Waffle House

A pretty standard American diner. It had a decent amount of seating in a seat-yourself style…read more Service was decent. Food was alright. Serving sizes were fairly big.

Johnny B's is such a gem in Texarkana! Located right on State Line Avenue, it's close enough to…read morewalk to the famous Texas/Arkansas border sign, which makes it a fun stop for both locals and visitors. The restaurant has that classic, welcoming, locally owned feel--clean environment, friendly staff who greet you with a smile, and service that's always quick and attentive. Portions are generous (come hungry!) and the menu is full of traditional comfort food done right. Everything I've tried has been fresh, flavorful, and priced fairly. If you're looking for a casual spot with delicious food and warm hospitality, Johnny B's is exactly the kind of place that keeps you coming back.

Door

Johnny Jack burger and fries

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Inside Seating looking to Kitchen.

Shorty's Donut Shop & Diner

3.7(18 reviews)

2.4 mi

loved Shorty's when it was on stateline but this operation has lost its way. the doughnuts were…read moredense and wet, not the light fluffy doughnuts we grew up with. They felt as if they were left overs pulled out of the fridge, not fresh at all. I will definitely not be back.

The only thing that would have made it better was if they had kronuts! The breakfast was really…read moregood and no frozen instant food.

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Sue N Carol's Restaurant

4.4(39 reviews)

2.8 mi

Amazing food and superior service. The Coca-Cola Decor was so nostalgic. We were in town because we…read morehad to pick up a camper trailer. And we're looking for a mom and pop place to eat at. We went for breakfast and after looking up on Yelp and the biscuits and gravy were amazing the owner was our waitress and she was so polite and nice to us. And we asked her if we could talk to the cook cuz we wanted to hire her fly her to Phoenix take her to our favorite place here and have her teach him how to make gravy and biscuits like they had there she actually brought her out from the back and we were kidding around with her. And we asked we saw the menu and we asked her about the catfish and she said we only have catfish on Friday this was Thursday so we said well by golly will be back tomorrow to get some of that catfish. We returned about 12:30 on Friday afternoon and the place was packed. I walked in and right inside the door there were two gentlemen sitted at a table for six and I asked them could we see with them and I would pay for their lunch and they said no you don't have to pay for us just come on in and sit down we got four chairs and they were four of us so we sat down with them and we had a great conversation to them and they were so nice. We all ordered the catfish and to say that it was amazing is an understatement. My son ordered his with a bowl of pinto beans and he said they were out of this world he said they were even better than mine LOL. When we got the bill it was only $103 that was for six of us including full meals we all ordered the large order of catfish with sides and the prices were to say the least shocking how do they make any money? We were only there for 2 days and went to that same restaurant and we loved it if you're ever in Texarkana Arkansas stop by this place it is amazing.

This is a best kind of diner. You walk in and it has the old guys groups sitting around sipping on…read morecoffee and solving the world's problems. The service is perfect and the cost of breakfast is easy on the pocketbook. I applaud the owners and the people that work there, just a great place to get something to eat.

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Dixie Diner

4.1(159 reviews)

3.8 mi

Traditional small town diner. Very family friendly. Courteous wait staff. We started with fresh…read moreyeast rolls, light and tasty. Hubby had a half order of meatloaf; it was huge. I got a pan fried steak which was smothered in tasty fried onions. Twice baked potato was nothing special. The garlic fried mushrooms lacked enough garlic. Plenty of parking. Desserts looked great, but no room to taste after the generous portion sizes.

Great food, amazing service, and a very calm, nice atmosphere…read more Would recommend it when we travel this way again.

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Half order meatlof

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Mother Kelley’s Home Cooking

4.8(112 reviews)

2.2 mi

Great service, great food, well seasoned, well with the price. Oh I had a sweet tea as well. $17…read more Going back tomorrow for something else since the menu changes

The service was amazing. You walk in and instantly feel like you're family. There are not that many…read moretables so thankfully it's a pretty comfortable spot to hang out with your family and friends and get a great bite to eat. The food is on a rotating menu so make sure to check you're reading the menu for the right day you're going to be there. Also, this is home cooking, so none of you health food fanatics are going to like this place. But everyone else should find it quite tasty.

The menu. Loved the ambience in this place, very homey and welcoming

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Ironwood Grill

4.3(338 reviews)

1.7 mi

Best steak and Mac & Cheese in Texarkana. Service is always great and the prices are reasonable.read more

Huge menu...good prices...fast friendly service...clean, casual decor. Food was good and served…read moresurprisingly quick, large staff to keep things moving. It was pretty busy but we were attended to promptly. Ordered bang bang shrimp for appetizer. Good portion and yummy. Side salad was huge. And they had thousand island dressing! (Hard to get these days ) Chicken and waffles! Huge piece of "tender" fried chicken. With gravy and syrup. This is a good choice for food. Highly recommend

Blackened Fish Po' Boy

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Steak sandwich . . . Is a steak on a bun!

Flying Burger & Seafood Of Texarkana

4.0(62 reviews)

0.2 mi

Great T-town find! We were after something other than the usual fast food that's next to the…read moreinterstate and this popped up. I'm absolutely delighted that it did. The restaurant is large and open but still has a definite diner vibe. And the food is fantastic. We shared a crayfish poboy and a catfish basket (both with fries). Both were excellent. The fries were only single-fried, but were cut thick enough that they tasted good (especially when dipped in there positively delicious homemade ranch... seriously, all the World Cup tourists who've fallen in love with ranch need to find this spot). We'll definitely be returning as we pass through Texarkana fairly regularly going to visit relatives in AR. I'm just tickled that we now have somewhere more interesting than Taco Bell or Arby's to stop at as we do.

I like this place. I got the fried catfish and freshly cut fried potatoes and small drink for…read moreabout $15 -- not bad.

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Soggy grease soaked fries.

Flying Burger & Seafood Of Texarkana - Flying burgers food is reasonably priced, made fresh, and whatever u do don't forget the collard greens they're great!

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Flying burgers food is reasonably priced, made fresh, and whatever u do don't forget the collard greens they're great!

Mother Kelleys

5.0(1 review)

3.1 mi

Interior and exterior are clean and in good repair. Interior…read moreis polite and refined. The atmosphere is a diner of old. The service is great and unparalleled in Texarkana! The cuisine is superior. There are daily specials that are almost all homemade. From scratch. Like Mother used to make. The beef tips and rice are some of the best I've ever had, probably the best. The beef is tender and flavorful. The rice is perfect. The gravy is dark brown, rich, not too thick, and tasty! I HIGHLY recommend Mother Kelley's!

Old Tyme Burger Shoppe

4.0(54 reviews)

2.2 mi

Fast friendly service & great food like u get at grandmas house , plenty of room so no waiting on…read moretable.

Swing by on a road trip, and it was fine…read more Service was outstanding, like the southern hospitality you expect down here that seems to have lost its way in recent years. Food was like you'd get in public school, but was filling!

Double Burger Combo

Patty melt

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Old tyme burger shoppe

Twisted Fork Grill & Lounge

4.2(176 reviews)

0.3 mi

We enjoyed our visit to Twisted fork. The atmosphere was lively on the bar side but the dining…read moreside was calm and quiet. The food was delicious ! Would return

We held a 60th birthday dinner here and the staff and overall experience were lovely. I had the…read moreCajun Pasta. Beware it was spicy!!

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Top right- wedding cake cheesecake; bottom- mixed berry pie

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Lemon blueberry cheesecake

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Food was great. Service was great also.

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