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Est. 1987 · Springfield

Slow-cooked memories, made to be shared.

For nearly four decades, Sherwood's has served the kind of American cooking that doesn't chase trends — hand-pressed burgers, slow-roasted classics, buttermilk pancakes, and pies rolled by hand each morning before sunrise.

Sherwood's signature classic cheeseburger with hand-cut fries on a ceramic plate
Today's Pie
Brown Butter
Pecan
$5.95 / slice ● Fresh
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Sherwood family kitchen in the early 1990s, founders preparing pies
Our Story

A kitchen that
never tried to be
anyone else.

In the spring of 1987, Margaret and Walter Sherwood flipped the sign to "Open" on a small corner lot on Maple Street. They had one fryer, one griddle, and a recipe for pot roast that Walter's mother had scribbled on the back of a feed-store receipt in 1953.

Thirty-eight years later, the griddle has been replaced twice, but the recipe book hasn't changed. Our burgers are still hand-pressed each morning. Our pies are still rolled by hand before the sun comes up. Our waitresses still call you "honey" — not because it's a brand voice, but because that's who they are.

We don't chase concepts. We cook the food we grew up on, the way we grew up eating it. The kind of plate that doesn't need a caption underneath it.

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Signature Dish · Since 1987

The burger that
opened the door.

Margaret's original recipe — a half-pound of fresh-ground chuck, hand-pressed to order, seared on a 500° flat-top until the edges turn lacey and crisp. Aged Vermont cheddar, sweet onion griddled in the same pan, house sauce on a toasted brioche bun baked two blocks away.

We've served more than two million of them. The recipe hasn't moved an inch.

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Sherwood's 1987 signature cheeseburger close-up with melting cheddar and griddled onions
★ House Signature
Why People Come Back

We cook like
it matters — because
it does.

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Made to order

Nothing pre-made, nothing microwaved. If you order it, we cook it. That's the deal.

02

Local whenever possible

Beef from Halpern's, produce from the Saturday market, bread from the bakery two blocks down.

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Pies rolled at 5am

Forty-two pies a week, by hand, before the rest of the world wakes up. Five rotating flavors.

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Same family, same door

Three generations behind the counter. Margaret still picks the pie menu every Monday.

What people say
"Walked in for coffee, stayed for the pie. The pecan ruined me for every other pecan pie in the state."
Dana K. · Local Guide · ★★★★★
"My grandfather brought me here in 1992. I brought my grandson here last Tuesday. Same burger. Same taste. Same honey at the register."
Raymond T. · Regular since '92 · ★★★★★
"There are restaurants that cook trends, and there are restaurants that cook dinner. Sherwood's cooks dinner. That's the whole review."
The Springfield Herald · Food · ★★★★★
Visit Sherwood's

124 Maple,
at the corner
of Sixth.

Address

124 Maple Street
Springfield, IL 62704

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Phone

(555) 014-2287

Parking

Free lot behind the building, enter off Sixth Street. Street parking on Maple after 6pm.

Hours
  • MondayClosed
  • Tuesday7a – 9p
  • Wednesday7a – 9p
  • Thursday7a – 9p
  • Friday7a – 10p
  • Saturday7a – 10p
  • Sunday8a – 8p
Kitchen Notes
  • · Breakfast served 7:00–11:00am daily
  • · Tuesday Meatloaf sells out by 7:30pm
  • · Pie selection rotates Monday morning
  • · Walk-ins welcome · Parties of 6+ please call
  • · Closed major holidays — check our line
Sherwood's Classic Eats storefront on Maple Street at dusk with warm interior lighting
Reserve a Table

Pull up a chair.
We'll save you a seat.

Parties of any size welcome. For groups of six or more, give us a call so we can set the table right. We hold reservations 15 minutes past your time.

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