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Open Daily 7–2 · Dinner Thu–Sat 5–9

Est. 1968

Country diner in Leiper’s Fork, Tennessee

Country cooking since before it was cool.

Scratch biscuits, pancakes as big as your face, and a fried bologna sandwich worth the drive down the Trace. Same corner of Leiper’s Fork since 1968.

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No reservations — come as you are. Point me there

The hanging Country Boy sign — a painted fisherman in overalls — above the porch and string lights at dusk.

From the griddle

What people drive in for.

Full menu

The General Store

Take the fisherman home.

Hats, aprons, and tees — the same ones the biscuit crew wears — and the 1968 mug from the counter.

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Online store in preview. At the register today.

Since 1968

Seven sets of keys. One height‑mark wall.

Rosalie and Donley Mealer opened the diner in 1968 next to a laundromat everyone called the Wishy Washy. Owners have come and gone; the biscuits, the red chairs, and the pencil marks where kids measured up have stayed.
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“We want it to be very country, just like your grandma’s house.”
Johnny Weber, owner · NewsChannel 5
A full dining room at lunch: red vinyl chairs, gingham curtains, and the Community Table of Wisdom sign hanging from the tin ceiling.

Hours

Come hungry.

Breakfast & lunchDaily 7 a.m. – 2 p.m.
DinnerThursday–Saturday 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.

4141 Old Hillsboro Rd

Leiper’s Fork · Franklin, TN 37064

Directly across Old Hillsboro Road from Fox & Locke.

(615) 614-3149

Point me there

Say hello

Big table? Question?

A note reaches a human. The phone is faster for this morning.

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Storm warning

Take Shelter

Below this floor

A storm’s blowing in.

The screen door slaps twice. The coffee goes still in the cup. Nobody says a word — they set down their forks, push back the red chairs, and walk out the side door into the weather.

The stairs are on the side of the building. Nobody up here will say what’s at the bottom.

The Tornado Room’s green lamp — lit when the room is open.Thu–Sat 5–midnightSince 1968This way down