Big Ed’s North

Just got off plane, here on business. Was looking for a lunch place. Just stumbled on Big Ed’s. A lot of cars were good sign. WOW! Absolutely fabulous. Had country steak, came with rice & gravy, picked 2 sides, home made banana pudding and tea for $ 10.00 and change. Fun place, friendly help, great food & low cost. What else could you want. Will be back before I leave.

Holy Smokes… That is the biggest Hot Cake I’ve ever seen. So about 1:00 on a Sunday and still 20 people out the door but the line moves fast. Big Ed’s is basically breakfast your Grand-​mama used to make. Nahunta sausage, grits with red eye gravy, scrambled eggs, home fries and grilled biscuits. If you can put away 3 Hot Cakes (nearly impossible) you get a free tee-​shirt. Would have docked them a star for price and I wasn’t a big fan of the home fries but the service was spot on and the meal was delicious.

I ordered takeout for my dinner break at work. I was hoping to get a nice, southern fried pork chop or some catfish, but the online menu only had breakfast items. Ok, so I ordered a sausage, egg, and cheese biscuit, a pork tenderloin biscuit, and some homefries. The sausage was very good, but the pork tenderloin biscuit was a big letdown. It was like someone grilled a pork chop and cut it into little pieces and put it on a biscuit. The tenderloin biscuits I’m used to getting in the south have a long, cylindrical slab of pork that’s flash fried and covered in gravy. The biscuits themselves were ok, but I prefer a denser, flakier biscuit. These were too fluffy and airy for my taste. Also, the home fries were just your standard, frozen variety.
I asked for a takeout menu on the way out, and the girl said I have to call in if I want to know what the dinner menu is for the night. I was a bit miffed at this, b/​c I would have prefered to order dinner on this occasion, but the website made no mention of a dinner menu or that you should call to find out what they’re serving. The person who took my order could have informed me of this as well, but did not.

Love this Southern breakfast place! Great service and friendly staff make this place a great place to go on the weekend and chow down! Try the grits with red eye gravy and the enormous hot cakes!

4.5 and only because my man didn’t quite like that soda was ordered by the can, not fountain soda with free refills, otherwise this would have been a 5.
Sunday brunch and we were craving Big Ed’s biscuits. We were there either just before or just after prime time Sunday brunch rush hour because the wait time was very short. The place was full, but we only had to wait for a table to be cleaned off and we were seated in the spacious, farmhouse decorated dining room.
The last time I was here I had said that the wait staff needed a little work. Well I am happy to report that the wait staff seems now to be up to par with the well oiled machine of the downtown location. Very professional, they have definitely upped their game.
The food was as delicious as ever. Fresh eggs cooked exactly how you like ‘em. Plenty of sides to choose from. I still haven’t got up the nerve to try one of their hotcakes though. Those babies are bigger than your head! Maybe next time. The coffee is still VERY good, and I’m a coffee snob so this alone scores points with me.
One day I’d like to try it for lunch, the menu items look good to me, and I’m sure that every item on the menu is up to Big Ed’s reputation for fresh, delicious, comfort food.

Too loud. Food is mediocre; it gets the job done. Same quality as any other breakfast joint in the triangle.

Wish I could give a better rating because the food is great.
Went for lunch on Saturday. Had a large group and were told would be a 30 minute wait. But we saw many open tables. When we asked the hostess if the tables could be pushed together we were told no because they had already done that with too many tables? So we had to wait until a table for 8 became available… as the restaurant became very empty.
The food and our waitress were great! Big portions of good old breakfast favorites.
But…the hostess came to us as we were finishing up and said she needed to charge our credit cards so she could close her drawer. So basically pushing us out the door. Ummmm… we would have been out sooner if you had seated us. It was pretty rude and she stood over the table to make sure we paid?
Next time I’ll go to the Farmer’s Market Restaurant… not worth the hassles here.

Awesome breakfast. Good for groups and kids. Pancakes are HUGE. Staff is very friendly, attentive, and helpful — kids were getting antsy as we ordered, server brought small bowls of apple sauce to occupy them. Will be back next time we are in town.

Great to have a second big Ed’s to go to. The food is still the best of southern cooking. The staff as friendly. All at a great price. Best of all they take debit cards!

I’ve eaten inside the restaurant once & gotten food «to go» once. VERY pleased!
Boo & I had a great first experience (he’s been to the other location many times) here. Wait staff is quick & attentive. My sausage & cheese omelet, grits & toast have been perfect both times (dine in & «to go).
Plenty of seating inside & the menu has many choices. Prices are reasonable, especially for the portion size.
Parking can be troublesome, more so on the weekends. Get there early or you’ll have a wait.

Today was my first visit to Big Ed’s. When we arrived, there was a line of people waiting outside. We waited patiently until there was room for us to step inside. I stepped inside before my two male friends, where I was immediately accosted by the cashier. I don’t know her name, but she was an older, blondish, heavyset woman. She told me that seating is on a first-​come, first-​served basis. I told her that I understood that and that I had been waiting in the line to enter. She then proceeded to accuse me of jumping ahead of the people behind me (who were with me). I let the cashier know that the people behind me were WITH me. Instead of apologizing, the cashier just stated they could come in. No apology, even after the cashier realized her error. Not a good first impression of the restaurant. When we were seated, we were approached by a friendly waitress, who took our order promptly. Our food was plentiful and delicious! I will go back for the food, but if I was the owner of the restaurant, I would definitely want a friendlier face at the entrance of the restaurant, not someone who is going to accuse patrons of line jumping and then not even apologize. The service and food were excellent. I removed one star from my review only due to the «bouncer» at the front door. Definitely a good place to eat! Good food and nice atmosphere!
Went back for dinner tonight. Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, banana pudding, sweet tea (the best I’ve ever tasted). Dinner was amazing! Will definitely be going back; we have found our new favorite spot (and no bouncer this time!).

Big Ed’s is all about huge portions of comfort food. We went during the week and it was busy, the place definitely has an established following.
We both ordered a single pancake, one with bacon, the other with turkey sausage and an egg on the side. The pancake was cake– like and as big as a large dinner plate. It had a lightly, caramelized crunchy coating on it, I wonder if they sprinkle sugar on it while it’s cooking? Even though it was delicious, we each ate less than half of our pancake; it’s just too much food.
Our waitress was friendly and attentive and the space is cozy and comfortable. This was our first time, so we were confused by the fact that we each got a separate check, and then how to pay our bill. I put a card on top of the two checks and our waitress kept walking by without saying anything. After a while we figured out that there is a cashier at the door. We’ll go back, when were’ craving that big breakfast, but given the crowd for an off-​time on a Wednesday, I can only imagine how busy it gets on the weekends.

After church on Sunday we chose to try Big Ed’s — provided a line wasn’t out the door when we got there. It wasn’t! In fact there was a large group waiting to be seated in the entrance when we arrived, but we were a party of two and quickly seated.
Found out after we had been seated and handed menus that on Sunday they only offer the breakfast menus, That’s fine as many places have a Sunday brunch, however I went there for a good country lunch — not a breakfast for lunch. It would have been very helpful if there was signage on the door advising folks of the «Breakfast only» Sunday menu.
Having said that, I ordered the Cajun chicken with eggs sunny side up and hash browns. All cooked well, ample serving size, good taste — but my «Cajun»: chicken could have used a little more spice.
Service was a bit slow. Yes they were busy, but our server let both myself and my guest run out of beverages — twice.
It was a good Big Ed’s breakfast. Just not what I wanted for Sunday lunch.

Blehhh! I was excited to try this place and I felt extremely let down. Silverware=dirty. Their country ham couldn’t have been rinsed at all… Too salty for consumption & the manager acted as if I was supposed to pay for something that was inedible because the menu says country ham is salty. Uhmmm, I’m not new to country ham but that was ridiculous & I wasn’t going to pay for it– luckily they switched it out for turkey sausage because this fight would not have ended well. Even my cousins beef bologna was salty, please clean your grill!
Best thing was the biscuits. Won’t be back. Food and customer service were unacceptable!

Food is decent, service is spotty, orange juice is god-​awful.
Went here for brunch. There was a line outside and a delightful greeter for the line. They moved us in fast. Décor is down-​home, pleasant and inviting.
We got to our table and were promptly greeted by our server who took our drink order, which included two cups of orange juice. She forgot one of the OJ’s when she brought our order, but that was good as the orange juice was downright bad. I am assuming they use concentrate. This is a shame considering the rest of the meal and was a real low point. (If you serve brunch have good OJ)
When our food came… it was great. Not just good. It is an excellent meal, and I felt a good value. The corn beef hash, biscuits, eggs and everything else on our plates were amazing! Bravo! The pancakes… whew…best you’ll ever have.
Our server was gone for long stretches and never brought the coffee I ordered later in the meal. I also felt she wasn’t real attentive most of the time. We saw her a handful of times… but she was gone for long stretches when we could have used some water, etc. they were busy… but she would simply walk by without even looking our way.
All in all, I would say Big Ed’s is okay. The food and atmosphere is so good that my hope is that they will iron out their issues and the service will catch up to the rest of the place. A busy brunch on a Sunday so close past their grand opening doesn’t paint a full picture.
*Update. Had bad service the next time too. They are not getting it right. Realized that the cashiers at the door never ask how everything was. I can only guess it’s because they don’t care.

This just moved into my backyard and I am SO HAPPY about that.
Great breakfast; pancakes are massive. Omelets are excellent. Smoked sausage== SO good. Spicy sausage, bacon, country ham; all awesome. Hubby and I plan to return frequently!

I really like Big Ed’s North, it’s exactly what I want in a breakfast place. They almost always have quick and friendly service. The breakfast meats are pretty solid. Coffee is good and the mug seems to enhance the drinking experience (I love a solid mug, don’t you?). My favorites are their French toast and their omelettes.
Big Ed’s didn’t try and mess with the formula from the downtown location. The North Raleigh location just looks a little more… North Raleigh on the inside.
The only issue I have with this restaurant is that early in the morning the sun screams through the front window, so choose your seat wisely. Looks like they usually have a wait on the weekend after 8:30.

First visit super friendly waitress, food came quickly very good western omelette and grits, not impressed with the biscuits even though they were big and beautiful not very Flavorful and a bit tough not soft or flakey. The spiced apples are yummy try them when you go.

Big Ed’s has been a Raleigh staple in city market for years. Well now North Raleigh has its own Big Ed’s in the Quail Corners Shopping Center and it’s as good as the original!
Big fluffy biscuits, sausage and gravy, all the breakfast food we love. They also have burgers, catfish and other country staples.
Today I had the catfish and it’s some of the best I’ve ever eaten.
So happy to see this restaurant open in North Raleigh.

Welcome to North Raleigh Big Ed’s. Beautifully decorated, cheerful, sparkly new breakfast spot was a hit with me and friend. Standouts were the huge pancake, grits with cheese, spinach omelette and biscuit. Really good coffee too. Can’t wait to go back and bring hubby. Our waitress Sasha and all the staff were so attentive and friendly. Good happy vibe in this place which makes you smile while you enjoy your meal.