I love Homewood Grill!…read more If you are from Effingham or traveling through the area, then you must stop by! They have an interior walk up and drive through. The food menu is all fried food (reason for 4 stars). However, the star is the ice cream novelties. They have items called shake-n-mores which is like their version of a blizzard or concrete. They have DOLE whips in different flavors which you cannot find fresh outside of Florida! They have sweets for all as some items are vegan, gluten free and sugar free. Grab one of their ice cream pies for your next event. They are a family owned - woman ran business and everyone was so nice and polite. If you have a little assistance you can make this place pretty accessible. The only concern was that there was not a diaper changing station. They only have outdoor seating so you may have to take your treats and eats to go. But it is great they are open all year round. Check out all the fun art from the trash cans all the way into the restroom. I cannot wait until my next trip back to Homewood Grill!

Non dairy & vegan options available here . Really cute spot . Service was wonderful. They offer ice…read morecream pies here as well.

Amazing spot! Love the interior. We stopped in for dinner last week and so happy we did. The inside…read moreis gorgeous and the service was outstanding. Aja was out waitress and explained that Firefly is farm to table. We tried their spicy pineapple vodka drink and it was stellar, had two. For entrees, we both had the wrapped filet. Cooked to perfection. We also split the brussel sprouts and they were amazing. Lastly we had the brownie with ice cream and it was decadent and delicious. Everything was a 10/10. Highly recommend!

My wife and I have eaten at a ton of restaurants. While traveling the mid-west, we were stopping…read morein Effingham, IL. When the time to select food came around, we decided that, "well I guess we can eat there." Boy am I glad we decided that. Easily became one of the top 10 we've been too in the country. We both ordered the filet, wife 4 oz, me 8 oz. The steak had FLAVOR and a slight crust. Flavor seems to be hard to come by nowadays. Let me tell you, the whipped mashed potatoes are to die for. Best I've ever had literally. I asked if they put aged white cheddar in them. Nope! Just heavy cream, a lot of butter and potatoes. Please go. In a town of 12,000 you wouldn't expect to find a restaurant like this. Service was impeccable too. 0 disappointment.

I always enjoy a visit to Culver's, be it for their excellent butter burgers or their ice cream…read more Hard to drive past one!

Never,Ever order the Mushroom Swiss Burger. A burger patty covered with canned mushrooms and topped…read morewith a slice of "Swiss" cheese. We expected Way more from Culver's than this pathetic excuse. And we thought their cheese curds were pretty good and then we tried Freddy's and boy are they better. We usually go for the Tenderloin or the Cod and they're usually good. But the so-called "Mushroom Swiss" is a turd.

We're on the way to Ohio and dozing off along 70 and Apple Maps referred us to Joe Sippers. What an…read moreamazing name! We walked in and loved to see the plants and the genuine decoration in the place. The woman who took our order was nice and patient. We asked for light ice and were given that. I ordered a dirty chai and YES! Has a great chai flavor and overall lovely balance between sweet and spice. Danny got an Americano which he says is really good and smooth. We even got to draw flowers while waiting for our coffee. It was quick and a great stop for us on our journey. Only comment is we got a sleeve on our cup that was unneeded because we both got iced coffees. We like to reduce waste!! Thanks so much!!!

Back again, road stop, one year later!…read more Perhaps even better than it was then. Soup (red pepper bisque) & salad (w/Thai-inspired dressing) both really fine. Veggie wrap had remarkably fresh ingredients for mid-west, mid-winter). Portions were nearly gigantic! Friendly, prompt service. Super cute, spacious dining area. Good on 'em! Keep it up!

I used the Yelp app as I often do to find a place for lunch while in Effingham. Gopher Grill got…read moregreat reviews so we decided to try it. We decided to split an appetizer and a meal. The appetizer we decided on was German egg rolls. Absolutely delicious! For the meal we decided on the schnitzel sandwich and brussels sprouts. I could have made a meal out of the brussels sprouts which they roast in blood orange vinaigrette. For those who are interested there are several virtual sports simulators there. The service was good as well. Can't wait to go back!

Great food and laid back feel. Lunch stop complete! Traveling... stop here! Really give it a tryread more

Milkshakes were out of this world! The steak burger with garlic sauce was yummy. The food was ready…read morepretty quickly and the service was great.

First time here and we absolutely loved it! We stopped by around 9pm on a Saturday night, not too…read morebusy and the staff here are very friendly and helpful. Washrooms are clean, plenty of dining tables, self-serve drink area that's well stocked with napkins, straws and other items. We had a double cheese steak burger (all dressed/the works = ketchup mustard onions pickles lettuce tomatoes) and a garlic cheese steak burger (any garlic lovers must!!!), side of shoestring fries and onion rings. Optional sauces ots for $0.50 each: Frisco (similar to thousand island dressing), ranch, buffalo, BBQ, and more! There was a weird 'nugget' looking thing in our basket... dont eat that - it was weird and uncooked like raw batter/dough? Anyways, we are Definitely adding Steak n Shakes to our road trip stops! PS THEY GOT LOTS OF MILKSHAKES FLAVOURS BUT WE DIDNT TRY ANY AS WE CAMY BY VERY LATE BUT WE WILL TRY SOME NEXT TIME!

No ketchup... Jersey Mike is a tyrant. I grew up in Philadelphia and have used ketchup on my…read morecheesesteaks for over 60 years. So, I bought my cheese steak. Skipping anything else they sell, then went to Burger King for fries and extra ketchup, so I could have my sandwich my way. Their loss on any added sale. it's pretty ignorant to not serve a customer what they want.

Quality is declining pretty quickly. New employees aren't putting enough meat or toppings. Do not…read moreorder ahead unless you want your instructions ignored. You have to get it made in front of you for it be made correctly. As recently as 6 months ago I would have given this place a 5. Hope they retrain their employees how to make a proper jersey sub and stop ripping people off

I stopped at this location on 5/19/2025 at 9:10pm - this is 50 minutes before closing time…read more I was greeted (if you can call it that) by a hurried, pre-occupied gentleman that seemed to annoyed that I dare stop to eat at this time of the night. The food area was totally in disarray. There was food all over the counters, in between the food bins, and dried something on the inside of the glass. The selection of food was disappointing: I ordered the 3 crispy tacos - I could have 2 crispy and one soft shell. They ran out of crispy shells. ?? Of the four meat choices I could only have chicken (that's all that was left). ?? Even worse, the chicken was cold and chewy. Of the variety of salsa choices I was only allowed the Hot, because all the others were all out.?? I couldn't get any lettuce. ?? Only cheese & sour cream on my tacos.. Or guacamole for an up charge. ?? All the staff looked like they just wanted to get out of there and were just trying to clean up so they could leave. Napkins, plasticware and drink station were mostly empty. Floors were dirty and most of the tables already had chairs on them closed for seating. THIS WAS 50 MINUTES BEFORE CLOSING???!! I doubt I would stop at this location again, especially when there are so many other options in the same area. This location is a poor example for Chipotle!

Worse chipotle ever .! I don't recommend coming here, I'm in disbelief on how terrible this…read morelocation was . Whole staff needs training on how to properly make and serve the food . There was even an employee in the back eating the food . So disappointed