Deb's Cross Fork Inn — Restaurant in Stewardson Township

I’m mad about how amazing their turkey special was! lol! I don’t want a turkey dinner from anywhere or anyone else ever again! Their turkey dinner was like if your grandma was an even better cook than you remember. Like it’s your first day in heaven and they tell you they are serving turkey, this is how it would taste. It tastes like all the good memories. Usually every meal has something that overall could be better but not this one. Mashed potatoes on point. The turkey was super tender and not at all dry. The stuffing was the perfect consistency, firm, doesn't need the gravy to make up for it being dry like some stuffing does, and it also doesn’t fall apart in the gravy either. The gravy didn’t taste flour-y or really fatty or over salted or anything, it was just right. Everything was RIGHT! The peas were meh, so maybe not everything. However, even the bread they served with it was how all bread should feel and taste. It’s not frilled up with over the top herbs or full of creative additions to the stuffing or anything. Many people can take a mediocre meal and make it seem gourmet by adding some eye catching or intensely flavored ingredients. However, to make a meal that doesn’t need to distract from itself because it was made perfectly from the start takes a very skilled person, patience, experience, and purposefulness . It’s not “fancy” because it doesn't need to be, it is perfect! I’ve eaten many amazing and beautiful dishes all over this country in establishments ranging from family style to trendy to posh and few have caused my mind to fondly linger on them like...

Deb's home cooking did not disappoint. I had pork chops with baked potatoes and stuffed pepper tomato soup. My friends had cheese burgers, seasoned waffle fries, and spaghetti with meat sauce with added spicy Italian sausage. Everything was so yummy, and the portions were good-sized. We came in from urban NJ, and the area is out in the boonies for us since internet service is spotty out here. The restaurant was not busy on a Monday afternoon. It's a very large space with many tables, bar, juke box with country style decorations. Service was quick. We will certainly stop by here again to try other dishes. I want to mention that most other restaurants in this neck of the woods are closed on Mondays and Tuesdays - not Deb's. So we'll be back here tomorrow (Tuesday) after doing some biking...

I've dined at Deb's Place a millions times or so. If you're after gourmet, keep on trucking but it's good, hearty, honest food at decent prices. The place can be a ghost town or packed to the gills depending on when you're there and what's going on. Service has always been reasonable to very good. There is a dining room and the bar area, which has tables also. Very different environments under the same roof. Kitchen is usually open late which can be a big plus when you're coming in tired and hungry. Great asset for the small town of...