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The Original Burger King
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Hubbartt's Downtown Diner
1626 Broadway Ave, Mattoon, IL 61938
Luigi's
1610 Broadway Ave, Mattoon, IL 61938, United States
Hunan Fine Asian Cuisine Restaurant
116 S 17th St, Mattoon, IL 61938
La Luna Mexican Restaurant Food Truck and Catering
1412 Broadway Ave, Mattoon, IL 61938
Thai Noodle Restaurant
1418 Broadway Ave, Mattoon, IL 61938
Little Mexico
1810 Charleston Ave, Mattoon, IL 61938
Ginger Ale's Mattoon
1817 Charleston Ave, Mattoon, IL 61938
BIMINI
1820 Charleston Ave, Mattoon, IL 61938
Villa Pizza
2023 Western Ave, Mattoon, IL 61938
China Wok
1100 Charleston Ave, Mattoon, IL 61938
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The Original Burger King

1508 Charleston Ave, Mattoon, IL 61938
4.6(944)
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attractions: , restaurants: Hubbartt's Downtown Diner, Luigi's, Hunan Fine Asian Cuisine Restaurant, La Luna Mexican Restaurant Food Truck and Catering, Thai Noodle Restaurant, Little Mexico, Ginger Ale's Mattoon, BIMINI, Villa Pizza, China Wok
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Regular Fry
Large Fry
One Pound Of Fries
Mushrooms
Regular Onion Rings

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Nearby restaurants of The Original Burger King

Hubbartt's Downtown Diner

Luigi's

Hunan Fine Asian Cuisine Restaurant

La Luna Mexican Restaurant Food Truck and Catering

Thai Noodle Restaurant

Little Mexico

Ginger Ale's Mattoon

BIMINI

Villa Pizza

China Wok

Hubbartt's Downtown Diner

Hubbartt's Downtown Diner

4.6

(543)

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Luigi's

Luigi's

4.5

(420)

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Hunan Fine Asian Cuisine Restaurant

Hunan Fine Asian Cuisine Restaurant

4.2

(150)

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(112)

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Michael HiattMichael Hiatt
the employees seem happy to be there which is a nice change of vibe from so many other establishment. good food. wife got the chicken sandwich and mushrooms, they were very good she shared a bite. the ranch is from a packet. i wish it was the diner style ranch. shared the family pack with 3 kids. the burger was good well seasoned. small patties. i wouldn't recommend everything on it, it overwhelms the meat unless you get the double. got the pineapple Dole whip it was delicious. they offer malt vinegar, red gold ketchup, and Duke mayo. idk if the fries are par boiled and fried or coated and fried but they are perfect texture for the malt. please carry malt vinegar packets and consider a house ranch for the mushrooms are my primary requests. they offer syrup for soda such as chocolate vanilla and cherry in condiment bottles. they have merch for sale too
Sandra KnightSandra Knight
The real deal of old-school hamburgers! The patties are thin, about 1/4 inch thick. They are cooked perfectly to give the a slight crunch on the outside but juicy on the inside. Not greasy for a beef burger. Of course, very fresh buns and toppings. And the fries were awesome! They didn't even need ketchup! (for me) My family thinks the fries are battered before deep-frying, for extra crispy outside and hot delicious inside. Clean, spacious restaurant seating for approx. 100 people, which was about 75% full during our Sunday lunch visit. We ordered at the takeout counter as we walked in and the wait was under 7 minutes even with the lunch rush. Saw a separate take-out counter for ice cream products. Also, there is a drive-thru on the side of the building, but it's not well-marked.
K VK V
On my last flight to Champaign for work, I decided to take a side trip to Mattoon to check out the original Burger King restaurant. Inside, it is dimly lit with good table spacing and an old school diner feel. On the nose you have the delicious aroma of sizzling burgers and fries in the air. I liked the ambience a lot! I really enjoyed the jr cheeseburger (I had just eaten somewhere else with a friend), which had a flattened type of beef patty similar to Freddy's where I live except with a smaller town, non-chain, home kitchen flare to it. The fries were wonderful also, and the service was super friendly with happy youthful folks working there. I would highly recommend going to the original Burger King if you're ever in this part of Illinois.
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the employees seem happy to be there which is a nice change of vibe from so many other establishment. good food. wife got the chicken sandwich and mushrooms, they were very good she shared a bite. the ranch is from a packet. i wish it was the diner style ranch. shared the family pack with 3 kids. the burger was good well seasoned. small patties. i wouldn't recommend everything on it, it overwhelms the meat unless you get the double. got the pineapple Dole whip it was delicious. they offer malt vinegar, red gold ketchup, and Duke mayo. idk if the fries are par boiled and fried or coated and fried but they are perfect texture for the malt. please carry malt vinegar packets and consider a house ranch for the mushrooms are my primary requests. they offer syrup for soda such as chocolate vanilla and cherry in condiment bottles. they have merch for sale too
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The real deal of old-school hamburgers! The patties are thin, about 1/4 inch thick. They are cooked perfectly to give the a slight crunch on the outside but juicy on the inside. Not greasy for a beef burger. Of course, very fresh buns and toppings. And the fries were awesome! They didn't even need ketchup! (for me) My family thinks the fries are battered before deep-frying, for extra crispy outside and hot delicious inside. Clean, spacious restaurant seating for approx. 100 people, which was about 75% full during our Sunday lunch visit. We ordered at the takeout counter as we walked in and the wait was under 7 minutes even with the lunch rush. Saw a separate take-out counter for ice cream products. Also, there is a drive-thru on the side of the building, but it's not well-marked.
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On my last flight to Champaign for work, I decided to take a side trip to Mattoon to check out the original Burger King restaurant. Inside, it is dimly lit with good table spacing and an old school diner feel. On the nose you have the delicious aroma of sizzling burgers and fries in the air. I liked the ambience a lot! I really enjoyed the jr cheeseburger (I had just eaten somewhere else with a friend), which had a flattened type of beef patty similar to Freddy's where I live except with a smaller town, non-chain, home kitchen flare to it. The fries were wonderful also, and the service was super friendly with happy youthful folks working there. I would highly recommend going to the original Burger King if you're ever in this part of Illinois.
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4.6
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1.0
4y

As I walked up the building is in rugged condition, wooden shingles with old bricking (Not up to date with code) The customer service was quick and friendly but not quick where it counted(We ordered the family pack and the total was $21.09 I handed her 22$ and never received change because she rushed off somewhere) As I got to the drink counter it was obvious they didn't take Covid into full effect with thier condiments. Everyone was just grabbing the drink flavorings bare skinned and everything else on that counter(which hasn't been cleaned for a good hour or so considering the stains were kinda fresh) The food was served to customers quick but it was atrocious. As I reach into the bag for the first burger my hand Is soaked from grease. I proceeded to open the 4 burgers one by one, this is where I just ended up leaving with 22$ wasted. The burgers tasted like fish and so did the fries, one burger had a long hair on it inside the cheese which I pulled from my mouth. Also every burger was literally dripping with grease without me squeezing it. The table literally had oil running across it from it leaking through the wrapper.( My girlfriend literally laughed at me for wiping thier table off because of the nasty grease all over) If I could rate this restaurant any...

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3.0
3y

We were a little bit disappointed with the restaurant. We drove all the way from Terre haute, indiana, to try the hamburgers and found them to be very small. My hamburger literally look like it was just me that had been scraped off of the fryer and put on a bun. It did not have the thickness of an actual hamburger. Nor did my son's hamburger. My son said that his hamburger had no taste. My girlfriend did enjoy her double hamburger though. The onion rings were pretty good as were the French fries. The ice machine was out so we had to have them fill up our ice cup before we could get drinks. The food is pretty expensive for the size of the actual meat you get. For three people we ended up spending about $30, which I guess is not horrible if you got a decent size hamburger. But I cannot overstate the thinness of the hamburger I received. The meat literally look like a sheet of paper. We made a special trip driving here so my son could try it and found it to be nothing of note to eat. We definitely will not make the trip back again but it was a one time experience that we can cross off the list. Disappointed that it was not worthy of further trips in the future. The people that work there seem to be nice in the parking was okay. There was plenty of...

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5.0
6y

This place is great. The food is fast but it is not fast food. Go sit down and wait for them to call your number.

I had a double bacon cheeseburger with large side of batter dipped and crunchy onion rings and a large drink, all for under $9.

Since time immemorial, I have dipped my onion rings in ketchup. It is about the only time I use ketchup unless nothing else is available. I got my drink and there was no ketchup to be found with a nice selection of condiments. There was barbecue sauce, so I took that.

I eventually found the ketchup, it is right next to the food counter.

I decided, however, to try out the sauce. I threw some on my burger and chowed down. The burgers are great, definitely a main attraction. The bacon was freshly cooked, not oven baked and kept hot, and the patties were generous, but not too big. I am comfortably full right now.

I tried the sauce on the rings and ... just wow. It is very sweet and pleasantly spicy. I catch a strong chili powder vibe that is not at all unpleasant. It is "Blues Hog" brand ( I asked) and bought a bottle for all of my nears and dears to try.

I have lived in this area my whole life and this was my first time trying out the original Burger King.

It will...

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