Best Fried Chicken in the Country!

We started out heading to Lindsborg after breakfast on Thursday morning. Instead of going directly to our destination we decided it would be worth our while to stop off in Lawrence, Kansas to visit a yarn shop called, The Yarn Barn. It was a really cute little shop located right in downtown Lawrence. Naturally we walked around touching all of the soft and pretty yarns that are not currently stocked in our hometown knitting shop called, Unique Yarns. Before we got out of there, all three of us had bought patterns and yarn for new projects to begin.

All of that shopping made us work up an appetite so before we left we went to a restuarant just down the street that the ladies at the shop had recommended. It was a brewery type of restuarant that had great soups, sandwiches and salads as well as a variety of homemade brews. We passed on the beer since we were driving, but the food was really excellent. It is called, Free State Brewing Co. and it is worth a visit if you're ever in Lawrence.

So now it was on to Lindsborg to check in to our bed and breakfast, The Rosberg House. It was a great two story victorian style house with a huge front porch that had a very welcoming wicker swing and white wicker porch furniture as well. After we got our rooms and freshened up a bit, we headed to fried chicken heaven aka The Brookville Hotel in Abilene, KS which in reality was about forty miles down the main highway out of town. All I can say is if you love fried chicken you will be in heaven for sure when you taste this version! The restuarant serves only one thing....fried chicken and all of the fixins! It is served family style and the waitresses just keep the chicken coming as soon as you make a dent in the platter. The sides are also fabulous...a relish try, homemade biscuits and strawberry preserves, mashed potatoes and chicken creamed gravy, homemade creamed corn and homemade cole slaw and cottage cheese. The sides are also all you can eat. For dessert there is home style ice cream.

We finished our dinner and chatted with the hostess and owner of the restuarant, Connie Martin. We told her how we had traveled all the way from Illinois to eat dinner at her establishment. She was honored and also thought we were a bit crazy especially when we told her that we would be back tomorrow night for dinner as well! I even took a picture of her in the gift shop and waiting area. She said she would love to jump in the car and go with us on our adventures if she didn't have the restuarant committment.

The next day we toured the town of Lindsborg which is the town that my friend, Jan lived in as a little girl. We learned a bit about the Swedish immigrants that settled here and enjoyed the Swedish pancakes that the bed and breakfast served each morning. Yummy!

As we headed back to Abilene for dinner the next day, we made an impromtu stop at where else?....The Russel Stover Candy Outlet which was conveniently located right off the highway. Chocolate for an afternoon break...yeah!!! We had one last stop before we ate ourselves to death again on chicken. We visited the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum. After all, we had to do something educational. This is also a very worthwhile stop. Beautiful facilities with very knowledgeable staff.

With full bellies and smiling faces we headed home the next day.