After seeing such low ratings, I was a bit skeptical checking out Tasty Biscuit the first time, but I'm glad we did. I've been to plenty of disappointing restaurants, but there's just no way Tasty Biscuit deserves an overall score of only 2.5 stars. The number of straight up one star reviews from accounts with less than 5 reviews is a huge red flag. Our experience most definitely did not align with the overwhelming negativity on here. Yes, it's a straight up copycat of Southern Café, and no I don't think it's quite on par with it either. With that said though, it's pretty damn close and without the long wait too. We've been here on 3 separate occasions during what I would have expected to be a busy weekend brunch crowd, and we waited at most a few minutes for a table.
Tasty Biscuit went all in on getting every little detail to resemble Southern Café with its the menu, large portions, décor, and even the syrup containers. There was definitely no hiding the fact that they were heavily inspired by Southern Café. However, trying to mimic a great brunch spot isn't the worst thing in the world, and resulted in a pretty good brunch spot at the very least. The flavor of the dishes were just a slight notch behind, service was good but slightly more business-like rather than warm/friendly, and the prices were very reasonable.
Chicken Fried Chicken Skillet - I was a little confused because they had both a country fried chicken plate and a chicken fried chicken skillet. They seemed like the same exact thing except the skillet had the addition of bacon but was somehow a dollar cheaper. Either way, this was the equivalent of the The Nasty Biscuit from Southern Café, and was similarly a very generous portion. It consisted of a huge breaded chicken cutlet, eggs, and cheese inside a pillowy / butter biscuit, all sitting on top of a bed of hash browns. Then the entire thing is smothered in country gravy. Now that's my kind of breakfast. Plan on taking home leftovers or falling into a deep food coma.
Country Fried Steak and Eggs - It's becoming harder to find a breakfast place that offers a good country fried steak anymore but Tasty Biscuit does it well. The country fried steak was perfectly breaded and crisp. The country gravy had a great consistency without being too runny, and it actually had decent chunks of sausage and a noticeable peppery bite. Finally, the hash browns had a nice crispy top and soft/flakey potato shreds underneath. No complaints at all for this dish.
Overall, I'd say ignore all the one star reviews and give Tasty Biscuit a shot. If you're a fan of Southern Café, this might be right up your alley. read more