Best breakfast in town!
I have eaten here several times for breakfast, always lots of food, very reasonably priced. The restaurant is built around an old railroad car, sits near the railroad tracks. Lots of locals, a no nonsense but friendly atmosphere.    [21 Dec 2004 08:34:15]

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Recommended Dishes: Biscuits with sausage gravy

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Average Dinner
My wife and I went there tonight and we both got the New York Strip and Shrimp. The shrimp was great, but the steak was a very average. They really heap on the portions, but I would rather get less food and better quality.    [23 Oct 2005 00:25:17]

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By the railroad for over 50 years
The Monon restaurant, orignally the Monon Grill, still retains the railroad theme that was the reason for its existence when the Monon railroad stopped at the adjacent Greencastle station (now, sadly, demolished). The building is essentially the same as when it was built of white enameled steel. (It is not an "old fashioned" railroad car.) I agree with the previous reviewer that the breakfast is worth a visit. However, I know of few places where you have such a choice of "sides" with your lunch or dinner. While not a four-star restuarant, it is worth the stop when visiting DePauw University or traveling on US 231. Honestly, there isn't much in food service in Greencastle so the Monon may be the best bet in town for a "down-home" meal. Pick up a t-shirt with the logo of the restuarant that, when the scipt is viewed from a distance, seems to ready, "Moron Restaurant".    [13 Dec 2005 21:55:04]

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In business for at least 60 years!
The Monon restuarant has been a fixture in Greencastle for over 60 years. It formally was a very small facility covered in white steel and was the Monon Grill. The Monon railroad station was next door so one could sit and watch the trains roll by.

Today the restuarant has expanded from seating for about 35 patrons mostly at the counter to being able to serve about 60 at a time. The menue is typical Hoosier food with much more than you can eat served by the proprietors, the Monnetts. The decor is railroadiana, local rodeo posters and antiques.

Service is very good with waitresses being very attentative. The food is good with a wide choice of "sides" including some that you rarely see on most menus.

The restuarant also sells T-shitrs that have Monon in script on the back. Mine is such that from a distance it looks more like, "Moron Resturant" certainly an eye-catcher.

Greencastle is not known for its cuisine but the Monon is a great place to stop when in Greencastle. Look for the RR crossing lights in front and the white building next to the railroad crossing of highway 231.    [03 May 2006 13:07:40]

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