Ate dinner at Granny & Pappy’s Country Cafe
Granny & Pappy’s Country Cafe
G&P is located in the strip shopping center where Sunset Oasis used to be… just down from Famulari’s on Trolley Rd
Menu simple country cooking. That’s a good thing, or at least it should be. I had the grilled pork chops. Menu listed as marinated and seasoned with Pappy’s special seasonings with 2 sides and dinner rolls.
Reality: Pappy must like salt… a lot and some fresh ground pepper.
Green beans were ok, tasted an awful lot like canned
onion rings were tasty.
no dinner rolls made it to the table
Anne had the chef salad minus ham and a bowl of bean and bacon soup. Waiter came back to the table to tell us they were out of hard boiled eggs, but they should be up by the time she finished her salad. They never showed up.
The bean and bacon “soup” was a bowl of white beans, salted to death, with a 1/2 strip of bacon lying on top.
If you want to try G&P’s I’d suggest you hurry, 
I give them 3 months on the long side of my survival estimate.
However, I will say that with some minor tweaks, this could be a good place to eat.
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By Jon Longsmith June 14, 2012 - 7:37 pm
LOL seems ur the only 2 who was mad all the ppl love the porks chops get compliments everyday. And is whats even more funny there isnt even salt used on porck chops. Also if the the actual bean and bacon soup was so bad why did you talk to the owners for an hour about how good it was. lol just saying
By Too Busy June 15, 2012 - 11:09 am
I never said I was mad. Talk to the owners for an hour???? You’ve got to be joking. Granny stopped by our table for about 2 seconds.
try again.
By Jon Longsmith June 14, 2012 - 7:47 pm
lol also noone told you the eggs would be up when u get ur salad …. lie more
By Too Busy June 15, 2012 - 11:09 am
TOTAL BS on your part.
The waiter was an awesome guy, great personality and HE DID TELL US the eggs would come up.
So you still charge the same for a Chef Salad even though it doesn’t come with hard boiled eggs like listed on the menu???
sad
By Jon Longsmith June 14, 2012 - 7:48 pm
o wait what am i thinking business doubled since we opened lol i forgot ur a bored food blogger my bad
By Too Busy June 15, 2012 - 11:12 am
I not a food blogger. I’m a guy who LOVES a good meal and wants to see a local business succeed.
You guys could make it with some changes. Right now I think you’re doomed. I stand by my 3 month guess.
Good luck!
By Jon Longsmith June 14, 2012 - 7:50 pm
lol @ 3 months 6 months from now ill still be laughing at you
By Too Busy June 15, 2012 - 11:17 am
I’ll take that bet. Mark the calendar December 15,2012
By Jon Longsmith June 14, 2012 - 7:58 pm
lol also no salt in bean and bacon soup ur just being a c*$t
By Too Busy June 15, 2012 - 11:16 am
EXCELLENT language skills on your part. Sadly, you speak as well as you cook…
BTW I edited your comment. There are kids that read this blog. Be glad you don’t work for me; you’d be f’n unemployed right now.
By Susan Clark June 15, 2012 - 11:29 am
I’ve eaten at Granny and Pappy’s several times now. EVERYTHING I’ve ordered has been very good so far. I’ve had the pork chops, fried chicken, grill chicken breast, and buffalo chicken sandwich. None of my food was salty. I also had the bean soup and found it very tasty and thought the bacon was a nice touch. Granny stopped at my table almost every visit and also asked me how everything was and I told her everything was great. I didn’t expect her to sit down and have a conversation with me. Are you originally from the South? I’m new here and I’m finding that the women here are very critical of everything and are very rude to other women but are overly friendly with the men. I’m sorry that I totally disagree with you and I hope this restaurant succeeds and folks like you don’t ruin that chance for them and us.
By Too Busy June 15, 2012 - 11:36 am
I am from the South. Good old Southern boy born and raised on good country cooking.
I’d like to share the comments I sent to G&P’s facebook.
Hey, I came in last night with my wife. Pork chops for me, chef salad and bean soup for her. We’d like to see you guys succeed; my bet is that at your current turnover you’ll not make it 3 months.
Comments on last night’s meal
Menu listed as marinated and seasoned with Pappy’s special seasonings with 2 sides and dinner rolls or something along those lines.
Reality: Pappy must like salt… a lot.
Green beans were ok, tasted an awful lot like canned
onion rings were tasty. I enjoyed those as did Anne
no dinner rolls made it to the table
Anne had the chef salad and a bowl of bean and bacon soup. Waiter came back to the table to tell us you were out of hard boiled eggs, but they should be up by the time she finished her salad. They never showed up.
The bean and bacon “soup” was a bowl of white beans, salted to death, with a 1/2 strip of bacon lying on top.
Suggestions.
1. Learn to bake biscuits and cornbread. C’mon it AIN’T country without biscuits and cornbread. Besides, they’re cheaper per serving than packaged dinner rolls.
2. Add fresh in season veggies to the sides. Summer dinner on my aunt’s farm always included sliced tomoatoes, cucumbers, cantaloupe, and corn on the cob. Those were staples. We’d also have green peppers, hot peppers, fresh snapped green beans, fried okra, and watermelon several times per week.
3. Add mac n cheese to the sides. Sorta like biscuits and cornbread, it just ain’t country without mac n cheese.
4. Ditch the coke cooler and get fountain drinks. You’re giving up most of the margin using bottled drinks
5. Promote a signature dish. There has to be some reason you thought you should open a restaurant. Put your best foot forward.
All the best.
Tommy Samuels
If you’re interested I can help you promote through your fb page and using my outlets in the fishing community.
I followed up with this message as well.
On fb, you really want to put your best foot forward and promote, promote, promote.
Getting noticed on here takes a little luck and a lot of dedication. You can’t just create a page and expect folks to show up.
Post up some food pics, again, promote your signature dish.
Put your menu up as a picture. or as a note on a notes page.
Add a map
post your hours of operation
Put up a daily facebook special or at least every couple of days.
Create facebook coupons
take a look at what Perry is doing with perfectly Franks. He hired some help, but he really gets it. Another guy who really gets facebook marketing but isn’t a restaurant, just a goof fb markter is Sunjammers Watersports. Very engaging with their customer base.
I’m really serious about the food tips in the previous message. I want to see you folks succeed. I need a good place to eat comfort food close to home.
All the best,
Tommy Samuels
Someone (cook or owner, not sure) managed to get their feelings hurt by an HONEST OPINION.
I’d like to see them make it because I love a good country dinner.
By Ralph Shiftly June 15, 2012 - 12:25 pm
Hello,
I was your waiter. I never told you that you would be getting a hard boiled egg. I told you we were out and offered you extra meat and you said that would be fine. You also told me everything was fine. Why would you tell me everything was fine and then go public with lies. That is not a nice thing to do. We have everything cooked to order and when you ask for something and we dont have it we offer you a counter offer with the extra meat and you said that would be fine. Dont let these posts scare you away from our fine restaraunt. We are working hard to get business and we dont want you scaring away our business based on your snide comments when we have amazing food. EXAMPLE: Susan Clark
By Too Busy June 15, 2012 - 12:37 pm
I thought you did an excellent job and your personality was the bright spot of the visit.
You really don’t recall telling us the eggs would be up?
Why would Anne want extra meat on a salad when she ordered it without ham?
You suggested the pork chops over the cheeseburger. I think it was the right choice. They were tasty, but salty. They were cooked well, moist, not dried out like you’ll find in a lot of places.
Guys, please read the comments I sent to your fb page and posted above. You could have a really good restaurant with some minor tweaks.
I will be fair and re-title my blog post.
By Ralph Shiftly June 15, 2012 - 2:43 pm
By the way we are not a southern country restaraunt we are more of a pennsylvania restaraunt and we want people to know that. That is were our owner is from and everybody loves their food and she enjoys to make that type of food for her customers.
By Too Busy June 15, 2012 - 2:45 pm
10-4
By Ralph Shiftly June 15, 2012 - 2:44 pm
Sorrry about the confusion.
By Too Busy June 15, 2012 - 2:49 pm
Ralph, No apology needed.
I seriously want you folks to succeed. Let me know if you add biscuits or cornbread to the menu. Also, let me know if you’d like any marketing advice.
By Ralph Shiftly June 15, 2012 - 2:48 pm
When it comes to the pork chops and the special seasonings. The chef doesnt add any salt to the seasonings, so how could it be salty.
By Too Busy June 15, 2012 - 3:00 pm
Check the spice blend unless you guys make it yourself from individual spices. If it contains a prepared blend, salt will be one of the first few ingredients.
By willyredeemed June 19, 2012 - 3:46 pm
lol, this is hiliarious. they should at least make attempts to recompense you via another meal, but this berating on their part shows no class and doesnt benefit their image or repuation one bit.
By elena July 8, 2012 - 2:58 pm
i agree w WILLYREDEEMED. bullying a food critic isnt helping their restaurant at all. i googled their restaurant name bc i was thinking of stopping by today. however, i have noticed on this sight as well as other sights that customers who complain online often get belittled and bullied. definitely sounds like a hostile environment in that place!! they should apologize and try to make it right.
By Theresa October 23, 2012 - 9:13 am
It is with great hesitation that I write. I avoid controversy whenever possible BUT I do have an opinion and feel entitled to one since I have eaten at this establishment. It is because of “TOO BUSY’s” post that I may actually go back. I agree with everything he said. Never harmful to be open to advice. The waiter was very pleasant and the restaurant was clean. I do hope they make it; we need a restaurant like this in Summerville. But some tweaking would surely be helpful. I’ll follow the blogs for changes and maybe we’ll return.