While Illinois has a wide selection of restaurants to choose from, you’ll sometimes find a wonderful one in a secluded area that’s worth driving to. Tucked away in the White Pines State Forest, about a two-hour drive north of Chicago, there’s a lovely restaurant with delicious food, attentive service, and a cozy ambiance anyone will love. If this sounds appealing to you, visit the White Pines Lodge in Illinois, a wonderful storybook restaurant that’s an enchanting place to have a meal.

White Pines Lodge is a hidden gem restaurant in Illinois. Surrounded by nature in a state park filled with towering pine trees, its seclusion gives it both a remote and an enchanting feel.
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For over 90 years, White Pines Lodge has offered wonderful food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, desserts, attentive service, and a cozy ambiance you can only find in this limestone and open beam lodge.
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The moment you step inside White Pines Lodge, you'll feel welcomed by the attentive staff. This restaurant is known as much for its hospitality as it is its food.
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Serving classic American cuisine, there's something for just about everyone on the menu. Start off with some hand-battered onion rings or cheddar cheese curds. For your main course, perhaps you'll try the classic chicken pot pie, with roasted chicken, fresh vegetables, and creamy sauce inside a flaky pastry. This is a favorite dish here.
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Or perhaps the pork tenderloin, Fireside Lodge Ribs, a hand-crafted burger, or a ribeye is more to your liking. While the burgers come with fries, most entrees come with your choice of two sides.
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Nothing ends a meal quite like The Pines Signature Raspberry Pie. Have a slice here, and buy a whole pie to take home. Of course, there are other desserts available like apple pie, cobbler, Death by Chocolate cake, and ice cream sundaes.
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If you're lucky enough to get a spot in the Fireside Room, you can cozy up at a table by the stone fireplace. What a wonderful, enchanting spot to have a meal!
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Have you had the chance to eat at White Pines Lodge in Illinois? If you have visited this wonderful restaurant before, please tell us about your experience in the comments. For more information, visit the White Pines Lodge website and Facebook page.

Another remote restaurant you may want to try is Hank’s Farm Restaurant located in Ottawa, Illinois. 

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