The restaurant stayed shut for six years. In January of 1997, however, Albanian natives Agim Letniku and Michael Bikiri left their jobs as chefs in Quad Cities-area restaurants to set up shop on their own. Five, six specials a day. Indeed, he and his partner boast a roster of some 50 dishes they alternate for daily blue plate specials served from 11 a.m. to closing at 10 each night. Some of the entrees include Midwest favorites like meat loaf, Salisbury steak, chicken Parmesan, beef and noodles, pork chops, prime rib, roast chicken and baked ham.
Senior citizens get a discount, too.
Besides the specials, there's a five-page menu that features everything from full breakfasts to sandwiches to steak and seafood. Agim says business has been good as townsfolk rediscover the joys of home cooking. It's nowhere near as brisk as it was in its heydays, of course. Still, tradition lives along old Highway 218.