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    Cornerstone Family Restaurant

    4.3 (43 reviews)
    Open 6:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Casual
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    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Keith C.

    Cornerstone would be 4 or 5 stars 20 years ago, but the bar has been raised by a lot of small modern cafes in these small farm towns. The inside of Cornerstone is dated and a bit spartan. The menu is simple diner food. The service is friendly and fast. I was disappointed that they did not serve real cream for our coffee. This is farm country, and serving artificial creamer seems wrong to me. I had scrambled eggs and sausage. The eggs were unseasoned, and the sausage was forgettable. Again, we have found many small town cafes within 20 miles that are raising the bar with better food and quality coffee.

    Breakfast bowl with scrambled eggs, sausage gravy, peppers, hash browns and your choice of meat.

    Friendly staff. Most of the times that I dine at Cornerstone it is during the breakfast hour. Breakfast is served all day. A mix of tables and booths as well as a few counters seats. The menu offers a lot of "home cooking/comfort food" options. You can usually count your n seeing someone you know when you dine in. Carry out is an option too.

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    Erin O.

    We stopped by here on our way home from our son's cross country meet in Peoria. So much nicer to stop here than some fast food restaurant. Very clean and casual atmosphere. Our server, Jillian, was super nice and attentive. I don't think I ever say the bottom of my drink glass. It was always being refilled. :-) My turkey club was delicious. My husband really enjoyed his country fried steak. We will definitely stop by again when we are in the area.

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    Luke W.

    Easy going home town vibes, relaxed dining with plenty of room and outdoor seating too, menu is large and offers plenty to pick from even during the week for lunch, dropped in for my first time and sure will not be my last! My friend and I sampled the Double Bacon cheeseburger and Western omelet; major success, all tasted really good and was a good value as well. Our waitress was very polite tho a bit disappeared and we had to get up and get a box for ourselves. Didn't get us down at all, there's plenty on this menu alone to get me back.

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