Lakeshore Diner — Restaurant in Birmingham

I have been wanting to try this place since they opened and finally was able to stop by for lunch today. When I walked in, I was greeted with a warm welcome. The inside of the restaurant was very clean. I ordered the fried chicken, mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, and a roll. Unfortunately, I was not really impressed. The fried chicken was moist, but it did not have a taste or flavor to it. The mashed potatoes were bland and the gravy was watery. The sweet potato casserole was not very sweet and quite bland also. However, the roll was pretty good. It was slightly crispy on the outside and moist and buttery on the inside. I also grabbed one of their slices of pecan pie for dessert. My boyfriend and I both agreed it was not sweet enough and did not really care for that either. I will say the prices are pretty reasonable. I paid around $16 for everything. I really did want to like this place and I have always enjoyed meat and three type restaurants, but unfortunately their food is...

Website shows options they apparently stopped doing. Exclusively had scrambled eggs (which were cold), biscuits (which were hard), grits (which were extremely watery) and sausage or bacon (which were cold and hard). When I asked for an omelet (which I had seen on the website) they coldly said they don’t do those now, or any variation of eggs other than the scrambled, and hurried me in ordering when no one else was in...

I've been waiting to try this restaurant! However, I'm sorry... I won't be back. Atmosphere and customer service was awesome! The food, not so much. I ordered hamburger steak/ gravy and beef tips/ rice and gravy were delish! But the sides: carrots, macaroni, cabbage, green beans, lima beans all tasted like they were poured straight from the can and unseasoned. I wasted my money and my...