First opened in 1924, The Luna Cafe in Mitchel Illinois on historic Route 66 is a dive bar with historic value… supposedly Al Capone used to hang out here.
Sadly, their Neon signs, which to be honest is half of why the place is worthy of note… were in a horrible state of disrepair when I saw it.
According to what I read, the upstairs at Luna’s was a whore house, and when the local ladies where ‘ready’ to see gentleman callers the cherry in the martini would get lit up with red neon… otherwise it was “apparently not working.” (Since this was NOT visible on the neon at all, I swung by the next day to get a picture of it in daylight. Good thing I was staying for two nights).
That said, the place has HORRIBLE Yelp reviews, so I stuck my head in, took a look around — spotted a lot of people too drunk to drive… and left
Rebecca Radnor's Personal Blog: Consider yourselves warned! 
Hi…I am sorry you felt that your Luna Cafe experience was so horrible. I am a regular at the Luna Cafe and I met my husband there years ago. This may not look fancy as it did back in the day, but it is a bar now. A bar kinda like Cheers where everyone knows your name. Where everyone is family. The owner is one of the sweetest men you would ever meet and the regulars are just as sweet when you get to know us. Please give them another chance and come in and have a drink. September 21, 2024 they will be having a 100th yr celebration. The lights became an issue due to a storm and fire and the Hall of Fame has to get involved again to fix them. It is a process that is being worked on. So..that being said don’t judge a book by it’s cover and know that maybe stepping in and having a seat would possibly be the best time you ever had!
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