Hurley House Cafe — Restaurant in Hazen

Update 07/24/23 Visited for lunch on a Saturday and was extremely disappointed. Aside from me, there were only a couple other tables, but it took nearly a half hour before I got my drink and my order taken. Then it took another half hour before my food arrived. Had plans that day and was expecting quicker service. That alone would of been just a minor inconvenience and nothing to complain about, but apparently they hadn't received their food shipment and therefore were out of a lot of things. This too wouldn't be an issue, except the waitress didn't bother telling me about this. I ordered a cheeseburger special with all the usual toppings, and when my food arrived, all the burger had was cheese and a tiny bit of shredded lettuce on it. The amount of fries was small as well, barely covering the plate. I immediately asked the waitress where the rest of the burger was, tomatoes, pickles, onion. The waitress replied they were out of these things. Why wasn't I told of this to begin with? The waitress specifically asked me if I wanted these things on the burger. I would of gladly ordered something else if they were out. The burger itself was good, no complaints to the cook.

As it is, I will be avoiding this place for awhile, maybe come back in a few months to see if things improve. But in the meantime, there are plenty of other places around the area I've been wanting to try.

Excellent food and service. I try to stop by whenever I'm...

The online reviews were why I drove two miles from I-40 to eat breakfast here. I'm an Arkansas native and have lived in the area as well.

The omelet and hashbrowns were very good, and the coffee too, although they use Coffeemate instead of creamer or half & half, which is odd for any diner or coffee shop.

The service was both friendly and prompt.

The building was a frightful dive. The seat I took had to be swapped with the one beside it, as the vinyl was ripped across and a 2-inch wide gap was opened. The table had crumbs on it from where the condiments caddy had sat, showing it had not been cleaned off properly for some time. The floor beside me had a 1"-2: rift in it running all the way across the front room in front of the stove from subsidence of the building. It was actually a trip hazard. The window sill beside me was weathered on the outside to the point the wood had rotted out and was deeply gouged from rain. The ceiling was flocked and covered in a thick black buildup of dust and/or escaped insulation from the large vents overhead. It was altogether baffling how the owners could care so much about the customers but stubbornly refuse to make such simple maintenance effort.

It made one worry what the kitchen might look like and pretty much guaranteed health inspection in Prairie...

BLT was adequate but unremarkable. Had to ask for mayo. For $7.79 you get two pieces of lightly toasted bread, 4 slices of bacon, a bit of lettuce & some tiny slices of tomatoe. No sides. The fried pie was excellent and well worth the $3.19 but they only had apple, coconut, and cherry. I like coconut but would have gone for lemon or blackberry if they had them. They have them on the board but not made. Also they were out of icecream. In this heat some icecream would have been nice. The sweat tea was a little bland and not near enough sugar for southern sweet tea. For $2.79 they could add another bag to the pot and a little more sugar. The servers were nice enough but you have to ask for refills, you have to ask for condiments, and I had to ask about ordering pie when I mentioned that I would want some when I came in. I came in a little after noon and it looked like they were getting ready to close up shop and prioritizing that over serving. Over all it was adaquate but not great. The pie was the best part but not as good as it could have been. While nothing was BAD nothing was really good outside the pie which had limited options and no accompanig icecream. I would not drive an hour to go to this place again. There are plenty of other options worth trying in the area...