What a wonderful surprise! We have seen positive reviews for restaurants before and gotten burned,…read morebut definitely not here! Everything we ate was delicious - burger, chicken sandwich, homemade fries, and some of THE best onion rings we have ever had. The service was amazing and the atmosphere FUN. Highly highly recommend!

A definite will come back again! The customer service was awesome the waitress greeted us and…read moreseated us right away, Mel came and introduced herself and chatted with us. The food was really delicious!!

This morning, 6/26/226 we stopped here at Owl Drug store for breakfast. A unique pharmacy with a…read morevintage vibe. Besides the pharmacy, a variety of retail items and a cafe style fountain bar. The menu has breakfast and lunch items to pick from. I chose the biscuits w/gravy sausage while my husband had eggs, sausage and toast. My biscuits/gravy with sausage pile on top wasn't quite what I was expecting. I was expecting real sausage gravy. Anyway, it's a nice store and a nice downtown district so enjoy your downtown stroll.

I stopped here while on a business trip and was shocked when I received my bill…read more I ordered a $12.99 burger, a Cherry Vanilla DP for $2.80, and upgraded my fries to onion rings for $2, according to the menu. Based on those prices, I expected my total with tax to be around $19-20. Instead, my bill came to $23.38. When I called to ask about the charges, I was told they no longer had the original ticket, so they couldn't review the itemized bill. The employee explained that I had been charged $3 for the onion ring upgrade instead of the $2 shown on the menu, and that my soda had apparently been upgraded to a large without my knowledge or permission, adding another $1. They also mentioned there were several other small charges that contributed to the total, even though I never requested any extras. The restaurant refunded me $2, but that still left me paying $21.38 instead of $19 for a burger, onion rings, and a soda, which I find excessive. I've always met clients at another restaurant when I'm in town for business, but this time my meeting was here at someone else's suggestion. Compared with both the restaurant I normally visit and restaurants where I live, I found the prices and unexplained charges disappointing. Unfortunately, I won't be returning. See screenshots of menu.

Great chicken fried steak at Mary' Café. We watch the show The Daytripper with Chet Garner on TV…read more He did a segment on Mary's Cafe. So, we drove about 2 hours west of Fort Worth. The place is just an old diner in the town of Strawn. We showed up at 1130. They had nice crowd no wait. Sit down and order. We got a small and a medium chicken fried steak. For the sides fries and mash potatoes with a small salad each. The small steak is prefect size for me. But if you are hungry go for medium or the large. The chicken fried steak is made a little different than most. Not the usual type of breading. We really enjoyed the meal all was very good. The steak was tender and great flavor. Fries cook perfect and great for dipping into my gravy. Mary came around and took the order and she also went to each table and made sure you like the food. Very good service from all the staff. We will be back and you should give them a try.

Came here based on the Daytripper review saying this was the #1 CFS place in Texas. I hate to give…read morea hometown, non-chain restaurant a bad review, but also want to be honest. I'm really surprised at how many four and five stars there are. Almost nothing we got had flavor: Queso - literally just cheese with nothing added - no salsa, no jalapeños, no onion - nothing. If you put queso on the menu, I think people expect it to have more than literally melted cheese. Chicken Fried Steak - loved that the breaded parts stuck to the meat and was excited to eat, but again, literally no flavor. We didn't finish it and we didn't take the leftovers. Mashed potatoes - No flavor AGAIN. We were so surprised and disappointed. You can see everyone there busting their tails though. Those women deserve every penny of every tip left for them.

Food was great. Fast service and friendly staff. Several young men working who were very thoughtful…read moreand respectful. Highly recommended! Patty Melt is excellent!

We always make it a point to stop at Runaway Train Cafe when we're passing through Brownwood on our…read moreway to Fredericksburg. It's one of those places we genuinely look forward to every time. The restaurant is set inside an old train car, which is just really cool and different. The hamburgers are always spot on -- juicy and full of flavor -- and I can't pass up the Reuben. It's perfectly toasted with plenty of meat and just tastes great every single time. The service is consistently friendly and welcoming, which makes the stop even better. It's become a tradition for us, and it never disappoints. If you're anywhere near Brownwood, it's definitely worth pulling off the road for.

Newton's has been our go to restaurant when we want to enjoy some delicious food. We normally only…read morecome here for dinner, which is when we had the ribeye and chicken fried steak! The ribeye was perfectly cooked, tender and perfectly seasoned. My wife always gets the chicken fried steak. It's a huge meal and a heck of a deal. Each plate came with mashed potatoes and some veggies. I love desserts and I am always trying new places to find the best desserts. I can honestly say that Newton's bread pudding is the best bread pudding I have ever had and is one of my favorite desserts. I follow their social media and I always see their burger Tuesday's. We happened to be passing through and decided to stop in. Carlos was our server and he was on top of things and he offered great customer service. I got the triple meat smash burger with grilled jalapeños and bacon added. My wife got the buffalo chicken sandwich. They were both tasty. I would definitely stop by again for their burgers but their steaks are still my go to. And of course we had to finish our meals with a bread pudding!!

Country decor is fitting for the "cowboy chef" and the menu falls right in line. The chicken fried…read moresteak was great, sorta wished my grilled veggies and mashed potatoes was separated on my plate instead of basically mashed together under the steak and gravy. My wife had the filet and the kitchen was nice enough to sub a gluten free pasta for the blue cheese gnocchi that was on the menu. The pasta was buttery and rich, very rich but my wife enjoyed it and said the steak was up there with the best steak she's ever had. Get the bourbon glazed carrot.. trust me.

Update: the quality of the food went downhill so we didn't go back for quite a while. Recently…read morehad club sandwich and burgers and chicken fried steak and they were pretty good. The problem I have is they don't seem consistent on their operating hours. Yelp shows they were open until 9:00 PM Saturday night. My wife went there around 7 PM and they were closed. Either Yelp is wrong or they close whenever they want. At least they seem to be open for lunch most days.

This is the second time my husband and I have been here, the first time was several years ago when…read morewe stopped and had the most delicious breakfast ever! This time we arrived after the breakfast hours. There was some confusion with our young lady that was serving us, she took our order but was unsure what was included with the chicken fried steak meal and I ended up showing her on the menu what all was included. Nevertheless, she sent the other young lady over to get clarification if he wanted the chicken fried chicken or did he mean steak.‍, since he had left the table I told her "steak". The food was so-so, we probably won't be eating here again.

Great staff, Dawn was friendly and jovial…read more Great food. Long term local business. Plenty of food options.

Great chicken fried steak, burgers, waffle fries, onion rings…read moreAnd can't forget the catfish Home made pies and cakes are fantastic

The food is absolutely delicious! The bacon is nice a crisp and everything is homemade from scratch…read morethe service is so great and kind I would definitely come here again if we were in the area!

Food: 2 stars - it was food. Ambience: 2 stars - not all…read morerestaurants next to a gas station feel like they are, this one does. Service: 3 stars - DeAnne was attentive and friendly. Value: 3 stars - it was food and it was cheap, value really depends on how much you are willing to pay for more flavor and texture. Overall: 2.5 stars - Would not recommend. There is a McDonalds one block away. Gas station food. They were friendly and the prices were cheap. We had the CDP breakfast. One egg, one pancake, two slices of bacon and a side of hash browns. The has browns were good, the egg was an egg, the bacon was bacon and the pancake was a large, flat, vehicle for unremarkable syrup. Would not recommend. There are not a lot of choices here for Sunday Brunch, next time we come this way we will probably try the Big Cup Eatery and Bar. If a full parking lot is any indication of quality.

Sooooo yummmy!! Today's special (Tuesday) is the fried pork chop and it was HOT and DELICIOUS and…read moreHUGE!! I needed a to-go box! Our 9 year old got the classic cafe burger and it was also huge and delicious and those FRIES... We also got the Texas Two Step which is slices of jalapeño and onions deep fried... sooo good! If you're going through, stop by!! Our waitress has been on point and is HOPPING!

The food is always so good and the waitresses are nice and friendly. I had their special the last…read moretime I was there and it was yummy! Love that I know where to find a good meal nearby.

I have eaten here twice. I was not on Yelp either time I ate at this establishment. The last time…read morewas for lunch on 06/26/2026. My husband, myself, my MIL,& my SIL were on our way to Colorado. All three of them had the "Lunch Special ". I believe it was chicken fried steak with your choice of two sides. I had a grilled cheese sandwich which was yummy, but I was waiting for dessert. The waitress smiled knowingly when I said that. The restaurant was packed, but the wait staff was friendly and efficient. The rolls were to die for. But Omg the pies were wonderful. I had my fave Chocolate Meringue it was Devine, almost put me into a chocolate coma..lol. It reminded me of my grandmothers. My MIL & SIL had the Coconut Cream and said it was absolutely delicious. You can buy whole pies.we declined since we were on our way to Colorado. The Daily Special includes dessert which they took with us. I definitely recommend stopping if you find yourself in Hico. And take some pie home you won't regret it.

Great all American café The food is as you would expect it…read morereally good and plenty of it. Good atmosphere prices are reasonable. I do love a place that is consistently good and this one is bravo lucky to have it in Hico!