Yesterdays Drive-In - (Near Carmi, IL)

5 /5 Mona Warrick: Were lucky to live so close to this family-friendly drive-in restaurant! Delicious, varied menu with something for everyone. We love the fish. Its battered and cooked to order. Were also fans of the slaw, which has been popular to diners since the 1950s. You can get a fish basket or sandwich. You cant go wrong. Fresh barbecue sandwiches are always available. On the weekends, Yesterdays offers delicious brisket and ribs fresh from the on-site smoker. The restaurant is exclusively carhop now. There was a small dining area prior to the pandemic. There are picnic tables available for warmer weather. You can always call in your order and carry-out. If you want lunch, my advice is to call ahead and pick it up. The restaurant is crazy busy around noon. My only negatives would be, as with many places, there is a lot of staff turnover. Be patient with the carhops. The food is with the wait. Also, the restaurant closes early evening, so keep an eye on the clock! If youre in Carmi, stop by and try something delicious.

5 /5 Gary Inyart: We decided to try here because they made us a very nice meal for the NWTF. Today my wife had the chicken strips basket. I am a avid pork bbq guy. For some reason at the last second I ordered the brisket and onion rings. Quite possibly the best brisket I ever ate. Color, texture, taste was exactly what brisket is supposed to be.. We will stop here again if we are ever back this way. You wont go wrong eating here.

5 /5 Cody Smith: This is a fun little drive in with great and fast service and good food. The menu was a little weird because it didn’t have prices listed but the price of the food wasn’t bad so it didn’t matter. I enjoyed my chicken strip basket and my dad loved his catfish.

5 /5 Jeff Jarecki: Exactly what youd expect and want from a drive in food place. Good,hot food delivered quickly even when they were busy. Friendly staff. The shakes were a bit meh,but our food and ice cream was great.

5 /5 EntVids: Ate at this gem while traveling. Absolutely loved how it’s frozen in time from the 1950’s. The food was great and the customer service was very friendly. Glad I got to drop by!