Went to Lackeys as part of a BBQ challenge Put on by the Arkansas times. Found the place locked…read moreup. No one around. The building is falling apart. Literally. Sign on the door and drive thru said New Hours. Closed Mon-Tues. open at 8 Wed-Sun. I was there in the middle of the day on Wed. Anyway. Don't waste your time traveling to Newport for Lackeys. They closed up shop and bailed on the challenge.

Well, people. Let me tell you a story. My family and I are on our way through Arkansas to Texas. On…read morethe way we wanted to experiment with ChatGPT to give us some good ideas for some amazing Arkansas Cuisine. ChatGPT recommended this place. Let me tell you, when ChatGPT says it can be wrong, it can be very wrong! You pull up to this red shack and notice the sign to tell you "This is the place" is 80% gone with missing lettering. The shack it self looks like it's ac window units are about to shatter and fall out of the window seals. Anyways, so you pull up, open your car doors, and the family is excited for some good ol' fashion family bbq. You walk into the door and... your feet are sticking to the floor. Well okay maybe someone spilled something, then you walk and realize, you were right! Someone did spill something, over the entire floor! Some of the floor is missing sections as well. Also, the atmosphere does not smell like bbq, grilling, frying, or anything else. It smells like urine. No other way to describe it. The ceiling above our head by our round table looked like it wanted to collapse on our heads. The bathroom... the bathroom should tell you all you need to know about this place. I know you're thinking, "why did we stay and order food". Well, we thought maybe, just maybe, it's a diamond in the rough. It's not a diamond, it's just in the rough. We ordered our food, grilled catfish, hush puppies, beef bbq plate, pulled pork sandwich, Tamala's, etc. Let me break these down for you piece by piece. Grilled Catfish - edible, small, expensive, and sad. Hushpuppies - Burnt and about as hard as marbles. Beef bbq plate - beef is decent, props. However, the coleslaw, flavorless, the beans, sad, and the Texas Toast, just toast, oh well. Pulled pork sandwich with Cajun fries - sandwich, absolutely flavorless, Cajun fries, fries with salt and pepper. Tamales - Good, but not worth the price. Presented poorly, and with the atmosphere, scary. Did I mention the food was served one-person at a time? Every single person had time to finish their plate before the next person got their plate. Also, the containers of Tartar sauce and ranch were grimy and spotted with black specks. I tried to squeeze out some ranch, but only a thin white liquid came out. What does this tell you about how this place cleans and stores their condiments? The people are kind, it's not the workers personality. It's the condition of the establishment that do a number on this place. Why do I want to eat food from a place that doesn't take care of itself? Does that mean it doesn't take care of their food? I will not always give places chances, and I don't know if you, reader, will either. However, if you do, do not give this place your chance. This place needs work, and a lot of it. However, ChatGPT did say this was authentic Arkansas cuisine, so maybe that is exactly what we got.

This was a great place to stop and eat while traveling. The food isn't amazing by any means but it…read morewas good and edible. I hope that doesn't come off as mean, it's not... it's just basically fried frozen food. The place is visually appealing and the staff was great.

This review is for the restaurant only I got a delicious hamburger here it was cooked perfectly the…read morebun was not soggy or smashed it had flavor it was an excellent price and it came out with a smile from the server. I have not had good service or good food in this town thusly far except for Frankie's which is a bar and doesn't even serve food firstly I really think that Newport needs to step it up with their customer service and food quality like Frankie's is doing

Once again, I stopped into Penny's Place with the crew from ASA. Once again, we had a very filling…read moreand value-packed lunch. On the day of my visit, Fried Chicken was on the menu, and I went to town on a few pieces. The food is always fresh, hot and plentiful at Penny's, and I've been coming here since it opened. For the value, you can't beat an AYCE lunch, and it's very reasonably priced. The famous Penny always stops by our table to say hello, and the staff clear plates and refill drinks without you having to ask.

Buffet restaurant in Newport. every employee was nice with good service . Food was ok. today was…read morefried chicken day. ambiance was ok. they had about 8 to 10 pie choices

Worst Chinese food I have ever had. I am not from the state have had Chinese food at many places…read morethis place is so subpar that if someone paid for my meal there I wouldn't want to go back Chinese places generally all have the green beans, these green beans are unlike any other Chinese place I've ever seen they have some red peppers on it it is really hot they are overcooked they are supposed to be crispy everything else just does not taste good

Hunan has long been a family favorite. The service is always friendly and prompt. The buffet is top…read morenotch. If you happen to come in well past lunch but not quite dinner, they are happy to whip up a fresh batch of whatever you may be looking for.

Got me general tso chicken and lo mein for pick up the food has very little taste and noodles taste…read morelike nothing but portions are huge enough for 2 people at the price of one

We ate here for dinner on a busy evening. But a lot of the food trays remained empty for long…read moreperiods. The egg rolls were greasy as were the crab ragoons. Beef and broccoli was extremely salty. The chicken kabobs were way over cooked. But the worst was that six of our group of nine got sick that night. Called the next morning but they respond sorry that happens! Won't return!

The new fries are not good!! The old fries are better. Go back to the old fries. With the new fries…read moreit looks like you are getting like five fries. But with the old fries it looks like you were getting 100. BRING BACK THE OLD FRIES!!!!

Home town quality! The staff is friendly, efficient, and professional. I had the brioche…read morebreakfast sandwich with bacon. The bun was toasted to perfection. The bacon, eggs, and cheese were plentiful and carefully cooked. The tots were not greasy and were nicely salted. That was the best tasting cherry lime aid I've had in years! Wow!

Personable service, cool atmosphere, yummy food! A neat local dive - we'll come back!read more

The food is straight gas don't listen to any the previous, impatient reviews. Anyone who applies…read moreketchup directly over their French fries and negatively reviews food is probably a serial killer. And also it's Newport, Arkansas not New York City. Grab a bucket of Miller Lite and enjoy the live music. The burgers and dogs were both solid. Again, straight diesel.

I'm from the West Coast where Hardee's is called Carl's jr. It's kind of the same food no matter…read morewhere you go though it's the people in chain restaurants that make you want to come back or stay away. When we first got to Newport and had no gas to cook with for the first 4 days we got breakfast at Hardee's the employees were fast and friendly we appreciate it that you had sweet tea they didn't give us diabetes like McDonald's here in town

What on earth is going on at Hardee's! I have been by there every morning around 5:30 to 5:45am to…read morebe greeted with a dark restaurant! I pulled in one morning and was greeted on the drive thru speaker and placed my order. What are they doing in there? Playing possum?!?!? Yesterday I went by there and told thru the drive in speaker that their kitchen help didn't come in and it would be 10 min! Today I went by there and got Nothing! This has been going on for about TWO Weeks! This is absolutely Ludicrous! GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER !!!!!