The Food was very delicious and the service was exceptionally nice…read more The atmosphere was a pleasant one.

Just damn good! Pork chops which are perfectly seasoned, the cabbage is awesome and it is fresh…read moreleaves. The mac and cheese is decent but not the best. Last but not least the corn bread is tasty!

My only complaint is that they don't have more side offerings for items they already have on the…read moremenu. Like I would've loved to order fried okra as a side and get a smaller portion that having to order the whole app just to have okra as a side. My only hang up was indeed not having more variety for sides, especially when they already have the item on their menu. Other than that, the food was fantastic, service was great, and it was a great experience. I did see some non-fried options, but YOLO. Definitely recommend the grits. Okra was perfectly cooked. I had the clam strips and they were delicious. Gator bites were tasty as well. Highly recommend everything I had and can't wait to explore more. Service was fast and very friendly. Checked in often and refilled consistently. Plenty of parking out front and easy to spot off 98. I've driven by it many times, so it was great to finally come in and try it.

We had a very good lunch here. We were traveling cross state to visit family for the holidays. Our…read moreusual lunch stop is now sadly closed, so we had to do a new search on Yelp. Found this restaurant as a convenient stop enroute. We entered right when they opened and there were already a few tables occupied. We were greeted by friendly Madison, our server, who could not have been cuter or nicer. The meal started out with warm biscuits and cinnamon butter. So good you could just eat these. We each chose a different fish dish from their lunch menu. Since they are named "catfish" country, I decided to get that. My husband ordered the cod. We chose the fish to be fried -- and they were lightly battered pieces and perfectly cooked. Each basket came with two sides. I got green beans and a baked potato. He had collards and cheesy grits. We both loved our fish choices. The only thing that I didn't care for were the green beans -- more like pole beans and peppery southern style (as in mushy). He thought his collards and grits were wonderful. I think we've found a new favorite place to stop mid-state.

Mama's! Ten stars! A joyous atmosphere shared among staff and customers. I never had better…read morefried chicken and the black eyed peas and grits are the stuff dreams are made of. Stop reading and go to Mama's. You can thank me later.

Wide selection of food and the staff has always been friendly yet informative on the menu. I would…read moredefinitely recommend trying this place out.

Food is always a hit and the family setting is awesome. Service has always been pretty good.read more

If you find yourself in Plant City or Lakeland and you haven't eaten in a day or two stop on in…read more This reminds me of Monell's and Arnolds in Nashville. First thing that I love is, both Fred's and Johnson's bbq next door are family owned and on the farmers market property. You're in Plant City as well, you know you're getting Florida fresh veggies and fruit!

Tonight we tried Fred's market in Lakeland. This was our first time there and let me tell you it…read morewill not be our last time there. It is a very big restaurant, could easily fit a couple of football teams. We were greeted and seated as soon as we walked in the restaurant. Our server Brendan was amazing. Super high energy, super friendly and super on point with refills and making sure that everything was good with us. Honestly, he really did make our dining experience a pleasure. Now onto the food. So many options. A long buffet of salad. A long buffet of hot foods and plenty of side dishes. Desserts Yum. I started off with the fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn casserole, macaroni and cheese, chicken and dumpling soup and a soft sweet roll. And that was just plate number one. I'm not gonna go over every single thing I ate, but let's just say I truly think that this place is a must go to for dinner, lunch or breakfast. We enjoyed our dinner so much tonight that we are actually going back again tomorrow to do this again. The menu rotates and changes daily so there's plenty of food options and it is all you can eat. So my advice is simple. Go to this restaurant and go hungry and be ready to meet some really nice people and have a really good time.

I loved it! How can anyone pass up a Southern buffet?! The place was clean and well run. They…read morewere constantly replenishing the food, so everything was fresh and tasty. It was my first time eating fried green tomatoes! They are a new favorite. Also loved the fried chicken, sautéed cabbage, the slimy okra, and rutabaga turnip. I will literally name it all. The ice cream was so cold and creamy but the strawberry shortcake was the nice sweet to end my meal. Thank you for a great meal

Anything less than a 5 star review on this place is blasphemes!! Blackburns is a staple of Eagle…read moreLake, not only do they serve up GREAT food but they have a SUPER FRIENDLY staff and a HARD WORKING owner! From a food truck to bustling restaurant, Blackburns has been cooking up some amazing smoked meals and helping the local community. We have been coming here for the past 5 years and have never been let down by our meal or experience and love the every changing decor inside! We have been lucky enough to taste everything on the menu at least once and there is a not a single thing we wouldn't have again and again! Again, there should not be anything less than 5 stars for this business and I dont believe a single one that is less than 5 stars! Dine in or Take out they got you covered!

I'm sorry but we just dis not see what the hype was. Business seems like it could be managed better…read moreright from the start. I don't mind a 1/2 hour wait as long as it is worth it. This was not. The pulled pork had no flavor. The brisket sandwich was super fatty, not moist. Brisket bark had some good smoke. The sides were very disappointing. The fries were frozen french fries and they tasted that way. The baked beans had some flavor and not too bad. The potato salad was prepackaged and tasted that way. And then the cornbread had zero flavor at all. I hate being that guy but from all the raves, I thought we had a "smokin" bbq joint in our backyard. The folks here were super nice. On with our search for a good, consistent BBQ place in this area.

If you are looking at eating here do the fried chicken first it's awesome I travel along the south…read morea bunch and it's one of the best I have had in a long time It's made to order so it's going to take a while but it's definitely worth it

On a business visit asked for a 'good local lunch place'. Small town - down town. The fried…read morechicken was REALLY good as was the chicken and dumplings. Small place, a little disorganized in set up, the kitchen is executing 110% on Southern home cooking. Waitstaff could be better but, hey, this a is main street diner, not the French Laundry. It's almost expected. The price? six stars for value. 3 of us were from out of state and remarked, "That's all it costs?" .

Decided to try out a new (to us) breakfast place we always pass! Defiantly seems very homey ran and…read moreservice was friendly. We waited a bit for a hostess to come and show us our table and nice we sat down there was crumbs everywhere on the table, you could tell she quickly wiped the seats and barely the table. No worries nothing a few extra napkins from our server couldn't fix. First let's start with my meal. Ordered 2 eggs, crispy hashbrowns, biscuit and piece of ham. Scrambled Eggs and biscuit was so fluffy and flavorful! Normally scrambled eggs are dry, but not these! Ham was fatty and hubby ate it. Hashbrowns were def crispy but served cold. Weird. I just slathered them in ketchup and all was solved! Oh! And I got a side of gravy and it was pretty good. Now for my husbands cinnamon roll pancakes.... HOLY SMOKES! They were SO FREAKING GOOD! I could never personally order them as they are VERY SWEET, but I sure as heck enjoyed a few bites of the ones he couldn't finish! Would we come back? I'm sure we will since it's close, but definitely don't sleep on those pancakes!

Service was good food was amazing and the place has that home town small town feel I will…read moredefinitely be back

If there is one type of restaurant I love is a good diner! Settled in a small strip center in…read moreBartow, the Broadway Diner was a suggestion of my BFF and his cousin. Richard was coming to Bartow to meet up with his cousin and do some antiquing. It was Sunday after church and none of us were on a schedule. We were told the wait was 10 minutes. We were seated in 15. Again, no schedule as I caught up with my BFF and got to know his cousin. We were seated and Cindy, our server immediately took our drink order. Simple waters, iced tea and coffee. The restaurant was busy and Cindy disappeared after our drink order was delivered. No worries, the conversation kept us busy and we wanted to take in the place. Our orders were taken; I had the Ruben, BFF had the skillet, and the cuz had a patty melt. I couldn't tell you how long as we were so enthralled in conversation. Both sammies were served with fries and cole slaw. I was so psyched upon the food arrival. The bread on my Ruben was crunchy, perfect amount of corned beef, sauerkraut, and 1000 island dressing, I devoured it! The crinkled fries were crispy and when I asked for honey mustard for dipping, it was brought out immediately! The patty melt looked equally amazing as did the skillet. I was told the biscuit my BFF ordered was fresh and tasted homemade. He could have eaten 5 more. When I write reviews, I am not in a rush. I am more about the experience than Cindy or any server trying to turn a table. Outside of hanging with my BFF and his cousin, it was so worth the 30+ mile drive! THANK YOU for a wonderful experience at your little diner.

The sausage patty has no flavor. I want yo be nice but it is unappealing and has no flavor. I just…read morewanted you to know that maybe you might consider.

I just love their fried gizzards! I get them every time I'm on that side of town. The staff is so…read morefriendly!

I wanted to try something in Lakeland before heading back to Tampa, so I decided to stop by this…read morespot. It's definitely a small, family run business, and they make everything to order, which is always a plus. I went with the fish combo, which came with two pieces of fish and two sides. I chose the fries and mac and cheese, and also added a side of hush puppies. Overall, the food was good. The fish was fresh and flavorful, the fries were seasoned well, and the hush puppies were a nice addition. The only thing I wasn't the biggest fan of was the mac and cheese. It reminded me a bit of KFC's mac and cheese, which just isn't my preference. All in all, it's a solid spot. If I'm ever back in the Lakeland area, I'd definitely stop by again to give the chicken a try.