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On the positive side, the place has a welcoming exterior with a small area for patio dining. It is easy to find in Matthews Festival, close to the Home Depot and Texas Roadhouse. The interior decor is pretty standard, nothing stood out one way or the other. They serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner all day! Any place that serves breakfast all day always gets one star just for that as I am a night person.
When we were seated I noticed the table was not clean and there was some food caked on. I asked for the table to be wiped down again. However, it was still sticky whenever I put my arms or hands on the table.
We were looking forward to the chicken and waffles with the strawberry butter. My son ordered this to try and I ordered one of the egg breakfasts and upgraded my side to corn beef hash. I also ordered the Cheesiest Grits.
The waitress was a bit of a character. She did not seem super knowledgeable about the menu.
Plates and utensils were placed down. The utensils were in a wax paper like wrapping - only a fork and knife (no spoon). When my tea arrived, there was food caked on the plate with the teapot (see photo). Also one of my two napkins had food on it (see photo). I was very apprehensive to eat with concerns about cleanliness.
Now for the food. The homemade corn beef hash is potatoes and meat (no onions, peppers etc.) I like it like that but it was pretty tasteless. The Cheesiest Grits were disappointing - plain, unflavored grits with a thin layer of melted cheese on top (see both photos). I was expecting cheese flavored grits with cheese inside as well. I was never brought over a spoon with the grits and had to ask for one. No butter was brought over with the toast.
The waffles were nice and fluffy, the strawberry butter is very subtle, in a good way as to not overpower the dish. The waffles come with "signature sweet and spicy sauce". Our jaws dropped when the waitress came over with a bowl, asked us to hand her the hot sauce on the table, and squeezed some hot sauce in the bowl and mixed in regular pancake syrup! (See photo) I think it would be better for them to do this in the back and leave the "signature" recipe to our imaginations. The chicken was very bony, very salty. I was expecting more of a honey flavoring for some reason that would go better with breakfast. The crunchy coating was unremarkable.
The waitress at one point came to our table and motioned with her hands. We had no idea what she was indicating but then she told us to hand her our plates. She did not ask if we were done. We were, but she should have confirmed. We were asked several times if needed anything so she was attentive, just a bit unconventional.
The chicken & waffles were almost $16, definitely not worth the price tag. I used the Ladies Room on my way out as I had to wash my hands from the sticky table. The restroom could have used some cleaning, would grade it a B- as I have seen much worse.
To top it off, it was Mother's Day. We came at a non-busy hour and two girls were at the host station with no other customers to attend. They were giving out flowers to mothers and I wanted to see if they offered me one. It was pretty obvious I was a mom, and although they DID thank us for coming and bid us a nice day, a flower was not offered. I know I could have asked or taken one, but I wanted to see if they did so.
I am glad to see others had a more positive experience, but I felt the establishment was not clean, the food and service were neutral. I went with higher expectations but unfortunately will not be dining here again.
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