So this place is interesting. It is definitely rural Illinois favorites from the last century that predominate the menu. I have had the chicken and noodles, the beef and noodles, and the fried chicken. The food is pretty good. The quantities are nothing short of ridiculous. The bread and the biscuits are huge and just ok. (Seriously, who can eat that much food?)
I would give it another half star if I could, but not another whole star. The salad bar is just ok. The atmosphere feels like 70s country kitsch, and one should redecorate at least once every 50 years.
I am sure I will be back because there are folks in the family that love it. I enjoy it and endure it.
This place is sort of a culinary Rorschach test: if you love it or hate it, you are reading things into it that aren't there.