for homestyle southern cooking, look no further than the cleburne cafeteria. from meat loaf and mashed potatoes with fried chicken. >> i have been cooking all day in the kitchen, all morning. >> reporter: texans lining up for a taste of cleburne comfort dishes. >> all the vegetables and all the home cooking. you can come here and get it, so much easier. >> reporter: behind the line, the owner george. >> my dad taught me how to cook. >> reporter: running shifts for the business that has been in his family for more than 70 years. for houstonians it's more than about just food. >> we've been coming here four, five times a week since 1995. >> reporter: and its community is the heart of this classic cafeteria. >> we come on sundays after church. >> reporter: all right. we are here with george, the owner of cleburne cafeteria. how you doing? >> i am doing great. good morning. thank you for being here. >> reporter: let's walk and talk. >> absolutely. >> reporter: we think about cafeteria, it brings me back to those dusty chicken nuggets from elementary school. we don