My first and only visit until recently was probably 20 years ago, when they first opened…read more I ordered a half sandwich and regular baked potato and they charged me $14.00. That was high lunch prices 20 years ago, hell it is still high in today's money. The potato, although huge, was overcooked, to the point of being brown through and through and "smelled old". The sandwich bread was very hard to eat. It was too crunchy. I know, you're thinking, how can bread be too crunchy? Well, when I bit into it, it would break off and send crumb debris onto my clothing, table and floor. The shards remaining would cut into the sides of my lips as I withdrew it from my mouth. As I chewed, it would cut into my gums and the roof of my mouth. Reminds me of how eating Capn' Crunch cereal does a number on my mouth. I know, you are also thinking, how the hell do you remember a meal, let alone, a sandwich, from 20 years ago? I will do you one better I remember a meal I had in 1980. I grew up poor. I may have been born into it, I was too young to remember that part. At school, we ate free lunches, by presenting a small card with our name on it to the lunch lady. I still have a lunch card. It is autographed by a football player named, Jim Miller. He was from my hometown and went professional. He came to our school for a visit and that is the only thing on me, at the time, to have him sign. Our mailbox was a mile away from the house, gravel road coming and going. That mailbox is where we had to walk to wait on the bus, rain or shine. My mother didn't like us being treated like that just because we "are the only kids to pick up down that road and I am not driving this bus down there just for four kids", according to the driver. My mother got onto the bus, closed the door and "spoke with" the driver. After that "chat" we never walked to wait on the bus again. We didn't get to eat out. Run into a store just to buy candy. Point to everything in our line of site at the grocery store and scream "I want that!" Wear store bought clothing but frequented Yard Sales. We didn't get a lot of toys for Christmas or birthdays. Instead, we amused ourselves by swinging on grape vines, gathering Rabbit Tobacco and swimming in the Hatchie river. If we did get to go eat at a place that required payment, anywhere other than relatives, we knew it was special and treated it as such. Back in 1980 my mom, all her kids and her sister were at a diner. I had a banana split that was presented in a plastic bowl, shaped into a boat. That was just too much excitement for me, at the time, to have forgotten it. But what really put a mark on me that day was, when my aunt's son walked in, sat down, and told her he wanted a hamburger. She didn't pause or blink and yelled, "shut up boy! You have pinto beans cooking at home!" To this day, when I eat out/dine it is still a special thing for me. Yes, my standards are high! Not because I am a food snob, not because I am well-traveled or even a food connoisseur, but because I have been cooking food and creating dishes for myself and family since I was 7. If mud pies count, then I started at 5. I had a knack for using the perfect ratio of small pebbles to fine sand. My mud pies never fell apart and had that eye catching look of having chips in them, like a good cookie. Most of the food I grew up on was planted, nurtured, harvested, cleaned, husked, peeled, shelled, sliced, diced, pickled, canned, or frozen by my own hands, along side my Grandmother. Not randomly raked off the shelf or taken from the freezer section of a grocery store and reheated. So, you see, that is why it turns my stomach to Willy Nilly rate a restaurant 4 or 5 stars for their ability to open cans and heat the contents. Hmmm, appears I went off topic. Back to McAlister's. For years, after my first visit, I had passed by there and very few times would you see the parking lot have many cars. I expected to see it shuttered up at any given time. June of this year, for reasons unknown, I wanted to try Mcalister's again. The strangest thing, when I decided to give it a second chance, it appears everyone in town had the same idea. When I passed by, there were cars in the lot, and on occasion, onto the side of the road. I have only ordered a couple of salads and one sandwich and my favorite side is the macaroni and cheese. The quality and presentation of the food is good and appealing. The waitstaff are friendly. I have seen potatoes at other diner's tables and they appear large and get eaten, so I assume they are fresh now. They are known for their sweet tea and they ran a promotion for one day "free tea". It looked like the event of the century. Parked cars everywhere, on the road, down the road, the next-door lot, all day and all night they stayed covered over......for free tea.

Good food, great service and the price was ok. McAlister's needs to work on their mobile app but…read moreoverall a good place for lunch.

Yet agin I'm impressed! Burger spot on! Tacos were outstanding and I can say enough about the…read moredaytime staff! I came last night and wasn't up to my last visit but today told me to come again and again

Food-bland Kitchen-slow as molasses…read moreService-below average Highlight - they had ketchup to give it flavor Food not only took forever, but mine came out 10 mines sooner than my wife's and then proceeded to say that they messed up her order. Please just go to Taco Bell.

I love brunch here. Try the Elvis French Toast. Got pancakes today. Clean and friendly. Support…read morelocal businesses or we will be eating chains.

Great burgers! Fries have a different taste since they are cooked in tallow, but are good! Order at…read morethe counter and they bring the food out to you. Looking forward to trying their breakfast.

Every thing went great. I love the food. The atmosphere is relaxed and very pleasant. The service…read moreis excellent. I will recommend the place to anyone. Thanks.

This is such a cute place! I had the chicken salad plate and it was delicious. Can't wait to visit…read moreagain!!

Fantastic little sandwich shop! True local find. Nothing fancy but clean, friendly staff, and…read moreDELICIOUS food. Still thinking about the Reuben & homemade pasta salad (the best ever!) a week later. Treat yourself to great food if in the area. I'll be back

Solid sandwich shop. Have tried several things on their menu and everything was solid. Never had…read moreanything bad from there.

Very good food. The service was a little slow but it was worth it. It smelled very great and the…read moreambiance was nice. Also the Indian guy was really cool.

From the owner: We are a premium sandwich shop. We are also located within a convenience store so you can get all…read moreyour snack needs and fuel at the same location.

The food and service was excellent. We will definitely be…read moreback. Clean and plenty of seating. Dessert Apple pie cheesecake was delicious You definitely need to try it. Five stars

Had a terrific lunch here today. Best chicken salad sandwich I've had in a LING time. The…read moredesserts looked so good my friend and I had to get two. The Biscoff pudding was awesome and the strawberry chocolate cheesecake was incredible too. Don't miss this place!!

Had a wonderful breakfast at this small town restaurant. The owners were so friendly and kind and…read morecooked us up a wonderful delicious breakfast.

Make the drive! Make the drive!…read more Crazy good! We had breakfast. They serve meat from the butcher stop next door. Amazing sausage. The prices are amazing!!

Great service! Delicious food and Nice Vibes!! KJ's chicken shack is awesome. I stop here every…read moretime I come to Baldwyn.

The food is excellent, if you get fries with your meal then you should have more than enough (I can…read morenever eat all of them). The people are very friendly and appreciative of you, I don't see any other food places giving me the kind of service that I get from them. If you go away hungry then it's your own fault. I would highly recommend this place.