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    Harold's Restaurant

    2.8 (81 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Divey
    Casual
    Outdoor seating

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    Chili dog w/ slaw
    Mitch R.

    Harold's is an institute of great food and memories of years past. Today I got an always delicious bologna burger, slaw chili dog , and pimento cheese fries! All were great and I love Harold's b/c it doesn't change. Great service and Harold's takes you back to the good ole days.

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    Bill H.

    What a spot of Americana. This place is awesome. The kind of place that you wish you had near you!! Good diverse menu. Decent prices and nice down home people. This was featured in the very first episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.

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    Joe T.

    Good combo! The price: 9.90 ouch! I had a two hotdog, fries, and drink combo today! My dogs were cooked perfectly! The buns were steamed and were the right temperature! The fries were hot and delicious! Right out of the deep fryer! They were the highlight of my dinner experience! There were only two employees behind the counter but they ran the restaurant. They worked super hard; had great attitudes; took great care of their customers! The wait staff gets 5 stars all day long! But on the negative side of things ; the chili needs some work! I can easily make this same stuff at home. But what I can do at Harold's is take a nostalgic trip back in time! I can relieve my younger days because I've been a customer here ever since I've been big enough to hold a hotdog! Again my thanks to the two employees that I encountered today! You are the ladies that make this place alive and welcoming! I recommend this place!

    Trisha L.

    While driving home from Atlanta I went online to find quirky places along the way that we could stop at to experience something local. We found Harold's on the Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives app so we decided to check it out. They make their own chili and use it to make chili burgers. Their 'burgers' consist of two meatballs on a bun covered in chili. The chili is delicious but the meatballs are a little hard and lackluster. I thought a grilled cheese sandwich with their chili on it would be delicious. That's not on their menu but they went ahead and made it for me. It was amazing!! I think they should really add that to the menu. Their menu was surprisingly quite extensive. Check it out! I like the laid back atmosphere of the place. It's very quaint and down-home. Be prepared to wait a little bit because the person that waits on you also must cook and prepare your food, serve you, and ring you up at the register. I didn't know that and was left wondering why I could not get anyone to ring me up while my poor waitress was rushing around the kitchen preparing food. Our waitress was fantastic but I think the other staff could have utilized a team approach and helped her out.

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    Shandi H.

    When I saw Guy Fieri face from up the street I knew that's where I don't would be going for lunch. It a definitely has the diner feel. The staff was super friendly. Omg the hotdog was so good. The chili had like a smoked flavor to it which was different but delightful. I liked the wings. I wish the teriyaki sauce would have been thicker. The lemon pepper wings were a little too salty for my taste. And I loved the dorito taco salad. That was interesting. It was a very enjoyable experience.

    Straight from Cosco
    Max A.

    Probably like you, I have seen the Harold's sign off I-85 a hundred times and never stopped. Last night was the night, we ventured off the highway, down the 2 miles and on the left was this old, tired and sad establishment. I typically have excellent luck when following the food god, Guy Fieri from DDD. In fact, I follow the many websites and have a few apps on my phone to tell me where the spots DDD has visited. On a Friday night at 7 pm, the place was totally empty. Probably a clue. I looked at the DDD edition on YouTube and it was filmed 11 years ago. The place has not changed in 11 years, the decor, paper signs, counter, everything is the same. In fact, the filth has not changed either. It is interesting that the old show, looked old. The production quality was not that great, it was almost like DDD filmed the episode on an iPhone, compared to now-days DDD, it is terrible. Even Guy looks young and has no tats, LoL. I will have to agree with the majority of Yelp reviews, the place just is not that good. In the DDD episode, you can see paper signs that say "No Booth Service", the same signs still hang, yet the gal at the order counter told us to go ahead and sit, she can take the order..........Their world famous chili is mediocre and nothing special. Of course I had to order the chili cheeseburger and chili hot dog. These rolls were right off the Sysco truck. The hamburger meatball was a golf ball size of hamburger lacking flavor. The Nacho Cheese sauce was dispensed from the cheese dispensers that you see in gas stations, pump and all. The crinkle cut fries are straight from Sysco truck, to the fryer to my plate. Honestly, I can make a better meal from Cosco with Cosco meat and buns, Hornel, Velvetta and Oscar Meyer dogs. If you have read this far, read on, adventure lurks. The men's bathroom takes you on a journey in time, to what is surely Gaffney's number one nite club, Harolds Game Room. The sexy scent of robust nicotine is very alluring, I looked into the bar, through the smoke and darkness to see three or four patrons bellying up to what looked like a bar. The music was rocking with the Thong Song and on what I thought was the dance floor, was a man in a motorized wheel chair dancing with a very large women dressed in daisy ducks - good for them, getting down on a Friday night :-). I cannot make this up. PS - the vibe coming from the ball is locals only, stay out, go away. I got some dirty, unfriendly looks. LoL. Good times.

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