So, I've pretty muched stopped writing Yelp reviews because they keep getting filtered. However, this experience was bad enough for me to come out of retirement. We decided to try Dixie's on Saturday, and with the positive reviews I was optimistic. I love little diners because it is usually friendly, with good food, and cheap prices. Dixie's missed on every single one of those points!
We arrive at Dixie's around 6 pm, and the sign says, "Please wait to be seated'. The waitress asks from across the restaurant if it is just the 3 of us. We nod, and she tells us to sit where ever we like.
We select a booth, and a young lady comes and takes our drink orders, and gives us menus. And then we wait, and wait, and wait. FINALLY our server arrives to take our orders. To say she was unfriendly would be an understatement. Absolutely annoyed to be there would be closer to the truth. Bothered comes to mind too.
I had heard good things about the chicken fried steak so decided to give it a try. My husband ordered the Gobbler (I think that is what it was called), and our son the kids' cheeseburger (and they charge a DOLLAR for the cheese slice!!! Seriously!!! A dollar to make it a cheeseburger!!! He's a kid!). Now the real waiting begins. Our waitress doesn't come to check on us except to ask my son if he needed more pop. Granted she was taking orders for the ENTIRE restaurant!
I lost track of how long we sat there, but it felt somewhere near eternity. Our orders FINALLY arrive, and the waitress apologizes for the wait. She mutters something about having 1 guy in the back (ummm...I have known places with just one guy in the back and twice the patrons who don't have to wait this long).
After our wait; I was starving and happy the food portions are good sized. I avoid the broccoli, because the last time I checked...it's not brown! I take a bite of the mashed potatoes, and am slightly taken aback by their yellow color, but lack of butter flavor. I move over to the chicken fried steak, and it had a nice crunch to the outside. Things are looking up! Then I taste the gravy...oh the gravy...I am 99.9% sure this came from a pouch/mix!!! REALLY!?!? Milk gravy is EASY! I could go to Sam's Club and put this exact same meal together!!! My husband was only moderately impressed with his sandwich, and my son loved his burger and fries (see above comment about being a kid).
Now came a moment I really was unhappy about, and it didn't even involve me. An elderly gentleman came in and took a seat at a table 2 over from us. Shortly after a group came it who a) had a woman in a wheelchair, and b) appeared, by the hugging and laughing from the server, to be regulars. They were asked if they wanted to take the tables at the front, to which the woman in the wheelchair replied she didn't WANT to sit at the front. She requested the elderly gentlman be moved. The server politely asked him if he would move one table back, and he agreed. Then the woman in the chair pushes past him to sit in the middle of the table and room. Ok, don't get me wrong, I have a niece who is confined to a chair. But to think you are priveledged enough to take a man's table, then push your way past him!!! The table then got LOUD! And the elderly gentleman threw down his menu and walked out. I felt really bad for him! The server started this by asking if sitting up front would be ok instead of ACTAULLY SEATING THEM! The restaurant was pretty full!
Anyway, we finally receive the bill...$40 for 3 people!!! For a few more dollars I could go to Cheesecake Factory! The breakdown went like this:
$11.99 for chicken fried steak, yellow mashed potatoes, and brown broccoli
$11.99 for a SANDWICH!!!!! Oh ya, and fries
$6.99 for a kid's meal
$5.00 for 1 adult soda and 1 kid soda (yes...$5.00!!!!)
Uncle Sam for the rest
Seriously for our money, we enjoyed the Buttered Biscuit way more than Dixie's.
I'm sure they won't read this review, and I'm also sure Yelp will filter it...but I feel better now! read more