Southern Restaurants near Cornelius

“Always an Excellent Choice!“

“After FOUR YEARS of driving by this place and hoping to one day walk through the door....IT FINALLY HAPPENED on Friday, August 16, 2024! The BoatYard LKN is everything I knew it would be and more! My neighbor and I bought tickets for the "Who's Bad Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience" show.

We arrived early to grab a comfortable seat. Prior to the show we ordered shareables and a few cocktails. The service was incredible from beginning to end! From security to the bartenders, everyone was friendly and welcoming! It must be something about the environment inside, because I met so many kind people who absolutely LOVE the Boatyard LKN experience! The show was incredible! (Minus the storm that came through during the second half of the show.) I will definitely go back REAL SOON!“

“UPDATE 2024 : I changed the star to 5 stars after I revisit the place on 2024. The place is different during my 2024 visit. The fried chicken is excellent, the fried chickens are fresh and they have excellent flavor and quality. Their dirty rice is excellent as well.

The place is still clean and well maintained. The place has good seating as well.

4 star for the chicken, 1 star for the bad attitude of the server, so 2 star is appropriate. The chicken is worse than any other Bojangles, as the chicken is not hot enough, and there is no juice in the chicken. It tastes okay, but it is not as good as others. The biscuits are fine on the other hand.

The employees are acting strange and if this place have any managers they should do something about the attitude of the employees. They seem to be talking too much with one another, and seems to be talking about the customers. They are not serving the customers quickly, it seems they are more busy having fun with one another.

On the other hand, the place is clean and the seating is quite comfortable. Outside seating area is also available.“

“The food is always amazing, and the restaurant is always relatively clean. There may be crumbs left on a table cloth here and there, but otherwise spotless! The guys at check-out kept trying to up-sell us on more food, but weren't too pushy and light-hearted about it which was nice vs the usual sales pitch/push

Dietary restrictions: Great option for those of us in the gluten-free community!! Just order without crackers, check if any salads use soy sauce or other common gluten carrying ingredients, the staff is usually very knowledgeable and helpful about identifying any ingredients you may be concerned about!!“

“Great place to eat. Food is good and the atmosphere is very inviting. Our waitress Maria Sofia is great 👍. Makes it worth coming“

“I love their chicken salad. I was so disappointed when they took it off their menu. The last time I was there I. asked the manager about it. He said they now run it as a special every other week. And to call each week to see if it was a special well today was my lucky day! I called and it was on special! I have to say I was disappointed when I saw they had cut back on the portion size and cost had gone up. But I wanted it that bad and paid the price! It was still as good as ever. I also tried their cheesecake and oh my it was awesome. I could not eat it all at one setting!“

“One of our favorite places to eat. We love to stop here before vacation; the best way to get things started! My wife and I always get the Five and Dime, and it never disappoints. My wife enjoys the lattes too. There’s a reason this place is always busy!“

“My husband and I dined here on December 27th. The young lady that took our order was very friendly and personable. While eating, a young gentleman checked on us twice. On his second time of checking on us, I waved him over and informed him that the Mtn Dew was all syrup. He stated that they just had had someone come out to fix the carbonation and he was guessing it didnt get fixed. He replaced my drink with lemonade and we talked briefly about what flavor lemonades we enjoy. He was very friendly and personable as well. 5 STARS for service and the food was great as well. My husband stated that it was probably the best flounder he had ever had.“

“Great food. Good, friendly people. Great service“

“The food was fantastic. The live entertainment "Cap'n Dar" was fantastic!!!! The service was excellent.“

“Is there anything better than Bo Rounds dipped in sausage gravy ?! I think NOT !!!!!“

“I don't know why but I have been to 5 different Gas Station Chicken restaurants in various states and it is absolutely the best chicken you can get . The chicken has nice spices and was both Krispy and Krunchy . They also good fries and a dazzling array of dipping sauces. So if you are thinking about having disgusting KFC stop by here and have a good meal .“

“Quality of service and the food. You can call it comfort food, but is like eating at home. Never had a bad meal or service.“

“I went to the buffet for military appreciation night and everything was perfect. Thank you very much. The only thing wrong was that I saw two of my relatives in there taking advantage of the free meal. They had never been in the military. It makes me sick to see lowlife scum of the earth dishonor vets like that. Please start making people show their credentials before serving them.“