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Big Tom's Diner

3.9 (224 reviews)
Open 7:00 am - 7:00 pm

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Casual
Moderate noise
Dogs allowed
Good for groups

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Shawn G.

This little place is amazing. Awesome staff, good food, and huge portions all at a great price. We will be back.

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Jenni Q.

Big Tom's is a diner that has a small town feel. Everyone is so friendly. The decor is filled with photos of Elvis and the like. The chicken is AMAZING. I get the chicken and biscuit which is covered in a country gravy. My husband got the Big Tom's Breakfast. I recommend dining here for breakfast or dinner. Yum!

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Chris S.

Good food good service we have been here a couple times their chicken biscuit was great we will be back again for sure.

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Leticia R.

We've been driving past this place for weeks and decided to give it a try. We came in at 6pm on a Friday night. It looked full but were able to be seated right away. We started off with fried okra as an appetizer. They were fried perfectly and the ranch dressing was yum. Move on to our main meals, I ordered the shredded beef wrap with cole slaw and my husband the country fried steak meal. We begin eating and we're happy with our choices. It's not over the top delicious but it was good. The beef in my wrap was a little on the plain side. Definitely needed some sauce on it. Luckily there was a single option (A1) on the table because our waitress didnt offer any bbq sauce options. My husband takes another bite of his and says I don't think this is mine. The waitress comes over to ask how things are going and I say, I think you brought my husband someone else's plate, he ordered country fried steak and it's chicken. She said no, that's how I put it in. (??) She said she thought he asked for country fried chicken but didn't offer to correct it. My husband not wanting to make a big deal about it told her it was OK. It was still good and he was fine with it. We got sweet tea for drinks and it tasted watered down. Move on to dessert (banana pudding) and that, was very good. The guy (I guess the manager) seemed nice. Was at the front desk acknowledging and greeting each guest that came in. The restaurant was full (more mature crowd) so I expected we would've had a better experience. I think if we had a different waitress, one that was more attentive, it may have changed my perspective on the whole dining experience. Our waitress, although she tried to be nice never even introduced herself. Like I said, the food wasnt bad, maybe we just went in on an off day. I don't know. Maybe we'll try again some time.

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Matt H.

It's tough to hand out a 5 star review but this place managed to grab my attention. We stooped in because folks had told us they were awesome and boy was it the truth. It was brunch time and I grabbed a Tom's breakfast that had 3 eggs, sausage gravy and an enormous biscuit, hashbrown caserole, 2 sausage links, slice of ham annnnnd 2 strips of bacon for $11. Are you kidding me...it was more than I could handle and I had to take a rest before I could finish it. Everything was fresh and delicious and the waitress was great too. I will 100% be back soon!

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amazing food. large portions and something for everyone. will return for another meal. abs delicious.

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Great atmosphere and hearty portions. We stopped to fill our bellies while on a trip. Breakfast was very good and service was great.

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4 years ago

A typical dinner fare and great service. The chili hot dog is enormous! And I can't start praising their omelets.

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We were there for breakfast a week ago! The food and service were great! I tried the pancakes!

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Amazing food at an amazing price with amazing service what else is there to say other then get the redneck fries

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4 years ago

Excellent food, at an incredibly reasonable price point! The service was better than most 5-star restaurants I've been to. Highly recommend!

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Excellent food and service here at this local diner. We go often and are never disappointed

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Big Tom's knows how to treat a customer. From the food, to the wait staff, everything is great.

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4 years ago

Great service. Was in town for a softball tournament with my daughter. Food was delicious

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4 years ago

Real mom and pop diner feel! Good food at very reasonable price. And fast and friendly service!

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I love this place really good food and a lot of it is homemade I really love their white fish dinner.

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