Located between the NJ Turnpike (I-95) and I-295 near Bordentown, Iron Skillet is housed in the Petco Truck Stop main building, occupying about half the structure. While not a regular at such cultural phenomena, I have visited enough of them over years of long car trips to appreciate what they offer. Plenty of gas pumps, restrooms, showers for truckers, convenience stores, and diner style grub that is usually carb laden and caffeinated. Sometimes, that menu is exactly what I want. Iron Skillet has a very good Chicken Fried Steak (w white gravy, hash browns, two eggs and toast/biscuits/pancakes). It is way more than I can eat, and I get the gravy on the side so I can avoid most of it, and know I won't finish the potatoes nor the rye toast, but placing the over-easy eggs on top of the breaded steak and eating them together is a very satisfying breakfast. The coffee is strong, and my request for milk resulted in a large glass of cow juice alongside the brown mug and backup carafe with two more refills to pour when wanted. Clearly designed for bigger appetites to sustain long haul drivers, I don't mind taking home what I can't consume. Service was friendly and efficient. They work in teams, as at least three people checked in with me and helped deliver my food. I also liked the floor design like many Waffle Houses with undulating counters that allowed the servers to approach all customers quickly and provide more "surface area," close to the kitchen. It wasn't crowded at 10 a.m., and very clean. Iron Skillet scratched my CFS itch for at least the next six months, and I appreciate the rest of its iconic approach to classic road stops. Definitely a worthy change of pace. read more

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French toast was not flavorful , scrambled eggs were bland, The coffee was good. Service was good also. Atmosphere was like a local truck stop/gas station. It was a lot of food, but I didn't expect it to be $21. I can honestly say I won't be coming back again. read more

Iron Skillet - American Near Me - Bordentown, New Jersey

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Food was full of flavor and cooked just right..the waitress was an absolute doll, and above and beyond in service. Was warm and usually i have found the restaurants tend to be more tepid...this atmosphere was quiet and welcoming. read more

Having been away for a few years, I had the opportunity to stop for a meal.. let me say, it was as good as ever, great food, clean location and having the waitress not only greeting me but remembering me even after several years.. she is still as pleasant and as lovely as ever. I promise not to be away for so long again. And have missed going there read more

They can customize the food options, the way you want it , exactly how you like it. The staff is great and Very quick service. We are usually in and out within 20 - 30 mins. Very satisfying food. read more

Iron Skillet - Everything finished. - American Near Me - Bordentown, New Jersey

I agree with all the other Yelper's reviews. Very average food, service and cleanliness. I ordered the traditional breakfast with eggs scrambled lightly (which they have absolutely no idea what that is), bacon, wheat toast and because they had no grits like advertised I chose the soup, which was turkey and rice for my last side. ‍‍ The soup was okay, but weird with the other breakfast foods. The bacon was acceptable and the portion was large. The eggs were way overcooked but just short of having the telltale brown spots of burnt eggs. The young man that was my server was nice enough, but I'm still not convinced he has reached puberty. I guess the worst thing that with tip, my bill was $25!! Won't return. read more

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The food was good, the staff was friendly and the place was clean. So far I have had breakfast and dinner. Both were a decent meal.

Don't understand why the rate is below 4 here. I order a pork chop breakfast, fresh ingredients and freshly made. Staffs are friendly and helpful. read more

To celebrate the start of cohabitation with my significant other, we decided to try dining at the Iron Skillet. I'm not sure if "restaurant" is the best word to describe it, it's more like a get in, eat over salted and extremely fatty (but filling) "food," and get out...unless you need to buy a new CB radio, some camo gear, or in my case a gallon of water and some rubbing alcohol. The petro truck stop that houses this iron skillet is good: 24 hours, has gas/diesel/showers, etc. I can only assume that iron skillet is playing to their core base of over the road truckers with their way of doing things: service was lackluster, the salad bar ran out of ranch dressing, staff were unprofessional (cursing excessively), and the seating isn't comfortable. to make matter worse: my boo asked if the chicken was breaded, the server said "no, it's grilled." Guess how the chicken came out?? Covered in breading. She doesn't like to send things back and here I can't blame her. The fries are garbage crinkle cut that look like they're Ore Ida. Onion rings were ho-hum, not worth your hard earned 99 cents for the upcharge. My meal was chicken tenders. The "hand breaded" pieces were quite small, maybe not a bad thing to avoid over-eating. The sauce was weird, like a combo of hot sauce and ranch. Didn't like it. Meals do come with "garlic" toast that's lukewarm and artificial tasting, salad bar (small selection but at least it wasn't all iceberg), and whatever soup of the day you want (usually 3 to choose from). For $28 total, we should've gone to a 24 hour fast food place and saved a Benjamin. But hey it is an experience, as my significant other said: "it didn't feel like jersey in there." Whether or not you think that's a good thing is your Rorschach test. Will we be back? Perhaps on Monday. They have an all you can eat buffet that's normally $14-15 for $9. read more

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One server who was super busy but did the best she could with a great attitude! Food is average but easy enough for those of us over the road. read more

I can 't say anything bad about this place.... They have remodeled it and it no longer has the feel of a truck stop... When you walk in it now appears like a diner... They do have a full buffet for breakfast, lunch, diner and late night... The hot section of the buffet does shutdown around midnight... As well as a huge menu that has diner food coming out hot from the kitchen... They are open 24 hours 7 days a week... The staff is always friendly and very helpful... My last visit my wife and I had the soup and salad buffet... read more

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First time & impressed, especially since this restaurant is housed in a damned truck stop! Our food was served on - duh me - skillets! Really cool & you can even buy a set (of 4) as you check out for $20. The buffet (only $12.99/pp) looked lovely, yet fattening. We ordered off the menu. Pancakes & eggs for the boy and me. My girl wanted lunch (we went at 11 am) - chicken tenders, mashed potatoes and a biscuit. She LOVED it! Two big "hotcakes" (just a tad sweet) w whipped butter - the eggs were GOOD! We'll definitely go again! read more

Service was great the waitress Desiree was great. Was disappointed they got rid of the salad bar but website still says the have it. Country fried chicken with mashed potatoes was on point. Chef salad was good. So was soup. Area of place is a truckers rest stop. read more

First of all they permanently removed the buffet. It was the draw for many people. We have gone there 2x since reopened during pandemic. The menu is limited, not like it used to be. Maybe menu with more selections with come out after pandemic is over. The last 2 times, the food was off. Not prepared as ordered. Took longer to get and restaurant was not packed, even with covid limited seating capacity. We may try it once pandemic is over but who knows. We were disappointed with our dinner lastnight. It used to be so good but alas those days are probably gone. read more

This is my first-time trying out this buffet. I like how it is 24/7 and the place is self seating which I enjoy because in able to pick my own seat. My first impression was there wasn't much of a food selection but enough to make your belly full. Very simple salad bar and meat selection are minimal. They have fried chicken, pork chop and pepper steak. They have an ok amount of desserts such as brownie, cornbread, and pies. But for $13.99 and a free refill on soda, I can't complain. The service was good and the staffs were friendly. If in the area around or hungry in the middle of the night I will come back to this place. read more

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Service was pretty good. But then they didn't have many customers. The menu was much smaller than previously was. So I stuck with the safe option. Bacon cheese burger and French fries.. read more

Iron Skillet - Inside the restaurant - American Near Me - Bordentown, New Jersey

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Breakfast was great and so was their service very prompt and attentive. I frequent here during my travels, and I am always pleased with the service. read more

This place might as well be considered shut down since it's the only eatery in the area that isn't operating. Sad really. Petro always says they try to serve truck drivers but they shut down the only eatery that is really close without needing to place a phone order. Just a bunch of bull sh1t. It's been closed for months. Wonder if everyone who worked there quit or found other jobs. It used to have great food. The lunch and dinner buffets were ok but for the price it wasn't too bad. But now it stands empty, a reminder that it'll probably stay closed for the foreseeable future. And no Yelp it's not open. It's closed. read more

Iron Skillet - American Near Me - Bordentown, New Jersey

I went here last night for dinner and the food was absolutely amazing. The waitress was even better. She was friendly. She checked on us but not too much. This place is well worth a visit read more

We stopped at the truck stop to showers, saw the Iron Skillet and decided to give it a try. We had chosen the buffet. The food is actually really good. Most places all offer catfish but here they offered swai which is light and delicious. Our server Danielle is wonderful. She's upbeat, professional and friendly. She spoke of the day's special and offered different alternatives. read more

Iron Skillet - Yummy, Swazi fish is so good. - American Near Me - Bordentown, New Jersey

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A convenient 24-hour stopover between Highway 295 and the Turnpike. The buffet ($12.95) was okay - though do yourself a service, skip the eggs (which looked dried out) at the serving counters but order them at the station which come perfectly cooked. Also get the fruits as they do have a decent selection - pineapple, cantaloupe, orange, grape, etc. (Somehow, they don't have banana which was there in my last visit though.) As other have noted, the staff is friendly and attentive. (For Sunday, kids eat free with an adult entree.) read more

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. There was a bug in my kids orange juice- and it wasn't a fruit fly. Fruit flies would be more understandable, considering I'm a bar manager and deal with keeping fruit flies away. This looked like a tiny bee. Buffet bacon was old. Cooked food was actually Okay. Service was a bit slow. Overall mixed experience read more

Iron Skillets have been a staple in the trucking world for many years. There's a nice variety of basic meat and potatoes dinners to pick from. The buffet is decent, but not normally clean enough for my liking, so I order from the menu. The staff are friendly and attentive. read more

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Went recently and saw it was attached to a corner store. I ordered the biscuits and gravy which was really yummy! Great service as well and reasonably priced. read more

They bring out lunch soups from previous day, and quality is woeful compared to a few years ago. Just 2 soups now, not 3 as in past. Entrees are saving feature, thumbs up here. Cooks are not always attentive to buffet condition, however. Servers are efficient and very pleasant, but can't overcome other business misgivings. Management needs more involvement and care. read more

i've been coming here for years. it's a truck stop. food is usually good, showers are nice & they scoop ice cream here. u have to pay to park, but that keeps most of the riff-raff out. garage & chrome shop on site & next to I-95 Jersey Turnpike & I-295. read more

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Overall, the "big chain" truckstops don't really offer anything spectacular, but the Iron Skillet at the Petro in Bordentown is actually halfway decent. It's one of the only Petro buffets I'll even bother eating. And honestly, this restaurant has gone downhill ever since the corporate/TA takeover. They've gone from offering an excellent seafood buffet with alaskan snow crab legs on Friday, and a Prime Rib buffet on Saturday....to offering more "basic" fare- crab claws and roast beef, but for the same price. On the weekends, one employee in the restaurant makes the experience stand out. Makes you feel a little better about that $14.95 price tag. He's the tall man at the meat carving station. I believe his name is Jim. He truly takes pride in the food he prepares and serves. Comes in early to make sure the roasts are prepared right, and is constantly busying himself with making sure the food on the buffet looks presentable. Always has time to make conversation with folks. And if you're even somewhat of a regular customer- he remembers your face, too. My husband and I end up in Bordentown about once a month, but he always remembers our faces. Maybe it's not enough for some folks to bother with the rather steep price tag, for what amounts to a basic truckstop buffet with a carved roast. But, I always see a lot of "regular folks" (not just truckers) in the Iron Skillet on weekends, and for me I really enjoy being treated like a valued human being when I go somewhere to eat. The servers in the restaurant, overall, are friendly and the service is good. Like I said the Bordentown Petro isn't perfect and certainly leaves much to be desired in other areas of the truck stop. But stop in on the weekends, have the buffet and have a little chat with Jim the meat-carving man. It's well worth it, IMO :). read more

Another regular Petro truck stop restaurant. Friendly staff & good food, what else do you need? Good place for breakfast, lunch & dinner, if you are on this part of Jersey, stop by and enjoy some good food. read more

Iron Skillet - Clam chowder soup - American Near Me - Bordentown, New Jersey

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The food is AMAZING!!!! I was searching near base for good breakfast joints and stumbled across this place. I love trying new places to eat and words cannot describe how yummy the sausage gravy and biscuits were along with my side of delicious scrambled eggs! It was so cheap for all this food we purchased that day. 5 stars and my new breakfast joint! read more

Iron Skillet - Biscuit & Gravy* - American Near Me - Bordentown, New Jersey

My husband, a truck driver, likes going here for breakfast. The buffet is worth $9 when I'm not sure what I want for breakfast and want a little taste of everything. Good biscuits. Yesterday, I was really impressed with our server & the patrons. I took a 19yr old friend who is has intellectual disabilities. His table manners are rough around the edges and he talks very animatedly, with a not quite "indoor voice." Unlike other restaurants we have been to, the waitress allowed my friend to talk until she understood what he wanted. She didn't rush him or turn to me for an interpretation. We were up at the buffet and I didn't realize he couldn't reach some tongs because I was trying not to spill syrup. When I looked back at him, I saw a server help him reach to serving tongs he couldn't reach. Not one patron or staff gave us the usual "Why did you bring HIM here, in public where I can see him look?" look. This experience alone would make me patronize the place again. read more

I'm not a truck driver but I am on the road a lot throughout New Jersey and have to say that this place is great. Located off of Turnpike Exit 7 before you get onto Rt. 295. I often stop off here when I am driving, before I get onto the Turnpike or 295 and pick up a bottle of water and some to-go soup. You can get things from the buffet TO-GO! And it is much better and healthier to do that than get crappy fast food. This alone makes Iron Skillet worth while! read more

Big disappointment, asked for 10 Oz Ribeye and they don't serve it anymore. Ordered the chicken fried chicken and it came out in less than 10 minutes and tasted processed, biscuit was old, burnt, and cold, waitress didn't want to have anything to do with me yet I saw her tending to and treating other customers well. Left most of the food and didn't leave a tip. Hope I'm never forced to stay here again. The 2 stars are because the salad was decent, the 13 dollar shower was ok, and the parking lot is huge even though they charge you 20 bucks or that equivalent in any store purchases or 50 gallons of gas. You pretty much get bent over and pounded because this is one of the only truck stops in or enroute to your destination. read more

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LOVE this place....We take our kids here every Sunday. It's like a family ritual. We always find something on the menu that we like. The staff is attentive and eagerly to please. Never had a problem with this location. If your able to get Mrs MONICA as your waitress, then your in for a treat. She's one of the BEST at that location. She treats EVERYONE like family(even the rude ones)! Portions are great. Food is cooked to your expectations. Restrooms are attended and the store is stocked with all kinds of needs. My opinion is don't just go by mine's, check it out yourself and see. I'm sure you won't be disappointed. Yes it's a "Truck stop" but it much more..... read more

Cheap steaks cooked the way you order them. I couldn't ask for more after a long trip back from Virginia... even if I do have to spend more time in New Jersey than I'd like to. read more

Their breakfast food is the only thing I've had from here but I stopped in at 10p and was told they were closed despite the diner claiming to be open 24/7. Meanwhile the waitress was sitting having a meal so I guess that's why they were closed. Disappointing to say the least.. plenty of other options around, save yourself the drive and go elsewhere! read more

Very VERY inexpensive! The food was very good. Especially the eggs with cheese. Our waitress was very patient & friendly. I would def bring my family here again when I'm in town. The outside is suspect though. It's like a truckers stop. But it def surprised me. read more

The location is great the food is awesome lots of parking space n it's next to the HWY. read more

Iron Skillet - If you love buffet food. Look no further Iron skillet food is great. - American Near Me - Bordentown, New Jersey

Thoroughly unimpressed. The food, while moderately priced, was mediocre at best. There was absolutely nothing on the menu that I couldn't make myself, and make it better. That being said, I can understand why this would be a favorite of OTR professional truckers. My Dad was a trucker. This place is standard truck stop food. The only reason I went was because my husband had always wanted to try it. If I have anything to say about it, we won't be going back. read more

Good place between 295 and NJ Turnpike. Had the chicken fried steak hoagie which was delicious. Very pleasant server who was fast and explained all the different options we had. Generous portions and good prices. whats not to like? read more

So I go to one of my favorite restaurant just to be abused by a lady with braids in her hair I go to sit down and she said that sections close I go sit at another location with dirty tables and she ignores me when I finally ask for a menu she picks up the dirty glasses and say yes I'm gonna get you a menu after I clean up this table I already heard her say nasty things to other customers with a bad Attitude so I decided I wasn't hungry and left she says great you did me a favor wow what happen to the nice waitresses that used to work here this black waitress is not worthy of working at iron skillet please show her the Door . read more