Our favorite non-formal restaurant. May we suggest the Marquita Special with corn tortillas (not the chips, which are already complimentary & put on your table with salsa when you are seated). Beef tips or Pollo (Chicken) grilled w/ onions & mild peppers, on a bed of lettuce & covered w/ sour cream, guacamole, & cheese, it is served as a salad, but we prefer to make "soft tacos" w/ the corn tortillas(you have to request the corn tortillas when you order). One order is enough for both of us, and is the best-kept secret on their menu.
Also, their salsa verde (tomatillo salsa) could easily win awards, and its the best we've ever tasted. Full of cilantro & green onions, this wonderful salsa is usually mild to medium in heat. If you are really daring, try the salsa diabla, one of the finest hot salsas I (Butch) have ever put in my mouth. Not for the faint of heart, this salsa is usually a medly of habanero, jalapeno, and dried chiles that will make your taste-buds dance the cha cha cha.
All that said, the very best thing about this restaurant is not necessarily the food, although it is some of the best we've ever eaten. I'ts not the atmosphere, even though Corona is always clean & ample, with both a smoking & non-smoking room (we prefer the smoking area because it is a much more open environment, even though we don't smoke). That which separates this restaurant from the pack is the people. The people working there are glad to be there, and they are glad you are there as well... and it shows in the quick & exceptional service you will recieve. We have been eating at Coronas for many years now, & have never gotten bad service or a bad meal.
To us, that speaks volumes!
Butch & Harriet Rice

YUCK! The only thing we enjoyed about the restaurant was the sauces. They have 4 or 5 regional sauces that were delicious. The food however, was mediocre & overpriced. My ribs were dry & overcooked! The service was pathetic. Our only memories of this eatery are bad ones, which is a shame... we live only 1 mile from there.
Butch & Harriet Rice

Spartanburg's finest casual elegant dining. I'm glad to finally agree with Charlie Shill on a restaurant. Do expect to spend some time there, because while we've found the wait staff to be excellent, the kitchen takes it's sweet time to prepare some of the finest Italian Cuisine we've ever eaten.
Our favorite romantic environment in an eatery, we reserve our visits to Stefano's to "non-kid" outings.
Butch & Harriet Rice

The Carolina's answer to Atlanta's Varsity Restaurant, but only better. This is the King of the Greasy Spoon!
Grab your Tums, and hurry down Reidville Road. You can't miss it. You may even smell the onion rings before you see the restaurant... which I heartily recommend. Be forewarned... the only impression you'll carry with you after you experience these greasy delicacies is the unbelievable heartburn if you forget your Tums.
By the way, the last few times we ordered fish it wasn't good at all...extremely fishy & we couldn't eat it. Definitely not among our recommendations.

We've always had a good time at LeBaron Steak House. The food is great, and the decor is festive, with a large dance floor, a quaint bar, and several wonderful meeting rooms. I'm not sure if reservations are required, but they are suggested & appreciated by the staff

We usually eat lunch here, its a great lunch for about $5-$7. The beers are well crafted, and as a homebrewer I really appreciate well crafted beers. For the best crafted beers in town, however, try R.J. Rockers, they always have 8-10 different varieties of their own delicious crafted brews at all times.
Butch & Harriet Rice

The food was great, however, the Coop II on Westgate Mall Drive didn't make it... its been gone for several months. Poor location killed it. The best macaroni pie I've ever eaten, and where else can you get collard greens?

This retaurant has been gone for over 1 year now, having been replaced by several Thai restaurants which have also fallen by the wayside. This is a terrible location for a restaurant.

We've always had great service and a good meal here. It is great fried fish. Expect to pay for this kind of eating, and come packing a good antacid, because while the food is terrific, and a great value, you may experience a little heartburn if you get carried away.
Butch & Harriet Rice

Great breakfast, and I have enjoyed the hamburger steak w/ fries & cole slaw for 25 years now.
Butch Rice

Service is the only reason we don't rate them more highly. On busy evenings the atmosphere is a little too much like a cattle roundup. The fish is good, and the Prime Rib is the best in the area.
Butch & Harriet Rice

Isn't as good as it began. They do have sushi on the buffet. The last time I ate there, the best thing I had was the Water!

Fast drive thru, and known for their Dogs. One of the few Fast Food restaurants I return to. Good value, Great Dogs!

A good buffet, not a great one! Food is fresher than at other buffets, but variety is more limited. We prefer Sun King for the best variety on any buffet in Spartanburg.

Very small Bistro. Great food, but slightly overpriced for our budget. So while we enjoyed the food, we found the value to be influenced negatively by the price.

We no longer eat at Basil's because we have had several very mediocre experiences which will always affect our decision to return. Good Greek-American Fare when they are on, and bad service & average food when they are off.
Butch & Harriet Rice

Great bar-restaurant atmosphere, a little loud but elegant. Great choices of draft beers, including Newcastle Brown Ale, one of the finest beers in the world. Food is great, with all-you-can-eat snow crab legs on Tuesday evenings.
Butch Rice

Average Mexican Fare. A much better Mexican Eatery has opened a few miles down the road at Lake Bowen

Unbelieveable service, & the food is always wonderful. Best kept secret on menu, Marquita Special. Ask for the salsa verde for the finest in tomatilla salsa(mild to medium), or the salsa diabla(Heat index as the name might indicate) if your tastebuds & stomach are so accustomed. The friendly staff will gladly bring you either or both salsas complimentary with your already complimentary endless tortilla chips.