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Old Route 66 Family Restaurant
- Restaurant
- In Dwight, Illinois
- On Route 66
Old Route 66 Family Restaurant is a family-style American restaurant on Old Route 66 in Dwight, IL. It serves home-style comfort food for breakfast, lunch and dinner in a Route 66-themed setting. It opened in 2001, long after the highway was decommissioned, so it is a newer business, not a historic roadside cafe. It sits a short way south of the Ambler-Becker gas station, built in 1933 and now a Route 66 visitor center.
What is Old Route 66 Family Restaurant?
A family-style American restaurant with a Route 66 name and theme. The outside wall carries painted murals. Illinois tourism guides, including the Illinois Route 66 Scenic Byway and Enjoy Illinois, list it among Dwight's stops.
Visiting Old Route 66 Family Restaurant: tips
It sits right on Old Route 66, so it makes an easy meal stop on the drive through Dwight. Pair it with the National Register-listed Ambler-Becker station a short way north, at the corner with IL-17.
Practical info
- Address
- 105 S Old Route 66, Dwight, IL 60420
- Website
- route66restaurant.com
- Hours
- We have no opening hours for this stop yet — check the official site.
- On site & nearby
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