Boone Restaurants

Mike's is a casual family restaurant. Open for lunch and dinner, the menu has several types of fish dishes and fish sandwiches - grouper, crab cakes, shrimp, whitefish, flounder, etc. served fried, grilled, or teriyaki'd.

I had the Calabash shrimp, which was good. The portion was huge - enough for two. Good sides available including baked sweet potatoes, but best of all were the delicious hush puppies! Others in my party enjoyed crab cakes and grouper.

Service was very good. Prices were reasonable for dinner, and even less for lunch.

Even though Sagebrush is billed as a Steakhouse (and I have enjoyed many of their steaks!), they have alot of good choices on their menu. It has outlasted other steakhouses in Boone and can get very crowded.

Good starter choices include Sagebrush Sliders, Cheese Fries, and Wings. Love their Cheeseburgers and, of course, Steaks. Also on the menu: Chili, BBQ (ribs and pulled pork options), Chicken, and Fish. Good side items include Baked Potato and Sweet Potato (also rice, grilled mushrooms, vegetable medley, etc.).

For dessert try the Brownie Blast - a brownie topped with vanilla ice cream, chocolate sauce, whipped cream, chunks of Oreo cookies, and a cherry! Mmmmm!!

Lunch and dinner combos offered inlcude soup or salad, loaf of warm bread, entree and side item. Combo lunch prices start at $6.99.

Complimentary Bottomless Bucket of Peanuts and Coffee, but don't fill up on the peanuts before your steak arrives!

Lunch starts at 11 a.m. Prices for lunch start at $5.29.

Special Offer for June 15 - September 15: Buy one kids meal, get one free.

The Mellow Musroom is, first of all, about pizza....and beer. What a great combo! But wait...there is more. Service is excellent. The wine list is more than adequate. They have a lovely selection of sandwiches and salads. But the pizza...ahhh.

Favorite Dish: I usually order the Greek Salad (get a small one, they are HUGE), beer on tap (seasonal) and share a pizza. The salad is full of veggies and olives and pickles, with a great Greek dressing. The pizza crust is always perfect, but I think the best thing about Mello Mushroom is their consistancy. It is always good.

We went here for breakfast with some friends on Sunday morning. Its a cracker barrel knock off. Our bill between the two of us came to 70.00. The Owner Betty Austin is the rudest person I have ever met and and by the way I did say she is the owner. She felt that we took to long and yelled at us to vacate her restaurant while we were sitting at our table and in front of everyone around us. I was very embarrassed and humiliated to say the least. She also yelled at us telling us if we wanted to talk we had to take it somewhere else. Then when we went up to the cashier and the owner once again accuses my friend of hiding one of our tabs, which was not true because there are two registers and my husband paid for his at the other register. I am a reasonable person and if she needed the table all she had to do is ask, I wouldn't have had a problem getting up and leaving, no questions asked, however the way she deals with her patrons is totally unacceptable. Betty Austin will never have any of my business again and hopefully not yours. Her sign says southern hospitality, if that is southern Hospitality I don't want it or need it.

Favorite Dish: not a thing

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By Ifrah:

Any body who knows us knows one fact about us - we are no gourmet food lovers. Due to our travel schedule, we always have to be on the move. Fast food comes in handy for us.

When mom and dad saw the board for Long John Silver's on US 321 in Boone, they were delighted. They used to eat at a outlet in Skokie, Illinois a lot. We found the fish platters delicious.

Now my USA friends may think that it is one of those common fast food chains so why bother writing about it. But the thing is that this chain does not exist in Canada so it is always exciting to report.

This is a fast food restaurant with a nice revolutionary theme - seafood. The inside has a decor of a ship (see picture # 2).

Favorite Dish: Favorite Dish: We found the following to be a wholesome and delicious meal:

VARIETY PLATTERS

→ 2 Fish & 8 Shrimp
→ 2 Fish, 4 Shrimp, & Chicken Planks®
→ 2 Fish, 4 Shrimp & Clams
→ 2 Fish & 3 Chicken Planks®

You gotta love their motto: "We're weird and proud of it, slavishly devoted to great food and cold beer, and nothing makes us happier than seeing people look around our restaurants and say 'dang'."

Mellow Mushroom has indoor and outdoor seating and is very popular. It is always crowded but definitely worth a visit!

The menu consists of munchies (appetizers), salads, calzones, hoagies, pizzas, and local brews. They offer a selection of good pizzas including Hawaiian, Mighty Meaty, Mega Veggie, Kosmic Karma, and Build Your Own. My favorites are the Hawaiian and Cheese.

Monday - Thursday 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Friday - Saturday 11 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Sunday 12 p.m. - 10 p.m.

Pizzas served in 3 sizes. Large pies run about $14.

Hunan's lunch specials are a very good deal. All at under $6 you get soup, eggroll, and rice along with your main dish. They have a good selection of popular Chinese dishes. My favorite is the Sesame Chicken.

There is a huge dinner menu with entrees/rice starting at around $7. Lower calorie menu, tofu dishes, and chef's specialites are available.

Check website for menu and/or to make reservations. Although Hunan's can get crowded, we've never had to wait for a table.

Lunch Specials are served daily between 11 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Sunday lunch buffet is served Sundays between 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

Take-out available.

Hours: Monday - Thursday 11 .m. to 10 pm
Friday & Sauturday 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Sunday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Being a university town, Boone has every fast food restaurant imagineable! Most are located on 321 N (also known as Blowing Rock Road).

They include:

Backyard Burgers
Arby's
Chick-fil-A
Quiznos
Hardees
Burger King
McDonald's
Taco Bell
KFC
Popeye's
Wendy's
Pizza Hut
Papa John's
Dairy Queen
Dominos
Subway
Hungery Howies

Etc, etc!

Several are open for breakfast and many close in the early hours of the morning.