Winter Getaway - WACO, TX / MAGNOLIA TABLE

After an overnight cheap stay at the local Flying J truckstop, we were up and on our way to Magnolia Table at 7:00 am!  The sun was just coming up, and we found to our delight that the MANY internet warnings about long waits, are not true in late February.  We were warmly greeted twice and appeared to be about the fifth guests in the very expansive restaurant. Everything was immaculate, meticulously decorated, a bit pricey- but very delicious. Our very chatty server was a single mom who had worked at Magnolia Table since its inception.  She loves her job and her managers. Jo and Chip slip in occasionally without the knowledge of many of the staff.  In her two years of employment, she remembers just once that Chip arrived during her shift  and visited with the many patrons gathered that day.  Yes, there are leather pouches on the wall to drop the cellphones in and leather cases that enclose the patron's bill.  Impressive.  From what we understand, the locals do not frequent this restaurant due to the crowds, but the Gaines are being inventive about getting the community in... if they sign up, they will be texted when there is no wait.

 

 

 

Pretty amazing bathroom!

 

Their faith in Jesus shows up in the way they renovate with excellence, the way they treat their guests, and in the values that they espouse just as this sign depicts.