Charlie Parker's Diner - "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives" - Springfield, IL
N 39° 45.974 W 089° 39.810
16S E 271855 N 4405205
You got to try either the 16" pancake or, the horseshoe...
We had both. Oh yeah...
Waymark Code: WM43XZ
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 07/03/2008
Views: 181
Charlie Parker's Diner is in this Quonset Hut. It was recently featured on Guy Fieri’s Food Network program “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives”. Season 3, Episode 3: Regional Favorites
Original Air Date: 24 March 2008
Guy visits restaurants in Illinois, New Mexico and Virginia specializing in local cuisine. (
visit link)
We don't have cable so we would never have heard of this place if it weren't for the fact that because we live in a Quonset Hut and have managed to become involved with Route 66. One of our fellow Roadies told us about it and a few other folks have said they saw the episode that features this restaurant and of course thought of us.
So of course, on our trip to the National Route 66 Festival held this year in Litchfield, IL., we had to swing in. Well real glad we did. We got there just before a large group of folks driving old T-Buckets were done eating. The parking lot was full of them.
The interior is decked out in 50's & 60's decor. The food is fantastic. Leona tried the Shoe and I tried the 16" pancake. Absolutley delicious! Neither of us could finish.
Visit Instructions:New logs for waymarks must include a photo of the location. The photo should try and match, to the extent possible, the original present-day photo posted for the waymark.