If I could give this place ten stars, I would. You will have a wait when you get there, and you…read morewill wait no matter how long it takes. You cannot find a better place for a meal, or more kind folks running the place from top to bottom. And if your plate is too big to finish, feel free to take it home, because you'll want to save room for dessert. Magnolia 23 is a staple in our household. So long as we've lived within a 30 minute drive, it has been a great place for a Sunday lunch, or any other meal within the hours they are open. They treat you like family from the very start with the way that they take names for the line. It's natural to start a conversation with the people around you, because everyone has the same end game - a great meal. Once you're seated, it's never long before a waitress comes and takes your drink order. The menu for the day is posted on Facebook and written on the board on the wall, along with the sides and dessert options. There's no menus because it's a meat and two sides, plus a bread of either roll or cornbread. The seating is tables and chairs, although some areas have couches for seating, which is a nice change of pace. Today I got stewed beef with sides of mac and cheese, yams, and bread choice was cornbread. My other half got the country style steak, with sides of cabbage and rice with gravy, and bread of cornbread. The littles shared a fried chicken plate with side of mashed potatoes with gravy. They divided and conquered their food so fast I forgot to snag a picture of it. The stewed beef was perfection. So tender, and the juices went well with the cornbread. The yams were expertly spiced, and prepared with so much love. The mac and cheese was delicious, so I offered some to my youngest who promptly stole the rest of it. I did sample the country style steak, and it was so delicious that none was spared. I cannot wait to eat my leftover stewed beef later this week, as I knew I wanted to save room for dessert. We ordered two fried apple pies, and a slice of Hershey bar cake. Be careful with the fried pies - the filling turns into molten lava when heated, so despite the fact that you'll want to take the largest first bite, please be patient and spare your taste buds from their imminent demise by letting it cool a minute. The spices on the apple filling on the fried pies were perfect, and I savored every bite that I stole from my husband. My dessert was the Hershey bar cake, which I split with one of my littles. It didn't have a thick layer of icing, which was great. The cake had a nice crumb, and was sweet without being overly sweet. If you haven't been here yet, make sure to take note of their hours and then take a trip to Asheboro. Once you've finished your meal, feel free to take a stroll around downtown and know that you've just had the best meal around. Magnolia 23 is worth the price and worth the wait, because you will be blessed by the whole experience.

While visiting Asheboro to see the zoo we found Magnolia 23 and its stellar ratings as our family…read moredinner spot. I can say with confidence this restaurant deserves every accolade given here! We found parking easily behind the building and were given a warm and friendly welcome while walking up the stairs to the cozy porch before we even stepped inside. We arrived early since we knew this place was popular so luckily we had no wait on a Friday evening! We decided to try the catfish, fried chicken, and chicken & dumplings as our meats and a various assortment of the sides including collards, slaw, Lima beans, green beans, potatoes, corn bread and rolls. Absolutely every bite was inhaled, sadly I even missed a chance to take any pictures and my kids (7&9) couldn't stop remarking about how delicious everything was! The chicken & dumplings sold out right after we ordered so we felt lucky to try it too. The service was stellar and quick. HThe owner greeted many of the guests by name and took the time to chat with us and discovered our Wilmington connection- it was so refreshing to see this type of family run farm to table establishment and exchange local foodie recommendations. Next time we will definitely be leaving room for dessert!

The food was amazing! the service was top notch! The ambiance was perfect for breakfast.read more

Would love to tell you about the food but we never got to order anything but water…read more Seated quickly hostess was very friendly waited about 10 mins and a girl came over and asked what we want to drink. No hi hello just direct to the point. Asked about the drink included that was on the specials and was told rudely no it's after 3 it needs to be wiped off the board Brought back our waters. We tried to order then but she walked away. We called after her but she kept going. She went and loaded up a tray of food for another server. Then started bagging up to-go orders We were left to wonder was she really our waitress or just helping someone else? Was at least 10-15 more mins no one else came and she was still bagging to-go so we left We tried

Ok friends. This is my shortest review in history. What I'm about to say tells it all…read more THE TABLE I hope you understand. No pictures.

Well, I didn't have a great experience here yesterday, sadly, I had to drive over an hour for a DMV…read moreappointment, so I looked online and this place was highly rated. I had already chosen my "carved turkey Reuben sandwich", yum, when I first went at around 12:30-the line was out the door, so went to my appointment, hoping I could get back by the 230 close time. Returned at about 215 yay, and happily walked right up to the counter to order my lunch, when I was told they were out of carved turkey (the way the server explained it sounded like an ingredient in the Reuben was out, not the actual turkey. I asked if the "simple turkey sandwich" had carved turkey, and I was told no, it was deli meat-deli meat is so processed and unhealthy. I was super disappointed. So I opted for a Smashburger after asking how they liked it and she said it was "delicious". Well, it's not a Smashburger. It's a double burger on a nothing special bun. I was going to take the bun off and eat it with a knife and fork, and I was looking for those yummy crispy edges on a authentic Smashburger. They didn't exist. This was a double cheeseburger with very thick patties. I think they were grass fed so kudos to them for that,, but it was incredibly dry sadly, and when I saw that the bun had been toasted with butter, I put it back on and had a couple more bites, but was super disappointed-and trust me nobody loves a great cheeseburger more than I but now I love smash burgers as well!. I also ordered the Orzo cucumber and feta salad (as well as the french fries) on the side and while it was OK, it was nothing special. French fries were just meh. After all the stellar reviews I had I was very surprised that they would make a double cheeseburger and call it a Smash-burger-I wish these restaurants would stop doing that, it's misleading, other restaurants do this too. And for the money I spent, I should've just gone to Shake shack! I DO think it's worth a second chance, and I will say everybody there was very kind on the Service level and it's an adorable, really beautiful spot and vibe ! I strolled around and looked at the merchandise afterwards. So hopefully I'll be back but just super disappointed I didn't have a nice meal and left hungry.

Food was not great.. we came in and waited for an hour for…read morefood while other people who had been seated after us were receiving there food, our drinks sat empty for a good while. Just an overall bad experience honestly. I got a cheese omelette and it literally an omelette with some Kraft singles slapped on top of it. To finish it all off our server was rude... I said thank you multiple times to which her response was "mhm". Won't be back..

Against my better judgment I ran through the drive thru last night on my way home and I was…read morestarving. I rang the bell at the window a young gentleman took my order, I paid and waited. He brought my drink and said the food will be out shortly. Then about 5 minutes later, a young lady comes to the window and tells me the kitchen is closed. I was so confused. The restaurant was still open, all of the lights were on, no sign on the drive thru window stating kitchen hours, staff took my order. She refunded my card but there is so much wrong with how that got handled. David's needs to do better if they are going to keep customers. I cannot recommend and will not be back.

It takes a while. And you're sitting in basically an old living room close to other patrons with no…read moremusic or anything like that. It reminded me of one of those awkward family meals you have to go to as a kid with your friends parents and their friends. The food was really, really good. The jerk chicken had awesome texture and fantastic sweet kick! Mac n cheese was whoa so good. Overall definitely worth the trip as a foodie. Just plan for the wait.

It's located about 15 mins from the NC Zoo, so we decided to check out their lunch after seeing…read moretheir diverse menu in our searches. It's definitely in an older house; parking is easy and you seat yourself. The house is definitely older and needs some work. We felt like we were eating in a quiet living room as there was no music or background noise other than other tables. There were definitely only two people working the day we went-one front of house and one back. There are several signs stating food takes time to prepare and it will come out as it's ready. They're not kidding. We ordered jerk chicken which was pretty spicy. The Mac was incredible as were the cheesy jalapeño hush puppies. It took about 50 mins for it to come out. The spicy roll was definitely spicy, and the baked roll had a nice flavor. We waited on those for a little over an hour. Definitely not a kid friendly place due to the wait times. Also no changing stations. It's a really nice concept and diverse menu!

My dad went and ordered some takeout from this place and it was disgusting. He literally ordered…read morethree different entrees and they were all terrible. They barely had any taste and oh my god the hush puppies were god awful, they were drenched in low quality oil and even an hour later I can still feel my throat coated in it and it is the most horrific after taste I've ever had in my life. My stomach instantly turned after eating it, my mom agreed it was atrocious. I highly recommend staying away from this place it's absolutely trash.

This was my second experience at this restaurant and since it is an 80 mile round-trip that tells I…read moreenjoyed it. It is high in all three of the review points: food, service, and ambiance! I am still amazed at the quantity of excellent food you get for your money. I have had to get take out boxes both times and I ordered the smallest size plate each time. Both times I have been seated very quickly and drinks brought out fast. They have a large menu and I will be going back to try many more food choices. I have two of the menu items behind me and am still counting!

First off the service and hospitality is phenomenal from the start. Could not have better people…read more You feel right at home. Great little dive bar atmosphere with zero pretentiousness. Had the wings they were incredible saw someone eating the pizza and it looked amazing. Prices were really good but again and I can't understate the CHEERS atmosphere in this place

We appreciate a place informed about food allergies! We had a few different things: hot Italian…read moresub, cheeseburger and spinach dip. We rated the cheeseburger and dip as pretty good. The Italian was just ok due to the ham being thick sliced and being honey ham which isn't what we usually expect on an Italian. Overall though pretty good and thanks to our nice server.

Let it be known this is the place to go to get the best fried chicken in Asheboro…read more On the menu, it's a 1/2 Fried Chicken with 2 sides and choice of a bread. All of that for $9.99! You can't beat that price. I ordered the Fried Chicken with Creamed Potatoes with gravy, Cabbage and hot rolls. The plate came out hot and steamy. The creamed potatoes were served with some of the daily special's gravy on it. It wasn't chicken gravy but it was a good homemade gravy. Were the potatoes real or boxed or a mix of both? I couldn't tell. If they were boxed, they fixed them up to taste real. If they were real, they sure did a great job at creaming them. It's on debate. The Cabbage was cooked perfect, seasoned well. The hot rolls were not homemade but they were fresh, light and fluffy and served warm. The star of the plate was definitely the chicken. Cooked to order, it came out super hot. It was cooked perfectly. Crispy on the outside, meat was tender and juicy on the inside. I peeled off some of the skin and juice was dripping all over the plate. It's hard to find good fried chicken and I've been trying several of the local places but so far, this place is #1. Also, the sweet tea is GREAT! The service was super friendly and attentive. The restaurant is clean and there are lots of tables and booths, but get there early or after lunch because they were full when I arrived at around 1:30pm. I would highly recommend for the Fried Chicken.

This is a great meat and three type restaurant. I particularly enjoy chicken pie or chicken…read morecasserole day. If you're a fan of fried okra, you need to try theirs. My daughter loves their spaghetti on the kids menu--it's a great portion and good flavor too.

We stopped here on the way to the zoo on a misty Monday morning and we were welcomed into a warm…read moreand sunny place. The restaurant was very clean and inviting as well as welcoming service. The menu is simple and straightforward so we had a couple of omelets and coffee. I had a biscuit with gravy for my side and Schweey had the hash browns Every thing was delivered quickly and perfectly prepared.

Wow-such a lovely surprise. After opting out of dining downtown we came across this tiny diner off…read morethe beaten path. As soon as we walked in we were greeted by abundantly welcoming and friendly staff. The diner is clean and well put together with 2 dining areas and a counter bar. We ordered breakfast essentials (eggs, pancake, biscuit and gravy) and the food came out piping hot within a matter of minutes. The server was very accommodating. The tea was great and so was the food, for less than $20 at that! There were lots of advertisements around on the table and cups which was a little distracting but overall it was such a good experience. The manager (maybe owner) gave both my children a candy treat when we left. Give it a chance, you won't be disappointed.