Genesis Restaurant — Restaurant in St. Charles

This site used to be a snack bar.. ice cream, hamburgers, treats for people heading to or coming from Whitewater State Park.

It's been remodeled and expanded but you can still get hamburgers and Chocolate Shoppe ice cream.

Sunday dinner with Mom and my wife.

The layout is minimal but bright, good visibility and an open plan.

You can order at the counter or sit and look at menus, and there are televisions up with homemade promotions- endearing but silent.

Chips with beans and cheese automatically- not black beans, not particularly spicy but a good appetizer all on its own.

Mom had a bacon cheeseburger with tots and a Zanzibar chocolate milkshake, my wife had a burrito supremo with a strawberry milkshake, and I had a burrito supremo with horchata.

The milkshakes are excellent.. thick, made with real ice cream, almost too thick for the kinds of straws we get nowadays.

Mom's burger was thick, well done without being charcoal and big enough she took half of it home.

Our burritos (bowls) were ample without being overflowing. Carnitas was tender and flavorful, tastes blended nicely and the beans weren't refried, which was an interesting touch.

Worth the drive from Rochester, and if I swing back around lunchtime I'll try the...

What a great spot! Bright and friendly atmosphere, kind staff, yummy food, generous portions, reasonable prices. We got the fajitas (with chicken) and the carne asada, but there were so many other things on the menu we want to try — plus coffee and ice cream! I'm gluten sensitive and was thrilled to have so many tanatalizing things to choose from. (Note that I'm NOT celiac-level sensitive, so I can't comment on cross-contamination precautions or 100% gluten-free concerns, but there were many menu items without wheat. We did skip the fries, which looked super yummy, because the staff said they were not gluten-free.)

We sat at a picnic table on the little back patio, since we had our dog along, and that was very pleasant.

Lovely spot, totally worth the trip from Rochester. Looking forward to...

Genesis in St. Charles is high quality Mexican food, which we have been anxiously awaiting! They also serve burgers and American food, as well as a full breakfast menu. We ordered the Asada (steak) burrito and chicken tacos. The tacos were street taco style which were delicious. The food is not spicy, so you can add your own hot sauce or use their homemade sauce to your liking. When we entered to pick up our takeout, a huge sizzling skillet of fajitas was coming out for a customer and it smelled and looked incredible. Highly recommend Genesis restaurant! Edit 5/1/22: We dined in for breakfast and their menu has expanded, with digital menus instead of a chalkboard. I got eggs Benedict and my husband got a Burrito. They have a new hot sauce that's spicy and creamy, it...