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Small,off the beaten path place, quite, a place to enjoy a meal. Food is fresh and hot, daily specials. Very polite and friendly staff .
Reviews
Mark James
Traveling through Va., Stopped in for lunch. Party of 4 seated right away. Staff friendly. Waiter, young kid, was nice but no one at table could hear what he was saying as he spoke so softly… maybe shy…whatever. 2 guests played it safe with grilled cheese and chicken tenders. My hamburger patty, (shoe sole) was dry, cooked to death, and killed again for good measure. When ordering, I asked server If I had a choice in how the Burger was cooked and quickly said… no. The ketchup bottle was obviously watered down, and even so, could not bring the burger back to life. The Good food: Fries are excellent, Fried pickles very good. Including gratuity, got out of there at $15.00 a head.
… moreEdward Carwile
I was warmly welcomed by the chef’s DIL, and service was the same . . . good ‘ole southern charm and hospitality. It felt like I had been invited to someone’s home vs. a restaurant. The restaurant was pristine clean and nicely decorated. I had the meatloaf special with real mashed potatoes and cornbread salad . . . served by the grandmotherly chef herself who was so grateful for my patronage. Both the meatloaf and potatoes were tasty, but just a little underseasoned for me personally. However, the cornbread salad was the BEST . . . it was so good that I bought two servings to go! The portions and prices were reasonable. I definitely will try more of the obviously homemade menu.
… morePierce Rainy
Ok, huge contrast. I was looking for local mom and pop. Typical first thoughts are country home cooking. If I was feminine this place would be my hangout. Here it is in a nut shell, nothing in this restaurant was bad, but nothing was great.
The good.
*Chandeliers and sparkly tables.
*The effort is there and I love to see effort.
*Freindly family who owns it.
*Nice music
*Clean
The OK.
Keep in mind i visited the second they opened so sometimes restaurants struggle to be prepared on time. I have worked in restaurants and it’s hard. Never the less, here goes.
-Mac and cheese was obviosly out of a box. Should be called Mac and soup. The Cornbread didn’t even sop it all up. I grew up with box Mac, it’s eatable. I have seen locations with killer Mac survive just because it’s killer Mac.
-Chicken and Dumplins. Should be renamed Biscuits and gravy with a dash of shredded chicken. The dumplins were fresh, it wasn’t bad, obviously made fresh. Just no chicken. Came in a bowl no plate under it. Severed seperate than the sides that were on a plate.
-I never want to see the kitchen ticket severed on my plate of food. That honestly erked me. As I said iv worked in restaurants, I never want to see this again. I’m going to say anything else about this.
-Honestly this is the reason I didn’t give it a average 3 star. Tea is something is super easy to do and do correctly. The tea is sink water. Listen, 90% of restaurants are this way. Though I spend lots of money in places that install a filter to filter out the chlorine taste. After eating the bread dumplings I had to drink something. So I digested it.
Nothing was bad… Except for the ticket on my plate and chlorine tea. The effort is there. I loved this effort. A few adjustments and this place can go places. One other thing…. Its a big thing too. The FRIES. Holy Moly. With a dash of salt. These are the reason I can come back. I’d trade all my food for a brown bag full of those fries. They might be the best fries iv ever eaten. If I lived local, I’d drop in for “fries to go” often. Those fries are the golden ticket. Perfect, and asked they sat on the plate i gradually ate them. Often fries get cold and taste worse the longer they sit. I was forking the little nubs left over. I’d eat a bag of your cold fries any time of the day. Maybe rename the place to “The Hidden Fries”.
… moreThe good.
*Chandeliers and sparkly tables.
*The effort is there and I love to see effort.
*Freindly family who owns it.
*Nice music
*Clean
The OK.
Keep in mind i visited the second they opened so sometimes restaurants struggle to be prepared on time. I have worked in restaurants and it’s hard. Never the less, here goes.
-Mac and cheese was obviosly out of a box. Should be called Mac and soup. The Cornbread didn’t even sop it all up. I grew up with box Mac, it’s eatable. I have seen locations with killer Mac survive just because it’s killer Mac.
-Chicken and Dumplins. Should be renamed Biscuits and gravy with a dash of shredded chicken. The dumplins were fresh, it wasn’t bad, obviously made fresh. Just no chicken. Came in a bowl no plate under it. Severed seperate than the sides that were on a plate.
-I never want to see the kitchen ticket severed on my plate of food. That honestly erked me. As I said iv worked in restaurants, I never want to see this again. I’m going to say anything else about this.
-Honestly this is the reason I didn’t give it a average 3 star. Tea is something is super easy to do and do correctly. The tea is sink water. Listen, 90% of restaurants are this way. Though I spend lots of money in places that install a filter to filter out the chlorine taste. After eating the bread dumplings I had to drink something. So I digested it.
Nothing was bad… Except for the ticket on my plate and chlorine tea. The effort is there. I loved this effort. A few adjustments and this place can go places. One other thing…. Its a big thing too. The FRIES. Holy Moly. With a dash of salt. These are the reason I can come back. I’d trade all my food for a brown bag full of those fries. They might be the best fries iv ever eaten. If I lived local, I’d drop in for “fries to go” often. Those fries are the golden ticket. Perfect, and asked they sat on the plate i gradually ate them. Often fries get cold and taste worse the longer they sit. I was forking the little nubs left over. I’d eat a bag of your cold fries any time of the day. Maybe rename the place to “The Hidden Fries”.
larry richards
Small,off the beaten path place, quite, a place to enjoy a meal. Food is fresh and hot, daily specials. Very polite and friendly staff
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aquadog1
Food was delicious. Everyone in my group something different and we all liked our food. Parking is plentiful. Atmosphere is very nice, a lot of detail went into decorating.
… moreJudy Knick
Great home cooking and comfort food. Service was great! Will certainly stop by again when traveling through Abingdon
… moreSteve Denton
Nice restaurant with plenty of seating. It is truly a Hidden Gem as it’s located the backside of a salon. You can go through the salon into the restaurant or park and enter around the back directly into the restaurant itself. Good menu with a good variety of items. Hard-working family restaurant. My wife and I went there just before they were closing for the afternoon yet they were very friendly and very accommodating. Plenty of food choices at reasonable prices.
… moreMary Blevins
This restaurant is not open every day, but the food & service was excellent!!!
… moreKenton Thompson
The service and food quality were definitely worse than when we’ve been here in the past. Food took almost an hour to arrive (sandwiches, a burger and soup). The burger was cold and the soup thin and bland. The chicken salad was very good as always, but that was the only thing that was above average. The server never came by to check on us or offer a refill (or bring the check). I had to wait five minutes at the cash register just to get someone to come over so I could pay. Overall, a very unsatisfactory experience.
… moreKathy Gabello
Great service, amazing food, and the price is affordable!
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