21 Best American Restaurants in Effingham

“It was our second time dining at Firefly as we live on the Gulf Coast. We came for brunch with all four of us ordering off the brunch menu, delicious! Mushroom soup was outstanding! We were seated on the back porch which is lovely and it even snowed for us! Great restaurant and staff!“

“I ate here four years ago and it was fantastic! Back again tonight and it was just as good! I had the brisket flatbread again, it didn’t disappoint! This time they had a beautiful new building. The service was great, food fabulous, and the atmosphere even better.“

“Love Lucia’s. Every dish we have ordered has been exceptional. Always friendly service. The awesome menu options and the fresh ingredients used to make our meal are why we keep going back. We don’t mind paying a little more for fresh quality, made to order food. Keep up the great work, Geno! It shows that you and your team love what you do!“

“Great and friendly staff. Excellent selection of flavors.“

“This restaurant is located INSIDE the IGA. It's behind the pharmacy and deli counter.
You go through the line, get your tray and drink then seat yourself. The food is excellent. The salad and dessert bar is expansive. SO MANY great choices and variety. The hot bar doesn't have a huge selection, but what was there was delicious. Lots of seating area, clean bathrooms and a cozy environment. Staff were all extremely friendly.
We had a party of 11 and everyone enjoyed it. We will definitely be eating here again when in town. The price was great too! P.S. Just ask for extra plates if needed. They will give them to you.“

“I don’t like to leave poor reviews but hoping this will help the restaurant do better. We ordered at 1:09 pm, at 1:30 I finally went up front to check on our food. I did this because I saw others eating that were in line behind me. My tray with my children’s meals was sitting there, holding on cheese curds. I was able to grab my food. My bun was as hard as a rock, food was Luke warm. They should have brought my food then brought out the curds later. Also, I received 12 cheese curds, this was very upsetting considering it’s a $2 up charge for curds. Never had issues in the past, hoping just a fluke because we love Culver’s!“

“Just ate lunch at this place. It is a food trailer parked next to a bar. A beautiful day to eat outside at their picnic tables. Food was excellent!! I would recommend to stop and try some of their bbq.😊👍“

“Enjoyed a delicious steak dinner with my husband on our anniversary. Had about a 5-minute wait to be seated on a Friday night. Waitress was friendly. Offered delicious warm chips and salsa while we waited for our meal. Salsa was not too spicy and not too chunky. Very good. Food was prepared well and very tasty. They offer flavored butter to top the steaks. Delicious. Steak tender and juicy. Prepared medium rare. Only thing we didn't care for was the Cole slaw.“

“We ate there today about 3:30 and for some unknown reason 8 tables full of customers decided they were hungry at the same time, around 20 people. I found out they had recently sent most of the staff home. We had Val for our waitress. She was absolutely completely amazing! Continued smiling and checking on us often even though she was running her legs off.“

“This year, Lake Land College recruited Homewood Grill to assist with our Annual Career Day. This event brought more than 1,200 high school students to campus to explore potential career paths. To accommodate this influx of people on campus, the Career Day Planning Committee reached out to Homewood Grill to provide our visitors with quality snacks! We had a wildly successful Career Day, and this is in part thanks to Homewood Grill and their awesome ice cream, which helped ensure our visitors left, not just armed with knowledge, but also with full bellies! Thank you, Homewood Grill! We look forward to working with you again in the future!“

“The Staff and Owner went above and beyond the call this past weekend for The Illinois State Council Knights of Columbus Summer Meeting! Great service, food, and accomadations!“

“We made a 2.5 hour trip to Pinky’s for the first time. The food was GREAT, priced fair, the waitress was fantastic and the domes were a wonderful experience. I highly recommend Pinky’s.“

“Our family and friends were here yesterday, Sunday, to celebrate my husband's 80th birthday and our 55th wedding anniversary. The food and service were great. We really appreciated the thoughtfulness the staff showed us with a long table so we could all sit together. And the tv's were situated just right so our grandkids could watch the funny videos while eating. Thank you very much! Ann Flanagan“

“We just happened to be traveling by to Effingham from Bridgeport IL and decided to stop and eat. They had all you can eat fish buffet and it was very good. My husband loved their fried potatoes. Waitress was very pleasant and great service. Nice Bar and Grill.“

“Great place to relax and unwind. Great food and great service! Jake is the best!“

“Good food as always great service“

“Excellent food and service!“

“Chilis is my absolute favorite restaurant and I’ve been to a fair amount of them but this is always my overall favorite. The service is amazing and food is never a miss here. Clean restaurant and extremely convenient to take care of your check at the table whenever your ready“

“We love eating here. The one in mattoon closed a while back, so my family and I enjoy coming here. We love the red white and blue pancakes, especially anything breakfast! Love that it is open whenever, hardly anywhere is open 24-7. Our server tonight was new and she was overwhelmed, she did great though and it made us happy seeing her coworkers pep talking her instead of belittling her. 🥰
there were some really rude people at a table near us griping about their food...if someone is new and learning give them some time to learn! she handled herself really well. I dont want to say her name on here but she did great!
Food was tasty and staff was really nice. Thank you 😊“

“Excellent service! My order took a little longer than expected but this waitress and manager took care of me! Didn't catch their names but very friendly & kind. Thank you!“

“Nicest new modern IHOP I've been to! Sat at the 8 seat bar aside the plenty of restaurant seating and had a great priced $7 omelet with 2 delicious pancakes! Makala, my waitress, was friendly and a delight! My food came out quick and hot! Great priced gas, along side, to boot! And easy to get to, right off the highway! Plenty of car and truck parking. Highly recommend from someone that travels a lot and eats out a lot. 👍👍😃“