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Monday 8am - 8pm Tuesday 8am - 8pm Wednesday 8am - 8pm Thursday 8am - 8pm Friday 8am - 8pm Saturday 8am - 8pm Sunday 8am - 7pm

Giant City Lodge

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Giant City Lodge

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For Reservations, Call (618) 457-4921
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visit our website at www.giantcitylodge.com Reservations for the following season begin December 1st.
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Dining Room Hours:

Breakfast
Sun-Sat 8:00-10:30
Holiday Sundays 8:00-10:00

Lunch
Mon-Sat 11:00-4:00
Sun 11:30-4:00

Dinner
Sun-Thur 4:30-7:00
Fri-Sat 4:30-8:00

The Lodge’s season is the first Friday of February through mid-December. Dining reservations always accepted on weekends and recommended during the week for parties over 9. For all reservations, call 618-457-4921.

11/01/2026

The fall colors are out in full force! Take a drive through the park and come see us! 🍂🍁

With daylight saving time ending, we have updated hours:
Sunday-Thursday 8:00-7:00
Friday-Saturday 8:00-8:00

10/25/2026

Come out and see our crew dressed in their finest Halloween costumes today while you enjoy some fried chicken!
Lunch is 11:30-4:00 and Dinner is 4:30-7:00. We look forward to spooking you!

10/23/2026

Things are getting spooky at the Lodge! Our crew will be dressed in our Halloween costumes this Sunday, October 25th. It's always a fun and spooky day! Give us a call for a reservation…if you dare!

As always, we’re serving our All-You-Can-Eat Fried Fish or All-You-Can-Eat Fried Chicken tonight from 4:30-8:00 pm, with our full menu is available as well.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

10/16/2026

It was a pleasure hosting the SIU offensive linemen for dinner! Good luck this weekend boys!

Come enjoy our All-You-Can-Eat Fried Fish or All-You-Can-Eat Fried Chicken tonight from 4:30-8:00 pm. Our full menu is available as well. We look forward to serving your family!

10/11/2026

It’s a beautiful day to take a drive for some fried bird! Come on down and enjoy the park and all it has to offer, and get a bite to eat as well! We’ll be serving our fried chicken dinner for lunch 11:30am-4:00pm and supper 4:30pm-7:00pm. We look forward to seeing y’all soon!

08/28/2026

Summer may be nearing an end, but we still are going strong with the sinfully good Blackberry Cobbler, Blackberry Bourbon Lemonade, and Blackberry Lemon Drop Martini.

As always, on Fridays, we have our All-You-Can-Eat Fried Fish along with our All-You-Can-Eat Fried Chicken. Hard to beat on a beautiful day!

Come on down and enjoy.
Supper tonight is 4:30-8:00. We look forward to serving your family!

08/14/2026

Welcome back to campus, Salukis!

Moving makes you hungry—we’re here to help!

Come get some fried chicken and fish tonight. We seat until 8:00. We look forward to seeing you!

Go Dawgs!

07/03/2026

On Independence Day, we will be serving Breakfast 8:00-10:30 and Lunch 11:00-2:30. We will be closed in the evening to celebrate the best country on earth with family and friends.
Tonight (Friday) and Sunday we will have normal hours.

Have a fun and safe 4th! God Bless the USA!

06/28/2026

Blue skies & a Southern Illinois high-rise

The rain is gone and it’s a beautiful day out to take a hike, climb the tower, and of course, get some food in the Lodge when you're done.

We've got the chicken 11:30-4:00 and full menu available 4:30-7:00. Give us a call or come on in.

See y'all later.

618-457-4921
www.giantcitylodge.com

06/27/2026

Saturday night? That means our Prime Rib special! 14oz cut cooked to your liking, soup or salad, mashed taters with brown gravy, and a big glazed carrot.

Come on down from 4:30-8:00 pm tonight to get some. We have the rest of the menu available as well. We look forward to seeing you!

Address

460 Giant City Lodge Road
Makanda, IL
62958

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 8pm
Tuesday	8am - 8pm
Wednesday	8am - 8pm
Thursday	8am - 8pm
Friday	8am - 8pm
Saturday	8am - 8pm
Sunday	8am - 7pm

Telephone

+16184574921

Website

http://www.giantcitylodge.com/, https://www.toasttab.com/giant-city-lodge-460-giant-city-lodge-road/giftcards

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