Irondale Cafe :: Testimonials

Name: CARL BUSH
From: IRONDALE
Comments: FOOD IS GREAT AND SERVICE SUPER. LIVED HERE FOR 20 YEARS AND NEVER TRIED THE FOOD UNTIL LAST YEAR NOW I AM IN THERE EVERY WEEK AT LEAST ONCE AND OFTEN MORE.

Name: Billy Suddeth
From: Columbus, Ga
Comments: I worked for the CoGa RR for 41 years. I had layovers in Norris yard, we ate at Irondale Cafe as much as we could, sometimes the crowds were too long to wait for a table. Best food in Alabama.

Name: Betty
From: Sumiton, Al
Comments: The food is great. Especially the fried green tomatoes. I did not know we had such a great place in Birmingham, Alabama. I will be eating at the Whistle Stop again.

Name: Bea and Bill Gaudry
From: Oak Lawn, IL.
Comments: Our annual spiritual retreat to EWTN--Annunciation Friary in Irondale would NOT be complete without at least one good meal enjoyed at "WC." We were brought there for the first time by Fr. Mitch Pacwa, S.J., who is a program host at EWTN and a "brother alumni" of mine from Chicago's Quigley Preparatory Seminary. Mrs. Gaudry and I wholeheartedly endorse this delicious slice of Americana. God bless everyone! Bill GaudryOak Lawn, Illinois

Name: John Welch
From: Chattanooga,TN
Comments: Food is the best in the south,service is even better.Lots of trains goes by there too,Like to hear those Come by while eating lunch or dinner.

Name: Jennifer
From: Royal Oak,MI
Comments: I just LOOOOOOOOOOve the fried green tomatos. Thanks for making the mixes available to use northerners They are simply the best I have ever tasted.

Name: John Keener
From: Rock Hill SC
Comments: A coworker and I were in Irondale to shut down a plant. We had a friend that told us of a little cafe just down the way. He said that this would be the best southern cooking that we had ever eaten, besides moms of course. We ate there on Tuesday July 10, 2007, again on Wed. and on Thu. And just could not leave with out eating there again on Friday. My friend filled out a comment card that had ask how could they improve on what they where doing and he wrote. Move to Charlotte NC. Not only was the food great but the owner and the waitress show true southern hospitality. The young ladies were as pretty as a southern peach as well. I hope that one day I have the pleasure of returning and getting my fill of the fried green tomatoes again.

Name: autumn
From: centre,AL
Comments: the food was great especialy the homemade vanilla ice cream

Name: Mary McCown
From: Birmingham/Winnipeg
Comments: Hi,I am from Birmingham and LOVE the Cafe. I live in Canada now and miss the cafe so much that I am having a party in honor of the cafe. My mom bought me the recipe book and all my Canadian friends are so thrilled to experience a little taste of the south this June! Congratulations on a great establishment!

Name: Madeline Sampedro
From: Dallas
Comments: Your food is so awesome...it makes me smile

Name: Gary S
From: Athens, AL
Comments: What a delightful place you all have! Great comfort food and friendly people. I love stopping in on my way through town

Name: Clay and Maria
From: Birmingham
Comments: Irondale Cafe has the best Macaroni and Cheese, best Fried Green Tomatoes and best Peas I HAVE EVER HAD anywhere. I can't wait for dinner on the days we get to visit. Then afterwards, we talk to the train man across the street and watch the trains. The whole experience makes me feel like a little girl. What a wonderful little piece of heaven you have!

Name: Jim and Cindy Aycock
From: Birmingham
Comments: We love the Irondale Cafe! My wife, Cindy and my daughter, Dylan Skye, eat with you often. We also tell all of our friends to visit. Keep up the great work and the great food!

Name: Gene Langford
From: Montgomery,Al
Comments: I spent 3 months in Birmingham in early 2005 when my daughter underwent a bone marrow transplant at UAB. We discovered the Irondale Cafe and it became one of our favorite places. You have the best country fried steak, turnip greens and fried okra I have ever eaten with the exception of my mothers fried okra. We try to eat at your place every time we are in Birmingham.

Name: Sharon Goss
From: Madison, Al
Comments: I loved the fried chicken, reminded me of Mama's, and the three vegetables I had were so good I wished I had room to try all of them on the serving line. I'm taking a friends daughter, a UAB student, there for dinner today.

Name: Terry Thompson
From: Leeds, Al
Comments: Love Love Love the food. My Boss and I go out once a week for sales calls and I always try to make sure our last stop is at the cafe.

Name: Christy & Sharon
From: West Chester, OH
Comments: Absolutely wonderful...decided to stop for lunch on our way home from Florida last week...we have to come back to get your batter mix, the tomatoes and chicken livers were excellent!!!

Name: Bette Sue McElroy
From: Gadsden, AL
Comments: I love Bread Pudding. Had many from many places. Your's is the very best.

Name: Judy Holmlund
From: Tampa,Fl
Comments: I ate at the Whistle Stop for the first time while in Birmingham on business earlier this month. Great food and a friendly staff! My co-worker and I went back several times in the 2 weeks we were there and the staff remembered us and even what we ate last time! Great turkey, chicken, and some of the best veggies I have ever had. We will go back again and again!PS: Love the decaf iced tea!

Name: John Howard
From: Ada, OK
Comments: My first visit to the Whisle Stop was a few months ago, while on a business trip. We had a terrific lunch there and I sampled some of their delicious fried green tomatoes ! The food was great - I would highly recommend the chocolate chip pecan pie ! I wish it wasn't so far from Oklahoma to Alabama - I would do lunch there every day !!

Name: Jon Menard
From: Tampa Fl
Comments: Having spent nearly every summer at my grandmother's home in Anniston Al. I would always request fried green tomatoes, my favorite. Since her passing I have not had those wonderful green delights; like she made , until my sister and I had the pleasure to stop in at the Whistle Stop Cafe.....I thank you.

Name: Mark Helfer
From: St. Augustine, FL
Comments: I love to head back to Birmingham, where I was born, to visit relatives and catch up on everything. A visit back to Birmingham wouldn't be complete unless I visited the Irondale Cafe. Truly an American Icon. A few years ago I went to the Irondale Cafe just after the main rush for lunch. I was going through the line and noticed that the fried green tomatoes area was empty. The person behind the serving area asked me what I wanted, and I told them I wanted some fried green tomatoes, but I noticed they were out of them. That person said 'We'll just cook you up some fresh green tomatoes." A few minutes later I had a fresh plate of fried green tomatoes and purchased an RC cola and sat outside. What a wonderful experience. I've already alerted my family that I'm getting another 'hankering' for some more...!!!

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Name: Jennifer
From: Springville, AL
Comments: The fried green tomatoes are the best! I could eat at the cafe everyday. I love the movie "fried green tomatoes" too.............Not to mention that all the food is awesome.

Name: justin
From: Birmingham,AL
Comments: I love the movie,but the food is the BEST!!!!!!!! IT's my FAVORITE place to eat.

Name: Katrin Fügener
From: Altenhof, Germany
Comments: Greatings from Germany to the whistle stop cafe!

Name: Barry Campbell
From: Stockbridge, Georgia
Comments: Some of the best home cooking in the South combined with the friendly staff makes it my favorite place to eat!

Name: Chuck & Belinda Fife
From: Valrico, FL
Comments: This is my second time here and my wife's first. The food reminds me so much of my childhood; sitting around the table at my grandparent's house on Sundays. Our kind of place to eat!

Name: Daniel and Sharon Garza And Amanda Moore
From: Deer Park, Texas
Comments: After watching the movie" Fried Green Tomatoes", we wanted to come visit. Everything was great; the food, the town, everything.

Name: Peggy Spano
From: Pell City, AL
Comments: One of my favorite places to eat! The bread pudding is the BEST. The employees are very friendly...nice atmosphere.

Name: Lewis Munn Armstrong, Jr.
From: Birmingham, AL
Comments: Fabulous! I always enjoy eating here. I enjoy the music and the atmosphere, especially watching the trains go by! The staff is great!

Name: Regina Teer
From: Orlando, FL
Comments: Everything was excellent! Especially the FRIED GREEN TOMATOES! I watch the movie all the time; it made me want to come here and I'm really glad we did!

Name: Kay Guyton
From: Tupelo, MS
Comments: Excellent food; enjoy all your "veggies" and homemade vanilla Ice cream.

Name: Christopher Romei
From: Leeds, AL
Comments: I just wanted to say the catfish was excellent... The portion was large and prepared perfectly. I am always proud to bring a guest here because they are never disappointed.

Name: Erinn Cowell
From: Tequesta, FL
Comments: The best dinner we have had in a LONG time. Everything was amazing. Charming decor - great people - delicious food... couldn't ask for anything more!

Name: Morgan family
From: Liverpool, England
Comments: Lovely food, and friendly staff.

Name: Bernice and Diana Gridley
From: Wellsboro, PA
Comments: Great Food. I wish we had this up north.

Name: Jaculin Manders
From: Toledo, OH
Comments: Great food - especially the fried green tomatoes

Name: Tori Ceci
From: Altahoma, CA
Comments: SO GOOD we had to come back.

Name: Diane Gregoirie
From: Barrington, NJ
Comments: Can't find food like this in New Jersey

Name: Jeff and Marilyn Evans
From: Fotthill Ranch, CA
Comments: It's worth the trip to Birmingham

Name: Monica Sparks
From: Anniston, AL
Comments: Wonderful food, even better service.

Name: Barbara and Richard Glasspode
From: Heretard, England
Comments: A wonderful start to our time in Alabama

Name: Ernst Brickmen
From: Bonn, Germany
Comments: Where is the special BBQ?

Name: Robbie Smith
From: Virginia Beach, VA
Comments: Best Sunday lunch I've had in a long time.

Name: Brooks Family
From: Lakeland, FL
Comments: Love this place!!!

Name: Mark Edberg
From: Birmingham, AL
Comments: First Visit! The fried green tomatoes were as good as advertised.

Name: Karen Conway
From: Coog Bay, Oregon
Comments: Great to SEE it in person.

Name: Jim and Kathy Harding
From: Leeds, AL
Comments: Our favorite place to eat.

Name: Kate Napoli
From: Buffalo, NY
Comments: I'm going home to watch the movie again!