Lab L.

One of the best kept secrets west of Topeka! How did it take nearly 2 years to hear about this gem?? We went over for the 1st/3rd Friday night chicken dinner buffet. Fried chicken, potatoes & gravy, vegetable, mini-salad bar, roll, and dessert. Yum, yum. Dinner starts at 5 pm...but traditionally folks are waiting at their tables for the food to come out at 5 pm....so no need to arrive until 5:30 for the next seating round. There is definitely a "culture" to the regulars. Parking is a premium and there of plenty of signs to tell you where not to park. The place is bigger inside...so don't let the cars scare you away. (And really...would you leave after driving all that way?) You'll be seated at a table that many include additional seats....which may already be filled or will be filled later. The food isn't served family-style...but you are eating family-style. We enjoyed our conversation with our table-mates. You get your plate and head through the line. All-you-can-eat...and sometimes you want to pop up there for a fresh batch of chicken or rolls....so don't fill up on the first trip through. That night, we had an incredible, super large homemade cookie and chocolate/vanilla swirl ice cream delivered to the table. Our recommending-neighbor bragged so much about the coconut cream pie that I got a slice to go for later in the weekend. It was just as tasty the next week. There are different buffet specials on the Friday nights: fried chicken, chicken-fried steak, pork chops, or fish on the 5th Friday. Look online for the specifics. Worth the country drive!!