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This Little Southern Illinois Catfish Joint Fries Cornmeal Fillets and Brings Out a Blues Band on Fridays

Some of the best meals in Illinois happen in places you almost drive right past. You spot a small building on a quiet road, your stomach growls, and you figure you might as well stop. Then the fried fish hits the table, a band starts tuning up, and suddenly you...

Stonefort, IL · 1d
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Southern Illinois Has 8 Small-Town Diners Worth The Long Drive For Breakfast Alone

Some of the best mornings start with a plain little building you almost drive right past. You walk in hungry, grab a booth, and suddenly the bacon, biscuits, and coffee turn an ordinary trip into a story you keep telling. Southern Illinois is full of these quiet breakfast spots, tucked...

Southern Illinois, IL · 22h
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This Unassuming BBQ Joint In Illinois Serves A Pulled Pork Sandwich Locals Can’t Get Enough Of

Nobody warned you about Porch Chair BBQ PCB in Ina, Illinois, and that oversight is something you’re going to want to correct immediately. This is the kind of BBQ spot that locals quietly keep in their back pocket like a winning lottery ticket they’re not quite ready to cash in publicly.

Ina, IL · 1d
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The 8 Illinois Restaurants That Deserve A Spot On Your Foodie Bucket List Right Now

Ready to find the best restaurants in Illinois for your foodie bucket list?. These 8 restaurants serve up incredible flavors and unforgettable dining experiences!. 1. Alongi’s Italian Restaurant (Du Quoin) Some restaurants just feel like a warm hug the moment you walk in. Alongi’s Italian Restaurant in Du Quoin...

Illinois · 13d
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Breakfast Gets Hard To Choose At This Fourth-Generation Missouri Bakery With Nearly 60 Donuts

Nearly 60 kinds of donuts can show up at one family bakery counter. That number alone makes choosing breakfast feel like a pleasant little crisis. The doors open at 5 AM on weekdays, before most of us find our car keys. Everything gets made from scratch daily. The chocolate frosted...

Perryville, MO · 3d

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Six Generations Later, This Missouri Family Still Makes The German Sausage That Started Its Business In The 1870s

A German-style bologna recipe from the 1870s is still being made by the same family today. Six generations have kept it going. That’s longer than most of us can trace our own family trees. The part I find surprising is how hands-on it all stays. Spice batches get mixed...

Ste. Genevieve, MO · 4d

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This Kentucky Donut Shop Makes Donuts So Good People Drive Hours Just To Get A Box

Nineteen kinds of donuts, hand-cut from scratch every single day, starting at 5 in the morning. That’s the daily routine at one little family-owned shop in western Kentucky. That sounds like a great reason to set an early alarm. The recipes here go back to 1955. The founder learned...

Paducah, KY · 5d

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This 1950s Missouri Soda Fountain In Ste. Genevieve Still Mixes Phosphates The Old-Fashioned Way

The waffle cones at this little shop can still be warm when they land in your hand. That alone would earn a detour. Then you learn the ice cream comes in flights, four flavors lined up like a tasting menu for sweet tooths. The shop sits in an old building...

Ste. Genevieve, MO · 4d

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Southern Illinois Barbecue Joints Have Been Smoking Pork For Decades, And 8 Stand Out

Down in Southern Illinois, barbecue is less of a trend and more of a family habit. Small towns from Jonesboro to Harrisburg have been feeding folks sliced pork, ribs, and pork steaks for generations, often from the same corner lot. Some of these spots have been around since before your...

Harrisburg, IL · 6d

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This Missouri Restaurant Packs Crawfish, Crab Legs, And Shrimp Into One Cajun Boil

Dinner gets much more interesting when crab legs start competing with crawfish for your attention. Add shrimp to the mix, and choosing a favorite becomes a delicious little problem. This Missouri restaurant brings them together in a Cajun boil that also includes sausage, potatoes, and corn on the cob. That’s...

Cape Girardeau, MO · 18d

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10 Blue-Collar Missouri Restaurants That Serve Huge Portions For Cheap

At one Missouri cafe, the hot rolls never arrive politely on a plate. Servers toss them across the dining room, and you’re expected to catch your own. I love that a meal can open with a friendly game of catch. Another spot on this list piles up three pancakes, each roughly the size of your head, while a chili parlor serves tacos without limit.

Missouri · 15d

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Wine & Witches event to benefit Jonesboro Public Library

MAKANDA, Ill. (Heartland News) - An evening of Halloween spirit, music, and wine will benefit the Jonesboro Public Library. Blue Sky Vineyard in Makanda will host the Wine & Witches fundraiser on October 30 from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. The Tuscan Sun Pavilion at Blue Sky will be decorated for Halloween. Participants will enjoy music, small plates, and drinks at the fundraiser.

Jonesboro, IL · 14d

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Cape Girardeau weighs restaurant tax increase for sports expansion

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) — A proposal to raise Cape Girardeau’s restaurant tax from 1% to 2% would help fund roughly $36.2 million in sports facility improvements, with supporters pointing to crowded practice fields and opportunities to attract more visiting teams. The increase would add $1 to a...

Cape Girardeau, MO · 14d

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Couple transforms former BG’s Deli into Bluebird Café and Grill

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) — Benart and Albina Limani are bringing their dream of opening a family-owned restaurant to Cape Girardeau. The husband-and-wife team is preparing to open Bluebird Café and Grill in early to mid-November, transforming the former BG’s Deli building while raising their two young daughters.

Cape Girardeau, MO · 21d

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Plan A Foodie Road Trip To 8 Unique Missouri Restaurants That Redefine The Dining Experience

Ready to discover the most unique restaurants in Missouri that redefine the dining experience?. These 8 restaurants offer unforgettable food, fun atmospheres, and memories you’ll be talking about for years!. 1. Lambert’s Café (Sikeston) Some restaurants serve you food, but Lambert’s Café throws it at you....

Missouri · 23d

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Fuel Tacos & Burgers announces plans to close

Fuel Tacos & Burgers in Jackson, Missouri, announced it will close its doors for the final time.

Jackson, MO · 25d

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This Fourth-Generation Missouri Bakery Makes Nearly 60 Kinds Of Donuts Every Day

Before trendy donut shops started piling cereal and candy onto everything, this Missouri bakery was already making people happy with the classics. The family has been baking here since 1937, and the fourth generation is now carrying it forward. The donut case is the real attention-grabber, with nearly sixty varieties...

Perryville, MO · 26d

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Old Town Cape’s Farm to Table supports downtown revitalization

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) — Local chefs, farmers and community members came together Sunday for Old Town Cape’s second annual Revivify: Farm to Table fundraiser, raising money to support downtown revitalization. Spanish Street was transformed into an outdoor dining area for the event, which featured a four-course meal...

Cape Girardeau, MO · 25d

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Families Make A Day Of It At Lambert’s Cafe In Sikeston For Throwed Rolls And Heaping Plates

Somewhere in southeast Missouri, a server is about to throw a roll clear across a crowded dining room, and a kid at a far table is going to catch it. Nobody gasps. That is simply how dinner works here. Families drive hours for this, and some plan whole road trips around a single meal stop.

Sikeston, MO · 28d

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Several Missouri Starbucks Locations Just Closed Suddenly

Starbucks has suddenly closed the doors of several Missouri locations that the company said were underperforming.

Missouri · 09-29