Kalin's Cafe — Restaurant in Du Quoin

Food is usually pretty good and there is a decent menu selection with breakfast all day.

There aren't many places to sit because of the regulars who just sit around and chat all day The places you can sit are usually dirty because the place is so short staffed.

Speaking of short staffed, it takes longer than most places to get your food, even for a small order. That's considering after the wait for someone to even take your order. You'll probably be here for 20 - 30 minutes before you get your order, so if you're here on lunch hour then good luck.

The employees seem more concerned with conversations amongst themselves or using their cellphones than caring about the unreasonably long wait time and servicing customers. Seems to be a fault in management for not instilling good work ethic amongst their high school aged employees.

Again, the food is better than an average diner and prices are reasonable, so that's a saving grace. Ultimately a place of wasted potential due to what appears to be a...

OUR WAITRESS WAS THE BEST. I CAME IN EARILER TODAY BEFORE CLOSING AS IT SEEMED AS OUR WAITRESS WAS STRESSED DUE TO ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS FCTORS FROM A UNRULY CUSTOMER. IN MY OPINION IN THIS DAY AND TIME IT IS SO RARE TO FIND AMAZING HELP ESPECIALLY SOMEONE AS YOUNG AS OUR WAITRESS , ZOIE ...SHE WAS AWESOME IN HER DELAGATED DUTIES AS A WAITRESS.. HER HOSIPITALY 👏 WAS ALSO AMAZING. IT WOULD BE A SHAME TO LOSE CUSTOMERS OR EMPLOYEE'S DUE TO OTHER PEOPLE'S ACTIONS. WHAT THE 🌎 AND UNIVERSAL NEEDS IN IT IS MORE PEOPLE SUCH AS ZOIE . OTHERWISE EVERYTHING ELSE WAS GREAT AND WAS A 5 STAR. IF THIS WOULD HAVE NOT TRASPIRED I WOULD NOT HAVE GAVE 1...

The food was phenomenal! Typical diner with huge portions. With a lot of restaurants, especially breakfast, I feel like I could make something better at home. Not here. The food was better than mine! I tried to not get more than I could eat when I ordered due to being in town for an event and not being able to store it but then they proceeded to bring out a massive biscuit the size of a small child and a 2 inch thick chunk of ham. The German potatoes were delicious, and the egg was perfect. Kudos to the chef! I can't wait to come back again...