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The State of Illinois (pronounced /ˌɪlɨˈnɔɪ/) is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. Illinois is the most populous and demographically diverse[5] Midwestern state and the fifth most populous in the nation. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and western Illinois, and natural resources like coal, timber, and petroleum in the south, Illinois has a broad economic base. Illinois is an important transportation hub; the Port of Chicago connects the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River via the Illinois River. Illinois is often viewed as a microcosm of the United States; an Associated Press analysis of 21 demographic factors found Illinois the "most average state,"[6] while Peoria has long been a proverbial social and cultural bellwether.With a population near 40,000 between 1300 and 1400 AD, the Mississippian city of Cahokia, in what is now southern Illinois, was the largest city within the future United States until it was surpassed by New York City between 1790 and 1800. About 2,000 Native American hunters and a small number of French villagers inhabited the Illinois area at the time of the American Revolution.[7] American settlers began arriving from Kentucky in the 1810s; they achieved statehood in 1818. The future metropolis of Chicago was founded in the 1830s on the banks of the Chicago River, one of the only natural harbors on southern Lake Michigan.[8] Railroads and John Deere's invention of the self-scouring steel plow made central Illinois' rich prairie into some of the world's most productive and valuable farmlands, attracting immigrant farmers from Germany and Sweden. Northern Illinois provided major support for Illinoisans Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant during the American Civil War. By 1900, the growth of industry in northern cities and coal mining in central and southern areas attracted immigrants from Eastern and Southern Europe, and made the state a major arsenal in both world wars. African-Americans migrating to Chicago from the rural South formed a large and important community, which created the city's famous jazz and blues cultures.
The food of the United States is a mix of different cultures. There are a lot of restaurants in the United States.
United States's cuisine varies a lot, depending on what part of the country you're. USA food is usually based on lamb, beef, chicken, fish and pork.
Restaurants in Piasa are also separated by kind of menu and for the price: starting from the simple and quick fast food or take away, to after arrive chop-houses, typical restaurants and seafood restaurants.
Typical restaurants gain their stuff from the nation they are connected to. Good examples are the the brasilian restaurants, japanese restaurants, the chinese restaurants, the mexican restaurants, the indian restaurants, the french restaurants and the italian restaurants.
Restaurants in Piasa differ also a lot in the final price, depending a lot on the wines (from the domestic wines, normally cheaper but anyway good, to the famous and expensive vintage wines) and on the place of the restaurant.
There are also vegetarian restaurants.
Other thing characterizing is the quality of the food and the sophisticated cuisine the restaurant choose their clients.
Worth noting and famous in all the world are the pizzerias, that also in Piasa are serving nice and cheap pizzas, take away or to be consumed before going to the movie or the theater.
Below you can see the list of all the restaurants in Piasa
Tony's Restaurant 312 Piasa St. Alton, IL 62002 (618) 462-8384. www.tonysrestaurant.com. Hours: Tue. - Sun. 4:30 p.m. Fri. 4 p.m. Sat. 2 p.m. Sun. 4 p.m.
MySpace music profile for Piasa with tour dates, songs, videos, pictures, blogs, band ... noise squad, terrorizing open mic nights, as well as leaving helpless patrons in restaurant ...
2223 State St. (618) 462-7279. Tony's Restaurant 312 Piasa St. (618) 462-8384. Traditions Grill Spencer T. Olin Golf Course 4701 College Ave. (618) 465-3111
Tony’s Restaurant of Alton Italia Bakehouse for Lunch: 312 Piasa Street – Alton, IL 618-462-8384 or 1-800-243-8384. Just 1.5 blocks north of ...
Chico's Restaurant & Lounge 576 S. 6th St. Wood River, IL 62095 (618) 254-1310 ... Enter an address, e.g. 200 Piasa Street, Alton, IL. You must include a city & state ...