Irondale Cafe

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Irondale Cafe is located at 1906 1st Avenue North in Irondale. The restaurant was opened in the 1930s. It is currently owned by Jim Dolan.

Irondale Cafe was the inspiration for Fannie Flagg's 1987 book Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, which was adapted into a screenplay for the film Fried Green Tomatoes. Besides fried green tomoatoes, Irondale Cafe is reknowned for its chicken and dumplings, fried chicken, and other Southern staples.

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