Gray Bros. Cafeteria… not just for old people!

So I was sitting around thinking of something to do on Saturday when I thought to myself, “hey, I’ll have Jake drive up from Bloomington.” Well, apparently he had somewhat of the same idea, except that he thought that I should drive down to Bloomington. So what did we do? We met in the middle at Gray Bros. Cafeteria.

I have heard about Gray Bros. in passing, but it’s in Mooresville and I rarely make it down that way. But I have to say, I was not disappointed. The reason I labeled this post “not just for old people” is because I remember when we had a Laughner’s Cafeteria on E. 86th Street, across from the fire station. One of my grandparents’ rituals was to drive to Indianapolis from Lebanon every Friday evening, have dinner at Laughner’s, and then come over to our house for TGIF on ABC. So whenever I ate at Laughner’s it was typically with my grandparents.

So I knew that Gray’s had to be good, because I couldn’t find a spot in the parking lot. Jake had mistakenly gone to Poe Bros. by mistake, but he noted that they didn’t seem nearly as busy. Well, we walked in and it was very warm and inviting. There are fireplaces throughout the restaurant and it’s bigger than I thought. I was shocked when I turned the corner for the line and saw how long it is. I think people in Mooresville really love their cafeterias! It took about 5-10 minutes just for us to get to the serving line, but it was also a good time to scope out what was being served that night.

I have to tell you, just looking at the dessert section was extremely tempting… all kinds of pies, made from scratch! They had a pretty good selection of other food this night: fried chicken, roast round of beef, noodles, white meat chicken tenders, baked cod, fried chicken livers (yuck!), country fried chicken, fried shrimp tenderloin, fried pork tenderloin, and lasagna. It was glorious!

Jake and I both decided to go with the country fried chicken with a side of mashed potatoes, gravy, and macaroni and cheese…. and we both went for the banana creme pie. It was delicious and filled us up… both our bills came to around $10 for a good portion of food.

The atmosphere was very warm, felt like home (if your home has lots of tables and at least three fireplaces), and the wait staff did good keeping our drinks filled. We both chose Gray Bros. honestly because it was an hour drive from Bloomington and an hour’s drive for me from the northside of Indianapolis. But it was a good choice and I would definitely recommend that if you’re on your way down to IU or have a little time, drive down to Mooresville and check out Gray Bros… it’s pretty sweet. Their website is http://www.graybrotherscatering.com/. From there you can check out their catering business and check out what’s on the menu for the week. Are you hungry yet?