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    The Red Wagon

    3.4 (107 reviews)
    Open 6:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Over half empty

    we were told it would be a 25 minute wait. We waited 38 minutes even though there was a constant supply of empty tables of all sizes. It was completely ridiculous. Then we waited 30 minutes for our food. The place literally was not busy. Check out the video of my roll.

    Pancake breakfast

    Stopped for breakfast! Good food, friendly and fast service. Not many places to stop along the interstate. Would for sure stop again on the way through. Plenty of parking. Nice small town feel inside. Comfortable atmosphere.

    Red wagon steak sandwich
    Sherry H.

    Great place to stop for a road trip from St. Louis to Louisville. It about hits the halfway mark of the trip. Food was pretty good. Ordered their special lunch steak sandwich on the way to Louisville and on the way back I got the buffalo chicken Sandwich? They called it a sandwich, but it was basically just some chicken and cheese on toast. Fairly tasty, but it did not come with any sides and it was not too filling. I hear that their desserts here are wonderful. Will need to try that the next time I come.

    Bloody Mary
    Wanda H.

    I was a little disappointed. It was nice that they had a bar, and I could order a Bloody Mary, but it was mediocre at best. Hubs and I both ordered off the Lunch menu. He had a Small Taco Wedge salad and I had the Corned Beef & Swiss panini. The German Potato salad side was GREAT! Both meals were okay, but it took way longer than it should have for a salad and a sandwich. I don't know if they were short on help in the kitchen, or what. Not bad. Not great either.

    Joseph G.

    Stopped here on our huge family road trip through 16 states. The best way I can describe this place is a more authentic Cracker Barrel that isn't franchised. Very down fo earth southern feel. The menu itself was very large and diverse. For instance I got homemade lasagna which was very good. Very tender and smooth. My oldest daughter got fried gator tail. We all sampled it out of curiosity. Pretty good. Best way to explain was a spicy chewy chicken nugget. The wife got jambalaya. She liked it but other then that I couldn't get a better explanation. The decor inside was really cool and they had a nice little shop area as well. When we visited it was during the covid pandemic and they did very well at maintaining all safety protocols including several Sanitizer stations setup. Very good and friendly service as well. If I had to say anything negative it is that they pass off there credit card fees on the customer. It's part of my big 3 rules that always makes a place lose a star rating (no refills/fountain sodas, does not accept credit cards and charging the customer for using a credit card). I enjoyed this place tremendously but it definitely soured my experience. I have a large family and I actually use to work in credit card processing and the fee i got more then covered a processing fee. I honestly feel bad for the waitresses/waiters because I can imagine some people will take that extra fee out of there tips. I've honestly never seen a restaurant use this tactic and I imagine it probably so people don't penalize the service workers.

    Steak burger
    Ricki W.

    The service was good which is why it has two stars and not one. We went on a Sunday after church and it was packed. We always try fried pickles. Lots of the fried pickles we try are not memorable, unless they are really good. These are memorable because they were horrible. We were seriously considering canceling our orders and leaving after tasting the fried pickles because they were that bad. The only flavor was from the batter which was extremely salty. There was no pickle taste because the pickle was severely dried out. Lunch wasn't bad but my husband threw up an hour later. Nothing memorable to say about the bbq. It takes like it came straight from the bottle. Steak fries were mid. Potatoes needed some more flavor. The baked beans were really good. I really wanted to like this place because it gives the vibes of a Cracker Barrel without the chain but I won't be back!

    Madison M.

    There isn't much on this stretch of Highway, but stumbled upon this place and decided to give it a try. Huge restaurant but was mostly empty on a weekday at lunch time. Really cute and country inside! Lots of options on the menu and great prices. Food wasn't spectacular, but fine for what we needed. I'd eat here again!

    I-Lin L.

    Stopped here for lunch, and it was a great break from sitting in the hot car for hours on our road trip. The restaurant is large and nicely air-conditioned with old-timey farm decorations. Since we had gorged ourselves on lots of heavy eats throughout a week-long vacation, I opted for a small grilled chicken salad with poppyseed dressing and unsweetened ice tea to have a lighter meal. (I was also saving room for some yummy leftover BBQ ribs sitting in the cooler in the car that I was going to eat afterwards, haha.) The salad was fine. It came with a lot of cheese and two packets of crackers and was a fairly good light meal. I did notice lot of other dishes on the menu that I wanted to try, but alas, it was not meant to be for me that day. My bf got the fried pork tenderloin sandwich and really liked it. Didn't see any Hoosier cream pie on the menu. I heard it's an Indiana thing, but I have yet to see it sold anywhere.

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    Stopped for dinner on a Saturday evening, 1/2 lb burger was excellent, along with the turkey on croissant. Great service and food.

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    This place has gone downhill. Overpriced and breakfast not very good. Plus they charge extra 4% to use credit cards. Nope and done.

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    This is a dying restaurant. All the tell, tell signs are there. Disappointing. Will not be eating here again.

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    The food was very good and inexpensive. The service was very good and the ambiance was very pleasant.

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