The original Sylvan Park Restaurant spawned this popular outpost on Franklin Road, offering meat-and-three fare done right. Customers love the rotating plate specials like fried chicken, meatloaf, turkey and gravy or country ham. Check out the daily specials, the catfish or the famous desserts like banana pudding and butterscotch or chocolate meringue pie. You can also order breakfast, so arrive early for a hearty fill-up of Southern homestyle cooking. Service is prompt and efficient, the way it was done decades ago.

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