Mama's Arcade Cafe

513 Pulaski St, Lincoln
(217) 735-1443

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Justice Fix

Look this place is absolutely amazing. Cheap great food . Service is absolutely amazing such beautiful and respectful ladies.People need to eat hear and keep these places open at all cost .

Corey Brown

Food has been solid each time I have visited. The price is very fair. The Hrs are limited and I wish they had homemade pie! It would fit right in here

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Elaine Anderson

Passing through from out of town on a road trip and we really enjoyed the generous portions, friendly service, and very affordable price!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Eriesha Logan (Reesha)

Love this place! Great omelets and coffee.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Mike Roch

been going here since a wee lad, feels like family!

Kid-friendliness: been going since a kid servers are great with kids

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Hashbrowns, Cheeseburger, Biscuit and Gravy

Seth Durbin

A perfect picture of a timeless small town cozy diner. The food is top tier home cooking. The eggs were a tasty highlight and the Panwitch is highly recommended! We couldn’t have asked for better quality food! We had only one menu but they got a QR code on the tables for the kids these days.
The service was also incredible. When my girlfriend and I walked in, we were greeted by a very friendly staff who regularly checked up on us. They really made us feel like we were family. They even wished us safe travels on our journey home as we headed out!
We didn’t get to meet Mama unfortunately :(

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Bagel

rich jones

Food is great they even let me name my own regular order and we call it the number 1…

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Shane Kennington

I can always tell whether a diner is going to be good when they bring you the coffee. Most places brew the coffee too weak. This place the coffee was good and strong. The 3 meat omelet I had was made with lots of meat (sausage, ham, and crispy bacon) and the eggs were perfectly cooked (not overcooked). The home fries were excellent as well. Not mushy or overcooked, and looked hand-cut and fresh.

Even better it was like 20 bucks for two people. That’s gotta be pre-Covid pricing. A lot of places we go to are 30-35 bucks for two people…. Just for breakfast! Last but not least the place is a little small and cramped but the other patrons were super friendly and everyone seems to know each other. The staff were all nice, too.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Paul Wroblewski

Best breakfast in Illinois. Service is fabulous, food is always hot. I prefer eggs, pancakes, oatmeal and mush. Everything is reasonably priced.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Veggie Omelette, Biscuit and Gravy

Mike Bale

Always good at at affordable price

Food: 5

Service: 5

Russell Milles

Amazing value. Basic breakfast food (they also have some lunch options). Staff is friendly. Location is an easy walk if you can’t park right in front of. Bathroom was clean, but very basic.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Paula Brewer Mraz

Looking for a diner while driving from Davenport to St Louis and found this gem. Well worth the slight detour.

zachmenzel 216

They are opened on Monday's 6:30am- 11:30am, not sure why google says they are closed Monday's

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Richard Burger

Great food incredible staff. Never disappointed when I go here.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tiffany Caldwell

Friendly staff. Fast service. Awesome customer service. Prices were good. Fresh, home cooked style food. Would definitely go back.

Vegetarian options: They do offer stuff for this diet

Dietary restrictions: Pretty sure

Parking: There is free street parking but since Mama's Arcade Cafe is in an outlet strip it can be very hard to find a parking spot sometimes. I believe there is a big parking lot around the back that you can park in as well but not 100% sure on that.

Kid-friendliness: Probably not really young children.

Wheelchair accessibility: Yes

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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