Visit on 9/4/24 @ 6:30 pm cashier was taking the time to make sure anything sold was not on a…read morecurrent recall list. SHOP LOCAL. Kroger will not care what they sell you, but employees at MTZ liquor does.

Just outside Assumption, Illinois is Cypress Grove Farm, where "belties" - a traditional Scottish…read morebreed of beef cattle properly called the Belted Galloway - are raised. Cypress Grove has a farm store as well, and as of 2019, a side business as a brewery. A bit of digging through online newspaper articles showed that the owners were partners in the original iteration of 1905 Brewing Company in town, but left the partnership when that bar burned down in 2019. Now they make beer out on their farm, offering it by the cup, crowler, and growler in their farm store. Plenty of picnic tables and lawn chairs were spread under large oak trees on the lawn.They have food trucks on the premises on select weekends; for our visit, just brats and chips were available, plus meat and cheese from the farm store. Guests are warmly greeted, and welcome to stroll around the property to see the fields and cattle. During our COVID-era visit, masks were worn indoors and parties were safely distanced outside. The beers we tried were excellent, including an Irish Red, a "Trials and Tritical-ations" experimental pale ale, and a couple sours. We took home some crowlers, including a "Pork Snout Milk Stout" which really is infused with pork... interesting, but not for me! Cypress Grove was definitely worth driving a few miles off our planned trek through Christian County. It's a lovely setting with friendly folks and great brews.

Good service and great selection ~ highly recommended! Very cool location as well!…read more Try it you'll love it!

Great selection for such a small town store. Very nice and helpful employees. Was pleasantly…read moresurprised.

Great deli, love the homemade pot pies, fried chicken, chicken finger strips, Chinese food,…read moretenderloins. Great little salad bar. Meat specials, produce, sales, just a great and handy store for the size of this town.

This was my first bar and I still call this place home anytime I'm in Decatur, IL…read more As a MU alum you could tell a lot about a student by which bar they would attend. You either went to LSB or the Winery. Most times I would be at the Winery! The Winery is a dive bar. Nothing fancy here. The crowd is a good mix of folks just looking to get a drink and MU students. 95% of the time you will not have any trouble getting a drink here. Sometimes the service is slow but that's because there are at the most two waitresses working. Mark and Beth are my favorite folks in the world. Plus I never had a time where I felt unsafe or threatened. They can talk down almost any body from fights which is a skill that most bartenders lack these days. The jukebox is straight up classic rock. You'll get an education from that box if you give it a listen. I'm sad they got rid of Tom Waits in there but then again "Small Change" isn't his best album so I understand. They have two food items. Chips and Winery Burgers. You can get Winery Burgers during the day but you can get hot chips or plain any time. It's simple but that's what keeps the prices down lol. And no they do not take debit cards. But this is why they have the cheapest drinks and pitchers ($2.50 for wells, $6 pitchers). This place is the college student's dream as far as drinks. Hell, it's the dream place as far as anyone who loves drinks! Oh and they are pretty good about carding folks so don't try to sneak in! Add the open mic nights from the Millikin students and you have yourself a fine place to go to for drinks in the city of Decatur. Easily one of the best bars I've ever attended and is my favorite place to visit. Go if you're ever in Decatur!

This is a great dive bar in Decatur. Cheeseburgers in a Midwest Paradise. Cold beer, good people.read more

Your classic no-frills bbq place. It's not fancy bc it's all about the bbq. And I'm 100% ok…read morewith that. Supposedly they sell out daily. I don't know what other issues people had with service but everyone was super nice and helpful. And walked me thru the menu. Got the smoke wings with garlic parm on side. I would vote 7/10. Great flavor withoutsauce but a "little" dry. If we are being picky vs others I've tried. But again, I would 100% get them again. Garlic parm sauce was great to dip them in. The star of the meal? The smoked pastrami 20/10. . Hands down.. amazing. It's an extremely close second to Green Street bbq in Chicago. I got their regular bbq sauce (Carolina red) on the side. It's called Carolina but no vinegar. Which I'm ok with. What great sweat bbq sauce. Totally unique. Would be amazing on chicken or pulled pork. I'm now a huge fan of this place. Can't wait to try rest of menu and Brisket Mac n cheese!

I stop by Carrol Lou's all the time. Food is good and you get a lot. I stopped today to get lunch…read more They were busy with a line waiting to order. I stepped to the back of the line to wait my turn. The young lady taking orders took five people's orders ahead of me. I stepped up to order and she stepped away to start helping the two people fixing the food. Now I was the last one in the line when she stepped away. Why she just did not take my order and then step away I doing not know. I stood there for a long time then gave up and left. I ran in to the owner outside and told him about it. He just blew me off and called me Buddy. The owners have been arrogant in the past for no reason. I am aways nice and respectful. This restaurant's business is good now but treating good customers like this will hurt your business in the long run. I will never eat there again.

Driving past, this restaurant may just look like another run off the mill hamburger joint. But…read moredon't let looks fool you- this restaurant is easily one of the best in Decatur for a plethora of reasons. -Food The food here is absolutely amazing. Have a crave for delicious burgers topped with all the classics? Hungry for some signature crinkle cut fries? Whatever your eager taste buds desire, Krekel's will deliver. Not to mention their delectable shakes and ice cream! -Service I have no complaints about service! I have ordered online many times, and it- the food- is almost always prepared and ready by the time I finish my 6 minute drive to the business! So yeah, service is pretty good. -Final Verdict If you want delicious, Krekel's is the place for you 5/5 Would Strongly Reccomend

I see why one of the other locations I rated has a poor ordering system you walk up to a bunch of…read morepeople not in a line waiting on one of the 2 windows to open to ask who is next. Probably the worst ordering system I've ever encountered. In fact some jerk cut in front of me and another person because of this failed system. They don't even have any literature explaining this poor system either. Finally get my order in and take a seat, ordered the triple cheeseburger and fries and a coke. It didn't take long to get and have to say, food was good. The burger seemed a tad smaller than other locations. Food was a more expensive than other locations too, Springfield location is the worst and most expensive though. They don't have indoor seating, fyi. I would return, but would recommend preordering to avoid their poor service.

There are a great variety of items to buy and all are great!service is great. You are a warm cozy…read morefeeling while shopping there.

For several years I didn't seem to have much energy. I started using a few Mari-Mann items and…read moregradually started adding more. I feel like my whole life has improved mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. When you see so many products you want to try, it's difficult to know when to set a limit. After all, money doesn't grow on trees. However there are sale items and items without a long shelf life that make trying new things easier. If something isn't in stock, Mike orders it for you. Mike has brought in wonderful presenters that share the most recent research to improve a person's health. He also shares his knowledge on a weekly radio show. Walking outside on the grounds is soothing, and you learn a lot about gardening. I have a difficult time staying away from this jewel in Decatur, IL.