Golden Corral Buffet & Grill

Great food and service!! Food came out quick and my waitress checked on me multiple times during…read moremy meal.

I know there's great debate in TX vs NC BBQ - I stand by NC BBQ through and through. So while I was…read morein Monroe, I had to stop for some. My best friend took me here with high accolades for the food already, so I was pretty stoked. My fiancé and I got the burnt ends and pulled pork. Listen, the burnt ends were moist, flavorful, and even though I was stuffed I just had to finish it. The beans were nice and sweet. The cornbread buttery. And of course I had to get my fried okra, my favorite southern food. They didn't skimp out on portions. The restaurant was ambient and the servers on standby whenever we needed anything. The tables are stacked with different types of sauces for you to try, so you'll get the flavor you're looking for and more. I can't wait to go back down for another visit and try more stuff!

Pulled pork platter

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Pulled pork and smoked sausage delivered via Door Dash. Mmmmm.

Queen City Gyro

5.0(2 reviews)

0.2 mi

Got the chicken gyro and fries. Everything was made to order. Fries hot and the gyro seasoned just…read moreright.

what an incredible change of scenario for galveston. the food was simply delicious and portion…read moresizes? yahll better bring your appetite or a partner. definitely get the combo over rice and a side of loaded fries

Chicken over rice lamb over rice

Combo

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Seasoned rice

Hathaway's Chicken N Biscuits

4.0(91 reviews)

1.8 mi

Hathaways never disappoints. It's a staple in Monroe and if you want some chicken and sides you…read morecan't beat it. The chicken tenders are large and there are plenty of choices for sides. You can get tea in gallons and dressings like ranch which for my family is a must. It's a great place to feed a lot of folks because they can handle large orders easily and they have a great system for processing them. The dining area is small but there are seats in the back.

I heard about Hathaway's years ago and we just finished at the farmers market and my wife said, "Do…read moreyou want to go get a bucket of chicken and I remembered Hathaway's. We all got excited to have fired chicken and biscuits for Sunday lunch. As hungry as I was, my wife talked me out of the 18 piece dinner. We got 13 pieces with 8 biscuits and 3 sides- Mac n cheese, Cole slaw and potato salad. It took about 4 minutes for them to get our food together and we were out! The girl who handed me my food chased me down in the parking lot for the container of Mac n cheese: much appreciated! Headed back to the house on a short ride to enjoy our meal....... We enjoyed our first meal from Hathaways on the porch. Definitely will be my place when the family is craving "a bucket of chicken". Thanks.

To-Go or Dine-In

Chicken livers and mac-n-cheese

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13 PC Fried Chicken

Franklin Court Grille

4.4(172 reviews)

2.4 mi

The steak on the grill was the best. It was seared perfectly. Service is always amazing and we love…read moresitting outside listening to the amazing singer. Thank you for another great meal with Family.

The food was low grade ! We had fish and chips 17.95 for…read morekiddy portions. The fish was premade, store-bought crap. And all the french fries were completely burned to the point of eating charcoal. I mentioned to the waitress that our french fries were burned. She said oh next time just ask, we'll cook them lighter. I explained to her they are not cooked. They have burned un edible. She just stared at me like she was clueless. Had to ask for everything they bought us food no silverware no napkins. If you wanna eat terrible food and pay high prices, this is the place to go. This is after they made us wait 25 minutes when the restaurant inside was empty. I would avoid this low rate food restaurant at all cost because they charge you extremely high prices.

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Kickin' Chicken sammie

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Little Country Kitchen

4.8(49 reviews)

0.6 mi

Nowhere better to eat breakfast in Monroe than here. These folks are genuine and you get great food…read moreat reasonable prices. Just down home real people that want you to enjoy your food and time here.

This place is the real deal. Great service with a fantastic breakfast. Big portions. Lots of…read morechoices but make sure you choose the biscuits: they are about the best I've ever had. And since it is the south, I always go with pork chops and eggs. The home fries were perfect. The building is bare bones and old south. The portions are huge.

Yum

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The Trail House

3.9(376 reviews)

5.0 mi

Service was incredible! They said "dog friendly". They meant it. My dogs got their water before I…read moregot my beer! Excellent experience!

Super friendly staff, great drinks, and simple but tasty food. It does get pretty crowded and loud,…read morebut that just adds to the fun atmosphere. Definitely a great spot for a good time.

Atmosphere with live band

Pimento BLT

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Old Fashioned

Logan's Roadhouse

2.8(117 reviews)

0.4 mi

Server (Dey) was a young man, Rolls were hot and yummy. Food was good and reasonably priced. People…read morelove to bitch. It's a 5 star. Want a Michelin restaurant go to one. This is a chain.

We have dined here for lunch 3 or 4 times over the past two years. Each time the service is…read moreattentive, the food prepared well, and easy on the budget. For example, December 2024 we each ordered their half sandwich lunch special. Both of us picked the Club entree which came with a bowl (not cup) of soup (several choices) and a side of fries. Wow! That's a big lunch and for only $9.99!! Holy cow! Neither of us are big eaters so we packed up the leftovers and made a second meal of it. It's such a bargain my "Give 'em a Whirl" is sweeping under the sofa for looking spare change. Cannot wait to return. Go here.

Logan's Famous Baby Back Ribs: Slow-roasted for eight hours before being slathered with a savory BBQ sauce.

Onion Brewski Sirloin: Our 8-ounce Top Sirloin stacked on beer-braised onions & topped w/ garlic butter & crispy onions.

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Yeast Rolls: Our famous buttery rolls to get your appetite going while you wait.

Mama's Restaurant & Bar

The Italian food at Mama's is amazing. I had the $23 lasagna and a side salad, and my wife had the…read more$21 Penne Vodka meal chicken. The portions were very generous and we have leftovers for a meal tomorrow. Great value and great service. We are now regulars and try to come once a month or so. They also have many other dishes, pizza, calzones and sandwiches. Highly recommend. Service and food were great! The NFL games were on also, so I was keeping up with the games, ambiance is nice! Mama Mia, that's amore!

Great service from Alex and atmosphere fried ravioli really good definitely will come and the menu…read morehas great options

Shrimp scampi

Baked Ravioli

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Grandma's Pie

LongHorn Steakhouse

3.0(104 reviews)

0.8 mi

My food was very much as expected at Longhorn. Typically a very predictable, good choice at dinner…read moretime. Unfortunately my server, Elijah, failed to take my order correctly, so I did not get what I actually ordered. He apologized, but the damage was done. He was generally fairly attentive other than failing to take my order down properly.

My husband and I came for dinner. We experienced devastating losses in our family and I received a…read moregift certificate from friends. We ordered the fried shrimp appetizer which was delicious. I'm not too keen on spicy but this was really good. We were not impressed with the rest. Although our server was great, others working that day were playing around and goofing off, giving a very unprofessional experience. The steaks were tasteless. My husband's steak was blue and mine was medium even though we requested medium rare. We sent my husband's steak back to cook a little more but it came back to our table...exactly the same way. Drinks were good, on the strong side, but really good. Sides were ...meh! We were disappointed. This was the second time we experienced this at this same location so we won't be going back. Too bad

Not trying it would be a crime! Our Outlaw Ribeye is bone-in, well-marbled, fire-grilled, juicy, and delicious.

LongHorn’s New York Strip is fire-grilled to enhance its distinctive flavor, this thick cut is a steakhouse classic.

LongHorn Steakhouse - Got the biggest steak in the game wearing our name! The LongHorn porterhouse combines a bone-in strip and tender filet in one thick cut.

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Got the biggest steak in the game wearing our name! The LongHorn porterhouse combines a bone-in strip and tender filet in one thick cut.

Habibi’s Deli

4.5(20 reviews)

2.8 mi

I used to recommend this place, but after my recent experience, I can't anymore…read more First, they barely have any sides or appetizers. The only side they consistently seem to have is fries. I wanted cheese fries, but they told me they didn't have any cheese. That made no sense because they were still selling hamburgers and chopped cheese sandwiches, so clearly they had cheese. On top of that, I was told my food would be ready in 20-25 minutes, but I ended up waiting an entire hour. When I finally got my order, it wasn't even made correctly. I asked for both white sauce and red sauce, and neither was included. The long wait, lack of menu items, and incorrect order were very disappointing. I had been seeing them promoting this place on TikTok and I wanted to support a local business, but after this experience, I hope they improve their customer service, food preparation, and inventory management. The only reason for two stars is they sauce but they stay forgetting it!!

Ok this place is fantastic. Yes it's a hole in the wall and it's basically just a take out place…read more But I had to try it. I knew what to expect walking in a gas station but didn't know it was going to be cooked fresh and DELICIOUS! The service was super friendly and pointed me the right direction. I wanted a rice dish and got the lamb to try out. Wow! It was full of flavor and not greasy like some places. Ultra flavorful rice, with meat and a nice salad to go with it covered in a nice white dressing. You can also get a hot or a garlic sauce on the side. This will be the first of many times we will go. 1. Take out only 2. Grab a drink there at gas station or at QT and enjoy a nice halal meal.

Lamb with rice (plated at home)

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Lamb Gyro with fries

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Bev C.

12 years ago

About 3:30 pm while shopping we needed refueling, decided to try Golden Corral again. It was lacking quality couple of months before but a previous manager was back and food was good, hot even though between regular meal times, good variety. Tables & dishes were clean, service good. Salad bar selections were only adequate but plenty of other vegetable choices. Definitely will return - soon. read more

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