Went with family on a Saturday afternoon; there is limited seating inside. Very retro style…read morerestaurant bringing back great memories of going to an old fashioned soda counter! The waitresses were friendly and attentive. The food was excellent, including my double cheeseburger, onion pieces, and hand dipped pineapple shake!! We all greatly enjoyed our meal and will be returning soon!! They only accept cash, no credit or debit cards.

I loved the places vibe. Sat at the counter and enjoyed the cheeseburger and fries. Reminded me of…read morethe old lunch counter diners from my childhood. Great service good prices and everything was tasty. I would recommend

This place is an old hole in the wall place. The food is great if you can get past the look of the…read moreplace. The bartender was busy and did not see us walk in. I had to go up to the bar to get a waitress. They have the best wings around. I wanted the trash wings. They fry them, coat them and fry them again. Not healthy but finger lickin good. My friend had the bacon honey mustard. I know bacon with chicken wings, it was a small piece of heaven in you mouth. Do not let the look of the place scary you away, what a minute I am sure the locals would love to keep this place to themselves.

After several changes in management and owners, we have winner in the community. I have delayed…read morewriting a review to make sure it is a keeper; it is! Appetizers mushrooms and gizzards are my favorites and they do them spectacularly. Porter House was excellent locally sourced delight. Only place I know of locally that you can get a whole catfish. Again, cooked perfect with a fantastic house made breading. Service is great, but like everywhere struggling to have as many staff as they would like. Full service bar, and friendly priced. Give it a try!

Randomly found this spot on the way back from Red Bud, we wanted to eat somewhere different…read more SO glad we came across this spot! We got fried green beans for an app and they were fire. My son got the chicken strips and fries. Hubs got the Texas burger and a salad. I got the chicken sandwich and sweet potatoe fries. Oh. My. Gosh. Everything was amazing. The service was stellar-Angie knows what's up. The patio was the best part - so gorgeous out there! Def will come back on the motorcycle. Such a pretty drive to a pretty place. Highly recommend for food, service and ambiance!!

I've been on the hunt for the best catfish in the area and this place was recommended. I was…read morethrilled that they even serve grilled catfish which is harder to find. You can get the 1 piece fillet dinner with sides or 3 fillets with no sides. I didn't want sides so got the 3 piece and had 1 fried and 2 grilled. The 3 pieces were thick, juicy and cooked to perfection! I loved both the grilled and fried version. Our waitress was very nice, attentive and the food came out hot and fresh. My husband got the Texas BBQ burger and while it looked amazing, he said it lacked seasoning and wasn't impressed. He ate it though and said he would return and try something else. I still gave 5 stars because the fish was so good!

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.

Celebrating our Anniversary at the new Steakhouse/Italian place up town…read more This place is gorgeous thanks to the previous owner's renovation during Covid (Gallaghers) Service was wonderful as it was not busy for a Friday night!!! Highly recommend the Flash Fried Spinach as an appetizer!!! The Summer Salad was excellent.. strawberries, feta cheese, yummy dressing!!! The drinks were good and strong!! Rigatoni Ala Vodka!! Excellent Chicken Roberto was good.... The baked potato was huge!!! And I had a scoop of Pistachio Gelato.. but for $9 I will pass and get something else next time. If you want more of a bar feel free they have a whole Geno's Pub Menu of burgers, pizza and sandwiches!!!

I would definitely return, but the service needs improvement. Parking is on the street, though we…read morehad no trouble finding a spot. We were seated right away, and our drink order was taken promptly, but service declined after that point. Bread and butter are served, and I really appreciated having olive oil and balsamic vinegar on the table for dipping. Overall, the food was very good. The Caesar and house salads were light and fresh. The spare rib ravioli and flash-fried spinach were tasty, and the Chicken Roberto, filet, and shrimp were excellent. The atmosphere was nice--dim lighting, not too loud, and very comfortable. However, service was quite slow throughout the meal. It seemed like there were several new waitresses, and they were running between all three floors, which likely made things more challenging. Hopefully, with more experience--or possibly additional staff--the service will improve. Overall, we enjoyed the meal and would come back, but the service definitely needs attention.

This is a hidden gem!!! Wish we had stopped in years ago. The customer service is about the best I…read morehave seen for the area and the food was good. Personally I wish the burger patties had more flavor to them but some salt and pepper makes them ok. I love shredded lettuce and diced onions which are rare to find these days so it makes up for a lack of seasoning on the patties to me. My husband had the pork tenderloin and also enjoyed his food. We will be back

Great lil spot in rural Illinois…read more Stopped in here for breakfast before my first client meeting today. This place is SUPER clean! You actually order at the counter like a fast food place and they bring your food to you! I ordered the country fried steak, eggs, hash browns, toast and coffee. Everything was great and cooked just right. Very inexpensive dining for a great quality meal. I may stop in here for lunch on my way back to St Louis.

In Red Bud- there are few restaurants and this was my local friend's pick…read more The waitress was quick to wait on us. She kept our drinks refilled constantly. The food came out quickly and was hot or chilled (slaw) correctly. The French fries were crispy (given to me to try BBQ sauce). The chicken sandwich was full of well smoked and seasoned chicken. The coleslaw was vinegar based and I just added some black pepper. The mustard sauce was excellent. The tea was good. The newer decor set the place off from the smokehouse menu. It seemed more of a bar than a smokehouse. I was an immediate fan.

Do not skip this place! Idk how this place doesn't have more reviews. It's a cute little old…read morebuilding, and our service was excellent. App: Loaded burnt end chips - I'm a sucker for a house made chip and these were great, I think they may have had the BBQ rub on them? Their seasoning on the chips was special Bf had smoked pork steak - EXCELLENT, was juicy and well seasoned Sides: potato salad and onion rings - great I had BBQ sampler (brisket, pulled pork, bratwurst and 1/4 rack ribs) - juicy, fall apart brisket, pulled pork was not dry like 90% of places, ribs were some of the best I've had and so was the bratwurst Sides: mac and cheese and hush puppies - the mac and cheese is not baked mac and cheese (I definitely prefer baked) but this was FANTASTIC. Hush puppies were great. I also had a Bloody Mary with their pickle vodka - it was perfect, not too spicy and they had a fresh (possibly homemade) pickle

Everything was AMAZING! I will definitely be back!…read moreI had the ribs, pulled pork, fries and Mac n cheese.

Everything changed when the new owner took over. He changed the food service vendor to save money…read moreand you can taste the difference in quality overall. He is not friendly with the customers like the old owners were. Also the silverware is not sanitized so do not trust the cleanliness here. The food is not made fresh daily like it used to be. Such a shame this man came in and ruined a perfectly good restaurant with his greed. Thumbs down and I was once their biggest fan.