Smokestack Restaurant & Patio

Smokestack Restaurant & Patio Traveling the I-20 stretch between Abilene and Dallas/Fort Worth? Stop in for a chicken-fried steak
and a slice of our famous Buttermilk Pie. The Bennetts
(1523)

When you stop in at the SmokeStack, you can be sure you're going to have a good meal and a great time. We've always been big on hospitality and make everyone who walks through the door feel welcome. Our family life has always revolved around our kitchen at home—the place where we laugh, talk, and cook up the best comfort food you can imagine. The SmokeStack is an extension of our home kitchen, where good, homemade food brings people together. Our regular customers are a big part of our family, too. We started the SmokeStack over 41 years ago in Thurber's old drugstore and have been a favorite meeting place for families traveling I-20 ever since. When the old drugstore burned in 1992, we rebuilt the restaurant in the north end of the old Texas & Pacific Mercantile building. Made with original Thurber bricks in the late 1890s, the Mercantile used to sell everything from cribs to coffins to the company miners. Our restaurant got its name from the 128-foot-tall power plant smokestack that once provided the entire town of Thurber with electricity. Look for it when you're cruising on 1-20—we're in the only remaining Thurber Brick building left in beautiful downtown Thurber, Texas. If you're in the area, drop on in for a bite. We've got a booth with your name on it.

Don’t forget! Tickets available at the door! Hope to see ya!
09/18/2026

Don’t forget! Tickets available at the door! Hope to see ya!

Chicken fried steak sandwich sound good? Look at the size of this one! See you soon!
09/16/2026

Chicken fried steak sandwich sound good? Look at the size of this one! See you soon!

Monday special: beef tips over rice. Hope to see you!
09/14/2026

Monday special: beef tips over rice. Hope to see you!

09/11/2026
Join us this Wednesday morning for good food and great fellowship
09/11/2026

Join us this Wednesday morning for good food and great fellowship

Friday fish! See you soon!
09/11/2026

Friday fish! See you soon!

09/08/2026

An evening with Courtney Patton at The Smokestack! The evening kicks off at 7:00 with David Percy, whose warm vocals and easy charm set the perfect tone to settle in. At 7:45 Stoney Musgrove will take the stage lifting the energy with a set that leans into grit, heart and storytelling. At 8:30 Cou

We will be open Monday for Labor Day! Hope to see ya! 7am-9pm
09/06/2026

We will be open Monday for Labor Day! Hope to see ya! 7am-9pm

Look at those tenders! See you soon!
09/05/2026

Look at those tenders! See you soon!

Need a job? Know somebody that does? Now hiring dishwashers. Please share.
09/04/2026

Need a job? Know somebody that does? Now hiring dishwashers. Please share.

Address

239 Private Road 741
Thurber, TX
76463

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 9pm
Tuesday 7am - 9pm
Wednesday 7am - 9pm
Thursday 7am - 9pm
Friday 7am - 10pm
Saturday 7am - 10pm
Sunday 7am - 9pm

Telephone

+12546725560

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