Moonburgers
Mar 9, 2012 20:36:08 #
SHOOTR
Loc: Hoosier State
Moonburgers? Served straight from the grill in Moonshine, IL, population 2. But on a busy day the visitors can number in the hundreds. And burgers are the attraction to this non-descript store/restaurant at a county crossroad in Illinois farmland. Helen and Roy Tuttle live above the store. Visitors have come from all 50 states and some foreign countries. Countless stories have been published in newspapers and magazines and they have been on world wide TV news. Burgers are cooked on a grill and served on a stove lid covered with waxed paper. Once a year a huge cycle club from Chicago make a ride to Moonshine. Burgers sold on those days number greater than 1100. You place your order and then add your fixins from a table when your name is called. No credit cards, you pay on the honor system. The place is very simple, no tables, only benches and church pews. Picnic tables outside and no inside rest rooms.
So for an experience, find Moonshine IL and try a moonburger or cheeseburger. I must warn you, the grill closes sharply at 12:30. Open Mon thru Sat. but perhaps a call first would be advisable. 1-618/569-9200
So for an experience, find Moonshine IL and try a moonburger or cheeseburger. I must warn you, the grill closes sharply at 12:30. Open Mon thru Sat. but perhaps a call first would be advisable. 1-618/569-9200
Moonshine, IL
The lunch bunch
Roy at the grill
A platter full
Regular customer(daily i understand)
Say's it all
What a treat!!
Mar 9, 2012 20:39:21 #
Mar 9, 2012 20:50:55 #
SHOOTR
Loc: Hoosier State
Bruce with a Canon wrote:
yum I WANT 1 well 2 mebbe
Bet you can't eat just one.
Mar 9, 2012 21:34:31 #
Mar 9, 2012 21:40:05 #
Headed out that way in may...who knows that one guy looks pretty well pleased with the burger.
Mar 10, 2012 07:05:03 #
vislp
Loc: Level Pebble
Best hamburgers in the US!!!! The annual Moonshine Run (motorcycles) is coming up next month, and we'll both (wife and I) be there! I can taste them now. Mmmmmm, Mmmmmm, Mmmmmm. I've known the owners since I was pretty young. Good Folks!
VisLP
VisLP
Mar 10, 2012 07:07:39 #
SHOOTR
Loc: Hoosier State
Give it a go. Not easy to find but worth the effort. They can give you directions in Martinsville.
Mar 10, 2012 07:09:43 #
SHOOTR
Loc: Hoosier State
vislp wrote:
Best hamburgers in the US!!!! The annual Moonshine Run (motorcycles) is coming up next month, and we'll both (wife and I) be there! I can taste them now. Mmmmmm, Mmmmmm, Mmmmmm. I've known the owners since I was pretty young. Good Folks!
VisLP
VisLP
Glad for your testimony . Very unique place in the middle of nowhere.
Mar 10, 2012 11:40:34 #
Wonderful shots of "hometown" America. I agree, Sitty Hall is great. I guess that's where most of the politicians can be found. HaHaHa...
Mar 10, 2012 11:51:27 #
How comforting to see the real America enjoying burgers. Hope they have apple pie for dessert. :D
Thanks for the down home images.
Thanks for the down home images.
Mar 10, 2012 13:19:03 #
SHOOTR
Loc: Hoosier State
tinosa wrote:
How comforting to see the real America enjoying burgers. Hope they have apple pie for dessert. :D
Thanks for the down home images.
Thanks for the down home images.
No apple pie, but you can bring your own. It is a different touch of America that many people never see.
Mar 10, 2012 13:22:01 #
SHOOTR
Loc: Hoosier State
AlaskaTom08 wrote:
Wonderful shots of "hometown" America. I agree, Sitty Hall is great. I guess that's where most of the politicians can be found. HaHaHa...
Politicians are not allowed there, they (politicians) don't believe in the honor system.
Mar 11, 2012 06:16:03 #
Mar 11, 2012 06:50:05 #
SHOOTR
Loc: Hoosier State
Camerahand wrote:
Is this a Moonburger, or what?
Burton
Burton
That is a "what"?, most certainly not a MOONBURGER! Just my opinion.
Mar 11, 2012 08:14:04 #
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