It's a little hard to review the Elks Lodge because there are 3 or 4 different things going on here. First of all it's a charity. It provides fundraising for local charities through its chicken dinners and runs several charity programs of its own, mostly focused on local youth. An example is providing lunches for poor kids in the summer when school is out. Second it's a restaurant that is open to the public for the chicken dinner fundraisers that happen frequently on Sundays from 11-1. The dinner includes a buffet line of fried chicken, roast beef, mashed potatoes, corn, green beans and Cole slaw. Occasionally there is something different like noodles made in house. There is a dessert buffet table as well. The desserts vary as they are furnished by the charity that is raising funds. The charity also providers the table help. The Elks splits the proceeds 50/50 with the charity and the charity keeps all of the tips. Our Rotary club did this last year and I know this is a huge help to local schools and nonprofits. You have to see which Sundays this is offered by following them on Facebook or driving by and seeing the white sign advert the dinner (and all the cars in the parking lot). We were hesitant about this at first because we weren't members, but anyone is welcome on Sundays for this. Third, they have a restaurant that serves supper on Tuesdays, chicken wings on Wednesdays and fine dining on Fridays. You have to join to eat on these nights (we did). The steaks or special on Fridays are very good. The supper on Tuesday is a different item every week. We've caught a few of these and enjoyed them. The fourth aspect is that they have a bar open on the nights they serve supper. It's kind of a social club atmosphere since the patrons are members and know each other. It's a very worthwhile organization. We got hooked by the chicken dinners, it's among the best fried chicken in the area. Now we end up going often because our great- nieces love to go on Sundays. And the charitable and evening dining aspects make it definitely worth joining. read more