The catfish is always excellent, never miss on family visit If you are full take the pie home read more

Absolutely Amazing Food Service and even the atmosphere!!! My husband use to come here years ago and it's still top notch

Really good food great atmosphere. Everyone who works there whom I've come into contact with are super friendly and accommodating truly great food! read more

Very good and friendly table service. Most consistently good food we've found in the county so far. There is something almost every trip unfortunately but welcome to Ballard County. My French toast a couple weeks back wasn't quite saturated with the eggs so it was more like bread and syrup. The beans with yesterday's lunch were barely warm. They offer margarine but not butter. No non dairy creamer. But again consistent hot fresh food. read more

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I used to work there in the 90's. It's good food. Give them a try. I love this little restaurant.

Just as I remember from my childhood. Catfish was not greasy, generous portions and service was great! Nice to see some things don't change. read more

If you find yourself anywhere near Cairo, Illinois, in search of breakfast at a classic American diner, the Blue Grass in La Center, Kentucky, might be your best bet. Uniquely located within the tiny quadrilateral that will experience a total solar eclipse in both 2017 and 2024, the Blue Grass Restaurant serves up tasty dishes, a $7.50 breakfast buffet, and what locals call some really good all-you-can-eat catfish. I was three hours too early to verify the latter. A massive omelet with two sides was a modest $7, quite the bargain. The eggs encompassing the omelet were light, soft, and delightfully thin, as impeccably fresh as the peppers and bacon inside. The major drawback was the mystery cheese. Most omelettes are made with jack or cheddar, but this was more like a bitter liquid goop that one might find in a middle school cafeteria. I guess I should have predicted this when the menu simply stated "cheese" without further specification. Avoid at all costs! The biscuits were very good, nicely fluffy, and the hashbrowns were almost perfect, full of flavor, not too heavy, and a nice crisp edge !in places. The buffet was small but featured all the best sides, so it's probably worth your $7.50 to get stuffed. read more

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HORRIBLE FOOD & HORRIBLE SERVICE!!!! Owners are very rude. Definitely not a place to return to. Went downhill quick NOT WORTH the money or gas trip & I only live 5 minutes away...... Go somewhere else to spend your hard working money! read more

Wonderful, down home restaurant with large portions and small prices. I had a breakfast plate and my husband had the Mexican burger. Both were delicious. Highly recommend! read more

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I love this place super good food and love the homie feel. They are always nice and they have great portions.

My wife and I stopped in for the buffet, after a harrowing Friday night drive through Cairo. Their buffet has many golden-brown goodies on it. TGI Fried, right? The catfish that I ate was good, though I was scared of the whole catfish (sans head). The soup was homemade, meaning it was ugly. But still good. Wood paneling, a relic of the '70s, lined the walls, but the place had the hospitality of that golden age too. One of the waitresses gave us the low-down on Cairo, a fascinating and harrowing town. The owner was very friendly and loved talking with us about Chicago and Greektown. He gave us a piece of pie! Now that's friendly. I don't get no free pie in Chicago suburbia, that's for sure. We likely won't be back, as we live so far away. But if we were closer, we'd stop in. It's the kind of place you want to stumble across while driving along the backwater roads of America. read more

Stopped in on a Sunday traveling home to Mississippi. Great restaurant, with excellent service and food. Had a great buffet lunch at a really reasonable price. We stopped because it reminded us home. We were very pleased! Will be back on our next visit. read more

Typical example of a great small town non-fast food restaurant. Your host and hostess are extremely friendly and accommodating. My friends enjoy the buffet and like the fried catfish and chicken offerings. I can't get past the gyros sandwich which you can order open faced with beef/lamb or chicken. Onion rings and fries are delightful. They are quick to refill your soft drinks and coffee. They have an extensive menu which will take some time to read through. Their desert pies look delicious, however I've always been too stuffed by the quite generously portions gyros. read more

An absolutely INCREDIBLE dining experience! Stumbled on Blue Grass while enroute to Florida. The catfish was THE BEST I HAVE EVER HAD!!!!! It was amazing. Great staff. Great friendly atmosphere. Everyone knows everyone. It's worth the drive from Kansas City!!!!! read more

Great family value food. Owners are extremely friendly. Nice salad bar, excellent fish. They also do a great job with breakfast. I'm there every week. read more

Stopped in here on our trip from Nashville TN to Branson MO on our vacation from GA. It was fantastic !!! Great food and wonderful friendly service. Great catfish! read more

Have to walk through a smoky dining room to get to non-smoking section. Buffet is instant potatoes, fried stuff. Have an ok salad section. Service is friendly. Food is not so great. I'd forgotten I had stopped here a year ago & was disappointed. Maybe I will remember not to stop again. The pies looked good, although I didn't try any. read more

Got a fine piece of catfish and some fries--delish! Thanks Blue Grass. Thanks Kentucky. #eatlikealocal

A diner in LaCenter Ky that has pie to die for. The Buffet was very good, excellent fried catfish and very good baked chicken. I would drive back from North Carolina for more of the hash brown casserole, the vegetables on the salad bar were fresh and crisp. But the pie, the waitress, Melissa, brought us two pieces on the house Coconut cream and pumpkin. I'm not a huge fan of Coconut cream but couldn't stop eating this pie, my wife loved the pumpkin also exceptional. We had to get up and leave to stop eating both huge pieces. I had already eaten more then I should at the buffet and was planning on a small taste of the banana pudding (good but not great) when Melissa plunked the pie down. OMG too much we said and then almost ate them both. Got up and ran out to keep from eating more. Ate so much we skipped dinner. The pies are made in house, go out of your way to get some. read more

Buffett was not well attended some items were empty on our arrival and never restocked after forty five minutes, When something was mentioned to the cashier we were all but called liars. Not my kind of friendly service. read more

1970's faux-wood paneling, smoking allowed, and located conveniently near historic Monkeys Eyebrow KY? Count me in!

amazing lunch buffet! we reluctantly stopped for lunch here after driving all morning, and saw that there was smoking inside. we were so delighted by the lunch buffet, perfect potatoes, green beans, salad bar, etc. And the homemade PIE is to die for!! read more

The Bluegrass is a very dependable choice for good food and friendly service. The owners and managers are the best, and that hospitality is evident in their staff. Try the catfish, it's great! read more