White Columns Restaurant

I’m new to Ellijay, and While Columns was recommended to me by a good friend. Folks, this is authentic, good olé country southern cooking. You won’t find friendlier waitresses and better service anywhere, and the food is about the best there is in town. Nothing fancy; a cozy, no-​frills place, but with low prices and high quality, you can’t go wrong. On a whiteboard is a list of the daily specials, usually several meat servings and a long list of vegetable sides. Everything I’ve had so far was good. The fried chicken is moist inside and golden crispy outside. The vegetables are always fresh and cooked southern-​style. In addition to the meat and two, or meat and three, there is a full menu of sandwiches, salads, seafood and steaks! I will say that my waitress told me to try their cheeseburger deluxe and I was blown away! Ask for it «all the way» and you won’t need to add a thing. No need for ketchup or mustard, this burger can stand on its own! It was tasty, juicy, seasoned to perfection, and with a wonderful, soft, sesame seed bun that was as fresh as can be. I ordered the onion rings as my side, and they hand dip them in batter, and you won’t find better ones anywhere! I’m sold on the burger and onion rings.
You just have to try White Columns. It’s a friendly place with great food at great prices.

You know what they say about not judging a book by its cover? In this case, you *can* judge the restaurant by its exterior.
If you want to have dinner served out of a can, then come here. Even the fried chicken was dry.
Disappointing. I think there is better to be found in the area, and will try elsewhere.

Good old-​fashioned southern restaurant. By that I mean that this isn’t a place that does a new twist on southern cooking (not that there’s anything wrong with that) this spot is the real McCoy.
You know you’re in an old-​school place when they simply have a whiteboard with the mains and sides written on it. When I saw the sweet-​tea came in pitchers, I knew we were in business.
I went with the fried chicken, although the chicken livers were tempting me. I had squash casserole and slaw for sides, I took cornbread over the roll.
The fried chicken was fantastic. Crunchy skin, juicy meat, and well flavored. No overlooked dry chicken here. The squash casserole had some broken saltines sprinkled on top. It was gooey, buttery, and just right. The slaw didn’t have too much mayo or sugar in it. The cornbread was very good. Some people like their cornbread sweet, I like it savory. I just like the taste of the cornmeal to come through.
Overall, a very fine traditional southern meal. Oh yeah, did I mention all that food cost less than $ 6 after tax!

Best fried chicken in ellijay! This is the place you want to go to get a good meal with friendly people. The owner knows what she is doing.