My parents come here A LOT, so when we came to visit, they took us here. I can see why they come here so frequently - great variety of food at a great price point. I got the BLT and it was yummy! It came with lots of bacon, and you can't go wrong with bacon. They are not open all day, and they do run out of things (my husband wanted to try the brisket, but they had run out of it by the time we got there). Our server, Marissa was just fantastic. My parents knew her by name, and she gets to be their server each time. It's always a good time when you get good food at a great price! I know my parents will be back, and we will come back when we visit again! read more

Shep's Grill - American Near Me - Washington, North Carolina

First time at Sheps grill. It was recommended by my father-in-law who frequents the restaurant. I came for lunch on a Sunday around two hours before closing time. I was told they were out of brisket and catfish. Both of which I was planning to order so I was a bit disappointed. I ordered a fried chicken sandwich with hot honey, and tater tots as aside. It was really good, but it was lacking a little bit. Could've used a little more hot honey in my opinion. Overall, I enjoyed the place and would come back again. read more

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This is a real hometown gem! We've eaten here three times so far, and everything has been delicious. We've had: corned beef hash & eggs, their cheese biscuits are to die for, the "Full Nelson" breakfast bowl with cheese grits, home fries, and house smoked bologna. With the first bite I took of their southwestern eggs Benedict I couldn't help uttering "oh my gosh." Pulled pork, hollandaise and a perfectly cooked poached egg... Scrumptious. It sounds pretty basic, but their BLT is also very good. Although the restaurant is usually hectic, service is friendly and efficient. read more

Shep's Grill - American Near Me - Washington, North Carolina

As soon as we walked in, we were greeted with a warm welcome from the owner who was washing the dishes. No job is too small for Shep who wears many hats in the kitchen. The staff were friendly and attentive, and the place was extremely clean. We were thrilled to try the burnt ends which we had been craving since we heard about this place the week prior. After a taste of their famous burnt ends, my husband had the half rack of ribs and they were cooked to perfection. This came with two side sides, and they have the best coleslaw! I had the three egg vegetable omelette with the freshest vegetables, which seemed to come directly from farm to table. After we ate, we took a stroll around the corner to go visit the boardwalk, it was a beautiful day! We're looking forward to our next visit with friends and family. read more

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Loved this great spot in Little Washington. I came for breakfast with my brother while we were visiting and was greeted and seated promptly by the awesome waitress. I got French toast and it was so delicious. This place has a low frills diner feel, but I was glad to be introduced to it as I am always looking for good breakfast places. Recommended read more

Shep's Grill - Great coffee! - American Near Me - Washington, North Carolina

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Always prompt service, simple ambience, and inconsistent food. I go there frequently and generally don't have any concerns. Maybe this is common with some restaurants but it seems like there's always something not available - I realize brisket is rare biscuits? This is my only Issue. read more

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The rave reviews brought me to Shep's Grill for lunch as I thought it'd be similar to the diners I'd been recently. I was greeted when I arrived and told there was seating in the back room. I did notice the health score which was lower than I usually go. The staff is friendly and remembers the regulars and their drink orders. They are even given the breakfast and lunch menu when everyone else just gets the lunch menu. The restaurant has a casual vibe and the decor is basic. I ordered the catfish nuggets as I hadn't seen that anywhere else before. The sides were not listed on the menu so the waitress had to go through a list of them. I just went with the fries. The nuggets were a little too greasy for my liking. The food was ok but nothing I'd return again for. read more

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Brisket & food is excellent. Service is always excellent. We eat here regularly, quality & price are exceptional. The restaurant reminds me of my favorite restaurant as a child. Thank you read more

We love Shep's for a quick breakfast or lunch in town. The menu is expansive so there are options for everyone and food comes out quickly and in huge portions. Service can be a little uneven, depending on who you get waiting on you but everyone seems to look out for each other so it's not a huge issue. The owner is friendly as can be and we love his commitment to the community. Shep's should be on everyone's list for food stops when in Washington. read more

To all the locals out there, hats off! When I'm in Little Washington, North Carolina, I make it a point to stop by and see my chef & owner friend Jason at Sheps Grill. What a fantastic little hometown place that everybody wishes they had in their neighborhood. With breakfast and lunch choices that are abundant and cooked to order, you will appreciate the quaint & casual environment and the excellent food and great family style atmosphere. One of my favorites is the vanilla cinnamon French toast and the cheese grits. I've also enjoyed the smoked brisket on Thursdays and I've had the opportunity to have a BLT at lunch as well as their cheeseburgers and tater tots. This is a Hoppin little place so get there early and make some new friends over a great hot meal while you enjoy some of the best that little Washington has to offer! read more

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Shep's Grill will not disappoint!! No nonsense, great quality food at very reasonable prices. The chicken and pastry was the best I've ever had! read more

Good food , friendly staff. Just a small country eatery. Comfortable and pleasant. Stop in you will like.

Love love love Shep's grill. The best is to ride up to the waterfront on my boat, dock, and walk up to Shep's for breakfast. It doesn't get any better. They got good food!! read more

Great food best burgers local friendly staff highly recommend breakfast on weekends too. read more

Shep's Grill - Mushroom burger sweet potato fries Yummy - American Near Me - Washington, North Carolina

We love this dinner for its quality food and amazing people. On our way to Virgina Beach, we swing by just right before they close (by noon - 1pm). So make sure you call before arrival to see if they still open. Dont look at their hour. Food are great and good portion. They cook right in front of us. The bacon pancake is very interesting. I wish to come back another day. read more

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Had a great time at sheps grill for breakfast food was hearty and great!! Everyone was welcoming great southern hospitality

If you haven't yet, make your way to Shep's Grill in Washington NC. You will be delighted with what Jason is serving early in the morning. .....they open at 7:00am read more

Shep's Grill - Breakfast sandwich with bacon. - American Near Me - Washington, North Carolina

Love the personal service and such amazing food. We sat outside with our puppy at our last visit.

I ordered the breakfast sandwich, potatoes and a black coffee. It was very good at a fair price. I'd go back.

Shep's is a wonderful space. Casual, friendly, accepting of all. Very clean, both comfort food and healthy options. Servers are so kind and helpful to the elderly. The service and quality of food can not be beat. They use fresh spinach in their omelettes and keep the coffee cups filled. My kind of place. My favorites are brisket dishes, their crazy good biscuits, Eggs Benedict read more

Shep's Grill - Sharing an Egg Benedict is our Tuesday morning ritual.....so good! - American Near Me - Washington, North Carolina

Came in for breakfast today. First time in quite a while and it will be another long time before I do it again. The service was great but it really makes you wonder how clean they are when you see someone else's lipstick on your mug. It doesn't take much from the dishwasher to use a scrubbing pad to go around the rim before pushing it through the dish washer/sanitizer. I know because I used to do it. Yes, you could blame the server as well for the lack of attention to detail but I'm not going to do that. Other than that breakfast was good. I wonder if they are trying to tell me something since I don't wear makeup. read more

Shep's Grill - Lipstick on mug. - American Near Me - Washington, North Carolina

We went to Shep's Grill for a late breakfast today, due to all the good reviews. I couldn't wait to get home to post! What a great place. The ambience was a small town grill with local artists' paintings for sale. Our waitress was very attentive and nice and was apologetic when telling us the food they had run out of. Hint- get there early! The food was ah-mazing! Best omelet ever. There were three of us and we'll all be back. read more

Nice place. Service was very good. Pancake was super, hot chicken not as good as I hoped. It seemed fresh not frozen but had a pretty heavy breading. read more

Everything is good here. I ordered off menu because the helpings are more than adequate. Our group meets here every Wednesday for breakfast. My order was a one egg Benedict, breakfast potatoes a glass of orange juice and decaf coffee. read more

Shep's Grill is a lovely little downtown spot! The service was great. We got our food in a timely manner. Portions are large so well worth the money. Food was tasty and they had plenty of options for all. It's currently COVID and waitresses were wearing mask and wiping down menus. They had hand sanitizers at the front register as well. The biscuits are definitely a must try, they're fluffy like a roll but taste just like a biscuit. The food is as good as my pictures look! Only recommendation I would make is have the cooks/chefs wear facial hair mask. I was nervous I was going to have a chin hair in my food. read more

Shep's Grill - Eggs Benedict and one of the bowl meals - American Near Me - Washington, North Carolina

Our first experience here was decent, we really enjoyed the blueberry pancakes, and there aren't many options for breakfast in Washington... but after three more tries, we'll never be back. Each time we've visited the service and food have been a little worse than the last time. It was never "clean" but our last visit was disgusting, the floors, chairs, and tables were sticky and clearly hadn't been cleaned in some time. She also waited until we'd been seated for almost 15 minutes and she came back to take our orders to let us know they were out of biscuits and sausage... at 9:30am on a Tuesday, how does a breakfast place run out of those? Three of our group then had to choose something else to eat so she left and we didn't see her again for about 20 minutes. Even more irritating, a different waitress told the table behind us while our waitress was missing that they did have sausage and two at that table were served it without issue. We asked for a new salt shaker because both on our table were clogged and our waitress returned several minutes later with individual salt packets telling us "they're all like that". The french toast was dry and had an off, almost sour taste, and the blueberry pancakes were decidedly smaller than when we'd ordered them before. Once we'd finished eating we waited a while and finally had to go up front to pay as she'd disappeared again. read more

Disappointed in the greasy food. Place could use a good cleaning too. Wait Staff seemed efficient enough, friendly and all but the cook lacked skills necessary for the tasks at hand. read more

Great service local atmosphere and really good breakfast food, I'm sure lunch is just as good. the Eggs Benedict were great poached egg perfection, loved the fresh spinach and the hollandaise sauce was lemony. I also got the side of corned beef hash which I was hoping included the homemade brisket bit it didn't, I should have asked or just got the side if brisket. Looking forward to trying lunch read more

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This little dive was recommended by a few locals so we stopped in for a quick lunch. It looked like it needed some cleaning and freshening up but we decided to give it a try. My husband had the smoked bologna sandwich with fried okra and pasta salad. He enjoyed the sandwich and okra but found the pasta salad underwhelming (come on what did you expect it's pasta salad) I had a hot dog and was glad to see they offered kraut as a topping! My fries were typical crinkle cut fries. Waitress was attentive, food arrived quickly and as ordered. If we go back it would be to try breakfast. Enjoy read more

We love this diner style restaurant! The owner is hard working and very friendly. Every meal we have had here has been so good. Will keep coming to Shep's without a doubt. Their breakfast is awesome too! All the waitstaff has been very nice and helpful anytime we have come in. read more

It is a great place for breakfast. You can go wild or there are healthy choices too. Great local owner and plenty of parking in the back. Listen closely and you might hear some good sports talk. read more

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We came in for lunch while visiting town and stumbled upon this place. From the outside it doesn't look like much but walk in the door and you are surprised. The staff is so friendly and welcoming! The food is beyond wonderful!! We got the loaded tots (pictured) and the portion was huge! We also ordered the brisket Philly with a side of slaw and cabbage. Everything was AMAZING! we love about 2 hours from here and will travel back for the food and amazing staff! I can't say enough good things about this place. Don't let the outside fool you. You'll only be disappointed if you don't try it! read more

Shep's Grill - Loaded brisket tots - American Near Me - Washington, North Carolina

We had a great experience at Shep's! This was our first trip to Washington and this diner caught our eye. The servers were welcoming and there was a lot of fun banter between the staff and customers. We sat at the counter and had a birdis-eye view of what was going on - all good! I ordered the sausage gravy and biscuits - the gravy was seasoned correctly (to my taste!) with a great peppery finish. My husband had the omelette with all the veggies. We both thoroughly enjoyed our food and experience. Highly recommend this place if you are looking for a good breakfast spot. We will return when we return to Washington! read more

Thanks for a great breakfast this morning. The best biscuit and gravy ever, and the atmosphere was wonderful. Hopefully Cycle NC will bring us back to see you in three years! read more

Great food. Love the friendly helpers though out the Cafe. The cooks are right there behind the bar preparing your meal. So cool. And now they have orginal art from their neighbor...River Walk Gallery. They have a different artist every month. Just an artsy place...food and paintings. read more

Had breakfast recently 2 mornings in a row! Awesome sausage gravy and biscuits!! The homemade biscuits were also awesome! Service was super. The grits were the real hit!! Mouth watering good!! The minute we walked in the door we were made to feel at home. The ladies that waited our table were another reason to return.. Traveled from the frozen north on vacation to a warm and welcoming restaurant. read more

I have been seeing many delicious posts about their food that we had to come try it out. This is the 3rd time I have come (first time I did not realize they closed after lunch, second time there was some construction on the street and they had to close for something to do with that). First let me say that all those delicious pictures and videos are mostly their daily weekday specials so they were not available on the weekend. They still were able to fix me some seafood tacos and Alfred couldn't get the brisket and macaroni and cheese but he did get a delicious brisket Philly cheesesteak. Our food was wonderful and our waitress Leah was very helpful and wore a mask. For those of you that are concerned about it, only about half the staff had masks on their face (some had them below their chin and others didn't have them at all). But again I want to say the food was delicious. read more

Shep's Grill - Grilled catfish and grilled shrimp tacos - American Near Me - Washington, North Carolina

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This is a great place for breakfast. We had a wonderful servicer who never appeared, but all our needs were met and the coffee cup was full. Food was awesome. read more

Great place for a good home cooked meal. Friendly staff, quick service and good plentiful food. A must stop for visitors to little Washington! read more

My family of 4 had breakfast this morning at Shep's. We had a bit of a wait (30 or so minutes) but the service was impeccable. They have many teens working, and they were going 100 mph trying to make things happen. Our food order was a) delicious, and b) accurate - which nowadays is not always the case. We were seated between a very large (20+) top table and a 10 top, but we were still given excellent service. Our waitress was running around like crazy making sure everything was ok for all tables, and it was well noticed by us. My 2 kids a and I all got French toast, my husband got chicken and waffles. All were delicious - but the French toast was amazing. Unfortunately, it's 2 hours from home - but is definitely a spot we would stop at if passing through town again. read more