This Lion's Choice never disappoints. Whenever I am in Edwardsville shopping, or running errands and it's time for lunch, I head to Lion's Choice. Lion's Choice may be considered a fast-food restaurant, but your sandwich is made fresh. If you order inside at the counter, you can see them slicing your roast beef. My go to cheese is my favorite cheese, Pepper Jack. The seasoning they use and the Pepper Jack makes it a perfect sandwich to me. When anyone ask me, which fast food place has the best french fries, I always respond, Lion's Choice. Their fries still have the skins on, are fried crisp and just lightly salted. The kitchen is always clean from the counter view and the dining room is well maintained as well. The cashiers are friendly and provide excellent customer service. If you like Roast Beef sandwiches with or without cheese, I highly recommend you go and enjoy one at Lion's Choice. I guarantee you will not be disappointed. read more

Excellent real roast beef sandwiches! The quality is top notch and the roast beef is delicious. Can't stress enough this is real roast beef ! Fries were hot and crispy as well. I wish there was one in the Chicago area! Service was fast and friendly! read more

The food here is always fantastic! I personally like the regular roast beef sandwich with an orange vanilla shake. Service was fast and the staff was pleasant. It is a bit off the highway, but a nice clean new location. read more

Clown show. Tried again. Nope. Messed my order up again. The staff here is totally incompetent. Guy w a headset on smoking weed out the side door should have been my first indication to leave. read more

good roast beef sandwiches. I don't care for their coleslaw. the location and bathroom were very clean and the service was good read more

Lion's Choice - Edwardsville - dining area - Fast Food Near Me - Edwardsville, Illinois

Kurtis was so kind to me in the late hours of the night. He was very polite and quick my order. The food alwasy tastes good when Kurtis is working. Cant wait to come again at near midnight just for a roast beef sandwich. And large ice water of course. read more

LC is a good addition to Edw/GC fast-food options. For the uninitiated, think of Arby's (sort of like I first knew it in the 70s). In addition to fine roast-beef sandwiches, you can have gluten-free fries (no wheat/barley/rye flour in that oil) salads. A decent dessert option is the orange freeze. We've done drive-through, ordered through the LC app, and through Door Dash (which had a few hiccups, so maybe use the LC app). Order accuracy and service is hit or miss, unfortunately. But when the food is right, I like it. read more

Lion's Choice and Arby's are both places I could take or leave. It could be a decent, crappy or average experience. I still don't get the whole hype behind Lion's Choice - I mean, I get that it is local and for some people it's a great alternative to Arby's or whatever. But, the experience is usually average for me. Lion's Choice is overpriced in my opinion. Luckily, I didn't come in there hungry and I was actually full from eating the Large Combo for exactly $10. Maybe if it were like, $7 or $8, if you know what I mean. I didn't like the cheese I got with the fries. Just didn't taste well. And the amount of cheese that I got in their medium-sized cup looked like a bigger portion of cheese than the fries! Sandwich was dry, no taste. And it was small for what it was. Of course I'm not going to ask all the teens/college kids behind the counter that probably can't clarify. Yes, I did have the horseradish sauce and I didn't bother with the fixin's bar because it looked like that stuff was sitting out for hours. I remember working at SnS next door for several years, when Lion's Choice was at the building currently occupied by Pizza Hut. I remember when I would go by there several times, not seeing hardly any cars there or in the drive-thru. Often I wondered, "how in the world do these guys stay in business?". My sis would always call it "Last Chance". Lion's Choice finally closed about 15 years ago and so I was very surprised that there was a new "demand" for it now. I know Edwardsville has changed in the last 15 years, as do times and people's eating out habits. Point is, I'm sure everything will die down for Lion's Choice sooner than we think. Just my two cents... read more

Lion's Choice - Edwardsville - You can't hide your lion eyes - Fast Food Near Me - Edwardsville, Illinois

I must have popped in on an off day because our sandwiches were not worth the price we paid for them at all. My first experience was a lot better! My Au jus tasted like water and the meat didn't have much flavor either. The French fries were fantastic and so was the coleslaw! I'll give it another chance one day again; but for the price...it may be a while before I do. read more

Lion's Choice - Edwardsville - Fast Food Near Me - Edwardsville, Illinois

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Italian beef sandwich is tiny and nothing like the real thing. Some chopped up beef with their own kind of sauce, nothing like real Chicago beef read more

Was good better then Arby's but not quite as good as beef-a-roo but definitely would go there again

I can't believe I've never eaten here! The food was great and I'm glad it's a local. I had the hot chicken sandwich and my parole officer got the roast beef. I'll definitely be back... hopefully in 6 to 8 months. read more

I LOVE Lion's Choice! I've craved it for the last twenty years and I'm back in town briefly; so I had to stop. It is still just as good as I remember. However, I wasn't impressed that I bought an original (king) and it had the same amount of meat as my brother's original, despite the $3 difference. Aside from that, the cashier was a joy to chat with. read more

Always sooooooo good! (*tho, just a note, one thing we noticed this visit, is the aus jus tasted pretty watery*)

Stopped here today for a quick iced tea and had the VERY BEST service!! I sometimes wonder if when all I need is a drink if that is annoying for the staff. It was not here. Thank you for making our day a little brighter! read more

I love lions choice but this location is not clean. Tables weren't wiped off. Floor is not swept. Restrooms need attention too.

The usual great roast beef sandwiches in a fun looking building. The new format building is much nicer looking than the usual cookie-cutter box-style chain restaurants build. I question the wisdom of having a parking lot with only one way in and out that also serves the drive-thru. I can see this being an issue especially if drivers are waiting in line and pull in to wide and block traffic. They need more napkin holders as only one was available the day I was there. read more

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This is a bad Lion's Choice. I've been there about five times and every single time, the fries are half raw and limp. Fry the dang fries until they are done, for crying out loud. Perfectly cooked Lion's Choice fries are some of the best, but this store can't execute them. read more

They are consistent ....but in a bad way. Best Roast Beef sandwiches in the fast food industry by far, but, out of the last eight drive-thru visits, EVERY SINGLE ORDER WAS WRONG! Usually it is simply forgetting to include the horesradish mayo, wrong drink, wrong size roast beef, nearly frozen fries, including someone else's food, ringing it wrong, not listening to rewards number at checkout because they stop listening when you hand them the card, but sometimes it is failing to include sour cream and chives or missing an entire roast beef sandwich, or the desert , items that you paid for. Once you are home, you just have to write it off...... who is going to interrupt their meal (getting cold) for a five minute drive and ten minutes in line? read more

I have been to this Lions Choice many times and each time I say I will not return. I don't know what they do to the beef but it is not like other Lions Choice. Today I visited and the roast beef was the worst yet. Very dry and tough. This store always overcooks the meat. It is never pink the way roast beef should be cooked. I have been to other Lions Choice in St. Louis area and their meat is pink and flavorful. I have no problem with the service. All workers seem very nice and helpful. I just don't think we will return for some time until they learn how to cook beef. read more

Just left there! it was amazing! The manager, Matt, was awesome! Had a little issue and he rectified it immediately!! Highly recommend it!

Have eaten at this location two dozen times. Keep returning because Lions Choice has been a favorite for more than 40 years. However, this location is not up to the same standard as other locations. The food is often only warm at best, not hot. And the staff are not very accommodating. read more

Lion's Choice is the only place I have a roast beef sandwich hands down. Every time I stop at this location all employees have been very pleasant which can be very hard to find nowadays. Thank you Lion's Choice! read more

I visited your establishment for lunch and was extremely disappointed. First, they weren't accepting cash, Second, it took 15 minutes to get my food. Third, once I received my food it was all wrong. I was expecting better. read more

I personally love Lions choice, my husband not so much. I've never tried their many other options but they all look good. Their rewards are great. The staff is friendly. I suggest requesting extra seasoning on the roast beef. I do wish the sandwich was warmer though read more

Why the heck did I go here instead of Arby's? More expensive than Arby's and also worse tasting. The sad thing is that I was starving and the food still sucked! read more

You need to open inside dinning. Locations in MO offer inside dining. It's too hard to dip sandwiches in your car and enjoy the sauces. There would be a lot more business if the inside was open! read more

Came by for lunch and was impressed with a new building and was promptly greeted. We ordered 2 $5 lunch specials and 2 bowls of chili. The chili had a great taste but was very pricey at $3.99 a bowl. The meat roast beef meals was tough and tHe French fries were extremely cold. Overall, I think Arby's offers superior food and product in comparison. read more

Stopped by during lunch, food was exactly as I expected and the staff was great! For it being busy, I was though the drive thru very quickly. read more

Gave this place another shot and the food was perfect. Hot, well seasoned sandwich with crispy fries.

Great efficiency, especially with being brand new! A few inconsistencies with items (fries not hot or sandwich is well done verses the standard). Definitely happy that you're in Edwardsville! read more

Service was on point. Got our food within 5 minutes of pulling into the drive-thru. Unfortunately the food was cold, not so good and some of the items were wrong. It is also very expensive. $8-9 for a meal is a premium price, but what I got was likely sitting under a heat lamp for a couple hours. read more

Went to this place a few days ago and ordered a LARGE concrete shake. Got it and it looked like a small if not mini. Their serving sizes are absolutely horrendous, the only options is a mini or large and 4$ for a large was a 6 oz size shake. I will never go back read more

I ordered a roast beef sandwich and a vanilla shake. The " shake " I received appeared to be ice cream in a cup that I could not suck through a straw. I told the young lady at the window (Hally?) that it was not a shake and ask for a Rootbeer. A person identified as a manager met me at the window and stated I had received a shake. I think what she (Manager) was trying to say (she was mad and abrupt that I questioned the shake) that I received Lions Choice's version of a shake and that they had a machine dedicated to shakes it. I would have suggested that she check the settings on the machine as I received solid ice cream. However, I was not going to try and have intelligent conversation with a manager who in my opinion was already mad. Hally tried to say something intelligent, but the manager cut her off in my opinion. The roast beef was good, and Hally was nice and so I am giving the above rating. read more

We have been patiently waiting for this location to open. We normally wait a while before trying out a new restaurant, but we went today, on their second day. The food was wonderful and the service was great! The manager introduced herself to us and everyone was very friendly. This is my favorite fast food restaurant! I am so happy they are in the neighborhood. Welcome, Lion's Choice! read more

This morning was the second time I've ate the and the second time my order was wrong love paying $15 for the wrong shit..... won't happen again read more