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    Wayside Family Restaurant

    3.7 (96 reviews)
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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Jambalaya
    Connie P.

    So we have past this place many times but we won a gift certificate and decided to come on a rainy Saturday for dinner. Employees were awesome and very friendly they all work together well The food was a amazing and homemade. Great portions and delicious. I had a salad and hubby had beef barley soup. I should have opted for the soup. It was really good. My hubby had the lasagna and he said tasted just like mine but better parmed. I had the jambalaya so much sausage and chicken and so very good We were so full but also shared a lemon slush pie. Great meal, Great service and Great place.

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    Tara K.

    Good: The Friendliness of the Staff - From the moment you walk in, the staff is very warm. You are greeted kindly, and the service is delivered with an attentive, inviting and happy disposition the whole way through. The restaurant space itself was fine too, with a dated but comfy feel and big bright windows. Not Good: The Food - Unfortunately our food was not enjoyable. Although our waitress was entirely a sweetheart, she could not get our simple order right. I ordered an egg salad sandwich on white with a side salad. She asked me what bread, I said white, and she kept saying rye. Even with several corrections, I still got rye. I despise rye, so scraped my sandwich innards onto the salad and ate it that way. The side salad was skimpy, just lettuce, one slice of tomato and a few croutons. And the egg salad tasted store-bought, definitely nothing to write home about. My husband had the sausage platter dinner. He asked for mashed potatoes, and had the same issue with the waitress not getting it right after a few clarifications. He ended up with one small whole boiled potato on his plate. The sauerkraut was inedible, completely dry and sour in a bad way. The sausage was pitiful. It was two sad links that were boiled, no grill marks or snap to them at all. He was so disappointed in his meal, he got up and left shortly after it came out, which is entirely unlike him. It really was that sad of a plate. My husband had an iced tea and I had water, and the bill came to $27. I suppose that is reasonable for these days, but considering we didn't like anything we ate, it was still a waste of $27 for us. Perhaps we just ordered the wrong things and got a kind but inaccurate waitress, as others in the restaurant seemed happy. Even so, we likely won't return. What a pity, as I truly do love a quality local diner. Wayside is not that.

    Colleen O.

    This review is primarily based on their take out option. I was searching for a take-out fish fry close to home and decided to give Wayside a call. For $13.50 you get a decent sized cornmeal crusted fish fry, crinkle cut fries, tuna macaroni salad, coleslaw and French bread. I told them to hold the coleslaw, and they offered to substitute something else or do double Mac salad (which I chose)! They said to go to their back entrance and it would be 20 minutes. I showed up after 25, and sure enough, it was packaged up and ready to eat! I was very impressed with their procedure considering Fridays during lent can be nuts. And the fish fry, while not my absolute favorite, was pretty tasty and it hit the spot!

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    Sarah D.

    I met a friend here yesterday for breakfast. I've been here six other times. I usually only come here for breakfast. Everything is always good, especially the chicken souvlaki. They've remodeled it since I originally started coming here and it looks really nice. My waitress was Tanya and she was great. The coffee is very good here. I ordered the Philly Steak scrambler. It's Philly steak with peppers, onions, and mozzarella cheese with two eggs, home fries, and toast. I didn't want toast so my waitress let me substitute a bagel. I had cream cheese with it. My friend ordered one egg with toast. She asked for a side of bacon and a cinnamon roll. The cinnamon roll was great so I ordered one to go, after we were done eating. With it still being Covid, some restaurants limit your seating time, which this restaurant doesn't do. I was thankful for that. It was a great experience here yesterday and I'm glad I stopped by.

    Aaron K.

    Really solid place for breakfast! Not fancy. Just good food, decent coffee, and quick service

    Dolonchapa C.

    We saw plenty of good reviews and came here. However, the food was disappointing. Yes it is home cooked food if that implies bland food. My garden omlet had boiled carrots and broccoli and American cheese slices (from the wrapper I'm guessing). There was hardly any flavor. My friend's steak scrambler was even worse. The steak was cooked well but still smelled weird. It was bland. Basically it was nothing great! It was packed so I don't know what I'm missing. But we had a terrible experience.

    Scott D.

    First time coming here and felt that the overall quality and quantity for what you pay is good. I ordered the wayside Greek dinner which is Greek chicken served with peppers, onions, tomato over rice with a Greek salad. The Greek dressing was better than another Greek place I frequent but th e chicken wasn't as well seasoned. my fiance ordered the fish fry dinner and he liked it. We also got the Turkey dumpling soup and that was much better than most places. The waitress was friendly but walked away twice while we were not yet done asking for something. She could've just asked "anything else?" There was a hand written sign from the owner to employees within view of several booths that was threatening towards workers. Sign was advising workers to leave room in a cup when filling drinks as to avoid spilling contents on floor and patrons. The sign went on to mention about free refills and if the workers couldn't follow the rules then they could look for a new job elsewhere. I find it distasteful to leave signs like that within public view that threaten its workers. The sign is the reason for a 3 star review instead of a 4 star.

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    Great food and friendly service in a clean atmosphere. Omelettes are huge and delicious.

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    Prices on their menu do not match anything online! Prices are very high for a neighborhood dinner! Portions are not that great!

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    Awesome food, awesome staff, waited on by owner, how awesome is that. All pleasant, all awesome

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    Beautiful and delicious fish fry!! Fresh everything. Plate overflowed.Great service. Love it. We always return.

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    AlwYs great food the double portion breaded pork chops are excellent. Also have a great Turkey. Dinner

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