Ok. It's a somewhat famous Athens AL food icon. My first time there. Seems to always very busy and…read morethere is actually a lot of seating with a room in the back. Lots of take out orders. Had their cheese burger all the way which has coleslaw on it. Onion rings were excellent. The burger is good but it is not a regular beef burger. It's a house mix of beef some pork and rumors of some breadcrumbs. It's different but good in greasy spoon sort of way. It's a bit of a local dive that has had a few celebrities wander in. Put it on your local bucket list and try it. I will be back.

Not sure but the meat may be mixed with soy??? There were…read morewhite particles all through the meat. Didn't look like pure beef imo. Possibly soy or cottonseed??? I grill a lot and the beef I use (which is grass fed), doesn't look like this at all. Anyway, people are super nice and onion rings were good. But the meat... something is wrong. Sadly, won't be back. We have been coming there for many years and something has drastically changed.

Stop by GeezBurger because we were visiting family in the area…read more Typical local owned restaurant. Burger and fries were the commonality on the menu. It was fairly busy with locals. We were seated promptly in a large booth with our three grandkids. Drinks were brought quickly and the owner brought crayons and paper for the kids. Ordered burger and onion rings, my wife had a burger with tater tots. Grand kids had corn dogs and fries. Food took a few minutes to make it to the table but they were fairly busy. Burgers were a little dry. Tater tots and onion rings were typical frozen product but cooked fresh to order. Girls love their corn dogs. Staff was friend and helpful. But at $8-9 for burger, fries and a drink, hard to complain. We were able to feed 3 adults and three kids for less than $45. Daughter said they had been there for breakfast in the past and it was really good. Pretty good for the price. If I'm in the area again during breakfast time, will have to try again!

Very tasty food and served hot. The cheeseburgers are some of the best I've tasted. The drive…read morethru is convenient.

What a neat venue. We came here after an event for a family meal. They have great area for larger…read moregroups, and even though we were a group of 10, they very easily accommodated a larger party at the same time, and there was plenty of room for more. Smaller tables were closer to the front so the large groups didn't bother/overwhelm with the noise. We had several shareables for the table including the pimento cheese balls, the Bavarian pretzel, and the loaded bar chips that could have easily been a meal themselves. I had the Reuben (surprise) and the sweet potato fries. The were a treat, and after all the shareables, I was able to take some fries and part of the Reuben home with me. Would love to go back and sit on the patio for happy hour one evening.

Met my son and his family for what we thought would be a good meal but was very disappointed in…read moreeverything. It took about 45-50 minutes to be seated and then about 40 more minutes to get our food. I wanted to leave but other in our party wanted to wait it out. My food was cold and so was another in our party. The tacos were good and hamburger good. I understand that things happen that are beyond the owners control but they could have at least given us a discount or maybe a free appetizer while acknowledging the delay. We found out later that they were short handed. But wish they would have told us this upfront so we would at least know what we were in for.

On our way to The Magic Mike we were thinking about what to eat for lunch. I happen d upon a place…read moreclose to Athens in Elkmont called Mike's Cafe. From where we were at the Tennessee state line, it was about a 50 minute ride on small country roads. We arrived at Mike's Cafe after most of the lunch crowd was gone. We ordered the smoked chicken with fried potatoes, pinto beans and okra, a double cheeseburger deconstructed, small onion rings and a BLT to go. They didn't have turnip greens or collards so I ended up with fried potatoes. Fried cornbread was included. Inside the restaurant the ceiling in the small dining area was similar to galvanized siding. It was shiny new. I didn't ask if the dining area was a new addition. The shiny caught my attention. I believe there were 12 booths for seating. We were the only customers inside sitting while Mike, the owner, was back in the kitchen preparing our foods. We introduced ourselves and told Mike we drove over there because we heard so many great things about his food and that his restaurant was clean. It was clean too! Mike brought our foods out and we headed to the car. As we were about to leave, Mike came out with a sample of his hamburger soup on the house. What a lovely gesture. We thanked him and his wife and headed home to devour our haul. The smoked chicken was delicious! We thoroughly enjoyed the fried okra, pintos and fried potatoes. The BLT was made with a lot of thick cut bacon. Yummy! The double cheeseburger we shared later was delicious and cooked perfectly. If you like old style good home cooking, please stop by Mike's Cafe. His food is fire!

Absolutely terrible people. I stood for 10 minutes as they watched me and kept looking at me and…read moredidn't even offer help or take my order.

Great indoor and outdoor seating. Friendly, attentive staff. Food options were plentiful. Food…read morewas excellent, portions were substantial and prices were very reasonable. Great selection of beers, my Old Fashions were a bit small, but very good. Just happened to see this Grille when we parked to go to a different restaurant. Glad we tried this one! Would definitely visit again. The Surf and turf was perfect and the burger my husband had was one of the best ever he said!

Came to dinner with my family for the first time and enjoyed ourselves. The waitress was nice and…read moreattentive. The ambiance was nice, not too loud or overcrowded... The food options were good. Everyone found something they liked.. Will return to try new things...

Lunch was delicious! Got the Avo Press and enjoyed a lovely location while in vacation with my…read moresisters.

This is a tiny restaurant, so not good for large parties. My husband and I went for date night and…read moreit dis not disappoint. We ended up coming back a second time with our kids within a couple weeks. I had the brisket Philly cheese steak. The meat was so tender and had a lot of cheese. The sweet potato fries were delicious too. My husband had the chuck which is a double cheeseburger with onion rings. The onion rings are beer battered and crispy. You order at the counter and they bring your food to the table when it is ready. Soda and iced tea are self serve at a drink station. The ambiance is very cozy. Prices are about average. We spent about $30 for the 2 of us.

Burger is great! Easily, one of the best in Athens. Chips are provided with burger. Would love for…read morethem to consider fries!

Really more like a 3.5, FWIW…read more Took a lil roadtrip out to Athens with my folks on a day off last week. We wanted to try this place. Since it is in the main part of downtown, super close parking is a bit of a big ask; we parked at a public government building about two blocks down and walked over. The inside is very small and only has a couple of two-seater tables and one bench setup, but there are multiple nice metal tables outside to sit at if the weather is good. Fortunately, we lucked out in that regard, as it was a nice day. The inside of the restaurant smelled absolutely amazing, so I was excited to order. Their lunch menu mostly consists of sandwiches and burgers, with limited sides like chips, broccoli salad, soup of the day, and so on. Bottled drinks and a couple of desserts round it all out. My parents split a Philly cheese steak sandwich with pasta salad; I got a chicken cheese steak with a cup of the soup of the day (potato), and we shared a slice of strawberry pretzel salad for dessert! The employees were nice enough to bring our food out to us while we were at a metal table on the patio, so that was sweet. Food came out relatively quickly and was definitely fresh. Overall, it was fine! My favorite thing was probably the strawberry pretzel salad; I wish I'd had a little more but I should've ordered my own portion! lol. The potato soup had really nice garlicky croutons on top that I enjoyed, though I wish there'd been bigger chunks of potato in it. I liked my chicken Philly just fine though I feel like it was missing some sort of flavor somewhere. My parents felt the same about their regular Philly. Unlike me, though, my mom unfortunately got several gristley bits she had to spit out. The chicken didn't have that same problem. Overall, a pleasant enough experience though I wouldn't say our socks were knocked off, haha. I'd return and try other menu options if I come back in the future.

Traveling through Athens, Alabama. Found this bar/steakhouse on Yelp and thought we would try it…read more When entering, there were multiple empty areas that we passed through. We found a booth and waited a few minutes to get menus. The place was kind of dark and vintage. Not really quaint. You can tell this was a local hangout place. I ordered the fried pork chop sandwich with fried okra. (I know, a lot of fried stuff but it was okay.). My husband got the club sandwich and skinny fries. The food came out hot and was tasty. Turned out okay.

This is a restaurant that transitions to a bar at about 7-8pm. Having arrived at 7:30, there were a…read morefew patrons who had already been partaking for a little while so some of them were a bit raucous. Our party ordered two burgers with steak fries, a BLT with skinny fries and a Club sandwich with mashed potatoes. The service was quick and everyone enjoyed their food. The burgers were a bit charred on the edges which I enjoy but one of the other diners was disappointed with. I would return a bit earlier in the evening to have less "ambience" but it was overall positive.

Went early on a Saturday for lunch. We were seated immediately. Casual atmosphere. I ordered my…read morefavorite the sandbar something beer (used to be named speckled trout and I can never remember the new name) but unfortunately I was told they were out. So that was sad. I did see it for purchase in cans in the cooler on the way out. I wish they would have offered me a can. However, our food was absolutely delicious and service was good. We got the fried green tomato appetizer with pimento cheese & bacon jam. The flavors were delicious. I had a cold crisp wedge salad with added blacked shrimp and it was simply delicious! Husband got the hot chicken sandwich and loved his. We will be back. We Always make it a point to stop here when near Madison.

I stopped by the Old Black Bear in Madison, Alabama and it did not disappoint. The bartender hooked…read moreme up with a fantastic oatmeal stout and a killer sandwich with fries. Had some great conversations with both the staff and the other guests, everyone was super friendly. Great farm fresh ambiance. Definitely going back. Highly recommend!

Very good food, enjoyed the catfish, nice little deck with a few tables. Best part was the friendly…read morepeople. Be prepared to wait a bit for your food -- it's all made fresh and takes some time.

Some of the best soul food I've ever had. Definitely the best in North Alabama the menu is…read moreexcellent and staff super sweet