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Home Folks Restaurant

4.2 (100 reviews)
ModerateAmerican, Buffets
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Casual
Moderate noise
Good for groups
Good for kids

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Joni P.

Cozy little place packed from opening to closing everyday. Great food you order off. Buffet neal & they deliver to you. Was a change they made from traditional buffet during covid. They come by often to ask if you need another dish. Only thing I did not care for was nanner pudd'n was dish of soggy Vanilla wafers about a tablespoon pudding & could only find 2 slices of banana. Will not order that again. They do cornbread the right way NO sugar. That's how I grew up eating cornbread & I love it. My Dad is from Virginia he said if it has sugar it's corn cake not corn bread. This is our 2nd time eating here. Here for TVA Sequoyah outage.

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Christa N.

To be honest, I found Home Folks to be a little disappointing. I am from the north so I was excited to try what I thought would be authentic, comfort food. Instead, I felt like the food was just a average and didn't taste homemade or special. Sadly, the creamed corn had little to no flavor, the Mac and cheese tasted like it had nacho cheese in it, and simply the dumplings weren't anything special. I did really enjoy the service and overall I was thankful for that I tried it. I think it is more of an all you can eat style place, instead of an authentic southern experience.

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PRICES ARE WAY UP! Floor filthy under buffets. Never going back. Rip off. Too many stupid Republicans bragging about Trump.

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For what it is, it's ok. Good tea. Chicken isn't crispy like we like. Sides were good. Dumplings good.

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Great breakfast - I had the chorizo with eggs and a croissant. Friendly service - great local spot. We'll definitely be back!

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1 year ago

Definitely not home cooking in the regular way you're used to. You get a lot of food but so what. Average at best.

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1 year ago

Great service a yummy food , Everyone is very nice . Treats you like they have known you forever.

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10 months ago

It's an amazing food place good servers very homey feel I would recommend going here if you're ever in town

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2 years ago

All and all it is pretty good home cooking - some people say it's average their pecan cobbler although is great

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3 years ago

Fantastic food and service! The restaurant is very clean and has great decor with plenty of food options for everyone.

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2 years ago

Great food. Friendly service. Go there if you really enjoy down home cooking. The cornbread is fantastic

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2 years ago

Great southern comfort food!! And the service is always amazing!! We take family that comes into town

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2 years ago

Loved the ham soup and the chicken dressing. There is always a long wait so be prepared, but it's worth the wait.

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2 years ago

The only thing good is the salad bar besides that the food is very bland and flavorless and the service was just ok

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2 years ago

Wonderful food, great service! I always order Togo for lunch but it's still wonderful all the same!

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3 years ago

I love this place. You get tons of food. But I would like to see it go back to buffet.

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