Maid Rite is the brand name for a franchised group of restaurants that sell what is generically referred to as “loose meat sandwiches.” Created by a butcher in Muscatine, Iowa, there are plus/minus a hundred outlets in the Upper Midwest selling Maid Rite type sandwiches, whether they are paying to use the name, or… Continue reading Maid Rite Review – Springfield, IL
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Thank You Urbana!
Over the past month, there have been more readers of this site from Urbana than any other Illinois city! When was the last time you beat out Chicago for anything? Keep reading, and feel free to send in your pix and pithy reviews of burgers, dogs, and pizza! Thanks again! … Continue reading Thank You Urbana!
Countryside, IL – Country Cup Diner
Give me a home, where the….oh, wait. Give me a diner, on Route 66, and I’ll be one happy camper. In a distant suburb of Chicago, the town of Countryside, is the Highway 66 exit route from the Loop, and on it, inside a bowling alley, with little signage to let you know it’s there,… Continue reading Countryside, IL – Country Cup Diner