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    Hank's Express

    4.1 (45 reviews)

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Dogs allowed
    Good for groups

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    The magic word is medium rare! Let's eat!
    Garry H.

    Going by the name, I didn't know what to expect. Well, this is one of those family owned, small town fantastic restaurants That you always look for! What a surprise! The 3 people with me all went for the normal cafe food this type of restaurant is famous for, and loved it. Me? I'll have the special please, steak and shrimp. A perfect medium rare, I'm now too stuffed for dessert. I watched everyone have pie ala mode, but that's ok. I took my to go. The owner, and some of the staff were older women, and everyone of them were just as sweet as they could be. We talked with them till it was time to close. I 100% recommend this restaurant to each and every one of you.

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    2 years ago

    The food is fantastic and we also had great service. We walked in. Did not do drive-through. Wonderful local restaurant.

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    Lunch plate and Food was barely warm also had stuffed potato and it had very little pulled pork

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    Love this quaint home style restaurant! Great food and good portions for a reasonable price

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    3 years ago

    Delicious fresh lunch specials! Excellent service! Try Hank's today and make your tummy happy!

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    2 years ago

    Wednesday is rib day and they are the BEST ever!! Highly recommend Hanks food anyway but I love their ribs!!

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    3 years ago

    Very good home cooking! Daily hot plates are fast and delicious! Also try their wonderful dessert options!

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    4 years ago

    We stopped in for breakfast, service was excellent, friendly and fast. Breakfast was ok, nothing spectacular but was good

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    7 years ago

    Good home cooking food And pies. People are very friendly and a lot of locals eat here.

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    9 years ago

    Awesome food with awesome service! Jill - I love your squash casserole recipe. It turned out wonderful, too !!!

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    8 years ago

    Liked it a lot. Fast service and good food. Not real fancy but I'm there to eat. We were there for lunch but hear the breakfast is good too.

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