Wallburg Diner — Restaurant in Wallburg

I had visited this restraunt years ago and it was so good, everything i had there was very delicious, staff was absolutely wonderful! I love to support local and keep my money in my community. However this is really hard to do when food is inedible. My husband and I went in there for dinner and got steak and gravy ( absolutely terrible) no flavor, and not to mention looks like they opened a can of cat food and put it on my plate, greens that was full of hard stalks and peaches (no flavor). Neither of us could eat it. He got the chipotle cheerwine chicken and it was slimy and didn't have much flavor.... we thought the specials were going to be an absolute hit especially being in Wallburg where there is a lot of farming with meat, produce, etc.... it could have all been fresh and delicious! The only thing we enjoyed was the hushpuppies and drinks to be honest. The staff was great at getting our order but didn't come back to check on us after we had what we needed so there was really no way for us to let them know that the food was inedible, that we needed refills, etc unless we walked up to the counter.

When I went to pay I had politely asked if they could take some off the bill due to the plate I ordered being inedible and was politely told next time to let them know so they can get me something that I might like and they took off $2 (which I just turned around and tipped the waitress $2).

Long story short, staff was decent, food was terrible, and I understand cutting cost on having to use plastic plates and plastic silverware but when you start cutting prices in the food industry, the quality goes down and it really shows at this local diner!

Sorry, but we will no longer be coming to dine here due to the inedible food...

It's Fried Chicken Monday! So, of course, we headed for Wallburg Diner - "Home of the World's Famous Fried Chicken" - says so right there on the front of the menu! We ordered the Fried Chicken with Fried Okra, Potato Pancakes, & a Biscuit, as well as Roast Turkey with Dressing, Mashed Potatoes with gravy, "Monkey" Salad,and Hoecake.

The fried chicken was just excellent - nice thin coating, well sesoned with salt & pepper, and perfectly fried. The okra was very nice, and the potato pancakes had a great flavor, but the texture was off, just not firm enough. The biscuit was out of sight good.

The roast turkey was pretty ordinary, thin slices of "pressed" bird, a little dry & bland. The dressing was very, very good, with a good sage taste. The gravy was also very good, and on those real mashed potatoes, it was as good as it gets. Don't know why that call it "Monkey" Salad, it is just lettuce and tomato, but it was tasty with a nice Blue Cheese dressing added. The Hoecake (this is thin, fried corn bread for those from New Jersey) was almost perfect, just needed a little more salt in the batter, and may be a touch of bacon grease.

The price for each plate (which include 2 sides, bread AND drink) was $6.85 plus tax, and when the portions are taken into account, this is a huge value meal. Almost certainly would not order the turkey again, but everything else was super, as was the service. Time for an order out of the kitchen is not the quickest, but then again, this ain't fast food, this is real...

UPDATE! Excellent food, service, and ambiance. Pork belly tacos were amazing! Home made tortilla chips and salsa, wings, mashed potatoes, and waffle were also delicious. Country dining the way it should be... UPDATE!!! I don't know what has happened, but in 6 months, this place has slowly gone from some of the best food I have ever had, to the worst. For the last couple of months I have been giving them 1 more chance after 1 more chance, only to be let down every time. Not only have portion sizes gotten smaller, the food has gotten uneatable. I literally just bought a steak and cheese that went straight into the garbage. And that is saying something because I eat any and everything. The meat was old or rancid. They had to have smelled it while cooking it. Terrible!!! My daughters burger smelled awful too. I have had a much better burger in a 3rd world country.... Honest to God. The homemade chips are always undercooked and soggy. The fries are soggy and greasy. The meats normally have hard gristle in them. And most of the taste has disappeared in all of the food. No love is put into the cooking and it shows. I hate this as I like to support small business and keep my money in the community. But I will no longer be eating here. Goodbye...