Eat 33

First time here. I knew it was good once we walked it. Lots of locals. People waiting for tables. All signs of a good joint.Staff are very friendly. Service was excellent. Prices can't be beat. I got the Breakfast Bowl and could only finish half. I would get it again. This is a must try.

The waitress that ended up waiting on us walked past our table SEVERAL times without even acknowledging us for over 10 minutes after we were sat. I was about to suggest that we go to a different restaurant when she finally came to our table. First thing she said to us was "Are y'all ready?" as if we were wasting her time.The food wasn't much better than the service. We wont be coming back or recommending to others anymore. You can't have mediocre food on top of poor service. Spend your hard earned money somewhere else.

Great local spot ! Certainly has that local ambiance! The food was above average for the scramble bowl and the catfish benny! It was below average on the salmon cakes ! Service was good but they

Context: I am very generous with my rating of restaurants (see my track record, most of my reviews gave 4 or 5 stars). It takes a lot to make me write a negative review. Unfriendly staff who are off-putting. Mediocre food. Potentially good ambiance and decor but the mood was ruined by their waitstaff. We came here not out of our choice but that of our local host. Upon walking in, we asked for a table of four. Our friend hadn't arrived yet (so there were just 3 of us). The restaurant had many booths and tables wide open. They refused to seat us, citing their policy of seating groups only when everyone's present. That made no sense when they had so many tables. There is no place for us to even stand (much less sit) to wait. No waiting area. Waiters brushed by us running up and down (not relaxed). We were cramped by the bar area. Very unpleasant. We decided to tell them we were going ahead to eat without our friend, since we had to be somewhere. Finally we were seated, and we got to place our order. But the poker-faced waitress was cold and rude throughout the process. No smile. No welcome. Our dishes came; the simplest, most terribly presented, American breakfast dishes ever. What a miserable place. Our friend (who was late) did eventually show up. He came in and came to our table (naturally as anyone would do). He sat down. A waitstaff came over to tell him off: we do not take _____ (something about walk-ins or late comers). At this point, there were still plenty of open tables all around us. Not crowded at all. We did not infringe on anyone's space or the restaurant's ability to do business. Why could our friend not join us? After some more back and forth, finally our friend was allowed to place his order, but he received a stern warning. One time exception only. Well, I can tell you: we won't come back. There won't be a "next time." Why so rude? So entitled? I suspect they are racist given their tone and attitude.

We had not been to Eat 33 in years and stopped in for a Sunday lunch about an hour before closing. We were generally happy with our experience.Service was friendly, available, and helpful. Couldn't ask for better in a casual spot liker this. It was obvious that there were a lot of regular customers as there were several hugs exchanged between staff and guests as tables emptied. Food was brought out hot, and a drink refill was offered. Nothing at all to argue with.The food was enjoyable. The comfort food and breakfast oriented menu is far broader than I remembered. There were easily 10 things I was tempted to pick for my lunch among the dozens of things on offer. I settled on the meatloaf and eggs with red potatoes. The eggs were cooked perfectly to order. The meatloaf itself lacked much excitement (no onions or peppers or the like were noticeable in the mix and would have added flavor) and it seemed to me to be a giant hunk o' 80/20 on the dry side. Fortunately I had been offered brown gravy as a topper, and this rescued the meat. The potatoes were very good, flat top cooked with some onion and maybe bacon grease in there. Yummy. The accompanying biscuit was soft and could have used a few more minutes in the oven. Once I added butter and jelly it was fine.My wife got fried shrimp, beans, corn bread, corn, and garlic bread. The shrimp were perfectly fried, the beans good. The cornbread made from a good recipe, not overly sweet, good crumble. The corn was a disappointment, a clear afterthought straight out of a can.Portions were more than ample, we each took food home for later.Parking can be tight, and we have attempted to visit before this but turned away because of the wait lines and the parking lot. So be patient if you show up right at a meal time.Open for breakfast and lunch, til 2 PM I believe. We will add it to the breakfast/brunch rotation. 3 1/2 stars.

This is a "hole in the wall" diner with friendly service, and lots to offer. We were there on a Sunday after church so I was able to order from the brunch menu. I got the hermitage which was a boneless fried chicken thigh on top of a biscuit with gravy and an over easy egg. It was very good. At the server's suggestion I got the sausage gravy instead of the dumpling gravy. My husband got a more traditional bacon and egg breakfast and thought it was just okay.

Eat 33 left a bitter taste in my mouth. What upon first entering felt like walking into a friendly local diner, quickly began to feel like I had illegally crossed the threshold of a small, southern-town secret society wearing wearing an INY t-shirt. After my companion and I had stood in line for a few minutes, while the other parties who had been called by name and even exchanged hugs had been seated, they asked for the 4th time how many were in our party. I repeated 3. The hostess said she had to check if we could be seated without the 3rd person being there. I let them know that we had the third person's order and were ready to place ours. The manager gave an emphatic "NO."While waiting for everyone in a party to be seated is not unheard of, it's not customary in a dive. Still, if we had been told when we were first asked how many in the party (again, they knew everyone else in line), we could have made an informed decision as to whether we wanted to wait; nonetheless we said that was fine. But then the hostess told the manager I had rolled my eyes which I had not. I assure you then there was some eye rolling as we walked out. Good thing they have a clientele of regulars because they treat guests like intruders. No food is worth enduring poor service.

Eat3312:15pmStaples Mill Road I called to find out exactly where they were located because I was walking. The lady on the phone was very nice and patient. She gave me some landmarks so I knew which way to walk. The atmosphere is a small diner and family friendly. An older building/house, nothing fancy but clean and decent food.Seated quickly. Here to have brunch while my car is at the doctor. I ordered biscuits and gravy w/eggs over medium and apples. W/sweet tea & lemon Order was taken fairly quick. Food came out just as quick!! Biscuits and gravy were the bomb, although I'll never eat all of this. They are not stingy with the servings, that's for sure. The white of the eggs were cooked too hard for me and I only ate one. The apples were too soft for me. Didn't eat any. The sweet tea was good. Still, the biscuits and gravy were so good it made up for it. 3/5 for me. Definitely worth revisiting.

Impressive diner with really good food at reasonable price! I had fried oysters Benedict and serious some of the best fried oysters. Boyfriend had Nawlen scrabble and he said it was tasty. Other friend had biscuit and gravy breakfast and really enjoyed it.

Hole in the wall restaurants are sometimes the best! This place was no different. Enjoyed the biscuits and gravy and I had a side of scrapple. I usually like my scrapple crunchy all of the way through but given the size of the block, it would be burned if it was cooked that way. Hot all of the way through too. Food was brought to me really quickly. Told my husband about the place and when he went to Richmond, he had eggs on chili and really enjoyed it. Went again today. I would absolutely go again.