Everyone knows the way to find a good place to eat at a reasonable price is to ask a local. One of the breakfast hot spots that Kenosha locals will direct you to is The Coffee Pot.
Editor’s Note: The Coffee Pot is temporarily closed due to fire damage.
It’s billed as the biggest biker destination in Illinois. And it’s no wonder, with its location along the Great River Road, a popular biker ride. Add to that lots of space, weekend entertainment, outdoor facilities, and generous servings of menu choices beyond ordinary pub grub, and you’ve got a recipe for success.
The inside is decorated with motorcycles and biker memorabilia, the atmosphere casual, very casual.
Step out the back door to get to the huge summertime entertainment venue.
And then there’s the menu, a bit tacky but all in fun, with menu items like the one-pound burger called The Big Poop. Portions are huge no matter what you order, the food fresh and tasty. Even my salad, with fresh greens, veggies, and chicken, was more than I could finish.
We were there for an early lunch and beat the crowd. It wasn’t long, though, before motorcycles started pulling into the parking lot, their riders coming in for a bite to eat and a beer. It isn’t unusual for Poopy’s to serve 800 to 1500 people in one day. By the time we left, the parking lot was filled with bikes.
And that’s just the back parking lot.
Poopy’s Pub n’ Grub is open seven days a week for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Check their web site for exact hours and location.
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Right now the ground is covered in a blanket of white, but it won’t be long before the first crocus of spring breaks through the Shawnee National Forest floor, the sun coaxing the little purple buds to open their petals into full bloom. Trees will leaf out, shrubs will flower, and birds will sing sweet music as they return to their summer homes. Although hiking the Shawnee National Forest in quiet winter solitude has its advantages, most people prefer to wait until the temperature rises to a comfortable level before leaving the warm comfort of home and come out to play.
I spent a couple of days in the Shawnee National Forest and adjacent Cave-in-Rock State Park last summer. As I sorted through photos of the trip, I was reminded of the natural beauty of the area, the huge rock formations in the Garden of the Gods, the flora and fauna of the woods, the rippling sound of the creeks and river. Enjoy the slideshow.
The Shawnee National Forest is located in Southern Illinois. For information on activities and accommodations, visit the Southernmost Illinois Tourism Bureau web site.
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Abraham Lincoln lived in a log cabin at the start of his life and in the White House at the end of his life. Between the two extremes, he and his family lived in a typical home in Springfield, Illinois, for seventeen years, a home that started out a modest size and was expanded as the family grew and Lincoln’s law business flourished. Today you can tour the home, which includes several of the Lincolns’ possessions.
I was told that Café Moxo in downtown Springfield was a popular lunch spot and is known for soups and pot pie, appealing on a chilly day. Its popularity was substantiated when we went in for lunch on a Saturday, when most state workers are not downtown, and it was full of diners.
Café Moxo offers counter service, and although several customers were in line ahead of us, the line moved quickly, too quickly in fact, for me. Deciding what I wanted wasn’t easy because besides soup and pot pie, the menu includes flatbread pizzas, salads, and twenty different quirky named sandwiches, many with unusual but delicious sounding ingredient combinations, like the Goudas it Gets with turkey, cucumbers, spring mix, tomato, Gouda and dill crema on a baguette. Add combos to the list of possibilities (salad or soup and a half sandwich with drink and cookie) and the decision is not an easy one to make.
In the end we went with the popular chicken pot pie and chicken noodle soup. The soup had the thickest noodles I have ever tasted, handmade in the restaurant, I was told. And the flaky, herb-seasoned crust on the large portioned pot pie opened to steaming cream sauce chock full of thick chicken chunks and vegetables.
Open for breakfast, too, Café Moxo serves, among other items, made-to-order breakfast sandwiches with your choice of meats, cheeses and breads, as well as a full menu of specialty coffee and café drinks.
Café Moxo, located at 411 E Adams, Springfield, Illinois, is open Monday through Saturday, 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Check the web site to view the full menu.
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