Restaurants in Mattoon

“Great quality, reasonably priced!”

“Best biscuits and gravy in Mattoon and your staff is excellent. Thank you”

“I recently hired La Luna’s to cater my Son‘s celebration of life event. This restaurant is amazing, the food is fabulous. Everyone was so impressed by how delicious it was. The kindness and compassion shown to me by Amanda the owner was something I will never forget, she took away so much stress on the worst day of my life. no matter what you need them for they are excellent to work with. Love going there for dinner also!!!! All the employees are so kind and take very good care of their customers.”

“5x5 stars! Food was excellent and hot when it arrived at our table! And did I mention the the great service? Safe to say I will return as often as possible! And the coffee is just fine!”

“The best service and food in town! Amazing owner! Support local!”

“Best Japanese food in town”

“Wow !!!!! Just absolutely amazing!!! Best restaurant I’ve ever eaten at. I can’t compliment them enough. Outstanding Great Job”

“Good reasonable priced food. Always treated well. Great crew”

“Very friendly and helpful staff. My wife requires gluten-free foods and they were very knowledgeable and provided us with several options. Food was very good. Nice buffet. Very attentive. Come check them out for your self.”

“The chipotle Philly was delicious!”

“If you haven't been here, you're missing out! We've been multiple times and the service and food is always spot on! I keep thinking I'll try something new, but I keep getting the burger. It's the closest thing to a homemade burger you'll find around here. They even toast the bun. Try it. I guarantee you'll be back!”

“We had the buffet. I am very selective when I order fried chicken at restaurants. I love fried chicken and The Villa has the best friend chicken I have ever eaten. Hats off to the person in charge of frying the chicken. I won't mention his name, but he is the best at fixing wonderful friend chicken. My only complaint is I wish the fried chicken was available every day. We will definitely be back many more times in the future.”

“Best bar in Mattoon, pull into Rookie's Bar... Amanda & the staff roll out the red carpet for customers out of town, making you feel like a bar regular the second you step up. With live music floating off the patio and cheap drinks waiting, it's a good spot to kick back.”

“We always enjoy eating here!”

“We eat here very often the food is great. We did have a problem on Easter Sunday lunch. My husband ordered chicken on the beach and was half the size that it usually is. He orders this all of the time and always very good, very disappointing. I hope management will straighten this out with the cooks. My food was excellent!”

“Stopped in for a latte on my way home from Champaign and wasn’t disappointed! Thanks for the pick me up! ☕️”

“Hands down the best food in town and can eat cheaper than say umm taco bell. Great staff, great food, my favorite”

“Great karaoke place. Darienne is so kind and runs a fun bar. Staff is super nice and the pizza are good with lots of side items to put on them too. They recently expanded their parking lot and will soon have a really cool covered outdoor space current under construction.”

“Had a very good experience. Our service was great! Food was excellent! Haven’t been there in awhile, seemed like there were a lot of new workers that weren’t there last time we went. Last time we went service was awful. This time it was great!”

“My husband and I eat breakfast there on Sunday morning. Friendly staff and great food. We always look forward to going back.”

“Everything I have ordered from the triple nickel is fantastic!!! The staff is great too!!!”

“The atmosphere and service are wonderful, but it's the food that makes Hunan my favorite restaurant in Mattoon. After moving to Illinois from California, we were looking for something bigger than a small-town cuisine. Hunan was more than expected. Date night turned into a delicious dinner. My husband had orange chicken, and I had the mushroom chicken, and we shared veggie lo mien. The food was amazing and flavorful. It exceeded our expectations. 100% recommendations. The service was a bit slow, but there was only 1 server, and she did her best to make sure we were taken care of. We will go back!”

“Ole reliable and steady. Good chicken. Good friends. Consistent service - clean, polite, appropriate. I wish all fast food restaurants were run by chick fil a.”

“I come here every time I'm in Mattoon. The food is always fantastic and the staff is always so nice. I recommend it to everyone I know. The prices are low and so worth it. 10/10 absolutely amazing”

“Glad to see the Alamo Steakhouse and Salon is still doing business in Mattoon, IL in front of the Cross Country Mall. My first paying job was there in 1982 - it was originally called Fat Albert's Steakhouse and Salon, first started in 1978, not sure when name changed to Alamo, probably sometime in the late 1980s or early '90's. Made $4.50 per hour in 1982 when minimum wage was at 3.10. Not bad. Worked part time, usually Wednesday nights and every Friday, Saturday and Sunday for about 28-32 hours per week. Was a busboy dishwasher. Night shifts could see us not get done cleaning all the dishes until after midnight and sometimes as late as 1 am. Worked a few Saturday/Sunday afternoon lunch shifts but the night shifts were more demanding and crowded. Will never forget their thick and juicy steaks, of which I paid for a few at a discount, the great crinkle cut steakhouse fries and the chocolate cake, which I scarfed from time to time out of kitchen freezers. Great food back then, Manager back then was a man named Mike Cunningham, remember probably five other names but don't want to go into naming names. Man, those chocolate cakes!!! couldn't get enough of those.”

“Good people. Good service was recommended by one of my fellow army mates to check the spots in between why I won't lie. I feel like the food quality is kind in the middle for me not only is it not bad but it's also not good and the amount of choices is very limited. But then again this is a small to-go diner focus on Chinese plates and I feel like they but that's spot on. We're definitely revisiting again. Price wise. It's a little bit steep for me. $25 a person equaling 60 or $70 for only three people. I guess if it definitely pays its price if you eat a lot but discretion is yours”

“I go here once a week and I have no been disappointed ever. Food is fresh and delicious every time.”

“Owners are great, the positive vibes & acceptance of different types of people is a breath of fresh air, the decor is rock n roll & it makes a super fun atmosphere. Prices are beyond reasonable and they also host fun events! Such a different feeling from the other bars in town. This place makes my little punk heart smile. Love em! Favorite bar I have been to in this area!!”

“The potato planks are the best!!! Have to get them everytime we come there!!”

“Wow! If only every business owner cared as much as as this one does! I’m in Michigan and I decided I wanted to surprise my Bestie to absolutely loves Ginger Ales. I emailed the owner asking if it would be possible to have someone drop off balloons and a card to give to my friend with a gift card. The owner of this location went way above and beyond by GOING TO THE STORE FOR ME! I am beyond appreciative and so grateful that business owners like this still exist! Definitely one of the most amazing experiences I’ve had was a business.”

“Mahi is literally the best! I love this Dairy Queen! The service is always top tier & my blizzards & food are the best quality. I love being a regular at this DQ. 😁😍”

“We have daily drink specials ATM, pool tables, Poker machines, and friendly bartenders.”

“Brought family from Indiana to see the Baglefest concert and went to the House Bros after —- The service was phenomenal, the building and outside garden in lovely , drinks were super nice — We don’t “party” but enjoy live music and will be watching more music here —- 5stars !!!!”

“Great food and our young server was phenomenal. It was very busy and it did take a while to get our pizza... but they were VERY busy. The pizza was fantastic. It wasn't overly acidic and had a really great herb mixture... really giving the sauce a robust flavor. I can appreciate the flavor as too many pizza places get far too bland. We would like to visit again.”

“I am wanting to write in giving a shout out of awesome customer service to the drive thru and front counter workers on this evenings visit. Larissa, Laura, Gabby, and the young man working with them made an inconvenient corporate policy with online ordering a pleasant experience. It is so nice to see great customer service still exists in a workforce that definitely lacks in that dept.”

“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.”

“Excellent Food every time! ? We have gone here for years”

“Food is good. Offers a deal 2 burgers and 2 fries after 4pm under $10.00 cheaper than anywhere else you can go. They have outside patio seating or a double drive thru options.”

“This was our first time eating at this location and we were very disappointed with our entrees. We were seated quickly and given rolls and our salads came out as expected. Our main entrees took almost an hour and then were either overcooked or undercooked. We had a toddler with us and during our long wait for entrees we asked for just his food, a hotdog and fries, and couldn’t even get those out prior to the steaks. Our waitress was very good as far as keeping our drinks full and rolls on the table, but the kitchen staff were crazy slow. We got there at 11:00 and left at 1:00. We eat at Texas Roadhouse a lot and were greatly disappointed.”

“Much MUCH better burgers than other big name fast food joints. The Wife loves the grilled chicken club sandwich but I still go for the double steak burgers because they are so good! The fries are excellent and be sure to get Freddy’s Fry Sauce, both for fries and on the burger. The Concretes are great which are frozen custard (vanilla or chocolate or mixed) plus your choice of candy or flavors… so good!!!”

“Food was very good and hot. Staff was good and friendly except for the guy who seated us and acted like he didn’t want to be there. We enjoyed our visit and food yesterday.”