My mother sings the praises of this truck stop so I just had to stop here because I was drinking her Kool-Aid. But I don't know why it's a big deal. (To be fair, it was many years ago that she was traveling between Chicago and St. Louis and it could have been different then.)
Food is OK, service is OK. Both times that I have been here in the recent past, I ordered sandwiches and I didn't like that the meat wasn't sliced like, you know, sandwich thin, but in big chunks like your Uncle Harold hacks up the Thanksgiving turkey after he's had a few too many while watching the game. Pretty much guarantees you'll be trying to work it out of your teeth later.
I also had a milkshake that was just a milkshake--ice cream (freezer-burned), milk, chocolate syrup, whipped cream. Nothing special but nothing horrible.
Yeah, the bathrooms are clean, and there's shower facilities, a gift and road-snack shop and gas station there too, so I guess it's a good place to stop on a road trip, but no need to seek it out.
Dixie is the approximate halfway point between Chicago and St. Louis. Â I think it was a kind of roadside attraction 20+ years ago. Â Now it's just a truck stop. Â It's a lot cleaner now than it was 5 years ago, and it has a very impressive selection of fountain drinks, slushies, hot chocolate-type beverages, and rotating encased-meat products (I did not sample any of the above). Â The bathrooms were clean. Â I did not eat at the restaurant. Â I guess I'd say that there's no need to go out of your way to stop at Dixie; but there's also no need to go out of your way to avoid it either.
Review Source:Stopped at the recommendation of friends.   I got the breakfast buffet  Worst buffet I've ever had. Items cold, greasy, extremely unappetizing.   Ate some, lost it in the bathroom before leaving.   Would not recommend to anyone, there is a Mc Donalds across the street, worlds better than this place.  Biscuits were still cold inside from being frozen, gravy had no taste or flavor, bacon was very tough, greasy.  I could go on but you get the idea.  Not the way to start a Monday, paying homage to the Porcelain God.  Also breakfast buffet was 8.00, 'chocolate milk' was white milk with Hersheys Syrup.
Should have kept going when we pulled up and the tattooed, pierced pregnant waitress was right outside the door taking a smoke break with another waitress doing the same.
I came here several times a year when my parents drove to visit my brother in college in the early 70's. Â 40 years ago this was a really busy place. Â It is much quieter today but I found the food good and reasonably priced. Â Nothing fancy but a nice selection. Â I did not opt for the buffet but it looked good and well stocked. Â No issues with service or payment.
Review Source:Made a couple stops here for to/from trip to Kansas City. Â Its about what you would expect for a truck stop diner. Â Clean, reasonable prices, broad selection of basic items for the breakfast buffet. Â Nothing too fancy as far as the food goes, but a few steps up from McDonald's.
About par on the junk food/snack/soda/beverage selection. Â Entertainment has a pool table, large screen tv, a couple arcade video games. Â Private showers, clean bathrooms and retail products for truckers.
In the 1980's, it was difficult to find a parking spot here. Â Truckers and regular folks came from near and far to eat here. Â I ate there at least once every couple of months. Â Then, I moved away about ten years ago. Â It used to be my destination spot, mid way between Chicago and St. Louis. Â I loved the coffee, the breakfasts, the burgers and the meatloaf. Â
So, I was really looking forward to eating there again last month. Â This time I had my husband and two kids with me. Â
The empty parking lot should have been my first warning.
Our waitress was completely uninterested in serving us. Â We asked for coffee and had to ask for it again. Â She finally got us some marginal coffee, but no cream. Â I had to ask for that. Â She seemed like she was doing me a favor by bringing me cream for my coffee.
The food was warm, that is the one positive thing I can say. Â The rest of it was terrible. Â This meal was so high in sodium that it was not edible. Â Honestly, not one of the four of us enjoyed anything about our meals. Â It was a huge disappointment.
I wasn't expecting much, but honestly, it was one of the worst meals I have had in a long time. Â I will never, ever go back.
The food here was fine. Â I thought it was going to be a unique little route 66 diner with some home cookin', though. Â Instead, it was a fairly standard truck stop. Â
On the upside, they had plenty of parking. Â And, they had a buffet, which overall was ok. Â The bread pudding on the buffet was delicious, though. Â I also recommend the carrot cake.
You can't go wrong if you don't expect the moon.
Dixie is an institution, left over from the days of Route 66. It has changed owners a few times since the 90s and had a couple of facelifts but still very cool.
The food is solid truck stop diner fare. The breakfast is always great and their chicken fried steak is also good. After you're done eating, kill some time looking at pictures in the Route 66 Hall of Fame exhibit, or at the huge section of cool Tractor Trailer accessories. Then cross the aisle to Stuckeys for a pecan log roll. Then back out and hit the road.
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