The Lipe Orchard is an adorable little neighborhood local grown shop/market to get fresh fruits and…read morevegetables. The jams, pickles, peppers, salsa's and honey are all local grown, spiced and sealed in the area. It was such a delight to meet and chitchat with the owners Sara and Laura. The watermelons are your choice for $7.50 each and it comes with the fresh farm flavor. I'll definitely be back soon!

I tried a wide variety of local peaches in Southern Illinois this season. Hands down the best…read morepeaches I had were Lipe's.

A small, quaint little town ... Southern Illinois. Truly a main st USA. Sits a tiny little, red…read moreroof, some would say, hole in the wall little, ice cream stand. Oh but let me tell you, it's so much more than that. I've come to find out true history of this beautiful little town, and this stand. The Custard Stand, since 1949 it was built and founded right there on that corner, imagine the history the building could talk about. And let me say, it had a line the entire time I was there, and drove back by again a day later. They offer wonderful, ice cream, floats, sundaes, all the true desert things we all come to love. But they also had an extensive menu with salads, chili, even hotdogs, etc. truly a little amazing gem right in the heart of tiny little Sesser. Prices are absolutely amazing, $10 bucks a family of 4 can quite literally all get a tiny ice cream. It was thick, great ice cream too, my root beer float was very good. Hot days here, and you'll catch me in line time and time again. Thank you little Custard Stand, I'll be back.

A classic that I will always stop at when I'm in town - orange twist cone FTW. Always a bit of a…read moreline - moves fast - which just speaks of the popularity.

We love this cute little shop! Their macrons are amazing and by far my favorite! we also tried cake…read morepops (kids favorite!) and a birthday cake. everything was moist and so cute and delicious! The shop was clean and adorable and it smells so good in there! The service was great and our family was beyond happy with our purchase. I crave the pistachio macrons weekly

We love the moist cake and the buttercream icing is a favorite! You can't go wrong with the Bridal…read morewhite cupcakes! My son loves the Boston Cream cupcakes and my boyfriend's favorite is the Fudge Sundae one! We also enjoy the Snicker cupcake!

Though there are other bakeries in town that offer donuts - sometimes it is good to have a…read morespecialist that is consistently open through the week. Breakfast sandwiches available along with kolaches. (enjoyed them both) In terms of the donuts - the chocolate glazed cake is lighter than others and yeast raised are light as well. First day also had a square glazed croissant - very good and flaky layers. Chocolate icing on a long john was good too. Both days three glazed donut holes were thrown in as a bonus to the 3 donuts I had gotten. Donuts can be filled to order if you'd like...did try the raspberry...a bit too runny for me...I prefer more fruit in my fillings. Will see if I try the other fillings down the road.

This is just an ok place for me. Nothing to write home about. Just another doughnut in my opinion…read more They use Dawn mix which I can appreciate as it is a good brand of doughnut mix. So I know the doughnuts are made fresh daily and are not frozen in a box. I would still go here for doughnuts. The counter people were friendly.

Whenever I want a really good steak, I head straight to Mileur Orchard. The produce is excellent as…read morewell especially their tomatoes. One of my favorite meals is one of their steaks, a sliced tomato and a baked potato. Major Yum! Wendy S

This is a nice, little road side stand type spot. It's a small local orchard, and I think has…read moreseasonal hours. So call to check before driving out. It's not like the big family destination spot orchards - so check your Eckert Family Farm expectations at the door as you drive down the blacktop highway. There is a small food kitchen connected to it that was cooking and selling food, but I didn't try it. This is one place you can sometimes get Mutsu apples -- the BEST apples for baking! And they're so delicious! During my latest visit I got apple butter, fresh apples, cider, peaches, and an apple pastry to go. They had pies and donuts, but they were already sold out - good sign, right!?! It was a nice stop as we drove through the southern Illinois area. I feel fortunate when we can time it right, driving through, and get some good ol' southern Illinois orchard goodies! YUM!

Stopped by January 2026 touring Sparta and after reviewing the comments by past guests, was totally…read moreamazed and thrilled. Everything you see in the pictures are fascinating and definitely worth a stay at this one-of-a-kind treasure. Julia, our hostess, gave a us a tour and history of this b/b that truly captures the essence and splendor of living back in time. Thanks for the visit, and don't forget to try the home made dark chocolate and maraschino cherry muffins. They are as advertised!

My wife and I stopped in for coffee and were really pleased. The latte was really good and tried a…read morehome made dark chocolate and maraschino cherry muffin. Very good. The menu is sandwiches and a daily special. The staff were really nice and we were given a tour of the restored home and the rooms available. Looks really nice and I would recommend this place for someone needing an alternative to chain motels. Will be coming back again for coffee and lunch.

I've been three total times so far and each time has been amazing. The owners are fantastic and…read morelovely people. The selection is amazing they have so many countries and cultures available. They will even custom order for you! And the shop is so cute and easy to view the products.

Amazing! Clean & delicious snacks from every country you could think of. The owners, husband and…read morewife are friendly and knowledgeable, such a pleasant experience we go often.

A cool, casual brewery in Sullivan! It was nice to have a brewery in this area. My partner is the…read morebeer connoisseur and he said everything was okay, nothing to write home about but nothing necessarily bad either. He said all the beers were pretty light and "crushable." They also had a mead flight which I appreciated since I don't like beer. They were from a meadery in Salem and very yummy. The food was pretty basic but enjoyable and staff was nice, service was quick. There are high tops, low tops and bar seats. Also some board and card games for folks to play.

We stayed here overnight as a harvest host member and had a great stay. The ipa was awesome (we got…read moresome cans to go!). The pizza was just ok, hence the 4 instead of 5.