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!

Great southern food! Everything has such a wonderful taste, not greasy, portions are perfect. I…read moreLOVE everything they serve, I have not had one thing that was not delicious, even a plain hot dog. Don't miss out!!

The best type of place to try in a country town, friendly staff, delicious food. If you're looking…read morefor the diet place this ain't it but that's just right. I had the fried catfish filets, tots and slaw and don't forget the hush puppies. Would definitely come back

Our favorites is the Breakfast. Saturday is French toast day. A family favorite. Pancakes are a…read moreclose second. Mine is the omelette.

Sweet thymes is a hidden gem in Athens!!!! Good food and good people. Love to grab lunch or sweets…read morefrom them.

I was introduced to them today and WOW! Was I in for a…read moretreat!!! I had the Mississippi pot roast, sweet Potatoes with a rosemary roll & strawberry pretzel salad that was AmaZiNg!!! I will definitely go back!!

Feeding 4 ribeye and shrimp, they let us sub sweet potato for baked. Blackened catfish and shrimp…read moreand a large catfish platter. Everything came with potato, hush puppies and coleslaw. The service was excellent from placing the order to pickup. We didn't eat in but in the few minutes I had to look around the restaurant everything looked clean and the staff was smiling and helping customers. We will eat in next time through.

This is a no frills catfish restaurant with blue plastic table cloths and standard black chairs…read more with friendly employees. I had the crab claw platter with baked potato and hubby had 8 piece catfish platter. Meals came with hush puppies and coleslaw. Crab claws and catfish were decent but needed more seasonings. The catfish fillets were more like nuggets or fingers instead of an actual filet. A place to try at least once if you're in the Athens, AL area.

It's all fried food and basically no where to sit. I don't recommend…read more The ice cream looked good.

Love this place. The best milkshakes & best hamburgers & onion rings! Never disappointed!read more

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

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.

I ordered the 10-piece fish family pack with macaroni and cheese, slaw, and fries on January 17 as…read morea to go order. The food and service were great. I've been to this location many times without any problems.

I like Captain D's . It has sides beside fries and there are several entree selections that don't…read morebreak the bank. I usually get shrimp, and we usually get our order to go and is usually correct unlike some other fast food restaurants (wendys i'm lookin at you). So value, selection, and service it's a good choice.

Came here to grab some dessert for later and as a way to make up for my super disappointing lunch…read morenearby. This was a much better experience! This is a small little bakery; technically they have daily lunch specials but there's very limited seating so it's more of a grab-and-go type of spot. They also have premade dishes in tall coolers if you want to take and reheat something as an appetizer or an entree. Great for on the go engagements or as a quick fix for a family that needs feeding. There's also a selection of packaged breads made in-house and a dessert case. The service was extremely nice! I had a lovely chat with one of the employees. The only major complaint I have was that the store smelled really weird and unpleasant when I visited. I have NO idea what it was from -- I couldn't place the smell. Maybe a dish I don't like? Maybe the yeast for the bread? Not sure. It looked clean and had a good health code score, but the smell was rough. At any rate, I grabbed a slice of strawberry pretzel salad for right then, as well as a slice of Elvis cake (iirc) and a snickerdoodle. The strawberry pretzel salad had a pretty strawberry jelly top and was packed with lots of cream cheese filling! It was good, though I do wish there had been a thicker pretzel crust; sometimes I felt like I was mostly eating pretzel crumbs instead of an actual bottom of a layered dessert. Still, definitely yummy! Hubs and I enjoyed the Elvis cake later. It was super moist and sort of reminded me of a hummingbird cake. My snickerdoodle was special (peanut butter snickerdoodle? Coffee snickerdoodle?). It was a unique combo of flavors that you don't typically see but sadly I'm far enough removed now that I've forgotten exactly what. Regardless, it was good! Stop by and treat yourself sometime!

Good grief, I've driven by this place 1000s of times and never realized it was a bakery/eatery! I…read morethought it was maybe a salon. Along for the ride in my favorite sister's quest for the best locally made sourdough bread, we visited Suzanne's last month. It's small, and I think it may have had 2 little bistro style tables inside, but it may have had 3. There are several refrigerators on the floor with grab and go items such as a ground beef-based "John Wayne casserole," pimento cheese, various casseroles, maybe a 3-bean salad, chick salad, broccoli salad, and more. A stocked confection counter is where you order and pay. They had really cute Halloween cake "pops" for sale and their "sour dough" bread was on a small display on the right as you enter. They offer hot lunch specials daily Tuesday-Friday, 11-2 and a soup of the day at 6.49, ranging from said John Wayne casserole to chicken poulet and stuffing. We missed the lunch window and didn't purchase any of the grab and goes. The staff here are patient and friendly! Really nice! Sister and I each got a loaf or 2 of the sourdough, sister tried one of their confectionery items and said it was good. I also got two of their giant chocolate chip cookies for the hubs. The unanimous verdict on their sourdough bread is it is a good bread, especially for toasting; however, sourdough it is not. The bite I had was sweet and fluffy. Hubs and sister agreed it was delicious bread, just not sourdough. So, it's back to Publix for sourdough. Don't plan to eat in if you go to Suzannes, I told sister, "I guess most people get their lunch to go and eat it in the car, parked here, or back at work." Thanks, Suzzane's! I'm happy to have visited your shop and to see all you offer!

Arrived a few minutes after 6 am for breakfast. After I got my order, the cook began cleaning the…read moregrill. Customers were told as they walked in that it would be 15 minutes before the grill was ready to start cooking again. I don't understand this, seeing it is a peak time for breakfast. There were only eight customers in the restaurant. I had to ask for a coffee refill. Once I got it, the coffee was totally different from the 1st cup. I asked the waitress about it. She said she wasn't sure what the deal was...maybe it was because the coffee was at the bottom of the pot. However, I heard her telling another customer that they were out of regular coffee. I usually ask for a coffee to go, but that second cup was so bad, I opted not to do that!

I've lived here 4 years and refused to go to Waffle House until now due to pre-conceived…read moreprejudices, for which I am apologetically regretful. We had the most perfectly cooked, delicious breakfast I've had in about a decade. I had Pumpkin Spice Waffles (is there a fan club I can join?), gorgeous over-easy eggs, bacon, grits, toast and tomatoes. Sorry no photos; I was too busy trying to find something wrong with my meal: I found nothing. I did notice when we walked in that the entire staff looked experienced and engaged. It came through as love in the food, care in the preparation and friendliness in the staff. Forgive me, Waffle House. I have been humbled, and am now a grateful fan...