The best Restaurants in Carbondale ranking of March 2025
240 restaurant menus in Carbondale, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated)
"One of my top three reasons For missing college is because I miss my deep pan, ham and cheese pizza from Quatros. �
I’m considering making a..."
Jessica Lutz
"Always the best!!! Friendly staff and the best pizza! Been coming here for over 20..."
Steven Shockley
"Best waitress serving the best food! After a long week, it was just what I needed. And the pizza was delicious as always. Try Bianca's, it was..."
Rebecca Ruehl
"Great place, great people!! Thank you!!! AAA++++ Really sweet staff..Great food! The sauce is so good, the little bits of burnt pieces on the crust..."
Mindy Sullivan Stowell
"A true Southern Illinois staple! The food and atmosphere never disappoint and last night was no exception. We had 12 adults and 5 kids. Everyone took..."
Isaac Uban
"Awesome pizza !!! Always Quattros!! We drive and hour for this..."
Russ Saatkamp
"Amazing!! We drive 45 minutes for this pizza! It’s never..."
Jimmyandtammy Hall
"Met with family and we all loved our pizza and sandwiches that we ordered. The Staff was great and the Manager visited our table to ensure we were..."
Neal Hamilton
"The best pizza I ever had. Friendly workers. Clean place. Will definitely be..."
Stephanie Fultz
"Without a doubt, THE best pizza in So Illinois. Nice friendly service.
Great, now I'm hungry...."
Susan Trotter
"Great friendly service, excellent deep dish..."
Joe Porter
"Always the best and extremely tasty pizza. I know many travel to southern Illinois to this place just for this wonderful pizza. I used to eat at this..."
Rajesh Prabhu
"Best pizza I have had since Italy. I was going to take a pic prior but it was so good I forgot. A must..."
Jessica Hall
"Quatro’s definitely doesn’t reflect this pizza restaurant’s ranking in terms of best pizza in Carbondale. Quatro’s is #1 in my book and I..."
Brian Langkan
"We very much enjoyed this pizza. I’m from Chicago so I appreciate a good deep dish. But this wasn’t quite that. It was somewhere between thin and..."
Joshua Caleb Arnold
"Quatros is one of the best Pizzas I've ever had! Growing up Italian on the south side of Chicago our family made pizza every Friday night!
I love..."
Dean Pershall
"Always great! Can be a little slow to get seated when they are busy, but the service and food is always top notch! I always get the Challenge and it..."
Steven Lawson
"Delicious!!! Fresh toppings, hot and yummy! My waitress was just adorable and nice. Even short of staff, the workers were kind and..."
Wandaful1
"My favorite place for pizza and/or Italian Beef with cheese in southern Illinois. I’ve always had good food, friendly service, and no complaints..."
"My children and I love Golden Corral. I realized some people don't but I've never had a problem with the food or the service. We had a great..."
Josh Williams
"We got there at 345 the food was good and fresh. At 4 they switched everything to dinner and we got steak and shrimp for the lunch price. It was very..."
"I love the crew here always friendly! The fresh hand made dough every day is amazing you can tell the quality is better than the frozen stuff at..."
Korey Oettle
"Great pizza, awesome clerk ! Pizza was fresh made and still hot when we got home. Thanks for cooking supper..."
Carolanne Mobbs
"Would've been 5 stars but several people who ordered after me were served before me. Otherwise, it's cheap, fast and tastes great as long as you eat..."
Jordan Carmack
"Bought some pizza for my kids at work and I called 10 minutes before picking up. It was all so fresh and delicious. We all truly..."
"Holds its own with any great pizza joint. High quality cheese, fantastic sauce, and their "original" crust (most would call it hand tossed - not too..."
Wally
"This place offers the usual items you will find at many pizza places but those calzones are delicious, huge, and filling. Took the family here and..."
MaryJ Wanna2
"Pizza was really good, the toasted ravs we were good...only thing that would make it better was if the crust was cooked a bit longer..."
Andy Edwards
"I don’t remember what I got but I’m sure it was the Philly cheese steak pizza. That’s my usual order and they have endless varieties. Every..."
ong agaden
"I was in town on a business trip and this pizza place came HIGHLY recommended from the hotel staff. I tried them that night and I was not..."
Sherard Orange
"In my many years of trying various Carbondale pizzas, I've got to say Primos is the best. Name another place around that offers Calzones? I've never..."
Alex
"Super friendly staff, fast service, and their pizza blows domino's and Papa Johns out of the water. Possibly the best pizza in carbondale within..."
Sam Effron
"Primo's Pizza in energy Illinois on 148 (Pershing Street) best tasting pizza around you can't go wrong with..."
"Not sure why, but the sandwich was particularly good today. Everything seemed so fresh. And, you know how food irl never look as good as the food in..."
Victoria Kreher
"It’s 8:41 PM I just left subway the guy that made our sandwiches was super nice!!!! Great customer service , I hate that I didn’t get his name...."
Ahsia King
"I had a large order of 8 sandwiches and even though after I checked out I was missing one sandwich I went back up there and they were still able to..."
"My husband and I came to Village Smitty to get brunch together and we have the best server in the restaurant Alli is her name. She was so..."
Laura CS
"We had a delightful and delicious breakfast. Beautiful place, great staff, wonderful food. Why read more - go there now!..."
Winter Prosapio
"Delicious food :) INCREDIBLE decaf vanilla oat milk latte !! Amazing service !! We are so happy we went here for my husbands birthday!
We are..."
Natalie Marquez
"First time visited and extremely impressed with food, environment and especially service! Both meals ordered were plentiful and delicious and our..."
Thomas Pilkington
"Enjoyed our brunch. Great food, nice atmosphere, great service. Cole was very helpful in explaining all the options, offering suggestions when we..."
Krista Osmundson
"If your in or close to Carbondale this is a local MUST for breakfast or lunch. I am so impressed with the food quality, the warmth of the staff, the..."
Adventure In Life
"We ate outdoor in the yard. It was a nice treat coming from the Texas heat! The food was very good and our waitress was very nice. The raspberry jam..."
Ashley Rogers
"Came in for breakfast at around 7am on a Wednesday and it was the perfect time. Good food and great atmosphere. Our server Rodrigo was very kind and..."
"Very friendly staff great place to have a bite to..."
Floyd Thurston
"It was wonderful I ordered a double meat philly cheese steak sub my friend ordered a double Italian sub and my dad ordered a Double-a double Italian..."
lloyd stone
"One of the employees, Sam, gave our car a jump 🥺 plus the food was..."
Giana Ketron
"Probably the best Subway I’ve ever been to. Ultra-friendly staff. Clean. Really great team working..."
"I lived in Carbondale during my schooling and I loved this place all the time. I recently visited Carbondale and tried this place again after a long..."
Rajesh Prabhu
"Without a doubt the Friendliest staff, the Fantastic food and Hospitality! Not enough words to explain. Exceptional and definitely worth the try! And..."
Jason Williams
"Super friendly staff and delicious food! We wandered in an hour before close and found staff that were not only very friendly but were super helpful..."
Jessi G
"Was visiting the area and seeking some Chinese food for delivery. Online ordering process was very easy, got a text letting me know that my food was..."
Gillian Coleman
"Great Chinese food. You will be served enough for two meals here. Nobody will go hungry. Plus, this place has more varied meal options than your..."
Terry Pagel
"My wife is from the area and we've talked about stopping in for a long time. Today we finally decided to take the plunge. We were quickly greeted..."
Chris Flanigan
"I'm not a huge Chinese food person to begin with, but I went here with a friend one evening and the food was delicious. We dined in. I had orange..."
"This place has been one of our favorite restaurants for many years. High quality food at great prices. I and my friend tried the chicken coconut..."
Rajesh Prabhu
"Excellent service by the staff and great atmosphere. Visited a friend in Carbondale and ate here. Really loved their tables and chairs. The food..."
Alyssa Gayapa
"A good fast Thai/ Chinese restaurant. The food was pretty decent and the staff was lovely. Would recommend but will probably order something else..."
Jack Sytsma
"Hunan has consistently been a great option for us in Carbondale. They do all the basics well but also have great variety of you want to try something..."
Justin Recuero
"Hunan is a true delight!! Fast friendly service. Nice portions of the food. We got the Kung bao delight. A mix of chicken, beef, and shrimp. I..."
"Great food and service! Will definitely return back! Staff super friendly and..."
LeighAnn Williford
"Italian village is amazing. If you go in and eat they have an awesome salad bar and all kinds of great food of course. But also you can buy it frozen..."
Amy McMorrow Hunter
"This place has excellent lasagna and great pizza. Nice salad bar with ice cream if you choose. I go here and eat every time I am in Carbondale. The..."
Hisoka Morrow
"Amazing food, menus got a lot of choices. Great quality and never have to worry about getting the wrong order. No extremely long wait time after..."
Joseph Anglin
"The food is amazing!!!! I love the signatures on the wall. Even as busy as it was tonight, the food did not take long to be ready at all. And the..."
Esther McFarland
"Italian Village is a delight!! Get your thin crust well done for an extra crispy crunch. I got the Italian beef round with chips and a blue moon...."
Bongo Pablo
"ALWAYS enjoy the Lunch Round Italian Beef special with Salad bar!! Prices are STILL very reasonable, as most places have skyrocketed. Love the..."
Lisa
"A Carbondale icon that keeps on keeping on! Recently visited IV's for the first time in 30 years I'd guess and nothing has changed. The food is as..."
"By far my favorite spot for brunch in Carbondale! They have a great selection of food and the service is excellent. I've had multiple items on their..."
Calvin Andries
"Very cute place with excellent service. The menu is pretty standard. The servers are very attentive. Definitely..."
Taylor Franks
"First time eating here, I had the eggs Benedict, it’s was delicious. My eggs were not cooked correctly and the manager was so nice! He made another..."
Rachael Stephens
"Sofia was our waitress. She did an amazing job. It was very first time at this restaurant. The food was delicious. My kids loved the dinosaur..."
Juan Galvan
"There’s service, then there is service by Sophia at Sunny Street Cafe in Carbondale. I dine out a lot. I see service all across the spectrum, but..."
Wayne Scott II
"My favorite breakfast place in Carbondale! The servers are super friendly and the owner is such a nice guy. Great food, reasonably priced, small town..."
"We were in town to get certified to teach mountain biking level 1. The last night we decided to try this place. The menu sounded great and they had..."
Tara Tripoli Quintana
"Every bite was tasty. Enjoyed every moment and would go again. Unpretentious, delicious, and a little bit reimagined (but not too much) food. It's..."
Sunshine Levin
"Amazing food! Our table had the lobster Mac and cheese, NY strip, bone in chop, burger and we split the pretzel! Everything was cooked perfectly..."
Jessica Kimpel
"Wonderful atmosphere, incredible staff and service and the food was divine!!!! Loved our dining experience. We ordered several appetizers to share..."
Crystal D
"Celebrated my mom's birthday. Had a great time. The waitress was nice and..."
Nikol Houston
"Service was impeccable from start to finish. We had never been there before so we asked about servers recommended entrees. I wasn't very hungry so..."
Meghan Barney
"It was nice 😊 good atmosphere great vibes from servers and customers . . The service was great our server was quiet but efficient . The place was..."
Kara Kissee
"What a great restaurant! I truly enjoyed the atmosphere and menu. I wanted to try so many items, but landed on the chicken and asparagus risotto. So..."
"Very great, outdoor seating
Covid 19 cautious. Sterile dining environment. The food was excellent, fresh. Vegetarian..."
sheridan shauntee
"Very good Mexican food served in a family friendly environment by a courteous, polite staff at a reasonable..."
MaryJ Wanna2
"had the carnitas plate. it was excellent! I highly recommended! food was fast, hot and delicious. service was amazing. washed it down with the best..."
Sylvia Nuñez Douthitt
"The best Mexican food in Carbondale! We always come here!! Great staff, friendly & fast! Thank you for being clean & cooking good..."
Shayna Martin
"Went for a quick lunch and it was just that. We came in for the usual, pollo playa. We sat down, ate, and checked out all in 30 minutes. Fantastic..."
Clint Mifflin
"We love Tequila's. Awesome salsa and chips, delicious food, always amazing service. Definitely a favorite..."
Katrina C.
"Food really good but not great. Wait staff fantastic and order arrived quickly. Prices about..."
The Black Sheep
"One of my most visited Mexican restaurants in southern Illinois, usually consistent although sometimes lacking seasoning or flavor. I've had my fair..."
"Excellent food and great service! Highly recommended. Unfortunately the city of Carbondale is trying to shut them down according to the manager...."
William Brown
"We have never been to this chain restaurant before, but an hour and 15 minute wait at another place was out of the question. We were greeted and..."
Jason Beake
"Great food. The menu offers a wide variety of options and none of them are a disappointment. The margaritas are awesome! Great service. (That Martin..."
Kirk S Caskey
"Don sol keeps impressing. They have become my new go to for Mexican food in southern..."
Donovan Nalley
"Very good variety of Mexican fare. Good chips and salsa! Friendly, helpful service. Will consider again next time we're in..."
Joyce Wales
"Food was great. Every one was pleasant and attentive. Service was prompt. Great value. I got veggie fajitas add chicken. Hearty meal with fresh..."
Shariff Shakir
"Excellent service and great food! We hope Don Sol is able to operate at full capacity soon, these Covid limits are killing the economy. Levi was our..."
S Waters
"First time eating here. Had the chicken chimichanga was very..."
"Sam really great person he has the best gyros in the business he always puts extra meat on them lot of times he gives me a free soda with my order I..."
Mike Varner
"Chicken Bacon Swiss Sandwich, Mushrooms, Pizza Puff, Deluxe Gyro Plate pictured below. All food was good (I don't prefer these kind of fried..."
Brandi Brown
"Absolutely delicious both times I tried. first time was the Sam's Big Burger and French Fries and the other time I got a beef Gyro and Mozz Sticks...."
Colton Braswell
"Has been the best gyro in Carbondale for years. Authentic worn out Greek middle eastern third world atmosphere but I take out anyway and the food is..."
Hobby Homebrew
"WOW!! Not only is this going to be the best food you'll ever experience, also the owner is one of the kindest humans that exist!!
Honestly, do..."
Mia Bogdansky
"You cannot call Sam's Café a hidden gem because it's right there at the corner of College and Illinois. However, it is truly a gem. Fast friendly..."
"The spinart dip is delicious and comes with a lot of it and the bread it comes with is sooo good, great for sharing! I had the pizza a while back and..."
Paul-Elie Nauleau
"Great place for some casual dining, super good pizza, and nice pours. I’d come back again! Polite staff as..."
Matthew Bolding
"After your private jet lands in Aspen, I strongly recommend you instruct your driver to high tail it to White House Pizza. Delicious sauce, top shelf..."
Tim Davis
"This has been a favorite stop of ours for 5 or 6 years. The pizza is delicious. I also recommend the garlic cheese bread. The staff is friendly and..."
Mitchell Allen
"We had their delicious pizzas for lunch and it was so tasty. I feel I should mention we tried the gyro pizza and it was fantastic! Parking was the..."
Stacey Southworth
"We had a large meatball and mushroom pizza and it might be the BEST pizza I’ve ever had. I’m a connoisseur, so while I keep my expectations in..."
Daniel B
"the pizza dough here is very good and unique. The staff at the bar it's very friendly and provide a good services. impressed how they can handle with..."
Pharuewisa P.
"This is a cool spot to visit when you're in Carbondale. I recommend dining in if you can so you enjoy the lively atmosphere. I appreciated that they..."
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