Food is on point. I've never had anything that I didn't enjoy…read more Service is great Ambiance good Take-out or dine in. Lunch and dinner time can get busy

Diner with no breakfast! Kids meals that my kids won't even eat. Burgers with fries extra, overall…read morenot impressed

I'm playing catch up on reviews…read more I've been to a lot of places the last few months, checked in so I can review it, but I'm on the road so often that it's hard to get the reviews written. I have a long back log I need to catch up on and I still have reviews from my cross country trip to Oregon that I still need to write, and that was back in December! I'm trying... A few months ago, I found myself out on Lott Road, and decided to scratch a long overdue itch by visiting Highway 217 Cafe and Grill. I've heard pretty great things about this local gem. Now, anyone who knows me, knows I have a wicked soft spot for local owned business. In fact, I tend to gravitate toward local businesses over corporate owned chains. I stepped inside the dimly lit building where elderly couples and workers on their lunch breaks congregated with a warm and sincere welcome from the young ladies working there. This is what I love most about local business, is that honest interaction and sense of pride and community these kinds of places have. It just makes you feel like they want to earn your business, and care about your experience there. I was told I could sit wherever I chose and they brought the menu, and while there was a lot to choose from, I wanted to keep it simple, and went with a bacon cheeseburger, medium rare. I guess I tend to default back to my "Rik's Burger Review" days when I get the chance, and since it's where my review experience really began, it always feels nice to go back to the basics. I ordered onion rings instead of fries as I was in the mood for them, and I like them a little bit more. They brought the burger and it had the fries with it, and the girl realized immediately that the kitchen had made an error. She told me I could keep the fries and she would have my onion rings out shortly. A few minutes later, this side of fantastic onion rings showed up, and they were nothing short of amazing! The onion rings were appropriately crispy, and the breading had quite a zing, which was pleasant tasting. The onion inside was firm, hot and not soggy in the slightest. The burger was perfectly cooked as requested, the meat was seasoned well, it was juicy and succulent, the bacon was very crispy but not burned, and the cheese was bubbly melted to the burger. This was nothing short of a perfect meal! Also, they took the onion rings off my check because they were late getting them to me. I left full, happy and swore I would go back again. It's a bit out of the way from where I live. But if I'm out that way, I'll definitely be back.

Awesome place to stop by. Been there several times. Very friendly and few waitress know some basic…read moreasl to be able to communicate with us(deaf). Very patience and polite!

We went twice over the weekend. The service was excellent! If you are in the area, make sure you…read morecheck it out. Great for the whole family. Make sure you try the pie!

The decor is what would expect from a 50s diner. From decoration to staff dressing the part…read more I'm not sure if yesterday Aug 8th, was an off day for the cooks. My wife has a death allergic reaction to onions and because of cross contamination in the kitchen she was exposed to onions. Regardless of how busy the diner is, the cooks need to take their time to ensure this doesn't happen. Why didn't I speak to the staff? Guests with allergies need to read this and that takes precedent over speaking to a manager who may or not only provide lip service about seeing how this won't hapoen again.

So good! We actually arrived before they opened, but the server graciously offered for us to go…read moreahead and sit while they stocked the buffet. The food was delicious and flavorful. My photo isn't particularly pretty, but you can see I got 2 bites of everything I could fit in my first buffet trip so I could decide what dishes I wanted to enjoy more. (Which I did!!) Enjoyed the sweet cultural music videos that played on the TV. We don't live here, but would definitely eat here again if we were in Mobile!

Well a quick lunch with the Mrs a rare weekday treat as I was on that side of town. Swift phone…read morecall and we decided to meet at Banzi Japanese next to Wemos. Arrived and surprise, they are gone and now this place has sprung up. We decided to give it a try, upon entering the smell was delightful and the fella that greeted us was bland. Opted for the lunch buffet as a way to get introduced to many of the dishes here. Food was dull and cold, very sparse and almost like we were 10 minutes from the end of the day. It was noon. Tea was sweet and served in copper looking glasses nice and cool, would have enjoyed refills. Dude working front was only person we saw and may have been there alone, didn't see any real activity from kitchen area. We were the only seated customers. Several folks came in and got take out orders ordered ahead and one guy got 2 buffets to go, never saw any more (fresh) food make its way to the buffet while we were there, odd. For the price and quality I may try the menu but the buffet is a no from here on out. May just be me but this felt like we were allowed to dig through leftovers but charged a premium price.

We decided to visit Mary's Southern Cooking based on other reviews.....wow!…read more If you want a good home-cooked meal with generous portions and extremely polite staff, this is your place! Everyone was very polite and welcoming, our waitress KiKi is very attentive and pleasant and the restaurant is extremely clean. My mom and I split this for lunch and we had leftovers!! Everything was seasoned perfectly!!! Go try Mary's!!!!

My sister, mother and I had dinner at Mary's this afternoon and were so full of comfort food when…read morewe left! We all 3 ordered veggie plates to share family-style. Their portions are enough for at least 3 people. The choices were many and hard to make, but we had perfectly seasoned green lima beans and field peas with snaps, succotash with tomatoes and corn and okra, creamy red beans, and all 3 of us got the mac and cheese. Because who wants to share their mac and cheese? Not this girl! It is so exceptional. Everything was really yummy, but the mac and cheese was the best! The people who work there are all sooo pleasant and friendly. We ate in their dining room, and it was spotless and clean. I kinda wanna keep this a secret (although I've heard they get really busy sometimes), but y'all should really give Mary's a try if you like REAL southern comfort food.

We had good service, despite it was quite busy. Decent…read moreprices. Good selections on menu. Large portions.....but what I had was very bland, not much flavor at all. I ordered biscuits &gravy, it came with hash browns, 2 eggs & sausage links. Everything was just "blah". My guy had the country fried steak with hash browns & eggs. Again, very large portions!

Would have been 5 stars but the greeting took too long. I loved this spot. It's packed with art…read morefrom local artisans and I almost walked out with a few things but I refrained, for now, lol. The server was friendly and accommodating for my needs. Wait for it....they have turkey bacon!!! Yessss! Coffee and the turkey bacon and egg plate with rye toast is what I ordered. They prepared my food as I requested and it was yummy! I will be back. Good value for the money!

Man I love diners and I am so easy to please. I don't complain about really anything in life (just…read moreask my family and friends) but sometimes I have to nitpick when I see something that could use some improvement. Came here Sunday May 3rd around 1pm. Was busy but not completely full where you had to wait for a table. We sat down and waited for our server to take our order. It took our server about 20 mins to come over and take our order. So we put in our food order when the server came by to take our drink order. Food took about 40 mins from when we ordered to when we got our food. I used to work in restaurants (the busiest of restaurants) and know that you should staff more, prep more, and place larger food orders in anticipation of being fully booked friday night till sunday night. I ordered gumbo. My niece got biscuits and gravy. The gumbo was pretty good except would have liked the roux a little thicker. The gravy on the biscuits was lacking in flavor. I love diners and love supporting locally owned businesses. Maybe some staff called off this particular day because the service was slow. But I wil be back.

Staff was so fun and quick to help! They nailed the biscuits and gravy!! & quickly accommodated…read morespecific food requests. Plus there was a cute pup hanging out on the patio asking for French toast

The service is always great considering how busy it gets especially around noon. Food is…read moredecent,portions good.

You ever walk into a place and immediately think, "Yep... this is either going to be amazing or I'm…read moreabout to make a terrible decision"? Welcome to Judy's Place. Because this spot is not pretending to be anything. This is full-on, unapologetic dive. And I mean that in the best possible way. You walk in and it's like the '70s, '80s, and a little bit of someone's '90s basement bar all got together and said, "Let's not change a thing." Old banquet-style tables, a bar top that feels like it's hosted a thousand stories, and walls that have clearly seen some things. I loved it immediately. Now let's talk food. The folks next to me were deep into the chicken and dumplings and talking about it like it was a life event. You know that kind of table chatter where you start reconsidering your order mid-bite? Yeah, that. I went shrimp po' boy... and no regrets. Shrimp fried just right. Crispy, flavorful, doing exactly what it's supposed to do. Solid sandwich. The fries... eh, they showed up a little tired. Not terrible, just kind of there. A little cold, a little soggy, like they'd already had a long day. But here's the twist. You don't come to Judy's for perfection. You come for personality. For the feeling that you just discovered a place that doesn't care about trends, doesn't need a remodel, and definitely isn't chasing Instagram. It just is what it is... and somehow that works. Fold this into your expectations. If you need polished, keep driving. If you want real, pull up a chair. It's fun. It's different. It's got character for days. Four stars. And honestly, half the star is just for staying exactly the same all these years.

White chocolate read pudding pancakes were so good! Service was efficient and hospitable. Will go…read moreback.

I sure wish we lived a bit closer to the Ruby Slipper…read more Their Eggs Benedict with the fried green tomato, and a big slice of ripe red tomato, is the best I gave ever had. The coffee is sooo smooth and rich, I could drink a full pot of it ... just black, no need to higher it up! Their wait staff has always been personable, attentive, and friendly. An all around satisfying experience!