Smith's Cafe — Restaurant in North Carolina

I'm not someone that likes giving a place 3 stars, but im just struggling with this place. I've eaten here multiple times in the past couple of years and it's OK on good days and kind of disappointing on bad days.

It's 100% classic southern cooking like a mom/grandma would make, served cafeteria style. This particular matriarchal figure is the kind that's been stuck at home with little access to the outside world in the form of new culinary experiences and has the captive audience of her husband and children who have little choice but to eat whatever she's been cooking for the last 20 years.

That would be fine if those staples were perfected, but I got a plate on the last visit where it didn't even appear the 2 porkchops on the plate had been cooked the same or at the same time. The fried okra had been fried to a crisp and the mashed potatoes were the only thing good enough to finish. To add insult to injury: it was a $12 meal with a drink. King's restaurant (2 locations in town) serves the same type food, more consistently, and for less money (especially if it's the daily special).

I only left 3 stars because I have had decent meals before, but nothing that drives me to keep going. The brightest spot in here is the deserts on ice at the beginning of the line, as those are always on point. I do think they open ridiculously early for breakfast, so it may be stronger if you want a country-style breakfast at 5am. It's been a few years since...

Their breakfast food is okay, I'm glad they serve turkey sausage that's why I gave 2 stars due to serving turkey sausage. Their prices are high, I paid almost $10 for just french toast, scrambled eggs and sausage because they was charging me for individual items instead of making a combo with one set price, I dont think they have combos . One girl came up to me after I placed my order and said "you're better than me because I was being charged $11"and she walked out. So I stop going there. I know restaurant have to gain profits but don't overprice your items just to make...

I have been here for lunch quite a few times and have not had problems with my food but the one time I come for breakfast it was disgusting sausage was very burnt and dry and my grits tasted scorch ..... I'm not one to complain because I don't like giving my food back to be redone because I don't trust people therefore I ate what I could but I realized that today was my last time visiting this cafe... For my visit today I rate one star and I...