If you prefer to designate exactly what goes on your plate at a restaurant, you’ll appreciate these places with a la carte menus that let you create your own meals. Order whatever and however much you like with this method. Scroll on for more details.
- Buttermilk
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Facebook/Buttermilk With two locations in the Chicago suburbs, this trendy breakfast joint is all about fresh-made comfort food. The most popular items are the buttermilk biscuits and fried chicken. Serving breakfast and lunch, you’ll find a list of sides that lets you make an entire meal of breakfast favorites. Both locations are open daily between 7 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Click here to learn more about this excellent spot.
- Cindy B’s Cafe
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Facebook/Cindy B’s This southern Illinois breakfast and lunch diner is open daily between 5:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. It is known for its pies and other homemade delights. It has one of the best breakfast a la carte menus that includes eggs, bacon, ham, hash browns, oatmeal, a breakfast sandwich, bagels, a biscuit with gravy, and much more. There are also many lunch sides like hush puppies, onion rings, tater tots, sliced tomatoes, potato salad, baked beans, loaded baked potato, and more than can be put together to make a meal. Get more details about this place here.
- Cruiser’s Drive-Thru
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Facebook/Cruiser’s Drive Thru This family-owned roadside drive-thru restaurant, which has been around since the 1940s in some capacity, is best known for its burgers and other classic American meals that are budget-friendly and come in generous portion sizes. While patrons can order full meals, most menu items are ordered individually like sandwiches and sides like fries, onion rings, Bosco sticks, and chicken noodle soup. The place is open Monday through Saturday between 10 a.m. and 9 p.m. You can learn more about it on its website here.
- Little Nashville Restaurant
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Facebook/Little Nashville Restaurant Situated inside of a gas station, this restaurant has been a local favorite since 1984. It offers plenty of seating and an expansive menu of breakfast and lunch options. Make your own meal from breakfast sides like eggs, pancakes, hash browns, grits, oatmeal, cinnamon rolls, fruit, and more. The hours are Sunday through Thursday between 5:30 a.m. and 10 p.m. as well as Friday and Saturday between 5:30 a.m. and 11 p.m. Learn more about this place here.
- Old Log Cabin Restaurant
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Google/willie klick Built the same year as Route 66, 1926, this restaurant looks like a log cabin inside and out. Home-cooked meals are the specialty here and just about everything is a la carte, especially for breakfast. Menu items include various types of toast, biscuits, eggs, types of gravy, types of sausage, bacon, oatmeal, hash browns and other potato dishes, and more. The hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. More information available here.
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With two locations in the Chicago suburbs, this trendy breakfast joint is all about fresh-made comfort food. The most popular items are the buttermilk biscuits and fried chicken. Serving breakfast and lunch, you’ll find a list of sides that lets you make an entire meal of breakfast favorites. Both locations are open daily between 7 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Click here to learn more about this excellent spot.
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This southern Illinois breakfast and lunch diner is open daily between 5:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. It is known for its pies and other homemade delights. It has one of the best breakfast a la carte menus that includes eggs, bacon, ham, hash browns, oatmeal, a breakfast sandwich, bagels, a biscuit with gravy, and much more. There are also many lunch sides like hush puppies, onion rings, tater tots, sliced tomatoes, potato salad, baked beans, loaded baked potato, and more than can be put together to make a meal. Get more details about this place here.
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This family-owned roadside drive-thru restaurant, which has been around since the 1940s in some capacity, is best known for its burgers and other classic American meals that are budget-friendly and come in generous portion sizes. While patrons can order full meals, most menu items are ordered individually like sandwiches and sides like fries, onion rings, Bosco sticks, and chicken noodle soup. The place is open Monday through Saturday between 10 a.m. and 9 p.m. You can learn more about it on its website here.
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Situated inside of a gas station, this restaurant has been a local favorite since 1984. It offers plenty of seating and an expansive menu of breakfast and lunch options. Make your own meal from breakfast sides like eggs, pancakes, hash browns, grits, oatmeal, cinnamon rolls, fruit, and more. The hours are Sunday through Thursday between 5:30 a.m. and 10 p.m. as well as Friday and Saturday between 5:30 a.m. and 11 p.m. Learn more about this place here.
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Built the same year as Route 66, 1926, this restaurant looks like a log cabin inside and out. Home-cooked meals are the specialty here and just about everything is a la carte, especially for breakfast. Menu items include various types of toast, biscuits, eggs, types of gravy, types of sausage, bacon, oatmeal, hash browns and other potato dishes, and more. The hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. More information available here.
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