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Tuesday 8am - 6pm Wednesday 8am - 5pm Thursday 8am - 5pm Friday 8am - 7pm

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Chef Adam's Food Is Life

Name: Chef Adam's Food Is Life
Address: 816 main Street Mt Vernon, IL, United States, Mount Vernon, IL, 62864, US
Telephone: +16184722565
Price range: $$

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Big flavor. Made from scratch. ❤️ FOOD IS LIFE! We offer a daily menu to keep your palate happy with an extension of choices and flavors!

🔥 Chef Adam’s Food Is Life 🔥
Scratch-made fusion food bringing Puerto Rican flavor, American comfort food & street-food favorites together! 🇵🇷🇺🇸 Burgers, tacos, ramen, rice bowls, breakfast & more. We also offer catering service with a menu to match your specific event needs - no event is too big or too small.

10/20/2026

🌮🔥 TACO TUESDAY AT CHEF ADAM’S FOOD IS LIFE! 🔥🌮
Soup of the day is TACO SOUP
It’s Tuesday, so you already know what time it is!

💥 3 TACOS + 1 SIDE — ONLY $10! 💥

Pick your flavor:

🌮 Birria Beef
🌮 Steak
🌮 Jerk Chicken
🌮 Chicken Bacon Ranch
🌮 Philly Steak
🌮 Pulled Pork

🧀 Want a loaded quesadilla? Turn ANY flavor into one!

Choose your side:

• Puerto Rican Rice
• Red Beans & Rice
• Cajun Rice
• Cabbage
• Fries
• Cajun Corn

🔥 Big flavor. Great food. Come hungry!
Located inside the American legion Mt. Vernon Post 141 816 main st
Open to the public !!!!!!

10/20/2026

We are open 8 til 1030 for breakfast 11 til 6 tonight taco Tuesday 816 main st Mt Vernon il inside the American legion Mt. Vernon Post 141

10/19/2026

Tuesdays are for tacos come see us tomorrow 8til 1030 for breakfast and
11 til 6pm for lunch and early dinner

10/18/2026

Get those orders in buy noon pickup monday after 3pm or tuesday before 6pm

10/17/2026

I want to hop on here again and say thank u to every single person that came and seen us this week. I was transparent and said I needed help and the community showed up and for that im deeply grateful. We are closed til tuesday but tuesday is taco tuesday so start making those plans to come see us again or for the first time.
Love yall God bless
Chef Adam

10/16/2026

🐟🔥 FRIDAY FISH FRY IS HERE! 🔥🐟

Fried SWAI only today sorry — fresh, hot & cooked to order!

🔥 Original, Lemon Pepper, Cajun or Buffalo Style!

🐟 2-Piece Fish Basket — $12
Fries + Coleslaw

🐟 2-Piece Fish Dinner — $15
Choose 2 homemade sides:

🍟 Fries
🍚 Puerto Rican Rice
🫘 Red Beans & Rice
🌽 Corn
🌶️ Cajun Rice
🥗 Coleslaw

🔥 Fresh. Hot. Made to order.

Come hungry and let Chef Adam’s Food Is Life handle Friday dinner! 🐟🔥

📍 American Legion Mt. Vernon Post 141
816 Main St.
🇺🇸 OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

10/16/2026

Back door access! Right to the window! Call in your order 6184722565 and come pick it up! If you aren’t able to get out of your car for some reason let us know. We may just be able to bring it out to ya!

10/15/2026

Another awesome days almost as good as when we first opened. I really appreciate all the support.
Im sorry a few folks had to wait. And a few people came to order potatoes and we sold out we will do more next Thursday I promise.
For everyone who wants me to open back up for dinner we are open until 7 tomorrow so come see me. If I need to I will stay open later. So come and put us to work again Tomorow I promise I will have a lil more help and its fish fry tomorrow . I love all of yall and thank u from the bottom of my heart
We always have our full menu tomorrow special is fish hope to see everyone and remember if ur in a rush call 618-472-2565 for carryout

10/15/2026

Open to the public Licated inside the American legion Mt. Vernon Post 141 816 main st
Open til 5pm

🥔🔥 LOADED POTATO DAY 🔥🥔

Big baked potatoes LOADED UP with your choice:

🥩 Philly Cheesesteak — Steak, peppers, onions, cheese & garlic aioli

🍖 BBQ Pulled Pork — Slow-cooked pulled pork, BBQ sauce & cheese

🌶️ Jerk Chicken & Red Beans — Jerk chicken, seasoned red beans, cheese & Yummy Sauce

🥓 Chicken Bacon Ranch — Chicken, bacon, cheese & ranch

🌮 Street Taco — Seasoned steak, cilantro, onion, cheese & verde salsa

🫑 Chicken Fajita — Seasoned chicken, sautéed peppers & onions with cheese

💥 ONLY $10 EACH! 💥

Come hungry — these potatoes are BIG, loaded, and made to fill you up! 🥔🔥

10/15/2026

🍽️🍽️ CHEF ADAM’S FOOD IS LIFE — MEAL PREP MENU
Pick up mon October 19th after 3pm or tues 8am to 5pm
Order by Sunday the 18th at noon

6 oz cooked protein • Approximately 4 oz per side

1. BBQ Chicken — $12
Baked chicken breast glazed with BBQ sauce, served with roasted sweet potatoes and garlic green beans.

2. Turkey Salisbury Steak — $12
Seasoned ground turkey patties with homemade onion gravy, garlic mashed potatoes, and roasted broccoli.

3. Cajun Shrimp Rice Bowl — $14
Cajun shrimp over jasmine rice with sautéed bell peppers, onions, and zucchini.

4. Homestyle Beef Cottage Pie — $13
Lean ground beef with onions, carrots, peas, and savory beef gravy, topped with garlic mashed potatoes and baked until golden.

Message and send payment to order
Cash app: $chefadamsfoodislife
PayPal: [email protected]
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Chime : $Adam-Colon
Pics are of past meal preps not of this week's menu

Address

816 Main Street Mt Vernon, IL, United States
Mount Vernon, IL
62864

Opening Hours

Tuesday	8am - 6pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 7pm

Telephone

+16184722565

Website

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