Food- I ordered a cheeseburger and fries. Burger was juicy and flavorful. Fries were cooked the way I prefer them- crispy on the outside and soft and fluffy on the inside. Service- although my server was a bit overwhelmed as it looked like they lacked additional staff- she did quite well in attending to more customers than one server should be assigned. Ambiance- to be fair- the restaurant is adjacent to a truck stop. Plain decor yet welcoming in its open setting between the restaurant and truck stop. Price- reasonable Value- yes. read more

We needed some warm food after being on the road for a week. Found this place at a truck stop and it was good. Service was quick. The waitress was super helpful, and the food was good read more

We love the French toast and worth the buck! They give you enough for two people! We order from here all of the time! The only thing that wasn't so tasty was the grilled fish with lemon pepper.. overcooked and bad taste. That's all the complaints though! read more

The first thing I noticed, having an injured back, was that all of the booth cushions needed replacement YEARS ago! It was painful to sit in them. When I looked around, every one of them was sunken in with no cushion really at all; except on the outside edges. Service was quick and ultra friendly. I ordered the fish n chips. Being all fried, it came out pretty quickly. Having been to England, it definitely needs work, since they're calling it that. The chips/fries were soggy, and the fish, while soggy also, tasted OK, and the portion was adequate; but, just wrong by traditional standards. It should be a single big hunk of halibut, beer battered & fast fried golden brown with little trace of oil. read more

Ok so the actual place is nothing to write home about but it's clean. But, the pancakes are perfect! We live nearby and go on Saturday mornings for pancakes. If you get the pancake breakfast you get 5 big pancakes. My husband orders pancakes, eggs and bacon and I get a side order of turkey sausage. His bacon is always crispy and eggs are scrambled. We share the pancakes... I get two he has three and they are on point! Can't speak for the rest of the menu, but I definitely definitely definitely recommend the pancakes! read more

I used to stop here for years- going by on this trip! Was always top notch! Breakfast was always good! I will up date this afternoon as we are going to eat there! My trucking days I sent a lot time there looking for loads. read more

We have been here a few times. The staff had consistently been friendly. Service has been good. We have found that the food is better if you order from the menu as opposed to getting food from the food bar, but that is a personal choice. The restaurant is large, so we've never had a wait. Stop by and check it out. read more

#21/2023 Well it's been quite a while I think during covid was the last time I think I reviewed here. Like any other iron skillet it follows the same kind of things there's no changes at all. Only thing that changes are pretty much the hours vary locations still due to staffing. I'm giving the benefit of the doubt it's really three and a half stars but for the service they have in the cleanliness they're doing pretty good job keeping things pretty good. I decided to be adventurous and try one of their new smash burgers tonight. I went with the bleu cheese one minus pickled onions. This is the new craze everybody's jumping on the smashburger bandwagon in the Petro iron skillet and I think ta county pride are kind of trying to join the crowd. Personally I'm not a big fan. Impressed at all pressing the burger with a spatula on the grill okay let's put everybody seems to do now it's the new in thing smash burgers. Me I like a big old thick juicy burger I think better. Now I'm not saying it didn't taste like crap or anything it was fine but it just wasn't for me. I probably won't go to a smashburger location because if this is what it is not what I want. But I will say I have an eating smash burgers before they coined the term for years I've been going to steak and shake since back in late teens. So yes they are the original smash burgers before the term was coined they take the steak Patty they smash them on the grill. After something about steak and shake that I just like these were just I don't know I mean if I was starving yeah I need them but they're not something I would say oh I can't wait to go hit the iron skillet or country pride and get me a smashburger. Hey to each their own read more

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So, we were looking for breakfast out and most of the time I can figure out something that will be gluten free and safe for me to eat. Not here. Food allergies need to be taken seriously and apparently this location doesn't care. If you have food sensitivities, I do NOT recommend this location. They did not offer an allergen/nutrition menu, the waitress seesentiallt just said they did not offer a gluten free menu and she had no suggestions. Not I will get my manager to help you, nothing. I had black coffee. They get one star for a clean location. read more

Enjoyed Sunday breakfast here. Service was nice. Food was good. A little pricey but large portions.

The food was good The service was great It's a restaurant in a gas station it was kid friendly I had 4 kids with me and there was something they all liked read more

Really disappointing that they never put the salad bar back in, would have thought they would have by now, don't care anything about going now read more

Everything exceeded my expectations! I walked in by accident looking for the Popeyes next door. The atmosphere and vibe was very good. After walking into Popeyes I turned around and went back. So glad I did. The server Kierston was excellent, my order was delivered in a timely manner exactly the way I ordered it. Sirloin medium was crispy hash-browns with shredded cheddar and eggs over well. Was delicious. Could not believe how good the steak was. Never considered asking for the steak sauce. I don't park at petro very often because I can't fuel here, glad I stopped This is a good place. read more

Iron Skillet - a half eaten steak - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Mc Calla, Alabama

Years ago I was in field service and traveled through here several times a week. I would eat lunch here at least once a week and they had the worlds best "King of the Road" country/chicken-fried steak, real mashed potatoes, and homemade white gravy in any restaurant I'd ever eaten at. Then I moved away. I last ate here about 5 years ago and it was still tops then but now?! Someone has done away with everything local about the place and they're whole menu has been tossed in favor of "healthy eating". And what they called chicken-fried steak and gravy came straight out of a freezer. The homemade mashed potatoes have been replaced by some sort of mass market hash browns that make those served at Waffle House look like haute cuisine. MY Iron Skillet is gone and I will not be back. read more

I will never be back. I heard rumors of this places cleanliness but unfortunately had no closer places that sounded good besides McDonald's or Burger King. So we gave this place a chance. Service was excellent. The food initially looked and smelled great. Halfway during my meal I discovered a roach cooked within my food. I was absolutely disgusted and informed our waitress. She compt our meal and apologized. It still didn't help with knowing I ate food that probably had more in it. The health department desperately needs to come evaluate this place. I would highly recommend not eating at this establishment. read more

Iron Skillet - Found a roach in my food. Absolutely disgusted. This place needs to be checked by the health department. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Mc Calla, Alabama

This was the worst food and service I've ever experienced. Incredibly bad, we had to ask multiple times for utensils and our check. We got just the salad bar because other people's food was taking so long to come out, and the buffet look unappetizing to say the least. Also! When we did get our utensils they were filthy. Stay far far away. read more

Starting out bad First off I keep getting hate stares from the blond waitress. Ordered food. Go to salad bar and there's hardly anything up so we ask our waitress if she can get someone to get some lettuce etc, she says "I'll go get it right now" and disappears. After almost 10 minutes, she comes back out empty handed made a face and returned to the kitchen. I heard a female (not sure who) say " They're out there waiting" and a female response "Give them another couple minutes and they will give up and sit down" Approx 20 minutes until someone replenished the salad bar. Now let's see how dinner itself goes My steak, ordered medium comes out medium rare and is barely warm. Husband's steak ordered medium rare, comes out almost cold and medium to medium rare. My baked potato was undercooked. Couldn't even eat read more

Later as usual. These places never open on time. PETRO and TA are starting to lose my business

Called restaurant and enquirer catering price for chicken fried pork chops with zero sides, salad bar or soup. Was told by manager that I could order as many as I wanted at $1.99 each to go. I then asked I when this was available. Manager told me 24 hours a day!! Just went to order pork chops! Cook pitched a fit and said hell no they are not 1.99. The person they said was "night manAger" came out and grilled me about which day I called and who I talked to. Acted very tacky and rude. She said they will each be $2.99. I cancelled order! Not going to be lied to by general manager and then schooled by lazy tacky night crew!! Heard they were shutting this location down soon and turning it into Burger King!!! That would be great!! Then I can get it my way!!! read more

It's a small buffet, but with plenty of choices. It will exceed your expectations of any restaurant attached to a gas station, but this locale is set up more as a small travel plaza. It's prices very accordingly and the facilities are clean. Our food was good and we enjoyed our visit. The eggs......definitely powdered, but who cares when you need to fill up and hit the road. read more

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Once was a great place to stop. They continue to ride the COVID wave. Extremely limited service, limited menu. Yes your salad will be on your table in a to go box. This place certainly went from one of the best to the absolute worst. Do not waste your time or money. read more

Solid little cafeteria style restaurant. It's a little strange how Greek food has this influence on Alabama kitchens. Fried chicken, greens, mash-tatoes, fried green tomatoes and Greek salad/Greek roasted chicken quarters. Buuuuut it works. Our waitress summer was awesome. read more

We have given this place several tries and have been disappointed every time. The last time was Saturday afternoon at 11:45 am. There was six of us and we showed up as they were putting the breakfast buffet away. They informed us that lunch was coming out soon so we decided to wait before we ordered to see if we wanted buffets or to order off the menu. They finally started putting out lunch around 12:25 and very slowly. Three of us decided to order off the menu while the other two went for soup and salad and one buffet. The salad, as usual, was excellent. Cold and fresh. After that, it's downhill. It was almost 1:00 before they put the soup out and while the potato soup was good, the beef and cabbage was as if it was a poor persons soup. Very little ingredients. Next came the buffet. I had cream potatoes, pork and beans and fried chicken. The potatoes tasted very bland and the pork and beans tasted like they were just poured out of a can. The fried chicken, while it looked good, was extremely dry and stringy. I then had a small plate of peach cobbler and it didn't taste done. As we finished our meals our other guest at the table had not even gotten their meals. The waitress had been by and was apologetic as to why it was taking so long and we asked her to find out how much longer. She came out from the back and informed us that the kitchen had told her, in certain words, it would be ready when it was ready and not to ask about it again. It actually took over an hour for them to receive their food. It was chicken fingers, and a patty melt. As I stated in the beginning, this was not our first time with this type of service. It has happened every time we've eaten there. They've cleaned up the look of the restaurant, but not touched the cook or servers. Will not be back again. Understand why their business is so bad now. read more

Typical Truck stop restaurant. Higher priced and so-so quality being served to their captive patronage. Good service in surroundings that needed attention read more

This place surprised me for being in a gas station. The food was pretty good and the service is awesome. I live in the area and it is starved for a good place to eat so we checked this place out and I was pleased. It's open 24 hours which is nice because I have to work night shift every two weeks and it gives me something to grab quick and easy. The hot bar is good and is reasonably priced. I will definitely frequent this place. read more

Good "Ol Truck Stop Cooking! I had the Western Omelette (Denver Omelete) hash browns, large orange juice and I thought I was going to explode I was so full! read more

Great breakfast. Coffee was perfect. I ordered eggs and bacon, with grits and biscuits. Everything was cooked just right, and promptly served with a smile. My husband got the buffet, and I tasted the buffet link sausage which was the best breakfast sausage I've ever eaten. He had an omelet made to order (omelets on weekend only), and he raved about it. My daughter's hash browns were crisp and tasty. Portions were generous, and prices reasonable. Highly recommended! Note: This restaurant is in a truck stop. For my husband that itself was a great recommendation, because from his very extensive travel experiences, truck stops tend to have great food. However, if you want a fine dining experience, this ain't it! read more

A lot better than I expected. Good buffet for the price.

Its not bad, thought the food was pretty good, except for the fried chicken it tasted like rubber meat wasn't too happy with that. Overall okay read more

This is a cool place. Breakfast bar is outstanding an all you can eat for a fair price. A must try for dinner. Gotta try the chicken fried steak. You'll want to moonwalk read more

Decent buffet but you should order from the menu. Buffet ok if you can eat 3-4 plates, otherwise order off the menu. Much better.

Don't bother! We stopped for breakfast on 12/30/2015 around 9:30 am as we were traveling northbound on I-59. This is a restaurant at a truck stop. We ordered the breakfast buffet for $9.39 and coffee. We should have tried ordering from the regular menu, but I'm not sure it would have been any better. The sausage gravy and biscuits were OK and the bacon was good, but nothing else can be recommended. The service was very friendly and efficient. The restrooms were horrible. I recommend trying somewhere else for breakfast. read more

The food is good. The service is great. Salad bar is fair. Some salad items like pineapple & mushrooms looked a little old. I had the Texas Hamburger Steak. It was very big & good. Last night we ate the soup & salad. We sat in the back room & watched the entire Alabama/Clemson game with several truck drivers. We felt very comfortable & welcomed. We will definitely be back on a regular basis. read more

Had breakfast buffet a couple of times recently. Good was good, service was excellent. Large group both times and server was fantastic.

We enjoyed this place for a stop along our road trip. The food was pretty good for a buffet and it was good service, quickly got in and out. Would go again, it's certainly a better option than fast food. read more