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Charleston, Illinois's
Favorite Restaurant

409 7th St.
Charleston, IL 61920
(217) 345-7427
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Soups

Homemade Vegetable Beef Soup -- Choice of cup or bowl

Homemade Chili -- Choice of cup or bowl

French Onion -- Our own recipe; homemade and topped with Vienna bread and lots of melted Swiss cheese

Chili Pie -- Thick chili topped with melted cheddar cheese and served with tostada chips, sour cream, and black olives

Tamale Pie -- Cornbread topped with chili and melted cheddar cheese; available in small or large portion size

Appetizers

Super Nachos -- Tostada chips smothered with cheese sauce, taco meat, black olives, lettuce, and tomato, with sour cream and homemade salsa on the side

Tostada Chips -- Served with homemade salsa; add a bowl of nacho cheese for additional charge

Breaded Chicken Strips -- Lightly breaded strips of chicken breast tenderloin served with homemade BBQ sauce

Salads

Greek Salad -- Fresh lettuce, tomato, olives, green peppers, cucumbers, and carrots, topped with Greek spices and served with pita bread and your favorite dressing; try it with feta cheese

Gyro Salad -- A Greek Salad with feta cheese and gyro meat

Taco Salad -- Crisp lettuce, taco meat, shredded cheddar cheese, and tomatoes served with tostado chips

Lowfat Chicken Breast Salad -- Sliced grilled chicken breast (6 oz.) on a bed of lettuce with tomato, green peppers, mushrooms, cucumbers, and shredded carrots, served with 1/2 slice of pita bread and your favorite dressing

Crispy Chicken Salad -- Delicious chicken strips, diced and served on a bed of fresh lettuce with cheddar cheese, red onion, hard boiled egg, and tomato; served with a whole-wheat roll and your choice of dressing (may we suggest our homemade honey mustard?)

Garden Salad -- Fresh lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, and carrots with your choice of dressing

Egg Beater Scramble -- Not a salad, but just as tasty (and good for you!). Egg Beaters, mushrooms, green peppers, onions, and Canadian bacon, served with a dry toasted English Muffin

Burgers

Cheddar Burger -- One-third pound ground beef patty topped with cheddar cheese on a bun with lettuce and tomato

Patty Melt -- Burger with Swiss and cheddar cheeses and grilled onions on grilled rye bread

Chili Cheese Burger -- Burger smothered with chili and cheddar cheese

Courthouse Burger -- Burger with Canadian bacon, cheddar cheese, and BBQ sauce

Mushroom Swiss Burger -- Burger with sautéed mushrooms and Swiss cheese

Quesadillas

Quesadilla -- Large flour tortilla stuffed with melted cheddar and Monterey Jack cheeses, sautéed onions, green peppers, and mushrooms, tomatoes and lettuce, topped with real sour cream (also available in smaller size); for a real treat, try stuffed with gyros, taco meat, chicken fajita meat, or topped with chili

Wraps

(Available with fries, seasoned fries, or onion rings)

Fajita Wrap -- Chicken fajita with green peppers, onions, tomatoes, cheddar cheese, and sour cream served in an herbed flour tortilla wrap

Veggie Wrap -- Fresh spinach, Monterey Jack cheese, tomatoes, red onions, black olives, and pesto sauce wrapped in an herbed tortilla

Greek Wrap -- Feta cheese, fresh spinach, black olives, cucumbers, red onions, tomato, oregano, and parsley served in an herbed tortilla wrap

Turkey, Bacon & Cheddar Wrap -- Turkey, bacon, cheddar cheese, shredded lettuce, tomato, and honey mustard

Classic Sandwiches

BBQ Pork -- Pulled pork in our own homemade BBQ sauce; also available by the pint and quart to go

Catfish -- Deep fried catfish fillet on a bun with lettuce, tomato, and onion, served with our special sauce on the side; tartar sauce also available

Chicken Strip -- Breaded chicken breast strips on a bun with lettuce and tomato

BLT -- Bacon on whole wheat toast with lettuce and tomato

Ham & Swiss -- Fresh ham and Swiss cheese piled high on rye and served with lettuce and tomato

Turkey, Ham, & Cheddar -- Served on whole wheat bread with lettuce and tomato

House Specialties

(All sandwiches available with fries, seasoned fries, or onion rings)

Grilled Chicken -- Grilled chicken breast on a freshly-baked whole wheat roll, served with lettuce and tomato; try it with Canadian bacon

Turkey Club -- Turkey and grilled Canadian bacon on a croissant with lettuce and tomato

Gyros Sliced seasoned beef and lamb on a pita bread topped with onions and tomatoes and served with our own sour cream cucumber sauce

Chicken Salad -- Homemade and served on a croissant with lettuce and tomato

Chicken Fajita Pita -- Chicken fajita meat topped with cheddar cheese and served with shredded lettuce and tomato on grilled pita bread

Lowfat Fajita Pita -- Three ounces of grilled chicken fajita meat with steamed onions and green peppers, lettuce, and tomato, served on pita bread with a tangy fat-free dressing on the side

Dinners

Catfish Dinner -- Breaded catfish with French fries, garden salad, and whole wheat roll

Chicken Strips -- Breaded chicken breast strips with French fries, garden salad, and whole wheat roll

Gyros Dinner -- Gyros and French fries, served with a Greek salad

Desserts

(Ask your server about our other delicious choices)

Cinnamon Rolls

Freshly Baked Muffins -- Try one with your meal or take home a bag!

Strawberry Bread -- Baked fresh daily; available by the slice, ala mode, or by the loaf; order some online!

Beverages

We offer a full selection of beverages, including Domestic, Imported, and Premium Beers and Wine

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