Awesome food and friendly staff.well worth the drive from Shelbyville. Country ham is as good or better than I've had.

Fried chicken was great. Mashed potatoes great. Service great. Onion rings great. Hamburgers great. Prices are standard.

On our way down south, we wanted some Kentucky fried chicken so we looked up a local place. It's amazing! The fried chicken (especially the thighs) were very juicy, the portions were big, and the price was very reasonable! Also the fried mushrooms are a must! Seems like a great local restaurant read more

Chicken, chicken, chicken Our family has been going to Our Best for 15 years. The food is great and if there is an issue it will be taken care of quickly. Our eldest daughter always wants to go when in town and Sherry and I try to go at least once a month. Reading some of these reviews I know these people may have had a bad item or slow service ---- that has not been our experience in fifteen years. read more

I have been blessed to have traveled to all 7 continents and have eaten a large variety of places from street vendors to 5 star famous restaurants and Our Best is one of my favorites. I have never had a bad experience eating here. The food is delicious and the service is impeccable. It is always a festive atmosphere and a great value. Food quality, service, and value this place has it all read more

My girlfriend and I ate there this evening, and while the food was overall edible, it was nothing great either. Having grown up I the South, I've had my fair share of home style southern cooking enough know what it's like, and this ain't it. My girlfriend ordered fried chicken with green beans and mashed potatoes, while I had the meatloaf with mashed potatoes and corn. The server was a nice young man who was pleasant, but when my girlfriend asked for a new yeast roll to replace her first one that was small and hard, he brought her another of the same. Her chicken was bony and greasy and the sides were obviously from a can (as were mine) and lacked flavor and my meatloaf was tasteless and was essentially meat doused in ketchup with no seasonings at all. Again, it was edible but also utterly disappointing, especially for the price. For dessert, she had coconut meringue pie which was good, but not spectacular, and I had the peach cobbler with vanilla ice cream. It tasted tinny and canned, but sadly this was the best part of my meal. The decor of the restaurant was as tacky as the food, with thousands of business cards thumb tacked to the wall, and was very dusty. While I don't think the place is so nasty you should avoid it at all costs, I wouldn't go out of my way for it either. Two stars and I'm feeling generous with giving it that. read more

Have been a customer of Our Best almost since they opened, but only visit every other year since I don't live in KY. My family from the small town of Smithfield. This is a "real" Cracker Barrel. Corn bread and desserts off the charts great. I normally get meatloaf, fried chicken or the fried pork chops. Can't miss with any of them. read more

We are really impressed. We have been several times now to try different things, even bringing family and friends. We haven't had anything we didn't like. Fried chicken, fried fish, and meat loaf were all great. We love the atmosphere and the service is attentive and friendly. Thank you. read more

This is my go to place for excellent food and service. We live within 5 miles of the restaurant and we sometimes can be found there 3 times a week. The fried chicken is the best. I also love the country fried steak as well. The chocolate meringue pies have to be sinful. You won't go wrong choosing to eat there. read more

My wife and I stopped in mostly to get out and take a motorcycle ride, so the location was part of the experience. Fried chicken was outstanding! Green beans also very good. We chose chocolate pie for desert and definitely chose wisely. The crust and meringue may have been the best we've ever had on a pie. No more business cards on walls helps with the decor as well. Great visit! read more

Stumbled on this place driving from a bigger town to another bigger town, and voila in tiny Smithfield (blink and you miss it) is Our Best, and fantastic homestyle cooking ! The corn meal fried catfish was stellar. Sweet tea, "pancake-style" cornbread, pinto bean side, green beans, and service was great. Will be a repeat offender! Our Best was the best! read more

The original Our Best & mill is near our home - it has been a family fave for year! Since they've added additional locations, the prices have increased quite a bit. If you're new to Our Best, you must try the roast beef AND cherry cobbler. The decor is rustic, much like a barn, and the walls are covered in business cards. The quality of the breakfast selections are not so good, but the lunch and dinner selections are delicious! read more

I always feel bad for this place. The food is kind of hum-drum, but it has great atmosphere and the staff is so nice. It's off the beaten path, and it seems like it gets hardly any customers. I don't know how it stays in business honestly. It really is a nice little restaurant though, and I've never left hungry or dissatisfied. Give it a try sometime. read more

My husband and I ate here for the first time a couple weeks ago and it was outstanding. Everything we ordered was delicious. Our waitress was amazingly attentive and friendly. We cannot wait to go back! Probably the best fried chicken I've ever had! read more

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We went to the location Smithfield Rd out near LaGrange, I won a Giftcard at An Event to Remember Wedding Show in Shelby County (awesome event). Thus we decided to check it out. The best I have to say is that I got a free meal that I didn't have to clean up from and a nice drive in the country. We ordered the fried green tomatoes for the appetizer, they were unseasoned and for $4.00 we got 4 tiny slices of tomato that were served with flavorless, dry cornmeal pancakes. He ordered the meatloaf meal, which was completely unseasoned and basically hamburger meat baked with ketchup on it. I got the fried chicken meal. I was served 2 tiny pieces of chicken, a dry wing and a tiny, greasy piece of thigh. The sides were clearly out of a can, the gravy was from a powdered mix. The "award winning homemade yeast rolls" tasted like they were frozen and then re-heated in the microwave. The first one I was served was hard as a rock, I indicated as much to our server who took it back and brought me another rock hard, nuked roll. The desserts were their only saving grace. He got the peach cobbler (which also seemed out of a can), it was decent for what it was. I got the coconut meringe pie which was actually pretty good. The crust was well made and flakey, the meringe was light and fluffy and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The restaurant itself wan't the cleanest, it was extremely dusty and the overall decor consisted of thousands of business cards thumbtacked to the walls. I do have to say that while the food was sub-par, it was served quickly. The wait staff was friendly and kept our drinks filled. I wouldn't go there again, but if you are in this part of town and starving, it won't give you food poisoning. read more

Since my husband and I hadn't been able to visit Our Best Restaurant at Smithfield, Ky on our last visit to Kentucky, we made sure we had dinner there a few days ago. I had fried catfish and a double side of fried green tomatoes. My husband had chicken livers, and one of his sides was kale. Desserts were butterscotch pie and blackberry cobbler. We enjoyed the decor and our meals, and the young woman who served it, enough that we decided to go again the next night, figuring we'd never get down there again. Bad idea! Our meals were disappointing. The fried chicken was no good, and definitely wasn't freshly cooked. The haddock my husband ordered was dry and the rolls and corn cakes were cold. This time we skipped dessert. A sorry experience. read more

Loved the food here. Will be back! Awesome fried chicken! Great pickled beats. Really enjoyed the butterscotch pie for desert. Worth the drive. read more

The atmosphere and out-of-the-way location seems to big appeal here. The decor is much like Cracker Barrel. It has square tables and hard chairs. I had the roast beef, which was tough and overpriced. The mashed potatoes tasted reconstituted and the coleslaw was very plain. With tea the bill was $13.49. The atmosphere, location, and servers were very good, but the food was a disappointment. read more

Felt like we were dining on vacation this place was so out of the norm for us. On a Friday night our party of five had to wait 30 minutes since the place was packed! We sat on the large covered porch and listened to it rain. It was so peaceful and calming out away from the busy "city". Once seated our server came promptly, but bless her heart she was dripping in sweat! I hope they take better care of their servers, because she looked overworked! The atmosphere was very cute, resembled a Cracker Barrel. They have since removed the "thousands of tacky business cards" that other reviewers mentioned, or at least I guess they have since I don't remember seeing any. The food was really good! Our family had a variety of fried green tomatoes, meatloaf, fried chicken, livers, chicken strips, shrimp, cod and most all the sides. We did not care for the peas. Although they were fresh and bright green, they tasted raw. The cornbread cakes were good, but not my favorite. My daughter had a roll, but said it was hard and stale. Plus they only serve "whipped spread." If it's an authentic country cooking restaurant, they need real butter! We had desserts of key lime pie, butterscotch pie, chocolate pie, and cherry cobbler. All were excellent except the key lime. It came in a mason jar (cute!) but it was an unnatural like color and tasted very artificial. Other than that it was excellent and we left stuffed. We will definitely return. read more

This place is big on comfort food, so I didn't really expect much from a grilled chicken sandwich, but I was wrong. It was very tender and well seasoned. The chocolate pie was absolutely the best pie I have ever had, including my mother's! read more

Great food, friendly staff and owners. Went over and above with our dinner. Fried green tomatoes are always on point. Pork chops are lightly breaded, crisp with good flavor and baked potates are always fresh. If the owner doesn't think they are he will have new ones brought to your table as he did with ours. We didn't even know there was anything wrong with them! LOL The house salad is plentiful with fresh, crisp lettuce. Will be back. read more

Ate at Our Best on my last trip to KY at the end of March. The pork chops were the best I have ever had at a restaurant. They were fried just right. Mashed potatoes and apples were delicious also. The blackberry cobbler was good and abundant. Good service and good meal ! I wish this restaurant was in Cleveland !! read more

this small out of the way restaurant is a very quaint country getaway. this is a very historic place...do you remember Our Best Flour?? YES it was made right there in that what used to be an old mill...unfortunately Our Best flour is no longer made, my mom ONLY used Our Best. this little town of Smithfield is a very cozy sweet down to earth town. I got the bowl of mixed beans, cornbread and a fried porkchop and for dessert i had a generous slice of homemade apple pie with ice cream. the beans were DELICIOUS and so was the cornbread and porkchop...the porkchop was as thick as a steak and cooked to perfection...the beans were cooked with ham instead of bacon, and was so very good. the apple pie was homemade with the skin and all...it wasnt overly sweet or overly spiced up...i got a scoop of vanilla ice cream to go with it along with a cup of decaf...THE best decaf coffee ive had in a really long time. this little town has alot of history along with the welcoming little town feel. i recommend this place 100%!! everyone who reads my reviews knows i dont give very many compliments, and for good reason...BUT i give this special place 5 stars. so if you have the time and want good down home country cooking by people who makes you feel you ARE at home then this is the place to be. not far from Louisville and not far from anywhere you live. read more