What an incredible place! Admittedly, the line was really long...but it was Mother's Day, so that…read moreis to be expected. Sitting at the bar, we were served immediately and were able to order food. If you are lucky enough, you will get to meet local legend, musicIan Jimmy Catlett, where you can even enjoy a drink from the menu "What Jimmy Drinks". Luke was a very attentive bartender, server and greeter. With good insight into what is what on the menu and behind the bar. We even got to meet Sara Beth herself (sorry Sarah if I used the wrong one) the SB behind the name! If you don't lead with "Glitter on the Mattress" you are missing out! The atmosphere was welcoming, inviting and full of nostalgic decor.

I normally love coming here, which is exactly why I am so angry and disappointed writing this…read morereview. I had been telling my Dad for a while about how fun this place is, how nice everyone usually is, and how much I thought he would enjoy it. We were finally able to come together today, and he was genuinely excited to see the inside and have breakfast here for the first time. As expected, we were told the wait would be about 45-50 minutes. Fine. The place was busy, as it usually is, and we had absolutely no problem waiting. I spent years working as a server and hostess. I understand busy restaurants, long waits, and tables that don't turn as quickly as expected. After waiting about 40 minutes, I went to the host stand to simply ask for an update. We had watched people leave and groups continue to be seated during our wait, so I wanted to see where we stood. The young man at the host stand told me it would be ANOTHER 40-50 minutes. I genuinely thought he had confused our name with someone else's, so I explained that we had already been waiting for 40 minutes. He told me our names were "at the bottom of the list" and that people inside were moving very slowly. No apology. No double-checking the list. No attempt to figure out how a quoted 45-50 minute wait had suddenly turned into an hour and a half. He didn't ask if we were willing to sit inside, offer another seating option, or even suggest placing a to-go order. Nothing. He was completely dismissive. So I handed him the menu and my Dad and I left. Then, just 20 MINUTES later--not the additional 40-50 minutes we had literally just been told--I received a call saying our table was ready. I tried to explain that we were no longer there and WHY we had left. The second I said we had "left," I was HUNG UP ON. Honestly, that was it for me. Before that phone call, I was actually sitting in the car telling my Dad that maybe we could try again another day. Despite being embarrassed and disappointed after talking this place up to him so much, I was still willing to chalk it up to a bad interaction with one host. Getting hung up on completely sealed the deal. I'm not angry because the restaurant was busy. I'm angry because we were treated like we didn't matter. I'm angry because we waited patiently for 40 minutes, politely asked one question, and were dismissed with inaccurate information instead of someone taking 30 seconds to double-check. I'm angry because when I tried to explain what had happened, I wasn't even given the basic courtesy of finishing a sentence before someone hung up on me. My Dad and I have lived in Lakeside for over 30 years. We weren't asking to skip the line. We weren't demanding a table. We weren't rude to anyone. We were two local customers who were excited to have breakfast together at a place I had genuinely loved and recommended to other people. We will NEVER be back. And yes, we will absolutely be telling our friends, family, and neighbors about how we were treated and recommending that they go somewhere else unless they want to risk being dismissed, given completely inaccurate wait information, and hung up on when they try to explain why they left. Apparently this place is busy enough that treating people with basic courtesy no longer matters. That's fine. There are plenty of other restaurants that will happily take our money and, at the very least, treat my Dad and me like human beings. What was supposed to be a fun breakfast with my Dad turned into one of the worst customer service experiences I've had in a long time. I went from genuinely loving and recommending this place to never wanting to step foot inside again. Congratulations. You lost two longtime local customers in less than an hour.

We love Rise and Shine and have been going there for years. The service is always amazing, we…read morealways feel welcome. Today I tried their fried green tomato Bennie. I was on the fence but because it has pimento cheese, I had to give it a try. OMG! It was so good. Rich and decadent. A must try. My husband always gets the sausage and gravy and is never disappointed. They do close at 1 on the weekends and can get pretty busy. Be patient and wait. It's worth it.

What a good find. Great prices. Home Style cooking. Good…read moreservice. Affordable prices. Not to be missed.

This is an old school restaurant with the food and service to match. I didn't get the servers name,…read morebut she was "excellent". They have several people offering drink refills etc..... Just what you would think a southern old school restaurant would be. I had an egg, cheese, and bacon croissant. The egg was fried perfectly, lots of crispy bacon on a buttery croissant. (not greasy). Also corn beef hash crispy. DELICIOUS If you haven't been, then you must. Breakfast and Lunch served!!!

Went for breakfast with the husband. Coffee was good. Meal overall was good and biscuits are…read morefantastic. Would have given a 4 star but the bacon was thrown in fryer. Bacon was lacking. Homefries were great with onions in them. Staff was courteous and attentive. Restaurant was clean. Plenty of customers present but we got our food fast.

The food here was really good. My kiddo specifically asked for cheese fries for his birthday lunch,…read moreso after asking for recommendations on Facebook, this place seemed like the best choice. It can get a little pricy, especially when you want to try all of the things, but the portions were plentiful and tasted delicious. We started with the cheese stick roulette, where they apparently prep a bunch of different cheeses for cheese sticks earlier in the week, and then just randomly grab six to deep fry when you order it. You have no idea what it is, they have no idea what it is. Pretty fun and delicious and we love cheese, so total win. We ended up cutting them in half just to check what they were before eating because the kids do not like anything remotely spicy and pepper jack is one of the cheeses, so we just had to verify it wasn't that so they could eat it and hubs and I ate those ones instead. I thought the tomato coulis it was served with was stellar, and the fruity jam was also amazing. I could not decide which one was better for dipping the cheesesticks in, and I ended up keeping both condiments when the cheesesticks were gone so I could dip my fries in them. A fantastic choice, they were both great with the fries. Which I might add, are AWESOME! They are scoopable fries. So... like a cross between potato skins and potato wedges. They were both crispy and soft and very unique and so worth the trip. They also use the cheese dip instead of just shredded cheese, so it stays creamy and gooey. All of the burgers sounded awesome and it took us a very long time to decide what we wanted (I had been looking at the menu days in advance to make sure I could decide) and we opted for the Southern Gentleman (pimento cheese, hot honey and fried chicken) and the PBJ and I can't decide which one I liked more. They were both completely different and completely delicious. If I had to make a recommendation... I'd say bring a friend, order one of each and split them like hubs and I did. Choices are for suckers. Kiddos opted for the cheese fries that he came for (which come with bacon, btw) and the kiddos cheeseburger meal, and they both loved them. The service was great too, even when this place was pretty darn crowded on a weekday lunch hour. Also, don't be fooled by the storefront driving by, this restaurant is waaaaaaaay bigger on the inside than it appears on the outside. There was plenty of seating. The music was a touch too loud, but they also had some yummy sounding specialty drinks, as well as a bunch of local beers. My kids have been asking to come back pretty much since we left the restaurant.

Stopped by on Thursday for a late lunch with a bunch of coworkers after hearing about their peanut…read morebutter and jelly cheese burger. Upon arrival, it was quite busy but the location still had plenty of seating. When we were seated, we noticed it was only one waitress waiting tables too. She was able to get us our drinks and orders pretty quickly despite working solo. I was the adventurous one in our group and ordered the pb and j cheese burger. Upon initial bite, it really tasted like a really well constructed burger. It was a double patty burger with white cheese. You don't really taste the jam. As you're chewing, the peanut butter comes out and it really makes the bite more creamy and definitely tastes of peanut butter. Overall, I would recommend fat boys for sure. Everyone thought the food tasted great and the portions were big. Definitely worth the trip!

My father in law loves coming here. It's his favorite restaurant. Our waitress was really sweet. I…read morealways think the food is good but I'm never wowed by Cracker Barrel. I would totally get the burger again Salads are HUGE!!! The grits were gross.

The hostess' were very kind, and worked together to find a table to fit our family!…read more Our waitress was very friendly and patient with my children. She interacted with them to help them order for themselves (we wanted that) and she was just a joy to have. Our food tasted great, and didn't take long at all! Other customers interacted with us and were very friendly! Checkout went quick and great as well. Overall a great experience!!

1st off, we ordered a kids chick tenders & fries. The fries were either old or had been sitting…read morearound a while. Our sandwiches (French dip & chicken BLT) arrived & looked good. That is until I opened the French dip. Burnt & dry to the bone! The aus jus had No flavor. The other sandwich was over cooked as well! I must say, the chicken breast was thick as ever! Which, how do you overcook that? Just very disappointed. Great tasting French Fries that came with the sandwiches! (had to clarify-the ones with the nuggets were awful!) Oh & the Ranch dip was very good!

Service is spot on. And menu variety is delish. Great place to meet the friend group. Plenty of bar…read moreseating, too

I've never heard of California styled pancakes, but now I'm a big fan! Made-to-order and right off…read morethe griddle, they were so good especially with the toppings you can add on top. The lady who helped me suggested a combination of sweet and salty so if you're into that, definitely go with peanuts and strawberry syrup and fruit topping!

Chiki's is run by a Venezuelan mother-daughter duo. The pancakes are mini, warm, and fluffy. They…read morehave a specialty menu with preselected pancake combinations or you can build your own. When you build your own, you pick a base, syrup, toppings, and fruit. My favorite is the banana pudding pancakes. The owners are so nice. They're located at Regency Mall by the area where the food court used to be. They have a food truck and attend some local festivals too.

Thus was our second time here. The food comes out quickly, and is delicious. The beer and…read morecocktails are great!

Was traveling through the area recently and thought I'd give this place a try since it was the…read morehighest rated restaurant nearby. The four out of five stars that it has is clearly not because of their burgers. Quite underwhelming. For $14 I thought I might get possibly two slices of tomato and two pieces of cheese, one on each patty, or even a special bun, but looks like they're doing some cost cutting. I gave it an extra star because the sweet potato tots were pretty good but the burger is 2/5 stars. It's sort of compares to a Hardee's six dollar burger, but with that one, you get more cheese and toppings. The place itself looks like it could hold a lot of people and the bar looked well stocked, a place to maybe watch a game and have a beer.