The Eagle, Bryan, Texas, Gerald E. Mcleod column: Day Trips: Comfort food done right.

From: Eagle (Bryan, TX) | Date: September 9, 2007 | Copyright information

Byline: Gerald E. Mcleod

Sep. 9--Crandall Cotton Gin Restaurant isn't your ordinary roadside diner.

The menu is built on the usual Texas fare of chicken-fried steak, but from there it branches off in many directions.

"If you can't find something you like on my menu," said Larry Potter, the executive chef and general manager, "then you're just not very hungry."

Built in a former cotton gin, the cavernous gray tin building retains the functional architecture of the day, which adds to the fun of a visit.

Some belts and wheels still hang from the ceiling, and ...

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