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    4.5 (74 reviews)
    Closed 6:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Chicken Chipotle Wrap
    H. A.

    Exactly what you'd expect from a restaurant in a small town! Waitress was very kind and the food was good. My only qualm was there were a lot of flies inside but idk how much can be done to prevent that on a hot summer day.

    Alice B.

    What a hole in the wall but great food and omg the homemade cinnamon toast. Stopped in during a business trip. Ordered the western Benedict. Really good very large portions. Coffee was good but the orange juice is FRESH squeezed. Delicious. Stop in you won't be disappointed.

    Drinks, and Wifey!
    Bill R.

    OK. Here's the deal. I've reviewed Honey Bee Cafe before and it got five stars. So, you ask, why am I doing another review? Great question. Well, the new photo is the answer. That's peanut butter pie. Here's the deal... I will now rate all my future inter-personal relationships on whether or not you like this pie. I have no use for those who do not like this pie. This is THE BEST pie I've ever eaten! I am COMPLETELY full. But, I WILL finish this pie. And, here's the way it needs consumed: Get it with the ice cream. Get it with the coffee. Get it with a fork (because that's what she gave me and it did not hinder my experience one bit.) Enjoy nirvana.

    Hashstack with no gravy

    I can't believe I just spent 13 dollars on this and it didn't even come with gravy like advertised. Did not come with the cinnamon toast either. They have gone way downhill recently. Disappointed.

    Chicken noodle soup
    Eric B.

    Outstanding service and food! A huge menu (I came at lunch) and couldn't be happier. Chicken noodle soup and turkey club were delicious!

    Avacado toast
    Shell J.

    A nice breakfast place in a small town with plenty of awesome choices. Wow, people do know how to start the day right. I've tried many avocado toasts all over the States, this one here is really not bad! With many hearty choices for breakfast and awesome staff, if ever I make it back, honey bee is my go-to place for breakfast for sure!

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    Excellent service, delicious food. Wide variety of items on the menu. The senior choices are very affordable.

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    Food was fresh and delicious and the service was great. Very easily accessible off the highway.

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    Absolutely awesome food and great people who are happy to have us there. Thank you bunches.

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    FABULOUS in every way. If you're anywhere nearby - just go! Service, menu, prices, ambience - don't miss out on a fabulous, affordable meal!

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    Great service, atmosphere and food! Feels like home. Consistency in food quality and service are important to me.

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    Alright dinner food. Chicken fried stake was pretty good but everything else was just ok. The kids were not a fan of the Mac & cheese

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    Clean, great service food delicious! Would go here again for sure. Even have smaller options/portions for seniors

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    Alamo Steakhouse & Saloon - Smothered chicken with pork chop.

    Alamo Steakhouse & Saloon

    (87 reviews)

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    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!

    Stadium Grill - Horseshoe which needed more cheese sauce

    Stadium Grill

    (89 reviews)

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    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.

    Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

    Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

    (55 reviews)

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    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]

    Texas Roadhouse - Fried Fish with Steak Fries

    Texas Roadhouse

    (18 reviews)

    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!

    Honey Bee Cafe - tradamerican - Updated May 2026

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