Just passing through from St. Louis to Chicago, I ...

Just passing through from St. Louis to Chicago, I like to make stops at places like this that you cant find anywhere. It's casual dining, you'll be greeted with a loud "sit wherever you like" from the service area by servers that are dressed in normal, every day attire. We ordered the cheese garlic bread which is just a 16 inch pizza crust with butter, minced garlic and cheese that I haven't tried because the chicken-fried steak dinner which was an incredibly affordable $6.99 filled me way too up, I should have stopped 10 bites ago but cant let a good thing go to waste. White gravy was thick, creamy and flavorful, brown gravy was smooth and flavorful, mashed potatoes were my BEYOND favorite thing, it had chunks of potato that melted in my mouth, no chewing required. The only down side, unfortunately, was the waitress. It took them a while to get us menus and took even longer to get our food order, didn't bring out a steak knife for me, didn't check on us when our drinks got empty BUT she did apologize for the wait, rather than playing it off and I can appreciate that. It might have just been an off day for her but everyone was smiling and friendly and was still an overall pleasant experience.