For those that frequent the 85 N/S drive and stop at Thomasville for gas & food, and used to stop…read moreat Ruby Tuesdays for the fresh salad bar they had.... Well ... This is your new stop! Their salad bar is incredible and you can order the salad bar (multiple trips & various types of lettuce) add a side grilled chicken (or NY Strip or Shrimp) skewer and be a winner! The grilled chicken was juicy and seasoned well. Did I mention they have homemade croutons & a full bar?! The wait staff was so sweet and this looks like a local hang out for families. This was a great stop and we will visit again.

Other than the wait most of the time when you go, this restaurant is really good!! Great salad…read morebar!!! Our waitress was really great the last time we went!

This was my first visit to this restaurant and I will be going back even though it is a 45 minute…read moredrive. The menu has a very wide selection of food choices. We went to arrive after the noon lunch but that didn't happen because the crowd kept coming. After throughly reading the menu I finally decided on the small plate of popcorn shrimp with a baked potato and coleslaw. Since it was my first time i wanted make sure the dish was good, and it was! When our order was delivered the oval plate was piled at least 3 inches high. I had asked for an extra plate to put the potato on so I would be able to prepare it for eating without pushing the shrimp off the plate and am I glad I did because the plate was so full I would have had to eat most of the shrimp. I was also impressed that while there was a large crowd, we were seated immediately and our orders were taken and served in a timely manner. During the short wait I saw that the staff jumped on a table to clean as soon as the guests walked away from the table. And the noise level was low and we could carry on a conversation without yelling. As an afterthought, maybe it was quiet because everyone was eat the great food. As we were leaving I saw a server bring out the regular size plate and almost fell over. It was on a round plate that looked to be 11 to 12 inches and loaded 2 or 3 inches high. As much as I can eat, I doubt I could have eaten all that! Great food, service, ambiance, what more can you ask for. I will be back soon.

My dad went and ordered some takeout from this place and it was disgusting. He literally ordered…read morethree different entrees and they were all terrible. They barely had any taste and oh my god the hush puppies were god awful, they were drenched in low quality oil and even an hour later I can still feel my throat coated in it and it is the most horrific after taste I've ever had in my life. My stomach instantly turned after eating it, my mom agreed it was atrocious. I highly recommend staying away from this place it's absolutely trash.

This was a great place to have lunch after enjoying the zoo. They have a huge selection on the…read moremenu, everything we ordered was delicious, and my husband loved their house hot sauce. He said it had the perfect amount of heat with great flavor. I really enjoyed the grilled chicken burrito and their rice. Their chips were soooo good too! They were super thin and crispy. This place has something for everyone. Our server was a super nice young man. The restaurant is right on a train track and looks like it could have originally been a train station. We discussed this with the server but he wasn't sure. I'd definitely recommend checking this place out and I'm sorry I was too tired and hungry to take pictures of the inside and outside of the restaurant.

I was really looking forward to trying out this local Mexican restaurant. I have been making the…read morerounds and trying my best to check them all out because I love eating Mexican typically once a week but I haven't found one around here that's my absolute favorite and looks like this one is not it either. It was probably the biggest let down so far. I ordered a Big Taco to go and was surprised to see a 2$ upcharge for taking it to go. Don't they know this discourages people from ordering to go? This isn't a new concept to me so not a complete surprise but I was incredibly surprised by the way it was packaged. It was in an aluminum tin with foil partially covering my meal. So by the time it got to its designation it was leaking white liquid out of the bag. Kind of embarrassing to me. So I paid 2$ for subpar packaging? The taco itself was fine but not memorable. What was most telling about my meal was the completely inedible tortilla chips. They tasted like chemicals, which to me is a sign that the deep frier oil is bad (at least I hope that's what is wrong). I had a few other people try a chip and they all confirmed they were gross. No one took a second bite. If the oil is not being changed properly to the point you can taste it, and they don't care about properly packaging food, who knows what other gross things are happening in the their kitchen. I cannot chalk this up to a fluke and therefore will not be taking any chances by trying them again.

This was my second time going here. First time I was sick and didn't hardly eat anything. Today I…read morewent at lunchtime and they were very busy. We both ordered the beef tips and gravy. It was very good. My baked potato was delicious. Great service and great atmosphere here. It's definitely a much older crowd but I enjoyed that part. No screaming kids. I would highly recommend you give this place a try. Well worth it and the prices where great as well

The restaurant was hopping on a Monday evening!! They seated our party of 6 rather quickly though…read more This is a family place with a menu with specials and a buffet. In general the place was basically clean. The servers were speedy and brought drinks and silverware quickly. Refills came quick and buffet plates were removed swiftly. Four of us got buffet and two ordered from the menu. The menu orders seemed to take a long time. The salad bar was the old fashioned kind with all the old fashioned fixin's. The hot food was plentiful but I can't say that the quality was especially wonderful. It was good but not great. Some things were not salted and others were overly salty. The flounder were especially fishy and flounder is not fishy fish. The dessert was grocery store leftovers. The "cobblers" were goop. And they only had vanilla ice cream in the machine (maybe on purpose). All in all, the experience was lacking. It wasn't awful but I certainly was hoping for better.

If I could give this place ten stars, I would. You will have a wait when you get there, and you…read morewill wait no matter how long it takes. You cannot find a better place for a meal, or more kind folks running the place from top to bottom. And if your plate is too big to finish, feel free to take it home, because you'll want to save room for dessert. Magnolia 23 is a staple in our household. So long as we've lived within a 30 minute drive, it has been a great place for a Sunday lunch, or any other meal within the hours they are open. They treat you like family from the very start with the way that they take names for the line. It's natural to start a conversation with the people around you, because everyone has the same end game - a great meal. Once you're seated, it's never long before a waitress comes and takes your drink order. The menu for the day is posted on Facebook and written on the board on the wall, along with the sides and dessert options. There's no menus because it's a meat and two sides, plus a bread of either roll or cornbread. The seating is tables and chairs, although some areas have couches for seating, which is a nice change of pace. Today I got stewed beef with sides of mac and cheese, yams, and bread choice was cornbread. My other half got the country style steak, with sides of cabbage and rice with gravy, and bread of cornbread. The littles shared a fried chicken plate with side of mashed potatoes with gravy. They divided and conquered their food so fast I forgot to snag a picture of it. The stewed beef was perfection. So tender, and the juices went well with the cornbread. The yams were expertly spiced, and prepared with so much love. The mac and cheese was delicious, so I offered some to my youngest who promptly stole the rest of it. I did sample the country style steak, and it was so delicious that none was spared. I cannot wait to eat my leftover stewed beef later this week, as I knew I wanted to save room for dessert. We ordered two fried apple pies, and a slice of Hershey bar cake. Be careful with the fried pies - the filling turns into molten lava when heated, so despite the fact that you'll want to take the largest first bite, please be patient and spare your taste buds from their imminent demise by letting it cool a minute. The spices on the apple filling on the fried pies were perfect, and I savored every bite that I stole from my husband. My dessert was the Hershey bar cake, which I split with one of my littles. It didn't have a thick layer of icing, which was great. The cake had a nice crumb, and was sweet without being overly sweet. If you haven't been here yet, make sure to take note of their hours and then take a trip to Asheboro. Once you've finished your meal, feel free to take a stroll around downtown and know that you've just had the best meal around. Magnolia 23 is worth the price and worth the wait, because you will be blessed by the whole experience.

I think you really need to dine in as opposed to take out- The fried chicken is a blue-ribbon…read morewinner I am not much on country style "sides" so I won't comment on those lol. The cornbread is very good and the staff is always friendly.

I actually ended up here by accident but i won't bother you with that story. It was lunch time and…read moreI was hungry. I was seated right away. Staff is attentive and service is quick. To get to the rear dining room, you must walk through the prep area, which is a little strange, but whatever. Food was solid. The only thing I could say was that the rice was a little bland and the refried beans were a little runny.

The only reason this place will stay open is because it's the only Mexican restaurant in town. Gave…read moreyou 2 stars because the waitress was nice. I can NOT believe you only have horchata and mango agua frescas. Serious? No Pina or watermelon? That is absolute madness Your house salsa tastes like tomato juice, chips taste stale and the portions were micro. You're going to change $4.50 for a side of rice and beans that are only a few tablespoons each? The food took forever to come out and was too salty and greasy. Very disappointed but that's ok-we just won't come back

Stopped in for a late dinner one evening for takeout and was greeted by a young lady behind the…read morecounter who was very helpful in answering any questions I had and after ordering continued with a conversation about how they started as a food truck and was able to open up their store etc. I ordered the Butter Chicken with Basmati Rice and Naan with an appetizer order of stuffed grape leaves. The place is small and decorated in a traditional style. It's clean and the smell of the food cooking was PHENOMENAL! Finally a place with some spice in Asheboro. The butter chicken was absolutely delicious! The meat was tender and juicy and the sauce was amazing. The rice was flavored with turmeric and some other spices (biryani spice?) and it complements the butter sauce so nicely. The naan came with 2 pieces and it was light and fluffy perfect for dipping into the sauce. The only thing I would change on my next order would be to get a side portion of plain Greek yogurt to also eat with it because that is what I like but that's just me. The stuffed grape leaves were delicious as well. I forgot to take pictures. The portions are generous and the food came out fresh and hot. I highly recommend if you want something with some flavor. Can't wait to go back and try more items from their menu. It's not just Greek /Mediterranean food. The dish I had is Indian.

I have visited this restaurant and had an excellent experience both times. There is not a lot of…read moreseating spaces inside although there are a few tables outside if the weather is nice. On both occasions I placed my order for carryout. The first was through the website and the second wasn't placed until I arrived at the location. Both times the order was prepared quickly and accurately. The food is absolutely delicious. I highly recommend the stuffed grape leaves, they are the best I have ever had. I also recommend the combination plate with rice. The hummus is also very delicious.

Simply Delicious is a modest name for this gem. It should be called Amazingly Delicious…read more I stopped in for lunch after reading the reviews and was surprised to walk in to an empty restaurant when it has really great reviews. Even more surprised to see it empty after eating here because it's the best food I've had since moving to the area some months ago. The restaurant's interior is simply decorated but it is very CLEAN and there are plenty of seating options. I ordered a Sweet Tea, Pork Eggroll and #57 Pad Khing with Chicken. The tea was great. The eggroll was the BEST eggroll I've had in a very long time. Fresh pork and vegetables inside with a perfectly cooked and crunchy exterior. Not greasy at all. The dipping sauce for the eggroll was so good that I could drink it. The chicken pad khing was so fresh and delicious too. It's stir fried ginger, napa cabbage, mushrooms, carrots and onions in an amazing light gravy and served with fragrant jasmine rice. Also, they give you Chinese guava candy instead of mints or fortune cookies. Those little candies are delightful! Give them a try. Their prices are very reasonable and you get a generous portion of food. I'll be back as a regular customer and highly recommend.

I thought it was expensive for what you ordered.I do think they need a…read more senior plates.