Dixie Diner — Restaurant in Laurel Park

Stopping in at this diner was definitely worth our time. This place was so close to a five! They fell short in a couple places though. Upon pulling up to this nondescript diner location the parking is tough. Definitely not a place for the drivers ed car to try to navigate. I drive like a pro so you already know that I made my way to the spot. Going in this place is like being in a time capsule from 1985 when Marty McFly was traveling in his Delorean. This seat-yourself diner is alive with energy from the kitchen. I suggest sitting at the bar to watch the cook in action. The coffee was hot and fresh. It has to be. They made 3 pots while I was sitting there, and was brewing up a 4th. The server was friendly and clearly overworked. She definitely earned her money. We ordered 2 sampler platters. If you're not hungry find something different to order. This was like eating a food challenge.

IN THIS CORNER WEIGHING IN AT 283 POUNDS WE HAVE RYAN! IN THIS CORNER COMING IN AT 2000 CALORIES WE HAVE THE SAMPLER!!

Only 1 of us was coming out as the victor. Upon receiving my 2 PLATES WORTH OF FOOD, I realized I had a fight ahead of me. I started with the biscuits and gravy. The sausage added a decent flavor but needed some salt. A dash of salt and the 1 biscuit the size of the plate was in my belly. The fluffy biscuit stood no chance. The grits were next. A nice big piece of buttery delight hit the mound of grits and got stopped by the protective layer on the top. Grit fans you know what I'm talking about. I mixed in my butter. A dash of salt and pepper and in as few bites as possible, I devoured the ground corn goodness. On to the bacon. I like my bacon crispy but not burned. The fat rendered out like a high quality duck breast. This missed the mark. It was wet and floppy and not what I was wanting. However, I understand that you may like it that way. If thats the case WRITE YOUR OWN REVIEWS!!! Kidding! Variety is the spice of life. Because I'm not a fan of wasting food, I did eat all of my sad bacon strips like a big boy. The made to order eggs were next. Over medium not quite. They were over easy. I'm a yolk fan anyways so I smashed it open and ate the gooey deliciousness. The country ham is not something that I get down with yet. Only living in NC for 21 years, I'm not quite there yet. I understand its supposed to be salty. Its salt cured. It brought tears to my eyes it was so salty. My tears were not as salty as this ham. There was also sausage included but I dont eat sausage on it's own but my fiancee said it was better than the place we went to yesterday. Oh the home fries...what happened to you? Was the cook mad at you when he was making you? Did you desire to go and become vodka, and he stopped you to become home fries. Did he hold a grudge while he cooked you up? He overcooked you so badly a fork wouldn't break you. The color on your skin was that of a lump of coal for your stocking. Sad day to be a potato at the Dixie Diner. The scrambled eggs were much better than at the place that I reviewed yesterday. The restaurant with Scrambled in its name.

The atmosphere isn't anything special. Its just a restaurant.

The staff was friendly but overworked.

It did appear to be clean.

Overall, I would highly recommend this place.

P.S. Try their homemade muffins. You wont be disappointed. Take a dozen home to your family and friends...the ones you like. Gift the home fries to your coworker that always...

The only reason this diner has a 4.5 star rating is because of the local loyalty. When you walk in, there is nothing to indicate that you seat yourself or wait for a server to seat you. After waiting a few minutes at the door, we had to ask a person seated by the door eating his breakfast if we got our own seats. He was kind enough to let us know you seat yourselves. We then found a table that didn't have people seated or dirty dishes on it, but it seated 6 people. We split the tables so others could get a table too, but then we got barked at by a sever that said she had a party of 12 coming in an hour, so we couldn't sit there! Nope, no reservation signs or anything on the tables to notify us of this. Then the same waitress says unapologetically to another table that they were out of clean knives, but here are some forks...??? I wanted to leave at this point, but instead we went to the other end of the restaurant to find a vacant table with dirty dishes and stacked them to the side so we could sit down. There are only 2 reasons this review is getting 2 stars. 1. Our server Kelly was very pleasant despite how busy they were. I understand busy, it was obvious they were, and with it must come patience. This is why you will not find any criticism on the amount of time it took for service. 2. The food was okay, but the biscuits were very tasty! Will I eat here again, probably not, but at least you'll know...

This used to be the best breakfast place in town hands down. Ever since the change in ownership this once great diner is now one of the worst in the area. We used to go here a couple times a month, have only gone twice in the past 2 years and was very disappointed each time. Both times we went under the new ownership and the owner (man) was there and you could tell by his demeanor that he just doesn't care. The quality of the food is subpar and honestly just gross. Couple that with an owner who has no clue what he's doing and this once fantastic diner is now the bottom of the barrel for the area. It's a shame and tragic what happened to the previous owner. At one time I would have recommended this place to everyone I know and have brought many friends here, now I'll actively tell people to avoid this place. It's truly a shame what happened to this once great diner.

Came back to adjust my review after reading the owners response to other negative reviews. It seems like his answer to every complaint about price is "maybe our employees should take a pay cut". It is absolutely absurd that an owner would speak like that publicly about their employees. I genuinely feel bad for anyone who is working there. The owners of this establishment need a serious reality check because they are hands down the worst in...