Real Food and Fun at Joe Huber’s
Family Farm & Restaurant
BY ANGIE FENTON | PHOTOS BY CHRISTIAN WATSON
There are plenty of reasons to include Joe
Huber’s Family Farm & Restaurant on your list
of must-visit places this fall, but my favorite is
the food, all of which is made from scratch and
reminiscent of the long-ago leisurely family dinners
at my grandparents’ home when I was growing up.
The spacious dining room overlooks the flower
gardens, lake and mini farm/playground, which
only adds to the ambiance, but I have to be honest:
Once it’s served, it’s hard to look anywhere but at
the food. Country Fried Chicken. Huber Honey
Ham. Chicken and Dumplings. Fried Biscuits
with Apple Butter. Fresh Vegetables. And all of
it is served family style. If you leave Joe Huber’s
hungry, you did it wrong.
If you aren’t interested in the dining experience,
you can order your favorites to go. I won’t name
names, but I once did a live TV remote at Joe
Huber’s with a photographer friend and after
ordering to-go, we didn’t even make it out of the
parking lot but, instead, greedily – and without
shame, mind you – feasted on the fried chicken
while sitting in the news truck, giggling like little
kids.
In addition to the fabulous food, you’ll find
activities for all ages at Huber’s Family Farm,
including pony rides, a corn maze, wagon rides,
paintball, and more (these activities cost money)
along with complimentary fun that includes tether
ball, a 40-foot tunnel slide, swings, a hammock
and my daughter’s favorite, the Tiny Tot’s Play Set.
The pumpkin patch has been open since Sept.
9 and a portion of all U-pick sales benefit the
WHAS Crusade for Children. The Market and
Gift Shop also offer fresh gift ideas, locally grown
food, preserves, jams, jellies, fudge and wonderful
caramel apples (I’ll take mine with nuts, please!).
Every weekend, Joe Huber’s features live music
with local musicians, craft beer, wine and cocktails,
too.
But about that food…
JOE HUBER’S FAMILY FARM
& RESTAURANT
2421 Engle Road | Starlight
812.923.5255
www.joehubers.com
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