Delivery or takeout! The restaurant is still in the Rhea family today, with grandson Patrick at the helm. Hostaria De Mendoza. Dell Rheas Chicken Basket is located on 645 Joliet Rd., Willowbrook (Hinsdale), IL at the intersection of Rt. Dell Rhea's Chicken Basket Beverages Route 66 Soda $2.99 Blue Mountain Coffee $2.49 Ice Cold Milk $1.95 + Chocolate Milk $2.95 + Fountain Soft Drink $2.49 Iced Tea $2.49 Lemonade $2.49 Hot Tea $2.25 Chicken Breast Sandwiches Chef Pat's Favorite Sandwich Boneless breast marinated in pat's wing sauce, charbroiled and topped with pepper jack cheese. Fried Chicken Gizzards. Served with french fries. The Chicken Basket in Willowbrook opened in the summer of 1946 on Historic Illinois Route 66. *. Stops at kitschy roadside attractions, small motels and family friendly diners were as much a part of the adventure as the destination. Dell Rheas Chicken Basket 645 Joliet Rd. ", "Please visit this wild place during the weekend when you can go for a safari and observe the real "cosentino all'acchiappo". Guy couldn't help but drive his fire-red Chevy up to Dell Rhea's Chicken Basket. Stir the sauce thoroughly between each addition of the cheese. Enjoy a vast array of dining pleasures including the Famous Fried Chicken in a Basket - a half fresh Grade-A chicken cut into four pieces, hand breaded, and deep fried! For a more adult palate, enjoy a glass of wine instead. Add the roux to the simmering milk and cook until the mixture coats the back of a spoon.*. A great place to bring the family for a home-cooked meal. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. In a large casserole dish (or in numerous smaller dishes) add a 1/2-inch of the warm cheese sauce. Boneless breast dipped in chef pats wing sauce and charbroiled. You are in Enjoy a vast array of dining pleasures including the Famous Fried Chicken in a Basket - a half fresh Grade-A chicken cut into four pieces, hand breaded, and deep fried! Despite now being off of the main road and a little hard to find, Dell Rheas continues to bring in Route 66 nostalgia seekers and those just looking for good food.