Large parking lot, easy to locate. Honk or call for curbside service. If you go inside you must…read morewear a mask (unless you're who I think must be Barb's maskless husband). The inside is not impressive. Looks like a kid's play room with toys all over. No inside dining available. What comes out of Barb's Bounty is much more impressive! I had the daily special--a ham and Turkey club. Imagine three pieces of toasted sourdough (I'm guessing)--one side is a BLT and the other ham, cheese and Turkey. Best bacon ever! My side was the fruit salad. It was a nice combination of fresh and canned fruits. The rest of our party had the same daily special, but with battered fries (waffle fries were also an option). Our son had a burger (rated a 4) and potato salad (rated a 5). Each day features a couple of daily lunch specials and a dinner special, in addition to a variety of soups, salads, wraps, burgers, and sandwiches. For a small place, it offers a great variety. It is NOT fast food. Be patient as it's worth the wait. Barb is offering specials and open Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. When asked about being open, Barb said due to Covid she knew many of her older customers would not be at family gatherings. She certainly appears to care about her community. Also available are fruit jellies and jams, salsa and relishes. And a limited selection of baked goods.

Stopped through on a cross country bike trip and it was the best food we have had! Everything was…read morehomemade even down to the hamburger buns! Barb was the sweetest and is an amazing cook. Felt like we were sitting in mom's dining room.

We took the family out for supper Friday night and had very good food and even better service. Our…read morewaitress Ashley Wagner was very attentive keeping our drinks filled, she was always smiling and very friendly. This was the best service we've had in a long time

Food was great. We ordered the appetizer special. The dish was diverse and very good. Our waitress…read morewas attentive and provided excellent service. The place clean and attractive. We really enjoyed and highly recommend.

Stopped in last night with my 2 kiddos, their spouses, and 3 grandchildren, with myself and son and…read morehis wife and kids in from Colorado and California respectively, while visiting my daughter who lives in Chester. Great service and good food. Burgers and fries were especially good and fresh. The kids really liked the cheese sticks. Thank you for being open on a Sunday evening and accommodating all of us!

There are very few restaurants in the Chester area which is how my daughter and I ended up here…read more This is a fairly new bar and very big. Their drinks were good but if you are a beer drinker you are mostly looking at the normal, run of the mill lagers. They did have a couple of IPAs but nothing special craft brewery-ish. My daughter ordered a mule and said it was very good. We both ordered burgers and fries. The burgers were very good and sized well so we walked away satisfied. The service was really very good. The young lady provided just the right amount of attention and was super friendly. This place would be an excellent place to frequent if you were a local. They have a gaming room with electronic gambling machines but there is tournament sized shuffleboard along the back wall and it looked like it was free to play. Also soft tip dart boards if you enjoy that.

One of my favorite out of the way, off the beaten path, hole in the wall bar n restaurant in our…read morearea! We love this little place, food is great and service is friendly, locals are fun!! Don't skip it if you're in the area!!

We were on a drive up in this area and i found Al's on Google…read more It was a Saturday for lunch and they were slow. The food was AMAZING and all home cooked! I had the porkchop, hubby had 1/2 bird fried chicken. I also had coconut cream pie. Al's is like the diners of the past- simple place, basic menu of perfected items, great service. We loved it! Important- it is cash only unless you are local.

The name of the restaurant is wrong here on Yelp! The correct name is Shelly's Smash Burger…read more Staff were very friendly. Ingredients were all fresh. Prices very reasonable. It's not really a truck stop, but it is part of a convenience store at a Phillips 66 gas station. The only options for burgers in Waterloo near where we are, are either fast food or Denny's, Applebees, etc. It's a bit of a drive down Rte 3 to Red Bud, but if you want a very good burger at a reasonable price it's worth making the trip.

I went out on a limb trusting some other Yelp reviews of this place and decided to stop on our way…read moreback from the wine trails in Southern Illinois. We had a hard time ordering. It was a little bit confusing on if we went to the main checkout or the one in the corner, which is kind of like a weird restaurant/ gambling area. Anyway, after we figure out what we wanted we waited for the order and ate it on the drive home. It did not package well, even from the store to the car which was like a 10-second walk. The fries were mushy and gross, and I feel like the burger was completely underwhelming. I think steak 'n shake has some of the best burgers. If we were going to stop somewhere local we probably should have done that. That. There's nothing to write home about and they offer a discount on some ice cream that's hand scooped, my partner got some of that and tried it and it was completely freezer burnt. So needless to say we won't be back, but it was I guess. Guess interesting to check out a local spot that I've been curious about. 3/10 won't try again and wouldn't recommend.

These are the best burgers. Fast service and very affordable. I recommend the double cheese with…read moreeverything.

Overall 3 stars, but this experience as YELP asks, 1 Star…read more You can't call in orders anymore. The food is hit or miss. Most of the time, it's good but every now and then, we've gotten burgers that oddly taste like tap water or even soap. Also, fair warning: if the weather suddenly turns dangerous (like hail or a tornado) after you've already placed an order and are waiting outside, don't expect to be let in. Even in a weather emergency, they won't allow shelter. (Our weather report was not accurate otherwise we wouldn't have even left our house.)

amazing burger. perfectly cooked. delicious. thanks for being at CODA in Golden, CO. cheers!read more

Ate at the bar at the Murphysboro location tonight. The place is nice and the food was alright, but…read moreit was so bright in there you almost needed sunglasses. For 7:30 pm on a Friday, that's not what I expected and I'd think not what most people in there would prefer. It's too bad, because the vibe could be perfect for a date night meal.

Very pleased with my lunch. I told the man that seated me I knew what I wanted, he said the…read morewaitress will be right out. He came back a minute later and took my order which included coffee he would make. The waitress came over shortly to check on me saying the coffee was almost done. Great coffee. I had shrimp tacos. Good tacos. Good salsa. The service was outstanding imo. Waitress was outstanding, she was alone and the dining room filled up quickly after I got there. I was in and out in 40 minutes, eating leisurely. There was a sign saying hiring wait and kitchen staff. I wish it wasn't lunch so I could have tried their beer.

Great sausages and brats! They also have awesome sandwich's! Service could be a little faster and…read moremore friendly but this was a great experience overall.

I've been through the area often on i55 but never seemed to be a time that they were open. I have,…read morehowever, had a lot of their quick sticks that they sell at local Rhodes convenience stores and they were delicious. Very similar to my favorite big brand, icon. So after seeing all the billboards on the interstate over the years I decided to stop in. I selected some brats, snack sticks that were refrigerated, unlike the quick sticks at the store and some jerky. Snack sticks were excellent and similar to a local butcher shop near my house, however the jerky was awful. Hard and tooth breaking, it also emitted some fat/lard after opening the bag. It may have just been a bad batch but not sure I would go back just based on that experience. I have yet to try the brats so will update if I think they bring the grade up. Friendly staff though! Will consider giving them another shot and hoping it was a bad jerky batch. Posting some pictures of the jerky and packaging. White stuff is all oozed out fat after I opened the package.

Good locally owned tavern with great food and atmosphere! The employees are very friendly along…read morewith the people inside. The place offers gaming/slots. Saturday's are the most popular with their special being steak or wings depending on the weekend. Would definitely come back!

How awesome that this is listed under "nightlife?" Classic So-Il tavern. Stop in any given night,…read moreand you will likely find someone related to me. Have knocked back a few with L and G there back in the day. Five stars for nostalgia's sake. And how fantastic is it that I am the first to review it?