Quaint hometown hole in the wall. Come in grab a seat. We ordered a blt, chicken and waffles, and a kids mini corn dogs with mac and cheese. Everything simple nothing fancy here. And everyone cleaned their plates. Service was fast and friendly. Only thing I have to say is when you have a place like this all kitschy, it need to be dusted. read more

It was fine. Small town cafe that serves alot of pre-made frozen foods. Stuff they actually make in house was pretty good. Overall, won't return. read more

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Came here with the family since my family members said this place was delicious. I gotta be honest this was only a mediocre experience. I got the jalapeno pork chop with Mac and cheese and fried okra. The pork chop and okra was good except the pork chop was mostly bone. The Mac and cheese was probably a 3-4/10 for me since it wasn't overly cheesy and the first few bites were not hot. The waitress was very nice and answered all of our questions. Overall I don't know if I would drive out of my way to come here again. read more

Nothing special here charge me $2more than the price on menu and food was not that good I never go back I ask about the price difference and she said oh the prices have changed we just haven't changed or menus read more

Had dinner there tonight. The large chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes and red beans were great. The rolls and sweet tea were very good as well. The service was great and they had live music. I think they may have live music on Friday evening's. I recommend The Daily Special if you are in the mood for a good home cooked style meal. I will be back read more

The fish basket at The Daily Special Café was a joke. My wife and I both ordered it, and it had absolutely no flavor -- just some fried nothing on a plate. No seasoning, no taste, just bland and boring. And the kicker? We paid $21 for it. For that price, I expected at least a hint of flavor, not something that tastes like they dipped cardboard in grease. If this is their "daily special," the only thing special is how fast I'll never come back. read more

I'm honestly surprised I haven't left a review for this place yet.... It may be because I don't want too many people there when I go ;) The food is so tasty. Kids love the Chicken and Waffle. Pancakes are fluffy and delicious. I can't get enough of the Jalapeño infused Pork Chop. The sides are great. The CFS is huge and delicious. Great service and cozy little place to sit back and enjoy. We go here every meal when we are close by and have never been disappointed. read more

Chicken fried steak and service was great. Spinach was also great. Lots of deserts to choose from as well read more

The Daily Special Cafe - Chicken Fried Steak - American Near Me - Alvarado, Texas

Food was so good !!! Sweet tea was great, service was amazing. I got the coconut shrimp and I thought it was great. I recommend trying this little cafe 10/10! read more

The Daily Special Cafe - Chicken fried steak Loaded Baked Potato - American Near Me - Alvarado, Texas

Dirty restrooms. Salad consisted of iceberg lettuce with 1/2 slice of a tomato. Beef and noodles, I would say were not homemade. I am guessing frozen. Not good tasting. Waitress took dirty exterior door mat outside, came back indoors. I never saw her wash her hands but continued to serve people. We try to support local businesses when we travel but they have to at minimum be clean. read more

Not bad if you're not picky. Being a resident of Alvarado you're held hostage to chain fast food restaurants. This is one of the only non chain establishments in town. Is it food worth going out of your way for? No, but it's better than chain Pizza or burgers. 3 stars for the friendly staff that makes you feel at home. read more

What a crazy day. Spent all day at the Renaissance Festival. Get to the hotel, which is great, but the water is off because of a main break. No problem, rest a minute and then go eat. I always look for the place the locals go, and this is it! This is the place the girl at the hotel recommended. The waitress was SO nice and friendly. We got our tea, and she told us the water was off here too. Bummer! Mikey got chicken fry, and I had to try the special. Grilled marinated jalapeño pork chop! And throw in some corn nuggets and fried squash! Well, of course it was delicious! People tend to cook pork longer to make sure it's "safe" to eat, but it was still moist and tender. I enjoyed it. Next? Dessert! Mike had the chocolate meringue pie, while I went for the pecan cobbler! Winner! We are both stuffed now. Back to the hotel. It's nap time! read more

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The cook Miss Maria!!! The service from the awesome waitresses!!! I luv the down home feel and the warm friendly faithful regulars that I interact with on a daily special (pun intended). Cook fresh to order and served up hot. In my pic below I didn't have room to show my eggs over medium on a bed of grits. read more

The Daily Special Cafe - Jalapeño pork chops, home fries, tomatoes slices and pancakes with butter. - American Near Me - Alvarado, Texas

I always go to this restaurant when in town for business. The food is good and the service has always been friendly. But I have to draw the line here. While visiting last time, the waitress was helping another customer who had a cut on his finger. He was bleeding while sitting at a table. She cleaned his cut, and bandaged his wound. We watched her carefully, and she never went to wash her hands. She started filling glasses with ice and serving drinks to other customers. She never wiped or cleaned the table where the man was sitting either. Absolutely disgusting and a danger to public health. Blood born pathogens! We got up and left. Never again! read more

Popped in for dinner to this hidden gem! Meatloaf Monday night dinner special is so full of flavor. And by the looks of photos shared on Google we of course had to get the chicken fried steak. We shared the 4 veggie sides corn nuggets, fried squash, mashed potatoes & yesss the fried okra. They were out of rolls so toast was substituted & a very great substitute tasted more like an upgrade but now just has us intrigued to get a taste of the rolls!!! We'll definitely be returning for many other menu items... catfish for sure & will make sure to save room for dessert & already making plans to try out breakfast menu items is a must! Oooh & the sweet tea... my oh my... refreshing!!! Such great positive vibes felt from the moment we walked in & were in ultimate shock when we were told our bill had been paid. Such a blessing. Prayers & thanks to the kind hearted soul of a stranger that gifted us with an awesome meal tonight! read more

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This is my breakfast stop almost every Monday. Absolutely love the food. The friendliness of staff and other customers is a breath of fresh air. read more

We found this great little place on the way home from Dallas. Service was a little slow but understandable due to shortage on staff. Food was great and our waitress was very friendly. read more

The Daily Special Cafe - Chicken waffles 2 eggs - American Near Me - Alvarado, Texas

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Great little spot for a quick, affordable, delicious breakfast. Love a small diner with good breakfast.

We were in town staying at the Comfort Inn for a Saturday night wedding and found this place on Yelp!. We found it funny that we were at the "Daily Special" on Saturday when there wasn't a special. We enjoyed our food and the service and decided that we would return. We were only here for one evening and one morning and ate here twice and would recommend it 100%. This is one of those places you follow the locals because they know what's good. They turn tables quick but service is great. I wish we had taken pictures. read more

Great food and great service!! We'll be back next time we're in the area. Our waitress was wonderful.

My colleague and I stopped in for breakfast today after reading these mostly positive reviews. We were told to sit wherever and asked for a drink order pretty quickly. About 10 minutes passed by and no drinks came. The waitstaff were in the prep area discussing their schedule for the week and their weekend plans. Our waitress and I made eye contact several times without any notice from her to bring drinks and take a food order. We eventually got up and left. read more

Today was our 3rd and last time going to the Daily Special. Upon arriving we were able to choose from many empty tables. The Diner was semi busy but they seemed to have plenty help on hand. We were finally given menus after a 10 minute wait and then ignored while I watched the waitress take orders of tables that came in way after us. When we finally put our order in we thought our long wait times were over. We had ordered 2 hamburgers nothing that should take too long. Then we watched as everyone around us got their food, then many finished their food, paid their bills and left. Finally in frustration I asked about our order and she said she go and check on it. Another 10 minutes go by and she finally served us with not one "I'm sorry " The food was OK but the service left a very bad taste in our mouths. read more

Reasonable prices and huge portions. Very clean restaurant and restrooms. We had the chicken fried chicken sandwiches with onion rings. Very friendly and attentive staff. Will keep on our list of restaurants for next time we're in the area. read more

Good ole food. As close as you can get to a old fashioned "eatin' joint". Not fancy, but decent quality and always friendly. Every day has a different special - chicken and dumpling, stew, meatloaf, etc. - you get the idea. read more

Food was pretty decent and the waitress are really nice. Unfortunately the owner is a DOUCHE BAG! Charged for two drinks at 2.99 each for an Arnold Palmer. When I asked why I was paying for two drinks when I only had one he got very rude and told me to just pay! Well if you can avoid him and don't mind being ripped off give it a try. read more

Stopped because of good reviews we will have to agree to disagree not happy. The tea tasted sour side salad lettuce was old and rusty looking my liver and onions were fried with batter instead of grilled who does that in Texas!? My fried okra was good. Hubby said chicken fried steak had no flavor. He said green beans and mashed potatoes were ok not great. Price would have been great if it had been good! Nice waitress clean place. read more

Worst place I have ever been to slow service rude waitress and terrible food! Dirty eating area ! Avoid

Stopped on our way to DFW for breakfast. The smoked bacon was fabulous, hash browns were great and eggs just as ordered. Fast friendly service. Other customers were friendly as well, just a ray of sunshine. Highly recommend stopping in and supporting this local diner. read more

Dinner took about 40 minites to get. With 2 other tables in the restaurant. Server didnt seem to know much about the menu options, but was very nice. Perhaps more training is necessary. Ordered the buffalo burger. No buffalo sauce. Chili cheese fries were mediocre. I have been here plenty of times for breakfast and was never disappointed. Dont believe i will be coming back for dinner. read more

Superb Chicken Fried Steak and excellent chicken and dumplings is all i have eaten here but i will be back to eat here again in a few days. Great sweet tea and solid service. 2 thumbs up! read more

OMG! My love and I were hungry and we had a long drive ahead of us, so I searched Yelp and found The Daily Special Cafe. Hey, local is usually better than the chains, so we gave them a shot. We both had Chicken Fried Steak. Tori (probably the nicest person in Alvarado) was very attentive to our every need. Long story short, the food was great, the service was even better, and the all around atmosphere was cool. We're definitely coming back. Hopefully soon! Thanks Tori, and The Daily Special Cafe. read more

The cutest place ! The food was great. Atmosphere calm and relaxing and we will definitely be back.

We are from out of town. Oregon to be exact. This was the first BBQ place we tried while here in Texas and it was the best choice we made. Absolutely amazing and kind hearted service. And even better food. I don't even know if we will go anywhere else! Me being pregnant and picky right now it's hard for me to find food I like all around and this place made me unbelievably happy! I highly recommend! read more

Great find today. Best meal I've had on the road in at least a month. Special today was Catfish. Price is right too. I will be back. read more

This is the best breakfast restaurant in the area, lunch is great too, and the food servings are awesome. Get your breakfast with biscuits and gravy (included). Had a 3 egg western omelet, comes with grits or a generous portion of crispy hash browns,toast or biscuits, all for $5.99, coffee is good too. The lunch special is around 50 cents to a dollar more. I very rarely give anyone 5 stars but on top of getting a great meal, the service was the best, ambiance is fair for a local restaurant. read more

Quaint little cafe with friendly staff. Only a few customers on a Sunday morning. Some seemed to be regulars. Coffee was smooth and hot. Breakfast was tasty. read more

The Daily Special Cafe - When you walk in, it looks like you order at counter but you take a seat and order from menu. - American Near Me - Alvarado, Texas

i have been eating here for at least 4 years. Most of the time food and service is really good. We have never had a problem with eating breakfast. there. I had the vegetables a few times and never good. Today I ordered corn and it tasted like came out a can and microwaved. The fries were not good either. They must have changed suppliers. The waitress took my drink order and brought it. Took my food order and brought it and never came back. Sat there with a empty glass for 15 minutes and never got a refill. read more

I would have given this place 2 stars except for the sweet server. I ordered a grilled chicken mushroom Swiss "burger" (I was charged $2 up charge for the meat substitution, the mushrooms were canned, the "swiss" was fake, the chicken was over cooked, the bread and grilled onions were delicious). When I asked whether the sides were house made or frozen (fries, onion rings, chips) all were frozen. My husband had the daily special of meatloaf (dry, little flavor), black-eyed peas (okay) and mashed potatoes (yummy and real) with brown gravy (from a can). Overall, an uninspiring visit and I would never come back. read more

We have eaten here a couple of times .The last was on 05/05/2016. I had the large Chicken fried steak with double fries the wife had small with mashed potatoes and fried squash The waitress was off her game but think there may have been a crowd before we got here so overlooked that As usual the meal was really good and not a bit disappointed. The price is high in my opinion even for the area but everyone else charges about the same . Breakfast is good here as well read more

This is my favorite type of cafe. The small town vibe where locals get together in their family/friend groups every weekend to eat and catch up. It reminded me a lot of my favorite diner from back home. The food was good & the service was really friendly. read more