By: Monica Smith
The Village Reporter
Jennifer Crossfield says a diner is a neighborhood gathering place and that’s what she is striving to bring Wauseon with the opening of Family Diner.
Growing up her family frequented small “Mom and Pop” diners and she says she always enjoyed the comfortable and relaxing environment. You could come as you were and stay as long as you liked without feeling rushed as you sometimes do in big city restaurants.
Jennifer got her first job as a waitress at John Weber’s when she was sixteen and fell in love with meeting new people and building relationships with customers. She feels it’s where her heart is and when the opportunity arose for her family to own a small town diner of their own, it was a dream come true.
Sit down meals were one of the best parts of her day growing up and she says she was spoiled by her mother who is a wonderful cook. Jennifer learned a great deal about cooking from her as she cooks from the heart, not a recipe. It is that feeling she wants to offer to the Wauseon and surrounding communities. A place to enjoy comfortable, home cooked meals.
Jennifer says she is very thankful to friends and family who helped her get up and running or offered a helping hand this past year. She states it truly IS a Family Diner and they look forward to seeing you at 224 North Fulton Street, Wauseon.
Monica may be reached at
monica@thevillagereporter.com