We love the food, staff, ambience, friendliness...everything about this place! True home cooking,…read more"like grandma" and bff style friendliness, which I love! So clean and comfy. We discovered them about 8 months ago while traveling through, needing some less processed options than typical eatout food, and tried it. Sooo glad we did! So now that we're in the area again we knew this is where we wanted to go. We even ordered extra meals to take with us for tomorrow! Ignore the lower star reviews bc they have nothing to do with quality (and no, the food is not bland)! If you want fancy highly processed and over seasoned gut burning food, don't go here - go to an impersonal restaurant serving commercial processed foods. Mother Kelley's is true homestyle flavors, meaning it's not fancy but it's home cooked comfort food (real ingredients) like my grandmother's was (mid 20th century); you'll love it!

We ordered the chicken fried chicken plates with mashed potatoes with whole gravy and corn and a…read morecorn muffin the chicken fried chicken was the. Best thing on the plate. The corn appeared to be canned and was apparently let to boil on the stove had no flavor whatsoever the potatoes were cold and could have used seasoning the corn muffin was very dry and no butter was provided we were very disappointed as I had read other reviews that made us want to try it.

Dixie Diner in Texarkana is one of those places we try to stop at every time we pass through, and…read morefor good reason. If you're looking for true country cooking, this is it. My husband ordered the liver and absolutely loved it, which says a lot because it's not easy to find it done right. I had the chicken fried chicken with gravy, and it was delicious, comfort food at its best. Everything was seasoned and spiced to perfection, flavorful without being overwhelming. This is the kind of diner that feels familiar and satisfying, with food that tastes homemade and consistently good. A must-stop if you're traveling through Texarkana and craving classic Southern comfort food.

This is an old style diner serving homemade southern style comfort food. The diner is larger than…read moreyou would expect but felt comfortable and inviting. It has nostalgic decor with a combination of booths and tables. At the height of lunch hour it was very busy but we were promptly seated and served. We happen to be driving through Texarkana at lunchtime and remembered that we had friends from our town, which is an hour away, that rave about it and occasionally for an outing will drive to Texarkana just to eat lunch. I had fried chicken livers, cabbage and the twice baked potato while my husband had the chicken fried chicken. My potato was just average but the fried livers and cabbage were excellent. We both enjoyed our food very much and I appreciated the fact that the tea glasses were large enough that I didn't have to ask for refills. One review complained that there weren't very many chicken livers. I only had about seven livers myself, but they were so huge that I ended up making two meals out of it. We thought the food was very reasonably priced and some of the meals even come with half portions. My husband actually got the half order of the chicken fried chicken and it was still plenty of food.

Passed up Cracker Barrel to try this gem on the way to Houston. Do the same to support a worthy…read morelocal business. Had a wonderful shared meal with the hubby that included eggs, sausage, toast, hashbrowns and oatmeal for only $20 dollars. Met the community as they came in, relaxed and informal on a Sunday, diverse and all ages. Took a photo on the Texas and Arkansas border a few blocks away. Reminded me of having breakfast with my dad, now in his 80s, when I was a youth.

Food was good old fashioned southern breakfast food and service was great. The place was busy but…read morenot overly crowded and tables were kept clean.

This is my favorite place to eat fried chicken. I've had the chicken and waffles, the wraps, the…read moresalads, and the delicious nuggets by themselves. All fantastic! The sauces are stellar. Everything is fresh. Always busy when I've been but the staff keeps up with a smile. Clean restaurant. And you won't regret the strawberry cheesecake jar dessert!

EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE! The Chicken and waffles were good for a fast food restaurant. Then chicken was…read moreplentiful for 1 person.

GREAT SERVICE!!! Good food except the grits!!! my sister and I had steak and eggs and grits! The…read moresteak and eggs were wonderful! Cooked to perfection! The grits were abysmal! The only thing I can think is that the cook is from New York! People in the south do not like for their grits to look like soup! I couldn't even believe they brought that to the table. They don't really solve the grits, and that's fine because there are a lot of senior citizens that dine here. But even a 90-year-old senior citizen in the south knows that grit are not supposed to look like soup. If you want to know how to cook grits, go to waffle House, and take a lesson!!! Otherwise, we had a good experience and happy to see the old Cracker Barrel put back in place! I apologize for the 3 star rating! But that's how important GRITS are in THE SOUTH!!!

What do you do when you're crossing the border into Texas... First stop Cracker Barrel. We didn't…read moreeat, but we looked at the gift shop and made a few selections for us to enjoy on our trip. The store is bright, clean and well organized. The staff was friendly and gave personalized attention.

Quaint and cozy little spot with great, friendly service and even decorated for Christmas, which…read morewas nice as we stopped by on Christmas Eve on a quick trip through Hot Springs. The food was great and hot - eggs, bacon, home fries, pancakes with blueberry topping - and our coffee cups were kept full. We would recommend this cafe to friends.

Eggs were ok, biscuit was warm enough to melt butter and fluffy, turkey sausage was available, home…read morefries were homemade and yummy. Service was okay. Atmosphere was quirky and eclectic. This breakfast was better than Phil's down the street. We would return.

We stopped at this cute little country feelin place while traveling home to South Carolina…read more We were greeted as soon as we walked in and had our drinks in a matter of a minutes from a friendly server, Klohe(sp)! She was so sweet & on top of it all, never had to ask for anything! Everything tasted great & seemed to be homemade! There's plenty of parking & also handicapped friendly. Bathrooms were also clean. I'm definitely stopping again when coming through!

When we walked through the door we were greeted with a smile and big "welcome in…read more". Our waitress was very attentive to our team glasses. The food was great and the place is clean. We also appreciated the Christian atmosphere with scriptures on the walls. Very nice place to eat!

Food was excellent. Service was great too. Don't let the building apperance scare you. Very…read moreclean inside. We highly recommend Normans!!

food was a bit salty for me and SUPER greasy. THis was the only food spot around that was OPEN and…read moresuper convenient since its close to the highway. Server was very friendly and checked in but overall, would not want to come back here if we are heading this way again in the near future

Mama Vee's is delicious! The fried chicken and waffles were crispy and fluffy, the ham and cheese…read moresandwich was perfectly grilled and the ham was thick and SO GOOD, the green beans were fresh and flavorful. Great portions and made with care, highly recommend! I'm going back soon to try the catfish!

I was greeted by a woman and man(chef) - two of the best, endearing smiles I've seen in Arkansas. I…read moreread that it's some of the best catfish in the state and I was not disappointed. Each bite of the catfish was heaven and the fries were top notch, deliciously fried and seasoned, and was nice to switch between the two to exercise my palate. I'm so glad I chose this place to eat the first catfish I ever had in my life. The location and ambiance was great with the large connect four game. I waved farewell. Thank you so much.

Was traveling through Texarkana, TX and needed some dinner...stopped in at Twisted Fork. I was…read moreseated and my server was Abby who got me a beer while I looked over the menu. Decided on the wedge salad and the Baja Tacos. Not sure what was going on in the kitchen but my tacos are delivered to my table BEFORE the salad, when I asked about the salad the lady said it should be out "soon" {sigh}. A few minutes later the salad arrives while I was looking disappointedly at the tacos. I even asked Abby if this was the normal amount of meat provided on the tacos and she said yes...oh well. Salad was OK, a bit drowned in Blue Cheese dressing but it was an OK salad. The tacos...totally missed the mark. They were supposed to be "3 flour tortillas filled with grilled & blackened red fish, topped with slaw and cilantro cream". There was basically one "fish nugget"...inadequate, the "blackened" was more like tanned so no blackened flavors, while the cilantro cream didn't do anything to improve the dish. I guess I could have sent it back but I combined one into the other two to make them a bit more like a meal. Service from Abby was good, but overall not a huge fan of this meal.

Wow, wow, wow! A truly fantastic meal!…read more Our first impressions walking in weren't super great due to an unfriendly hostess, but everything else was amazing. She just stared at us as we walked in, no welcome, and not a single bit of souther hospitality that I expect from a small town establishment. The food was superb, though! My husband and I both ordered the wedge salad and the chicken capres. The chicken was sous-vide with cherry tomatoes, spinach, mozzarella cheese, balsamic glaze, and fresh basil. Plus it was gluten free! Omg, the most tender and juicy chicken I think I've ever had! I chose the grilled okra as my side and I was not disappointed. The Twisted fork is a great, laid-back place for some classic southern-inspired food!