If you're traveling on I-81 between Syracuse and Watertown, you'll pass through the town of Parish near the halfway point. Driving has a tendency to make people hungry, and there's no better place to stop along this route for gas for both your body and your vehicle than Speedy's Travel Plaza. This truck stop is just off the interstate and is home to the Mapleview Family Restaurant. It may not look like much from the outside, but the food and hospitality you'll get here is unmatched. Slide on into a table and enjoy a hearty breakfast, lunch, or dinner; you'll be glad that you did. Read on to learn more about this spot.

Mapleview Family Restaurant has been serving travelers for more than 20 years. This large, welcoming, friendly family restaurant can't wait to serve you.

Although this restaurant is located in a truck stop gas station, it's clean and comfortable and the food is spectacular.

The dining room is quite large and can accommodate large groups with ease. There's also a separate banquet room that you can reserve if you want to host an event here; it seats 80 guests and the restaurant owners will help you to devise a perfect menu for your gathering.

If you're just stopping through on the way to somewhere else, you can enjoy breakfast, lunch, or dinner here seven days a week. If you like home-style cooking - and who doesn't - you'll love the food here.

There are dozens of different breakfast options from which to choose and the portions are quite large and filling. Look at this omelet!

Mapleview Family Restaurant's lunches are great too. The clam strips are fried to perfection.

This restaurant's sandwiches are large and tasty. Everything is priced affordably, too. There's also a kid-specific menu with eight different options for kids 10 and under.

Dinner is great here also. Mapleview's prime rib is a popular option and people come from miles around to enjoy it.

The Delmonico's cut steak comes in 10 oz or 16 oz portions. They also serve chopped steak, sirloin steak, NY strip steak, and other meaty favorites.

If steak isn't your cup of tea, Mapleview Family Restaurant also offers a variety of pasta dishes, chicken dishes, and seafood as well.

Be sure to save room for dessert! Mapleview's pies are excellent. Have a slice after your meal and grab a whole pie to take with you on the road.

Mapleview Family Restaurant is lovely and it's a perfect place to stop on I-81! If you come back time and time again, you can join the restaurant's rewards program and earn points toward a free meal in the future. You'll love this place. Don't drive on by - stop in for a fabulous and filling meal!

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