Wow. We used to come here often, very often, but since one opened in Mooresville we haven't been by this location in quite a while. Sadly, our recent visit was not good in any way.
We arrived before the Friday lunch crowd and promptly stopped in the restroom to wash our hands after our playground adventures. The restroom was disgusting. Counter top soaked, paper towels overflowing the trashcan, toilets....gag. Mildew-y plunger was a lovely touch. It gives the restroom that Frat House feel I'm sure the kids from neighboring Davidson College greatly appreciate.
After washing off the playground dirt (and restroom funk) we proceeded to order a french dip, Savannah salad, and two PB&J kid's meals. The salad was good, though one piece of the chicken was an odd gray color and texture. The PB&J woulda been hard to screw up. The kicker was the side of mashed potatoes & gravy. My son's potatoes were like kindergarten paste. Totally inedible even w/added gravy. Then there was the French Dip. 90% bread, 10% cool meat. Not hot. Not warm. Cool. To quote Clara Peller: "WHERE'S THE BEEF?" The Mooresville location always manages to provide a well balanced bread to meat ratio...not a heaping portion that falls apart, but enough HOT roast beef to get a satisfying taste w/each bite. This time around, I literally had bites of nothing but bread.
If the server had not been nice and the dining room very clean, the food would rate just one star.