Wagon Wheel Restaurant

Best fried squash EVER! Great food, prepare to stand in line and wait at peak hours

Great food and very reasonable. Other rave about the fried squash. I don’t touch it so I am just repeating what close friends have said.
I’ve enjoyed a few meals here.

I have been going to the wagon wheel for over 20 years. The last 3 times I have gotten takeout for lunch certain items like the fried squash is greasy and bland. Potato salad lacks seasoning, greens also. The lunch specials have not changed in years, would be nice to mix it up.

Very clean restaurant, great service. Large helpings, everything we had was cooked well. Fried oysters were tender and the fried squash was very crisp. Will come back.

Wow, their grilled chicken is boss! It was freaking good! I love this place even more. Renee is a very very very very VERY good waitress.
Tip: no credit/​debit cards just cash or check.

I eat here about 4 times a year because it’s the half way point for me and my family. We ate there yesterday to celebrate my birthday. The food was great, as usual, but our waitress seemed less than happy to serve us. I know everyone has an off day and maybe that was hers, but she wasn’t friendly at all, kind of short in her responses to our questions, rarely smiled, and overall seemed like she was in a horrible mood. I’ve never had service like that at the Wagon Wheel and hope I don’t again. I love this restaurant and want to keep coming back.

I found the food very good, staff was very nice, I was with a large party so we all got a little of everything. All the food come out and looked good and tasted great. I had the steak tips and salad bar you couldn’t go wrong

We had dinner here for the first time a few nights ago. The food was great and service was exceptional. This restaurant has been around for a long time and it is well cared for. Everything was very clean (floors, booths, window ledges, blinds, etc.). We will definitely be back!

Excellent meal! The fried squash here is amazing, by far one of the best examples of this southern staple that I have ever tasted! The dressing tasted exactly like what my grandmother makes and the fried chicken was beyond tasty!
I can not wait to go back again, soon! One tip, get there early or late on Sunday afternoon. The after church crowd made the wait very long, very fast. Otherwise it was a perfect meal!

Amazing Food! #1 Choice American, Greek, Seafood. Best known for the homemade Fried Squash!!! Great Steaks too! Marinated beef tips are a hit!

I went for the Sunday lunch buffet post church with my wife’s grandparents. The service was extremely friendly, nice, and prompt. The food however was bad. Anything green was either fried or boiled. Meats were overdone and Mac/​cheese was dripping with water. I had high hopes for the salad bar, but it had no green salad– only potato salad, etc there were a few pieces of fruit thank goodness. There was a line out the door so I must be a minority in thinking this way about the food, but this is my review.

My husband was born and raised in Lancaster, and when we were dating he wanted to take me to all of the «local landmarks» to show me what the city had to offer. ;-) I’m also from a small southern town, so I can appreciate a good local joint when I see it and the Wagon Wheel didn’t disappoint. In fact, on my first trip we basically just went for the Fried Squash. And no joke — it’s the best I’ve ever had. They cut it length-​wise instead of in circles, and the batter is closer to a tempura batter than a cornmeal batter — light, fluffy and just perfect. Served with plenty of ranch dressing it’s a meal in itself. If you go to the Wagon Wheel and don’t get the fried squash consider your visit an epic failure. There are 3 appetizers on the menu, but just to prove my point, listen to the waitress when she takes your drink order. She doesn’t say «Can I get you stared with an appetizer?» She says «Do we need some fried squash to get started with here?» Not kidding.
The food at the Wagon Wheel is plentiful and tasty and the service is friendly and fast. My sweet tea glass never gets empty and I’ve never been disappointed. Last Saturday we went there to celebrate my husband’s grandmother’s 90^th birthday. With 30 people in the room our meals came out quickly, the sweet tea was always at the ready and the food was great. I had the marinated beef tips, salad bar and fried squash, and my FIL got the ever-​popular Fisherman’s platter which is a legend to anyone that’s ever seen it.
If you find yourself in Lancaster (LA as the hubs calls it), and you’re looking for a good meal (or have a hankering for fried squash) definitely visit the Wagon Wheel!

I’m not always in South Carolina, but when I am, I always eat at Wagon Wheel. The place is usually crowded on Sunday, especially because the after-​church crowd tends to occupy this place by force. That’s the best time to go because they have the buffet and it is AWESOME!!! All you can eat of scrum-​diddly-​umtious wonderfulness. I tend to favor the fried squash (to die for). If you haven’t tried fried squash, you need to try theirs, and get a side of ranch dressing to dip. I tend to stay away from fried and southern’ish food, but when I come here, the belt comes off. I have come numerous times for lunch, and the specials are usually spot on; especially the grilled chicken breast. A lot of bang for the buck.

A busy local spot where you can expect to see a solo old timer finishing up their early bird special or an entire baseball team straight off of a win. The menu is pretty big, almost greek diner like. Lots of fried and broiled seafood options. We had The Fisherman’s Platter with deviled crab, fried fish, scallops and shrimp. It was pretty good. The waitress seemed a little overwhelmed and slightly unsure of what was on the menu. Maybe. Overall a great place to eat and to do a little people watching. My dad loves their fried squash!