Food was great. I got the brisket - delicious but MAN those waffle fries with the butter rub sauce…read moreor whatever it was. GET THEM!!! My son loved his burger. Their fries were too! Service was great. Sports bar but families wwre around also and chill area for low top tables. Lots of TVs! Lots of parking!

Effingham was our first stop on a road trip to San Antonio. We pulled in medium late but full…read morehungry. Scanning the food places we picked this because it seemed to have decent ratings and a lot of reviews. Plus, you get go wrong with good ol' American cuisine. The first kind of hiccup is that they must have recently moved building. Though they moved right next to their existing building, there was no signage and we had to rely on our own eyeballs. Which almost led us into the wrong building. Not a bid deal, realistically, but it threw us for a loop. Getting inside, it was super clean. Long bar, plenty of tables, modern, many tvs for many sports. Plus, the building itself seemed rather large. A chonker of a building, if you ask me. Our hostess brought us into what seemed like the back 40 of the building and seated us next to a garage door that overlooked a cement pad that will one day be a cement pad with things on it. Not even mad. Saw a train. Here's the money shot. Have you ever been happy adjacent? Have you ever been right up to the edge, the precipice, the peak, then turn around and leave? That was kind of the ideal feeling here. The ambiance and service and general-ness of the entire place was spot on. The food itself looked top-tier. But it felt a click away from perfection. Let's look into it. As a hefty man (fat, not the garbage bag brand), I'm a man of appetizers. Also of wings. Therefore, sign me up for 12 bone in wings for an app. Split into three flavors: Carolina BBQ, Buffalo, and regular BBQ. They came out looking and smelling delicious. The sauce flavors hit hard. But I was a little let down with the dryness of the wings. I know sometimes it can be difficult to knock a wing out of the park because those damn things just want to get crispy. But I don't want to fight chewing the meat off the bone. It felt like a battle me and my mush mouth would lose. Now, from what I understood, all sides were a la cart. Color me fine with that, fatty will order anyways. Especially since I saw they offered street corn AND hushpuppies. So naturally, that's what I ordered. The hushpuppies came out and were the round kind. Which I am no stranger to. They had good flavor, good done-ness, but missed the mark on the size. If they were hush people, they would have been premies. A little sad they didn't get to experience their full potential. Now, for this part I will say I was forewarned. My server did mention the street corn came in a bowl and was served cold. I thought I was better than somebody who judged street corn by its temperature. I was wrong. It did come cold. And because of that, it was not tasty. Missed the mark completely. I did get a bonus side, your typical, run of the mill French fry. They came out and looked great. Meadiu

We made a stop in Pana on the way for a HS football game and needed a place that could accommodate…read moreat least a party of 8 and offered Bloody Mary's. Whiskey Bill's checked both boxes wonderfully! The atmosphere of the restaurant is cool and rustic. Our servers and the bartender were terrific. We arrived right before they opened and they let us in a little early and started making Bloody Mary's. They had someone who called out and didn't miss a beat. Food was typical bar fare but cooked nicely and very delicious. Overall great experience at this Whiskey Bill's!

Whiskey Bill's has great chicken wings and their slaw is great. Fries are excellent as well. On…read moretop of that they make the very best Arnold Palmers around! If you are driving through Pana don't miss it.

Truck driver and wife that rolls thru often for work on US 51...ate often at old location MACs…read more. I had not stopped since new owners took over...had heard food had changed..so I figured wait 6 months. Dining room is remodeled, looks nice and clean. Service was ok This is probably close to 6th time I've stopped..since late summer. Food HAS IMO changed since previous owners..newer options...some old staples are available. Overall, I think The new ownership is continuing to try and work the kinks out.. their food is not the same as what was before seems to lack consistency in the flavor they had before. Fried chicken was good, better than before. Burgers are not the same..avg Will continue to stop n try..no other options in that town...

We were so pleased with Curly Girls we'll be going back tomorrow! The service was friendly &…read moreefficient. The decor was simple & neat tables. And the food was Fantastic. The breakfast burrito was huge & delicious. The chicken bacon wrap was equally satisfying and the fries were top notch.

I am from Southern California and I was visiting family in Iowa and Illinois. We stopped in at…read moreCurly Girls and had lunch. OMG THE FOOD IS AMAZING!!!! The staff and the owner/chef, make you feel as good as the food. This place is top shelf on everything. Just wish it was in California!!!

This is a wonderful little place. The food is great and service friendly. I can recommend the…read more"Jo's one egg omelette".

Very good food in a quaint little diner off the highway. We had the bacon double smashburger and…read morechicken sandwich and both were excellent. Homemade chips and dip were good and preferred over the fries. Lovely waitress. Reasonable prices. Don't forget to get some cinnamon rolls to go if they aren't sold out.

Food was amazing Debbie & Peter we're fast with service but…read moredidn't miss out on anything I needed, very kind. Very laid back and a fun place to be!

Nice place to eat, daily specials, not many people working like most restaurants so you have to…read morewait and they will tell you that it will be about an hour to 45 minute wait. Price is about average.

Passing through and found this place on Yelp. It was a little hard to find as our maps app said we…read morewere there and we couldn't see it. Then we first smelled and spotted the smoker and figured out how to get around to the entrance. It's in a big warehousey type building and everything looks brand new inside. I had the brisket sandwich. So tender and loaded with meat. The loaded potato salad was really nice. I think it had pulled pork in it, something smokey, but not bacon. My friend had the brisket nachos. She got the half order and barely made a dent in it. Service was very fast and it's right off the interstate.

The food was absolutely amazing, I got the big pig and made it spicy it was so flavorful and not to…read morespicy were it takes away from the bbq. My wife got the double smash burger and it was good to perfection. The patty's had an amazing crust. The services was excellent and really explained what goes into making the bbq perfect. We got the beans and Mac and cheese for our sides and omg the Mac was fantastic.

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!

We returned to Firefly last night for dinner and I'm left with overall good feelings but a few…read morehiccups. The bread service, cocktails, and entrees were great. Service and dessert both left a bit to be desired. Our waiter, while friendly, took a very long time to return anytime we asked for something including about 10 minutes between bringing us our check and coming back to get our payment. The fried chicken entree was great as was the bread and beer cheese, and we would order these items again. The banana cake dessert was a big disappointment. The cake itself was dense and dry and it was honestly surprising they'd serve this, given the quality of other items.

We stopped in for breakfast while in town visiting our family. There were 10 of us in all and we…read morewere greeted and accommodated quickly by the staff. The menus had many choices for breakfast lunch and dinner. The waitress was friendly and helpful. Some of our group had breakfast while others chose lunch. My "mama's special" was delicious. It included 2 sizable pancakes, 2 eggs, 2 bacon, 2 sausage. My daughter ordered biscuits and gravy with eggs which were also very tasty. (I had a nibble). All of the others seemed pleased with their choices as well. The portions are generous, the food is really good, and the service was great. I would like to return and try the fried chicken before our trip is over! I noticed this establishment was not yet listed on Yelp, so i decided to add it for the benefit of others who might enjoy it too ;)

This is a hidden gem on art 66. Homemade food from scratch including pie. Delightful owners who…read moreoffer Sunday supper. They also have an antique and home goods store. 2.5 hours from Chicago. Worth the drive.

Food was not good. My 90 year old grandma got sick on the ride home, she hadn't eaten anything but…read moretheir food, so it has to be the cause. My family came out for mother's day, 7 of us. The owner came over to our table twice and complained that we didn't make a reservation. Yet they chose to serve us and complain to their paying customers about it? He said we should have looked online and seen that we needed a reservation. Just rude, if they couldn't serve us they could have said that and we would've gone elsewhere. It was a busy day for them, not discrediting that. Cool, old vibe in the building, but bad ownership.