The Dixie Restaurant In Illinois Is An Unsuspecting Truck Stop Where You Can Pull Over And Have A Meal
There’s a truck stop diner in McLean, Illinois that has some of the best food you’d never expect to find. You can’t beat breakfast served all day and an all-day buffet.
This small-town gas station is seeing way more business than any other in the state. Scroll on for more details.
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The Dixie Family Restaurant in central Illinois is situated in a small town near Bloomington-Normal just off I-55 on the way to or from Springfield.
This incredible truck stop diner is one of the famous eateries on old Route 66. It was established as Dixie Truck Stop in 1928 when it was merely a sandwich stand and mechanic's shop.
It has since grown into a full restaurant with seating and buffet-style dining that locals love more than any other place in this tiny town of just about 800 residents.
Dixie Family Restaurant is open Monday through Friday between 5 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. as well as Saturday and Sunday between 5 a.m. and 10 p.m., and you can get more details on its Facebook page.
Address: 315 East Dixie Road, Suite C, McLean, IL, 61754
An Illinois transplant who grew up and went to school in Indiana for 22 years, Elizabeth holds a BFA in creative writing and has enjoyed traveling across the country and parts of Europe. She has visited half of the states, as well as parts of Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean, and regularly travels home to the Hoosier State to see friends and family. With more than five years of writing experience, Elizabeth’s articles have been featured on several websites, and her poetry and short stories have been published in multiple literary journals.
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