For locals, this may be a weird location to go for breakfast/lunch. On Decatur between Hacienda and Russell, it's a relatively industrial area. I went because I have been craving chicken fried steak, and this place popped up on yelp. I book marked it and visited when in the area.
Close to the strip, so compared to the hotels, the prices here are really favorable.
I ordered the chicken fried steak ($10.50)-came with choice of 3 eggs (soft scrambled), potatoes (hash browns), and toast (biscuit). The gravy was creamy, thick and included not only ground sausage but bacon pieces (my waitress told me about the bacon-had she not, I'm not sure the taste was noticeable). The hash browns looked perfect (I was trying to assess whether fresh potatoes or from bag/processed-I couldn't figure it out for sure). The crust was perfectly fried and the flavor of the chicken fried steak was pretty good. The eggs did not have a lot of flavor and assumed it was carton/processed scrambled eggs.
The Pros:
- value (good/large portions for the price).
- the owner and staff are very friendly and communicative.
- I ordered, literally, before I sat down in the chair at the table, food came out fresh and hot, 10 minutes later
The Cons:
- the parking lot is busy/full on weekdays - little strip mall with at least 6 other businesses
- wait time can be unexpected. I went on a weekday at 11:45ish, and the wait was 15-20 minutes-the est. was right on
- the atmosphere is not great. I think overall, it felt a bit dirty.
- I sat by the kitchen door and later (after I ate half of my meal) noticed that the shelves had a lot of cans (tomatoes, beans?) and boxes (biscuit mix). I prefer when I go out to eat minimally processed/fresh/scratch made food. I can use pantry items and boxed bake mixes myself. I wondered more about how scratch made my meal was-this may seem kind of nit picky, but when you go to small mom/pop places, I think it is more likely/expected.
Overall, my visit was OK. Would I return, maybe, but only if close by. I also would have to consider the time/day as I gather (based on other reviews), the wait time can be long.