Continuing with his Genuine Route 66 Life video series, KC Keefer sat down with Paul Adam, a third-generation manager for the historic Ariston Cafe on Route 66 in Litchfield, Illinois.
This video comes out during the restaurant’s 90th anniversary. It started a couple of years before Route 66 existed in Carlinville, Illinois, which wound up on the original alignment of the Mother Road in that region. The Ariston moved to Litchfield in 1935, a few years after Route 66 was moved there.
If you do go to the Ariston, try to snag one of the old-school wooden booths. If those are full, the old-school counter seats will do.
It’s a genuine landmark in central Illinois that’s found favor with locals and tourists.
(Image of the Ariston Cafe by Alan Berning via Flickr)