Old Spanish Sugar Mill Grill

"I found myself passing by De Leon Springs State Park one morning on the way to a couple of catfish lunches for which I needed to preserve appetite. Anyway, the wait for a table at 11am was 45 minutes. But I couldn't leave this nice place without something to eat. So I got a BLT on Sugar Mill whole grain toast. Great sandwich! Lots of bacon, flavorful tomatoes. If you order this indoors, you also get some really good bread and butter pickles."
Michael Stern






"A couple of pancakes with blueberries need to be flipped over. "
Cliff Strutz



"To put on top of your pancakes, you get to choose between syrup, honey, and molasses."
Cliff Strutz



"Two pitchers of pancake batter. The one on the left is a five-grain mix consisting of rice, rye, corn, whole wheat, and buckwheat. The one on the right is called traditional white unbleached early American."
Cliff Strutz



"Part of the fun here is creating your own pancake combinations. For a small charge, you can get some blueberries or chocolate chips to put in your pancakes. Also available are pecans, apples, bananas, peanut butter, and even apple sauce!"
Cliff Strutz



"A side angle of the restaurant shows the old grinding wheel."
Cliff Strutz



"A long-shot view of the Sugar Mill from the parking lot"
Michael Stern



"Ahh, Florida: home of more fun kitsch than any other state. This billboard, showing Senor De Leon stepping out with a bathing beauty, is just outside the entrance to the state park."
Michael Stern