Lizard's Thicket Restaurant

So good. A family favorite!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Gravy, Potatoes and Gravy, Country Breakfast, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Baked Chicken

Great food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Liver Pudding, Country Breakfast

This ain't no Pepperidge Farm commercial, but I remember Sunday supper at the cafe in the town where my Momma was born and raised in the Carolina pines. I done gone to Texas nigh bout 40 years ago.

tldr; flounder, chicken fried steak, banana pudding, collards.

Eating at the Lizard's Thicket tonight brought back all the memories. Kimmie was sweeter than the tea, which coincidentally was the best I've had in years. The fried flounder was so good and crisp and crunchy, I skipped the knife and fork. THEY HAVE REAL COLLARDS!! The black eyed peas were perfect.

Momma hasn't been eating as much but she cleared the plate of chicken fried steak and rice and gravy. Y'all ... the white pepper gravy was not from a mix. Cornbread was just right and not sweet. The tea, by the way, was so good. It tasted different from what I'm used to in Texas - stronger, but not dark or bitter.

The staff were wonderful. Learned a little about the history and the family that started it, so be sure to ask about the decorative plates. There's a family story in those decorations. Everyone was so nice and helpful; it really was a family atmosphere.

I'll have to update this once I eat the blackberry cobbler. Was too full to eat it there. Mom also got a banana pudding to go.

(Update: the blackberry cobbler was great, but the banana pudding was awesome! We went back several times and tried different desserts... but I would recommend the banana pudding over everything else. The pecan pie was great too but I'll miss the 'naner pudding the most.)

We will be back and will make this a regular stop on our trip to Columbia.

It's not a happy trip for us, as we're making some difficult decisions, but thanks to Kimmie and Lizard's Thicket, Momma and I shared memories of home and remembered what real Southern cooking should be.

Thanks for making this a better trip for all of us. ?

Wheelchair accessibility: Ramp and marked curbs; easy for my Mom to navigate with a walker.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Cobbler, Fried Catfish, Gravy

This is your world famous chicken salad??? Lmao I’m dead. Why is their half a bone in wing ???? inflation too damn high for this to be what is served for $19

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Breakfast: Good cup of coffee, waitress was great. The food was marginal at best. I had a bacon egg and cheese biscuit, rock hard and stale biscuit with zero flavor bacon. My wife had the sausage gravy and biscuits, same stale biscuits, watery gravy and chopped french fries that were supposed to be "hash browns" We were excited to give it a try but won't be back...

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 5

Always good!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food was outstanding as usual.

Vegetarian options: Many options.

Dietary restrictions: Options available.

Parking: All good.

Kid-friendliness: Children are always welcome

Wheelchair accessibility: Multiple parking spaces and easy into building.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Gravy, Squash Casserole, Country Breakfast, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy

Great food and great price.

Called ahead for breakfast! Fresh and fast!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We had breakfast. It was really good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Country Breakfast

Good food, nice service team.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Rolls

Small portions but good food

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Great breakfast.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Country Breakfast

The breakfast is really good

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Country Breakfast

I brought my friend here who's never visited Lizard Thicket, and she loved it. The food was good and so was the service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5