We love Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives on the Food Network. We thought it would be cool to actually try out a resturaunt. We were watching a while back and noticed there was in Illinois. So we decided that the next time we visited my sister, we would stop there. Its called The Shanty in Wadsworth, IL. We yahoo mapped it and when we got to the street, we realized we have driven past it a hundred times, never really noticing it. We always stopped at the gas station at the corner. It looks like a dump from the outside. Nothing really stands out. But the food makes the difference. We were seated immediately–the only thing that annoyed me was the host (the owner–only knew that cuz of seeing it on tv) didn’t ask if we need a highchair. He was too busy talking about being on the website. I wanted to stop there because they had mussles. But we decided that we needed to get something that we couldn’t get anything else. We ordered alligator bites–deep fried alligator. I hate to say it–it tastes like juicy chicken—yummmy! For the main course I got a hamburger. They do have a conch steak–but it was expensive for lunch and would probably have to be something we split. We plan on going back because there were plenty of things on the menu we would like to order. Oh and one other complaint–the bathroom did not have changing table. That’s my new criteria that I rate places with. I give it a 91 out of 100.

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