Lillie Pearl

Went here recently for dinner for the first time.
We started with the pork belly and smoked chicken wings for appetizer.
Pork belly was very good, tender.
The wings were not bad.
Very crispy with a little bit of spice.
Could have been more seasoned. For entrees, we ordered the pork chop and sea bass.
The sea bass was excellent.
The pork chop and accompanying hopping John were both super dry.
I returned it for the beef short ribs, which were very tender.
Not as seasoned as they could have been, but very tender.
Also had greens and mac and cheese separately as sides.
Both were good, but the mac had been scooped from a larger bowl behind the counter and wasn't very hot. For dessert, we had the banana pudding and peach cobbler bread pudding.
The banana pudding was very good.
The bread pudding was very sweet and overdone.
Most of my pieces of bread were crunchy/crispy, rather than being soft like bread pudding.
We only ordered water to drink, which was very good. Service wise, there were long waits for the waitress to take our order, bring a refill, etc, however, everyone was very friendly.
It was a Saturday and the place was full, maybe they were short staffed, 🤷🏾‍♂️ Overall, a pretty mixed bag.
YMMV, but it's worth a try.

My daughter and I went there for brunch after she completed the Pepsi Bowling Invitational.
The wait time was excellent, around 1:50PM, and we were able to be seated right away.
The host was friendly and accommodating.
The food was very tasty and great value for your dollar.
I had the Lillie Burger and my daughter had the Short Rib Breakfast Burrito.
Both were good portions and potentially could have left-overs for another day.
There was a birthday celebration surprise for a customer and the entire restaurant, including the staff, sang along to Steve Wonder's Happy Birthday song.
Would definitely recommend making your way to this establishment. Our waitress was in training.
She didn't refill our waters, as we did not order any other drinks, she nor did anyone else come to take the dirty/empty plates, cups or silverware from the table, she didn't ask if we wanted to try dessert, just brought the check over.
There were aspects of her attention to the table that lacked but hopefully will gain that experience with time.

I came in to dine in for dinner.
However, this particular night the service was a bit slow.
I ordered the short rib egg rolls and lobster and crab cakes to go as well as a side of Mac and cheese.
The egg rolls were delicious and filling! The lobster crab cakes and corn were very tasty.
The mac n cheese was just ok it was dry and not as creamy as other pics I’ve seen.
Overall the food was very good and I’ll be back.

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