During a trip to Evansville that my wife and I took for our business, we were informed of a restaurant that had been open for only one month. We were told that the restaurant, Stoll’s Restaurant, was run by Amish people and served food prepared in the Amish manner. Such an opportunity could not be passed easily, so we drove about 10 miles north of Evansville to eat at the restaurant.
Apparently, one month in business had already earned Stoll’s a reputation for delicious food and good service. We parked in an over-crowded lot and stood in a line just to place our names on the waiting list. The hostess informed us that there would be a wait of about one hour for a seat. I would normally have become impatient with the wait, but there was a wonderful gift shop in the building that had many Amish-crafted items available for purchase. Anna and I ambled through the gift shop looking at the quilts, candles, jars of jelly, wooden art pieces, and other crafts. We spent about $50 buying things that caught our interest. By the time that I took these items to the car and returned inside, we only had a short wait for the table to become available.
We noticed other customers in the restaurant who had the appearance of complete satisfaction on their faces and knew that we had made a wise decision in coming to Stoll’s. The waitress arrived and took our order. She was dressed in the same manner that Kirstie Alley was dressed in the movie For Richer or Poorer (I cannot remember the name of the garment). We were offered our choice of a salad bar or an order from the menu. The salad bar had fresh homemade salads made in the restaurant and a choice of soups: beef noodle, ham and bean, beef vegetable, tomato and macaroni, vegetarian vegetable, chili, chicken noodle, tomato, and chicken and rice. The menu included selections of chicken, beef, fish, or ham. I chose the country ham with two vegetables. Anna wanted the soup and salad bar. Both selections were wise because I was soon brought a plate of meat and vegetables that could be considered some of the best that I ever was given. What a great feast we had!
Fresh pies and cakes were offered to us for dessert, but I could only down a strong cup of coffee to calm my over-stuffed stomach. Wow! It seems that I overeat when I go out to restaurants like this. Regardless, we left Stoll’s very happily filled. After the great meal and wonderful souvenirs that we purchased, it was easy to understand why the waiting line existed.