Lee's Crossroads Cafe

Lee's Crossroads Cafe Lee's Crossroads Cafe is a table service restaurant and carryout orders w/Normal Menu and Specials

08/25/2026

Due to a family emergency, we will not be open for lunch today. We will not have the taco bar today, either. We plan to open this evening with the regular menu only at 430pm. We apologize for any inconvenience. E & M.

These aren't all the ingredients. But, I realized how pretty this stuff is and how much fun I have doing it. This parti...
08/21/2026

These aren't all the ingredients. But, I realized how pretty this stuff is and how much fun I have doing it.

This particular batch is for two very important ladies in my life who want kimchi but without the spicy so I am making them a batch of white kimchi.

If anybody has any special requests for me to make anything, I am always available to make whatever you need for you to take home. Just let me know.

08/19/2026

We will be closed tomorrow, Thursday 8/20/2026 between 230pm and 400pm.

We WILL be open for lunch service at 1030am to 230pm and Dinner Service from 400pm to 900pm

Thanks!

08/18/2026

Special for 18 August 2026:

All you can eat taco and nacho bar.

Includes:

Locally sourced house seasoned and house cooked ground beef.

Slow braised pork carnitas ( non-spicy)

Spanish rice
Refried beans
Chili
Nacho cheese
Hard shell tacos
Flour tacos
Housemade corn tortilla chips
Housemaid flour tortilla chips

Plus all the cold toppings.

The regular menu is available.

Call 308-962-7979 or log on to our website to place a pickup order.

08/18/2026

Special for Tuesday 18 Aug 2026:

Taco Tuesday!

With House Made Carnitas as the second Meat Option for your Tacos or Nachos!

Senior pricing is also available.

The regular menu will also be available. Another post with the details will come tomorrow.

Have a great night everyone and thank you all for your feedback!

I have a bit of a dilemma that requires customer input.Over a year and a half ago, we switched from Seed Oil to Beef Tal...
08/17/2026

I have a bit of a dilemma that requires customer input.

Over a year and a half ago, we switched from Seed Oil to Beef Tallow. At the time, it made sense as it lasted longer and had a better flavor, and the belief in some circles...it was a healthier option.

When I first started, Beef Tallow was $38.00 for a 50lb box.

In the last 1.5 years, it has shot up regularly and is now $92.70 for a case. Each week, we change the fryers out, so take that times 2.

With the increases across the board on ALL food items, it is getting difficult to provide the food we want to cook, at a price that is accessible to the public.

I do not wish to get into any politics here, but the truth of the matter is that food costs have gone up extremely high. A case of Thicken Thighs used to cost me 30 bucks. It now ranges from $85.60 (todays price) to around $92.00.

ALL FOOD COSTS HAVE GONE UP ACROSS THE BOARD.

The only items that have gone back down were Eggs.

Transportation costs have also gone up, and some items I used to import, I no longer import, due to the tariff charges and I DO get invoices with tariff charges passed onto me.

We do NOT get special pricing like Grocery Stores do, which get pricing that is logical for that niche of business.

We pay what you would pay, only we get it shipped in bulk at our doorstep twice a week.

The question:

Do we keep the Beef Tallow Option, and charge more when prices are already high due to inflation and the economy?

Or

Do we shift back to Seed Oil, which will enable us to keep prices more stable, and maybe even lower some of the prices?

We are working on a menu that has some less expensive options in it, including a senior menu. Once we get that done, we will roll it out. But we need to settle the oil issue first.

The restaurant business is tough right now. All of our local small businesses NEED your support right now more than ever. If you don't support your local businesses, then you won't have them around. That means:

-No local jobs.
-No food options.
-No Taxes (Property, payroll, sales, occupation, etc.) being put back into our community and schools.
-No Payroll for employees to use in town at other businesses.
-No Donations for local causes.
-No Cross Business Support.
-No more Crab Rangoon.
-Another empty building in town.

We must ask ourselves is this what we want in our communities?

There is a lot to unpack here. We get it. But here we are none the less.

Thoughts on the oil? Thoughts on Affordability?

Erick and Maranda.

Special for Monday August 17th 2026: Two-piece fish platter. Comes with one piece of breaded flounder and one piece of C...
08/17/2026

Special for Monday August 17th 2026:

Two-piece fish platter.

Comes with one piece of breaded flounder and one piece of Corona beer battered cod. Crinkle cut fries and hush puppies.

Tartar sauce available upon request.

Regular menu is also available.

Call 308-962-7979 or log on to our website to place a pickup order.

08/16/2026

Special for Sunday August 16th 2026:

All You can eat Fried Chicken buffet includes the salad bar.

On the buffet today:

Fried Chicken
Southern fried pork chops
Homemade mashed potatoes
Green beans and bacon
Cobbler
Fried Cheese and Rice balls
Brown gravy
Cherry muffin bars
All you can eat salad bar.

The regular menu and salad bar are also available on their own.

Call 308-962-7979 or log on to the website that Facebook will not let me post without paying extra money a month now. I'll put it in the comments a little later. But suffice it to say it's our company name followed by the .com

Thank you again for supporting the Arapahoe Crystal theater fundraising campaign at the corn and dog feed. It was good to see everybody there.

Everybody have a good coming week.

Levi Watson got the machine fixed!! People have already won a couple items out of it! Thanks Levi! Kimberly Treece come...
08/14/2026

Levi Watson got the machine fixed!! People have already won a couple items out of it!

Thanks Levi!

Kimberly Treece come work on your woody woodpecker!!

Address

656 Chestnut Street
Arapahoe, NE
68922

Opening Hours

Monday 10:30am - 8pm
Tuesday 10:30am - 8pm
Wednesday 10:30am - 8pm
Thursday 10:30am - 8pm
Friday 10:30am - 10pm
Saturday 6:30am - 10pm
Sunday 10:30am - 2pm

Telephone

+13089627979

Website

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