Mels Diner

We went here for lunch. There were two of us at about 1:30…read more We had not been here before so a new experience. The daily special was chicken fried steak and mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans a dinner roll. We both had that. The food was amazing. Hot, fresh and delicious. Way to much for us the eat it all so we brought some home for tomorrow. The service was fast and friendly . Oh I forgot to mention that the special came with peach cobbler. It's about 40 minutes from Weatherford and well worth the drive.

Making my summer visit home. I have to make my usual pit stop. I went for the breakfast chicken and…read morewaffles. The waffle was great. The chicken strips were a little sad. The $7.95 lunch special price made it worth it!

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New York Hill Restaurant

4.7(236 reviews)

2.4 mi

What a neat place to stop and eat! Home cooking. Best chicken fried steak around…read more Abby was a wonderful helper today. She found out we were newbies and was just so helpful. Mom tried the chicken fried steak and gives it two thumbs up. I tried the veggie platter and I loved the okra and the pinto beans. Make sure you try some apple cobbler if it's available The restaurant is very clean and somebody loves to keep Plants alive! The restrooms were very clean.

New York Hill restaurant is a great place to stop on your journey. The food is good and the history…read moreis fascinating. The wait staff here are nice and helpful. The food is fresh and nicely prepared. Everything we have had here has been good.

Decor. Very cute

Chips and green salsa

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Texas sizzler

Herd’s Hamburgers

4.5(144 reviews)

49.8 mi

Great smash burgers in old fashioned setting. Worth the wait while your burger is made to order.read more

Been going to Herd's Burgers since the 1960s. Different locations over the years but one thing is…read morealways the same, A GREAT BURGER! All cash business with no credit cards or checks. Again the burgers are great and the price is right. All they serve are burgers (a couple other meats on request) chips and drinks. Make your day, eat a Herd's Burger!

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Mary's Cafe

3.4(520 reviews)

4.5 mi

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.

Souvenirs if interested.

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Exterior

Mae's Meat Market

4.5(125 reviews)

23.7 mi

I love the maverick burger but one of my favorite things is the grilled chicken salad !!! Delicious…read more! They make the chicken soooo good. Always friendly here and never had a bad meal ! Love them

Traveling thru we stopped at Mae's for lunch. What a unique and happy space. All the staff were…read morefriendly, ordering was quick and food arrived hot. We ordered off the special menu: steak fingers, hamburgers steak, mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, sweet potatoes waffle fries, broccoli rice casserole. Every bite was sooo good. I liked that my hamburger steak came with gravy on the side since I would rather dip mine in gravy than have it smothered. The steak fingers had a crispy crust and were very tender .. no need for a knife here.. the gravy was separate so you could dip for the right amount on each piece. The waffle fries were crispy with a great sweet flavor.. my husband sad the casseroles were like Thanksgiving dinner. Loved the setup with the tables in center .. kitchen one side and the market on the other.. we will be back!

Funky Chicken hot sandwich (no bun) with seasoned fries - 01.03.2023

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Jaspers Cafe

4.8(92 reviews)

26.0 mi

Absolutely wonderful! Came for first visit and had the blackened salmon. It was delicious with…read moreraspberry chipotle glaze. The yellow squash was grilled with a char that made them unbelievably good. And I have never raved over a vegetable in my life. Looking forward to going back even with the hour drive to get there. We get there early and service was very fast.

We were visiting my daughter and son-in-law, and they had a place that they wanted to try out with…read moreus. I looked on Yelp, and it had great reviews, so we were definitely interested in going. Upon arrival, we got a great parking spot and headed into an uncrowded restaurant. We were met immediately and taken to a table against the far wall. Menus delivered quickly, and finding out we had never been to this location, our waitress gave us plenty of time to review the options. Asked about what she would recommend, she said it was all good. We ordered an appetizer called Wagon Wheel. It's a fried cheese wheel of cheddar, gouda, and parmesan. It's sprinkled with bacon, green onions, and has a dollop of jalapeno cream cheese in the middle. It sort of looks like a thin pizza. We all loved it! The restaurant is kind of a gourmet burger place and everyone besides me ordered that. I saw that they offered a country fried wagu steak, and I ordered that. It came with garlic cream potatoes, honey-bourbon baked beans, and a cornbread pancake. The food came out quickly and was just as everyone ordered. The others in the party enjoyed their food, and I really, really, really liked mine (I would order again). The only complaints were about the seasoning. It seemed like the chef forget it on all of our meals. The only other complaint had to do with the extreme heat in the guy's restroom. Will I return? I will if we are back in Stephenville visiting and anyone suggests going out to eat:)

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Chicken fried wagyu steak, garlic cream potatoes, honey-bourbon baked beans, and a cornbread pancake

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3B Beers, Brats & Burgers

5.0(58 reviews)

44.6 mi

We found this gem after a day at dinosaur valley state park and it was a great find!!!! It's…read morebasically a saving grace bar filled with super cold air after a day in the Texas sun, I mean TONS of ac blasting on you and they have the kindest bar tender busting his butt taking orders dressing your drinks and serving ! You order from him food and drinks and can keep your tab open. You pick up your food from the food truck out back and they have tons of shade and lawn games to play while you wait. Kids meal comes with chips and a drink and it was super affordable. We will def be back! They also offer veteran and first responder discounts !!!

Not sure why we haven't heard about this place before but it was great! It was a small challenge to…read morefigure out how to get to where we needed to be to order our food but we just followed a few people that looked like they knew what was going on! LOL! We ordered our food and they lady taking our order gave us the chips and salsa at the counter. We took a buzzer and they let us know where we could pick up our order when it was ready. It was a beautiful day so we opted to sit outside and enjoy the patio while waiting for our food. It only took about 10-15 minutes and we received our order. Everything was hot and fresh and totally delicious! We definitely can't wait to go back!

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Grumps Burgers

4.4(126 reviews)

25.9 mi

Service was good. We had fries with shredded cheese which were extremely salty but good, the onion…read morerings seemed to have soaked in grease a little too long but the burgers were Great!

The best tasting cheeseburger that I've had in a long time. Worth every penny! Fast and friendly…read moreservice, reasonable pricing. A little chilly in the building, but I can handle that.

The lines moves along nicely, don't fret. The friendly, efficient staff takes great care of ya! #gopats

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Dining area

Red Star Cafe

4.2(59 reviews)

26.2 mi

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.

Very few places still have a bar to sit at!

Classic Burger

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The Dessert board and the Specialty Cake of the day, Coconut

Burgers N Billiards

4.4(24 reviews)

39.7 mi

Traveled in search of a good burger and ended up at Burgers N Billiards…read more Customer service was absolutely amazing and the food served matched. The atmosphere is a family/kid friendly place. Will definitely come again in the future.

It was the greatest establishment I have ever been at in my 29 years of living everything the…read moreatmosphere the food and best of all the staff everyone is so friendly and joyful and very helpful will be coming again soon

Club sandwich and fresh cut fries

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4 years ago

Delicious food and great service! I met with a friend halfway who lives in Dallas area and we stopped for lunch here. Our waitress was friendly and upbeat. They have a surprisingly large menu and we both enjoyed our meals, especially the Chicken BLT salad. Highly recommend! read more

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