In a world where restaurants compete to create the most Instagram-worthy food monstrosities, there’s a humble blue building on Wells Street in Fort Wayne that’s been quietly perfecting the art of chicken fried steak long before social media existed.
Klemm’s Kafe isn’t trying to reinvent comfort food – they’re just serving it the way your grandmother would if she had decades of short-order cooking experience and a perfectly seasoned flat-top grill.
This unassuming diner with its vintage Pepsi sign hanging proudly outside has become a pilgrimage site for chicken fried steak enthusiasts throughout the Hoosier state.
The pale blue exterior might not scream “culinary destination,” but one bite of their legendary country fried steak with sausage gravy will have you planning your next visit before you’ve finished the first…