Connie's Corner — Restaurant in Grant District

I live in town, so it's a family favorite. It's one of those spots that closes early and is usually filled with a few locals, mostly seniors.

Typically, every table will grant you a smile and a nod. At times, the owner is there and will share a word. The wait staff is always accommodating as well. We've never had a poor attitude, lackluster service, or negative experience. Sometimes, I don't like the corn, or vegetable of the day, but the country fried steak, seasoned fries, and mashed potatoes (white, sausage gravy on all of it) is the perfect dish. My wife enjoys several others (turkey dinner, fish and chips, cod dinner, liver and mushrooms, beefsteak with mushrooms)

Their pies are great, too! My mother in law and wife enjoy the apple, but I prefer the graham and butterscotch.

They often host a raffle, fund raiser, or gift collection for a local issue or for our veterans.

PLUS, they have to go orders if you feel like staying home.

I honestly have nothing negative to say of Connie's. Having moved to Chester just a few years ago, it was nice to feel welcomed and to have a warm, wonderful place to have as a default "go-to" right down the street.

Give them a try, and tell them...

The parking is a little scarce. As we entered the restaurant the woman said sit down anywhere but we only saw 2 dirty tables. Then another woman pointed to a booth in the back. Our waitress took our order in a timely manner, but she wasn’t very attentive or friendly. It was breakfast time and I ordered a breakfast burrito. It was good but my hash browns were only room temperature. It did have a good amount of sausage in it but if it were up to me I’d put less meat and more egg and cheese as there wasn’t very much. It did come with a side of sour cream which was a plus. The coffee was nice and hot. I want to add a very nice older woman helped us with a box and was very kind and extremely pleasant. If she took our order I’m sure our experience would have been much nicer as our waitress just seemed miserable. As a went to ring out I waited approximately 5 minutes while no one came until another woman came to the register also wanting to pay. She knew her by name so I’m guessing they only want the locals here. And before I was even done signing my check she was ringing the other lady out on top of me. So unprofessional. To many unfriendly people at this...

This is the type of food your mother fixes. This is the best restaurant I’ve ever been to. A lot of the time you will see the owner in there... that says a lot. Their sirloin tips are better than a $50 kris’s Steak. Their salad is fresh. The place is almost always full... not many small restaurants can say that nowadays. Very relaxed atmosphere. The waitresses and everyone is very polite, not in a fake way. Very good group of people. You get a lot of good... if not some of the best food anywhere , for a cheap price. You can tell the owner spends s lot of time running it. It doesn’t get better than this. I would say this is a work of art.. the way the owner has the whole place operating. The waitresses flocked to our table when we sat down. If one would have forgot something 2 others were there for backup! Birds of a feather flock together. The type of people working there and the type of people going there makes it a very comfortable atmosphere. It’s a...