This place has amazing food. My husband and I, along with another couple, stopped on our way home, googled a place in Elgin for breakfast and found this place. We all ordered something different and everyone loved their food. Between us, we ordered the all meat Omelet, scrambled eggs with chicken fried steak, eggs over easy, biscuits and gravy and pancakes, sausage and bacon. My friend was really impressed with their scrambled eggs, the biscuits (I wish I had taken a picture) are so big yet just melt in your mouth. Pancakes were thick and fluffy. My only complaint is no one told us to go to the front to pay so we waited forever to catch the waitress to be told just go to the front. Then the cashier had to figure out which ticket is ours and how to split it up. My suggestion would be to just hand the ticket to the guest and then we can go to the front to pay. But I still stand by my 5 stars. Give them a try. read more

Zero service! Staff walked past us multiple times and served other guests. Took almost 10 minutes to get menus and we had to flag someone down to ask for them. Never took a drink order. Nothing. Failure. read more

First timer here-to go order of 2 entrees: grilled chicken sandwich and 3 veggie plate bc there was no entree on the menu offering what I wanted. The toasted buns surrounding the mostly decent grilled chicken patty and 2 thin slices of tomatoe was the saving grace in my meal, and reason for 2 star rather than 1 star. 3 tbsp of mayo, typical dill pickles, and what appeared like week old shredded lettuce was promptly scrapped off before I ate. Cabbage mushy-either over cooked, or reheated too much. An old jalapeno cornbread muffin was wasted. Steamed carrots were sweet, tender, and unseasoned. I ate around the pile of luke warm, drenched in white gravy, mashed potatoes. To my surprise, onion rings came with sdwch, of which I ate one. Kudos on breading, but rings need more seasoning. read more

Best food in county or in 3 counties. We drove over an hour and a half just to eat here every time. Great chicken fried steak, ribeyes, hamburger steak. Great home cooking. I definitely give it the best food in Travis, bastrop, lee and Caldwell county. read more

This is a hard review because the food isn't bad. The food is mostly okay and we have had better service in the past, but we are not going to be quick in going back due to today's service. The service from the older, (50 something waitress with long black hair), was so bad that it changed our attitude about the whole restaurant. My husband ordered breakfast and asked for no sauce on his eggs. This waitress said then you don't want THAT meal and, on her own decision, brought him out a couple of scrambled eggs and 2 slices of bacon. This was not even close to what he ordered. The pancake that he added to his order was so cold it would not even melt the already soft butter. I ordered migas and they were hot and tasty. I also ordered hot tea and I was brought decaf tea which was like drinking hot water. I also ordered a side of bacon which I never received. As a side note, the younger woman at the cash register didn't even have enough savvy to apologize for the waitress, only said (in a dead-pan voice), "I'll let the manager know." That told us that they didn't really care if you liked the service, or not. read more

Unfortunately I would not recommend this restaurant unless you personally know the owner or have been there enough times for them to know you by your first name. they will prioritize other customers and skip you several times. if you bring it up to them they handout idiotic and unsympathetic excuses and try to act ignorant of the situation. All customers should be treated equally. read more

Great little diner in downtown Elgin. We've gone here a few times and had take out as well. The crispy chicken tacos are just like my Mom makes and burgers are great as well! While I agree with some of the other comments on the interior needing some sprucing up and little more decor to build ambiance, if you're looking for good local food - you'll get what your looking for. Service is friendly and attentive.... read more

So disappointed. My mom came to town to take my kids and I out for lunch. This place is usually great. I was wanted the chicken fried steak. We went in and grabbed a table. I got up, grabbed our silverware and menus and sat back down. Pretty much as soon as I sat back down the person who busses tables and gets your drink order came up grabbed our menus and took them back. We were shocked, but we laughed it off. He took our drink orders and went to get our drinks. The server came to the table and asked if we were ready to order, so we told her what happened and she brings us back a single menu and walked away. She looked irritated. We decided what all we wanted and waited. Server walked by about three times. Took another table their food, then took another tables order. We felt the server was ignoring us, so we got up, paid for our drinks, that we barely drank any of. (My son took his cup which was a to go cup) and we decided to just go somewhere else. This is usually a great place. Today not so much. read more

I was eating breakfast this morning and there was a young homeless lady sitting in the restaurant. The staff fed her a ton of food and treated her like a human. As she was getting ready to go, they brought her several to-go boxes of food to keep her full throughout the day. Great staff and great food! read more

We found this restaurant about two months ago and have been eating here at least once a week since. It does not look like much from the outside, but you will find all of the food is homemade and delicious. The service is great and the prices are amazingly low for what you get. This is just your little neighborhood cafe with excellent food. You can get a delicious home cooked meal here for less than a fast food meal! read more

Lucy's Kitchen - American Near Me - Elgin, Texas

yummy place the burgers tasted very very yummy too great service fast service very nice people read more

Came on a road trip from Houston and decided to stop at Lucy's because I love hole in the wall type diners and it was really good, service was nice and food came out quick and it was really good! If I find myself in this town again I'll be back! read more

I will start out with the food. It is perfectly cooked, not overcooked, and not anywhere near raw. It was served at the ideal temperature, and the presentation was excellent. Food-wise, this is sort of a combination between classic American fare (pies, etc.) with Tex-Mex. It works out decently. Parking was easy -- plenty of street spots available... and coming from Austin, an open street spot without a "tow away" warning is something talked about in legends, but has never been seen in real life. The decor is OK -- peeling stucco, plastic covered tablecloths, but this is to be expected for a place like this. The pies are decent. This is a family restaurant with hard walls (so no acoustic dampening), combined with a radio playing a local station... so expect a very loud, constant din. Consider earplugs. Why do I give it five stars? The food is worth it, and the order was exactly what I asked for. read more

Delish! Great food, great people and awesome sweet tea! A must visit to grab some grub in Elgin.

Most amazing massive fried chicken salad! Couldn't eat it all. $7 bucks! My wife said the same about her grilled pork chop plate. read more

Lucy's Kitchen - American Near Me - Elgin, Texas

Everyone liked the food here. The burger and chicken sandwich were large. Fried chicken salad was not huge but sufficient. Nice onion rings. Defector isn't awesome: the plaster is peeling and the clear plastic covering the tables is warped in spots. But it seems clean and the staff is nice. read more

Awesome food great place to be for a step back into America. They way community is supposed to be

Stopped here on way to New Orleans, very good food, visited with other customers. Loved our waitress and customer Rusty's stories... Taking some dessert for the car! read more

This place is trash I get it's been around for a long time but guys you're better cooking a wonderful meal at home than eating here. I've been twice the FIRST time I vowed to never go back, years later which was recently I decided to give it another go and I can tell you for certain this time that I will never waste my money there again. for starters there are three tables with guests in them all three had no more than three ppl and one of them was actually leaving as we were entering we sat ourselves and just happened to find two menus now I'm on the keto diet and the selection for that is limited I chose the 10 oz steak specifically said "WELL DONE NO PINK" the man told me it came with two sides so since all of the options are carb loaded I asked for double side salad, A SIDE SALAD he told me I'd be charged extra. why? it's included in the sides section the plate comes with two sides so I'm confused. hubs orders a burger and two sides mashed potatoes and Mac and cheese both rang up to $3 a piece, fine. We wait and, wait and, wait... now I get the food is made to order but when I wait 30 mins I expect my food to at least be right, right? wrong. let's start with my food the salad was thrown together with some lettuce and three OLD slices of cucumber and some cherry tomatoes that's it not a shred of cheese not a sliver of purple onion nothing and the steak? COMPLETELY PINK inside. hubs food he said the burger was okay but just okay you can get a better burger at McDonald's the mashed potatoes looked and tasted like box and the Mac and cheese barely had any cheese on it it looked like hot water and cheese how it cuddles up, back to the three dollars per side again if imma PAY PAY I want good sides worst part is that there was absolutely ZERO FLAVOR hubs said the potatoes had no salt or pepper in them same with the Mac and cheese. again I know for a fact these Elgin men and women can throw down on a grill you all would make better food in your back yard. sorry if this offended but I just can't with this over rated snooty place. read more

Cant beat the prices and homestyle cooking. Large portions and the best desserts. Small town diner just what elgin needs, hope they're around for a long time. read more

This is not the first time my husband, our friend and I have been to Lucy's, it was the first time that we have ordered Mexican food there. One of the "specials" today was beef enchiladas with rice and refried beans. The three of us had the same opinion of their Mexican food....it was not good!! If you go to Lucy's, order a burger....... read more

The pie was good. Really good. The service was fine. The food, however, was below average. The chicken fried steak was not appealing. The chopped steak was really bad. The sides were ok. The pie was good. Really good. I bet they have a pie lady. read more

I really hope Lucy's reads this because it has been on my mind for so long- for a restaurant that has such good food, great servers, and an ideal location, could you PLEASE get someone to decorate for you? The ambiance of restaurants set the whole mood of a meal and when I go in there I just look around and get depressed. The paint color is aggressive, the decor itself is seriously lacking, and for food as good as this, have a building that fits it! read more

Wonderful home cooking the locals have gravitated towards. Menu is diverse and it is all good! If you crave some fabulous food, this is the place! read more

What a nice little establishment in downtown Elgin! Good southern home cooking, the fried pickles and chicken fried steak were delicious. Waitstaff were prompt and friendly, atmosphere is that of a wonderful greasy spoon diner, which was what we wanted. Price for three of us to eat chicken fried steak, have some fried pickles for appetizer, two soft drinks, plus tip was right at $50. Couldn't be beat. I've only been there once but it was exactly what we were hungry for. read more

This place was great. The service was awesome! The sweet tea was perfect. My husband has the chicken friend chicken with queso on top and he had nothing left on his plate! The spicy hamburger was really good and the carrot cake was delicious! read more

Small town restaurant, always a friendly staff. Large portions of the price of things, most entrees are $6-8. I try to get there when I'm in town. read more

We are always looking for a place to enjoy breakfast and there are just not many places in Elgin to do so. We had never tried Lucy's before so thought we would. Big mistake. First, we needed coffee. We were served lukewarm coffee. We sent it back and he brought us two more cups....of lukewarm coffee. So we sent it back and asked for it to be taken off the bill. He argued with us that he had a fresh pot made. Too late buddy! You brought us cold coffee....TWICE! Now just take it off the bill. Roomie had the chicken fried steak that was tough and hard to eat. It came with eggs and toast and home fries. The toast was cold. They obviously make a big stack of it first thing in the morning them throw it on the plates as they go out. The eggs were good. The only thing that was. I ordered the fried egg sandwich which came with home fries. Everything just tasted old and stale. Gross. Even the ketchup was old. This is not a place I plan on ever visiting again. I'm sure it won't be around long, although there is not much competition anywhere. read more

Great, country diner. The ambiance was severely lacking however the service and food made up for it. We had Anastasia as our server and she was wonderfully polite, accommodating and helpful. The onion rings were fresh, beautifully battered and when Anastasia suggested trying them with their homemade ranch, they were FaBuLoUs! My son had the mushroom Monterey Jack burger and it was of large portion and well seasoned. I have the chicken fried steak with mashed potatoes and cream gravy. My food was good and well tenderized. The mashed potatoes were real, the gravy creamy and the fried okra was perfectly fried. For dessert I brought home a slice of lemon meringue pie...absolutely scrumptious! Great little shops within walking distance. We will definitely be back. read more

Wildcat Burger is my new favorite here. This place is very popular with the locals and gets very busy at peak times. Prices make it very affordable to bring family or friends along. Home made everything and check out the pies in the showcase read more

Took an hour to get 2 burgers, 2 orders of nachos, and dry toast...cmon people get your stuff together

Very tasty food and reasonable prices. Service was good.

Dirty interior. Coke zero sign hangs and they dont sell it. The migas was goopy. The owner is nice as hell but they didnt finish painting the walls even 6 months after opening. Or even removing protruding nails from walls. A lack of focus on details means a lot. read more

I ordered a sweet tea, my husband had a soda. The sweet tea was very sugary for me and I like my tea sweet. I drank it, mainly because the waiter was working alone and there were a few tables. I finally finished my glass of diabetes and the waiter did not come to check on us for another 10 minutes. When he finally came to our table I told him the tea over sweetened and could he refill my cup with soda. He did, same cup, same straw and I was okay with that. I couldn't stand the thought of more tea at that point. So we finished eating, I had the cheesy pollo and it was okay. We waited for the waiter to come back to our table and then he informs us we pay at the counter, which he ran. I go to the counter to pay and he rang up three drinks because I asked for a different drink. Now this may seem petty, but the principle of it really irritated me. I spoke up and told him the only reason I asked for something else was because it was too sweet, he told me I could have asked for half and half tea, I definitely didn't want more tea after ingesting it so sweet. I said okay, we won't ever come back. No matter how good the food can be anywhere, they need to also have good service to follow it up! I do not recommend this place based on the slow service and lack of customer service skills. read more

Pretty good food. Staff have always been very nice. The grilled liver and onions and chicken fried steak are treally good. They also have homemade pies and cakes. I like the coconut custard pied and German chocolate. This is a country food place so don't be in a hurry to eat and leave. It's cooked to order. read more

Service absolutely sucks! I definitely won't be stepping into this establishment again. The food was very poor quality not to mention cold.

Lucy's is good food. Real good food. That's what they focus on. Sometimes it gets to be a bit busy and service slows, so come her with a little patience. Come support this new local business as they build. read more

Okay. So I'm from Texas, living in PA right now. Went with my dad to this place, first time ever. We walk in, it is NOT busy. Maybe three tables occupied. There's a waitress at one table, facing us and taking an order as we walk in. We're standing up front for about three minutes, no one says a thing to us. The waitress turns around and walks away. At this point we just assume we seat ourselves and find a seat. About five minutes later a different waitress comes up to our table, no greeting, just "What do you want to drink?" We tell her, she comes back with our waters. A while later, she's taking our order, being very short and curt. We're now waiting for our food with empty glasses. Did not feel the need to wait to taste the food before giving this place one star. Customer service can make up for bad food, but rarely can good food make up for bad customer service. read more

Food was bland. Service was slow. Had the cheeseburger and was rubbery. Side of green beans tasted canned. Fried okra was nothing to write home about. Chicken fried steak needed seasoning. Overall, editable... But won't be going back. read more

Old City Cafe right here. Good food, great pie and cake and wait staff is always nice and quick. Reminds me of old Elgin.