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    Carl's Place

    4.2 (29 reviews)
    Open 6:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Dogs allowed

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    Tim G.

    Good morning to Carl's Place! Wow... where to start. We went here Saturday morning to begin. Race weekend (Martinsville) if that really matters anymore. Wait was around 15 minutes. Not bad considering the limited amount of seating. Keep in mind it is half a convenient store too. Food was average for breakfast. Service was decent. Sweet tea on point. Worth the wait if you have the time.

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    7 months ago

    Been going for years. Nothing fancy, just a local cafe. Food is good, neighborhood place. Always feel welcomed

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    4 years ago

    Mine and my kids favorite! Breakfast served all day is a plus. Hot plates.... everything is good.

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    3 years ago

    Excellent food at a fair price. This is like grandmas cooking. The marks burger and the Mabel burger were excellent.

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    5 years ago

    Decent good ole American food, however horrible service unless you have the same color skin.

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    5 years ago

    Who doesn't love Carl's Place, their menu and their friendly staff? Thank you for feeding Penhook during Covid and long before!

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    4 years ago

    As local as you can get. Good food great service Good specials every day Desserts homemade

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    7 years ago

    Great family restaurant!! Always eat there when we come up to the lake!! Great breakfast and awesome burgers!!

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    13 years ago

    Nothing fancy, just good home style diner food. The ribs at lunch on Mondays are really excellent. Breakfast is also really good.

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    It wouldn't be a complete trip to the lake for my family without going to Carl's at least once.

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    4.9(32 reviews)
    14.4 mi

    First let's start off with the parking, parking is so tight here and hard to find. I was lucky when…read moreI arrived that someone was leaving out of a parking space. There is a business next door but they have strict signs up that for state no parking for "the pod" only their business. Which is understandable. Once entering I was greeted promptly by a smiling male employee. He was super friendly, made me feel welcomed, it definitely made me feel that I was valued as a customer. Thank you young man! The inside is beautifully decorated, they have a variety of things for purchase also. It's so clean, super DOOPER clean!! The restroom is so clean also. The menu is not overwhelming which is good. Enough variety to please anyone. I ended up getting the chicken and gnocchi soup, homemade pimento cheese sandwich. The soup was the bomb, very chunky, carrots, celery, plenty of gnocchi, the chicken seemed grilled and it was a good amount of it. The pimento cheese sandwich was very good, very stout sharp cheese flavor, it's pretty strong, with lots of flavor. I got the bread toasted which is so good, try it. I did try a speciality coffee, Cupid Kiss, it has notes of white chocolate and raspberries. This combination is so yummy together. It was definitely awesome! They do have oak milk, which I prefer. Highly recommend this business keeping this as a routine on their menu. They do have a variety of pastries and other sweets if you would like to give them a try. They looked super yummy! I was full so no room for any sweets. I would definitely, highly recommend , you better stop in and give this place a try!!! You will not be disappointed!!!! Service is off the charts!!!! Food is off the charts!!! Coffee is off the charts!!

    What an oasis! Did not expect such a beautiful cafe in this small town. Was so glad I took a slight…read moredetour and didn't settle for fast food coffee. Service was wonderful and they made the most amazing coconut and white chocolate specialty latte. Food options looked great but had no time to stop for a meal so just grabbed a strawberry/blueberry muffin which was yummy.

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