17 Best American Restaurants in Benton

“Everything! The atmosphere, wait staff, chef Heather, were all incredible and went above and beyond. We are traveling from west Texas and would come back JUST for this. That’s how amazing everything was!! Wish we had chef closer to west Texas!!!“

“Great service. Food was as expected of an old-school diner; good food and good prices. Terrific experience all around with seating indoors or out.“

“On their website it says CURB SIDE PICKUP AVAILABLE. So, I recently had foot surgery and called to place my order and was told they wouldn’t bring it out to the car. ???. WOW. Thanks a LOT“

“We were looking for a fish supper when travelling home on the M3 and were nearly put off by the bad reviews. Although the staff were not very cheery, our fish and chips were fine, and good value for money. A convenient place to stop as there is parking outside and it is not too big a diversion from the M3“

“I am new to Arkansas and I love this restaurant. I have gone several times this summer. It has been great service and fantastic food. The hamburger is perfect. It reminds me of the burger at Chili’s but waaaaayyyyy better!! I love the onions chopped up with lettuce on my burger. The fries are always freshly cooked. And don’t forget to get yourself a butterscotch milkshake. Today I went and to my surprise, they have my favorite type of dessert, bread pudding. 👏🏼✨🤍 it was delicious!!“

“All I can say is "whew Lordy!" well, I can say a little more.. Lol. Finally got to try this place after visiting one of their other restaurants (Baja) several times. This is a great place to sit and visit with friends or have a beer at the bar. I had the Bacon Cheddar BBQ burger with a side of Sweet Potato tots.. It was worth the extra 2 dollars for the tots over the chips that come with the burger. The tots were a little salty but the sweetness of the sweet potato matched very well. I think I had the Happy Camper sauce and that stuff is the bomb-diggity! OK, the burger was super flavorful since the meat is a blend on Short Rib, Chuck and Brisket blend. It was pretty dang awesome... Then, add cheddar, Bacon and BBQ! The wait staff were very attentive and provided a great experience. The people have it down for sure!“

“It was a great dinner and fast service!“

“My family and I just recently visited. The food was fantastic, and our server, Katelyn, was phenomenal. She was so sweet to our kids.

Kid-friendliness: My son is 5. He loves the peanuts at the table, and our server made him feel like the most important little boy in the room!“

“I occasionally go to our Benton WH, so I couldn’t sleep tonight and went there at 4:00 am. The waitress was very nice and the cook was great. Everything came to the table hot and as expected. Highly recommend!“

“Rib Crib is my new most favorite BBQ place of Any state. Located in Benton, AK on the Eastbound side of I-30 you might miss it but it’s worth backtracking to get yourself Here- where the giant St Louis rib plate has off the bone tenderness via a rub or a sticky Okie sauce.

The table choices of extra BBQ for slathering are a mild Okie barbecue sauce, a truly medium heat but Excellent spicy barbecue sauce, and a hard to beat Carolina vinegary mustard sauce you won’t find much like it for the next 400 miles.

If you see the Buck-ee’s signs suggesting you “Hold It” for 530 miles and then the signs later for holding it for just another 480 miles or so you are ready to start mapping your way to the Rib Crib.

Baby back ribs, pulled pork, smoked chicken, sausage, sides aplenty and new Fried pies in Peach, Apple, and Blackberry.

Five Stars isn’t enough considering they were open when the Steak House wasn’t anymore due to ice.

The staff is warm and helpful and the kitchen staff were busy with a large group but I got my food before I was done washing the road off my hands.

****** 6 stars

I drove from Dallas to Burlington NC on this trip and I’m stopping here on the way back.“

“Best breakfast in town! Fried taters! Y’all check em’ out!!“

“We were headed out of town and decided to grab a quick lunch before hitting the road. We saw this place and figured a hamburger would hit the spot. OMG they knocked it out of the park! One of the best burgers we have ever eaten! They did everything right! I also had the peanut butter and banana sundae and finished off that slice of heaven fulfilled to the max. What a great place to visit!“

“It was very unique, clean, and fun. The kids were so thrilled with the trains. The staff was excellent. 10/10 recommend!!“

“Wonderful food! We love their breakfast but everything is good.“

“EMILY T!! omg when I say I’ve never had an experience like I had tonight with Emily I can’t even begin to express her attitude of being there and making sure I got EXACTLY what I wanted that woman right there friends is the one to go to.! Emily if you see this you are the sunshine of that place and I hope you go so far there.! You’re the best and make me wanna come back thank you so much for your hospitality ❤️“

“We were traveling through Benton late and we wanted something besides bar food or Waffle House and this Applebee’s just happened to be open. We were pleasantly surprised! Our food was excellent and our server (don’t remember her name for sure but think it was Tiffany or started with a T) did an outstanding job taking care of us.“

“We just had a wonderful experience from the moment we walked in the doors! We’re visiting from Indiana. Our waitress was so so kind. I only wish she wore a name tag tho I guess I could’ve asked. The food was absolutely delicious, hot, and prompt! I wish we had a great ihop like this where we live.“