LOCATIONS

Hit the Spot Cafe

5121 Albert Brown, Del Valle, 78617, 512/470-2953
Located inside the Garfield Public Library, this place is the unlikely source of the best chicken-fried steak and onion rings around. Check out the ethereal chicken-fried steak and the Angus hamburger steak in brown onion gravy. Don't forget to stop by for breakfast.
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Chronicle Reviews

Hit the Spot Cafe

This local library’s diner serves up cheese, grease, and nostalgia

Emily Beyda, January 11, 2018

One For the Books

The Hit the Spot cafe does just that

Mick Vann, October 30, 2014

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