I've had a few issues with service at this location. Breakfast crew seems pretty friendly, and "on the ball". Dinner crew seems to just be going through the motions. The food is a primary concern. It's great for a person working third shift to get a burger at 8am....not so great when the patty seems tossed on the flattop with no attempt to season. The chicken tenders are huge, and seem to be from a budget bag of the frozen variety. It seems the location relies on portion size, not flavor. Carolina Fine Foods was a staple as a kid for me. It was them, Pete's, The Clock, and Whirlwinds for that 50's "not McDonald's" burger joint atmosphere and taste. That was in Greenville, SC, has the Pickens location always had this "eh, good enough" approach to food? read more

Are you kidding me? We went to this old place recently to get a couple of hotdogs and a medium tea it was almost nine dollars! That is straight up a rip off! Never again!!!! read more

I passed by CFF on my way to church, and I was honestly expecting a lot better. I have had some awesome breakfasts out in Pickens, but this one did not quite come up to par. I did like the unique trash cans though! They say thank you as you deposit your trash. The food is a little more steep than normal; my filling, but not terribly large breakfast was $9. There is also no service, so you do not get that personal character. It is at the counter, so you throw your own trash away. I went with the small country ham breakfast. It came with 2 eggs, which I ordered over-easy; they were perfectly cooked. I was disappointed with the ham, as it was somewhat rubbery. The grits were covered in too much butter, unappealingly so. The toast also had a pool of butter sitting beneath it. The chicken biscuit would have been a steal at $2, as it was extremely large, and the biscuit was fluffy and tender. Too bad the fried chicken patty in the middle was worse than a McChicken. It was super processed, the batter was soggy, and the meat barely had a hint of chicken flavor. Yikes. I would not recommend CFF if you are looking for a country breakfast. The food is tolerable, but you can get much better deals for your $9. Pass through with caution. read more

This was once part of a fine chain in the Upstate area which has gone way, way, downhill since the 90s. Food, service, and cleanliness leave much to be desired. The food is always either undercooked or overcooked, poorly prepared, and/or poorly seasoned. There is one particular employee who is either chipper or a totally hostile person, depending on the day. This employee acts like she doesn't need anyone's business, and this is unfortunate. Then again, the next day, it's back to being chipper. Prices have increased to the point that it's not really worth it to eat here. Quantities are gratuitous, which is one thing it has going for it. read more

The worst food I've ever had . I got the country fried steak, mashed potatoes, Macaroni and cheese. The Macaroni didn't even taste like Macaroni and cheese and it was really sticky. The mashed potatoes you could tell were instant and they were very bland. The roll was as hard as a rock and the tea was sugar overload. read more

Best sweet sweet tea around and homemade onion rings around. Service not up to par but what fast food place is. The grilled chicken chef salads are huge and they make their own 1000 dressing. I eat here every time I'm in Pickens and they've been there 30 years so something must be good besides what I have. Can't beat the shaved ice too read more

Have tried this place periodically over the last four years when in Pickens. It has progressively gone downhill in terms of service, cleanliness, and quality of food. Lady taking orders today would hardly talk-she looked angry to be there. Only three people in the place but she got my order completely wrong. If you want cream for your coffee, they don't offer anything but powdered whitener. Plastic ware only if you ask. You even have to pay for water. Hash browns barely cooked enough and cool/crunchy in the middle. They expect you to bus your own table, but the trash container/compactor had an "out of order" sign on it. Biscuit was dry/hard and definitely not recently baked. The male cook had about 3 day rubble on his face and a dirty t-shirt. The place is filthy-needs to be inspected. read more

I tried this restaurant 6 times ordering the club sandwich which is really good. I love club sandwiches. The first time I tried something else I ordered the Gyro Sandwich. I ordered through the drive thru and when I got home 10 minutes away I started to pour the sauce over it and took a bite. I literally chipped a tooth with the meet. I called up there and they said they over cooked the meat. U would think it was looked at first but I was wrong. The meat looked like rocks that were balled up hard meat. I figure if I do go back one day the Club sandwich is the only thing I now trust. read more