Synonymous with Route 66 is a remote cabin restaurant in Pontiac, Illinois that locals and travelers have kept in business for almost 100 years. Between the good food and the history, this place has become an iconic roadside attraction that every Illinoisan needs to visit.
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Old Log Cabin Restaurant was built in 1926, the same year as Route 66. When this infamous road’s alignment changed, it is said that the building was picked up and shifted as well so that it was always facing it.
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Not much has changed in the past 90+ years. The interior of this remote cabin restaurant is rustic with family-style and bar seating. Wood paneling coats the entire place to really give it that cabin-like feel.
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Guests also enjoy outdoor seating when the weather is cooperating. There are a few tables on the patio with umbrellas for the sunniest days.
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When it comes to the food, patrons enjoy home-cooked meals that are made to order. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are served here, and the restaurant even offers catering.
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Menu items include classic morning meals like omelets, breakfast sandwiches and skillets, biscuits and gravy, and pancakes. You’ll also find soups and salads, burgers, fried chicken, steaks, seafood, hot sandwiches, baskets, and much more.
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This remote cabin restaurant is well-known for its scratch-made pies as well. Ask your server about which flavors are available as they keep seasonal varieties around.
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Old Log Cabin Restaurant has seen guests from around the world, and you can be one of them. Stop by Monday through Saturday between 5 a.m. and 8 p.m.
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Old Log Cabin Restaurant is located at 18700 Historic U.S. 66, Pontiac, IL 61764, and you get more details about it on its website or Facebook page.
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