Ritz's Lil Fryer

My mom and I used to come here when I worked downtown, and she still goes there (because she works only a few blocks away)!

LOVE their breakfast, their burgers and most of all, their horseshoes. I miss horseshoes so much :'(

I have family in Springfield, so when I'm in town visiting and I get the chance, I like to try new restaurants in town.  Yelp hasn't let me down yet, but this time it was my grandma that introduced me to a new place!  Awesome!  I wanted to take grandma out to lunch with my dad and wife and sons.  My dad said that she liked Ritz's, so away we went.  The boys had burgers, onion rings and mashed potatoes which they really enjoyed.  The wife, an OK looking chef's salad.  Me and grandma had pony shoes (smaller horseshoe - if you don't know what that is, Google it with "Springfield") - hers ham, mine grilled pork tenderloin.  It was tasty (with hash browns - my fave compared to fries or tater tots) and all but the cheese sauce was excellent.  The cheese sauce had that slightly gritty texture of not-pure-cheese and wasn't all that flavorful.  It was good, but not Charlie Parker's level.  The kicker though???  My dad had the breaded pork tenderloin sandwich ($3.50?  are you kidding me?  wow!) that looked absolutely amazing.  It's his favorite thing here, and he says it is fantastic.  I will be back to try it, no question.

Nothing fancy here - everything is utilitarian, no atmosphere, just a simple sit-down, eat, get out place.  The wait staff is great and helpful.  The place has the character of a small-town joint that doesn't offer great food, but good food at a great price.  Don't come here, though, if you're on a diet!  Some cute waitresses if you love the jeans-and-t-shirt look (which I do!).

four and 1/2 stars my friends , breakfast or lunch you cant go wrong. Now with two locations to serve you!
Lets break it down...
Breakfast is can't miss here , do your self a favor and get the breakfast shoe. But Matteo whats a breakfast shoe? Glad you asked my little friend. Take toast , then add meat(Ham works well here) top that with eggs any style then pile some hashbrowns on top of that and what do have??A delicious mess?!?But wait theres more! On top of those hash browns they pile sausage gravy my friend and thats a fine way to start any day.
Lunch is solid all the way around , you cant go wrong. I've had half the menu and never been disappointed. Just decent diner food at a great price and the service is spot on. sometimes the food comes out so fast it catches you off guard.
I wish it were open late night to fill the void that was Mr Teds. (rip)