Hackett Hot Wings in Joplin, Missouri, soon will be featured on the America's Best Restaurants website and YouTube channel. A video crew from the company visited the restaurant at 502 S. Main St. (aka Route 66) last week. The video should be on the America's Best Restaurants YouTube channel in eight to 10 weeks, reported … Continue reading Hackett Hot Wings in Joplin to be featured on America’s Best Restaurants site, video channel
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Ike’s Chili in Tulsa to mark its 115th anniversary on Sept. 9
Ike's Chili in Tulsa will celebrate its 115th anniversary on Sept. 9 with a car cruise, coney-eating contest, live music and giveaways. The restaurant at 1503 E. 11th St. (aka Route 66) will hold the event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. that day. Ike's will include a mini-chili cheese coney and a soda, both … Continue reading Ike’s Chili in Tulsa to mark its 115th anniversary on Sept. 9
Red Cedar Inn Museum and Visitor Center holds its grand opening
The long-awaited Red Cedar Inn Museum and Visitor Center in Pacific, Missouri, held a grand opening ceremony Saturday. Hours in the former Route 66 restaurant will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. It will be closed on Monday and Tuesday. Here are images from … Continue reading Red Cedar Inn Museum and Visitor Center holds its grand opening
Big numbers exist around the Big Texan Steak Ranch
The Lubbock (Texas) Avalanche-Journal recently published a statistics-laden article about the iconic Big Texan Steak Ranch in nearby Amarillo. The gist -- a lot of big numbers are involved in running the former Route 66 restaurant. That's what happens when you feed 500,000 customers per year. The whole article is worth reading, but here are … Continue reading Big numbers exist around the Big Texan Steak Ranch
Weezy’s Route 66 Bar & Grill in Hamel put up for sale
The historic Weezy's Route 66 Bar & Grill in Hamel, Illinois, has been placed on the market for nearly $700,000. Andrew Milkovich of Milkovich Premier Realty is listing the property, which sits at 108 S. Old Route 66. Here is the description of the business: Take a look at this wonderful opportunity to own a … Continue reading Weezy’s Route 66 Bar & Grill in Hamel put up for sale
County approves engineering agreement for a segment of Route 66 bike trail near Funks Grove
The McLean County, Illinois, board recently approved an engineering contract to build a 4.5-mile addition to a Route 66 bicycling trail south of Funks Grove. According to the Bloomington Pantagraph, the county was chosen to receive state funds for the Route 66 bike trail starting in McLean and ending at an existing trail near Funks Grove. … Continue reading County approves engineering agreement for a segment of Route 66 bike trail near Funks Grove
Red Cedar Inn Museum and Visitor Center to hold its grand opening on Aug. 26
The Red Cedar Inn Museum and Visitor Center, housed in a former Route 66 restaurant in Pacific, Missouri, will throw a long-awaited grand opening celebration on Aug. 26. The museum, visitors center and children's museum at 1047 E. Osage St. (aka Route 66) will hold a ceremonial ribbon-cutting at 10 a.m. that day. Hours that … Continue reading Red Cedar Inn Museum and Visitor Center to hold its grand opening on Aug. 26
Fred & Red’s Chili in Joplin to celebrate its centennial next month
Fred & Red's Chili in Joplin, Missouri, will mark its 100th year in business with a vintage car show, giveaways and other events on Sept. 23. The number of restaurants on Route 66 that have hit the 100-year mark likely can be counted on one hand. Ike's Chili in Tulsa comes to mind, as do … Continue reading Fred & Red’s Chili in Joplin to celebrate its centennial next month
‘Big Indian’ statue in Massachusetts moving to Hi-Way Cafe in Vinita
What is Massachusetts' loss apparently is Oklahoma Route 66's gain. The Hi-Way Cafe in Vinita, Oklahoma, recently acquired the so-called "Big Indian" that stood outside the Native and Himalayan Views, formerly the Big Indian Shop, for nearly 50 years in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts. According to the Greenfield Recorder, the 20-foot-tall fiberglass statue was the subject … Continue reading ‘Big Indian’ statue in Massachusetts moving to Hi-Way Cafe in Vinita
Whisler’s Drive-Up restaurant in Carthage celebrating its 70th year in business
Whisler's Drive-Up restaurant in Carthage, Missouri, this year has entered into the rarified air of marking its 70th anniversary. The eatery at 300 N. Garrison Ave. sits on an alignment of Route 66 on the north side of town, before it was decommissioned in that area in 1972. Joplin Globe food columnist Cheryle Finley recently … Continue reading Whisler’s Drive-Up restaurant in Carthage celebrating its 70th year in business