Fat Edd's Roadhouse

The food is good. Something for everyone. Prices are great. Drinks are pretty tasty too

Stopped in on Eclipse day for some shrimps! Walk in, pick your choosing and order up. Once you've ordered, have a seat order your drink and wait for your number to be called.

Shrimp is amazing.....They did not disappoint. Fresh, delicious and with every cent. The buffalo chicken dip and corn nuggets were all very tasty. Drink service is a little slow but overall worth the drive.

Another road trip dinner spot. Once again, I referred to Yelp and this place hit all the marks. With the eclipse being in this area tomorrow, it was a lot busier for this time of year. Edd's was busy and loud, but things went pretty fast. The only issues is people aren't prepared when they go up to order, even though you have plenty of time to look o er the menu while waiting to place your order. I ordered dinner at the counter while he grabbed us a table. He was able to order these delicious cocktails, a specialty for the Eclipse and they were only $6.25. For dinner we had an order of 6 pieces of peel and eat shrimp, house salad and the steak and Bleu salad. They hand you the chilled shrimp right after you order, so we thoroughly enjoyed them while waiting for the salads. Even though the place was busy, we got our salads fairly quickly. The house sale had lots of tender greens, a hard boiled egg, chopped tomatoes and red onions, sliced cucumbers, shredded cheddar cheese, and thin crispy potato sticks. The steak salad also had lots of the same greens, crumbled blue cheese, thinly chopped steak, sautéed mushrooms and onions. The prices are extremely reasonable and the staff are extremely freshly and courteous.

A bit of a different set up here. You order your food at the grill and pay for the food there. Then you find a seat and a waitress sells you your drinks. It essentially a very large bar with a grill so maybe the set up is for that reason. I thought about getting a grilled chicken sandwich, but the women at the counter said I should try the pulled pork. I did and regretted it. The pork was old, tough and dry. Perhaps the worst I'd ever had. My wife had a pice of fish which she said was ok and onion rings which she said were good. Two friends had burgers and thought they were good.

Service was poor. Our waitress never came back to check on drinks, so I carried them all to the bar to get refills.

I just don't think I'd ever return, they do a good business there but I guess the options in town are limited. If you do go, avoid the pulled pork!

Fat Edd's Roadhouse
323 Ferry St, Metropolis IL 62960
July 6, 2023 Thursday - 1:10 PM for lunch
4 Adults

Atmosphere - 3 stars
Food - 3 stars
Service - 3 stars

Background - Business trip and working in the area.

Atmosphere - It is a bar that serves food. We sat near the front at one of the large high top tables. The place was half full but most tables were covered with dirty plates and glasses.

Food
Drink - Just water.

Lunch - Philly Cheesesteak, blah is the best way to describe the dried out meat. The only thing saving it was the cheese and there was not much of that.

Service - Lacking, so you need to order your food from one area and drinks for the bartender. The bartender did visit us at the table. She delivered the drinks and forgot about us. It took some effort to pay for the drinks that were ordered. She literally said she forgot about us.

Future - Probably not, but it is a business trip with a lot team members, so who knows.

Fat Edd's Roadhouse was a pleasant surprise on our recent, brief visit to Metropolis.

We were passing through the area and decided to check the Superman Statue off our bucket list. After our photo-ops at the statue we were hungry, and decided to give Fat Edd's a try.

When you walk in: go to your left if you are hungry, and right if you are thirsty. The restaurant and bar are operated separately. You order and pay for your food on the left and order and pay for your drinks at the bar on the right. The day we visited there was a waitress for the bar side. She was very friendly. For the food, you walk-up and order at the counter. They will call you when the food is ready.

My wife tried the California Salad, and I had a BBQ Chicken Sandwich. We also ordered the Buffalo Chicken Dip. Everything was very tasty.

If you are looking for good food, friendly service, and reasonable prices, I recommend you try Fat Edd's Roadhouse.

Good food , and fun place to eat and enjoy one another, also big area in back for parties ,

This is not edible. You will get sick if you eat there. The drinks are good, and the service is good, but the food is horrible. The slaw is totally inedible. The grilled chicken only comes with nasty sauces. I tried the bourbon sauce, but it was just nasty barbecue sauce, and the chicken was cardboard.
They won't dress your sandwich, either. No pickles, no tomato, no onion. This is as bad as it gets, and the selection isn't good, either. Not many sides.

Food was good, but the fries were cold.
This was my family's first time eating at this restaurant. Irene who is a security guard at the casino referred us.

Food is delicious, love the Superman/DC themed signature drinks and the staff is friendly and attentive! It is very popular there was a line out of the door to order! For how long the line was it went through quickly! It did take a little longer for to arrive but for how busy they are it is not that bad of a wait