23 Best American Restaurants in Alton

“Great food and great people!!“

“🐟🥗 Hickory Grove Restaurant out by the mall consistently serves fresh lettuce for salads and Cod that never fails to impress. The restaurant is not stingy with the condiments like so many others are. 👍 Andy, the owner, always tries to please and values his customers.“

“Had a large party with short notice today and they accommodated us with no issues. Josie our waitress was one of the best servers we have had in a long time.“

“They catered my baby shower yesterday the food was a hit people loved the Italian beef! Food came in hot and fresh 🥰“

“I had a fantastic Tuesday night dinner. They were offering a $30 3 Course Dinner, but I went with the $25 Pepperloin Steak.

Before ordering, I enjoyed a Tito's Extra Dry Martini with a Lemon Twist. The bartenders here are masters of their mixologist skills. Trust me I know, they've made my a lot of cocktails.

Once my entree arrived, I totally impressed with all three items. The asparagus was prepared perfectly. It wasn't too hard and not overly soft. It had just enough snap. The Loaded Baked Potato was the size of a fist, which is a perfect size. It was fluffy and was topped with butter, cheese and bacon. The steak was truly the piece of resistance. It was super tender and they served it a true medium rare. The kitchen truly knocked it out of the park with this meal. I was a happy diner.

Good food and good service will have me returning to Gentelin's, time and time again.“

“food is amazing and nice owners or staff“

“I really liked the food and the gentleman at the counter that checked me out was super sweet and kind. The waitress was really nice too and pretty attentive. I did take off a star because while we waited for 30 minutes to sit- I totally understand. They were busy. But it took 40 minutes to get our food. Great food! But the wait was very long.“

“I ordered a small Luncheon for Mother’s Day just a few days before our gathering. The staff was very professional and responsive during our communications. And most importantly, the family said the food was great! I love that they delivered, set up, and even commented on good food safety practices! Would definitely use again!!“

“my 4yr old grandson and I go there as often as we can. Great service and great food. Definitely beats McDonald's were he usually wants to go. He eats biscuits and gravy sausage links and fried potatoes there. when before we went there he wouldn't eat anything but McDonald's. so glad to have this place to go to. Plus like I said super friendly place with awesome service“

“Normally, I support your business but you guys are going to make someone sick. I just got a box of chicken that could only eat the outside because, it's not done. I took a bite of a leg and it tasted funny. So, I looked at it and it was red and pink. gross If, I get sick you'll be hearing from me. I'm so disappointed“

“I love this place. We frequent here because of the great drinks and food!“

“Chubby's grill and garage is a wonderful place to grab a big juicy burger, fries, and appetizers. Great food specials weekly, as well as drink specials. It is family friendly. The staff are all super friendly people. The owner is a stand up guy, and you can tell he really cares about his customers and he treats his employees with love and respect like any great owner would. I would HIGHLY reccomend this place to ANYONE looking to have some great food, drinks, and fun. The hours are 11am to 11pm, kitchen is 11am to 10pm. this place is an absolute gem 💎.“

“Had our first lunch at My Just Desserts today and it was delish!! Turkey Club sandwiches all around our group of four!! Comes with Krunchy chips and French onion dip!! We used our Fox 2 News certificates!! Didn’t have room for dessert but will go in again with more room for pie!!! Very nice staff!!!“

“Love Fast Eddie’s we always have a great time they have the coldest drinks, great service and food. Go for lunch!“

“Good food, nice folks, great service!“

“The lobster punch was so good.“

“The food at Captain Ds is okay. No fault of the staff. Food was hot and fresh. There was one woman working the front of the restaurant. She was a rock star! She was polite and appeared to be managing all the orders for counter and drive thru. The restaurant appeared clean. Pleasant experience.“

“Haven't been to Applebee's in a long time ,because, it sucked !
Given a gift card ,so why not.
Pleasantly surprised. Ordered the ribeye sandwich and it was cooked perfectly and very flavorful ! Very good service, so we're back !“

“We came here as a family group on a trip from out of town. Before we even found a place to sit we were greeted and welcomed. Johnny was our bartender. The music was great the vibes were fantastic. Drinks were cold. 10/10“

“Staff is very friendly. Live music was great! Enjoyed ourselves!! Was my review 8 years ago... now. Tbh in 2026. I never hear people getting excited half the machines are updated with new games but the line play never wins and the sound doesnt work on a lot of machines. You have to hope that the bonus will even pay back what you've put in the machine. Overall the play experience is not what it was 8 years ago.“

“Me and my wife finally decided to give steak and shake a try after new crew took over it had got so bad we quit going there then the new crew took over it was clean smelled good and the food was delicious and the crew were friendly and very nice so we will definitely go back“