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'Fixer Upper' stars Chip and Joanna Gaines just opened a restaurant in Waco, Texas - here's what it's like to visit

Joanna Gaines has been teasing the opening of Magnolia Table on social media for weeks.

'Fixer Upper' stars Chip and Joanna Gaines just opened a restaurant in Waco, Texas - here's what it's like to visit

Doors finally opened this week.

Doors finally opened this week.

 

Unsurprisingly for fans of the home improvement show, the restaurant is gorgeous inside and out.

Unsurprisingly for fans of the home improvement show, the restaurant is gorgeous inside and out.

 

Magnolia Table is located in what used to be the Elite Cafe, a Waco institution that originally opened in 1919.

Magnolia Table is located in what used to be the Elite Cafe, a Waco institution that originally opened in 1919.

Inside, the restaurant is airy and minimalist, with instantly iconic branding.

Inside, the restaurant is airy and minimalist, with instantly iconic branding.

 

Magnolia Table is open from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. every day of the week except Sunday.

Magnolia Table is open from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. every day of the week except Sunday.

 

As a result, the menu is focused on breakfast, putting the spotlight on options like eggs, pancakes, and doughnut holes.

As a result, the menu is focused on breakfast, putting the spotlight on options like eggs, pancakes, and doughnut holes.

 

If customers are craving something that falls closer to the lunch end of the brunch spectrum, they can pick from menu items including burgers, salads, and even a pimento cheese sandwich.

If customers are craving something that falls closer to the lunch end of the brunch spectrum, they can pick from menu items including burgers, salads, and even a pimento cheese sandwich.

 

The restaurant doesn't take reservations, instead seating guests on a first-come, first-served basis.

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If the crowd is overwhelming, customers can also order prepackaged food, as well as other merchandise and speciality goods, from the market-style Take Away section.

If the crowd is overwhelming, customers can also order prepackaged food, as well as  other merchandise and speciality goods, from the market-style Take Away section.

 

Magnolia Table has an emphasis on local food, with some of the veggies and eggs coming straight from Joanna Gaines' garden.

Magnolia Table has an emphasis on local food, with some of the veggies and eggs coming straight from Joanna Gaines

 

Fans of "Fixer Upper" are already posting photos and their gushing reviews of Magnolia Table on social media.

Fans of "Fixer Upper" are already posting photos and their gushing reviews of Magnolia Table on social media.

 

"I felt like a tourist in my own hometown today, while my husband and I visited Chip and Joanna's newest endeavor, Magnolia Table," one early customer raved on Instagram. "It was as good as we anticipated! Every detail from the friendly staff to delicious food and beautiful restored building exceeded our expectations!"

"I felt like a tourist in my own hometown today, while my husband and I visited Chip and Joanna

 


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