A must try effingham staple…read more Eat on the salad bar or diner side and enjoy a hometown style meal or the spring rolls! Every time we visit this town we try to get in a meal or at least take home one of their handmade pies or cookies. They rotate staff a lot but the food is always the same so it's a good bet you will have a good meal. Don't forget they do a great job catering!

Passed through Effingham IL again and decided to commence my 30 minutes + off duty break here…read more Low-Key truck stop next door to Niemerg's Steakhouse is the Speedway; the startegy is park your rig there and walk over to this landmark. Haven't not been inside this restaurant ever, i kept an open mind I didn't know what to expect. Theres apparently three dine in area options. You have a whiskey, bar lounge that probably the likes of General MacArthur would patronize for food and cigars like at the Historical Manila Hotel in Manila Philippines. Then you have the open dining room where you seat yourself and it was reminiscent to an Army Chow Hall...sort of with retro 80s decor. And lastly, I chose the Salad Bar room with a booth seating. Server Jessica was fantastic! Went through the standard protocols with me; I was really enjoying the vibes at this place. It's very Mahogany, 1960s - 1980s feeling, almost like that steakhouse Warren Buffet likes to go to in Omaha Nebraska. Very community family oriented, quiet, really quite different than any restaurant or diner you patronize in a city like Los Angeles. A lot of retired folk here and truly, you feel like you been thrown back in time to the 80s and early 90s in some sense. So anyways on to the food. I'm going to state my opinion straight up, the salad bar hot food bar is the star of the show. In fact everything from the soup to the oven potatoes to the COLESLAW (Best Coleslaw Ever), reminded me of that once upon a time Soup Plantation that died during Covid....and the best part is the Cold and hot bar is all-inclusive with your main entree order. Yes you heard that right, you buy the resort tickets, and you enjoy your stay with unlimited cocktails at Cancun...I mean Neimergs... Now to the Iowa Premium Rib Eye Steak. To the kitchen staff: 2 minutes on the top side, 2 minutes on the bottom side. Bake in oven 1 minute on both sides. Done. Medium Rare. A perfectly good steak was destroyed because it came out well done. To future passerbys, skip the baked potato loaded if you decide to dine in at the hot and cold bar room. Last thoughts. I want to give the steak a 3 stars but the overall ambiance, the grandpappy grandma vibes and that overall feel like your dining at someone's home in farm country really elevated the entire experience. Plus the servers are all working their tails off. So I've rated this place a 4 stars. Think anyone on a road trip, or just driving their rig through town should give this historical site a visit. 1978 right? Or something like that. This place also has some of the freshest greens.

The food was fresh, the price was reasonable, everything was clean, and the service was friendly!read more

All the food was room temp. We went between 3:30 and 4. Nothing was hot. We all had different…read moreentrees and everyone's food was cold. We did not eat very much afraid we would get sick. A lot of spills and messes at all the food stations. Never eat here again.

My husband and I both had the 8oz filet and our daughter had the bistro filet. All were delicious!…read moreThe sides of mashed potatoes and Brussels sprouts were equally as delicious! We'll definitely go back. The only suggestion I have would be to dim the lights a little more. It was rather bright even after they dimmed at 6:00pm.

We stopped in on a Saturday evening. The service was…read moreexcellent. The food was pretty good but not as good as I think it should be for a fancier steakhouse. The food was warm however it was not hot by any means. The filet mignon sure did not taste like a nice and more expensive piece of meat. The chicken was just ok. The rolls were very good, they were hot & tasty. There were several customers there but not overwhelming. We had the brownies for dessert and it was excellent. I think we'll give them a bit more time to perfect their process. And then we'll try them again.

Bartender with orange hair is not friendly at all. She was very short with us, answered in one word…read moresentences. Felt very unwanted in the environment.

Great small town bar worth stopping by to check out!…read more FOOD: A step up from normal deep-fried-everything and hockey-puck- hamburgers bar food but doesn't try to get too crazy. They stick to the basics and do them well. The burgers alone make a visit worthwhile. DRINKS: Limited draft beer selection but they have had one or two unique brews on tap (Moose Drool on tap last time I visited-haven't seen that on tap anywhere in a long time!). Anything in a bottle or can will be domestic and in the Bud/Miller families. Full service bar and they poor em stiff! AMBIENCE: Cool feel to the place with lots of exposed brick and the bar itself being a very cool antique looking motif. They have an internet juke box that the patrons keep playing all night long. KID FRIENDLY: Yes. Seen lots and lots of kids eating here with their families but this becomes more of a bar as the night goes on, so beware. OVERALL: Great bar with above average food.

Update!!! I was told by a friend, that Lumber Yard had the best breaded tenderloin. My husband and…read moreI tried the tenderloin yesterday for lunch, my friend did not lie!!! Lumber Yard's breaded tenderloin is the best one around that we have eaten!!!

The food, service and ambiance was outstanding. Such a special place. You can see the love and care…read morethat goes into every dish that is prepared as well as the personal treatment they give to every guest. We met the owner, who cooks many of their signature dishes, his daughter who manages the restaurant, and his granddaughter who was the hostess that night. We happened to be traveling through the area, celebrating our 50th anniversary, and they went out of their way to make it a memorable night for us! The restaurant has the feeling of a your smaller, neighborhood Italian restaurant that makes their dishes from recipes that have been passed down from one generation to the next. By the time we left, they made us feel like we were part of their extended family, if only for an evening. And when you're traveling on the road, that's a mighty nice feeling! Do yourself a favor, the next time you are in the area, plan on making this a destination. It's well worth it! (Consider making a reservation or at least calling ahead because they are pretty popular.)

The good: The food was absolutely magnificent. The chef is likely classically trained. Presentation…read morewas excellent. The sauce was as good as i have ever had. The bad: The wait staff was not very engaged. I wanted this review to be about the food but that just wasn't meant to be. The Ugly: I am very well travelled on 3 continents. I've dined elegantly as well as from street vendors and I have NEVER had service that was this off putting to the point of being overtly rude, and I am an American who has eaten in France and doesn't speak much French. When we wouldn't sit at the bar, even though the main area was only 1/4 occupied They moved our party of 2 into the side room with chairs up on tables. It went downhill from there. Due to this, it wasn't possible to really enjoy what should have been a fine meal. I will say it is a wise policy to ask for payment and tip ahead of this type of service before it is provided.

Ok this is the best Chinese you're gonna get in this small town. Note it's definitely carry out /…read moreto go orders only. We came dressed to dine in & there are only 2 small tables indoors. No outside dining available . Very vegan & vegetarian friendly . Easily customizable entrees . Many tofu options as well not listed on the extensive menu. Good flavor but lacked spice for me personally . I was not a fan of their style chili oil ( tasted watery & not spicy at all ). Fantastic customer service !

Cuisine in always consistent. Had a good Kung Poa for dinner this trip. If you want something…read morechanged they will do it for you. Great family Owned and Operated restaurant.

This is a good small town place for bar food. While in town visiting family over the 4th, we went…read morethere for dinner on a Saturday early evening. It's a small place, but they aren't your typical small town bar in that they're trying-between drink specials that aren't too gimmicky ($4 16 oz. Blue Moon draft special with an actual ripe orange peel on the rim of the glass) and friendly staff who are in good moods, as well as a menu that has pretty much any type of appetizer, sandwich, burger, wings you can imagine. Much of the food is fried, but isn't that what bar food is all about? Good curly and regular fries, buffalo chicken sandwich (mild described as tangy), wings and a fish sandwich were hits, as were the fried pickles for an appetizer. If you're ever in Greenup or traveling on I-70 and want to stop in for a good, quick bite to eat, I recommend this place for sure.

Food service is very slow.... waitress is meh ... the whole bar look is confusing . Crappy sound…read morefor tv/projectors. The red paint is hideous... only one men's bathroom.... prices are expensive for small middle of no where town..... very meh Btw take the packers sign off the wall.