Posted in Illinois Bakeries & Dessert, Food & Dining January 12, 2023 by

The Incredible Buffet In Illinois With Almost As Many Desserts As Main Dishes

Yoder’s Kitchen, in Arthur, is an Illinois buffet restaurant that offers its patrons a helping (or several) of home-style Amish cooking. Before you start filling your plate, though, be sure to check out the dessert selection, so you’ll know just how much room you’ll need to save.

Yoder’s Kitchen is probably the best-known, and likely most popular, Amish restaurant in the Prairie State.
Mike Shen/Google
It’s known for its home-style, stick-to-the-ribs comfort food that it serves up on its famous buffet.
Yoder’s Kitchen
Yoder’s Kitchen offers breakfast, lunch, and dinner buffets.
The restaurant’s lunch and dinner buffets include a salad bar to ensure you get a healthy serving of vegetables along with your meal.
Yoder’s Kitchen
The main course always includes hearty favorites like broasted chicken, mashed potatoes, dressing, and gravy. Other entrees, such as roast beef, turkey, and meatballs, rotate in and out of the buffet throughout the week.
Yoder’s Kitchen
The morning buffet is anchored by a breakfast casserole, pancakes, and French toast.
No matter what meal you select, however, you will find a huge selection of desserts on the buffet.
Yoder’s Kitchen/Facebook
At breakfast, Yoder’s Kitchen serves up donuts, donut holes, fresh fruit, and a tea ring.
The dessert options only expand later in the day, when you’ll find pies, cookies, crisps, and an array of bars.
Mike Shen/Google
You can even craft your own concoction at the self-serve soft-serve machine.
Mike Shen/Google
Don’t worry if you run out of room, though, Yoder’s Kitchen sells many of its most popular desserts and bakery items to go.
Yoder’s Kitchen/Facebook

With everything available on Yoder’s Kitchen buffet stations, you’ll definitely want to pace yourself. Maybe take a stroll through Yoder’s gift shop between courses and let everything settle. Visit the restaurant’s website for its hours and buffet menus. Be sure to spend some time looking around the town of Arthur, as well. It’s home to the largest Amish community in the Land of Lincoln and is definitely worth exploring.

Have you sampled the dessert selection at Yoder’s Kitchen? What other Illinois buffets offer amazing dessert selections?

Address: Yoder's Kitchen, 1195 E Columbia St, Arthur, IL 61911, USA

OnlyInYourState may earn compensation through affiliate links in this article.