Franklin’s Restaurant

Sunday morning, I get it, you are «busy.»
Sat down and the waitress came quick and took our order. Food came out super fast and it was good. And then we sat there. And we sat there. And we sat there. And I even made eye contact with all of the waitresses throughout this whole process. Never asked if the food was good or if we needed refills. Finally after waiting for a solid 20 minutes (after we had finished eating) we got up and went to the counter to pay.
Funny thing is, no one behind the counter said «one second we will be right with you» or acknowledge our existence. It was just really rude and we were forgotten about or they just didn’t care. Won’t be going back…

Awful food, didn’t eat hardly any of it, because it was so hasty and greasy. They wouldn’t even comp part of it. They treated us like we were in the wrong. Will never eat there again.

Very affordable friendly staff. Has a wide variety of courses to choose from.

I’m happy to say that I enjoyed my meal here!
Make no mistake, this is a country restaurant. I mean, the kind of place you might find on the side of the road in a small dusty town, mom & kids working the front, dad cooking up grandma’s recipes in back.
I don’t think that’s actually what was going on, but it sure felt like it.
We ordered fried cauliflower as an app. I’m not 100%, but I think the breaded cauliflower probably came out of a frozen box. But I didn’t care, because it was pretty good. The ranch dip is supposed to be homemade, I believe. I suspect it was the kind of homemade in which we take the ingredients out of the box/​bottle & mix together. Again, I didn’t care, because it was pretty darn good. (My grandma made this fabulous Hidden Valley Ranch Dip from a packet, some mayo, & some cottage cheese. That qualified as homemade in her eyes, & none of us kids were gonna haggle over the finer points with her. We ate it & we loved it. This restaurant’s dip, while a different recipe, had a similar HVRD packet flavor.)
My husband also had a side salad, with ranch dressing (tasted like the dip). The salad was cool & crisp & delicious.
I had a french dip sandwich with fries, my husband had country fried steak, fries, & green beans.
My french dip: the bread was cut from a french bread loaf, it was not toasted. I was concerned about this initially since it’s pretty much a given that it should be toasted. But to my pleasure, while it was soft, it never got soggy. Unless I dipped it in the Au jus, which was perfect. I have had a lot of trouble finding a good Au jus. Usually it’s either too watered down, or too salty, or obviously NOT true Au jus but something made from an onion soup mix. I usually give up & abandon the Au jus. I can’t say for sure whether Franklin’s was the real thing, but if it was made separately, they did a dang fine job of doing it! They did not ask if I wanted Swiss cheese on it, but after I ate the first half, I asked the waitress & she quickly ran back & brought me a good sized piece, which tasted great. To my surprise, I realized I could eat it with or without & still love it. The meat was tender & juicy.
Our fries were steak fries, & again, I suspect they were from a frozen box. But they were done perfectly. I was so pleased that they didn’t salt them (I hate it when restaurants over salt/​season the fries). I was able to salt them to my own taste, and they were fresh enough that the salt stuck to ‘em! You know what I mean.
My husband’s country fried steak was tasty. He skipped the gravy, because we weren’t sure what kind of gravy it was (dietary restrictions). Also, his green beans were a bit cool. But we were happy that they were simple green beans & nothing else.
Also, worth mentioning: their fountain sodas were perfect. Often we find that a restaurant will chintz out & use too much carbonation to save on the cost of the syrup. Not Franklin’s!
While I suspect a few of the things we ate were from frozen boxes, they were still prepared very well, & I won’t knock them for it because you’re not gonna get fresh, truly homemade everything, for these kinds of prices. I will be eating there again.

We love going here for breakfast. It’s nicely decorated with local artwork and the wait staff is fast and friendly. They use real butter, cheddar cheese and half and half, no scary hydrogenated stuff here! The vegetable skillet is my favorite and I can never finish it, so it’s a good value. The chef always adds an extra egg to the egg dishes. I’m looking forward to coming for lunch some time for some Greek food.