Uniquely Springfield-- Part 5: Today's Horseshoes

Today's horseshoe typically has two slices of Texas toast, your choice of meat (hamburger, ham, turkey, chicken or shrimp), French fries,  and a rich cheese sauce smothered over the top.  Most people think the secret to that great taste is the cheese sauce.

It is kind of like Canada's poutine.

You can get a smaller version of the horseshoe that is surprisingly called the ponyshoe.

If this has gotten you hungry, there are many places in Springfield, and throughout central Illinois that serve it.  But you can't go wrong at D'Arcy's Pint in Springfield that often wins Best Horseshoe in Illinois Times' Best of Springfield competition.

--RoadShoe