Tucked away in the tiny town of Casmalia, The Hitching Post serves up a shrimp cocktail so magnificent it might just change your understanding of what seafood can be. And that’s just the appetizer.

Hidden in the heart of LaSalle County sits Smitty’s Bar & Grill, a place where the neon beer signs glow a little brighter and the wings taste a little better than anywhere else you’ve been.