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.

The food was good. The prices are reasonable. The service was great! Nice little small town…read morehang-out.

Found this place for a lunch meeting outside the Decatur/Mt Zion area. Great food and services…read more Loved the fried mushrooms and the tenderloin.

Placed order on app and it was ready 5 minutes after I went in. Extra crispy original. Really good…read moreand hot. Waffle fries. Crispy and hot. Good ranch. I'd go back. Music selection was a little off for me with explicit rap but it probably appeals to some. I put in my buds and zoned out on their really nice big TVs. Very clean and friendly. Good prices.

Excited to see that they had Parmesan garlic fries. However, they are not real garlic Parmesan…read morefries. There was no junks of garlic as pictured on the website and they were very salty. The wings flavors we picked were good, even though a little bit too much fried.

I have been slow to come around to this place. The lady has always liked the place more than me,…read moreever since we first ventured in to try their wings shortly after they opened years ago. They've always had good wings with creative sauces but at the time the beer selection was pretty lame, the decor and wait staff not particularly impressive and nothing we tried food-wise besides the wings impressed us. Cut to the visits I've made since PopUp lost their (3rd party) liquor license 6-8 weeks ago. It drove me back and I e since found the beer selection has improved immensely, the hired help seems a bit friendlier and the summer special chicken salad sammich (all by itself) is my new obsession! How times have changed. Not sure if joining UnTapped had anything to do with it, but they now have 16 taps - mostly craft beer always incl a cider and Guinness. They have a plethora of sports, etc. on a plethora of TVs, darts and gaming, an expansive food menu. And while the wings still rock, it's the chicken salad on warm cibatta bread is one of the best true sandwiches, and best deals at $8 with homemade potato chips, in town. Eyes opened.

I have been a regular patron at DR McKay's for the past 6+ years. It had been a go-to spot for…read moregrabbing beer and wings while watching the game. Yesterday, I went there with a few friends for dinner, drinks, and a friendly game of euchre with no money wagered. The waitress was friendly and polite and joked about our card game. When the manager saw us playing euchre, however, she screamed at us from across the bar that euchre was "illegal" and not allowed. She demanded that we stop immediately and made clear that we were not welcome at the establishment. Playing a friendly, non-cash game of cards is not illegal, and the manager said she also would have kicked us out for playing Uno. As a private business, McKay's is free to enforce whatever rules it wants. However, in addition to being forced to leave, the way the manager handled the situation was unnecessarily aggressive and belittling. She could have quietly come to our table and explained the policy, but instead chose to yell at us from across the bar. There are plenty of great businesses in Blo-No worth supporting that do not treat their patrons this way. I will take my future business elsewhere and encourage anyone reading this to do the same.

Exellecent taco pizza, service is good, and ambiance is good. On the main street on Lincoln averead more

First time here, not from the area. The pics looked…read more absolutely delicious so we tried Chubby's. A MUST GO! Fresh crust, toppings and sauce!

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.

Cashier Jacob in the drive thru was argumentative when I wanted a new soda... their syrup ran out…read moreand it tasted disgusting. No need to be a jerk, just offer me a new soda. I paid $10 for my meal and even donated the change.... Only to be argued with. I won't be back anytime soon.

I tried to purchase 8 breasts and 2 thighs and was told I could only have 4 breasts and not in…read moreextra crispy. I drove out of town to come to this one as I had a good visit last time. She said she couldn't make more because "it would waste a bag of chicken" After settling for what she had, I got home to eat chicken soaked in grease and an extra bone in my bucket.

You can put MJs on the top 5 list of things to experience in Springfield, Illinois. I suggest you…read moredrive really fast by the State Capitol, take 10 minutes to see the MLK piece, then go straight to MJs. The service was hometown perfect, no rush, friendly vibes and the food let's just say I'm back home once a week from Peoria and so yeah I'm about to be a regular. The only chicken in 20 years that I enjoyed every single crumb of that well battered bird, the greens and Mac and cheese was on point. PS, you cant leave without the catfish and red beans and rice. So grab a few more dollars and get a second dinner to go. They cooked that food with love. Thank you to the Taylor family for showing love to the community that shaped us all. We will continue to support your efforts.

Hey- am a little embarrassed to say- as a 30 year resident of the area - I haven't been a patron of…read morethis place- but this is no joke- SOUTH YOUR MOUTH. Great food. Fried chicken and rib tips were DELISHUSH! Pecan pie. Tea. Now if I was just hungry enough to order some catfish and walleye! Can't wait to come back to try that. So many palaces taking short cuts. Not here. Am THRILLED to finally find this small family owned place that will likely send you off with a smile every time. Portions were perfect. Nice lady was very friendly, welcoming and happy to make sure you received family type of atmosphere. They are moving to the old Burger King building by South Grand and Dirksen. Be back soon! 230 South Grand Ave East. Springfield IL. 1.5 Million mile truck driver told you that.

I've been wanting to try this place, because I am indeed a wing snob. Traditional bone-in only…read more(IYKYK) the other is just glorified chicken strips with sauce. I ordered online and picked up my order to-go. The good news is the wings were ready quickly and also super crispy which is always pleasant and what you want out of a wing. The slightly bad news is the wings are *very* lightly sauced. There was an option to pay an extra 0.50 for extra sauce, but I decided to see what their baseline was since it was my first time ordering. In the future, if you like a sauced wing at all, I would pay the extra. I got the buffalo (one flame symbol) and the Nashville Hot (three flame symbols) which I felt was accurate. The buffalo was not really hot at all, just the buffalo-flavored sauce and the Nashville Hot was warm enough to leave your lips a little tingly, but not so hot that you couldn't enjoy the flavor. My interaction with the staff was brief but pleasant. I would love to come back and try their loaded fries which look delicious, but didn't trust I could get them home before they got cold and soggy. So next time I'm there for dine-in, I'll give those a try. If you're a wing snob, it's worth a visit!

Got the spicy wings which had a nice spicy taste but not too hot and the lemon pepper. French fries…read morewere amazing as well and died cauliflower was some of the best I have had. I forgot to take pictures of my food! It took a little while to get our order but we walked in and they had a lot of people picking up their carry out orders. Place was clean and looked new.

We had a group of about 20 people go in on a Sunday evening. We all ordered several different…read moreitems off the menu. No issues with service and the food was great. Everyone was pleased with the taste and the quantity.

Don't like that it's cash only as I typically don't carry cash! Wings were 5/5 (I really liked the…read morebbq wings) their ranch is great too! The pizza was good, but I don't like the sausage they use. Easy enough to pick up, and the staff was friendly!