I am discovering some excellent mom and pop cafés / restaurants around the Grand Lake area. This is…read moreone! Chicken is their name, but the menu covers everything you would expect in a small-town diner. Breakfast was our meal of choice today. They lay a plate of breakfast goodness on the table here! My usual again today, check the pictures. Everything cooked perfectly as ordered. The honorable mention awards on the plate go to the bacon and the gravy. The bacon cooked crisp, the way I like it. Not for everyone's taste; it works for me. This was crisp bacon, country smoke house thick cut. Sturdy and crisp enough that I could use it as a knife cut the eggs up. Or maybe even use it to butter toast. Yeah, I liked it. The gravy appears to be real, homemade. If it was a mix, then the cook gave it some extra love with sausage drippings. It was good. A big clean restaurant, Excellent friendly service. Easy access. Today's Café table top advertisement winner is Larry's Body Works. Not an especially creative or catchy ad, but I liked the picture of Larry's Rat Rod!

3.5 stars. A group of 6 of us came in for Sunday lunch. The restaurant is large, so it's good for…read morebig or small groups. There were lots of servers, so we were well taken care of, but I felt rushed through the meal. We had not been in before, so it took some time to decide what we wanted. The menu is a little hard to follow with some things listed on a menu board on the wall (that no one pointed out to us). The waitress came back like every two minutes asking if we were ready, so we just felt a little rushed through that process. The food itself was hit and miss. My son did not enjoy the chicken fried steak sandwich, but my other son loved his Monterey chicken. Some of our chicken strips were good and some were really tough. The fried chicken and grilled chicken sandwich were both pretty good. Overall, it was ok, but not our best meal of the trip.

We had a surprise birthday dinner at the Artichoke last night and everyone helped. This quaint,…read moreartistic restaurant never fails to please. From the art on the walls to the smiling staff to the food, it never fails to impress. Onion soup, appetizers, fish, steak, chicken--scarcely enough left to take home but we did. Delicious.

Disappointed last time I was there after being a patron for years. But the new owners have not…read morelived up to original standards. I will however give them another try could have been an off night and heard there were new people in the kitchen.

The ice cream, shakes, and drinks, especially the strawberry limeades are good. The carhops are…read morefriendly and efficient.

During COVID, we are doing a lot more drive through and take-out. I don't usually review a fast…read morefood type establishment but felt like I needed to give a shout out here. This is a great sonic, conveniently located on our way to Grand Lake. It's a great place to pick up lunch (or breakfast) on our way in and perfect for a late night dinner on our drive home. Service is always great. We were commenting that the voice who took our order last night was totally professional and very poised. (Not to stereotype, but it's not what one usually expects or gets from the other side of the speaker.) Food was great and super hot upon delivery. We asked for a couple of extra add-ins and they were delivered without any issues. Stop by if you're in need of food or beverage.

What a great nostalgic route 66 gem! Food was very yummy and workers are very friendly. This is…read morea must stop if doing a route 66 trip! Places like this need to stay alive and have customers continue to come back! Dont miss out on Clanton's Cafe!

We were traveling the Mother Road and stopped in here because it had so many good reviews. My…read moresister had the pot roast which was absolutely delicious. I had the infamous chicken fried steak which I found, unfortunately, not as good as reported by others. It was not the expected crispy fried deliciousness but instead was flat and tasted floury like it had not cooked out. We did get dessert to go, sister had the coconut cream pie, which again was delicious. I had the apple cobbler which I found to be soggy and inedible for me. So she hit the jackpot that evening and I was left disappointed. I should have gone with my first instinct which was the fish... I may have really enjoyed it but who knows.

we heard they were pretty good and that they had a ding room. Not quite. They have a patio off to…read morethe side with tables/chairs. I'm giving 3 for the food. Anyway, my hamburger was quite good. We're from tenderloin sandwich country where the loin is pounded thin and hangs out the bun. not here. see pix. he was gravely disappointed. the wait is long. I'd say, from sitting in line & ordering, 20-45 minutes After you order. now we were entertained by a charming little girl who climbed into the order window to sell us pink cotton candy. hubby's a softy a gave her $4 for the sad looking sack. quite a while later she returned to reimburse him a couple bucks. he laffed and had her put it in the tip cup. Oh, life at the lake.

I can honestly say that this was the best cheeseburger that I've even eaten. I also got onion rings…read moreand a chocolate malt. They were equally as awesome. And how many places have malts??? My husband ordered the same thing and agreed. My PICKY 17 year old ordered a corn dog and LOVED it!!!

The food was really good and the restaurant was unusual. Seemingly in the middle of nowhere, but…read morepretty busy with locals. There's a billiard parlor upstairs and a large-ish bar in the back (I didn't go into either but could see them when we came in). The main dining area ran through the middle of the building. Very casual but menu all over the place ($110 tomahawk steak or a $12 Reuben sandwich). Good service, very laid-back, not at all pretentious. I think it would make a good candidate for diners, drive-ins, and dives, but I'm not sure they have a signature dish? Clear all the food was fresh, not frozen. I got the catfish with fried okra and french fries. Best catfish I've had in years. And the okra and twice fried French fries were outstanding. Would definitely go back!

I was really excited to try this restaurant so am now very sad to say that I can only give them…read morethree stars and I feel like that's being generous. Let's dig in... First I'll say that I had studied the menu posted on here and when we got there it has changed so I will post the updated menu. We started with the calamari. On the old menu it came with marinara, spinach and peppadew peppers. Sounded fantastic! New menu came with marinara and cherry peppers. Eh, not as exciting but we went ahead with it. What came out was so disappointing! There is a photo here on yelp of a ribeye steak with a basket of calamari in the background that looks really good. What we got was completely different. Pre-breaded frozen rings in a heavy, flavorless batter. They were greasy and there were no cherry peppers or garnish of any kind. The marinara was bleh and sweet. No amount of salt helped either the marinara or the calamari. The dish was in serious need of some acid to cut through all the grease, batter and sweet marinara so I asked for some lemon wedges. They were out of lemons. Next should have been the salad but it came out with the meal instead. That always irks me. Anyway I had gone with the wedge because photos of the house and caesar salads looked pretty boring. The wedge was delicious. A little bit more dressing would have been great but the blue cheese crumbles, jam and tomatoes were on point and the lettuce was crisp and refreshing. Then the entree. Old menu had a 16 oz ribeye for $40, now they offer a 14 oz for $50. Again, I went ahead with it. The farm-to-table beef was what brought us in. I ordered medium rare and felt like it was just barely there, maybe that was just tonight or maybe that's how they always do it, IDK. It was tender, juicy and had great beef flavor, the rancher that raised it did a great job. The cook? Not so much. It needed salt, in fact I don't think there was any seasoning on it at all from the kitchen. I'm a steak purist but a little salt and pepper go a long way and a pat of butter on top really sets it off. Some of the photos here on yelp show beautiful steaks with butter and chives on top. This was just steak. Excellent quality, poor execution. Now let's talk about the side dish. The menu said "roasted corn with bacon, onions, cream and parmesan". Sounds fantastic, right? I can see an image of it in my head and almost taste it! What I got though was absolutely gross and they should have been embarrassed to serve. I guess it was canned corn because frozen should have tasted fresher. It was NOT roasted. The kernels were tough and starchy like field corn, not sweet corn. There were no onions and no parmesan but it was floating in some milk or half and half, I couldn't tell which. Not cream. And it had some bacon in there which was what I picked out and ate because it was the only edible part of the dish. Last was dessert. I was dying to try the ooey gooey butter cake but alas, that was on the old menu, not this one. So we settled for carrot cake. It was a big serving and it tasted fine but it was just a standard bakery cake. It was garnished with whipped cream and caramel which I felt was out of place but hubby liked. The cream cheese frosting was good and there was lots of carrot and raisins in it. Overall the entire meal was just a big "miss" for both of us. Our server was nice and the rest of the staff as well. The place was nicely decorated and had a great deck out back. But when we heard farm-to-table beef I guess we envisioned more than grocery store frozen calamari, nasty corn and basic bakery cake. Even the steak although of excellent quality was lacking, due to under seasoning and under cooking it. The entire experience was just a big disappointment unfortunately. I hope it was an off night for them but we won't be back to find out.

Excellent, will be back. Burger was great, my son had wrap and we we're both very happy.read more

Update! I just found out they did not want our group there for a fundraiser even though we offered…read morea guaranteed sale. I can't support anyone who doesn't support local charity. It was a benefit for Second Chance Pet Rescue. Original: It was decent food and good atmosphere. A little noisy but ok. The burger was good but bun was hard so I only ate the meat. My friend got the catfish and said it was ok it had a lot of breading that was kind of hard but the fish was good. Prices weren't bad.

Been going to this Restaurant for over 25 yrs. I love this…read morerestaurant, the food & the owners. If you haven't been here you are MISSING OUT! Delicious home cooked food & great desserts.

What an amazing little gem in the middle of northeast Oklahoma. The food is off the charts with…read morethe most incredible yams I have ever eaten. The wait staff is very friendly and attentive. You can always ask for another plate and go back for more.

We went for all you can eat shrimp and crab. It was unbelievably good. We enjoyed sitting along the…read morelake enjoying our meal and the view. Our waitress was attentive and proactive. It was a fantastic experience.

Just an update. No live music today but the views were still spectacular. We did find out where…read morethe courtesy docks were and where, if you have a larger boat, you could dock. We seem to be working through the "hand held" menu. So far we've tried the burger, the Yard Bird, and today, the Philly sandwich and the Ruben. Loved the sandwiches today. Fries were still good! Our server, while good, was hilarious (and not sure he meant to be). When asked if they had beer on tap, he responded with "That's from the hose, right?" So, there's no beer on tap, but they do have three or four Marshall's and Coop's F-5 (in cans). The Blind Swine Limeade is super good! We were told that they are going to try to stay open as long as possible this season, bringing in heaters as needed. I know that they've got music planned for the next four Saturday nights. Great lake-side dining place!

I've had Great service and food both times I've been here. Love having more options with the…read moreupdated menu.

Best food we had on our Route 66 trip. Cold AC, colder beer, and amazing food. Service was…read moreawesome as well