Legacy Cafe

If you want a fast meal with good southern cooking stop and get the buffet. Also good rolls and…read moredesert and salad bar. Short exit from I40 Breakfast lunch and dinner menu as well.

Driving back home from Nashville and we were hungry and…read moretired of fast food. Luckily, we saw this restaurant and decided to stop by. Everything was yummy. The brisket, dressing, all of it. Great staff too

My meal from the buffet was hearty and tasty.

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CR smalls And Company

3.4(9 reviews)

7.1 mi

One of the best restaurants in town. My parents visit at least once a week. We always come here…read morewhen we are in town. The grilled catfish is amazing. Thank you for creating a welcoming environment for my parents.

The waitress was weird and she looked like she needed help. They also sat on the floor and messed…read moreup my wings. The ambiance was chill ig.

Specials board and dessert menu

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Cheeseburger with a fried egg!

Greg & Jims Grill & Grocery

3.9(11 reviews)

8.6 mi

Really glad I took the 7 mile detour for a FANTASTIC breakfast. Biscuit was fluffy and gravy was…read morethick, eggs were firm whites over easy, apple-smoked bacon was reminiscent of Coursey's quality!!! Grits were a little dry, but were improved with butter and egg whites. I'll definitely be detouring again off I40.

Great food and service!! I have been there for breakfast and dinner. The food is home cooked and…read moredelicious!

Store front from the 1800s

Mostly restaurant , but a small grocery in back

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A little humor

Sonic Drive-In

1.9(18 reviews)

1.3 mi

This location earned my respect after some improvements, especially during the breakfast shift. The…read moreteam had gotten better than before.

Great service! Great Sonic! Would highly recommend! Joy is a GREAT carhop! She is very efficient…read moreand friendly!

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Waffle House

3.5(35 reviews)

1.6 mi

Wowzers. Let me tell yall…read more A Waffle House that impresses. We are traveling thru Arkansas and we're very hungry with not much in sight. I of course go to yelp for help and see some good reviews for this specific waffle house and was pleasantly surprised with what I read, so of course we decide to check it out. So here we go. We walked in and were immediately greeted by the staff who were super friendly and very nice. We were told to sit anywhere we like and our waitress followed us and took our drink order immediately which I loved. The store was pretty busy. There were a couple tables open but definitely busy. We went to the bathroom and it was actually clean. When I went back to the table the waitress had brought our drinks and came right back to take our order. Our food came promptly and was correct and hot. It's waffle house food so as long as you have that expectation you are good to go. Our waitress was prompt took great care of us and we were back in the road quick. So if you like waffle house and are hongry definitely stop at this one and support this location.

Traveling through, we stopped here for breakfast. I will say it was the best Waffle House…read moreexperience I've had. Food was awesome, our server Mary was super awesome. The entire staff welcomed us warmly and made us feel like locals. Everything was perfect.

Waffles Made to order, Hot and Crispy

Food

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Ho Ho Chinese Restaurant

2.5(28 reviews)

2.2 mi

I want to support and encourage small local businesses when I'm passing through small American…read moretowns, but..... This is the worst "Chinese Food" I've ever had, frozen vegetables, soupy sauce, meat is questionable. Frozen broccoli....I literally had to throw it in the toilet in the hotel, it was so bad. Not vegetables in sauce. Soupy frozen vegetables. I think the locals eat here because there's not much else. Be prepared to be pay .50 cents extra, .10 cent extra here and there for everything that normally goes with the dish. It was $17 for one dish, I did not pay extra for the rice or fortune cookie. What a waste, and I love Chinese food. This is the worst food I've ever eaten and I've traveled all over the world eating at restaurants and never had something so bad. It's a pity, but honestly, don't waste your money or time, it took forever.

Amazing!!!! I've been looking for rice this good since I had some in Texas and I finally found it!!…read more10/10 recommend the house special tice'nn

Entrance and Buffet Sign

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The St. Paul Sandwich -- basically an Egg Fo Young Pattie on a hamburger bun. Unusual, tasty, and filling!

Burger King

2.1(22 reviews)

1.4 mi

Worst experience in a long time! Manager yelling in the pits at her employee! Manager got eye…read morecontact with us several times while running the window, my husband finally called her over to see if she was going to wait on us. She started screaming how shorthanded she was and her cashier was on break. She also stated I am the Manager here... we told her we would go somewhere else and she was ok with that. You need Management that cares, no people who are rude and run off your customers.

I'm from Texas passing stop at Forrest city and stoped at Burger King .drive first thru lady was…read morerude as well got my order wrong and not fresh water down drinks .

Royal Crispy Sandwich, Chicken Fries, Chicken Nuggets, Original Chicken Sandwich, Drink

Classic Wrap Spicy Wrap Honey Mustard Wrap

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Whopper, Drink, Fries

McDonald's

1.7(51 reviews)

1.5 mi

Swung by this McDonald's drive thru to grab dinner for our kids on our road trip…read more I ordered 4 cheeseburgers with only ketchup ($1.99 each), a large fry ($1 using the app), large water (.39) and 4 small waters (free). Cost-wise, the cheeseburgers were DOUBLE the price we pay in Houston, TX. Ours are only $1! This is our "usual" meal and it's half the price. Dang! But the large water was cheaper than another location who charged me .75. Not really consistent with their pricing. As for accuracy... they got 3/4 of the burgers correct. One was made with everything BUT ketchup. Checked the receipt and ticket on the burger and for some reason one of our burgers was rung up "no ketchup" so unfortunately, our kids who hate onions, pickles and mustard had to scrape off as much as they could. (Sigh) I mean, the burger was made as it was rung in... I just didn't order it that way. We didn't want to have to run back inside to exchange it. As for the staff, they were ok. Not overly friendly but not bad either. I thanked the lady who handed me our food and she didn't say anything back. My initial thought was, "Ok then." But after a delay, she said "Thank you." All in all, I wasn't expecting much and I didn't get much either.

If you workin construction don't go here in the mornings, it will ruin your day. 3-4 workers out…read morefront smoking every single morning the. You wait in line 15 minutes just to finally have one go inside to say we aren't serving anyone right now at 5:00am.

Dirty inside

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Finn L.

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7 years ago

Excellent atmosphere and excellent food. The restaurant has a unique and charming interior design and a menu filled with delicious comfort food. read more

Rob M.

5

10

4

1 year ago

Best burger I have had in some time. Service was kind and friendly. This place is a gem in this town. Highly recommend!

Andrea S.

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4

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4 years ago

We enjoyed our lunch! The food was great and the portions were large. The server was very nice and attentive too.

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