Cairo, Missouri
Route ZClassic Country Barn & Grill
Breakfast and lunch, Monday through Saturday, 8 to 2. Hand-breaded tenderloins bigger than the bun, chicken strips we cut ourselves, and the fried fish and chicken buffet every Friday. Closed Sundays.
4.7 out of 5 across 258 Google reviews.
The tenderloin. Hand-breaded, and it does not fit the bun.
When we're open
Eight to two,
Monday to Saturday
One Friday a month we stay on through supper. Every other day the kitchen closes at two, and we're shut on Sundays. Call ahead if you're driving a distance and we'll tell you what's on.
- Monday to Saturday8:00 am - 2:00 pm
- First Friday of the monthsupper until 8:00 pm
- SundayClosed
Free parking in the lot and on the street. Cards and contactless accepted. The building, the restrooms and the seating are all wheelchair accessible.
Off the grill
and out of the fryer
Comfort food, breaded and cut in our own kitchen. Here's what people come back for.
- 01
Hand-breaded tenderloin
Breaded by hand, and bigger than the bun it comes on. It is the thing people drive here for.
- 02
Chicken strips we make ourselves
Not out of a bag. Cut, breaded and fried here, and on the large side.
- 03
Two kinds of onion rings
Including the Lacey's rings. Hand-breaded mushrooms too, and you can take a half order of any appetizer as your side.
- 04
Breakfast, all the way to two
Biscuits and gravy, eggs, sausage, hash browns and pancakes. Order it at eight in the morning or at half past one.
- 05
Lunch specials, every day
A different one daily, alongside the burgers, the BLT and the rest of the board.
- 06
Pie and cake
Pecan, pumpkin, French silk, chocolate peanut butter cake, and a zucchini cake loaf.
The tenderloin, and a half order of appetizer on the side.
A lunch ticket going out: BLT, chicken strips, a burger and a cheese tenderloin.
Every Friday, 11 to 2
Fried fish
and chicken
buffet
Catfish and fried chicken, with mashed potatoes and gravy, corn and green beans on the side. It runs from eleven until two, and it goes quickly.
“What a gem. Stopped for lunch on a Friday and had the Friday buffet which is fried chicken and catfish. Everything was excellent...”
From eight in the morning
Breakfast runs
right up to two
Biscuits and gravy, eggs how you want them, sausage, hash browns and pancakes that cover the plate. If you'd rather have breakfast at half one than at eight, that's fine by us. It stays on until the kitchen closes.
“Our friends liked that breakfast was available for Saturday lunch. They really liked the biscuits and gravy.”
What people say
4.7 from 258 Google reviews.
98% recommend us across 217 on Facebook.
“Great food, great value. The handbreaded tenderloin was amazing as were the handbreaded mushrooms. I appreciate that you can get half order of appetizers as a side... Our friends liked that breakfast was available for Saturday lunch. They really liked the biscuits and gravy. We will keep this on our list for the next time we are in the area on our motorcycles.”
Tammy Danielson · 4 weeks ago
“Great comfort food. They make their own chicken strips which are huge. Very good tenderloins as well. They have two kinds of onion rings and the Lacey's rings are not to be missed.”
Terry Griggs · 4 months ago
“What a gem. Stopped for lunch on a Friday and had the Friday buffet which is fried chicken and catfish. Everything was excellent...”
Diane Skokan · 2 weeks ago
“We will definitely be back! First timer... Went for breakfast and it was great! Ask for Nancy she's great, but anyone you end up with is great. Everyone was friendly, small and quaint.”
Jenny Schmeltzer · a year ago
“First time eating here, it was a very delicious breakfast, reasonable prices, and nice people”
Ryann Coleman · a year ago
Come see us
We're on East Martin Street in Cairo, Missouri. You'll know the building by the barn wood and the horse on the porch. We cater, too, so call if you have something to feed.
- Phone
- (660) 263-0960