Meme’s D.O.C. — Restaurant in Amarillo

I always enjoy coming here. I've only had one or two less impressive experiences and all the rest have been wonderful. They had one waitress that wasn't that great and sat and played on her phone the whole time I was in there instead of checking in with me to see if I needed anything. I rarely need anything. I'm usually pretty low-maintenance. But I think I wanted some water or ketchup or something simple like that and I never could get her attention. All the rest of the waitresses I've had and I've been coming in here for a year or so, have been very good and very friendly. I had one meal that tasted like cafeteria food but all the rest have been very good. Their breakfast special is excellent. I think it lasts till 10:30 a.m. and is around $7 for eggs, meat, choice of bread or biscuits and even includes coffee. It's been really good every time I've had it which has been several times. I'm not a big hashbrown potato fan but there is were so wonderfully crispy that they were the best I've had since I've been in Amarillo. I wouldn't hesitate to order them again . Their chicken fried steak was one of the best I've ever had. I even got brave and tried the calf fries once and they were really good. I got a Steak & shrimp special one evening which was fine. They always have a lunch special that is 11 to 2 or 3, I don't remember the ending time. I like the Ambiance also. It's an old A & W Drive-In. During the pandemic they will even run your food out to you if you call them on your cell phone to order it. They probably did that other times also but I didn't notice it until the last time I was there. I just prefer to eat inside. Oh yes, and their desserts are always homemade and delicious. I especially love their pecan pie which is a lot like...

I have this thing where when I visit a joint for breakfast, I have to first try their chilaquiles and if they don’t serve them, then their chicken fried steak and eggs. It was a CFS kind of morning. The decor is odd, sort of Grandma meets Munsters. It’s a dive, a diner, located on the west end of Historic 6th Street. Service was great. A chicken fry needs to 1) be fork tender 2) have good gravy 3) have enough gravy 4) have the right crust to meat ratio and 5) make you want to come back and eat it again. This one is fork tender. Batter is seasoned well. Excellent gravy and enough of it. Good crust to meat ratio but … the meat had a beefy taste that was not my favorite. The eggs were scrambled and decent, the hash browns not crispy but still flavorful but I tell you what, I got the biscuits and gravy and that was the star of the show. Homemade biscuits with tasty gravy. I’ll go back just for that. One thing threw me—- they lay the steak on the gravy. It still works but I like it on top, lol. Look, if you go in eyes wide open, wanting volume and nostalgic food, good service, easy-in and easy out, you’re gonna...

I've been here several times since they opened and most of the time I've got an excellent food and service but the last two times have been more of a disappointment. The fish was excellent, the chicken fried steak was one of the best I've ever had, I love their soups, the pecan pie was as good as my mother's, the calf fries we're very good and many other things but I had the hamburger steak with mashed potatoes yesterday and even though they weren't very busy the food was not hot when it arrived and tastes more like cafeteria food. They have a great breakfast and their breakfast special is especially good if you get there by 10 a.m. I think it's only $6.99 if I remember right. The lunch special is a great price and that's what I got yesterday that was a disappointment but I've had the pork chop lunch special and a couple of others that were very very good. Most of time I've had excellent servers who were on the run the whole time I was there making sure their customers were taking care of but one time there was a new girl who just sat and played on her phone the whole time I was there. Oh, and they have...