A couple of us stayed in Broaddus while fishing Sam Rayburn. It's a tiny little town, with nothing remarkable as you drive through. Dairy Mart is nothing that will catch your eye from the road. In fact, you might drive on by thinking it's a crummy greasy spoon. You'd be wrong. Inside is nothing remarkable either, save for a couple of old arcade games and some tears in the aging vinyl seats which add to your reticence of eating there at all. So, if ambiance is important to you, you will be disappointed - but remember, this is tiny-town-east-Texas. Tiny as in the sign coming into town reads "Population 207". Do yourself a big favor and eat there. I've been in Austin for 12 years looking for my favorite bacon cheeseburger, and hear me on this: if Dairy Mart could open shop in Austin, it would immediately become wildly successful. Mighty Fine would have mighty huge problems. Moonies would be known as "their prices are over the moon." Wally's would be walloped. Huts would go nuts. Big Daddy's wouldn't compete. Only Hil-Bert's would be able to compete on price/portion/taste. The portions of food are more than generous, and add this to the very reasonable prices and you have a great deal. Case in point: huge burgers (the patties are thick and are truthfully larger than the buns which are not small), fresh French fries which did not come out of a frozen box, for $7. $7!!!!!!! It was about 1.5 lbs of food, and delicious! I am ruined for bacon cheeseburgers now. No longer will I even try to look in Austin. Imagine that much food, for 2 people (drinking water), and the tab was under $16 including tax. We ate there 4 days in a row, and it was consistently good. My fishing partner had a shake, and loved it. I asked 2 people what they were eating because their plates looked so good, and heard the same from them: the food is great. One of them was eating what looked like a chimichanga, and the other was eating what looked to be an oriental chicken dish. The wait staff consisted of 2 very sweet and attentive ladies. The place is managed by a personable lady who was usually there. There's a place to tip the cook by the register - do it, they deserve it. All in all, this place is an pleasant little gem for being in a tiny town in the middle of the country in east Texas. Portions plus taste plus consistency plus courteous staff all add up to being "as good as it gets" when you consider where you are. It's a hole in the wall, be sure, but it is no greasy spoon. Go there if you can. read more

I had a really bad start to my day but when I stepped in to Dairy Mart it greatly improved. I was welcomed and waited on by the nicest lady. I am now say in a booth enjoying a delicious hamburger with fries. The sour dough bun is as advertised. Warm and soft and perfect with my hamburger. The fries are crispy but not too salty. It's very peaceful right now but it's also early. I will definitely be back read more

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Everyone in East Texas know about Dairy Mart. People drive from the bigger towns to have lunch or dinner here. The chicken fried steak and fried catfish are the best in Texas, which of course means the best anywhere except maybe at your own house. read more

Love Dairy Mart, living on the lake I have eaten there many times. Hamburger or Chicken tenders with a Dr. Pepper. always great and the service kind and great too. read more

Great food and awesome service. Bacon cheeseburger and onion rings and kids chicken finger meal was perfect for us!

I am biased when it comes to dairy mart in broaddus tx. This restaurant has been open since the 60's. Really relaxed family atmosphere. Service is always on point and food is always delicious. Everything is hand battered and all vegetables are seasoned like grandma cooked them. They have fried cherry, peach, or apple pies, and 10 flavors of blue bell ice cream. read more

Iconic small town restaurant food is consistently good and the chicken fried steak is to die for

Random Caf'e out in the country!! Oh man this spot hit just right... what a treat... surrounded by a beautiful and peaceful forest... the food portion are generous and delicious recommend big time!!!!! read more

This is definitely a hidden gem!! Worth the 50 minute drive to get there!! They have the biggest and tastiest burgers around!! read more

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Great Lake Sam Rayburn dining with home cooked food. I always go for the shrimp. They are NEVER opened on Sunday's.

Wonderful!! I love this small town vibe, food is good and wait staff is always attentive despite busy crowd.

The food is okay! There service is slow, and over staffed for such a small restaurant. I waited for two meals for over a hour. There was a waitress who served us and was really polite but there was one behind the counter who made me feel unsettled she stared and made my wife uncomfortable! read more

We love Dairy Mart! Our favorite place to eat fried catfish. Love the jukebox! Small town atmosphere. Friendly staff. Best onion rings ever! read more

Small (tiny!) town feel, old time diner. It's a small place with lots of communal seating inside as well as on a screened in porch. It does have individual tables but the two times we are there I think we were the only "outsiders". The food and service were very good. Everything from a plethora of fried favorites to some homemade type dishes like hamburger steak. There's even some creative grilled chicken options to choose from. The menu is quite large and even includes Mexican items. The surprise was that they serve several flavors of Bluebell ice cream and even make hand made old fashion shakes. One thing that was disappointing was that they didn't serve breakfast and I don't know anywhere in Broaddus that does. I'll be back on our next trip to Sam Rayburn for sure! Give em a try. read more

Excellent service and food! I had the Bulldog burger it was very good and VERY BIG! Not sure we will ever drive back through but if we do, I'll be back!!! read more

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Call before you go to verify the days/hours they're open. M-Thurs was 10a-8p. F-Sat 10a-9p Closed Sun. GREAT staff, EXCELLENT food. The hamburger was old fashioned excellence! The Mexican food was really good! Hot sauce served warm with chips. Quesadilla was so good!! Fried fish was perfect. Nothing greasy. We can see why they stay so busy. Worth the visit!! read more

This is no convenience store! This is a great local spot with great eats! Tartar sauce and red sauce were great and went perfectly w the catfish fries and hushpuppies! Juicy burgers and hand scooped ice cream shakes. Quick and friendly service too. read more

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We ate here last night, a Saturday night. It was still busy at 8:45. We had been wanting to try the chips and salsa. They were both hot and fresh. My son got the Bulldog Burger which has sautéed mushrooms and onions with Swiss cheese and a side of crispy tater tots. My husband and I both got the Bacon Cheeseburger. The burgers all had 8oz. of beef. We all left full. The next time I'll try to save room for a milk shake. read more

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This food is amazing and they have great service. We have tried the all you can eat shrimp and fish, cheeseburgers and much more and it has all been great! read more

Ok so I can honestly say that this restaurant is a solid three star place. I typically come and eat here when I am visiting relatives which Isn't often, but they quality of the food is consistent. I suppose you shouldn't expect much of a diner in a town of 200 people. But hey, they try. read more

Great place. Catfish was awesome but so was everything else I have had there. Food always comes out steaming and the owner and wait staff were friendly. read more

Hands down...best fried catfish and shrimp I have ever eaten! Cole slaw is excellent as well. Just a hole in the wall...so if you are all about the atmosphere, skip it. If you want delicious food, top notch service and sweet tea...this place is a must! We drove 45 miles just to eat here and it was totally worth it! Their burgers looked amazing...and the fries are fresh made...not frozen. read more

I'm working in the area for a oil and gas company. This is my go to restaurant. I've had everything from a cheeseburger to their fried shrimp, and it was all good! Very friendly and fast staff!! read more

I always love going to the Dairy Mart on Friday or Saturday night for the all you can eat shrimp. Grilled or fried it's always good and always more than I can eat. Some nights it's a little more packed and slower but take friends you can visit with and eat and talk over dinner. Most of the waitstaff work hard to keep you plate and glass full. They are very busy. But last week we got a young waitress that kind of forgot us in the corner and we were very disappointed. It won't keep us from coming back. Maybe she had an off night. I'm going to try again next weekend. Looking forward to it. read more

Don't judge this book by its cover. It doesn't look like much from the outside, but you're really missing something if you don't give this place a try. We were in the area for some peace and quiet, and this place was recommended to us by our host. We dropped in around 5:00 on a Monday night for hamburgers and onion rings, and Oh. My. Goodness. If these ladies could come to Dallas and give a master class on good old fashioned southern cooking, it would be a dream. We've paid a lot more for hamburgers here in the Dallas area, and they weren't nearly as good or as juicy as the ones at Dairy Mart. The onion rings were light, fluffy, and very flavorful. It's been a week, and we're still talking about the food we had! Our only regret was that we had to go back to The Big City the following morning, b/c we would've liked to have tried some of the other things on the menu. While we were there, one of the locals selected some songs on the jukebox, and we were treated to a triple play of Al Green. Good food, friendly people, and good music--it was pretty darn close to perfect. read more

Good environment. Nice little diner. Not the cleanest looking. My husband got chicken strips that were very greasy and I got a chicken quesadilla. We got chips and salsa which were good but the chips were soggy and flimsy. The waitress both were very nice. But later we both felt kinda of sick to our stomach and nauseous, in fact my husband got sick and throw up most of the night. Not the best of what we heard.. Very disappointed. Going to try the other restaurant across the street soon. read more

Great burgers and catfish and shrimp are delicous, great atmosphere, everyone very friendly....