NGU Skyliner

Elizabeth Wood
Staff Writer

Elizabeth Wood/The Skyliner

A small restaurant in Greer, S.C., Daisy Mae’s Home Cooking & Catering, satisfies all who choose to eat there. You can find this restaurant at 803 West Poinsett Street in downtown Greer.

The restaurant, named after owner Mrs. Daisy Mae Ellis herself, attracts local customers who want to eat a delicious home-cooked meal in a simple atmosphere. When you walk into this restaurant, you will quickly find that there is also a great family atmosphere, considering that it is a family owned restaurant.

“I love my homemade cakes and I love the customers that come in too,” Ellis said. She, her husband and her children all cook the fresh food themselves. Ellis even bakes homemade cakes that disappear as fast as she makes them.

I went to eat lunch on a Sunday afternoon. The menu consisted of meatloaf, ham, fried chicken, turkey and dressing with gravy, rice and gravy, macaroni and cheese, green beans, turnip greens, crowder peas, steamed cabbage, whole sweet corn, lima beans, potato salad, fried okra, fried squash, yams, and yeast rolls or cornbread.

A meal costs $6.95, and includes a meat, three sides, yeast rolls or cornbread and sweet tea. I ordered turkey and dressing with gravy, cornbread, lima beans, fried squash, yams and sweet tea.

Then, to finish off the meal, homemade cakes are cut by the slice. The four homemade cakes are red velvet cake, coconut cake, german chocolate cake and key lime pie cake with homemade cream cheese icing.

The family and friends who work at this restaurant always welcome customers with a friendly face and attentive service.

“I like that it’s a family owned restaurant. And there’s a spirit about that restaurant. They are Christians and you can tell,” Jane Hannon, customer, said.

Daisy Mae’s daughter, Shaneka Hines, a freshman at Greer High School, waits tables. Shaneka said that her favorite thing about working at the restaurant is the customers’ “smiling faces.”

Daisy Mae’s Home Cooking & Catering also offers its catering service for parties, churches or family events.

The only downside to eating at Daisy Mae’s is that there is limited space for seating, especially at night or on Sundays for lunch.

In reference to the quality of food and service, I give this restaurant an extremely high rating of excellence. You will get an amount of food that is worth the money you pay. Most customers are not able to finish their meals and have to take a good portion of them home. The restaurant is also clean and well kept.

If you have not tried Daisy Mae’s Home Cooking & Catering, you are missing out on a very delicious meal. Hurry in before the cake runs out!

Tags: Fall 2009, Vol. 109 - Issue 11

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