Green Frog Restaurant

Okay, so you're driving through Texas somewhere west of the metroplex and you hit Jacksboro.  You're looking for an option to eat a bite. You have a gas station or two a few small mom-and-pop shops and the Green Frog Restaurant on the east side of the road. There are lots of cars and good old pickup trucks parked outside so you figure this must be the place to be. Congratulations, you are right.

My girlfriend and I were coming back from a camping trip recently and met my grandparents in Jacksboro Texas at the green frog. It was on a Sunday so  understand everybody inside was dressed to a T with their finest linens and their shiniest polished boots.  When the two of us walked in looking like a couple of hobos who had been living out of saddlebags and a tent for a week nobody stopped to look up. Everyone was either lined up at the buffet or faces buried in the fried chicken, mashed potatoes and good old ranch-style beans. This place is a buffet with about a dozen options all of which are good. We both had fried chicken, mashed potatoes and some sort of dessert following our salads.

With a few surprise flat screen TVs inside with college football playing, you couldn't have asked for much more.
So if you're passing through and hear your stomach rumbling stop at the green frog and I suggest trying the bread pudding it's delish!

There were a few choices in Jacksboro when we were driving through, and I really wanted Mexican food, but my husband talked me into trying this little place.
Turns out it's pretty good!
Ambiance--small town eatery, plenty of seating.
Service--Good; the waitress came by regularly to refill our tea and remove plates.
Food--We were late for lunch (arrived about 2 pm), but the buffet was still stocked. True, the chicken fried steak pieces were a little too well done, but the mashed potatoes and gravy were plentiful, as well as the mixed vegetables (so-so) and other entrees. The salad bar was typical, but let me say the highlight of the trip was the YEAST ROLLS! OMG, I could've eaten a DOZEN. My husband suggested I stop after two because I hadn't noticed the BREAD PUDDING for dessert! It's one of my favorite-est things! It was very good, and I even sampled their pineapple cobbler (?). Unusual, but also good.
A great bang for your buck!

What a great mom & pop home cookin' restaurant. When I drive to central or south Texas, I always try to stop at Green Frog for a yummy breakfast or their great lunch buffet. The lunch is just like grandma used to make. Chicken fry steak, fried fish, sausage, veggies, smashed potatoes & gravy. Salad bar. Desserts. It's where all the oil field guys eat and that's the best recommendation there is in oil country. I highly recommend this eatin' joint.