I love this place. The ambience is unassuming. The food is unfailingly great. We love the fried…read moregreen beans, salmon entree and salmon salad, chicken wraps and tenderloin. Great service always!

True hidden gem! This is a local favorite and run by an awesome couple! Note: it's behind the…read morecircleK gas station. There's plenty of parking but behind circleK and the subway. Ok. Outside- yes, it used to be a pretty rough bar but was taken over and made into a great tavern. The burgers coming out on brioche grilled buns looked amazing! Wasn't too hungry so went with pick two on the apps. What I liked? The pick two isn't limited.. like they tell you which couple items you can pick. That's small but greatly appreciated bonus. Went with the clam strips (good) and the house battered mushroom slices. And get with their house made ranch! In this cold weather, they also have a great fireplace in the middle, so wherever you sit, you're getting some heat. Looking forward to coming back for dinner! If you want to support a local, family owned restaurant, this is your place!

I'm not a local - I'm a tourist, visiting the Lincoln sites and looking for lunch. That said, my…read moreimpression of The Stadium Smokehouse is that it's a bar that serves food. As a bar it appeared to be a neighborhood hangout and is probably pretty good. As a BBQ restaurant, not so good. The service was OK, she was fast and attentive. The sides (cole slaw and potato salad) were right out of food service tubs. The French fries were OK. But you come to a BBQ restaurant for what . . . BBQ. The Brisket was probably cooked days ago and kept in the refrig. The waitress said that they slice it and throw it on the flat top to heat it up. Yea, it also dries it out and gives it a hard crust. The smoke ring and taste was OK, you just had to drown it in sauce to soften it up. My wife had smoked turkey and it was exactly the same, good smoke ring, interesting taste, but dry and hard from the flat top. The only thing interesting was the sausage made out of burnt ends that was really good after I fished it out from under all the cheese sauce the drowned it with. Who puts cheese sauce on smoked sausage? Ball park franks maybe, not smoked sausage! The only reason for even two stars was the service and the sausage.

Great place to go for a pizza and a beer! Food is hit and miss! Right out by the Illinois State…read moreFairgrounds so it gets crowded during August. Outdoor seating and some nights bands.

We were down in Clinton for the Apple and Pork Festival & wanted to eat afterwards. I found Ted's,…read moreit's decorated cute, the food was very good and the service even better! We had the ribs and steak special, the ribs were tender, bbq sauce was good too I would order them again. The steak was really good, very tender and no steak sauce was needed, excellent flavor. Someone had a cheeseburger & they said one of the best they have had. The ppl and server were excellent, very nice ppl! Would definitely go back every time we are down that way!

Sitting around on Labor Day Sunday, everyone hungry but no one wanted to cook so we headed to Ted's…read moreGarage in Clinton, Illinois. If you have never been, you should certainly try this local fav! Full of fun car related decor, its a warm welcoming atmosphere with friendly staff, wonderful food and great prices! They were busy but we were seated right away. Our server, Sierra, got our drink order while we checked out the menu. Almost everyone got steak, except my uncle who got the taco salad. I ordered the Cheyenne Sirloin with sauted mushrooms and onions, a couple people ordered ribeyes and other steaks. The food came out fast, hot and fresh! My medium rare steak was perfect and came with a big baked potato. All the steaks were wonderful and Unc pronounced taco salad fresh and delicious! Besides the terrific food and fun ambiance, what made our visit special was our server, Sierra. She was very friendly, helpful and attentive with order updates, refills and checked on us several times through the meal. Terrific Service! Ted's Garage is definitely a favorite and worth the quick drive up to Clinton! I highly recommend it! Kate the Artist

We walked in and were the only people in the place. I think they just opened. Place is nice and…read morefood looked great . Service was good . I just wasn't a fan of the food. To me it was nice there was no flavor - no seasoning. Steak was just steak no marinade or seasoning - the chicken was the same. We are From Chicago so maybe things are prepped differently there but wasn't what my taste buds wanted .

We stayed at the hotel down the road and stopped here for dinner. Not a soul in the place at 5pm on…read morea Monday. We got a couple margaritas, carnitas and steak street tacos...all pretty good and decently priced. Not the best Mexican food I've ever had, but absolutely hits the spot after lots of traveling.

Disclaimer: I am in a diet so my food in cheese less with no extra…read more.. fun Bartender was on it and pleasant. The burger even with no toppings. The veggie toppings were fresh and clean. I would repeat. The ambiance is based on president Lincoln and done well...very cool

The food is amazing and reasonably priced. You're always made to feel welcome in their cozy…read moreatmosphere.

Amazing food, over the top margheritas, fun atmosphere and wonderful servers /owners!!! Cant wait…read moreto go back!!!!

The food was amazing the service was quick we got our food in less then 10 minutes during lunch…read morehour the ambiance was good with nice music in the background

My birthday was January 3, 2026; And I was taken out to dinner for my special day, the food was…read moregood, but the staff an services was very unprofessional, I had on my pink dress with pink birthday hat, none of the staff ever said happy birthday to me, in fact, a table of guest sang Happy Birthday to me. The staff is racist toward blacks. It took one hour to get a drink, one hour! I will never visit this business ever again, and I will state that all blacks should avoid this prejudice place. We were also over charged.

Went into Cancun on a Saturday afternoon, it was not busy at all…read more Ordered a strawberry daiquiri and it was the absolute worst of any daiquiri that I have ever ordered in a Mexican Restaurant! I sent it back when I discovered it has salt around the rim of it and it was so watered down. Come on Cancun do better there are to many other Mexican Restaurants in Decatur to eat at!

Great menu for a simple lunch or dinner. Good cocktails in the lounge with plenty of tvs. Good…read morebreakfast buffet in am

October 30, 2025. I'm so sorry to write a negative review; I really don't like to complain,…read moreBUT... I had picked LONG 9 for lunch for a monthly lunch meeting with friends as I'd been there 4 years ago and the restaurant was quiet and comfortable and lunch was good. It's still a lovely, quiet restaurant and so nice to be able to hear a conversation....but the food today was horrible!! The waitress was personable and friendly. I ordered the small plate French Dip sliders. I should have refused what came. Menu says "sliced sirloin, carmelized onions...." What I got looked like the scrapings of hamburger bits from a too-hot grill (in fact, perhaps it was, as my friend ordered a burger and it was burnt). The meat scrapings were on 3 Hawaiian rolls with a smattering of grilled onions and cheese to hide it. A bowl of au jus came with it. I did manage to consume some by dipping it in the au jus but that was very salty and I lost my appetite quickly. What a disappointment! One of my friends ordered a hamburger (came with lots of fries); the burger was burnt but she ate parts of it. My other friend ordered salad (it was ok) and soup d'jour. The soup finally arrived 10 minutes after our meal and tasted canned. Her breadstick was hard and inedible in the middle--obviously stale and nuked. Awful! I can't begin to say how disappointed we all were. We left our waitress good tips because it was not her fault. She did offer to bring us something else to eat. We should have taken her up on the offer. Perhaps the "cook" could have made us decent sandwiches to take home? What a disappointment. We'd give it a negative star rating and we are not picky people. I sure would love to hear back from a manager about this!