Luxury dining with great service and outstanding food! A little pricey, but worth it.read more

We went to Ruthie's for my son's 25th birthday. Everything was outstanding. Our waiter, Austin, was…read moresuperb. The food was delicious. We had a crab cake and 2/3 pound of Alaskan King crab legs for appetizers. Both excellent. For dinner we had filet medallions with shrimp and my son had the Chilean sea bass. We had mashed potatoes and macaroni and cheese for sides. Filet was cooked perfectly and the sea bass was as well. It is not inexpensive, but very good. We highly recommend.

Shout out to reviewer Ken M. for influencing me to try Chuck's Place ......you were right!…read more I had the large cheeseburger with everything and onion rings. My partner went with the wimpy burger ( not a wimpy burger.. 1.2 lbs) and cajun fries. From the moment you walk in, you know you've found a true local spot. It's small, cozy and decorated with fun signs and memorabilia. The staff are amazing, friendly, welcoming, and just the kind of people you want to see when you're about to dive into comfort food. Even at 1:30 pm, that in between lunch/dinner time, the place was steadily busy. And now I know why. The onion rings? Fantastic. I'm an onion ring snob and these were fresh, crispy, and legit. no frozen batter here, and none of that "pull the whole onion out in one bite" nonsense ( I hate that). The fries were hot, crisp and perfectly seasoned. And the burger is 100% beef, juicy, and packed with flavor. This is a local gem and I'm so glad we went. We'll definitely be back.

Stopped in for lunch, burgers were amazing. Staff was friendly. Would definitely eat here againread more

Updated Review Had a craving for incredible fried chicken;…read morethis establishment serves the absolute best around this neck of the woods! Every table was full, which makes me smile, it being a small town business!! Such a difference in this visit from a few months ago! Our waitress, Lexi, catered to our every whim without hesitation. She was friendly, explained items on the menu, and we had 5 star service from her!!! Every single thing we ordered was cooked to perfection! Fried chicken, moist with crunchy seasoned coating, not greasy at all! We also had top notch, hand breaded mushrooms and zucchini. Wow!! To die for!! I couldn't eat my chicken tortilla soup; it was too spicy for my taste. Lexi kept our drinks refilled, the owner brought us towels to dry ourselves with from the downpour we were in! Quaint, friendly local restaurant! We are proud of them!!!

Wow, what happened to Mascoutah Steak House? Yesterday we had the worse meal there. They didn't…read morebring all the salad we ordered and the Ribeye steak ordered was not cooked correctly twice. And, the manager didn't seem interested in customer feedback disappearing during this proceds. The most unfortunate thing is they didn't comp the meal but only wanted to send a steak home to- go after all their mistakes and everone else had finshed their meals. I guarantee that will be the last time we visit Mascoutah Steak House. It's sad since it's one of the restaurants I look forward to when visiting the area. But, never again. Customers should leave feedback before the restaurant fails. So sad.

So sad. Walked down from the hotel and it appears that the Show Down got shut down. This was a…read moredecent food place with great service and so convenient to the hotels in the area but is gone now.

I was not expecting much but I should know better. We ahve passed this on our way to some other…read morestate from time to time and alwys say we should stop here. So we did. Its nt the decor or the location that gt 5ive stars. Its the great steaks and attentive friendly service. Very local vibe, people seemed to know each other and the staff was very chatty. Maybe a little too much because we ahd to keep flagging our waitress down who seemed a bit scattered. But still she was very nice. Other staff members checked on us several times so we were never lacting in anything. The stake I ordered (medium rare) which I always order came out very rare. If it was a little more done I would not have said anything. But someone from the kitchen stopped by the table and asked if I was ahppy with the tempature. I was nice about it and said, well not really, this seems very rare to me, not medium rare. WIthout complain he quickly took the stake on a side dish leaving the rest of myt meal to enjoy. Teo minutes laters a perfectly medium rare stake came out with a bit of char on the outside, hot and pink while still juicy inside. And it was a very good, very thick streak. Honestly I had wished I'd ordered a large cut. ANd isn't a great steak your looking for when going to a steakhouse?

One of the oddest cheeseburgers I can recall ever ordering. While I admire the chef's /…read morerestaurant's enthusiasm to do something exotic, here, it didn't work. It's about execution. The meat was quite odd, both in consistency and taste. If I had to guess, they took reject pieces from their steaks and ground them up, perhaps several days ago? You couldn't cut through it with a fork. It had a strange taste to it. It wasn't at a warm or hot temperature and tasted stale. The onions that they added were delicious, but way too minuscule in size and bulk to have any taste impact. The bun was ordinary, despite their raving and reliance on its quality, and it being a Kaiser roll. The burger lacked customary garnish. Why I order cheeseburgers at high end establishments? In part? I like the quality thick beefsteak tomato slice and crisp, fresh lettuce. Here? No garnish at all, just a patty with a little cheese and onion. If the patty was fresh black angus and juicy, without the weird consistency and taste present here, and had they lavished it with mountains of similar onion and more cheese? --The risky and odd approach to making a cheeseburger might have proven successful. For this cheese to suffice, it, too, would have needed to be more pungent in taste, and abundant in presence. You could barely taste it. The mashed potatoes were quite good but way too salty. I literally crunched down on some salt crystals. That's when you know there's inordinate salt. Weird service and rock hard chairs made this bizarre stop on the way to St. Louis/ Denver more painful to savor. What irritates me was that I had to order a Caesar salad just to obtain roughage. And when you take the $30 for the salad and burger combined into account? That's a lot for such an odd experience. In summary, anyone who watches and implements the Gordon Ramsay Fword cheeseburger recipe on YouTube will end up with a vastly superior cheeseburger. In this town, while I am visiting only, from what I've read and seen in reviews, I'd recommend instead the frosty mug for basic food along these lines. A $24 burger better be pretty darned special to attract this sort of tab. This was just weird, not great. Sorry, no photos.

Started out well but soon went bad. We ordered a filet mignon and prime rib. My steak cooked…read moremedium rare was good but lacked presentation. The prime rib, which was a special that night, my dog would not eat. There was nothing but fat and gristle and extremely thin cut. You could tell our server knew it was bad as he never returned asking us about the meal, just showed up to give us the bill. Quality and professionalism which was there in the past is gone. Every aspect that brought us back has disappeared so we will not be returning.

Perfect little spot with GREAT food! Just happened to be traveling through and found this little…read moregem. Service was perfect!! Staff was amazing including the chef and the steaks couldn't have been better!!!!!!

Came from out of town to visit friends here in Nashville Illinois. We decided to go to dinner and…read morethey had recommend Frankie's. We all ordered different steaks and chicken. All of our meals were excellent. The service was good. The atmosphere is warm and friendly. We highly recommend this place, good job Frankie

Passing through Whittington/Benton, IL and came across this gem. I'll start wit the owner is a Cubs…read morefan but we won't hold that against him because he makes a fantastic ribeye steak. Steak was perfectly prepared , juicy and delicious. I had fresh cut steak fries and a simple tossed salad with awesome in-house ranch dressing. Will certainly be back when in the area.

It was quite the disappointment. To start, our server wasn't great. After quite some time, she came…read moreto the table and stated she would get to us after she checked on all of her customers. We waited at least 15-20 to even put in our order. The steak was cooked correctly but had zero flavor. Salt and pepper go a long way! Our friend had a chicken sandwich and said it was ok. His meal was cheaper than his one drink! I don't think we will be returning anytime soon.

First time visiting. Food and service was amazing here. Had the onion rings, and pork tenderloin…read moreentree with German potatoes and green beans. All were fantastic. My fiance had the chicken Caesar salad and it was huge. The french onion soup was a meal in itself. Would highly recommend and will be back again.

I enjoyed my char grilled steak and my husband enjoyed his liver dumplings. Our brandy old…read morefashioneds were delicious, though they were the size of free samples. We laughed so hard when they brought them over. Good service and would go again and probably stick with wine.

Truly one of the best hidden gems in the area! Tucked away in the tiny town of St. Rose, Illinois,…read morethis amazing restaurant is absolutely worth the drive. The atmosphere is one of my favorite things about Popeye's, it's a unique combination of "come as you are" casual while still feeling upscale enough for a nice dinner or special occasion. The menu has something for everyone, with steaks, chicken, seafood, pasta, duck, frog legs, and so much more. Best of all, everything I've tried has been delicious. One of my personal favorites is the prime rib, and they always deliver! Great food, a comfortable atmosphere, and a true small-town hidden gem.

Reservations for 10 on a Friday with a server that did a terrific job of taking care of our group…read morewhile also having another 10 top and a couple smaller tables. I need to start splitting an entree with my wife when we come here since we all over order apps. The onion rings are enough for 3-4 people but we had 2 orders plus toasted raviolis and a southwestern fried app., bread and salad prior to main coarse and pow ! I'm stuffed by the time the ribeye shows up. It's a 45 min drive from Belleville so I was in a half coma on ride home. Pics included...