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😀”

“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!”

“Great chicken sandwich and fries!”

“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).”

“Came in with some friends and had a delicious meal on a road trip. Everything was great and it was a nice stop with lots of murals and pictures related to Route 66.”

“Cool Place good food cold drinks.”

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

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

“Babes is a great bar and reataraunt in Coal City. I stopped in on a Monday night after work to celebrate a friend's birthday and was not disappointed. Walking in the front door, the bar is open and inviting. There are gambling machines and a shuffle board table there to pass the time. I sat at the bar and was warmly greeted by Bri. I ordered a beer and a couple appetizers to start. The kitchen is in the front of the house so you can see your food prepared. The jalapeño poppers were a standard deep fried jalapeño with cream cheese, fried to a perfect brown crust on the outside and a creamy spicy inside. The cheese curds are an above average variety. The batter is salty and crunchy which pairs perfectly with the melted gooey cheese on the inside. Next up was the burger. I ordered a hamburger and fries which was recommended by everyone in the place. It did not disappoint. Grilled to order and seasoned with the confidence of an experienced cook. If you are in the area and want a great meal at a great place, stop in and check them out. I know I will be back when I'm in town.”

“Always great food and friendly!”

“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”

“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!”

“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!!”

“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!!!”

“Food is always good and totally affordable.”

“I drive over 45 minutes to get here when I feel like going on a road trip to come and enjoy this place and its food. Amazing people and the environment is so beautiful I feel like I am eating at a Route 66 museum”

“The fella behind the counter was very passionate about his pizza making it appeared he was the only one but was in complete control. He was very kind to me and my family! We brought our son of 8 months he was accommodated. The cheese sticks stuck out to man hot damn they were good extra marinara sauce required because the sauce is just a good!! Knock your socks off sauce I called it. The pizza was great not sag or flop on the crust I love it that way. Very reasonable pricing! Great parking”

“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.”

“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!!!”

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

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

“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”

“We LOVE ordering from here! The food is always delicious, the staff is always so SO friendly, and the fact that they call you to give you an accurate time when your food is ready is super helpful. Whenever we have friends come visit for the day, we usually order from here too, and everyone only has great things to say 🩷”

“great home town atmosphere”

“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!”