Candlelight Inn - Sterling

Grabed a pound of the famous Chicken George while on the way to the quad cities. Very slightly baked chickens with several interesting sauce options. It is worth going out! The interior of the restaurant is charming and historical with this great Illinois home friendly service!

Good meal. Salad was very fresh. Had the chicken George. I mean, this is what they are so well known for when in Rome... It is basically chicken strips with a vinegar-based sauce. The chicken was slightly baked and juicy. It was perfectly cooked. I really liked the sauce. I didn't think I would, but it had a nice taste. Had mashed potatoes as a side (I mean, I had a salad so I deserved the potatoes they were good, Gravy was very embarrassing. If you have a chance, stop, not regret.

Great place to the one and only chicken George!! Great atmosphere to go and relax!! You have many different options to choose, stop in and check them out!!

Very good Buffalo Chicken George. Our waitress was great. However, the Mac and the cheese and the Coleslaw were very bland and simply not very good. Great experience, but pages could taste as good as the main course. Thank you.

After picking up a package in Sterling IL for our Daughter we came across the Candlelight Inn on the way home and boy are we glad we did! The building is an old barn which to me is very cool. There was a very short wait to be seated because it was Father's Day and it was very busy. Our waitress Hanna, apologized for the wait and we said it was very short and explained we were newbies to the Candlelight. As busy as they were Hanna welcomed us and explained the menu as we had several questions. With guidance from this fantastic young lady we made our choices. My Wife had Jack Daniels Salmon and after a detailed description I chose sweet and sour George. I am so pleased that Hana had the patience to describe my meal because it was so, so very good! The flavors were bursting with every bite. I highly recommend this dish. My Wife's salmon was melt in the mouth perfection with the added Jack Daniels sauce. Hanna checked on us several times to make sure we were doing ok and brought a coffee refill before I could ask. Now for the desert, a lemon tart/cake with cream cheese frosting! If everything else was bad, which it wasn't, I would return for coffee and this desert. We live a long way from the Candlelight but we are going to make this a regular dining spot. A very warm, comfortable, friendly place to have an excellent meal. The sad news is Hanna has moved on to another job and fills in when She can. This has to be a great loss for this establishment. I recommend you take a drive and visit the Candlestick Inn, I think you will be happy you did and as I, you will return for more excellent meals.