Tres Compadres — Restaurant in Pana

I always like to eat at locally owned businesses over a franchise, so I keep giving Tres Compadres a shot a few times a year. Their strengths: quick to be seated and chips/salsa and drinks are quick to the table. You don’t have to wait for the order to be taken or for the food to be served. I’ve always found the food to be served hot to the table. The staff is also very friendly. The negatives: The restaurant desperately needs a makeover to bring some real atmosphere to the dates and dingy space. The food: served quickly and served hot but I’ve not had a single dish that had much flavor. Everything that I have tried is pretty bland. I’m used to good Mexican spices and flavor especially in their sauces. There’s just nothing special about their flavoring here. Even their salsa tasted more like puréed tomato soup on my last visit…no diced tomatoes, onions or anything of texture. With the service they have, this place could be incredible but for me it is really lacking excitement in atmosphere and especially lacking food flavors that make you want to visit frequently. I go Once or twice or year at best just to see if they’ve changed anything. I like the people and really want them to be a success for them and for my town. I can’t say I recommend any dish, but the Margaritas are usually a...

Had a great meal at this place which is something that you probably wouldn't expect to find in such a small town. I found that everything about this taco was nearly indistinguishable from the offerings in Chicago and the suburbs. This is a feature that so far is unique to Illinois. Finding quality meals even in the small towns that are even off the interstate grid. Other than them slightly misunderstanding my order it was a great experience too as well as...

15 minutes to order our food. Other groups ordering before us even though we were here first and ready. So far been sitting for 36 minutes and our very simple horseshoes still haven't made it to us Will not be back again. DQ or McDonald's would have been better

Edit. 42 minutes to be served Out steak and chicken horseshoes were both cold. Chicken was like rubber. Old and not...