Every little rural town should have a place to eat as good as this one! We were driving through…read moreAppalachia and ended up in the little town of Big Stone Gap around lunch time, and ended up here. it's surprisingly big, with a large spacious dining area and bar and sports viewing area in the back. The decor is minimalist but nice and the seating is comfortable. Service was a little slow, but pleasant. But the food itself was unexpectedly good! Their French Dip burger was excellent. It's rare to find French Dip sandwiches using traditional roast beef these days, as roast beef has been replaced by barbequed beef or pulled pork. Here they applied the French Dip concept to a well-prepared beef burger. The au jus was excellent and when the burger was dipped into it -- it was soooo good. As a side, the fire-roasted corn was out of this world, too. Whatever spices they put on the roasted corn really take it to the next level. Also amazing was their Cajun pasta with broccoli and chicken (added on). The sauce was stated as being alfredo with Cajun spices, but it tasted to me almost like a combination of pesto and alfredo. I've had Cajun style pasta sauce in many restaurants and it usually has what you'd expect in terms of Cajun seasoning. Here I'm not even sure I'd describe it as Cajun really, but whatever seasoning they put in the sauce, they should patent it. The chicken was well-grilled, tender and tasty and the broccoli pieces were also wonderful. On top were two pieces of perfectly baked Italian style bread that I used to soak up every bit of that incredible pasta sauce. Even though this place it basically 3 hours from where I live, if I'm ever anywhere near here again, I'd go back in a heartbeat!

The food here was absolutely amazing. I'm from North Carolina and decided to try this place because…read morethe pictures on the website looked so good--and they definitely did not disappoint. The staff was incredibly friendly, and the owner was just as welcoming. Easily a 5-star experience.

What a classic diner! The food was great and the decor/ambience was real warm and "homey". The…read moreservice was friendly and prompt. There's plenty of parking and the location is easy to reach just east of downtown Johnson City. This place is a great taste of traditional small town America and that's a huge compliment.

Best biscuits and gravy. Real nice pancake's friendly yet somewhat slow service. My wife really…read moreliked her burger.

We stopped in for lunch while traveling through the area. The food was fresh, delicious and quick…read moreservice. We had a double hamburger with onion rings and the chicken tenders, which tasted homemade. Everything was wonderful, including the service, and recommend you stop if you have a chance!

Great home cooked food ... one of my favorites. Their fish is the best!!! Breakfast is delicious…read more.. I haven't had anything I didn't love.

The pancakes and biscuits are made to perfection! Like who brings out melted butter this place does…read moreand the pancakes were crisp and fluffy with each bite!!!! The biscuit was mouth watering, Don't sleep on this place! Icing on the cake the staff were so great!

Wow. This is the place! Everything is homemade and was…read moreawesome. Not sure how they can even do what they do for the price! This is one of those places you would miss unless you're really looking for it. We sat at the counter and everything was prepared right in front of us. Mary served us and Sally was the master cook making it happen! Great job girls!!!! Keep up the great work!!!

The hot fudge cake is my absolute favorite from here! But i also like the chicken fingers, the…read moremozzarella sticks and the salads! My kids love the chicken and of course the ice cream! Sweet tea is really good too!

Family and I stopped into Robo's for an early lunch as a part of my adventure to get a hot dog in…read moreevery Virginia county. I'm glad we were early because the parking lot got really crowded and the place was hopping shortly after 11:15. It's a big menu and we took our time looking over the options. Not everything is super obvious about what it is or has on it but you can ask the folks at the window. Our group ordered hot dogs, tater babies, broccoli cheese bites, and a coffee milkshake. Everything came out pretty quickly and VERY hot. I had a footlong hot dog, ordered with chili, mustard, and cole slaw but it only came with chili and mustard. My Mom had a hot dog with mustard and relish. That one was right but looked a little odd because the toppings were under the dog so it just looked like a plain wiener. The third hot dog was perfect and definitely was looked the most appealing. The tater babies are potato wedges. They were good. The Broccoli cheese bites were just kinda meh. My Aunt gave the coffee milkshake a C grade saying should couldn't really taste the coffee flavor. We enjoyed sitting under the covered areas because it was such a beautiful day. Robo's definitely seems like a local favorite. I'd return and try some other items on the menu (especially breakfast) if I'm in the area again.

This is a cute definitely where the locals eat kind of place. Our favorite! Good home cooked…read morebreakfast. Only reason we didn't give 5 stars was... we asked for 2 waters with our coffee they never came and we both order sausage.... Well when we got our breakfast our waitress said sorry I didn't realize there was no sausage he's cooking it now. Well it came when we were almost done. gave us a good laugh as we thought maybe it would be homemade.. nope just regular frozen Pattie's.

Totally worth finding. It's away from town and doesn't look like much on the outside but great. Low…read moreprices. Great pancakes, I had the blueberry pancakes. Friendly workers that are out to please.

We are on vacation staying in blowing rock and were recommended this place by a friend and OH BOYYY…read moreI am so glad we went!!! I am not such a big fan of southern food but this was freaking PHENOMENAL!! That's saying a lot coming from me! The people working there were so sweet and food came out so fast! My boyfriend and I shared the country fried steak with gravy (my first time having it), mashed potato's, and fried corn bites, and shared the fried catfish with fries and coleslaw. Every single item was the best southern food I have had!!! Will forever be recommending here and will definitely be a life long patron whenever I come to the mountains!

Decent typical diner experiences in a rural setting, Blue Ridge diner gets the job done. It's a…read morebustling place filled with primarily locals, but I'm sure there are many travelers in the mix like us. My son was amused by the lack of diversity in the clientels. We're definitely not in California anymore.

Felt like family and food was perfect. Was a hidden gem out 476 past the goose, would recommend…read more10/10

Best burgers in town fast and friendly service. I would definitely recommend this restaurantread more

I just came through the area yesterday with my friend and a couple things stood out to us the most…read more One the place is adorable two the berry stack was a great choice to order filled me right up and our waitress was Miss Summer and she made the experience whole. Felt like I was supposed to come there for my breakfast ! 5 star thanks summer !

we were missing silverware but the food was good also the tea was warm we asked for iced over all…read moreit was pretty good