Restaurants near Gardner

“Food is excellent. Frogs legs are the best. Bartenders are all friendly making for an enjoyable evening. Love the bands and Mama T is the best! 😁”

“I didn't try the food yet because I had just ate but the bartender was super friendly and everybody all the patrons were really cool felt like an old friend”

“Good food at a fair price. Homemade😀”

“Great chicken sandwich and fries!”

“I put in an online order and had an excellent and easy time using app. When I showed up I had the best experience all the employees are amazing. Very impressed loved every second I spent there. Food tasted very good and most definitely will be going back. Love it keep up all the hard work!”

“Nice diner. When we’re out of town we try very hard to find local places and avoid chains if we can.
Our waitress was friendly and on top of it. Our food came out FAST and was very good.
Everything was clean, and the decor was perfect. We’ll be back if we come through this way again.”

“For anyone who may have been misinformed. Whistle Stop Cafe in DIAMOND, IL is not closed. It is still thriving and still has great food at even better prices. Yes, there is another restaurant in Canada that closed. Same name, different owners (different family entirely).”

“Cool Place good food cold drinks.”

“Great Cinnamon Dolce coffee. Very good flavor. You guys do a great job.”

“Always great food and friendly!”

“My daughter & I stopped here the other night for dinner. The food and sercice was absolutely amazing!”

“Food was great for bar food and hot. Did take twenty five mins or so for our group put in 5 orders at once with appetizers. We were there the in afternoon. Bloody mary was good also. Was dark in the back dinning room had to use phones to see menu. Lots of menu items fried chicken burgers pizza (bar stuff). Would go back.”

“The Cove will forever be my go to morning stop before I start my day. I love LOVE the protein coffees, the shakes when I didn’t have time for a lunch, and the boosted teas for an extra kick in the butt without all the sugar!💪🏼 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ all the way around from atmosphere, staff, and drinks/snacks! Thankful for you guys!”

“great service, quality food. this place is great!!!”

“Food is great , never been disappointed with any of the food.”

“The food was so good I got a chorizo torta dinner my son got 4 steak tacos I also got an Al pastor taco, shrimp tacos and a fish tacos”

“Food is always good and totally affordable.”

“first time ordering there food and definitely give it a 10/10. hoagie and chicken Parm sandwich cooked perfectly! would definitely go back again and plan to!”

“Visited the Clubhouse Coal City with former classmates tonight & had an absolutely awesome dinner. Bloody Mary was top notch & one of our friends ordered a caramel Apple Martini that looked scrumptious 🥰 I ordered the much talked about ribs & was not disappointed ❣️❣️❣️They were fall off the bone tender; dripping with deliciousness ❤️❤️The sauce was a fabulous complex of flavors that satisfies every point on your palate - a 10 star delight on a plate🤩🤩 Salad was super fresh with just the right amount of added extras 😉I ordered the mashed potatoes & again the seasoning was right on point. Service was excellent 😍 I guarantee you I will be back, with more people, as this restaurant does not disappoint!!!”

“Best bar food ever!! Audrey was our server and she is absolutely amazing!! She ensured we were served promptly, our food was hot and the beers cold!! Hands down, best bar in the area!!”

“I don’t know if braidwood is under new ownership? But this was hands down the best deep dish pizza I’ve had from there in a very long time.. we actually stopped ordering a while back because it just wasn’t good... This pizza was Amazing!!! Cooked perfectly! My kids even loved it!! We can’t wait to order more items soon❤️”

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

“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.”

“live bands ward showed So”

“Always great service w Lily B and best food! (kitchen staff knows how to cook!!) Appetizers (nachos, brussel sprouts, boneless wings just to name a few-Amazing!!), Smash Burger, Chicken Sandwich, Mac/cheese, salads and so many other menu items. We love their food, service, and restaurant is nice. We always come out of our way for a visit when we can.”

“Best burgers EVER!!! Been going here since I was a kid, it's a tradition to go get "Perk Burgers" after getting a live Christmas tree. Great food, and the owners are always super nice to all!!!”

“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”

“Cool little throwback diner that feels like stepping back into the 1950s. The food is super cheap and very affordable. They’ve got all the classic concession stand staples — burgers, fries, hot dogs, corn dogs — but it’s actually really good food. It’s also one of the historic Route 66 stops, and I’d definitely recommend checking it out.”

“Passing through town and I stopped by on a whim. Boy did I nail it! They were very welcoming. Seems like the perfect hangout for this small town. The bartender (Felicia) was awesome with a great sense of humor. If I lived in the area it would be my go to.Great local bar with top notch service!”

“Best Mexican good! Very authentic. HUGE portions! very affordable!”