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    4.9 (7 reviews)
    Closed • 11:00 am - 11:00 pm

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    Andrea A.

    So happy we decided to meet our family here. The most perfect spot. The food was amazing and the atmosphere was so beautiful. We loved walking around the property after. There's a beautiful pond in the back. Daily, our waitress was amazing and the hostess Penny was the best. So sweet! We felt like we were having lunch at someone's house. They treated us like family. Highly recommend.

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    Thomas N.

    Understated elegance - This is the place. Wonderful views indoor and out. Locally sourced, great service, and the food? Best duck I have ever had, not close. Wife said her steak was out of this world. We will be back!

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    Pop's Butts On The Creek

    Pop's Butts On The Creek

    3.3(122 reviews)
    3.0 mi
    •$$

    Yelp did it again and helped us discover a local treat while driving thru Maggie Valley. Along…read moreRoute 19, Pop's Butt On The Creek popped up ahead & we're glad we stopped in for lunch. We started with a 3-sampler appetizer of smoky wings, onion rings, and fried pickles. All delicious! For lunch, I ordered the Burnt End sandwich with fried okra, my husband got the Mac Attack Burger with uniquely cut twisted fries, and Mom got a pulled pork sandwich with slaw. All the portions were generous, delicious, and authentic to the North Carolina barbecue experience. We walked in the door just before noon and beat the lunch crowd. Our server Ayleigha was the only waitress on shift, and I watched her gracefully take excellent care of all the tables on the beautiful screened in porch. We had a lovely view of a babbling brook with some ducks. There's also an attached gift shop with glass figurines, and plenty of jewelry, I walked out with lovely geode bookends.

    If I could give this place no stars I would. Visiting the area and wanted some local BBQ. We walked…read morein at 6pm for a table of 2. There were about 8 people ahead of us waiting to be seated. We waited patiently and the hostess was trying to seat people had arrived after us. Once the two young boys who were ahead of us were seated, we were finally seated 15-20 mins after arriving. The servers wouldn't make eye contact with us and it took maybe another 20 minutes before someone asked if we would like to order our drinks. We waited another 10 minutes and watched a table of 1 get seated in front of us and he was immediately asked what he wanted to drink and got his food order placed shortly after. After waiting another hour with no service, drinks or food we left. Total disappointment.

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    Outdoor patio.

    Country Vittles Restaurant & Gift Shop - All you can eat for only 12.99 I'm in love

    Country Vittles Restaurant & Gift Shop

    4.1(148 reviews)
    2.2 mi
    •$

    We have visited Maggie Valley on our anniversary every year for a number of years. We always eat…read morebreakfast here until this year. We arrived at 11:04 and a hostess met us at the door to inform us they stop serving breakfast at 11:00, but we can drive down to Pops and eat breakfast. Since we always eat here, we decided to stay and order a sandwich. I ordered a BLT and asked to add one egg to the BLT. The waitress said no, that eggs were a breakfast item and they cannot add it. Ironically, if you order a salad you can add an egg. Or a hamburger, you can add an egg. But you cannot add an egg to a BLT. So we paid for our drink and went to Pops where we were greeted with a smile, a very clean dining room, very friendly staff, and delicious food. This anniversary weekend, we began a new breakfast tradition- we will eat at Pops.

    All you can eat breakfast definitely had the guys excited for stopping in at Country Vittles today!…read moreThe food was good and the server was very nice! My only complaint was I ordered coffee and didn't like it and asked if I could change it out after a couple sips and they wanted to charge me for an additional drink, but hey if that's their policy no harm no foul just was disappointed. Definitely a cute little place with yummy options! I believe they also have an all you can eat option at dinner as well. Overall I say go check them out and you won't be sad that you did!

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    Country Vittles Restaurant & Gift Shop - Chicken & Dumplings, corn, fried okra, corn muffins

    Chicken & Dumplings, corn, fried okra, corn muffins

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    What we had left over!!

    Twisted Spoke

    Twisted Spoke

    4.4(52 reviews)
    3.3 mi

    Twisted Spoke was the perfect place to stop after hiking SoCo Falls! It's got a great mix of unique…read moredecorations(T least for Halloween time) , friendly staff, and really good food -- the kind of spot that feels like a local favorite. They've got beer and wine on the menu too, which hit the spot after a day on the trail. The atmosphere is fun and relaxed, and everyone we met there was super welcoming. Definitely a great stop if you're exploring the area and want good food, good drinks, and good vibes

    I went up to Maggie Valley from Cherokee to go back to Frankie's but they were closed due to being…read moreunderstaffed and ended up at Twisted Spoke, which was a pleasant surprise. This restaurant literally sits on the side of a mountain. If it wasn't raining, I would have sat outside or on the porch. Twisted Spoke is clean, casual, friendly, and simple. In regards to the latter, every alcoholic drink is $5-from beer to wine to more. I have never seen that before in my life but I think it's awesome. There is nothing more brilliant in business than simplicity--consumers love it. For food, I got the Meatball Splash. It's really a Meatball Hero without the bread (Meatball Splash isn't on the menu). It's three medium-sized meatballs (at best) with sauce and three pieces of garlic bread. The meatballs were solid, and I usually don't love garlic bread but will eat it, but this might have been the best garlic bread I've ever had. I don't know why I liked it so much. If you're in the Maggie Valley/Cherokee area, definitely go. Also, a couple of other tips.... One, the food in Maggie Valley absolutely blows away the food in Bryson City. It's not even close! So, if you're heading to the NC side of the Smokies and food is a big factor for you, stay in Maggie Valley, not Bryson City. Also, if you're staying in Cherokee and head up to Maggie Valley (or vice versa), don't take take 19. Instead, take the Blue Ridge Parkway. It only adds one minute to your trip and is a way better experience! Enjoy!

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    Twisted Spoke - Blueberry chz cake!! Omg sooo good!!

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    Blueberry chz cake!! Omg sooo good!!

    Maggie Valley Restaurant - Fried Chicken!!

    Maggie Valley Restaurant

    3.5(153 reviews)
    2.7 mi
    •$$

    I will continue with our tales of woe. So we were driving from Townsend Tennessee to Waynesville…read moreNC and we're really hungry. It's about 2:00 and when I looked at my Yelp App most restaurants were closing in 7 minutes. So we remembered going to Maggie Valley Restaurant and they were closing at 3:00. Only problem was they take only cash so we had about $35.00 on us. So. the twins (David and I) decided to share a delicious half chicken dinner that came with three sides. It was around $24 dollars. It was truly home cooked and delicious. We had mashed potatoes and gravy, cabbage and fried okra. So with tax and tip Dave had $4 left over lol! The help and servers are so friendly and I showed them pictures of when we were there last and they Freckles stay inside. So now guess where we are? At the Publix ATM machine! We shall return for some home cooking breakfasts this week!

    We are staying about 30 minutes away for vacation and we decided to go check out Maggie Valley and…read morewhile at a store we asked a local where to go for lunch. The lady stated that Maggie Valley restaurant has some of the best homemade cooking so we opted to go here. Top of their list was their famous homemade fried chicken. It wasn't famous or homemade, it was frozen and unseasoned. They only sell it as a half chicken dinner for $23-24 I can't remember exactly what the price but it was between that amount. No substitutions on the pieces so for that price I ate the wing and breast and left the leg and thigh on the plate. The macaroni and cheese were not good at all. The fried okra and mashed potatoes were pretty good. I got the last biscuit they had and while it had good flavor it was rock hard. My mom got the catfish dinner and she said it was okay, they brought her frozen solid cocktail sauce. The coleslaw she had to add some sugar to it but then said it was good. The other person got a club sandwich which was huge and he said it was okay, the bacon was really good. Sweet tea was delicious. Service was slow and robotic. I noticed that the other tables around us were complaining about their food/quality.

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    Maggie Valley Restaurant - Fried chicken and three sides!

    Fried chicken and three sides!

    Maggie Valley Restaurant - Inside

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