Right off Interstate 55 in the tiny town of McLean, Illinois, sits a diner that has been feeding hungry travelers since 1928. The Dixie Family Restaurant started life as a Route 66 stop and never lost its down-home charm. It sits right where Route 66 once carried travelers across the state, and it has been serving plates of American comfort food since 1928. There is something fitting about ordering a slice of homemade pie in a diner that has been baking since 1928. A True Trucker’s HavenLong before it was a nostalgia stop, Dixie built its reputation as a working truck stop, and that identity is still strong today.