Kenny made some amazing catfish and green beans for us! He waited on our table. Great option for…read moresoul food in Mattoon.

From the owner: Offering the areas only Soul Food option. Rich ingredients crafted with love. Presenting Comfort…read morefood and also all your favorite appz, wings, and burgers.

Wings were delicious and chicken tacos were spot on! Tater tot's cooked to perfection -- but the…read moreatmosphere is what wins! Great place and service! Hard to get into parking lot but worth the maze!

Good is always amazing and still hot if not warm when it arrives through DoorDash! Always quick and…read moreefficient too. I'm picky so if I call and make a change to my order that I wasn't able to do through forecast they're always super nice and helpful with meeting my requests!! I always order from here, definitely recommend.

Hey, again, faithful review readers!…read more So, today, we are dining at Alamo Steak House here in Mattoon, IL. We live in a small town area and this is definitely a local favorite for many in the area, us included. This is to say that the experience, the food and drink is consistently very well done. As we pulled up, the parking lot was JAMMED! It was so crowded there was only about two spots available. Wifey told me to check the wait time. So, we went in. No wait!!! It appears that everyone drove separately. The hostess was very pleasant. We had her switch our table because we like the tables vs. the booth. Today we sat in the upstairs balcony. We've sat here once before a few years ago. Pleasant. More cozy than the common dining room. Our server was very prompt, and since we come here enough, we knew what we wanted. I got the smothered chicken with a sidecar porkchop (just because I can). Sides of House Salad and Onion Rings. Wifey ordered the distiller, baked potato and a salad. For the first time ever, the dinner rolls at the table were actually overdone. It's usually crisp outside and soft inside, but this was actually way too hard. Wifey likes things well done and she said this is just not edible. This could have been easily remedied, but we did not want more so we left it be. But this was the first time this has ever been an issue in 13 years. Salads came out first. I had ordered a house salad with blue cheese but got a Caesar salad. Lots of Parmesan, good presentation. I decided I was meant to have a Caesar salad and was glad this mix up occurred. Wifey had a house salad and it was good, but she was eyeing up my Caesar with those thieving eyes! So we will call it a happy accident! Shlafly's makes a competent stout, a little hoppier than you'd expect from a stout, a little spritzier than you're used to in a stout, but I knew this going in. It's a solid brew, but not creamy like most stouts. Wifey's raspberry margarita was, good, according to her, but a little sweet. She squeezed in some lemon and lime and that helped add more tart which pleased her. She does not usually get non citrus based Margaritas, so she chalked it up to that. Again, the drink was still good, just not her favorite. A little long in the main course delivery, but, wifey had a medium well steak and that takes some time. However, it seems to be taking much longer than expected... The food DID show up, just before it became a seriously long wait. My food: Most things were not quite hot enough. All the flavors were great, but, it feels like the food was under a heat lamp that didn't work for too long, or maybe not under it for too long of a time.. At a steakhouse as "high quality" as this one, I expected better. Since our server was uber busy, we didn't voice our complaint. He was truly running hard up and down the stairs so we have no complaints with his service. But we are both disappointed that it was very not hot. And we were hungry, and the flavors were good, so we chose to eat it as is. Wifey said all the flavors of her steak and potato were on point but admittedly the not hot part took its toll on the overall. We are sad to report all of these very unusual mishaps but we really still swear by the place for the great food and for the many, many experiences that were consistently on point. We also know if we would have complained or asked it would have been fixed no holds barred. But it was pretty busy and we did not want to wait. So if one experience out of maybe 50 was a bit sub par, we are still going to consider it a winner and well worth looking past. It just seems everything happened at once. So hopefully we are all good for another 50 visits!

I live in Mattoon and always see a full parking lot. I decided to give it a try since haven't eaten…read morehere in a while. My mistake. I ordered the beer battered cod and my partner the plank salmon. We waited a reasonable time to a bit long for the entrees to be served. The server did come to the table a couple times to tell us it would be out soon. When the food was served the waitress said she would be back to check on our dinner. I looked across the table and from there could see the salmon was way overcooked. My partner took a couple bites and agreed the salmon was overcooked and quite dry. I tried piece one of two of the cod and found it was a bit greasy with an over abundance of breading but tasted OK. When the server came to check on the food my partner told her the salmon was overcooked. She replied "sorry, I'll tell them" and left. We expected someone to come to the table and offer a redo or substitution but *surprise* no one and nothing happened. I thought my dinner was going to be OK until I tried the second piece of fish. It was tough and rubbery. The server finally came back to the table and asked if we wanted dessert without mentioning anything about the overcooked salmon. By this time we were so disappointed with the experience we didn't want to take a chance on a bad a dessert. In closing let me just make a couple points: 1) when food and service are good I willingly pay a good price for it 2) when food and service are not good I expect for the establishment to make it right by replacing the food or discounting the price - Neither happened! In this instance it was a $60 lesson. Needlessly to say I will not go back!

Great variety of food and something for everyone. I had the Hawaiian power bowl and it was…read moredelicious. My daughter had a hamburger that she devoured. We ordered fried green beans as an appetizer and they were great- lightly breaded and tasty with ranch to dip them in. 4 stars because we didn't get appetizer plates and refills were slow to come. But otherwise efficient service. Fun atmosphere to watch sports and they have models of different stadiums

Hey all. Wifey and I are back again…read more This time we are reviewing Stadium Grill in Mattoon, IL. Very clean place. Ample parking, easy in/out on IL 16, right next to I-57. I ordered the Shrimp Po Boy with Mac and cheese. Wifey got the Mango Chicken and Shrimp Salad. And, M-I-L is with us today and she got the Club sandwich. We will start with the MIL club. She gives it an A-. It did not get an A because, while the toasted bread was great, it made the ham on the sandwich hot, and she does not prefer that. Still, an A- is very good. The Mac n Cheese side (we all three got them) needed to be done a little more in my estimation. There was a little too much liquid and the cheese was pretty runny. But Wifey and M-I-L both loved it for the exact same reason, so go figure. (We are right and he is wrong, Wifey says.) On to my Po Boy. It was a little under flavored. I like the restaurant, but I won't get this again. Wifey's salad was delicious and I have to admit I was having food envy. It looked so good. It called for marinated chicken and blackened shrimp but she wanted the chicken blackened as well and that was the right call. I am pretty certain I will be getting be this on our next visit. I am about to finish up with dessert. Getting a raspberry cheesecake with an ice cream side car (of course). The sidecar of vanilla was a perfect addition to the dessert. Cheesecake was a thin slice, but it was quite worth it. Overall, I was a bit disappointed with my sandwich, but everything else was quite tasty. As for the history of this place, back in the day it received many unfavorable reviews which kept us from coming for a while. But living in the area we eventually tried it. Well, they either had a Major shakeup, or the prior bad experiences got repaired because we have been coming for years now and have never had a bad experience. So if you see those old reviews, don't let that dissuade you. We believe you will really like the place.

Stopped in a LONG way from home while on the job…read more Had a pork sandwich and fries which was good Service was good Price was good And an active pool table kept people entertained if needed Nice place

Never has disappointed, try most of the food all good, very clean, staff is amazing, pool table,…read moreand karaoke every other Friday night, try it out.

We had breakfast, the food.was good.and.the service was fast and kind. Nice hometown diner…read moreatmosphere. We will go again.

Ate here right after Christmas with my adult daughter. We had brunch. It was delicious ! We got…read morethe typical breakfast food, and it was amazing. We especially liked the fried mashed potatoes. Prices are reasonable. Waitress was pleasant. Also- the baked items in the case to purchase looked AMAZING!!

What's my guilty pleasure.....going to Cracker Barrel on a Sunday morning for breakfast. Now this…read moreparticular day there as a wait time of about 30 min due to the kitchen being behind. But no problem....we'll just shop around lol. The store has the best times for purchase. And they are all of good quality! The store is so always a stocked with plenty to purchase and browse through. And the restaurant is always clean with plenty of seating. My waitress name was Grace and she was the sweetest worker biggest personality! We really enjoyed her. I pretty much get the same thing every time I go but that's because Mommas Breakfast is so darn good!! Maybe next time I'll try something different....maybe lol. I always order a to go meal for dinner to take home. It's $5! You can't beat that. And they have about 3-4 meals to choose from. It's always a great experience when going to Cracker Barrell.

I arrived super late and departed super early, so there was no opportunity to dine in the…read morerestaurant but I will definitely get a CB breakfast soon. Yes, Cracker Barrel tolerates RVers using their parking lot for overnight parking with the polite request that you make a purchase. It's not required but it's a nice thing to do. What is required is to be respectful of the space - no camping, no noise and no litter. I had a peaceful night's sleep and was gone well before they opened. Perfect for me and I owe you one, CB! [Review 1285 of 2024 - 212 in Illinois - 22308 overall]

MEH.. not that great. One waitress ran around doing everything from taking orders to clearing…read moretables to ringing up the cash register ...all while another woman stood behind the counter doing nothing. local joint.. lots of truckers. We wanted the walleye special, but it was sold out. We went with the cod sandwich special. It was a square fish ..like from McDonald's. It wasn't really hot. Fries were cold. Cole slaw was SPOILED!! I told the woman behind the counter, and the next thing we knew, she took one sandwich off the bill. She didn't have to do that... but it made the fish sandwich more reasonable because it certainly was not worth $12.

Great food. Cooked to order, so always fresh! Always…read morefriendly waitresses. Good portions. You can also fill up your car's tank, after you've filled up yours. Subway is in the same building if you're in a hurry to grab a bite and run.

Please know this review is preference based. Let me start with giving credit where credit is due…read more The good part of our 3 and 1/2 hour meal was The steaks for our party of six were prepared to perfection, well seasoned with perfect temperature on all 6. No easy feat considering the place was packed and the ticket time was over one hour. The service by Hailey M was so impressive she was the only reason we made it through our marathon 3 1/2 hour meal. That girl needs special acknowledgment from management! That you g lady is outstanding! I'm a person who appreciates a clean dining experience. Hats off to management for the team of people cleaning not only doors, floors and tables but also taking the extra step in wiping down the menus. Now just my preference and something to consider when going- No reservations and the wait list is useless. We were checked in on the wait list at 5:30. Was told we had an hour wait, having drove an hour to get there we decided to stay. We wormed our way to the bar and the six of us shared three barstools and grabbed drinks. At 6:30 we were told they had us scheduled (after we inquired again) to be seated at 7:20. So now what do you do? We just make the best of the situation and ordered appetizers. We were finally seated at 7:30 and immediately ordered. One hour later we received our food. So I personally did not enjoy being at any restaurant from 5:30 to 9:00. And during the wait time for our food we had to watch the staff turn up the music to almost club level and start dancing (not fun when you have been there for hours and all you want to do is eat your food and leave) It's loud enough without the waitstaff screaming over the people and music to sing happy birthday and line dancing. Again the food and service was great but the wait time I will never do again.

My husband and I went for supper on a Friday evening around 4:30pm. We had perfect service and the…read moremeal was amazing. He had steak which was cooked exactly as he ordered at a perfect medium rare. I had salmon and could not have been more pleased. Start to finish it was a great meal and we will do it again soon!

This place is amazing and dog friendly the food is amazing, the bee is amazing , and the staff is…read moreamazing and the ambiance is fancy and rustic it's amazing!!!

Amazing spot! Love the interior. We stopped in for dinner last week and so happy we did. The inside…read moreis gorgeous and the service was outstanding. Aja was out waitress and explained that Firefly is farm to table. We tried their spicy pineapple vodka drink and it was stellar, had two. For entrees, we both had the wrapped filet. Cooked to perfection. We also split the brussel sprouts and they were amazing. Lastly we had the brownie with ice cream and it was decadent and delicious. Everything was a 10/10. Highly recommend!