World Famous Dell Rhea's Chicken Basket was
entered in the National Register of Historic
Places on May 5th 2006.

The Chicken Basket was inducted into the Route 66 Hall of Fame and was chosen as "the best fried chicken in the Chicagoland area: by Pat Bruno of the
Chicago Suntimes in 1993.

On Febuary 2nd 2009, the restaurant was featured on the Food Network show "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" with Guy Fieri.

The Chicken Basket was chosen as a historic Route 66 Way Point in November 2010.