Amazing spot! Love the interior. We stopped in for dinner last week and so happy we did. The inside…read moreis gorgeous and the service was outstanding. Aja was out waitress and explained that Firefly is farm to table. We tried their spicy pineapple vodka drink and it was stellar, had two. For entrees, we both had the wrapped filet. Cooked to perfection. We also split the brussel sprouts and they were amazing. Lastly we had the brownie with ice cream and it was decadent and delicious. Everything was a 10/10. Highly recommend!

This was our first visit, and everything was exceptional! The food was delicious, the drinks were…read morefantastic, and the overall experience exceeded our expectations. A special shoutout to Victoria for her outstanding service. She was friendly, energetic, attentive, and genuinely welcoming. She anticipated our needs, checked on us at just the right times, and helped make our evening truly enjoyable. Victoria is a wonderful ambassador for this restaurant, and thanks to her and the amazing food, we'll definitely be back!

My husband is a native to Effingham and this was our first time at Fujiyama Japanese steakhouse and…read moreit was a nice visit that will have me coming back. Of course, I always get skeptical of seafood being fresh in the middle of nowhere middle Illinois in the Midwest of the USA but this time we went for the hibachi experience so I gave the shrimp a try and my husband ate the chicken. He had a side of fried rice with egg and I opted for noodles with our vegetables. The complementary house salad and soup tonight was mushroom was OK but not as good as other hibachi style restaurants. Our hibachi chef was funny entertaining and was able to connect with each of the guests. He made jokes and put on a wonderful performance. I appreciated that not every seat was filled for hibachi and we were still able to enjoy dinner as a party of eight. Next time we visit, we will eat on the traditional restaurant side to test out the sushi and other menu offerings. The restaurant is fairly wheelchair accessible with everything being on one even level and there's plenty of accessible parking and close parking as Fujiyama is next to a few other stores sharing the parking lot.

Today I parked my rig at the TA. Walked a few blocks to this restaurant, wasn't too difficult of a…read morehike. Having seen a billboard AD driving along the i70, I thought huh, hibachi down the road on exit 160, let's do this. Originally had other plans, like hitting up the NAF NAF for some Mediterranean food couple miles further. But haven't had any Bennihana style hibachi in ages, I did sort of crave the grilled veges, NY Steaks and hibachi butter fried rice. So got in here today, and it was pretty quiet. Wasn't even sure if there were any parties at the grill. Back in the days I use to work at a pretty high octane hibachi in the Permian Basin (ya, think Billy Bob Thornton in Landman on steroids). We'd have oil field crews pack our entire restaurant, and I'd be doing daily sales of 3,000.00 to 4,000.00 just under my own tab. Those were the days you can order a bowl of Udon noodles and it probably came out to 8.99--- good ole pre- inflation days. So onto the food here. Steak was over cooked, wanted medium rare, tasted well done. Chicken was decent, moist, not dried out. I've had hibachi chicken in certain restaurants where the meat was straight up dried. So good job. The fried rice was a 7/10. Not the best, but better than Panda Express. The grilled veges were alright, the teriyaki sauce was decent not too sweet. And overall the hibachi combo plate of NY Steak, Chicken w/ fried rice was overall a 7.5/10. I want to give a thumbs up to the restaurant for their portions. This being lunch hours, the lunch portion here can play out in many other places as dinner size. The Miso soup was your typical hot soup + instant dried seaweed + supermarket house brands tofu. Can't screw this dish up. And the salad was sugar overkill...along with the Yum Yum Sauce. What I wished they did with the Salad sauce. Okay, blend carrots, apples, increase ginger, couple slices of lemon, and cut down on the sugars. For the Yum Yum Sauce decrease the sugar, more garlic, and please add a tad bit more MSG for that flavor bomb. Now because I figured I might still be hungry, I ordered their 2 roll sushi lunch special-- the Bay bridge, and the Volcano. Sushi rolls were both pretty solid. The sushi chef here gets a 8/10 for his sushi rice making ability. I've seen complete failures at restaurants serving sushi where the rice isn't even cooked through. Worse I've had sushi rice that tasted like those Supermarket sushi franchises Snow Fox and Fuji Foods. Special mention: the wasabi is spicy. Very good. For a hibachi grill restaurant, this place is a solid 7/10. Is it worth walking over here if your semi truck is parked nearby? Yes. Is it worth a detour if you're on a road trip and don't want burgers and fries? Yes. Is it a nice setting to sit down and talk with your colleagues or watch their hibachi chefs perform? Sure. In the end, for price, portion, and just a no bs Japanese teppanyaki meal, I think Fujiyama can fill that void. Why the 3 Stars? because there's room to improve, food wise, like the fried rice: more white peppers, onions, garlic butter, soy sauce, scallions. To my Chinese passerbyers: 覺得路過的客人，可以過來關顧一下，整體食物質量管控還行，就是甜了一點；要是有哪位華人卡車師傅在附近停靠，過夜，我也還是會推薦過來這家日式鐵板試試，想當年羅蘭剛一家老字號的上林鐵板燒已經被蒙古餡餅給取代了，也就是抱有這種懷舊才使得我過來品一品這村莊的日式鐵板。

Ok this is the best Chinese you're gonna get in this small town. Note it's definitely carry out /…read moreto go orders only. We came dressed to dine in & there are only 2 small tables indoors. No outside dining available . Very vegan & vegetarian friendly . Easily customizable entrees . Many tofu options as well not listed on the extensive menu. Good flavor but lacked spice for me personally . I was not a fan of their style chili oil ( tasted watery & not spicy at all ). Fantastic customer service !

Cuisine in always consistent. Had a good Kung Poa for dinner this trip. If you want something…read morechanged they will do it for you. Great family Owned and Operated restaurant.

Staple to our eating out. Price is reasonable and they have a price for kids by age. If you're a…read morelocal get a punch card 10 meal is free. Service is quickly pay as you go in before seated, selfserved drinks, and server picks up plates. This is best way in my opinion for a buffet pay first and eat. That away theres no waiting for the check and when done just leave. Food seems like its kept hot and fresh. Constantly seen cashier going down stirring and radioing back what needs more or new. Rarely is anything out. Plus nice 6-7 sushi roll selection. Restaurant as a whole just was updated a bit and freshened up.

Food's a 3/5; nothing remotely special. Basically the grading criteria here is go for Panda Express…read morewith a drink an egg roll and 3 dishes for 15.00 USD ...or come here and have slightly better Chinese food, with Alot more options with a drink for 18.00 USD out the door. And if you are making 6 figures a year the no brainer food costs saving measures is to just eat one meal a day a the China Buffett for 5 days during the weekdays, and you're all set for greater inflation savings. Other than that, staff members get a 5/5 for courteous and quick service. And the location gets a 5/5 because there's an actual truck stop next door, and this is definitely a good meal stop for truck drivers.

We have been coming to Lucia's since the beginning! We love the recent upgrades in the ambiance,…read moreand the food has always been great! We recently did the chef's experience for a birthday night out and had a great time with Chef Geno! Some classics enjoyed as well as some off menu specials! We really appreciate the quality of the ingredients and the heart that goes into your meal.

My daughter recommended this place after she saw a post on social media. We visited it today and I…read moream so happy we did. What a wonderful place! We had the carbonara, lasagna, and Trentino pizza. Everything was delicious but the carbonara was definitely my favorite. It took me back to my trip to Rome! This is what real Italian food tastes like Absolutely delicious! The owner is really nice. It's clear he wants to serve only the best food! We drove from CU and it was absolutely worth it! We will be back soon! You should definitely try it!

A must try effingham staple…read more Eat on the salad bar or diner side and enjoy a hometown style meal or the spring rolls! Every time we visit this town we try to get in a meal or at least take home one of their handmade pies or cookies. They rotate staff a lot but the food is always the same so it's a good bet you will have a good meal. Don't forget they do a great job catering!

Passed through Effingham IL again and decided to commence my 30 minutes + off duty break here…read more Low-Key truck stop next door to Niemerg's Steakhouse is the Speedway; the startegy is park your rig there and walk over to this landmark. Haven't not been inside this restaurant ever, i kept an open mind I didn't know what to expect. Theres apparently three dine in area options. You have a whiskey, bar lounge that probably the likes of General MacArthur would patronize for food and cigars like at the Historical Manila Hotel in Manila Philippines. Then you have the open dining room where you seat yourself and it was reminiscent to an Army Chow Hall...sort of with retro 80s decor. And lastly, I chose the Salad Bar room with a booth seating. Server Jessica was fantastic! Went through the standard protocols with me; I was really enjoying the vibes at this place. It's very Mahogany, 1960s - 1980s feeling, almost like that steakhouse Warren Buffet likes to go to in Omaha Nebraska. Very community family oriented, quiet, really quite different than any restaurant or diner you patronize in a city like Los Angeles. A lot of retired folk here and truly, you feel like you been thrown back in time to the 80s and early 90s in some sense. So anyways on to the food. I'm going to state my opinion straight up, the salad bar hot food bar is the star of the show. In fact everything from the soup to the oven potatoes to the COLESLAW (Best Coleslaw Ever), reminded me of that once upon a time Soup Plantation that died during Covid....and the best part is the Cold and hot bar is all-inclusive with your main entree order. Yes you heard that right, you buy the resort tickets, and you enjoy your stay with unlimited cocktails at Cancun...I mean Neimergs... Now to the Iowa Premium Rib Eye Steak. To the kitchen staff: 2 minutes on the top side, 2 minutes on the bottom side. Bake in oven 1 minute on both sides. Done. Medium Rare. A perfectly good steak was destroyed because it came out well done. To future passerbys, skip the baked potato loaded if you decide to dine in at the hot and cold bar room. Last thoughts. I want to give the steak a 3 stars but the overall ambiance, the grandpappy grandma vibes and that overall feel like your dining at someone's home in farm country really elevated the entire experience. Plus the servers are all working their tails off. So I've rated this place a 4 stars. Think anyone on a road trip, or just driving their rig through town should give this historical site a visit. 1978 right? Or something like that. This place also has some of the freshest greens.

Here's a great place that we frequent often…read more.. Definitely a family fave and A TOP CHOICE by wifey. In fact, we pretty much have a steady-state order. For some reason, we get menus and even look at them, and then we order the exact same thing every time. BUT!!! I will say this: tonight there was a wait! So we sat at the bar waiting for a table, and got a glass of wine!!! THAT'S DIFFERENT for us! Our order: Wifey - Stuffed shells, garden salad, hot honey pizza Me - Meatball/spaghetti, anti-pasta salad, hot honey pizza (This was actually a new main dish for Honey. He decided he wanted a tried and true Italian standby. So I guess we didn't get the exact same thing! ) Just FYI, we take the pizza home after grabbing a slice as an appetizer! And, per usual, everything was just SO tasty. They have never failed us. Anyway, always just great food, nice people, and a great time! They can get busy, especially during key times! But we all know what that means! What are you waiting for! Go eat at Joes! A short review, but, just an update on a place that is always five-stars.

$30-50 I ordered online through door dash, Joe's special…read morepizza, this was the greatest pizza I've had hands down. I have eat pizza all across this country, this has the best crust, toppings and seasonings. I will return for the pie. As for the bread sticks..... They were absolutely plain, no butter, seasoning what do ever, it's my opinion they are no different than the plain bread sticks you buy at the store, yuk !! Never again will I buy them again.

Service was very friendly on the Saturday night we visited this location. My husband was pleased…read morewhen he was told the chipotle aioli was again being used on his preferred Chipotle Chicken Avo Melt sandwich. I'm still lamenting the absence of the Asias Sesame Chicken salad so I decided to try the Spicy Fiesta Chicken sandwich. Chicken as always was tasty but mostly drowned out by the salsa verde spread which was too much for my liking (way too spicy all the time to me). Others would probably love it. However we both found our sandwiches too salty. We hadn't remembered the Panera food being this salty before. Breads used in the sandwiches were great (fresh with a good chew texture. We grabbed our order to go which was ready after a short wait

Amazing definitely a 10! Healthy food options, clean restrooms and cafe. Associate's are very…read morefriendly and helpful as well!

The cashier was so nice getting my order but there was a longer wait because they prioritize the…read moreonline orders instead of the customers standing in front of them. The inside had a nice dining area if you want to eat inside and outside also had a few dining tables. The food was good no complaints.

terrible. still 40 minutes before close and didn't have their most frequently ordered food, doesn't…read moremake any sense.