Irondale Cafe - original. Great for peaches, cherries, apples & more! These are the same recipes mu family and I have enjoyed for years - down-home and delicious! - Fannie Flagg, author of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe. On a lazy afternoon sixty years ago, at the whistle stop nestled beside the tracks just east of Birmingham, a tradition of down-home cooking was born. Thats when the first batch of fried green tomatoes was served at the Irondale Cafe. Some fifty years later, Fannie Flagg would write about that same whistle stop and the recipes perfected over thousands of meals shared with family and friends. Today the Irondale Cafe seems frozen in time as those giant freight passenger trains rumble by and owners Bill and Mary Jo McMichael carry on the legacy of down-home cooking. After countless requests over the years Bill and Mary Jo offer their delicious secrets to you in the Irondale Cafe's original whistle stop recipes. From their heart to your table, enjoy the memories of good times shared at the Original Whistle Stop Cafe. Commitment to Quality: The Irondale Cafe has a consistently high quality nutritious and delicious foods. Now, with our original Whistle Stop Recipes, you can taste the proud heritage of great Southern goodness as its best.