Despite the restaurant's proximity to the tourist attractions in Orlando, and the Kennedy Space Center, most customers who patiently wait their turn are local folks who consider Dixie Crossroads simply a good bargain, well worth the appetite-provoking delay. In addition to Floridians, the loyal clientele includes an regular contingent of astronauts' families from Houston who often come to eat shrimp while the space-shuttle crews are busy preparing for launches. Also among the expectant crowds are almost always a good handful of traveling foodies from out of state who know this restaurant as a compulsory stop on any eating tour of Atlantic Ocean hot spots. Success has not inspired delusions of grandeur. The Crossroads is still a casual, paper-napkin eatery with salad dressing that arrive in miniature plastic tubs and flimsy cardboard trays for the disposal of shells.
Tables are easy-wipe varnished wood, and waitresses and busboys are lightning fast.