It was a great place with good food & service, but unfortunately it permanently CLOSED early 2026.read more

This is a great little locally owned diner with a good variety of menu options and daily specials…read more Other customers recommend the egg rolls and they were good but not as much as they hyped them up to us. My wife ordered the sweet and sour chicken and like it, I had the hamburger horseshoe and it was good but the fries needed to be cooked a little longer. Overall very good and a solid 4 stars. Note they only take cash.....

This place is a staple on the Hillsboro community! The food is great, and the service is friendly…read more It's fun to go inside and sit to eat every once and awhile the old times feel is kind of cool and the kids like it because it's something different then they are used to.

I've been going here since I was a child. The food is delicious,the bag of burgers is quite a deal…read more You can drive up or go sit down inside. Always a good time

We read about this place in our Route 66 guide. Traveling from Chicago to Santa Monica on a Route…read more66 journey, we earmarked The Ariston Cafe as a place to stop and we're glad we did. We sat up at the counter and had a great experience dining with other travelers and locals. The waitstaff was friendly and helpful even taking a photo of us behind the counter. The entrée and pie were great!

Route 66 icon! If memory serves me it's been in operation since 1924. Inside the decor is…read moreauthentic to the 1950's, but this is obviously well cared for, which was very apparent when I saw the counter swivel stool-chairs: they look brand new! I was on a road trip up from Florida to Wisconsin with a friend. We were going through Springfield, Illinois, so we could visit the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum & Library. So that's how I ended up in this neck of the woods. Needed a spot for dinner and this popped up as an option and sure glad it did. My friend & I both opted for the Fried Chicken dinner and this place makes the best fried chicken I've had in decades! OMGOSH! The meat was fully cooked, but still so incredibly juicy. The crispy skin and coating was unreal, it was so good - it was truly "finger-lick in' good". While I'm borrowing that old slogan, The Ariston Cafe's fried chicken is like the fried chicken ideal of perfection. They have a classic salad bar and that hit the spot, especially on a road trip where you're not often getting enough veggies. I'm writing this review some weeks later after getting back home. If the place had been average, I wouldn't bother, but when a reminder to do a review popped up, I had to do this as the waitresses and cooks deserve it, as do the owners & all the staff. Waitresses were all nice as could be and helpful. It's like walking back in time when you go inside, and it reminded me of great restaurants in the area I grew up in. If I make it back up that way again, I'll plan my travels to include another stop in at The Artisan.

ordered 3 blizzards and a cone. come was not very well served. one blizzard was 3/4 plain ice…read morecream, when ordered and paid for extra fillings(because known form before they skimp on that for that blizzard). food was put in the freezer, and after 25 minutes, finally went to see what the hold up was, and she pulled it out of the freezer. chilly dining room, nice outdoor patio.

Nope, it's back to the worst. If you are planning on going here, be prepared to spend 30-40 minutes…read morein the drive thru...

We stopped in for dinner and our first time here, it is a nice place freshly refurbished with more…read moreroom than I expected. The menu has a good variety of options and some off menu specials. My wife ordered the "Tasty Salad" and said it was very good and I ordered the catfish dinner special and was very satisfied with it. The service was great and the food came out very fast and hot. Dinner for two with drinks and a tip for just over $30 is a great deal! The deserts in the display case also looked very good, get out and support this local diner!

Me and my husband decided to go there for date night 6*16, horrible to say the least. We get there…read moretables are full on one side, empty on the other. As we're sitting there we got served our drinks, soup and side salad. We noticed no one had they're food just appetizers and drinks. 40 minutes goes by and they finally start bringing out other tables food. We're like ok, hopefully soon. Absolutely nothing, all the customers but one table received their food, ate and left. After over an hour of finally waiting we asked our waitress what was going on. We were informed the cook was doing single tables at a time, and hadn't even started our food. We walked out. Absolutely disappointed. We went to Mexican across town and was served a full meal in under 10 minutes, with a full restaurant. 0/10.

Didn't realize that it was a buffet thing when I went. But I had a small sirloin, and it really was…read moregood. The waitress was great. Over all I had a very good experience. The only reason I took off one star, was because 3 or 4 of the employees were swirling around talking about how to do their "preclose" and how to get out on time. I was at least an hour away from closing time, and it made me feel uncomfortable.

We've eaten here a few times. It's a typical buffet. The salad bar selection is very good and…read morefresh. The fried chicken is good. Wish they had baked potatoes on the food bar. The breakfast bar on the weekend is very good. The lady at the omelet station is very friendly and accommodating.

Stopped here mid-afternoon for a late lunch/early dinner. One of the current specials is a…read morecheeseburger, fries, and the salad bar for $8.99, which is a deal as the salad bar alone is $12.99 or $5.99 if added to an entree. You have to ask for specials or know because they don't tell you. The salad bar is great at this Ruby Tuesday, although sometimes things will be empty. They restock fairly quickly if you ask. Today they had just restocked the croutons and they were warm...yum! The cheeseburger came out quickly and everything was hot.

We went here for dinner tonight had the salmon and salad bar. Everything was good would come againread more

super clean and all super friendly The staff is welcoming…read moreand the food is great great place for breakfast

By Hardee's Hillsboro I'll..ordered a loaded breakfast burry.. only thing it has was eggs and…read morecheese.. well actually lots of egg little cheese.