1868 Landmark

We popped off 1-45 for a quick lunch. Literally, one of the best burgers I've ever had! AND it was…read moreunder $12 (cheese was extra) with fries. Service was incredibly quick, which can be unusual for small towns. Such a great one! Great service, food, and so cute!

Place is off the beaten path, definitely place to stop. It's like you're in their home not a…read morerestaurant. Beef dip on jalapeño cheese roll which was so fresh & onion rings were good. Excellent sweet tea. People just down home nice sweet and happy. Service was just a joy. Great place to stop.

Texas Dip Sandwich

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Brandin Iron

4.1(34 reviews)

30.7 mi

Hubs & I split the CFS w/ white gravy, mashed tators & o rings. Everything is made from scratch &…read moreseasoned perfectly. We had fried pickles for an app. The only complaint is the ranch dressing is too runny but that's minor. The tea was also very good, both their sweet & unsweetened. We shall return (=

Don't taste your time! Waited well over an hour for our food when they were not busy just for the…read morefood to come out cold. On a Saturday during lunch time? Unacceptable. Waitress took the food back and we left with empty stomachs. We've given them three chances, each time a bigger disappointment than the last.

We split the large CFS orings & mashed tators

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Breakfast menu 8:00 - 10:30

Hiway 77 Cafe

4.6(70 reviews)

20.0 mi

Traveling thru and according to reviews Hiway77 Cafe was the place to stop for good food. It was!…read more The friendly welcome and excellent service was nice to experience. Their walls have pictures of veterans which was really special. I had the hamburger steak, mashed potatoes and broccoli.. oh and you MUST have one of their rolls. Hamburger steak was cooked perfectly, mashed potatoes were real! My husband had the fish and shrimp, fries and coleslaw ( they have 2 options- vinegar base or mayo base) we chose vinegar base. We really like the vinegar base it was different and very good, believe it may have had some bell peppers in it. His shrimp and fish were cooked perfectly. The only regret we had was not getting a dessert.. no room for it after these two wonderful meals.

Stopped in on a road trip since it's such an easy on/off from the Hwy (hwy 77 that is if you didn't…read moreguess it haha). It's clean inside with tons of photos of vets. Great staff pointed us right to a table and quickly got us menus and drinks. We knew with a homecoming spot this, to us, the only choice is chicken fried steak and Hamburger steak with sides. Both were excellent, fresh and house made thru and thru. My side salad was a little disappointing but again this is a spot for southern selections like mashed potatoes, cream corn and hand battered onion rings - all of which we had and loved. The rolls wet a little sweet like Hawaiian rolls which were so good with some butter. We left after grabbing some massive to go teas for the road. Highly recommend if you are hungry!

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Double cheeseburger with onion rings

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The rolls are SO GOOD

Walker's Cafe

4.3(124 reviews)

45.0 mi

Passing through and loved the whole experience. Friendly staff & true home cooked meal. The chicken…read morefried steak was truly legit. Definitely recommend for a great meal if in the area.

The food here was great. We came for breakfast twice the biscuits are huge and delicious. The first…read moretime I ordered a biscuit with sausage, egg, and cheese. They give you 2 sausages that's how big the biscuits are. The second time I got biscuits and gravy. They give you 2 biscuits and 2 sausages. So delicious can't wait to comeback.

Sweet ice tea!

Huevos Rancheros

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Strawberry Shake

The Oxtail Factory

4.7(42 reviews)

8.5 mi

Amazing food!!! Everything it tried was delicious. Friendly staff and home like feel. Fair prices…read morealso. So just to name a few fire items I had... . Here we go... Oxtails fire! Yams fire! Greens fire!, fried chicken fire!, beef tips and gravy fire!, Mac and cheese fire!!!! And that just to name a few. And the desserts... I had the banana pudding and peach cobbler. Both were of the best I ever had. Love this spot. I highly recommend.

10/10 Ima keep this short sweet and simple I DO NOT SMACKKKKK!!! lol. Run do not walk!! A must…read moretry!! delicious. Thank you for the love you've put in my food!

Loved it!!

Peach Cobbler

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Pig Feet w/ mac'n cheese, yams, mashed potatoes, and yams

Stella Southern Cafe

4.4(427 reviews)

36.0 mi

Walking in the atmosphere is chill. The staff is friendly and welcoming. The service is excellent!…read moreThe food is an acquired taste. Savory grits, biscuit French toast, and berries and biscuits. Unfortunately, my meal was slightly overcooked but the young man quickly made me a regular biscuit. I gave 5 stars for the service and chill environment. We may return at a later time.

Got there JUST IN TIME to avoid a long wait ... before 10…read moreOnce you're inside the door there is lots to entertain you, should you have to wait. Southern humor on coffee cup, cookbook, and other paraphernalia to entertain you or to take home proof that you visited the steller Stella Souther Cafe. It was hard to decide what to have for breakfast because everything sounded so good. Next visit we will be trying the shrimp and grits as a table next to us raved about it. The biscuits and gravy was good, but we would definitely ask for more gravy. Our eggs were prepared perfectly and the coffee was delicious. You can't ask for anything more than that

Chicken and French toast

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Coffee!

The Pharm Restaurant

4.5(206 reviews)

48.8 mi

The Pharm Restaurant is quite a treat for all truck drivers driving across the country through the…read moresmall city of Buffalo TX. We stopped by on our way back from Shreveport expecting some standard diner food. Lucky for us, the food was way better than expected and much higher quality as well. My son and I ordered the Chicken Fried Steak, while my wife ordered the Chicken Fried Chicken due to the recommendation of our waitress. Unfortunately, they brought out three orders of Chicken Fried Steak. We didn't say anything and accepted the food as it was. The Chicken Fried Steak was humongous and packed with flavor. It was a tad on the salty side and the meat was a little tough. But for a restaurant in the middle of nowhere, it was still better than expected. All of the sides tasted great, including the Mac n cheese, baked potato, coleslaw, fries, and onion rings. I would recommend stopping by here to support them and avoid the fast food chains.

Buffalo, Texas is where Rte 79 crosses I-45. That highway junction contains a lot of restaurants…read more Some may be fine. But there is a good case to be made for going into town. The Pharm is in downtown Buffalo. A lot of locals eat here. If you are a hunter, you are going to love this place. On the front wall is one of the most impressive collections of deer trophies I have ever seen. Lots of restaurants with hunters for owners or workers put deer heads up on the wall. Few have as an impressive a collection of top score trophies as you will see at the Pharm. The antler widths are absolutely positively enormous. I didn't think they made deer with antlers that big. * * * What goes for the antlers goes for the food. Pharm takes pride in its steaks. This seemed like a good reason to order a rib eye sandwich. That rib eye was about as wide at the biggest trophy on the wall. It extended half a foot out of my bun on one side and half a foot out of my bun on the other side. The bun was merely a handle for picking the sandwich up. The rib eye was thin but absolutely tender. It was not the $150 steak you would get at an oil magnate's private dining club. But for an everyday steak sandwich, it was just great. I was happy to have it. I was also happy to have the onion rings that went with it. * * * I would say the crowd was 100% local. I was the only highway passer-through. There were a lot of people taking a break from work for lunch. Many of these guys had the name of their company embroidered on their baseball cap. There were retirees in camouflage having lunch with friends. There was one young Christian couple having a long friendly conversation with a lady who was probably the manager. The manager was holding a hammer and waving her hammer over the place. My guess is that they were talking about some kind of repair or remodel job going on in the restaurant. But then who knows? Altogether, it seemed like a comfortable neighborhood hangout. * * * I suppose you "could" do well by eating at the Subway right at the highway junction. I recommend you do better by going into Buffalo itself.

Side salad

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Billy B's

4.6(70 reviews)

38.4 mi

Very cool experience. We have driven by this place many times but never realized it was a…read morerestaurant until seeing reviews on Yelp. We stopped in this past weekend and it was awesome! Fried zucchini is about as fresh as you can get! I had the chicken fried steak with onion rings and beans. Wife had chicken fried chicken with potatoes and broccoli rice casserole. Everything was fantastic! Also picked up a piece of coconut pie to take home. Highly recommend this place. Home cooking at its finest. It was a Saturday around dinner time and it was very crowded!

Really good food. Good price for what you get. Good service. Good iced tea. Everything was good…read morehere.

Chicken fried chicken, mac-n-cheese and mashed potatoes

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Always something to see at Billy B's!

Sascees Southern Style Eatery

4.5(274 reviews)

47.7 mi

I swore I thought I wrote a review on this place years ago. Anyhow, this is my favorite soul food…read moreplace in the country. Anytime I'm passing through, I try to coordinate the timing to eat here. Glad it's far enough away so I don't eat like this too often! Very few places make good dressing and Mac n cheese. I like their baked chicken. Wished their hours were longer and they served breakfast. I could see fried potatoes, hot sausage and salmon croquettes in my future! This place is like eating at someone home that you know can cook.

Not sure why they are closed. Maybe for good? Yelp says they're open. Reviews are great. Closed on…read morea Friday afternoon.

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The Cookshack

4.4(117 reviews)

31.5 mi

I was SO EXCITED to find out that there is a Cookshack in College Station!…read more We stopped here for lunch on a Sunday before heading home. We were BLOWN AWAY by the number of college students, dressed in their Sunday's best, openly praying over their food before enjoying some awesome chicken. It was SO NICE TO SEE! We ordered a family meal (20 pieces), 2 sides of fries and a chicken sandwich meal. We paid around $40. Great value! The food came out quick and arrived hot and fresh. I had a slight "issue" where I thought my chicken wasn't fully cooked and the manager reassured me that it was just breading but happily remade my sandwich to give me peace of mind. I REALLY appreciated that. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed their meals, literally leaving "not a fry left behind." The size of my chicken on the sandwich was HUGE- had to be hanging off the roll by 2" on each side! Staff were phenomenal. Everyone was so friendly and helpful. Love the laid back decor. Plenty of seating inside and some tables outdoors as well. Definitely recommend!

Really good! In fact, it's a contender for my favorite fried chicken in town. The only undecided…read morewinner so far is Mess Waffles. The Cookshack has a different vibe and feels more like a lunch or dinner spot, while Mess is the perfect breakfast place. Alright, who am I reviewing again? Right. The Cookshack has some great options, and my wife and I went for the Chicken & Waffles. I chose the hottest seasoning they had--pretty sure it was ghost pepper--and yeah, it was spicy but didn't make me miserable. There was a lot of food, and it definitely filled us up. My wife got mac n cheese with hers and really enjoyed every bite. The cashier was nice and attentive. The atmosphere is great for a lunch or dinner date. Plus, they have large booths, which we really appreciate.