Category: What to Eat!

Rhubarb Fest always offers many great food choices!  On Friday & Saturday you can grab a bite to eat from the  Food Vendors in the Central Park Parking lot and local non profits will be dishing up delicious meals under the Central Park Pavilion.  The Aledo United Methodist Church, located just a couple of blocks north of the Fest at 301 N. College Ave., will be hosting an indoor luncheon with a menu of chicken salad, sloppy joes and hot dogs along with a slice of Rhubarb Pie from 11am-1:30pm Friday & Saturday.   The wildly popular and wonderfully delicious Fireman’s Pancake Breakfast (with Rhubarb Topping) will happen on Saturday only from 6am-10am at the Aledo Fire Station 211 SE 3rd St.   Also happening at the Aledo Fire Station is the long standing Masonic Lodge Fish & Chicken Fry which will be held on Saturday only from 11am-2pm.   If you want other food options, we encourage you to venture into the town of Aledo for choices ranging from Mexican to Chinese cuisine, or maybe pizza, a juicy hamburger or Ice cream will hit the spot, simply Google Restaurants in Aledo, IL.  You’ll find lots of choices.  Whatever your taste buds desire, it’s all here in Aledo and our local restaurants will be happy to see and serve our festival guests.

One of the greatest and most delicious attractions of the Aledo Rhubarb Fest is the Rhubarb Pie!  In fact, we know many of you come just for the pie and drive hundreds of miles to secure a homemade Rhubarb pie! So, just a friendly reminder, especially this year, to avoid Rhubarb Regret we suggest you plan to come to the Rhubarb Festival in the morning as the supply has a hard time keeping up with the demand.  Our pies are homemade by local service groups, churches, non profit organizations and a few businesses.  The money raised selling these delicious pies by these groups helps fund many great projects and missions throughout Mercer County, so we thank you for your support! The Rhubarb Bake Sales are on Friday and Saturday from 9am-4pm, or until sold out, and you’ll find them all located in Aledo’s Central Park.