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🗺️ Farm Day Trips guide
Farm-to-Table Restaurants in Illinois
Illinois has 6 restaurants in our Farm Day Trips directory, in towns like Algonquin, Edwardsville and Girard. Many are an easy drive from a lavender farm, so you can visit both in one day.
6 places · updated October 17, 2026
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Farm-to-Table Restaurants in Illinois (6)
- China BistroRestaurant · Algonquin
Family-run Chinese-American restaurant on Algonquin Road since 2004, open for lunch and dinner Tuesday through Sunday with dine-in and takeout.
- Cleveland-HeathRestaurant · Edwardsville
Main Street Edwardsville restaurant serving chef-driven comfort food and Saturday brunch, with a dog-friendly patio and a deep bourbon list.
- Doc's Just Off 66Restaurant · Girard
Girard drugstore from 1884, with a soda fountain added in 1929, now a Route 66 diner serving burgers, shakes, phosphates and sundaes.
- Al's Steak HouseRestaurant · Joliet
Joliet steakhouse open since 1959, known for steaks cut daily, charcoal grilled or pan-fried Grecian style with a double-baked potato.
- Prime Quarter Steak HouseRestaurant · Princeton
Princeton steakhouse where you grill your own USDA Choice steak over hickory charcoal, with a salad bar and baked potato included.
- Midway Drive-In TheatreRestaurant · Sterling
Drive-in between Sterling and Dixon showing movies since 1950 on a 90-foot screen, the oldest standing drive-in screen in Illinois, with a full diner.
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What is the Lavender Passport?
The Lavender Passport is free on greatlakeslavenderfarm.com. Check in at the farms and stops you visit to collect a stamp for each one, play Field Quest to collect plant varieties as you walk the farm, and earn badges, points and sponsor rewards along the way.
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