Maps suggested Ishy's when we discovered our favorite Mexican restaurant was closed. It was after 1PM, lunch rush was over. Parking was somewhat difficult to find, we thought that might be a good indicator. Seating was fast, space was large and very comfortable. Service was excellent, attentive and friendly. Meals (chicken burrito and dinner salad) arrived in a reasonable time and had excellent presentation. Meals actually included more sides than noted on the menu. All signs pointed to a very pleasant meal ahead. Both meals were totally bland and tasteless. I cannot remember ever having a burrito that tasted like cardboard. It was a total letdown. And to top it off, the burrito was room temp. I cannot remember being so disappointed. Maybe their grill items are better. Maybe it was the wrong time of the day. But we will not be going back there for Mexican food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 5
Kami Mc
Unfortunately we were disappointed. We were excited after looking online, but it fell extra short of great. The fries were terrible, very oily. We did tell our server, however there were excuses made for the oily fries instead of offering anything for the issue. That was very disappointing and I wouldn't be giving a negative review had they offered more than an excuse for it. We won't be back. Oh and my husband said his grouper sandwich was "ok" he couldn't really taste the grouper.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
Rising Storm
First time customer. Ordered Fish&Chips. My experience exceeded my expectations.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mohammad Islam
We had a fantastic experience. We were driving from Atlanta to the Smoky Mountains and googled for something on the way. It’s a very cozy, clean and welcoming dine in restaurant. Everything was great from the service to the food. We had the fish tacos and the shrimp Alfredo pasta. And had Chocolate brownie a d flan for desserts. Everything was delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Michele Trubey
Would’ve been very nice if you had updated your hours for the holidays instead of waiting till your customers drove there to find out you were closed. Happy fourth!
JOHN STERLING
Amazingly good food and good value.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa, Panini
jgj6331
We ate there with a group of friends recently and had eaten there once a number of years back. The service was good - no complaints there. Everything else - the food, atmosphere, location - was just "OK"... It's not anything really bad, but not really anything that stands out to draw me back in on a regular basis. However, other people we know swear by it - so - go check it out and make your own decision.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa
Alex Ortega
Great family, great food! I’m a big fan of all if their burgers accompanied by fresh onion rings!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ed Henderson
I don't go to this restaurant often, in fact I was actually having to the Sunday Diner next door for their Friday seafood night but didn't realize they stopped it at 7:00 p.m. LOL. Not wanting to get back in the rain, I decided to sit down and look at the menu in order the very simple meal of fish and chips.They're not joking when they say that they serve their meals with a little bit of flair. The food was appealing, their notion of a side salad was a very generous portion (although I wish cheese was one of the ingredients). Both the fish strips and the fries were cooked perfectly and the 1399 price was incredibly reasonable in this day and age.I definitely plan to return more often. Just like the Sunday Diner which is in the same out of the way shopping strip, this is off the main drag behind United Community Bank so a lot of the tourists tend to miss it but the locals sure do know about it and anyone looking for great food, great service, and fair prices ought to use the GPS on their phone it made their way to Ishy's Grill.
Wheelchair accessibility: I certainly can speak to this as I am in a power chair. There is a handicap parking space directly in front of the restaurant and there's no curb and plenty of parking. I was able to drive my wheelchair into the restaurant with no bumps or tight squeezes and they have multiple tables that can accommodate wheelchairs and power chairs.
Had the New Orleans Pasta. Tasted great at a fair price. Watress was very niceWell done!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
LeAnn Davis
Traveling thru and was searching eateries in the local area. Came across this eatery on . The menu choices sounded good.Went inside and was greeted by one of the staff..... no patrons inside.( arrival time a little after 8PM 2.6 24)We were informed that it was pick up orders only... not very personable nor professional. We asked if there were any other eateries open, which we were told " I don't know if anything is open". Hence.... we will not be back .Went up the road to Mama G's for dinner. We were greeted with open arms and told to take our time. Night and day welcomes.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Robert Maxwell
After hiking in Tallulah Gorge State Park, we stopped in at Ishy's Grill for lunch. They were pretty darn busy with the Sunday lunch crowd and looked like only three or four servers were hosting the entire restaurant. It did take some time to get seated but once we did, it didn't take too long to get our drinks, place our order and eventually get our meals. I had the Black & Bleu burger which was simply amazing, my son had a kid's cheeseburger and my wife had the loaded baked potato soup which she said was very good as well. For dessert, we shared a fudge brownie with ice cream which was a perfect finish to a delicious lunch. Highly recommend them! Interesting variety of menu items as well, including burgers, hispanic food, pastas, paninis and salads.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa, Black and Blue Burger
Amberly Worley
Lunch today after a fun waterfall hike was on point!!! So glad we decided to stop in here to eat! We both had the fish and chips, and let me tell you it was absolutely delicious!! It was perfectly crispy on the outside, moist and flaky on the inside, and their hand cut fries were the bomb! Definitely will come back!
Anna Belew
I can’t believe how good this food was, especially for the price! Insanely good! Miraculously good! I ordered shrimp and grits, expecting just a regular decent plate of shrimp and grits… and instead I got a MASTERPIECE. It was beautifully plated, with the grits in a little triangle surrounded by some kind of delicious sauce and chorizo medallions. The shrimp were perfectly blackened and topped with an edible flower. It looked like fine dining, and tasted like it, too! I live on the other side of the country, and I wish I could go back to Clayton right this minute - I’m STILL dreaming about Ishy’s, a week later.
Maps suggested Ishy's when we discovered our favorite Mexican restaurant was closed. It was after 1PM, lunch rush was over. Parking was somewhat difficult to find, we thought that might be a good indicator.
Seating was fast, space was large and very comfortable. Service was excellent, attentive and friendly.
Meals (chicken burrito and dinner salad) arrived in a reasonable time and had excellent presentation. Meals actually included more sides than noted on the menu. All signs pointed to a very pleasant meal ahead.
Both meals were totally bland and tasteless. I cannot remember ever having a burrito that tasted like cardboard. It was a total letdown. And to top it off, the burrito was room temp. I cannot remember being so disappointed. Maybe their grill items are better. Maybe it was the wrong time of the day. But we will not be going back there for Mexican food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 5
Unfortunately we were disappointed. We were excited after looking online, but it fell extra short of great. The fries were terrible, very oily. We did tell our server, however there were excuses made for the oily fries instead of offering anything for the issue. That was very disappointing and I wouldn't be giving a negative review had they offered more than an excuse for it. We won't be back. Oh and my husband said his grouper sandwich was "ok" he couldn't really taste the grouper.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
First time customer. Ordered Fish&Chips. My experience exceeded my expectations.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We had a fantastic experience. We were driving from Atlanta to the Smoky Mountains and googled for something on the way. It’s a very cozy, clean and welcoming dine in restaurant. Everything was great from the service to the food. We had the fish tacos and the shrimp Alfredo pasta. And had Chocolate brownie a d flan for desserts. Everything was delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Would’ve been very nice if you had updated your hours for the holidays instead of waiting till your customers drove there to find out you were closed. Happy fourth!
Amazingly good food and good value.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa, Panini
We ate there with a group of friends recently and had eaten there once a number of years back. The service was good - no complaints there. Everything else - the food, atmosphere, location - was just "OK"... It's not anything really bad, but not really anything that stands out to draw me back in on a regular basis. However, other people we know swear by it - so - go check it out and make your own decision.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa
Great family, great food! I’m a big fan of all if their burgers accompanied by fresh onion rings!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I don't go to this restaurant often, in fact I was actually having to the Sunday Diner next door for their Friday seafood night but didn't realize they stopped it at 7:00 p.m. LOL. Not wanting to get back in the rain, I decided to sit down and look at the menu in order the very simple meal of fish and chips.They're not joking when they say that they serve their meals with a little bit of flair. The food was appealing, their notion of a side salad was a very generous portion (although I wish cheese was one of the ingredients). Both the fish strips and the fries were cooked perfectly and the 1399 price was incredibly reasonable in this day and age.I definitely plan to return more often. Just like the Sunday Diner which is in the same out of the way shopping strip, this is off the main drag behind United Community Bank so a lot of the tourists tend to miss it but the locals sure do know about it and anyone looking for great food, great service, and fair prices ought to use the GPS on their phone it made their way to Ishy's Grill.
Wheelchair accessibility: I certainly can speak to this as I am in a power chair. There is a handicap parking space directly in front of the restaurant and there's no curb and plenty of parking. I was able to drive my wheelchair into the restaurant with no bumps or tight squeezes and they have multiple tables that can accommodate wheelchairs and power chairs.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was great but pricey tea is the
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
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Had the New Orleans Pasta. Tasted great at a fair price. Watress was very niceWell done!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Traveling thru and was searching eateries in the local area. Came across this eatery on . The menu choices sounded good.Went inside and was greeted by one of the staff..... no patrons inside.( arrival time a little after 8PM 2.6 24)We were informed that it was pick up orders only... not very personable nor professional. We asked if there were any other eateries open, which we were told " I don't know if anything is open". Hence.... we will not be back .Went up the road to Mama G's for dinner. We were greeted with open arms and told to take our time. Night and day welcomes.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
After hiking in Tallulah Gorge State Park, we stopped in at Ishy's Grill for lunch. They were pretty darn busy with the Sunday lunch crowd and looked like only three or four servers were hosting the entire restaurant. It did take some time to get seated but once we did, it didn't take too long to get our drinks, place our order and eventually get our meals. I had the Black & Bleu burger which was simply amazing, my son had a kid's cheeseburger and my wife had the loaded baked potato soup which she said was very good as well. For dessert, we shared a fudge brownie with ice cream which was a perfect finish to a delicious lunch. Highly recommend them! Interesting variety of menu items as well, including burgers, hispanic food, pastas, paninis and salads.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa, Black and Blue Burger
Lunch today after a fun waterfall hike was on point!!! So glad we decided to stop in here to eat! We both had the fish and chips, and let me tell you it was absolutely delicious!! It was perfectly crispy on the outside, moist and flaky on the inside, and their hand cut fries were the bomb! Definitely will come back!
I can’t believe how good this food was, especially for the price! Insanely good! Miraculously good! I ordered shrimp and grits, expecting just a regular decent plate of shrimp and grits… and instead I got a MASTERPIECE. It was beautifully plated, with the grits in a little triangle surrounded by some kind of delicious sauce and chorizo medallions. The shrimp were perfectly blackened and topped with an edible flower. It looked like fine dining, and tasted like it, too! I live on the other side of the country, and I wish I could go back to Clayton right this minute - I’m STILL dreaming about Ishy’s, a week later.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
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