Amazing place for breakfast, one of the best if not the best breakfast spot in Southern Illinois…read more Service is fantastic, this is a family owned business and the family feel they extend to the customers in incredible. The owners are out among the customers, waiting tables, taking orders are just chatting. This has that small town hole in the wall restaurant feel which to me is amazing.

It's a scientific fact that grilled cheese sandwiches from small town diners taste better. Our…read morefamily stopped in on our way through town, seeking a lunch break en route to our destination. Cindy B's is everything you want a hometown cafe to be--welcoming, charming, friendly staff with good senses of humor, and absolutely delicious. The beef veggie soup and grilled cheese was spot on. My family members all enjoyed their food, as well, and then our lovely hosts brought us a slice of coconut pie and pineapple upside down cake, just for stopping through. Diner pie...oh my. We'll need to make sure we make more trips through town, just to stop at Cindy b's!

My husband and I stopped at Faye on the way through to the Giant City / Makanda area…read more We were welcomed upon entering, but didn't order immediately. We took a look at the photo display set up in the front. We ordered at the counter and I asked for advice. The staff member offered helpful input. I ordered the healthiest most delicious porridge. My husband ordered the avocado toast with bacon and an egg. He really enjoyed the chili crunch oil. We ordered a cardamom latte with cold foam and a salted caramel. We added on a biscuit with bourbon butter to go! The arrangement of the floor was spacious. The bathrooms were family and seemed sufficient for wheelchair users.

Coffee and breakfast were delicious. Staff ladies were super nice and helpful. Place was clean and…read moretidy, well decorated, clean bathroom. I will be back when I'm in southern Illinois again!! Thanks so much for a fine breakfast experience on my last day of the trip!

We were in PdR the October weekend of Friday the 13th for a research trip and decided to stay local…read morefor our dinner. Lisa's is located next to Rocher Pub but she was running a fish buffet that night so we chose it. If you enter from the front off Market Street that's the bar but there's a door marked restaurant inside. If you come in the back where there's a parking lot it's the restaurant. There was no wait at 5:30. Little later there was & even though the seat yourself sign was out, they were helping people find tables. I had the fish buffet. It's only offered the second Friday of the month. About half the customers were eating it. There was fried catfish & cod, a baked fish, popcorn shrimp, stewed tomatoes, Mac & chz, hush puppies, fried potatoes, frog legs & onion rings on the hot bar. Salads were in bowls atop ice; potato salad, coleslaw. Cocktail & tarter sauces in premade cups. Bread & onion slices offered. Dessert was 2 homemade cakes in aluminum 13x9's; Orange jello poke and a spice cake. My husband had the fried chicken. It's fresh cooked so it takes awhile - I was pretty well done with mine when his arrived. He got the 4 piece & I sampled it with some crispy onion rings from the buffet. Mmmm. I saw people drinking beers so the servers can get drinks from the bar. The spice cake ran out quickly & the girl who brought a new one had no idea what kind it was. Might've been carrot but it wasn't overly spicy like some. I see why it was popular. The inside is bright & cheery, historical photos line the walls. The staff was all working hard & the only exception between service the locals got & us was that they called each other by name. If you're familiar with the advice to always eat bread with fish, you know I appreciated the white bread slices & onion. I wish I had the recipes for both those thin crispy onion rings & the potato salad. Since we had a cooler, a piece of that fried chicken ended up in my husband's lunch on Monday- still tasted great. No doubt about it, we'll be back.

About what I would expect from a small town place. Food was okay, but the service was debatable. I…read moreordered my chicken to be grilled, but I truly believe it was breaded and deep fried. The whole experience could've been better.

Fairly busy on a Saturday evening but we were able to find a table for the 6 of us. Very friendly…read morewaitress that was working very hard. Large menu but not a lot of healthy options, ended up with buffalo chicken sandwich and sweet potato fries. Sandwich was good but fries were a little underwhelming. They messed up my son in laws chicken meal as for some reason they thought he ordered fried pork chops instead. They brought him some fries while he waited fir a chicken sandwich as it was going to take too long to get fried chicken. They did comp his meal but still he had to wait for another 10 minutes or so for food. Overall an average experience but at least they owned up to the mistake and treated him fairly.

Down home cooking that really serves up your favorite comfort food. From kettle beef to pork chops…read moreto country fried steaks to meatloaf to southern fried chicken. They have it all! And did I mention the homemade pies!! I would definitely go there again!

Food is great. Service is great. The cost is a little higher but totally worth it. I like the…read moreexperience and mood of the place.

Food was good. The only problem was that the cook came out and wiped his face with his hands and…read morestarting cooking again. He was sweating and did not attempt to clean his hands. Will not go back ever.

First how we found this hidden Jewel. A couple weeks earlier on a weekend jeep ride just cruising…read moreback roads, we saw this place that just looked inviting. I spent a week tracking my footsteps to find the name. I then got some of my riding buddies to take a 100 mile ride just to try this place out. What a great ride getting there. We arrived about 20 minutes before they opened. The staff said come on it. and were very inventive to serve us. great recommendations for what they serve the most of. food was quick, hot, and delicious. Well worth the trip to get there. Price was very reasonable and seemed like a bargain for the service we got. The inside eating aria was done in a rock and roll thyme which was way cool. I am sure my buddies and I will be talking about Mase's place for a while now. Big thank you for a great dinning experience!

Customer service is great food & alcohol is great. Will be going back when the season starts back upread more

Popped in for Thurs lunch favoring Pat's with fewer but better ratings and less expensive option in…read moreMurphysboro. First time...so went withh the sampler at $18 and most of their meats are included except the pork steak (makes sense to me since that's usually a separate feature in these parts along with Kentucky). It was three of us and we were given the heads up that the sampler can feed two. Figured we could start with that and order more. The order was a very generous helping of two large rib tips, two pork rib bones, two wing pieces, and pulled chicken, pork, and chopped brisket. Our choice of two sides were slaw and mac & cheese. Three buns were thrown in given the three of us in the party (thanks for the flex). Local bottled Big Muddy root beer is the same $1.50 as the can sodas in the case and it is made with honey and cane sugar. Of the things I tried, I thought the rib tips were excellent - smoked pink and moist - got a meaty piece with only a small piece of cartilage. The chopped brisket isn't my thing - I prefer sliced. My daughter said the ribs were great (figured would be as good as the tips). The wings I believe were smoked too rather than grilled and the taste from the rub/marinade wasn't something I was familiar with. Tender and not dry. Pulled pork and chicken were solid. We still had leftovers - so I'll get my chance to try the ribs and focus on the flavor of the wing. Will have to get the pork steak next time and order plates next time focusing on our faves. Roomy dining area with some tables near the windows. It was getting warm out there so having plenty of indoor seating on a quieter Thursday lunch was welcome over overflow seating outside at the covered picnic tables.

I live in the Midwest, in a small city. Our BBQ places are easy to find: look for a big, shouty…read moresign; the owner's $120,000 extended F250 taking up a space right in front of the door; and an ambiance that includes corrugated steel walls, self-consciously Texas-y lamps over closely huddled booths, and servers all wearing the same hat and shirt. Oh - and the food is usually fine, except no fried okra. Pat's is not in a city. It's outside a small southern Illinois town. Pretty far outside, in fact, which is where true BBQ is supposed to be located. The parking lot is gravel. The only pickups there belong to customers, and their worth is more in the range of $12,000, except to their owners, who use them as trucks. And the sign is a sign. It tells you where you are. Oh, wait - there are BBQ competition trophies in the entryway. Stand and marvel. There are more inside. Marvel more. Because other than these and some pics of family and locals and celebrities I didn't recognize on the walls, that's about it for decoration. Stare at the menu, menu board and signs. Pay attention to the happy person behind the counter when she tells you what they're out of, because the best BBQ places are out of something you want. Note the teasing banter between local customers and the kitchen staff, because everyone knows someone back there. And order. We got the pulled pork plate. My sister got potato salad and green beans. I got the fries. I got the local(?) root beer. They don't do fried okra, but this IS the Midwest. It all came to our table in a reasonable amount of time. The BBQ sauce came in a cup on the side. Ketchup was brought to us. So why only four stars? Everything was perfect, right? And prizewinning? Yeah, but BBQ is personal. Everyone has an opinion. I lived in northern Alabama, which styles itself as BBQ Country. As does Texas and Kansas City and Memphis and everywhere. Pat's, much beloved by regulars for its mild smokiness, juicy juicy soft texture and other features, seemed a bit too mild and even soggy to me. I know - I have no taste. And it was good. Just not five stars great. And not enough sauce in the container, though I could have gotten up to ask for more. And the potato salad was fine and the fries a little too starchy, but only a little. That said, the beans were the wonderful dark green juicy soft salty ones that are too ... wonderful. Get those. The root beer, brewed with honey, y'all, was the best ever. Get that, too. The dessert was what they were out of, dang it! Overall the experience was just great. Someplace to go back to. And you should go there.

This place is super cozy with the kitchen right there when you walk in. So, it made the dining room…read moreREALLY warm the night we were there. Granted, it was in the heat of the summer and a hot/muggy day, but it is worth noting. The service was amazing! They take very good care of you when you are dining in. The food was good, but not great. I thought the red sauce was a little off and not super rich in flavor. The salad was just run of the mill iceberg lettuce so nothing special. The house dressing tasted pretty good, but I had to add some of their parmesan cheese to help spruce up the salad. The garlic bread was tasty but overall the meal was a bit of a bust sadly. Would go back to try the amazing looking pizza though.

Nice little restaurant. The service was good and the food was fresh and delicious. There were a lot…read moreof people taking orders to go. I'll try their pizza next time.