Four Bites

Four Bites

BREAKING: Chicken-fried steak lovers can find relief at Southern Belle Diner

Don't hit Cracker Barrel for your fix: head to Depew for first-rate Texas diner

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Andrew Galarneau
Nov 09, 2024
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Green chile cheese grits, fried okra, and chicken fried steak with cream gravy at Southern Belle Diner.

Lovers of chicken-fried steak, I bring you tidings of great joy.

You don’t have to settle for Cracker Barrel any more.

At Southern Belle Diner, a tiny Depew restaurant, house-battered beef gets a dip and a fry and cream gravy speckled with black pepper. It’s the real McCoy.

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