flavor. The Brussels sprouts were different--they…read morewere shredded and mixed with sauerkraut--but they were still really good, even though they weren't like any I've had before. The potatoes were also pretty solid. The flavored tea was nice, it just needed a bit of sugar. Our waitress was super friendly and made the experience even better. She was enthusiastic and enjoyed sharing her favorite menu items, which I appreciated. The ambiance was very welcoming, and I liked how open the space felt. The only downside was that the host who seated us seemed a little short when asking if we had reservations, especially when I asked if they were required.

So, I know the new kids in the block like this kind of thing to order from table and pay and…read morewaitress just plops food on table with all canned drinks no fountain drinks but honestly I didn't like that. I prefer more interaction with the people who are trying to earn a tip. But food was good 4 for food 1 for business profile So 3

Seating by bar area. We arrived at an off time, so it wasn't crowded. People started filtering in around 4pm.

Guajillo Chicken Nachos & Sausage and pepperoni stone oven pizza

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Dining area

Kemp's Upper Tap

4.6(59 reviews)

19.0 mi

Got some great drinks and pretty okay food at this Lexington bar and grill. It turned out a lot…read morebetter than we expected to be honest. Kemp's is probably the best place to go eat in town it seems. A good reason is because there's not much else. The food is pretty average but there's some good things for adults and families. Chill atmosphere even at times when it's crowded. It's located in the middle of downtown or whatever you call it. There's not a whole lot else to go to for a meal. Certainly explains why it gets busy. People only have a few choices and this is one of these. It's about $6 for a basic cocktail. Whole lot of great stuff including whiskey. It's about $5 to get appetizers. We got the Chips And Salsa. Has a lot of greasy fried things like wings and other meats. The menu is pretty standard as far as fried stuff. Has a lot of the basics. It's closed Sundays. That's pretty strange for them to lose out on all that revenue on weekends.

Fantastic local pub in downtown Lexington, Illinois. We selected this location as it already had…read moregreat reviews and was very close to the northeast trailhead of the "Constitution Trail" of the Bloomington/Normal area. The staff here was fabulous with a special shout-out to John. What I found particularly impressive was the amazing selection of craft brews for a small town. The staff was particularly knowledgeable about both the selection and even the breweries that supplied them! I even found some of my favorite and uncommon Chicagoland brews, although I selected some excellent brews from the Bloomington/Normal area. ( Drink local!) Food was wonderful and quickly delivered. I gave five stars on food because it is top quality relative to pubs in general. The Blue Cheese burger was great. I sampled the butterflied pork chop sandwich of the other meal we had and that was a standout! Ambiance is nice as if fitting a local pub in an older downtown building. One notable feature is the walls and ceiling are covered in banners and flags of various kinds which dramatically limits the amount of background noise that would normally be in such a building. There is also a nice outdoor beer garden. This local establishment is well worth the extra minutes off Interstate 55. Also highly recommended to cycling who travel out to the northeast terminus of the trail!

Cool Oberon license plate.

Whiskey With Chips And Salsa

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Goldfinger Lager and Pepper Jack bites.

Old Route 66 Family Restaurant

4.2(208 reviews)

50.8 mi

Family-owned & operated

Established in 2001

We were seated by the girl at the register who never told a waitress we were there so we sat ten…read moreminutes before getting recognized and brought menus. The waitress was very nice and sweet to us, joking and laughing, food came 20 min later. My wife thought her meatloaf had too much gravy which was fine, she just moved it to the side. My chopped steak with onions was quite delicious, one of the better chopped steaks I have had and had enough onions for every bite. We were surprised in the end as desert is included with each dish so we got two pieces of pie, strawberry rhubarb and peach. Over all a great visit except for the wait. 4.2 stars.

Stopped in while a tour bus was there so service was somewhat slow but once we made ourselves…read moreknown, our server was attentive. The shop keeper had told us to find a table but didn't let the server know. I had the meatloaf and mashed potatoes. It was served with LOTS of gravy. (See picture). Flavor was excellent, pleased with large portions. We were pleasantly surprised that dessert was included so we shared some pie. I would stop here again, interesting decor, friendly service.

Outside entrance

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Nancy W.

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5 years ago

We've had several meals here. The staff is great and the food is delicious and reasonably priced.

Darci B.

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14 years ago

Great home cooked food! Everything is absolutely amazing! Definitely recommend stopping in!

K T.

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11 years ago

An easy and tasty place to grab a bite to eat! Everything on the menu is tasty and filling!

Ann R.

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13 years ago

Not very good, only gave second star because service is good and place was clean.

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