PIE CURIOUS? GET YOUR KICKS, GRUB & FIX ON 66!

🥧 PIE CURIOUS? GET YOUR KICKS & COMFORT FIX ON 66!
Guys, this one comes with a personal recommendation.
If I could take each one of ya by the hand, put you in the car and say “Just trust me…” I would. 😂
We're heading about an hour from the Poplar Street Bridge to Litchfield, Illinois, for one of those places you don't just eat at — you experience.
The Ariston Cafe is the REAL Route 66 deal. It's been around since 1924, moved to Route 66 in 1929 and into its current location in 1935. It's a Route 66 Hall of Famer and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This isn't somebody recreating Route 66 nostalgia — Ariston lived it.
And if small town makes you wonder about small-town attitude...
Not here. 🌈
Ariston knows who we are. They know D-3 is a gay & bi men's group, and they're genuinely delighted to have us.
Now let's get to the important part:

### COME HUNGRY.

This is good, GOOD comfort food — steaks, fried chicken, pork tenderloin, Italian favorites, sandwiches, soup & salad bar and plenty more. Prime rib is always a Saturday special, and who knows what else they'll be featuring that evening.
Whatever it is, I'm betting it'll be good.
And then there's dessert. 🥧🍰
Homemade. In-house. And OFF THE CHARTS.
Sometimes their fabulous strawberry shortcake makes an appearance. 🍓 I may request it for our visit.
Being a D-3 organizer comes with enormous power and responsibility. I intend to abuse both for dessert. 😂
That's all I'm saying.
So why drive an hour for dinner?
Because every once in a while, dinner should be more than picking a restaurant 15 minutes from home.
Take a ride. Hit the Mother Road. Walk into 100+ years of Route 66 history. Eat really good food. Order something homemade for dessert. Laugh with a bunch of guys and make an evening out of it.
THAT'S why “Destinations” is in our name.
If I could take each one of ya there myself, I would.
Trust me on this one.
🚗 Get in, dudes. We're taking D-3 down Route 66. 🌈🥧