Family Restaurants

Get a Great Meal for Your Whole Family

There’s nothing quite like a meal at a great local family restaurant. Find incredible flavors suitable for even the pickiest palates at the family restaurants around Carroll County!

Bear’s Drive-Inn

Soft-serve ice cream, milkshakes, burgers, sandwiches, and more.

1905 IL-84
Thomson, IL 61285
815-259-2586 [LINK TO: tel:8152592586]

Brothers Inn Family Restaurant

Pore over large breakfast, lunch, and dinner menus, complete with pie and homemade soups.

103 IL-64
Lanark, IL 61046
815-493-2555 [LINK TO: tel:8154932555]

The Crooked Roof Bar & Grill

This Lanark restaurant features amazing pizzas, specialty burgers, and unique menu items. Groove to live music some weekends.

109 E. Carroll St.
Lanark, IL 61046
815-493-6838 [LINK TO: tel:8154936838] • thecrookedroof.com [LINK TO: https://thecrookedroof.com/]

Dusty’s Pizza Plus

Savor homemade, sweet dough pizzas along with salad bar featuring homemade macaroni salad, potato salad, and coleslaw. Breakfast served on weekends with lunch and dinner served daily.

817 W. Main St.
Thomson, IL 61285
815-259-5015 [LINK TO: tel:8152595015]

Manny’s Pizza

Enjoy a menu that features amazing pizza and Tex-Mex. Every day is Taco Tuesday!

211 Main St.
Savanna, IL 61074
815-273-4259 [LINK TO: tel:8152734259] • mannyspizza.com [LINK TO: https://www.mannyspizza.com/]

Market Street Pizza

Stop by this neighborhood pizzeria in Downtown Mt. Carroll and enjoy classics like pepperoni and three cheese or specialty pies like The Whole Hog and The ATX.

108 W. Market St.
Mt. Carroll, IL
815-906-0004 [LINK TO: tel:8159060004] • mollysmountcarroll.com [LINK TO: https://www.mollysmountcarroll.com/market-street-pizza]

Mount Carroll Café

Open seven days a week for breakfast, lunch, and dinner with daily specials, including homemade soup, with friendly service, great food, and lots of hometown charm. Located across from the courthouse square in the historic district.

314 N. Main St.
Mt. Carroll, IL 61053
815-244-1700 [LINK TO: tel:8152441700]

New China Restaurant

Features Mandarin, Hunan, Szechuan, and Cantonese-style Chinese food. Dine in or carry out seven days a week.

112 Chicago Ave.
Savanna, IL 61074
815-273-1688 [LINK TO: tel:8152731688]

Poopy’s

Serving delicious breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Famous for BBQ and prime rib, plus shrimp, catfish, smothered chicken, sandwiches, and burgers in a unique, motorcycle-themed atmosphere suitable for all ages. Outdoor patio features live music every weekend from Memorial Day to Labor Day.

1030 Viaduct Road
Savanna, IL 61074
815-273-4307 [LINK TO: tel:8152734307] • poopys.com [LINK TO: https://poopys.com/]

Route 84 Diner

Enjoy daily homecooked specials along with a large selection of wine and beer. Breakfast served all day.

1865 IL-84
Thomson, IL 61285
815-259-2705 [LINK TO: tel:8152592705]

Sunshine Restaurant

Enjoy small-town home cooking — dine in or take out. Open seven days a week.

502 Main St.
Savanna, IL 61074
815-273-0380 [LINK TO: tel:8152730380]

Tina’s Ice Cream Shoppe

Serving ice cream cones, sundaes, shakes, and root beer floats.

409 N. Main St.
Mt. Carroll, IL 61053
815-238-7982 [LINK TO: tel:8152387982]