Restaurants near Campus

“We went on a Friday night and had the fish dinner. Both the broiled and the fried dinners were very good. The service was quick and friendly. The prices were descent as well. This seemed like a great place for families.”

“This was our first time here and it was amazing. The atmosphere was beautiful. Our server name is April and she was very good at her job. I got the pancakes, hashbrowns, and jalapeño poppers and they were 10/10. My friend got a pork chop, baked potato, and the cornbread. She absolutely loved the cornbread, she said it was a large size. I highly recommend this place.”

“Perfect Blend lives up to its name. It is the perfect blend of friendliness and flavor. Allison has truly made her shop a place of community! I'm not a coffee drinker, but love the Wildberry Smoothie on warm days and the Citrus Hibiscus tea on cold days.”

“I found Grand Prairie Station while traveling home from a funeral in Joliet, IL. I googled best restaurants near me, and boy let me tell you…this was the most amazing place, the food was delicious, but even better was the owner Cheryl. Cheryl was one of the most amazing and kind people I had ever met. Like I told her, I would travel 4 hours just to eat here, but honestly I would travel from anywhere!!!”

“Food was fantastic! Will definitely order again! Thank you!”

“Awesome tacos and friendly set!”

“Purchased a 6 pack of the apple cider. Very tasty highly recommend.”

“I spotted a pub, a nice brick structure attached to a house. Like many neighborhood pubs, the sign showed the Old Style beer logo. I walked in through the doors. I attracted attention. Nobody cared that I had insisted on wearing a mask. I looked unfamiliar.A woman called out, "How are you doing, sweetie?" "Oh, I'm fine. Passing through. I stopped for Tom's Sweet Corn, and need to stretch my legs." A man smiled, "So, you're not a local." I thought, "It would take a lifetime to become a local. All I need to do is sit down and order an Old Style." "I live over in Streator," I offered, hoping to look local enough. A woman squealed, "I'm from Streator!" "How about that. I'm thirty miles east of Streator and I meet a neighbor!" I excused myself. I had downed an extra large soda at Jimmy Johns in downtown Kankakee.The rest rooms shared a sink in the hall between the biffys. The wood door suggested an age of one hundred years old or more. Wood gets drier and lighter as it ages. The door handles reminded me of the late Nineteenth Century, just a touch hand made.I wondered, "Should I buy a bar stool buddy a shot to say thanks for a clean restroom?" I walked over to the bar. I spotted a freezer stocked with six dollar frozen pizzas. Not one vegan pizza I felt sure. Hunger had arrived. A set of coolers showed off all the cans for sale. "Might I buy a Coke?" The woman bartending probably owned the bar. "Sure, that will be a dollar". Thank you I said as I gave her two dollars. "It's only a dollar, hon." "I wish to show my gratitude," I said with a smile."What brings you this way?" said the man who deduced my traveling status. "I was in Kankakee." "Kankakee? What brought you to Kankakee?" "I'm learning how to be a census taker. I count twenty at the pub. Let me write that down." He laughed. I had satisfied his curiosity by making him laugh. "You take care of yourself, hon," said the one woman who greeted me first when I came inside. "Yes, please take care of yourself, too. I'll be back".It seemed like the right thing to say. I stepped out the door into the rays of a sun setting to the west. A John Deere gator, a blend between a tractor and a golf cart, proceeded towards Tom's corn. I spotted a few more as I drove to Tom's to score a dozen sweet ears.Tom's yard looked like a John Deere commercial. One farmer arrived pulling a hay wagon full of people behind his yellow and green John Deere tractor. A man set at the wheel of his gator, closest to the picnic table where awaited the corn. "Hey, I bet you're Tom!" "That's right, I'm Tom." "Are you hosting a corn roast, Tom?" "Nope, it's a community gathering." "Might I pick out a few ears?" "Sure, hello yourself. There's the cash box. Put in what you want. Put in nothing. Take all you want."I started to fill a plastic bag after sliding two dollars in the slot cut in the cash box. I thought that fair for six ears. "What's the event, Tom?" "It's a community picture. We just repainted our town sign, and fixed up the landscaping." I hadn't noticed. People kept arriving in vans, by car and even by ATV. "Is this a Lions Club project?" "Nope. We disbanded our club. The national wanted too much money every year. We just do our own community club. A long time resident left money in a will for the sign".He patted the seat of his gator. "Any body need a ride." The sign stood right across the street. "Thank you, Tom. How long will you be picking sweet corn?" "Straight through Labor Day. You drive through often?" "First time by. Have a good night."I counted twenty people walking over from the pub. It looked as if every two hundred citizens of Reddick planned to pose, smiling at the sunset. Soon, I”

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“the Chinese food was excellent and would get the tacos again”

“Excellent food and huge portions. Would highly recommend.”

“Cheryl, my friend and I really enjoy the Italian beef sandwiches. This upcoming wednesday, I may try something else for lunch, but buy a beef sandwich anyway to have for dinner. Thank you!”

“Catering went off without a hitch!! Thank you to Brenda and her staff for making lunch service today a breeze. More than accommodating they went above and beyond for us! I wish I could give them double the stars!!”

“family ordered poor boy, Italian beef, chicken wrap, pork tenderloin, s.w.eggrolls f.f. potato salad fair prices for good portions. food was OK for eats for under 100 bucks. downers food was dry. soft raw tasting fries.”

“The staff was Great and food was Delicious. Thanks Joy for treating my girl good on her Birthday ❤️”

“We ate there for the first time today. The food was great and service was excellent. The waitress was very attentive and friendly. Would highly recommend this establishment. Enjoy!”

“Can’t beat the fried walleye on Friday nights. Update: 5/10/2023 They just posted on Facebook they will be closing. No date listed.All you can eat $12.75 with two sides. Cold beer and friendly staff. If you’re driving down Route 47 take a trip into downtown Saunemin for lunch or dinner. A different lunch and dinner special daily. Update. Went back 9/23/22 still same great food. Price for Friday all you can eat Walleye has increased to $13.75. Still a great deal.”

“I'm not the biggest Mexican food person but they do have great nachos. And I'm not a big drinker, nor can I handle tequila, so if you're looking for a margarita review you'll have to look elsewhere. But their strawberry daquiris... ??? ”

“Went today only to have my order wrong again. My last 3 visits the order has been wrong when I got home. The staff is rude most of the time. This place is ridiculous. If you go back because of a wrong order they treat you poorly and argue with you.”

“From the time I called in, the owner answered the phone and did not mind answering all of my plenty questions. She was extremely patient with me and answered every single question because I love pizza and I had pizza from another place in town that I would rather buy a frozen pizza from the grocery store. So she gets a 12 out of 10 as far as service goes. The pricing is perfect! As soon as the pizza showed up to my house it smelled delicious it looked delicious and then I finally sat down to eat it and it actually was delicious! Now that's saying a whole lot because I am a foodie and a pizza connoisseur of sorts. I would definitely recommend eating here 100% I don't know where the bad reviews are coming from but they must have been having a bad day that day. The owner that cooked my pizza ensure that her or her daughter or her husband would be the ones constantly cooking the food and it is consistent. So they definitely have a lifelong customer as long as I am here and they are there. Enjoy your pizza I have not tried anything else yet but that was only my first experience. 10 out of 10 for me for service, pizza could've been a little more crispyfor my liking but next time I will order well done to accommodate, so 8.5 out of 10. Taste was great too.”

“Stopped at this location just now and had the absolute best service and food was all super fresh, and even the 2 for 1.50 apple pies were fresh literally right out of the fryer! Bill rang us up and Johnathon also assisted us. Both were so nice and accommodating. This day and age we just don't have service like these two! Good job ? keep these guys on payroll!!!!!”

“This McDonalds is great. Clean, updated, friendly staff and good food. We had to spend a a few hours here with our toddler while waiting for a tow truck and the staff was so kind.”