21 Best American Restaurants in Effingham

“The salmon and pork chops were excellent. Our server, Danielle, was awesome. But don’t order the peach cobbler. It is served in a small coffee cup and is the texture of soup. A thin liquid with a few peach slices with melted ice cream on top. No pastry or biscuit topping. I actually thought they had brought us an after dinner coffee by mistake.“

“this place was amazing had the all you can eat catfish. absolutely the best I had on my trip through 5 states great job guys oh not to mention the steak bits were on spot perfect had the best service from Dillon great guy!!!! thanks“

“Best food in Effingham!! Great portions and close to interstate and truck stop👍👍 and has Gluten Free options🏆“

“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!“

“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.“

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

“We no longer have Fridays locally so anytime we travel to St. Louis we always stop at Effingham Fridays. We have always had great service and great food ! The manager went over and beyond for us this last trip and deserves a raving review. We will be back on our next trip :)“

“Located inside Kirbys grocery store.
Order at counter. Food brought to the table.
We were there for breakfast. They were setting up the lunch buffet. It looked really good! Large salad bar, 2 soups and several hot dishes.
Our breakfast was inexpensive and freshly made.“

“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!“

“Food was very good. waitress was friendly and efficient.“

“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 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.“

“We had a great experience with the baseball simulation for a birthday party. Great food! Friendly service. Fun atmosphere!“

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

“we went on the training days. very good food and the servers were friendly“

“Excellent food and service!“

“Good food as always great service“

“My life was incomplete until I came to Denny’s in Effingham Illinois. I was lost, searching for greater meaning in my life. Today I found it. I was coming through for a band trip with some of my friends all the way from prosper Texas. I said, “yo, let’s go to Denny’s” not expending the utter life change I was about to experience

Jennifer was the greatest server in all of the serving world. Not only did she give us the best water I have ever had, but she knew BALL about fish fry Friday. Not many times can you say that this is an occurrence at your average Denny's.

Lucky for you, this Denny's is beyond average. Service: Excellent, Food: Incredible, Jennifer: Unbelievable. I ate my 10 dollar pancakes with the passion of a man madly in love with a hot Spanish woman. Now that I think about it, I would pick the pancakes any day.

It is with great sadness that I admit my time at Dennys is over, and I hope to return one day to the place of my rebirth. If there is one last thing I can say: go to this Denny’s“

“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. 👍👍😃“

“The quality of our local steak and shakes have significantly improved along with the staff. Much cleaner, tastes better, and even seems more filling than it used to. On top of that the new company policies like banning microwaves, beef tallow for their fried goods, and grass fed beef for the burgers. It went downhill a while ago but I can definitely say it has done a complete 360 and has honestly been one of our families favorite quick fast food locations now. Definitely better than McDonald's.“