First time eating here and it was quite good! The menu is overwhelmingly large, many options! I got a plain burger with lettuce, tomato and mayo, burger was cooked really well and tasted fresh. The corn pudding was very good. And, the unsweetened tea was just right, sometimes it can taste very bland but it was perfect. The cake was very good, generous portion so didn't finish it. Time from ordering thru drive through and receiving my food was under 2 minutes. Very fast service. Plenty of dedicated parking and central location in Henderson. read more

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The costumer service is sad and unprofessional please do better I waited on one sandwich almost a hour and the sandwich was so disgusting

If you want to bypass the fast food locations the Golden Skillet has a huge menu that is made-to-order homemade cooking. They have so many food options. And the price is reasonable. I must confess that the fried gizzard is the best in the state of North Carolina. They have melt-in-your-mouth super tender gizzards that you will not find anywhere else. Most of the food that is offered here you will find at a sit-down restaurant versus a fast food location. I also was amazed at how golden brown and tasty the pork chops were made. The menu is very detailed with their prices. The workers are all nice, attentive and friendly. The dining area is very fresh and clean with great window lighting. This place may look a little old-fashioned but the quality of the service and the food options are delightful. Don't expect everything to be perfect but for the most part, the majority of the food here is pretty good. read more

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Henderson has the absolute worst restaurants, I always struggle to find any place to eat when I'm here. I figured I would give this place a try since it looks like it's been around for a while, wish I hadn't. I ordered the flounder sandwich and paid extra for the mac and cheese as a side. The sandwich was just average, and the mac and cheese tasted like orange, toxic cheese flavored paste, it was completely unedible. I guess the search continues for a half decent place to eat when I'm passing through this horrible town. read more

Golden Skillet - a man standing in front of a bakery counter - Southern Near Me - Henderson, North Carolina

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Zero went there today and found hair in my corn pudding. I called and spoke with the manager she was like you want to bring it back and get something else. No I'm going fishing and plus I have to vomit. I'm never going back. I don't know if someone was picking their hair over the corn pudding or if they made it at the hips and brought it in like this. read more

Ridiculous customer service. I called the last Friday evening asking them what time they closed. It was 7:39p when I called. They informed me of 9, even though their website says 10. I say, "Okay so you stop serving food then"? She says yes. Okay that's fine, I head out there from Franklinton. I get there at 8:39p and a female is taking someone's order in front of me. A simple bbq sandwich special (one of the two items I was going to order)I'm at the speaker at 8:41p and without even speaking the female says, "We're closed, that was our last car". Why the heck did you tell me you closed at 9 then? Can't support these type of businesses that are in the customer service industry if they don't know how to provided quality customer service. read more

Food was delicious,service was excellent.Resturant was very clean.Servers very polite.

Horrible! my husband went inside at 7:30pm to order him and I a liver dinner. he waited for an hour then he asked the manager he has been waiting for a long time for his food. she has the nerve to say it went out. you would think they would refund you, apologize and get you your food because they gave it someone else. Well she did not. My his and had to ask for his refund and she did say sorry, but proceeded to say she could not give him his food once he got a refund. That is horrible as a compan. read more

The fried mains i usually get (chicken and livers) are very good. The sides I got last time were so so, but I would definitely go again.

Today, I overheard the most funniest thing. I did enjoy my meal with the best fish sandwich combo. Cooked perfection excellent slaw to tartar sauce ratio. Fries was fresh and delicious. Along with the best customer service. I love the atmosphere I witnessed. But the hilarious moment was when someone changed the name from a chicken gizzard to a chicken butt-hole. Which I will be calling the title from now on. No disrespect in the slightest. I found this interaction between customer and employee very delightful and up my alley. The customer service was hilarious and excellent . Expect me to be back again. Thanks for the food and all the laughs. read more

Always great food and great service. Very affordable. Locally owned by a great family.

Did not like that they bread and deep fry the fish with the skin still on it. The Mac and cheese was good.

Slightly further off the highway than the other fast food/quick service options, this place doesn't see a lot of I-85 traffic and instead caters to the locals. That shines through in both the menu and the prices. First of all, this place is affordable! It's a no-frills, order-at-the-counter, quick service food joint that looks to give neighborhood diners a reliable place to grab a meal. The menu offers a basic selection and the preparation is fairly workmanlike. You won't be blown away by the food, but it's perfectly respectable and an enjoyable break from the typical fast food options. They also offer fresh fried flounder and other things that you usually get at more of a sit-down restaurant. To that point, there IS a good, large indoor seating area too. So don't be scared off by the location or the fact that it looks a little older, this place is worth giving a try. read more

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Terrible. Got the shrimp sandwich and some more shrimp. The seafood had poop still in it. The restaurant had a weird smell walking inside. Terrible would never eat there again. read more

Your average restaurant catering toward locals. The food is good and the staff is friendly but the wait times lately have been extremely long. I would suggest the fish sandwich and the porkchop dinner. The chicken is good too but sometimes has a burnt taste. They have daily specials as well. Desserts can be a hit or miss. This is definitely a place you have to try atleast once. read more

Golden Skillet - Shrimp and Flounder Dinner w/ Hushpuppies, Mac and Cheese, and Coleslaw. - Southern Near Me - Henderson, North Carolina

We reviewed the orders two times and it still came out wrong. Besides the wrong order, the wait time was too extensive.

Being going here since I was a kid lol and now every time I coming home this is the first spot I go to for my livers & gizzards

I ordered Liver, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, & Baked Beans. The potatoes & gravy was ok but could have been hotter. The liver was just a little overcooked & a little bit dry. One piece of "liver" was actually gizzard (which I do not like). I had to spit the gizzard out & discard it. The biggest disappointment was when I opened the box & saw string beans instead of the baked beans I ordered! I checked the tickets & they all said BAKED BEANS, so the order taker understood me OK. This is not the first time this has happened! Someone needs to learn the difference between string beans & baked beans, so they can train the order fillers properly. Let me explain the difference. BAKED BEANS ARE BROWN -- STRING BEANS ARE GREEN BAKED BEANS ARE BAKED -- STRING BEANS ARE COOKED or BOILED BAKED BEANS ARE SHELLED -- STRING BEANS ARE IN THE POD I hope this helps. Eugene Daniels 252-492-3767 eugenedaniels@embarqmail.com read more

I'm becoming more and more disappointed with this place. Last week I come by and asked for corn pudding , and it was burnt to the point that you couldnt eat around it. Today I ordered a bacon chee all the way and you literally couldn't see the bottom of the bun they poured so much chili and other stuff on it inside the burger carton . And as slow as they move my fries should have been hot and they wasn't every fry I had was cold. read more

It was a good place. It has gone downhill. It is not good when you order a drink with no ice and you get extra ice. It is not good when cashiers are not listening and they end up getting your order wrong. The cashier's and management is very rude. If their is a problem. Management tries to cover for it. The food is not cooked right it is half raw. If the employees stop gossiping about on-the-job relationships, things will be a little better. Too much playing and talking means your food is not clean. The cooks are playing and talking the whole time. The cooks(men) are grabbing, hugging and kissing other co-workers. There are the couples having disagreements on the job. Everyone hears them. It took them an hour to cook an order of gizzards. My oldest son stood there almost two hours waiting to speak to a manager and everyone ignored him and there was a manager there that day. Two weeks ago my aunt placed an order for chicken and ended up in the emergency room because she is allergic to fish and one of the employees stated that everything is cooked or fried in the same cooking grease/oil. Managers got nasty about this situation. We will take the steps that need to be taken. But please everyone don't waste money here. read more

We dined in (which means you order at the counter and pick up you food when it's ready), but they have take out and a drive-thru. The staff was very helpful! We had to wait a few minutes for our food to cook but we had no problem with that. We ordered the flounder snack and the shrimp snack. The shrimp were a bit larger than I expected. I preferred the hush puppies over the biscuit with the food that I got. However, I think the biscuit would be good with a more traditional home cooked meal like meatloaf or country style steak. We will definitely come back! read more

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Great food great customer service - clean indoor seating. I tried a little bit of everything

The prices are unreal now. You never know what you're going to get when you order a big skillet these days. Sometimes it's good and sometimes it's all a bunch of crisp with no chicken in it. The fries SUCK. If you get a hot dog it may have been sitting in water all day and by the time you get to eat it HAS NO TASTE AT ALL so all you're eating is the fixings and the bread. Pitiful!!!!! read more

As the last Golden Skillet in the United States, this family owned business serves up some of the best fried chicken, beating out all of the national chains, bar none. Not to be beat, they also offer some of the best fish and pork chops this side of the Mississippi. The building needs a little refreshing on the inside, but the people and food make it happen! read more

Golden Skillet - A beacon of hope in a sea of bad fast foods. - Southern Near Me - Henderson, North Carolina

This place is so dirty and ghetto! I got sick from the food. Won't be going back!! I think if they hired a more professional staff and cleaned up the place, it would be better. No saving this little spot. read more

Very slow, but nice cashier, food was cook to order, drive thru line very long. Food was made right and fresh.

Every time I go to my hometown, this is a MUST! The food is so good and it's quality. From the hotdogs, the burgers, livers and gizzards... you won't be disappointed. The biscuits are amazing and so is the lemonade. It looks like a hole in the wall in the inside but the food is definitely on point. If you're on 85 North around the Henderson, NC area make sure to stop by and get a taste of this awesomeness! read more

My last time coming there, I had got an oyster and shrimp dinner why was the Mac and cheese salty as fuck it's never tasted like that before. It was so bad if I had high blood pressure someone would have been paying my bill, I'm a chef ‍ myself that was the worse ever. Wise 3 & 1 in warrenton Nc they Mac and cheese is the best ever because they do homemade Mac and cheese not no cheese sauce read more

I ordered two BLT sandwiches at the drive-thru speaker. I paid for my order at the window and was asked to pull forward and someone would bring my order to me. After waiting 30 minutes, I flagged down a restaurant take-out order runner and asked what was taking so long. She took my receipt, and after another 10 minutes, the cook brought my order to my car. She said someone had given my order to someone else. Pandemic service is terrible. read more

I rarely ever write bad reviews, and I honestly wouldn't be, except that I kind of want to save anyone else local or travelling from this hell. So I came here recently with my father who just moved here, partly because of the huge sign and partly because of a recommendation. We came with an open mind. I can honestly say that this was the worst fried chicken i have ever had. It was cold as hell and rubbery. Dads fish was hot and chewy. The ranch are little containers of KENS (how the hell you going to have a CHICKEN restaurant without homeemade ranch???!!!!). Drinks were good. Service was awkward as hell. I wouldn't go back here. read more

From a transplanted yankee that's been in NC since '98... this place is like three legs kickin' one arse. The seafood didn't even require tartar sauce. It's that good - shrimp platter, seafood platter with sides of collards. Everything was fresh, cooked to perfection and was just overall fantastic. Service was fantastic and the dining area was spotless. It was full of locals and the parking lot just stayed slam full of customers. My wife and I had an outstanding dining experience... some of the best seafood we've had (and she's a native tar-heel) away from the coast. She reported the ladies restroom could have used some attention but can't hold them too responsible for customer's behavior that might have just happened before we arrived. This place is on the list for a regular place to eat in the area.. and we're driving from Stem. read more

I had the deluxe seafood platter and was not happy with any of it. My sides were the corn pudding, maybe it should be called pudding with a little corn, and the cole slaw which was recommended by the counterperson in lieu of potato salad. Maybe I should gone with something else, the cole slaw was average. I also had the strawberry cake which was dry. The fish were overlooked and dry, the shrimp were tough... I cannot recommend this place to anyone... The unsweetened iced tea had lots of tea flavor! That was good! read more

I was looking for a good hot home cooked meal. This was NOT it. I should have paid more attention to the bad reviews. Was served Cold food, recooked meat and veggies. Unless your are a local you might like over cook cold food. I did not. The note on the door leaving is a warning "no refunds will exchange or re-rewarmed food. read more

Mama recognizes Southern roots are everything! This literally gets 5 stars because of the chicken gizzards and sides. The building is old and the menu is vast. The people have always been kind. This place is an area staple. With all that, they have the best chicken gizzards in the world. Best plate: chicken gizzards, mashed potatoes and gravy, string beans, and a biscuit! Get you some hot sauce and you are all set. read more

Wow, I'm surprised to find a Golden Skillet still open. This Golden Skillet is a Franchisee owner. This specialty here is the fried chicken, wings, gizzards, and liver. This is a order at the counter where the cash register is located then wait for your meal. On this visit I mistakenly ordered the daily special of country fried steak diner with 2 sides and a drink for $6.79 also served with biscuit, hush puppies or roll. Since they did not have any biscuits available I went with hushpuppies. As for the sides, they did not have any corn. There were 14 different sides to chose from. The sweet tea is Lipton and the fountain drinks are Coke products. Also on the menu is BBQ pulled pork, salads & fried seafood. Now for the meal itself, the collards were awful and looked like mush. The hush puppies were decent, black-eye peas were most likely from a can. The country fried steak was plain inedible glop without any crispiness and covered with a brown gravy. The floor was sticky and smelled bad. Food D Staff C Decor C Location C Health Inspection Grade 97.0 read more

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He had the fried chicken and fish (whiting). The chicken was delicious. The fish was just average. I had the veggie plate. Collared were mushy, green beans not seasoned and mashed potatoes and gravy tasted like it came from the box. ! We were not very impressed. If we stop again it would be for the wings only. read more

Went there last night and I got the shrimp and flounder and I got collard green and yams it was the bomb and I will be going back my son got pulled pork and he got Mac and cheese and orka and Rhonda the chicken and now will be a place to ride to cause it's well worth the money and ride read more

Golden Skillet - Southern Near Me - Henderson, North Carolina

My date and I went to the Golden Skillet in Henderson for our first date. We both ordered the white fish with coleslaw, and french fries.... The fries and fish were lukewarm/cool at best. However what we received as coleslaw should have been called cabbage puree.. nothing but cabbage , it was bitter ,they put quite a bit on each plate ..so taking into account the cool/lukewarm fries and fish..the pureed cabbage.the meal was awful .. not a great example of a first date . .. read more

Go here for the chicken sandwich with coleslaw or fish. Personally the best southern chicken sandwich I've had. If you want good southern food stop by here. read more

I actually went to Smithfield's for hush puppies and tea. Being from out of town this is always a treat. I'd always ask if there was any fish added to the menu (I don't like chicken and I don't eat shrimp) and this time the young lady directed me to go to the Golden Skillet just 2 miles down the road. That was quite courteous. So I went. I got the fried fish sandwich with slaw. It was delicious. The staff was great. I'll be coming back next time I'm in the area. read more