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    Granny's Kitchen

    3.3 (251 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Jeremy R.

    I'm not sure why only 3 stars? This restaurant was clean inside and outside. The day my wife and I visited was on a Sunday and it was packed. The bathroom was well kept and clean the servers were friendly and the food was great. This is a home cooked meal buffet with all the items you would expect at your Granny's table. This was a very nice find and we will be returning.

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    This is a must visit if in Cherokee! Amazing breakfast! Grits, French Toast Sticks, Apples, Bacon, Sausage Gravy.... Yum! And I am picky! Everyone was friendly and efficient! Love the atmosphere of this long time staple of the community. I ate all the food before pics! It was pretty too!

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    Linda S.

    Let's start with ordering is super easy . I included a picture of the menu taken 7/24. Pricing is not bad at all in today's economy. The place itself has a lot of seating so we didn't wait long at all and the parking lot look pretty full. The place was a bit noisy but not so noisy that it was a distraction. The surprising thing was there was one and only one buffet carousel. Both sides were available to get your food. This was for lunch on a Saturday. The food was good old southern comfort food. We found the food lacking a bit of salt. Like most buffets, surely there is something you will find that you really like. . Mine was the baked apples. There was one soup - chicken noodle. The soup was next to the plates. The salads included pasta salad, coleslaw, potato salad and mixed greens. Then a good amount of toppings for your mixed greens. The made up almost 1/2 of the buffet bar. A quarter of the bar was devoted to side dishes. Green beans, Mac and cheese, cabbage, black eyed beans. Then the last quarter was the main entrees and spiced apples. 2 Main meals - fried chicken and pot roast which could be put over rice. One and only one dessert- chocolate pudding with whipped cream and cookie crumbles. You paid as you left with the cashier not at the table and there was a 3% credit/debit transaction fee. If I was in the mood, I would return! It's a good value and fast service.

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    Gwen G.

    Good food and friendly service! I especially liked the salad bar and boiled red potatoes!

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    Katie P.

    Such a cute little place! And all the proceeds the day we went were going to families from Hurricane Helene so that was such a worthy cause! Service was super friendly and the restaurant had a big layout even though it looked smaller from outside! It was a small buffet but enough for even your picky eaters! We went for breakfast and came kind of close to lunch so definitely recommend getting there with enough room to spare for refills on the buffet!

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    Easy parking, great atmosphere, fast friendly service, & although not a huge selection of breakfast foods, everything was excellent!!

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    8 months ago

    Food is excellent and the service is outstanding . Just wish they were on DoorDash or something

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    11 months ago

    Terrible Buffett. No mashed potatoes and gravy . No dessert. Fried everything. Decent salad bar. Cornbread like a rock

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    The food was good and the wait staff was friendly. Good southern cooking! Wii return next time we're in Cherokee.

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    9 months ago

    Buffet only, the food on the buffet was cold. Fruit looks old. $33. For breakfast for two. Should have gone to McDonalds.

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    7 months ago

    The food was very good reminded me of my mother in laws cooking. we returned three times for meals while in the area.

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    8 months ago

    A good place to go if you want to get filled up !!!! And the food was excellent also !!!

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    A Great southern buffet. Everything was fresh, great service. Not many of these restaurants left. Will definitely be back next time in town.

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    It's just a many not as good as I thought it would be .service is great food not so good

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    2 years ago

    Nice buffet with good country vittles. Fried chicken, meatloaf, beef, fried okra, salad and more!

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    The green beans are perfect, as is the fried chicken and the simple chicken gravy over rice-mmmmm-made me wanna slap my momma!

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    Joey's Pancake House

    4.5(505 reviews)
    11.2 mi
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    We ate here this week and it was absolutely delicious. Our waitress was Lauren and she was…read morefabulous! Very kind and welcoming. The environment was amazing as well. Everyone was so nice from the time we entered to the time we left. Wonderful place to eat!!

    Absolutely phenomenal…read more No wonder they were rated one of the top restaurants in the southeast, and that's not just for breakfast places. This place does everything right! If anyone reading this wants to open a restaurant, I would highly recommend studying this place. Let's get to the good stuff. I was told I would have a 30-minute wait, and that's just for one--I always travel solo on a poker trip. Well ... almost any trip. Anyway, I explored the grounds and I found a large lawn, a creek, a bridge over that creek, a fake mill (I think it was fake), and three little birds (they were not at my doorstep). After this pleasant exploration that brought great peace and even the idea of moving to Maggie Valley to be closer to poker (and a pancake house), I was called in. The super friendly lady that checked me in told me it would be worth the wait. She was not wrong. So, check this out. Two big pancakes, perfectly cooked dry scrambled eggs as I ordered them, and the best bacon I have ever tasted was a total of around $15 before tax. That's a pretty good deal, especially for one of the best breakfast experiences of your life. My waitress was also superb. I won't mention a name because now that I stopped writing books and this is my writing outlet, some have jumped over and each Google review is getting 10k-100k views (not talking about photos, actual reviews). And then people speculate. I'm going to avoid all that drama. I might have made one mistake with my meal, but it depends how you view it. I went with the super healthy syrup. It's not called Super Healthy Syrup, but that's how I viewed it. I'm a gym rat and I don't eat heavy at all but I sure don't like boring. The pancakes themselves were excellent but I chose the wrong syrup. Now I know to go with the chemically-enhanced version. It's the rebel in me. Gotta do it. Last thing: atmosphere is amazing. Everything is spotless and perfectly spaced. Just so you know, you pay at the front. Extremely Highly Recommended! To have Joey's Pancake House and Frankie's Italian Trattoria right down the street from each other is something.

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    Joey's Pancake House - Dining room mural. Very nice.

    Dining room mural. Very nice.

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    La Dolce Vita Bakery

    4.5(145 reviews)
    9.2 mi
    $$

    This is the fluffiest biscuit. I'm so glad I came for my little brunch snack on my walk. I got the…read morehalf order of biscuits and gravy, it was perfectly seasoned with a little bit of spice and the biscuit was fluffy and perfect- I could eat 10. I got the coconut refresher, not too sweet and still had caffeine. They have topo Chico, my favorite sparkling water, so they got bonus points for that. They have a pastry window(?) that had a decadent looking, huge, slice of blueberry coffee cake and a cheesecake I would have tried if I was in the mood for sweets. I saw a couple enjoying it and letting the staff know the coffee was delicious. The tables are spacious, there were only around 6 people when I went and the atmosphere made it easy to ignore the other people and write this. But other "strangers" began conversations so it is still inviting. The music is acoustical versions of modern songs. I saw a staff cleaning the counters around the place while I ate so they definitely keep it clean. The gentleman who took my order was friendly and not overbearing. Overall perfect place to sit and read on my break from a gloomy day. Only note would be that I wanted my food for here and they made it to go.

    Coffee? Delicious! Biscuit breakfast sandwich? Delicious!…read moreBuuuut what really made me love this place was the friendliness of the people working. I actually went on two different days, one to get breakfast and coffee and another day just for coffee. Both days the place was slammed, but everyone working was still so pleasant and kind. The place itself is cute and clean.

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    The Dillard House Restaurant

    The Dillard House Restaurant

    2.7(612 reviews)
    35.1 mi
    $$
    Casual dining
    Locally sourced ingredients

    Poor service, poor food quality. Not impressed at all…read more Ambience is nice, very spacious, newly built, restaurant. Friendly staff. Not very attentive at all. Say for 15 minutes before the manager had to obtain a server for our table. After the food was delivered, the server did not provide adequate service. I requested a water refill, which took an additional 15 minutes, because she continually forgot. Food quality wasn't the greatest. They served chicken, which consisted of 2 thighs and 2 drumsticks. Along with friend catfish filets, that had been way over salted. Both were very soggy. I ate half the thigh and quit. Veggies? Only vegetables were Lima beans, everything else considered vegetables, was a casserole. A table full of starches. Over rated and over priced. Sadly disappointed. If you want good southern food, go further south to Thomasville, GA. Go to O'Neals. You can fool some folks, but not someone that knows southern cooking. We won't return.

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