It was okay for a truck stop type of place. Â I had the patty melt which was pretty good, my eating partner had the bacon cheeseburger and raspberry lemonade. Â The report is the raspberry lemonade was good, the burger needed more bacon. Â If I were to drive through this town again, I probably would not eat here.
Review Source:After reading the reviews, I still had doubts; however, since my buddies and I were already here, we thought we would  give it a try.
When we came inside, a waitress told us to find any seating we wanted, which were quite plentiful.
Although there were plenty of workers there, we didn't get menus at all, so we ended up grabbing some after five minutes of waiting.
After we were inside for 10 minutes, we were finally asked about drinks. Â After another 5, two waters came as requested, but mine took an additional 5.
A friend and I got the buffet. Â The other had steak and eggs, ordered medium rare; however, that didn't came out as requested, but instead came medium well. Â The meat tasted quite normal as any Denny's could possibly serve. Â The toast, eggs, and hash browns, all normal. Â Nothing spectacular.
So, how about our buffets, right? Â The best part was the beginning. Â The salad. Â It was just downhill from there.
I tried a little of everything to figure out what was good... Â NADA! Â Maybe just the chicken enchilada was good; everything else, just decent or below average.
The salsa (pico de gallo) tasted like it was made 5 days ago.
The fried chicken, although I got it minute after it came out the kitchen, tasted like it was reheated.
The roast beef was dried out, so they left it in the au jus liquid to rehydrate it for your pickings.
The mash potatoes were decent.. Â As well as the sauces, both white and brown.
The meat loaf is the only protein that might be worth it, but age does nothing wrong to it, so cannot tell if its old for that flavoring to occur.
Ok, I was wrong on one thing, the baked chicken was actually the best protein. Â It was freshly out the kitchen and tasted as so!!! Â Only part of the buffet that was right, other than the clean salad bar!
NOTE: Â If you go here, enjoy the ride... Â Cause it is definitely a sketchy wooden coaster.
Tip: Â Skip the soups and desserts altogether.
Wow, how could anyone give this place more then 2+ stars! Â We were driving N. got hungry and got off the freeway. Â McDonalds, Denny's, Iron Skillet hmm, looked like a better bet than the others. Â
Went in to see how it looked. Â Looked OK, country style with a fudge stand and a convenience store. Â
Service was quick and sat us right away. Â It was the food that brought this all down.
I ordered a burger and my friend ordered a Chicken Fajita. Â The menu said, Burgers are "fully cooked" unless you request otherwise. Â I asked for Medium Rare as it said I could. Â As a side, I got the Chicken Rice soup. Â
Soup was old. Â The rice had become "mush" although the chicken in the soup was like home style the fact that it was old made it barely tolerable
The burger was cooked medium, which is fine for me. Â The problem was that it had that "meat is tainted" flavor. Â I should have sent it back and ran, but I ate 1/2 of it because I was hungry. Â I took my medicine, so to speak. Â I can live with even a well done burger, but that "meat has been around too long" flavor was enough to motivate me to write.
My friend said that the chicken fajita was so tasteless it was barely edible. Â He said there was some kind of sauce in it that was awful. Â
In hindsight, grabbing a burger or such at McDonalds would have been way better. Â I actually read the reviews on my phone in the bathroom, just prior to sitting at the table. Â I wish that my review had been up for me to read, but then again, I would not have had the incentive to write this. Â A catch 22 for sure.
I am not a road warrior. So on a trip to Mount Shasta that required me to be stuck in a car for almost 4 hours, I was going to need a few breaks. I was checking Yelp all along our route in a quest to find some lesser-known gems in some lesser-known towns.
Along came Corning and the Iron Skillet. I wondered if this was where they made the dishes and cookware of the same name.
After briefly checking out the truck stop mini mart next to Iron Skillet, I immediately noticed the buffet set-up inside. Could it be? Here???
See, to the detriment of my waistline, I love buffets. Not because I like to stuff myself silly, I just love CHOICES. It actually makes a lot of sense for a place that caters to truckers when you think about it. As nice as it is for impatient me to not have to wait around for the food, I bet it's great for them to be able to eat & run.
The food was much better than I expected and the selection was impressive. They had an egg scramble that was one of those "kitchen sink" kind of dishes. Ham, chorizo, potatoes, peppers...you name it, it was in there. French toast and pancakes weren't very fresh, but there were biscuits & gravy, sausage, sliced ham, cereal and yes, even a salad bar to make up for it.
Although we both went for the reasonably priced(about $10) buffet, there was also a menu available.
The bathrooms were spacious, clean, and had a surprisingly feminine touch. There were oodles of goodies by the register to tempt on the way out. Homemade fudge and chocolates, saltwater taffy, and mints in personalized tins were just a few of the check-out counter offerings.
People were friendly even as they watched the weird girl taking pictures of the buffet. Never did find out if this is the home of CorningWare.
This past Saturday I drove down to Redding to meet a client and what better place to grab breakfast out in the boonies than at a truck stop? I always look for chicken fried steak wherever I go and Iron Skillet did not dissappoint. The chicken fried steak was lightly breaded and had a good amount of steak to breadding ratio. Â With the 2 pieces of toast it ended up being a huge meal I was unable to finish. Â The staff was very friendly and very attentive. I'll be stopping back in here once I head back in a few weeks.
Review Source:So we stopped in here on our way home from Oregon. We opted to go for the buffet. There was a lot of comfort food selections here like stuffing, mashed potatoes, turkey, pot roast, corn bread, broccoli, corn, green beans, fried chicken and ham... all very good. I was pleasantly surprised since I haven't been impressed with any buffets outside of the ones at Las Vegas... and especially since this one is in a very small town off hwy 5 in Northern California...but it was pretty good and filling too!
Review Source:We stopped here for a bite to eat on our long drive to Lassen NP. Â We were greeted by a nice woman (our server) who let us sit in the "Drivers Only" section and was very helpful and attentive. Â I had the salad and soup bar, which was full of fresh items and some old favorites like jello and macaroni salad. Â The soups were chicken noodle and a meat/pasta one that I mixed together and it was delicious. Â Husband had a huge chili dog and it was tasty. Â It came with fries that were double fried. Â Nice. Â Others had the buffalo chicken strips that they said were really spicy. Â Overall, the restaurant was clean and the service is good. Â By the way, it's inside the Petro Truck Stop and it's so clean! Â This was a nice spot to fuel up and rest.
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