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Texans drive miles for chicken-fried steak at Mary's Cafe

Cafe owner Mary Tretter is so protective of her recipes that employees must sign a legal agreement.

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Cafe owner Mary Tretter is so protective of her recipes that employees must sign a legal agreement.

Two hours west of Dallas, Mary's Cafe in sleepy Strawn is destination dining. Texans flock to this low-slung building – a former 1920s service station built of stone and flanked by large, boxy wooden additions – to partake of Mary Tretter's home cooking in general and her chicken-fried steak in particular.

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