Whoa... today, May 8th, just a few short days after having a HUGE breakfast with my bestie, I…read moredecided to take my elderly neighbor to lunch. I must say it didn't disappoint! I was blessed to have the same incredible server, "Busy" Beth... who remembered me from Saturday's visit. The neighbor had gotten out her sheet of coupons she had received in the mail, and we were going over the choices when Beth came to the table. She and I were telling Sandy about the huge amount of food Kim had eaten Saturday (I gave her my eggs to raise her total to four...) and how crowded it was and how much fun we had. Decisions had to be made as what was for lunch... in my case it would be "brlunner"... breakfast, lunch and dinner all in one due to the calories and carbs exceeding my limits. I was debating the country fried steak with the white gravy, mashed potatoes and green beans when Beth said I should try the "chicken fried chicken" with the same sides... and it would be the same $6.99 dinner price without a coupon as the steak was with one. I was sold as it sounded amazing. A glass of unsweetened iced tea and I was good to go! Neighbor got the same but with fried okra, and extra gravy on the side... and the meals come with toast as well.
I must say Beth was right! The chicken was golden breaded and crispy outside, and tender inside... not a bit greasy at all! The mashed potatoes were delish and homemade with tiny bits, not all creamy so you KNOW they're real; and the green beans had bits of bacon in them and were seasoned just right. The tea is brewed to perfection with no need for sugar. Sandy said her okra was really good as well... just right.
We got there just after the lunch rush, so I actually got to talk to Beth and get to know her. Soul sister!!! Bet I'm checking in again soon...
Saturday, May 4th... I finally went back to give this place another chance, as I'm that kinda gal, and my bestie and I were hungry after shopping. I figured they had had adequate time to hire and train after the sign I wrote about in the post below where they were hiring for everything... and it was definitely the right decision!
This place is back to good service and great food! I did my check in when I got there... we actually had to wait for a while as it was PACKED... ended up sitting at the counter because the booths were staying full... but that was okay because I didn't have to wait for my coffee refills and coffee is life, you know? Beth was a great waitress who I nicknamed Busy Beth... and others stepped in and asked if Kim and I needed ANYTHING. Excellent service! We both got the MVP breakfast, and you'll see from the pics that it's a LOT! Couldn't finish mine... didn't even touch my toast. I'm not a big fan of eggs, so I swapped mine out for grits, and gave them to Kim. I got bacon, biscuits and gravy, hash browns, and a big waffle... the grits came with toast... and of course, COFFEE! Kim has the same, but with sunny side up eggs and orange juice plus my eggs. A veritable feast... and all cooked to perfection. A complete 180 from my last visit! I apologize for the poor menu shots, but could not get a glare-free angle or move to get a better angle to the place being crowded...
You can see from the pics I'll post how yummy everything was... and that I tried my best to eat most of it... however, I think I'm on limited rations for at least the next two days!!! LOL! Y'all stop in and have a great meal. It's back to normal!
Sunday, April 7th... bless their hearts. After not going back because the amazing Tim had left to open his own restaurant out of state, and them not only losing their best cook but their best servers... I saw their sign say: NOW HIRING ALL POSITIONS!!! This cannot bode well for a place I used to love to eat, but then fell out of love for. I'm not picking on them and saying it's "bad"... I just got used to Tim's cooking and had my favorite servers... and when all that was lost, it just wasn't worth going anymore... the food quality had dropped off exponentially, it didn't taste OR look the same, the servers weren't bubbly and happy orcas efficient... but like I said, it wasn't BAD. Just not great. I let everyone make their own judgements on places and I hope people who go have a great meal and a great time! I just got spoiled by Tim... LOL! I do want to say that since they ARE hiring all positions, please be kind as they will be training.
I went back with ANOTHER friend a couple of days ago, and she was wowed as well with the excellent service and fantastic food! Brenda was our server, and she is da bomb! I doubt there is a bad employee at that location!
(I have removed the not so positive comments to shorten this review as they are BACK TO NORMAL!)