Snuffy’s Grill will become a Steak N Egger cafe

Snuffy’s 24-Hour Grill, a restaurant in McCook, Ill., and an Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame member, was purchased a few weeks ago and will be converted into the newest member of the small, 24-hour Steak N Egger restaurant group.

Snuffy’s was put up for sale a few months ago. Steak N Egger bought the business at 8408 Joliet Road, and took ownership on Sept. 15.

Terry Carr, owner of Steak N Egger, said during a telephone interview that much of Snuffy’s equipment is “worn out.” The interior is undergoing renovations and likely will reopen sometime in January, he said.

Despite its name, Snuffy’s 24-Hour Grill had cut back its hours in recent years, Carr said.

He said the exterior, constructed in 1929 with limestone cut from nearby quarries, will remain the same. He says the interior will contain 1950s decor.

Snuffy’s, however, will by renamed Steak N Egger. Carr said the old Snuffy’s sign that stood near old Route 66 has disappeared. He surmised the longtime owner of the land took it down, but wasn’t sure. Snuffy’s didn’t own the land outright; it leased the space for 38 years.

Don’t worry about Steak N Egger’s new owner being ignorant about the Mother Road.

“I’m a big aficionado,” he said. “I even have Route 66 on my license plate. I’ve enjoyed the mystique of Route 66.”

The family-owned Steak N Egger has operated in the Chicagoland area since 1955. Its website says it debuted a with a 20-seat counter restaurant in Chicago’s Douglas Park neighborhood.

One of Steak N Egger’s locations, at 5647 W. Odgen Ave. in Cicero, Ill., is on Route 66.

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