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Some foods are worth putting miles on your odometer, and the chicken fried steak at Shannon’s Five Star in Bloomington, Illinois, is precisely that kind of destination dish.

In the heartland of Illinois, where corn stretches to the horizon and practical sensibilities reign supreme, Shannon’s Five Star stands as a testament to what happens when you focus on doing simple ...