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.

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 wait staff was great, and so were the fries. The burgers were ok, but skip the shake and the…read morefried zucchini. Cute local diner but probably some better options in town.

Hello old friend... Shelly's Burger Station is the G.O.A.T…read more Service is always friendly and fairly fast, even during the mid-day rush. I really enjoy the diner feel with the bar and how tickets are still hand-written and provided by the waitress. Love this place, I hit this up multiple times each and every time I am back in Illinois for a visit.

What a great place for lunch or dinner! If you are driving across Illinois, this is a must stop…read more Great food, super friendly staff and a time capsule like environment. All at a very affordable price. Pass on all the corporate chains on the interstate and swing into Daryl's!

The place needs a major update! It has roaches and the food is sometimes burnt. The service is…read morefairly friendly but have run into rude comments. It has an old tired look about it and smells of mildew. No I would not recommend it as it is.

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.

Ordered a kids meal and was so delighted when it came in this classic! What a great way to make ur…read moreday! Wonderful tasting food

If you are on the road, and especially if it's after 2 pm, this is a solid choice for a quick…read moreburgers, fries and a shake. They have half price shakes after 2 pm and we happened to be there at that time, then saw a steady stream of cars driving in. The burgers are fine, nothing that stands out. Order a large fries and you will have a boatload of freshly fried crinkle cuts. The milkshakes were very good. Service was fast going through the line.

The food was amazing and it didn't take that long to get the food and the employees are so nice I…read morewould recommend this restaurant

I ordered tacos on Taco Tuesday. The taco was served as cold hamburger on a cold folded flour…read moretortilla with rusty bagged lettuce with ranch dressing. That's not a taco. It was epically awful. The service was OK so I will leave it a 3 star and maybe some folks don't know what a real wonderful taco tastes like. As far as ambience there isn't any. This is just a joint.

We stopped in for breakfast while in town visiting our family. There were 10 of us in all and we…read morewere greeted and accommodated quickly by the staff. The menus had many choices for breakfast lunch and dinner. The waitress was friendly and helpful. Some of our group had breakfast while others chose lunch. My "mama's special" was delicious. It included 2 sizable pancakes, 2 eggs, 2 bacon, 2 sausage. My daughter ordered biscuits and gravy with eggs which were also very tasty. (I had a nibble). All of the others seemed pleased with their choices as well. The portions are generous, the food is really good, and the service was great. I would like to return and try the fried chicken before our trip is over! I noticed this establishment was not yet listed on Yelp, so i decided to add it for the benefit of others who might enjoy it too ;)