Stopped in on our way back home to indiana. The pastries were great!! Very nice store!read more

A step back in time is how you will feel when you enter this charming store. It just recently…read moreopened and it is filled with memories of long ago. The store front is painted red and yellow and green. Once you go inside it reminds you of an old Mercantile shop in an old Western movie. The south side wall is covered in "penny" candy, which I'm sure isn't a penny now though! If you have an old favorite, you can probably find it here. The building is long and narrow and the walls are old wood as is the big long counter. You will find lots of vintage items as well as lots of handmade treasures. I love the handmade rag rugs in lots of beautiful colors...even pink, my favorite! There are handmade cloth and batting snowmen that are just adorable and very well made. A few antiques too that for sale. What I really love is the "feel" of the place. It is charming, quaint and a great addition to Pocahontas! It's worth the drive to step back in time and maybe pick up a special treasure and a handful of sweets!

Nice big gas/travel center. Clean and they sell almost anything from hoodies, hats and mittens to…read moredoggie treats. Nice convenience store with a Subway sub shop. Clean restrooms.

After being stuck in a four hour traffic hold up due to icy roads this place was like an oasis in…read morethe desert for both my bladder and legs. Inside there was a Subway. They also had clean bathrooms and lots of gas pumps. I like this Jack Flash chain overall for road trip stops.

The Chuckwagon Cafe is a cozy family diner at Vandalia IL. We are fortunate to pass by on our road…read moretrip from St Louis. Breakfast options are plentiful and very reasonable in price. The waitress recommended both Greek omelette and the Western omelette. We ordered Greek omelette ($12.99) , with additional green peppers ($0.75) and mushrooms ($1). The portion is generous, sufficient for two persons. Coffee ($2.75) was okay to do the job. This is a homey spot to start your day. I'd recommend this for eggs and omelette!

The Chuckwagon has very cute decor and is very inviting. It was such a surprise to seat yourself…read more Our server had just started her shift and was very friendly. I had a Ham, cheese and mushroom omelette which was really good, a biscuit and some yummy home fried potatoes. My husband got a skillet that he really liked. Their coffee was also really good.

Wow, this place is incredible!…read more I spend a lot of time in the area at a little vacation home, and I am so mad that I've been going to the crappy town IGA instead of this place for so long. We go through a fair amount of produce each week, so when I heard about Wayne's I decided to give it a try - hoping for both better prices and better quality. I was totally blown away! It's incredibly well-kept and well-organized, and they have a ton of items that IGA doesn't. My favorite part is the "value bags" they have available - for just $19.95, you get a reusable tote bag filed with all types of fruits and vegetables. Check out the photo I uploaded... you won't believe how much I actually got for the price! It made us try new things we don't always eat, too. They also have a butcher attached, fresh local eggs, dairy, and more. One thing to note: if you're using a credit card, it does have to be for over $15. I'm so happy to have found this place and I look forward to stopping by as much as I can!

Good local market for fresh produce, an excellent butcher, and good deli meats/cheeses. Staff are…read morefriendly. In the spring, they sell annual flowers and pumpkins in the fall. Wayne's is my go to market.

Oh this was a Diamond of a find! Cutest drive -thru that really delivered ! Well educated baristas…read moreon coffee / lattes. I was able to get a flavor packed chai latte dairy free & without sweetener , something hard to do but they nailed it !

amazing! great vibe and great coffee :) Perfect stop on our…read moreroad trip - quick and delicious!

If I had to say this was one of the most delicious breakfast I've ever had the best thing was the…read moreFrench toast

The service was amazing and the food was great. We stopped here for dinner on Monday on our way to…read moreNY from NM. My husband and I both had breakfast food and the only thing either of us had a complant about was the amount of butter that was on our food. I honestly had enough butter on my toast for double the bread I had and his pancakes had twice the butter that he really needed. Other then this small issue the food and service was fantastic

I have been visiting Marcoot for the past 2yrs and always amazed by the people, cheeses, ice cream,…read moreand now dip. My favorite is the Cave aged Gouda which is so good. I purchased the new Blue Cheese Quark Dip after trying a sample. Let's say it's gone in 4 days because it was so good. Yummy on crackers and bagels. Problem is now I am going to make a 1hr special trip back to buy more. The other cheeses here are amazing as well. The Heritage which is a yummy Gruyère was so good and I had to get that as well. Samples are abundant which is great at helping make the proper selections. Class act from everyone I have meant. Bonus you can see the cows and pet them as well. It was a lot of fun.

Super good ice cream! A cute detour from our road trip, you can do a self-guided tour of the…read morecreamery and pet the calfs. Some of the creamiest ice cream we've ever had! Decent prices too!

I think we've now experienced all the aspects of this fine establishment: the beer, the whiskey,…read morethe food, and the overnight accommodations! I highly recommend all of the above. We recently got a room at the Red Rooster; booking online was easy and prices were reasonable. We were in town on Christmas Day, so the bar (brewery, distillery, restaurant) was closed. We didn't see any staff; we had a key code for the building and for our room. Our room was upstairs, and a couple of staircases were available (I don't recall whether there's an elevator). Everything was clean and cozy. After going out for the night, we thought we'd enjoy the lounge area and game room, but the game room wasn't accessible (turns out it's part of the bar). The lounge space was available; there weren't a lot of lights on except for those on the Christmas tree and other decorations, which was just fine for sitting a bit. Checkout the next morning was easy, and we were cheerfully greeted by staff when we came down. About the bar: on more recent visit we stopped in for dinner. Patrons were enjoying the patio and bar space; an adjoining room, game room, and loft space were also available. We took barstools and received great service there. Restaurant: Order food with your server and you'll get a text when it's ready; pick up is at the window in the game room. The 1/4 pound burger seemed to be a bit less so; it was a thin "smashed" burger with cheddar and some really good sauce, on a bun that was unnecessarily coated in butter or oil. Side salad was fresh and crispy, and house-made ranch was exceptionally good. Fries are the coated-double-fried sort, and served plenty hot. Every dish we tried was tasty. Distillery: so far all that's ready to serve is "white whiskey" -- raw unaged spirits with quite a kick! We tried it on the rocks and it was as expected; I'll wait for some aging before I have it in a cocktail, but I love that the option's available! Brewery: The beer list was impressive -- although there may be a mistake, as the Chava Wheat was marked as "gluten sensitivity friendly" (I'm pretty sure wheat is pretty gluteny!) That one--Chava Wheat--is a blood orange wheat "with a hint of raspberry" and was easily my fave. They brew several lagers and IPAs, a stout, and seasonals. This is a great one-stop for a night out, a road trip stop, or a small-town getaway for city folks! To make a longer day of it, shop Main Street, take in a show at the theater, and grab breakfast at one of the nearby cafés the next morning. Cheers!

Hundreds of Hops self-guided US Hop Passport Tour Amazing Brewery Race Stop 1 of 2 for ILLINOIS…read more We drove about 1.5hrs to hit one of the two add-on breweries for Illinois in the Hop Passport. Due to the weird Illinois laws on alcohol, they offered 10% off foid/merch in the book. The staff was unfamiliar with the passport & called overall 2nd staff person. They said it wasn't valid -discount denied. We still opted to eat & drink here. Each of us selected a beer and a dish. I went with the rooster salad, which was an excellent flavor combination & I really needed something greens! The chicken on it, however, was dry and took away from the salad - so, I took it off & enjoyed my salad without the chicken. The hubs opted for the grown-up grilled cheese and it was pretty tasty. Exactly what it sounds like. As this location probably doesn't see much in the way of the Hop Passports, it's not too shocking that they weren't aware of it. The prices were plenty reasonable enough to not feel put out by it either. The entire place is quirky, with "Easter eggs" throughout, a fun / tasty menu & an overall good vibe. It's certainly a gorgeous stop.