on Route 66....get a plate of roast beef!

A classic Route 66 story: Pete Adam, a Greek immigrant, founded the Ariston Café in 1924 in Carlinville, Illinois, but after two moves, settled along Route 66 in 1935. Between 1924 and now, the café has been in the same family, and has found a home in the Route 66 Hall of Fame. Typically, the crowd inside is a mix of local families and bikers and drivers whipping along the old road – it’s one of the few roadside diners one can find a quality and heaping plate of Roast Beef, and their Sunday brunch is always a huge hit with the locals.

(and this is one gal who does love her roast beef!