Virlie’s Grill

Fantastic, superb, and the best home cooking within a million miles radius, except for my wife’s and mother’s cooking of course, Exceptional service paired with their speed in serving is quite the surprise. Great food served quickly! I love their breakfast. The only dinner item I’ve had is the country fried steak. And that’s only because it is so frigging good. Every dessert we have tried has been outstanding. You cannot go wrong here.

Virlie’s Grill is yet another one of those quintessential Mom & Pop, Southern diners that I’ve always loved to visit, and continue to aggressively seek out. Usually located in small towns, there is often a friendly, old school charm to the people who work there, and a certain warmth and character to the restaurant itself that is missing in most modern establishments.
And then there’s the food, a chance to find excellent country cooking dishes that remind you of your mother, your grandmother, and even «Dinner On The Grounds» type dishes. The menu here is not as broad as some, but they offer a daily special or two, a variety of salads and sandwiches, some typical plates and pasta dishes, and several fried seafood choices, and a full Southern breakfast menu.
We came here primarily for the Country Fried Steak (aka Chicken Fried Steak), which we ordered with mashed potatoes and Fried Okra. Chopped BBQ (described as slow cooked and tender) is also on the menu everyday so I opted for that, with FFs and Slaw, along with Hush Puppies. And since they offered a Hot Dog, I ordered that as well.
The time out of the kitchen was rather slow (25 minutes for a diner is slow), and the food arrived rather piece meal — the entrees, then the FFs, and finally the hot dog. The Country Fried Steak was excellent — a good quality piece of meat, well breaded, nicely cooked, and then smothered in an super white pepper gravy. The Fried Okra was perfect, and the mashed potatoes were fine after some salt.
The BBQ comes out with sauce on the side, and is a bit on the dry side, even when the sauce is added. The sauce is a thin, vinegar based one, with no heat, though there is commercial hot sauce on each table, and it is needed here. The meat had a decent flavor once sauced, and it was tender, and probably was slow cooked, just not in the last few days.
The FFs were very good, as was the slaw, and the hush puppies were perfect, for my taste, at least — nice outside crust, tender with a lot of flavor inside. The hot dog was outstanding — an all beef wiener loaded with excellent house made chili, making this a «heavy» dog, but one with plenty of flavor. It is a bit pricey at $ 2.50, but I’d get it again. We also chose a piece of freshly made Strawberry Cake to go, and we tasted it, and it is superb.
Good, friendly service here, even as things got busy — our drink glasses were never empty. I would think we’d find our way back again — breakfast is said to be very, very good. And they gave us a discount because we appear to be old!

Virlie’s was awesome! Haven’t been to Pittsboro in years and stopped in for breakfast. The smothered hashbrowns were outstanding!!! Look forward to coming back.

We love their cheap and tasty diner breakfast food. (Haven’t tried lunch or dinner yet). Prompt service every time we go. A hit with locals, always packed on weekends. Everything we’ve ever ordered has been great. Coffee, omelets, pancakes, eggs, grits, sausage, bacon, hash browns – all delicious!

We come here regularly on the weekend and they have not continued to maintain high standards as they grow. There is no system for equitably seating people when it is crowded and there does not seem to be assigned tables for the wait staff so we watched today as five tables that arrived after us got their orders taken before us.
Until they increase their staff or put some systems in place, we will not come back.

Came here for dinner for the first time. Very quaint place in downtown Pittsboro. Very casual with some very friendly and attentive employees. The food is pretty good kinda what you would expect. Apparently the breakfast is fantastic. Will have to come for breakfast someday.

Man, if all their fried chicken specials are as the two we had, I’d never return. I probably should have said something in that the two orders were completely overcooked and the chicken was as tough as a Firestone tire.
All the breakfast reviews have me intrigued so I’d start a day there, perhaps.

Breakfast today at Virlie’s was fantastic. Not only did they have corned beef hash, it was homemade, not canned, crispy and delicious. The eggs were just right, the toast was marbled pumpernickel and rye, the coffee was fresh and hearty, and the service was excellent. I will go out of my way to go back to Virlie’s to eat!

My wife and I eat here a lot, it’s always very good and well priced. Home style atmosphere, great service and great potions at a good price. Wait staff is some of the best you’ll find anywhere.
Most restaurants in the area need to take a hint from Virlie’s on how to keep busness and keep customers coming back.

looking for a nice breakfast on a business day and found the Virlies in Pittsboro, charming, yet unfound NC community — food was great, biscuits to die for, and the wait staff prompt and friendly! We were made to feel like we were part of the family. Highly recommend Virlies Grill for those who get off the beaten-​paths north/​south east or west thru NC. We travel often to Cary/​Chapel Hill; will now go back to Virlies often!
(oh, coffee piping hot and a lot of it: o)

I’ve been to Virlie’s twice. Once for breakfast and once for a late lunch. Both meals were delicious and extremely reasonably priced. My eggs were cooked perfectly and my BLT was everything that a BLT should be. Everyone who works there is genuinely friendly and the restaurant itself is super casual and laid back. If you want simple, southern-​style diner food at a great price, Virlie’s is the way to go.

I love going out for a good breakfast occasionally and this was an excellent breakfast! Perfect eggs over easy, crispy hash browns, and the best biscuits at a reasonable price. Coffee was also good and filled often. Great customer service with a hometown feels

Small town main street grill. Fresh food. Great service. Low prices.

Homey diner fare in the heart of Pittsboro. Breakfast is the best, but they stop serving it ay eleven in the morning, so come early. In regards to dinner, come on Monday for the chicken and dumplings special. The sweet tea is really sweet, so ask for «half and half» –half sweet and half unsweetened tea. Get a slice of cake to go, because you probably won’t have room for it after dinner.

Good food, friendly staff, and definitely won’t leave hungry! Friday night steak nights are great and relatively cheap considering the amount of food you get.

This is not a gourmet restaurant, but I get the feeling that gourmet food and snooty service is NOT what anyone would come here seeking! From the outside, you can tell this is a basic, down-​home diner, and that’s exactly what it is.
Eggs, grits, hash browns, sausage, bacon, omelets, waffles, and pancakes for breakfast. BLTs, grilled cheese, and short order tastiness are the fare for the rest of the day. Nothing fancy, and probably not a whole lot that is particularly healthy either!
BUT it’s good, and the staff are friendly, and the coffee stays refilled. Love it!

Wednesday night, Southern Fried Chicken! Delicious! Waiters, waitresses and owner all work hard. It shows, love it. Felt like you were eating in a very relaxed, well run restaurant. Felt like home.
Breakfasts are great as well.
Can’t go wrong, go with Virlie’s!

I am always a fan of restaurants with that down home feel, and this restaurant in Pittsboro definitely has that feel. The service is always good, and they definitely enjoy talking to their customers and providing them with great food… Been a minute since I have been there, it was a regular stop when I was dating a lady from there, but I must make it a point to get back to that restaurant with its nice style and feel…

Yep, when I went, they were covered too. Took about 10 minutes for a table 15 to get food, so not so bad.
Sticky floor, barely passable coffee, reasonable prices, screaming kids, nice waitstaff, your basic local diner.

Took forever to get our food and they were slammed so we understood and it was just what you would expect from a old diner in the country minus the cig ashes in your coffee. Ohh the memories
Loved it, check it out if you are in the area