Like To Eat ? Try This.

A little over a week or so I was visiting family in North Alabama. Around lunch my brother told me he wanted to take us to a good place to eat. We rode out in the country for about 20 minutes and turned down a dirt road out in the middle of farm country. The only sign marking the location was the one you see here.





We rode down the dirt road about half a mile and turned into a small gravel drive way and into an unpaved parking lot, all carved out of a wooded area.












Turns out the restaurant and small shop inside is run  by a family in the local Mennonite community

 

As we walked up the small gardens had rocks with messages printed on them

The front porch had hand made rocking chairs for sale  












 We walked in and sat down at one of the large country style dining tables and waited for someone to take out drink order.





As we waited I saw shelves with home made jams and crafts for sale as well as hand made quilts

It was buffet style, as I walked up it was like going back in time, all farm fresh vegetables, field peas cooked with ham, butter beans, greens, squash etc. all cooked in a country kitchen.
Fresh cream style corn was sooo good.





 For meat there was fried chicken, smoked ham and meatloaf.
mashed potatoes, gravely, rice
Fresh bread was also available and a good salad bar.

 During the meal at one point all the staff stopped serving and sang a old hymn acapella, it was beautiful with excellent harmony.

After I had ate till I was about to burst I discovered the desert table. Notice the ice cream  churn in the counter, it was fresh churned vanilla to go with home made cobbler, peach and blueberry also was banana pudding, bread pudding and all kinds of fresh fruit toppings and preserves. I thought I was going to die.

As I was about to leave I thought about asking for a rain check for the other half of my meal, it was so good. I have NEVER eaten at a restaurant like this before. All the food is farm fresh  and fresh cooked. It feels so good to patronize such places where you get good service and food. They are only open Thur, Fri, and Sat (best I remember) and only for lunch and supper.  It was excellent value, under $10 a meal. I for sure want to visit again.