Gloria's Restaurant

Every small town should have a place like this, and most usually do. The classic diner with no frills or gimmicks. Just good home style cooking with excellent service and prices. We did a nice walk through some of the trails at nearby Payne's Creek State Park and worked up a nice hunger for lunch. Old school diners always cry out for us as they bring back such great memories of years gone by. We are so glad we made the choice to stop in. She had the fried chicken sandwich with onion rings. Them are some seriously good, thin style, hand battered onion rings. Light and crispy. The chicken was seasoned and cooked perfectly too. I opted for the Meatlovers Skillet (all your typical breakfast meats atop fried potatoes, covered with sausage gravy and melted cheese along with 2 eggs thunderhead. Back in Ohio we would have put that over two biscuits and called it a "Barnyard Buster" from a well known establishment in Columbus. That being said, this was perfection on a plate. Nice portion size, no skimping on the meats, and tasted excellent. Service is excellent, and prices are very fair for the times. We always chat up the service and found out that this location is owned by the same couple that own Wooden Spoon in Lakeland, which we just reviewed a couple months ago. They also got a stellar review, which shows you that it is no fluke that this review is equally stellar. Nice job and see you soon!

We stopped in for lunch and were very pleasantly surprised by how good Gloria's was. I had the fried chicken, with a double-side order of fried okra. Oh my goodness, that okra is something to crave and dream about! My wife had a huge Greek salad, which she said was great. Service was terrific, and the prices were very good. The place was packed and the parking lot was nearly full. I was so impressed by the wireless credit card reader, and the POS system, as well as the brisk curbside pick-up business (for to-go orders!) I was also pleasantly surprised by being awarded Hilton Honors Dining points for stopping in. WOW! This place has "got it going on!"

We stopped in while visiting the area. They closed at 2:30 & we got there at 2. I say this because even though they were "closing up," they offered excellent service! We were not rushed, and they were very attentive to us. We enjoyed our food and service. We would come back if i the area.

Stopped by as we were leaving the area, and pleasantly surprised. From the outside looks like an old diner, but as soon as you walk in, its like "oh-nice place" Friendly people working. Fast orders. It was a nice change.

If you are looking for good old fashion coffee with French Vanilla creamer then this is your stop! They have the beat biscuit with gravy , my husband loved the pancakes with ham. And for dessert Stawberry chocolate pie yummy. This was our first time at Gloria's. We loved the service with a smile.