Big Daddy's Right On The Dam Highway

We had a big family outing at the lake and we stopped by here one day for lunch on a weekend with 10 of us. From older adults to newborns.

From the outside, the facility has a very unique look to it, and certainly looks like it probably would be more fun on a cool night and going out for drinks as there is a really nice enclosed seating area that would be great for nights.

Our waitress was one of those older ladies that had been doing this for a while and was wheeling and dealing and called you "hun". You know, the type that is amazing at her job.

The menu was pretty straight forward, more so your typical American diner menu. My meal which was the country fried steak & eggs was very satisfactory. The prices were entirely reasonable and affordable given the tourist location it is at.

It sounds great, and is great, but needs some refinement for a truly great experience. I work in architecture so I know these areas are must upgrade:

A) Entrances, where is the main entrance? There is no signage or architectural element that indicates where the main entrance is.
Although the restaurant has a fun eclectic look that is appealing. You'd still expect some sort of guidance. Our family kind of slowly walked along the two main sides of the restaurant till one of us tried open the patio door and we kinda just shuffled in assuming we were going the right direction.

B) Restrooms are undersized, not conditioned, not ventilated, dirty, and toilets are raised on a platform. I am pretty tall, so my feet were on the floor as I sat up higher 8" or so inches and I could barely move the room was so narrow. When I was done in the toilet, I was dripping in sweat and smelly. Nor was there a changing table, or counter top for us to change our baby's diapers. If you plan on going here... go to the restroom before hand and save yourself a scare.

C) It looks like at various times there have been upgrades and residential fixtures were used, which are deteriorating since they weren't made for commercial use. Those probably should be swapped out.

Parking: Dirt parking immediately around the restaurant, paved parking across the street.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Fried Steak Had, Fries

Made a to go order this morning and everything was great.
Sausage, egg, hashbrown on biscuit with gravy was sooo good.
Breakfast burrito was huge and very good too!

Food: 4

Service: 4

Love this place!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Grilled Chicken, Chicken Fried Steak Had, Mashed Potatoes, Chicken Fried Steak Dinner, Chicken Strips, Toast, Okra

Wonderful service! EXCELLENT FOOD! Our go to for every meal when we are in town! A++++

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: French Fries, Grilled Chicken, Chicken Fried Steak Had, Mashed Potatoes, Chicken Fried Steak Dinner, Chicken Strips, Fries, Toast, Okra

Very understaffed. Waited an hour on food that was cold and had hair in it

We had read about the breakfast buffet but apparently it's been gone several years, since the new owners took over (they're unable to change previously posted info). No more buffet but the food was delicious and very reasonably priced! Great service! We had an omelet and French toast & sausage. We'll be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food was decent but we had to ask multiple times for things, and they forgot parts of our order on two different meals. We dined as a family of three

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 2

put jalapeños, onions, and mushrooms all over my burger. told them to change it and they just scraped off all of it PLUS my cheese

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: French Fries

Love their breakfasts! Try to go at least once a week

Great family run diner.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Best home cooking in the area. Definitely worth the visit. Breakfast is INCREDIBLE! Everything is fresh and huge portions for a great price

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Our family reunion of about 32 people took over the front half of this restaurant on a Friday night for dinner. Service was excellent. Boneless wings were crispy on the outside and tender. Loved the homemade ranch. The price was great. Atmosphere had a great lake vibe. The way we drove in, we got to drive over the dam which is always fun. This is also one of the only restaurants open for breakfast in the area, so we will be back tomorrow for sure!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

If I go to Lake Tenkiller, you can bet the farm that I'm stopping at Big Daddy's!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chopped Brisket, Salad Bar, Onion Rings, Calf Fries, French Fries, Mashed Potatoes, Chicken Fried Steak Dinner, Blackberry Cobbler, Pulled Pork

If I could do a zero star it would be here. I work in takeout at a restaurant and the service here is absolutely terrible. You call them from one number and if they don't want to take your order and you are not ready because you didn't know they changed locations. They will not answer your phone again. I don't care how busy you are. You need to make sure you have the right staff for the right location and obviously there is a problem here with customer service. My restaurant closes at 12 AM and I serve people until 12 AM so there's simply no excuse. I never come out or come to lake killer and be able to do that and have something to eat FOR MY KIDS and not be available because people don't wanna answer the phone that is a lack of care for your Employees that care for your customers.
we had to call from another number we got on the texting app just for them to be able to answer. From a different area code. I blame the owner nobody else honestly get it together. There is no structure here.

The thing is you would've gotten a 20% tip on a really good order and I mean that when it comes to customer service if you take care of your customers, you will get taken care of. We just decided not to eat because we didn't trust it after trying 4 different numbers. if you really don't care about your customers do you think you really will care about putting the right food in the takeout order?

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

I had to pull pork sandwich and french fries some of the best fries I've had in a long time

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5