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    Desi's

    4.1 (46 reviews)
    InexpensiveAmerican
    Closed 11:00 am - 1:30 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    David P.

    Nice local place for southern style cooling!! Fried cornbread brought back memories of my wife's great grandmother's cooking!! They are only open from 11-2pm but it gets crowded pretty quick each day. They don't have a large selection on their buffet but it is made fresh daily. In regards to food, I had a selection of the fried chicken, ham, and roast beef and it was pretty good. My son enjoyed the bread pudding for dessert and the salad bar seemed pretty basic. The decor & atmosphere is.... memorable. If you sit against the wall you will see crumpled newspapers peeling off have been painted over. You will notice this is a local's place with people wandering to other tables to chat with an old buddy or waving at people as they walk in. Not a big buffet guy so I probably will not come back unless one of my kids wants to eat here again. My son had field day and wanted to try it so this is why we tried it out.

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    11 years ago

    Best fried chicken and southern-style cooking in Crestview!

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    13 years ago

    Country food. If you like it fried, this place is for you! Desert bar is small but everything is good. $8 is hard to beat!

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