Stumbled across this restaurant on a trip to St Louis, and we're glad we stopped. The first thing…read moreto catch the eye is a long glass-front counter full of delightful-looking desserts. The restaurant is obviously a local favorite spot as many other patrons were greeted by name by staff or other diners. We seated ourselves in a booth, of which circles the rest of the room with several tables down the middle. Service was quick, sweet tea for me, not often found in Illinois dining, but perfectly done for this southern girl. Hubby was just as happy with his unsweet tea. The homemade vegetable soup was warm, thick with vegetables, even some cabbage, midst the creamy broth. My hand-presses cheeseburger was as delectable as any, and would have been perfect if tomatoes were in season and carried more flavor. But the lettuce was crisp, the onion sharp, and the pickles crunchy. Hubby has a tossed salad and the catfish dinner. The fish was cooked in cornmeal, a real "down home" dish, plenty of it and plenty of flavor. Hush puppies were delicious, but not enough of them. Then, we both ordered dessert even though we knew we couldn't finish them: strawberry cake and a lemon crème pie. Out of this world! The price was reasonable for the excellent food and service, even in these days of austerity. We definitely intend to return to The Grille!

Great food very fast and delicious. Plate presentation was very appealing. Service was very good…read morefast and efficient and quick payment process. Thank you

To be fair, I have eaten at this location dozens and probably hundreds of times over the past 15 or…read moreso years. Never was I in anyway disappointed and, over the years, found both staff and ownership to be as capable as at any other franchise. However, today as I pulled in on the way through the area, past 4 other options, with two hungry toddlers at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon, I got out to find the door locked, even though the hours posted both on the door and on yelp said 9 o'clock. There was staff clearly within line-of-sight, but neither made any attempt to explain why the early closure. So I called. Surprisingly, one of the young lady answered the phone, and I asked why were they closing at a time inconsistent with the hours posted on the door and on yelp? She explained that the owner has decided to close early because of road conditions this morning. Well, this was not morning, but was eight hours later with the roads perfectly clear and the temperature in the high 30s. Ice on roadways was nowhere to be found within 50 miles of this place. And, more to the point, there was no explanation on the door. Just two young staff members ill-equipped to offer a simple version of customer service by way of explanation or a sharpie written sign posted on the door. Ultimately, we got our Subway fix 20-miles to the north in Nashville, Illinois, fully staffed and open until 9:00, just as the door said. #disappointing.

Blaine was amazing. He took care of my group by himself when his other coworkers were sitting in…read morethe back on their phones. He was super polite to all of us and was a really good sandwich/salad maker- made sure we were happy with what he was doing every step of the way. And despite being the only one doing anything was super polite and helpful.

They have amazing steaks. Especially the ribeye!!! Service is great too. Polite and professional.read more

We ate here for breakfast when we stayed at the DoubleTree hotel. This restaurant is located inside…read morethe hotel. Pros: Cant beat the location and price....it was free since I was staying at the hotel. Staff was friendly and regularly checked up on us to refill coffees. Cons: Seems like the staff had a hard time keeping up with the food in the buffet area. 2 out of the 3 times I went up, the trays were half empty. I had limited time so not having food readily available was unfortunate.

Good food. Good service. Great vibe and nice bar. Solid choice when I'm in town for business. A lot…read moreof great Mexican options. Good spot!

Tried to place out for the first time as I am from out of state but I went with local friends of…read moremine that I work with and the place is amazing. Absolutely love the way they do their nachos during happy hour!

We were on our way home from a softball tournament ans decided to stop…read more It is a higher end Mexican restaurant, but portion size and taste cancels out the price. Food was delicious, and service was great!

After a referral by our camp hosts we decided to see for ourselves. Our party of 4 arrived and were…read moreseated in a booth. The Resturant is beautifully appointed, too. We ordered Margaritas and a Paloma ... everything was delicious! The staff very sweetly attended to our party by regularly checking in on us. We will be back whenever in town. Drop by you'll be glad you did.

was the first car there. 3 cars got served before me. when I got my food it was cold and when I got…read morethe icecream it was melting all over the place. It's like this everytime I go past 8pm. Terrible

I placed an online order. When the young lady brought out my order, there were 2 of the 3 sonic…read moreblasts missing. She stated they didn't think those went with my order even though I had also ordered 3 sandwiches and a drink carrier. So she went back to retrieve the other 2 and the carrier. When I got home, I looked at the blasts and they were only partly filled up. One of the medium blasts only had about a half inch more ice cream than the small one. Both had more than an inch of space at the top. My receipt which the girl had in her hand clearly showed 3 blasts so I don't know how they were that confused Also, the chilli cheese dog was placed on the bottom of the bag with another hot dog and a cheeseburger on top of it. All the cheese stuck to the top of the wrapper so it was a chili dog with basically no cheese. Poor planning and supervision apparently. I am certainly not a happy customer today.

Cant even put mayo on my chicken sandwich. Really sad how far mcdonalds has fallen from grace.read more

According to their website, they are open 24 hours but when I called at 11:30pm, I was told they…read moreare closed. The last time I went there, we ordered 2 value meals, a double quarter pound meal and a bacon quarter pound meal. We were asked to pull forward and waited for almost 5 minutes...you would think the fries would be fresh after that long, but they weren't. And then we get home with our food and the double quarter burger was fine but the bacon quarter pound burger was raw halfway through. I didn't even feed it to my dog. Over $20 for 2 meals (not even upgraded to large) and the burger was half raw. It's ridiculous! I would leave zero stars if yelp would allow it!

This convenience store had 3 young men running it. Not the usual recipe for good pizza. We had been…read moretold it was good pizza and were not mislead. It wasn't fast, as many others had ordered ahead of us. Thanks to those guys for a good meal at a fair price. We had a thin crust vegetarian.

It's a Casey's . You know what they carry. Convenient place to grab a snack while on a roadtrip…read more They are everywhere in Illinois. They have pizza made to order, which is decent. They also have wings and breakfast sandwiches.

Popped in for Thurs lunch favoring Pat's with fewer but better ratings and less expensive option in…read moreMurphysboro. First time...so went withh the sampler at $18 and most of their meats are included except the pork steak (makes sense to me since that's usually a separate feature in these parts along with Kentucky). It was three of us and we were given the heads up that the sampler can feed two. Figured we could start with that and order more. The order was a very generous helping of two large rib tips, two pork rib bones, two wing pieces, and pulled chicken, pork, and chopped brisket. Our choice of two sides were slaw and mac & cheese. Three buns were thrown in given the three of us in the party (thanks for the flex). Local bottled Big Muddy root beer is the same $1.50 as the can sodas in the case and it is made with honey and cane sugar. Of the things I tried, I thought the rib tips were excellent - smoked pink and moist - got a meaty piece with only a small piece of cartilage. The chopped brisket isn't my thing - I prefer sliced. My daughter said the ribs were great (figured would be as good as the tips). The wings I believe were smoked too rather than grilled and the taste from the rub/marinade wasn't something I was familiar with. Tender and not dry. Pulled pork and chicken were solid. We still had leftovers - so I'll get my chance to try the ribs and focus on the flavor of the wing. Will have to get the pork steak next time and order plates next time focusing on our faves. Roomy dining area with some tables near the windows. It was getting warm out there so having plenty of indoor seating on a quieter Thursday lunch was welcome over overflow seating outside at the covered picnic tables.

I live in the Midwest, in a small city. Our BBQ places are easy to find: look for a big, shouty…read moresign; the owner's $120,000 extended F250 taking up a space right in front of the door; and an ambiance that includes corrugated steel walls, self-consciously Texas-y lamps over closely huddled booths, and servers all wearing the same hat and shirt. Oh - and the food is usually fine, except no fried okra. Pat's is not in a city. It's outside a small southern Illinois town. Pretty far outside, in fact, which is where true BBQ is supposed to be located. The parking lot is gravel. The only pickups there belong to customers, and their worth is more in the range of $12,000, except to their owners, who use them as trucks. And the sign is a sign. It tells you where you are. Oh, wait - there are BBQ competition trophies in the entryway. Stand and marvel. There are more inside. Marvel more. Because other than these and some pics of family and locals and celebrities I didn't recognize on the walls, that's about it for decoration. Stare at the menu, menu board and signs. Pay attention to the happy person behind the counter when she tells you what they're out of, because the best BBQ places are out of something you want. Note the teasing banter between local customers and the kitchen staff, because everyone knows someone back there. And order. We got the pulled pork plate. My sister got potato salad and green beans. I got the fries. I got the local(?) root beer. They don't do fried okra, but this IS the Midwest. It all came to our table in a reasonable amount of time. The BBQ sauce came in a cup on the side. Ketchup was brought to us. So why only four stars? Everything was perfect, right? And prizewinning? Yeah, but BBQ is personal. Everyone has an opinion. I lived in northern Alabama, which styles itself as BBQ Country. As does Texas and Kansas City and Memphis and everywhere. Pat's, much beloved by regulars for its mild smokiness, juicy juicy soft texture and other features, seemed a bit too mild and even soggy to me. I know - I have no taste. And it was good. Just not five stars great. And not enough sauce in the container, though I could have gotten up to ask for more. And the potato salad was fine and the fries a little too starchy, but only a little. That said, the beans were the wonderful dark green juicy soft salty ones that are too ... wonderful. Get those. The root beer, brewed with honey, y'all, was the best ever. Get that, too. The dessert was what they were out of, dang it! Overall the experience was just great. Someplace to go back to. And you should go there.

They applied new curly fries to the old ones and their ice machine had no ice luckily they had some…read morein the back ..their apple pies were $2.42 as well

Service was fast and the food was great and cost effective. The workers were also very nice.read more