Great food, great service, and the ambiance of an iconic bar, which it is. The vine covered…read moreexterior is neat, downtown landmark location. This is the place to eat or drink in Mount Olive. You will like or love this well run spot..

Had a delightful weekday lunch here on a recent road trip. I went with the pork tenderloin "shoe."…read more If you aren't familiar with the "shoe" it's a mid Illinois thing with Texas toast, topped with your choice of protein, fries, and your choice of sausage gravy or cheese sauce. Each element of the plate was great, good tenderloin, lightly battered, crispy fries, and outstanding cheese sauce. They were very busy with the local crowd, including a couple of tables of card players. Just one employee and a cook holding down the fort, but they managed well. Wish I knew what was in that cheese sauce.

Waited almost an hour for my food. My mom, sister and I were wanting the Super Girl bucket and…read morethere were a bunch of other people who were also waiting for almost an hour. It wasn't even that busy there! There were like 5 people in there or something. Some even walked out and my sister and I thought about it but we were really wanting the bucket that they were advertising only to be told they don't think they have any. How do you not know if you don't have any buckets?! I don't think the guy behind the counter knew what he was doing cause he had to get the manger twice for something cause someone was waiting for over an hour and got fed up on waiting which I don't blame him. The drinks had no ice and overall this was very disappointing. The only thing I was happy about was getting the key chains.

Great service and very clean Great customer service Good food Fast service!!!!!!!!read more

Amazing food, great service!! Did not disappoint. Will most certainly be back! Thank you so muchread more

Really great place to eat. We have dinner here once or twice a week. Best Alaskan white fish and…read morefried chicken. Their weekly specials are always excellent - Pork Fritters, Fried Chicken, Mostaccholi ..... Can't beat the food, the awesome staff and good prices. (Don't miss out on the Monkey Drink - it's delish !!!)

Great place to eat! Lots of selection and attentive service! Very clean and lots of tasty…read moreselections. Only thing I would ding them on is food is not always really hot! Today was good but, times the food has just slightly over warm. Good food at a good price! Very nice place for dinner!

My son and I went to Chinatown yesterday after a long time…read more The Lady behind the counter i think the owner? Was not very friendly, had an attitude as soon as we walked in. Lady. If you don't want to be there stay home,that's all I can say! Our waitress was very nice and helpful though. Thank you to her.​

the most amazing pizza ever!!! i wished i lived closer to where the deliver, but whenever i visit…read morefamily in staunton i always find myself ordering here. their pizza is the best!! the deliveries are normally always quick and the people are great. cant say much about the building itself because ive never actully been inside.

I asked politely for light cheese, and well done. neither categories were met. I guess you get what…read moreyou pay for.

Miners is a basic small town diner with booths and tables and a room for large groups. Breakfasts…read moreare very good with the usual items, egg combos, pancakes and waffles, skillets, biscuits and gravy, all the usual fare done very well. Unlimited coffee. Lunches again have the usual cafe fare of burgers and fries, hot and cold sandwiches, salads, gyros, soups and chili, and some specials Suppers consist of fried chicken meat loaf, some steaks, salads, some Italian dishes like spaghetti and mosticholi, as well as open faced turkey and beef, stir fry oriental dishes, and all you can eat specials, like pork chops, chicken, pasta. They also have daily specials to augment their regular menu or to offer a lower price on thier regular fare The service is usually good but there is a turnover in staff mainly because waitressing is not considered as a full time job for most people But it is not crowded so two waitresses can usually handle the amount of people there. The ambience is basically a friendly neighborhood cafe with mainly middle aged and older people there in the morning for breakfast and business people for lunch. with familes and older couples for dinner The owners are wonderful people who have raised their childen here in Gillespie from grade school through to college. The kids could sometimes be seen working there and were popular and well liked in the community. I give it a four star only because the turnover of cooks sometimes makes for inconsistency on some items. Breakfast and lunch are your best bets though.

Food was pretty good but the service was slow from the server and kitchen to how long we had to…read morewait for our food to how long it took the server to come to the table had to get up and track down server for refills.

OMG! I just happened to visit the Wooden Duck for my first time, during Blackburn Colleges…read moreHomecoming. The restaurant was packed and the staff hustled to provide good service. Lucky for me, I was able to get a seat at the bar. My adult beverage was a draft Flight by Yuengling. For lunch, I went with a Pork Tenderloin Sandwich with a side of Fries. The tenderloin was crisp and had good flavor. However, it had a perfect shape, so I could tell it came from a bag and was not done in house. I enjoyed the thin crisp fries. A roll of Paper Towels served as your napkin. Typically I prefer linen, but for a dive bar, paper towels do the trick. I also liked that the Wooden Duck has hooks under the bar. Hooks provide a safe place for purses and jackets. I got a giggle when I used the mens room and the owner showed his political views by having a caricature of the governor in the urinal. They even had a witty disclaimer, so you shouldn't be offended. I got a second giggle when I looked around the bar and realized, about 60% of the guest were an alternative lifestyle. So everyone is welcome at the Wooden Duck.

How did I get here. We retired to a small town that doesn't have a DMV office. So we drove the 20…read moremiles to the thriving metropolis of Carlinville (not really,charming for sure, but just big enough to have cheap plaza office space for a state govt. office). So of course although my wife had done extensive research on all the documentation we would need to pay a state to drive our car...we had missed one. So we went to the Wood Duck for lunch while we waited for our credit union to send us a lien release form. We had talked to the kind soul at the DMV and she was "all-in" on this place. She was so right. It is an intimate space, with a small bar out front, and then a few more tables in a back area. We took a booth right in front of the kitchen. It is a very "locals" place. There were some police having lunch (likely the entire force, at least by weight)...and one of them stared me down as if he had never seen a veteran, former DoD executive, in a collared shirt, and khakis in a public restaurant before. [Yes I was the only pepper in the salt]. The actual restaurant staff was excellent, and welcoming. Our server was a whirlwind of effecient hospitality. I got a pork tenderloin sandwich (and later the same day was invited to join a pork tenderloin sandwich group on FB)... ordered the fries, not clear if that came with them, didn't keep the reciept. My wife got a cheesburger that she was very happy with. My tenderloin was crispy, juicy and a bit too salty in a good way. This place is a definite keeper on the list of places we will be willing to travel to over time. Perhaps if I come back often enough, Barney will get used to "others" visiting his little fiefdom.