Flesor's Candy Kitchen — Restaurant in Tuscola

My family and I (family of 4; Husband, myself and 18yr old twins) came through Tuscola heading home from the Farm Progress Show. We were wanting a quick treat so we followed the signs to Flesors. I have several friends and coworkers from the area who have highly recommended Flesors, I have enjoyed the candies at work and social events so I am no stranger to the quality of food. Place is cute, a little confusing if you’re only wanting ice cream as you have to actually be seated to order (unlike conventional ice cream shops), but no biggie. The minute we walked in the door the STARES from what I imagine to be the locals/regulars were like nothing I have ever experienced. I immediately saw people physically turning in their booths/tables to look at my family. And it’s not just a quick glance. It is full-on continuous stares, like daggers piercing through us. I started to wonder if between the time I got out of my car and seated at a table, if I had sprouted a set of horns given the looks we were getting. As the extreme staring continued, I finally nicely smiled and said “hello” hoping I could enjoy my ice cream, but no. The lady acted almost shocked that I caught her looking at me, didn’t say a word, then went back to whispering and gawking at us like a side show. She even went as far as to not stare directly at us, but at us through the little mirror that was at our booth! We got our ice cream, went to pay and the two who apparently enjoyed looking at us so much were up whispering to the cashier/candy lady and wouldn’t even have enough decency to give us room to get to the register. When we were finally able to pay I felt like we were now being interrogated by the FBI. . “Who are you”, “where are you from”, “what brings you here”. We come from a very small town also and know how locals can be nosey, wonder where you’re from, etc. but my goodness! Ice cream was good, place is clean. Cute place, wish I would’ve felt comfortable to look around a bit but given the looks we got just for being seated didn’t want to chance being taken to the back room for a full...

My good friend and I decided a couple of weeks ago that we wanted to go to Flesor's for our lunch date. The other choice was Yoder's. I wish, in retrospect, that we had chosen the later. We've gone to Flesor's before for lunch and it was decent. The last time we were there, I ordered the chicken salad sandwich and a cup of soup. The chicken salad was delicious, but my only complaint was that there was maybe a teaspoon of chicken salad on the whole sandwich. I just scooped on one slice of bread and made a half sandwich. The bread wasn't real fresh and I'm not a fan of thick, dry bread. Okay, maybe I was just being a bit picky. Fast forward to this time. I ordered the sloppy joe because I love them and it's hard to make a bad sloppy joe right? Well, to be honest, it was the worst I'd ever eaten in my life. I would've been embarrassed to serve it. It looked okay, but the bun was very hard, and the sloppy joe part was dry and cold...not warm and sloppy like all the others I've ever eaten. I think they were possibly made way ahead of time and sat for a long time. It was one of the specials for the day. It came with chips and I ordered a cup of soup, which was ok, but not tasty. At this point, I have no memory of anything I've ever ordered there that was good...except for the ice cream. It is excellent. But all you have to do it scoop it and serve it. So next time we decide to have a girl's lunch out, this won't be on our list, other than maybe going for some ice cream. I didn't say anything because I wanted to enjoy our time together which I did. PS: I would suggest sticking with serving ice cream and fountain drinks. Also, the candy is really awesome. If you just concentrated on those things, it would be a great place to go. But the food leaves a lot to be desired in my opinion. I hate paying the expensive prices for food at restaurants now days and then just getting mediocre or even bad food. Disappointed. And I feel I was generous with...

The food was really excellent and the service was pretty good, too.

I had my coffee refilled just after I emptied it and was offered more than I wanted to drink. I'm sure if I had asked for a cup to go I would have received it, but it didn't occur to me at the time. The server was attentive and visited the table often, but not so much as to be a pest. At least 4 stars. Maybe they could have been a bit more friendly.

Our food (smothered hash browns) came quickly and went probably even faster. I really chowed down! The sausage gravy was very good and, with the two eggs stirred in, it made a comfortably filling meal for this big eater. Maybe a biscuit on the side for added bulk next time if I was extra hungry, but I found the portion size to be about right.

This is definitely a future visit waiting to happen.

Did I mention there is a ton of candy up front? I didn't have any this time, but I know from general consensus that it's good stuff....