The Grill

Was driving from Chicago to Los Angeles and came across a very favorable review on Google for this diner. So, I decided to give it a try. It is not too far off the highway and down the beaten path. So, don't be alarmed when Route 66 narrows down and becomes surrounded by farm fields and houses. For a split second I thought I might be eating in someone's kitchen. However a miniscule town does appear just as I'm convinced and I spy the diner. I've arrived at an off dining hour however a healthy spattering of patrons still occupied the place. The server, amazingly pleasant, kind and cheerful yet very prompt, efficient and professional called them all by first name. She immediately recognized me as a newcomer, greeted me as such and offered just the right amount of cheerful help. I had a breakfast type of sandwich for lunch but with breakfast hashbrowns which were so graciously prepared for me after breakfast hours had ended. The meal was excellent and reasonably priced. The menu included homemade soups, sandwiches and dinner plates. Yum. Wish I could have stuck around to try more! So, if you are looking for a bit more charm than Dennys and have an extra just 4 minutes to drive, visit THE GRILL. You'll like it!

This is one of those hidden gems! When you visit the Stations of the Cross just off I-40 in Groom, TX, head there after for some really great food! It has small doorways to the bathrooms that are not very well handicapped accessible but if you don't have to go...it's worth it. I think what I had was the "Wade" burger... mushrooms & cheese were stuffed inside with more cheese & ranch on top! Everything in just the right amounts & my mushrooms didn't fall off!! Awesome!!

Driving through when we decided to get breakfast burritos and coffee for the road. Super nice people and breakfast that hit the spot. Wish we were able to stop to try the rest! Thanks for saving our morning!

Look. Get off I40 and eat at the grill. The chicken fried steak is delicious and the homemade mashed potatoes are the perfect compliment. Get a fried biscuit for dessert (yep, you heard me. It is that good). This place is a gem.

We stopped here on our way to Oklahoma. This is a PERFECT place for excellent home cooking. I got the shrimp meal with grilled vegetables and a salad. The homemade salad dressing and tarter sauce were just one great thing. The grilled vegetables were perfect. My wife got the chimichanga with homemade chips and salsa, and loved everything. The staff is so friendly and make you feel at home. The prices are another huge bargain. If you want a joyful, down home atmosphere, hospitality and great tasting food, this is the place to go.

Excellent place to eat! Both the food and service were wonderful! Our party of 5 tried the chicken tenders, county fried steak, Texas club, steak fingers and the butterfly shrimp. All were average size portions and were all delicious. We would definitely come here again for lunch!

Love this place. Was driving R66 and hit Groom around lunch. Stopped in and was delighted to find a diner that had fantastic food and friendly, welcoming service. Highly recommended@

Talk about Texas hospitality ,the Grill personifies it. My wife and I arrived on a Sunday afternoon more than a half hour after their closing. After returning to our car, the owner having seen me at the door , came to us and graciously offered to make us a REAL ham sandwich with chips. It was the best ham sandwich we've had in a long time. The owner would NOT accept payment ,just suggested we "pay it forward". Folks, I dare you to find a friendlier establishment in these United States and I hope the residents in and around Groom appreciate THE GRILL.

This restaurant is worth its weight in gold as far as the food, the service, and the local customers. It restored my faith in humanity. I wish I had something similar where I live.

Sometimes its hard to get a good breakfast on the road. We feel lucky to have found this place! Also, the waitress made our day sunnier. Thanks! We'll make sure we stop in here again when traveling across the country to and from Arizona.

Hubby and I love this place! The food is great the service is super and the atmosphere is like a "Mayberryish" home town feeling. The prices are very reasonable and if you leave still hungry then something went wrong! If I lived in Groom, TX, I would eat here at least twice a week. We highly recommend the Grill and don't forget to sign the register up by the cash register. They like having folks from out of town.

Food was delicious and the waitress was super friendly

Stopped here picking up our grandchildren for Spring Break, party of 7. Everyone’s food was fresh, hot and delicious. Great portions. Friendly and prompt service. The Skye Sandwich with tots, Patty Melt and queso fries, Naughty Burrito, chicken tenders and mashed potatoes, salad, fried biscuits and better than sex cake were in our orders. Good stop outside of Amarillo, easy access of interstate 40 on Route 66.

Just stopped by for lunch with a friend while traveling Route 66. Had the Skye sandwich and it was easily one of the best sandwiches I’ve ever had. The hospitality and food were top notch. They even recommended we stop by Duro Canyon on our way to Cadillac Ranch. Make sure you stop by The Grill if you find your way out here. Amazing food and friendly faces!

Best food we had so far on our route 66 trip. Amazing staff and everyone is extremely friendly. I highly recommend a stop here and say Thank you! 🤩

Had a lovely home-town-feel experience. Ate a bacon mushroom swiss burger with fries, chicken strips with fries and a side salad, and yummy cherry cobbler. Delicious burger beef and gooey melted cheese. Cobbler was A1!! Larry and Karen and their staff were all a pleasure to interact with

WOW!! This is another gem I found just 40 miles from Amarillo in Groom, TX. Litteraly the best country cooking out there! I visit this family owned establishment every time I'm out that way! The wait staff and service is the best I've ever seen! They treat you like family! They keep bbq sauce and season salt on the table! The atmosphere is AWESOME. I could go on and on about this little slice of heaven. I've experienced their dine in and take out. Great burgers and awesome skin on French fries you've ever had! My mouth is litteraly watering just thinking about it! Too much goodness to list. If you're ever within 5 miles of this place, stop in! I guarantee you'll have an awesome home cooked meal and a great hometown experience!😁!

What a great place for breakfast. Passing through on my way to Florida. You know it's a small southern town when the waitress calls you sweetie. 👍🤠 The omelette was perfect as was the coffee and toast

A fake (building is 1957) but great addition to Route 66 lore. Situated in a small town right on the Mother Road. Specialty grilled entrees. Wonderful onion rings. A true local spot. We showed up around 11:30am, had lunch as local folk came in and took their usual seats. Worth pulling off I-40 for.

Omg the best hands down. The waitress was a hoot. Food is homemade no processed anything here.. can't wait to return!

Excellent stop off of RT 66. I had the steak burrito and my boyfriend had the Larry Sandwich. Both full of flavor and real food! They also accept Bitcoin.

Very nice place. The staff, and food were awesome, and prices.

It's amazing to be here at route 66. We pass by to eat but the restaurant closed until 2pm. Hope someday I can trav like this again and go dine here.

Katarina Auer

Had a lovely home-town-feel experience. Ate a bacon mushroom swiss burger with fries, chicken strips with fries and a side salad, and yummy cherry cobbler. Delicious burger beef and gooey melted cheese. Cobbler was A1!! Larry and Karen and their staff were all a pleasure to interact with

Louis Harrison

WOW!! This is another gem I found just 40 miles from Amarillo in Groom, TX. Litteraly the best country cooking out there! I visit this family owned establishment every time I'm out that way! The wait staff and service is the best I've ever seen! They treat you like family! They keep bbq sauce and season salt on the table! The atmosphere is AWESOME. I could go on and on about this little slice of heaven. I've experienced their dine in and take out. Great burgers and awesome skin on French fries you've ever had! My mouth is litteraly watering just thinking about it! Too much goodness to list. If you're ever within 5 miles of this place, stop in! I guarantee you'll have an awesome home cooked meal and a great hometown experience!😁!

charlie

What a great place for breakfast. Passing through on my way to Florida. You know it's a small southern town when the waitress calls you sweetie. 👍🤠 The omelette was perfect as was the coffee and toast

Errol Van Stralen

A fake (building is 1957) but great addition to Route 66 lore. Situated in a small town right on the Mother Road. Specialty grilled entrees. Wonderful onion rings. A true local spot. We showed up around 11:30am, had lunch as local folk came in and took their usual seats. Worth pulling off I-40 for.

Summer Dove

Omg the best hands down. The waitress was a hoot. Food is homemade no processed anything here.. can't wait to return!

S T

Excellent stop off of RT 66. I had the steak burrito and my boyfriend had the Larry Sandwich. Both full of flavor and real food! They also accept Bitcoin.

sparklemk

Very nice place. The staff, and food were awesome, and prices.

Love O

It's amazing to be here at route 66. We pass by to eat but the restaurant closed until 2pm. Hope someday I can trav like this again and go dine here.

Groom, Texas. Local eatery. Great burgers, friendly service. Not open on Mondays, and closes at 2pm.

Delicious food - fish sandwich was perfect and tried fried okra for first time and glad I did. Service was great and very friendly.

Great local dinner type place in a small town. Traveling through from ATL and stopped for lunch. Everything we had was fresh and delicious. Service quick and with a smile. Very reasonable prices (to us) Highly recommend.

We love this restaurant! Got the House Breakfast and it was hot & cooked perfectly. The waitress was efficient and friendly. This was our second time stopping at The Grill-will definitely be back! Again, & again……

Broke down on my way to California. Happen to be getting my truck fixed and noticed them gem across the street. The food and service is amazing. I'll definitely be stopping here again when I'm coming back through.

Wonderful experience on a 2,000 mi road trip. Server was amazing, maximum friendly and filled my coffee before it got half empty every time. I got the Big Nick breakfast burrito in prep for a 12hr day of driving. It was awesome and I’m a burrito guy. Hella meaty and very flavorful. I wish this place was in San Diego…but then the food would suck and the staff wouldn’t be as friendly. 😂

We stopped here on a cross country trip with our dog. We had planned to get food to go, but there were a few outside tables that we could sit at with our dog. Service was great. Staff was super friendly. Food was good. From what we could tell, it was the best food in the area. The Grill exceeded our expectations by 2 orders of magnitude!

Clean home style diner with excellent food.

Alex Atherton

Delicious food - fish sandwich was perfect and tried fried okra for first time and glad I did. Service was great and very friendly.

Karey Windley

Broke down on my way to California. Happen to be getting my truck fixed and noticed them gem across the street. The food and service is amazing. I'll definitely be stopping here again when I'm coming back through.

Denham

We love this restaurant! Got the House Breakfast and it was hot & cooked perfectly. The waitress was efficient and friendly. This was our second time stopping at The Grill-will definitely be back! Again, & again……

Steph Brewer

Great local dinner type place in a small town. Traveling through from ATL and stopped for lunch. Everything we had was fresh and delicious. Service quick and with a smile. Very reasonable prices (to us) Highly recommend.

Trish Selcher

We stopped here on a cross country trip with our dog. We had planned to get food to go, but there were a few outside tables that we could sit at with our dog. Service was great. Staff was super friendly. Food was good. From what we could tell, it was the best food in the area. The Grill exceeded our expectations by 2 orders of magnitude!

Daniel C.

Wonderful experience on a 2,000 mi road trip. Server was amazing, maximum friendly and filled my coffee before it got half empty every time. I got the Big Nick breakfast burrito in prep for a 12hr day of driving. It was awesome and I’m a burrito guy. Hella meaty and very flavorful. I wish this place was in San Diego…but then the food would suck and the staff wouldn’t be as friendly. 😂

Tom Kubic

Talk about Texas hospitality ,the Grill personifies it. My wife and I arrived on a Sunday afternoon more than a half hour after their closing. After returning to our car, the owner having seen me at the door , came to us and graciously offered to make us a REAL ham sandwich with chips. It was the best ham sandwich we've had in a long time. The owner would NOT accept payment ,just suggested we "pay it forward". Folks, I dare you to find a friendlier establishment in these United States and I hope the residents in and around Groom appreciate THE GRILL.

(Jul 2015) Took a chance on breakfast and was presently surprised. Great food, especially the "fried biscuit." Excellent service. Friendly staff. Don't pass it up! (Jul 2016) This time met new servers. They were friendly. Food was good (hash browns slightly overdone, as were the fried biscuits). All in all, a nice little place with good food. Just tell them how you like your food cooked, if you're picky (lol).

The food was good. My only complaint was the house salad. There wasn’t much to it, just iceberg lettuce, a bit of tomato, pretty blah. Other than that, it was fine, no complaints, convenient fora quick meal while traveling.

My friends and I enjoy eating at new places, avoiding the big chain restaurants and instead opting for a road trip to a small town establishment. Each of us ordered something different and no one was disappointed. The portion sizes were adequate & the hot food was hot. The waitress/owner was a little stressed due to preparing for a catering event and being shorthanded but was very pleasant to us nonetheless. I'm just sorry we didn't try the dessert. Maybe next time!

This is great little easy to find country restaurant. Locally owned and run. I visited here on a work trip with my wife, even though it’s the only restaurant (other than DQ), and it was full of locals on their lunch break, we were looked after and treated well. I had the steak scraps with mashed potatoes and grilled vegetables, my wife had the Wade burger with extra mushrooms and fries. We topped it off with a fried biscuit. The was all VERY YUMMY. Definitely a place worth visiting if you’re in the area.

Pretty good food. Think white people burrito. Wasn't what I expected but was good and the staff was very friendly.

Great little north texas diner style restaurant. Has hitching posts out front to tie up your truck.

Gerry Davison

This is great little easy to find country restaurant. Locally owned and run. I visited here on a work trip with my wife, even though it’s the only restaurant (other than DQ), and it was full of locals on their lunch break, we were looked after and treated well. I had the steak scraps with mashed potatoes and grilled vegetables, my wife had the Wade burger with extra mushrooms and fries. We topped it off with a fried biscuit. The was all VERY YUMMY. Definitely a place worth visiting if you’re in the area.

eric stidham

Pretty good food. Think white people burrito. Wasn't what I expected but was good and the staff was very friendly.

michael hellenthal

Great little north texas diner style restaurant. Has hitching posts out front to tie up your truck.

Janet Johnson

The food was good. My only complaint was the house salad. There wasn’t much to it, just iceberg lettuce, a bit of tomato, pretty blah. Other than that, it was fine, no complaints, convenient fora quick meal while traveling.

Probably a good place for "locals". Checked reviews, drove about two miles off of I-40 for a quick lunch. We ordered off of the menu, no special requests, 45 minute wait for our food. While we waited, customers actually came in ordered, ate, and left.

My husband just are there today. Said it is the worst food he ever ate. Ordered Country fried steak. Like chewing on a rubber tire. Gravy was nasty and the meal was over priced. Couldn't eat it. Service was terrible. You can feed this guy anything. If he complains, you know it is terrible. Hopefully this stops people on the road from terrible meals and service.

We left Amarillo and found this restaurant on the map. It sounded like a plan for Sunday breakfast and maps said it was open till 2. Exited the highway and drove there to find them closed with a hours sign on the door saying they are open on Tues thru Sun 7 to 2. So if you want to eat there, I would call and make sure they are open.

Rhoda Isgrigs

We left Amarillo and found this restaurant on the map. It sounded like a plan for Sunday breakfast and maps said it was open till 2. Exited the highway and drove there to find them closed with a hours sign on the door saying they are open on Tues thru Sun 7 to 2. So if you want to eat there, I would call and make sure they are open.