Tucked away in Lakeland, Florida sits a yellow building where dreams are made of gravy and the chicken fried steak has been known to cause spontaneous happy dances right there in the dining room.
Fred’s Market Restaurant isn’t just a place to eat—it’s a Southern food sanctuary where calories don’t count and elastic waistbands come highly recommended.
You’ve probably driven past places like this a hundred times, maybe even glanced at the packed parking lot and wondered what all the fuss was about.
Let me tell you, the fuss is justified, and it starts with a chicken fried steak that deserves its own Florida state holiday…