I have been going to Bob Evans since I was a kid and there is a reason to keep returning, great food! I love that Bob Evan is close to my home and there is so much consistency when I visit. Every time I visit Bob Evan's, I am promptly seated and my amazing service begins with my drink order. There's something fun about drinking out of a mason jar. After scanning the delicious choices on the menu, I am placing my order. I typically order breakfast and love the biscuits and gravy. The gravy is so savory and stands alone when compared to other sausage gravy. If you are looking for a place for a good home style meal, visit Bob Evans! read more

Bob Evans - American Near Me - Fairview Heights, Illinois

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My entire family came from out of town and we met at the Bob Evans restaurant at Fairview Heights, IL. We had 9 people in our party and waited about 30 minutes to get our tables. Once seated our waitress, Porsha was Wonderful. Took all of our orders. First we all received our drinks with included pots of coffee. We all ordered our breakfast meals. Everything was Delicious! It was my birthday, so this other lady came over to our table and sang happy birthday to me !!! Very Nicely! I was offered a free dessert to take home. I chose the cheesecake. Our table was situated at the back of the restaurant where we could easily speak to each other and be heard. A very lovely time to spend with family. Thank you very much Bob Evans restaurant , especially Porsha. She was very sweet with us. Very courteous and kind. Everyone in my family liked her. read more

I got the blueberry banana oatmeal and I found it to be very good and sweet! It came with banana bread and 4 toppings but I only used the brown sugar. the food tasted fresh to me as someone who doesn't really eat oatmeal. My mother got a breakfast platter she liked but she swapped her potatoes to hash browns because the potatoes were hard, she liked the hash browns though. The service was good no complaints there! read more

Bob Evans - Blueberry Banana Oatmeal - American Near Me - Fairview Heights, Illinois

Always hot, fast and cheaper than fast food. Our visit today was awesome. The service was excellent. We always enjoy coming to Bob Evans. The locations we have been to have been consistent with each other, which is nice to know that my food will be what I expect. read more

Honestly, this is the second best breakfast place in the area. (FW is my fave, no shade to Bob) We've used to live in another city where the IHOP was the best place. When we came here, we had the misfortune of learning that not every location is the same. After trying a few places, we walked into Bob Evans and were so pleasantly surprised! It was clean! The staff was friendly! The booths weren't falling apart and the menus looked new and weren't sticky! As a bonus, the food was AWESOME. Bacon perfectly crisp without having to ask (I simply Do not understand people who like soft, floppy bacon.) and the pancakes and french toast were flavorful and great! The coffee is also good and we've been back a couple of times. We'll definitely be back. read more

Our waitress was very nice, and professional. Burger is always good and the wait time is fast. Nice and quiet. We will come back again

We were soooo hopeful that our experience was going to be a wonderful one. 5 - To our Rockstar Server, Porsha!!! That delightful young lady was an absolute professional! She is very skilled in making her customers feel warm & welcomed. Our order; however was a bust. I really had hoped that the reviews weren't true, but unfortunately, most were accurate. Even though we specifically asked for well done sausage (cooked on one side) & potatoes, those instructions weren't followed at all. My son's ham literally came out cold. The only happy camper at the table was the Grand Princess, lol! read more

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Placed a phone order for staff lunch- a little disorganized getting the order, however, food was great and it was hot. Got the holiday dinner- website said it feeds 6, I think it would feed way more than that- very generous portions. The pumpkin pie was delicious as was the cranberry sauce. Good job, Bob Evan's! read more

Better than I was expecting. I was searching for something a bit different after church. The local place on IL 159 was outrageously packed, so we ended up here. The Sunshine Skillet was pretty good and the biscuits were to die for. The cold brew was tasty also. I got mine with just the cream, no added flavor. The service was okay. Probably because of staff shortages. Wish they'd add breakfast cocktails to their menu! It would make waiting on your food easier! read more

Bob Evans - Sweat Cream Cold Brew coffee - American Near Me - Fairview Heights, Illinois

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Haven't been to a Bob Evan's in 20 years and I do remember not enjoying my meal then. Fast forward to July 2021 and this place served a solid breakfast with the fluffiest buttermilk biscuits I have ever had in a restaurant. Coffee was strong and the sunrise skillet my wife ordered was a little smaller than most but she liked it and wiped it out. Thank you for the good meal Bob. read more

Tried the Bacon Cheeseburger. Very underwhelming from the burnt bacon to the frozen beef patty I couldn't taste. Green beans were torch. read more

Bob Evans - Bacon Cheeseburger - American Near Me - Fairview Heights, Illinois

staff are sweet as pea! food is good! very quick in and out! very nice and homey breakfast! read more

Bob Evans - Sausage Gravy & Biscuits - American Near Me - Fairview Heights, Illinois

Our service and the food was OUTSTANDING!!! From the beginning to the end. Very clean, friendly and professional. read more

Basic breakfast at 4pm. I was able to eat in and get away from the office and zoom calls. The coffee was plane diner coffee hot and fresh. Nothing short of amazing. The server was attentive. The kept the cup filled. But and this is important, they asked before they filled it. Allowing me to keep up on cream and sweetener. The food was fresh hot and Joe I like it. The french toast was on a separate plate so no syrup on my bacon. I love it. The only thing is I like my hash browns crispier, but I did not ask so shame on me read more

I was recently recovering from surgery, my sister brought me take out from bob evans evans for two weeks it was always hot and delicious ! Thank You read more

The service was great. Leah was very attentive. This was the first time I had been here in over 10 years and had a very good experience. I ordered biscuits and gravy, eggs, hash browns, bacon, and French toast. I was a bit shocked at the color of the gravy with it being a brownish color. It was a bit salty but good. The seating was comfortable and clean. All the staff I saw wore masks. The price was very reasonable too. read more

Bob Evans - Sausage gravy - American Near Me - Fairview Heights, Illinois

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Day late and Forgot photos... Well, I hate to give a semi-negative review but I was pretty dissatisfied. The food was "okay". The service was "okay". I ordered the sunshine skillet and the cast iron it came in smelled like dirty dishwater. The waitress was sweet, but not very attentive. Twice I had to walk to the front to ask for things. The fruit was really good, and the cinnamon biscuits were great as well. Maybe it was an off day... maybe I'll give them another try in the future to see if it was just yesterday or if it's the usual... I was really looking forward to trying them out too... read more

The service was warm and friendly. And the atmosphere of the restaurant made us feel like we were at home. The food was exactly as we ordered it and it tasted great. read more

We visit this location today and our waitress was very loud and rude. She act as if we were burdened. She was very short and snappy with her answers. The service was terrible, as her interactions with other patron were very calm and patient. read more

Such great service and great atmosphere 10/10 would recommend. Food was great, hot and fresh. Delicious

Really enjoy B.E. Breakfasts. The problem is always a wait time with most tables empty. I wish they had better service.

At least twice a month, me and my best friend have breakfast on Saturday. We frequent Bob Evans in Fairview Heights, IL. Well... there was no breakfast to be had here. The young lady who waited on us a couple weekends ago obviously didn't want wait on us today. She literally walked passed me and then us to wait on ppl who were seated after us. It became more evident as everyone around us were waited on. We weren't even offered coffee or water. My BFF saw the young lady ask another server to wait on us. But after over 10 minutes of being ignored we decided to leave. Exiting we heard the waitress say "they said it took to long" we continued to exit. The young lady who obviously didn't want to wait on us was tipped very well the last time. That will NEVER happen again. Next time we go I will ask NOT to be seated in her section. read more

Meal came out cold. Asked for the hash browns to be cooked well done. Got the side of fruit with a side of mold on the grapes. I think the pictures speak for themselves. When we pointed out the mold to our server, Kristen, she didn't seem to concerned. read more

Bob Evans - Asked for hash browns well done... RAW - American Near Me - Fairview Heights, Illinois

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Saturday Oct 22, 2022...Stupid management philosophy! Take out orders are their priority! We were among 18 people waiting to be seated with an almost entirely empty dining room. Waited 20 minutes before the first person was seated. One couple waiting to be seated went to the parking lot and called in their order and got their food ahead of those waiting ahead of them read more

Bob Evans Restaurant is located right off 64 and I 159. They offer breakfast, lunch and dinner with a variety of baked goods. You can dine in or carry out. For our dine in experience we ordered The Farmers Choice and The Rise & Shine. Farmers choice includes sausage, pancakes, hash browns and eggs. Rise & Shine, bacon, eggs, biscuits and grits. I also ordered a hot chocolate with whipped cream. Overall the food was good but not the best breakfast. I would definitely stay away from the hash browns ... They tasted like a dirty potato chopped up and cooked with no seasoning. Nothing was over the top, excellent. However, I was impressed by the hot chocolate. It didn't taste as if it was made with water. Which it was.. I asked. And it's free refills. Our sever Judy was nice and attentive. She was able to answer all the questions I had about the menu items. At the end of the day... Yeah I would come back to try lunch, dinner or even dessert. read more

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We had Bob Evans cater our event yesterday. Dawn and her team did an outstanding job and I would like to commend them on the great service they provided! The food was ready for pick up when promised and I was able to get it back to the venue and set up in plenty of time before serving started. Everyone enjoyed the food and there were several people that had never tried Bob Evans that will now be going to the restaurant. There was plenty of everything needed to put on the dinner and I will definitely be using this service again in the future and will recommend it to other people for their events. read more

Flipping ridiculous. 2 grill cheese, fries and a drink meals for children at $20. Yeah never again. I've been staying at the adjacent hotel (Drury Inn) and every time we pass by this place is closed. Today we happened to catch it open and decided to try it because we missed the free breakfast at our hotel. The waitress that took our order told us they close early than the posted time most days because no one comes in. So I guess charging 10 bucks for bread and cheese makes up for not having frequent business. I'm not even moved to try anything else at those prices. Upside my kids ate their meal. ****correction ***** my daughter ate her meal, but my son hated his meal. I took an incomplete bite of my son's sandwich because just as soon as I bit into it I wanted to spit it out. Ugh! And yuck. Done. In the trash read more

Bob Evans - Grill cheese, fries and lemonade - American Near Me - Fairview Heights, Illinois

First, the good... or in this case, the "ok". That would be the food. My wife got the turkey dinner and I got the soup and salad. Our meals were decent if uninspiring. Note: The broccoli is supposed to be buttered, but tastes like it is simply steamed with no seasoning. Now the bad. And that would be the service. First our initial server forgot what drinks we wanted... and admittedly that's not a big deal. However, 20 minutes after ordering our meal we noticed couples who were seated after we made our order were receiving their meals. It seems our server lost our ticket. They apologized to us, just as they apologized to several people while we were there. Our experience it seems was not unique at this restaurant. read more

Bob Evans is my go to for breakfast with the family. The servers are friendly and understanding of my small grandkids. They always bring out fruit or toast for them immediately. I love grits and it's hard to find a place that knows to bring them out with my eggs. There is something on the menu for everyone. The omelets are a nice size and tasty and most importantly the food is always hot. read more

Ok I really wanted to like this restaurant, the staff is awesome, it looks good, but the food, which is kinda important lets it down. Bob Evans, makes sausage and is kinda famous for it. Unfortunately, the sausage here is thin and over cooked. Biscuits, outstanding, hash browns, ok, omelettes ok, potato's good. Quality control needs attention, even though the food takes a long time. Bottom line; although we really wanted to liked this restaurant, we cannot recommend it at this time. read more

Waffles very poor. Wrong mix in our opinion. Not light & crispy. Last time we will get waffle here. Usually other items very good. read more

Never got our food. We waited almost an hour; probably should have left earlier but they told us it would be out any minute. Anyway we had to leave. Hungrier than when we arrived. read more

Service is terrible. A "regular" came in after me but was seated before me. Took awhile to get a waitress to bring me drinks. In the meantime another waitress took my drink order and started fighting over who's table it was. When finished I waited at the counter for several minutes before getting helped. I had to say "anyone want to take my money". Terrible! read more

I have not been here in a long time like 5 years gone downhill service and a lot of things I was seated at a extremely dirty table dried. Syrup on table my brother worked here really changed allot food ok read more

Always a bit of a wait but worth it. Waitstaff is friendly and food is good homestyle cooking. I have eaten here with family and always have had a good experience. read more

" I'm gettin' the biscuit-sweats" ---- Jeff Funburg Another satisfying trip to Bob Evans with the Copyrights. read more

OPTIONS. If you love them you will like this place I loved the location and they have a bakery as well I thought it was so cute the only reason why I didnt give them 5 stars is because although there was a greeting and the service was great the attitude of how they do it wasnt as awesome its was as if its hard to meet me in the front and seat us and to fill my coffee seems like a bother depends on who your server is read more

Bob Evans - great breakfast options! - American Near Me - Fairview Heights, Illinois

We decided to try the restaurant again, since it had been several months since our last visit. We had hoped the service would improve, since last time was pretty lousy. We stood there for over 5 min, while a server made it a point to ignore us, until I called over and asked if we could be seated. She made us wait a few more minutes (until someone we discovered later was a manager told her to seat us) and then she found us a table. It was moderately busy, but there were plenty of servers and about ten empty tables. The woman who seated us, Sonja, turned out to be our server. We ordered our food, with coffee and cocoa. Forty minutes later, as we observed tables that came in after us get their food, we were sitting with empty coffee mugs, I got up and asked our server if she perhaps wanted me to go cook our food. She got nasty saying they were backed up, so she'll "get it when it's ready, okay?" I advised her it would be nice then, if we could have more coffee, since our mugs had been empty the past 30 min. She refilled the cups, as though it was a real hassle. Fifty minutes (yes, I looked at the clock) we received PART of our order. My son didn't receive his bacon nor fruit, nor any syrup for his pancakes. My husband did not get his biscuits. My order of cod didn't come at all. They were out of cod. Although the server was advised they were out, she never told me until everyone received their food, then tossed a menu at me. She asked if I wanted something else. I told her I didn't feel like waiting another 45 min for my order. She screwed up her face and rolled her eyes which really ticked me off. A different server overheard and saw what happened and said she'd asked a manager to stop by. Manager came over to apologize and comped the meal. Several minutes later, she had to remind Sonja to come check on us. I reminded the server to finish filling my son's and husband's order. She turned and stalked away. My husband was in the middle of asking her for catsup and more syrup for my daughter's pancakes, since the little cup was half-filled when we received it, when she walked away as he was still speaking. The bacon for hubby and son was finally delivered, but barely cooked. My husband told our son not to eat it, since it was obviously still mostly raw. Our water glasses went empty, no catsup was ever delivered for the hash browns nor more syrup and the server avoided us, despite eye contact. Another server brought the missing items while Sonja hung out up front. Each time she left, it was only after I saw the manager approach her and point out a table that needed attention. Horrible, horrible service. Avoid Sonja as your server, at all costs. I thought service here couldn't get worse, since our last visit 6 months ago. And then they hired her and they achieved new lows of lousy service. read more

A solid performer in the breakfast category. I had the grits and eggs which were both good. I have not had lunch or dinner here, so I cannot comment on their other offerings. Good service and consistent food. read more

Bob Evans - Love those grits. This is a nice hearty bowl of them, and we all know that a wimpy bowl of grits is for losers! - American Near Me - Fairview Heights, Illinois

I feel that chain restaurants get a bad reputation at times. I will admit that I prefer local owned family restaurants but Bob Evans always has good food on our visits. We usually go about 1 time per month and will continue to go for our work breakfast meetings. The food is quick and service is good at this location. I get the Ride and Shine on most visits. I believe that when you go to a chain restaurant that you have to understand/expect what you are going to get for food and service. read more