Great greeting upon entrance. Spacious tables and booths. The chicken fried steak is so good, tasteful, good fried batter and thick gravy. I liked the truthfulness the waitress stated the potato salad is not homemade it comes from Costco. I got the mashed potatoes that is homemade and it was good. The fried orka batter was nice and thin. Great waitress service. read more

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Delicious food. We eat there quite often. I haven't found anything I didn't like... The waitresses are friendly and always have a smile for you... If you're looking for a good place to eat and relax, I'd highly recommend Brothers Cafe... read more

Wonderful little gem in Canton. Friendly service and great home cooked meals. I had the chicken fried chicken with the gravy on the side. Loved the batter! My partner had grilled pork chop. Large portions and everything was tasty and quick. Glad we stopped on our way home. read more

As Good As It Gets! Entree: - Daily Special Chicken Fried Steak with 2 Sides ($8.99). The Cafe claims to have won numerous Awards for their Chicken Fried Steak. I have eaten Chicken Fried Steak at Gordon Ramsay restaurants . . . Brother's Cafe is THE BEST! Perfect crisp, seasoning, and thickness! I live in Denver, but if I lived within 50 miles of Canton, Texas, I would go to Brother's Cafe! YES! It's THAT GOOD--and those who read my reviews will see that is rare high praise. Sides; - Fried Okra. Exactly how it should be cooked. Large slices, gently breaded, and SLIGHT crunch!!!! Incredible! - Cole Slaw. All Southern restaurants are judged by the basics. Cole Slaw is a basic--and their Cole Slaw is creamy, and LIGHTLY seasoned ( which is where all other places fail). Incredible. - Corn. Most people think, "Meh! It's corn niblets." Nope. These corn niblets were crisp, with a sweet butter aftertaste and a slight taste of salt and pepper. PERFECTION. - Potato Salad. Another staple of Southern food. Brother's Cafe absolutely nails the perfection of a great Southern Potato Salad! Even my Wife, whom HATES Potato Salad, called this side dish "orgasmic". No kidding! Drinks: - Sweet Tea ($2.50) with free refills. It's TEXAS! They NAIL Sweet Tea!!!! Service: Our Server, Theresa, was very friendly, polite, and professional. She has a great smile and she recognized we're not "Texas people", but made us feel so comfortable and happy. Ambiance: This is a Diner. The decor is simple, but everything was very clean. Overall: I think you know: I give Brother's Cafe my highest praise! My Wife and I live in Denver, but I assure you: When we are within 50 miles of Canton, TX (and Brother's Cafe), we will make the trip! We have NEVER given that praise to ANY place in the world! read more

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The fried pickles were excessively salty. The fries claim to be hand cut but somehow I doubt that. The menu is full of formatting errors and inconsistencies. Under dessert on the back it just says "Homemade Pies 3.99." No you don't get a whole pie, you get a slice of pie and whoever wrote this menu couldn't be bothered to clarify. The table is plastered with ugly in your face ADVERTISEMENTS. The last thing I would like to see while dining is a bunch of advertisement. Can I find peace not even as I break bread with my family? To even say grace at this table felt inappropriate. Is this meal to be dedicated to Crown Mobile Homes Sales? The burger was mid at best. Every day I wake up and thank God I live in a city where small business owners take pride in their menu and the food they serve instead of just powering up the fryer and calling it a day. read more

Brothers Cafe - menu with annotation - Southern Near Me - Canton, Texas

Staff is super non nice and attentive. Dinner salad was incredible. Iced was fresh. Lot of cool stuff to read on the table. Oh and catfish was amazing!!!! read more

Absolutely perfect! The best chicken fried steak ever! Shrimp and fries also perfect! The waitress was (Jaycee) very attentive. She made sure every thing was perfect. I love this place. I definitely recommend it. This is our first time eating here. We will definitely be back next time we're in town. Oh and the atmosphere was also excellent. Very nice very clean and good music. read more

Brothers Cafe - Leftover shrimp and fries and chicken fried steak. Sorry I did not get a before picture. - Southern Near Me - Canton, Texas

I had the chicken fried steak with gravy. A little disappointed. The gravy was not homemade. Anyone in Canton who grew up near Highway 19 can show you how to do it. read more

Brothers Cafe - Monday chicken fried steak special. $8.99. Good stuff. - Southern Near Me - Canton, Texas

I have eaten at this restaurant five or six times and every time I've been there it has been outstanding! It is nothing but your typical small town, family diner, but it is excellent! I can't resist not ordering the chicken fried steak every time I go, but their hamburgers are incredible as well. Fantastic value! Just take one look at that chicken fried steak and you'll understand. read more

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First time here. Great service and food was good. Very large serving sizes. Would definitely return.

This place is awesome! Everything about the setting says Texas! Love the use of repurposed ton and wood. Very homey! Wait staff is friendly. Service with a smile and very attentive, yet relaxed. The food is off the charts. I am a chicken salad snob. Their chicken salad is mouthwatering. It is the perfect balance between creamy and chicken! Served on Texas toast. Yum! We also tried their chicken fried steak with mashed potato's and fried okra. Yep! Awesome! This place has not been on my radar since moving here 4 years ago, but it is now. Try it! You'll like it. read more

This place is SO good. I've been here several times and it has been delicious every single time. The only problem i have is deciding what to eat. The service is wonderful and even the tea is wonderful. The cowboy burner was my choice today and it was very good. Highly recommend this place. read more

I reviewed this cafe one year ago. We are back in town and just want to update my review to let you know it's still a great place to eat. The food is delicious and the service is great. We will be back next year! read more

This was our second time going to Brother's Cafe and it was as good as the first time. We went on a Sunday evening and they were moderately busy. The server that we had was very efficient, respectful and courteous. I got the patty melt with oonion rings and my husband got the chicken fried steak. They were both priced very well. I don't care for rye bread, so I got my patty melt on sourdough bread. I also got onion rings and they were hand breaded. My husband usually picks a lot of the breading off his steak, because he doesn't care for a thick breading. He didn't need to with this one because it was perfect. We were with a group and my daughter-in-law got the fried chicken salad and it looked delicious. Next time we go and there will be a next time I need to remember to get the salad. The appetizer of fried pickles were also hand breaded. All in all it is a very nice, reasonably priced, delicious place to eat! read more

Terrible customer service. I was charged for food we didn't order and basically told too bad and they would not correct my bill. I asked for the manager and was told the same thing. read more

Great service kinda empty but it was afternoon so might have missed lunch rush was really good food for the double trouble burger one of the best burgers I've had in a while so good forgot to take a picture lol wife had the special chicken fried chicken and it was really good nice seasoning definitely will be back read more

They may have had a rough beginning but they've come into their own! EXCELLENT burgers and home made string fries are so good. Fried pickles and onion rings! Yum! read more

Oh, brother... Sad! I'm sorry to say I do not think they will make it... in fact it seems they don't make much (homemade) at all. Sauces all out of a can and undercooked potatoes. I think sadly they will take their lumps. read more

My wife and I stopped here on opening day. We both got the Cowboy burger. Since we eat low carb, we got the burgers with no bun. When we asked about substituting the fries with salads, the waitress told us there would be an up-charge so we declined. The burgers were above average and the fries looked amazing. It's a shame they were thrown in the trash. Now that I know it's a hassle to accommodate patrons like us, we won't waste our time. If you order straight from the menu with no special requests, I'm sure you will like the food. read more

Brothers tries very hard to satisfy their customers. The service and food are great. My wife and I eat there regularly.

So glad we found this place!!! The sign inside said Best Chicken Fried steaks but I can tell you that they have the BEST BURGERS for sure. The friendly staff and very clean place. We enjoyed the burger so much on Thursday we came back on Saturday for another one. Add to your list if you are coming to First Monday Trade Days. read more

Chicken Fried Steak special on Monday night was great. The delicious real steak was served about 10 minutes after we heard (barely) the tenderizing cease in the back, the breading was crisp with no grease taste, also excellent the next day when I ate the other half. The crisp green beans had a excellent flavor both days. The fried okra actually had a Okra taste, was hot and crisp as the steak and as delicious as the green beans. Recommended by a neighbor for the hamburger steak. I'll try that next time. read more

The chicken fried steak is amazing.. best in town. Very friendly staff and everything is homemade you can tell. We will be back. Also amazing pies read more

Not good! The service. The food. The experience. My family and I came in late afternoon, around 2 on a 1st Monday Saturday. We saw a full parking lot and had high hopes. We walk in, 3 adults and a baby, to find ZERO customers. Weird, but ok. We were seated by a friendly woman, who asked for our drink order: 2 waters, 1 cup with a straw & a little water for the baby, and 1 unsweet tea, no lemon and more Splenda (bc there were only 2 packets at our table) please. The lady brought the baby's cup and then left bc I guess her shift was over so she passed our table onto another young lady. Ok, no problem until both waters come and my tea, WITH lemon. I took my lemon off the rim and placed it on the table. I wait and wait...can't drink my tea bc I am still waiting on Splendas. I eventually get up and grab what I need off another table. I mean, no one else is in here to need them. Poor start..but maybe their food makes up for it. NOPE! We ordered: 6pc Cajun hot wings & the Chubacabra Loaded fries as appetizers. For our meals: a BLT, a turkey sourdough melt and a catfish basket. The wings were Buffalo. We asked bc they looked like Buffalo. They tasted like Buffalo but were told they were Cajun. The waitress said she had even asked the kitchen bc she thought they were Buffalo. (They were!) The fries had NO Chubacabra and for being over $6, barely served 1, let alone 3+1/2 of us. Then our meal came. The catfish was decent. Seasoned well (salty & crispy) and had 4 filets + tots. Let me stop there for a second. If you change from fries/chips (which are a bag of Lay's potato chips) to tots, onion rings or sweet potato fries you are uncharged $1.75. My issue is an order of fries is $1.99. A order of tots is $2.99. Why the hell am I charged $1.75 to substitute my fries to tots when their price difference is $1? OK, now to the sandwich plates. The bread was barely toasted and soggy when it came. Neither had hardly any mayonnaise so we had to ask for 2 little bowls of it. There was absolutely no "melt" to the turkey sandwich, which btw was served on regular bread - not sourdough. The turkey was literally the same you buy for school lunches. I know, bc I buy it from Sam's, too. I say Sam's, too bc as we were leaving we saw their "cheesecake" still in the Member's Mark box and the big a$s chocolate sheet cake in the waitress/waiter area. We left. Will not return. We did in fact find all the people whose cars we saw from the parking lot. They are all at the restaurant that shares the same building. There's a door just before you get to the cafe. It belongs to Sombrero Mexican. We peeked our head in there and It. Was. Packed! We should have known that Brother's Cafe was bad when no one else was there, when we walked in. read more

Food was okay. I got the chicken fried steak and my husband got the hamburger steak. Both good busy not a ton of flavor. Mashed potatoes were good. Green beans lacked flavor. It was not busy when we went but the staff was very friendly and fast. Daughter really liked her kids meal. Chicken and fries. It looked good. read more