Helen’s Restaurant

Great home food restaurant. Recommend rib eye steak sandwich. Best fried green tomatoes in the area.

Always a safe bet! By far the best fried fish (ask for «rooster sauce» aka: siracha: trust me!) in the area! The hamburger steak is also great! Helen’s service couldn’t be better! The waiters connect with the customers unlike any other restaurants I’ve been to. It’s very convenient to go by and pick up a delicious home made pie or gallon of fresh brewed sweet tea on the way to wherever you are going.

I’ve driven by this place hundreds of times without stopping. Finally stopped for lunch. I was right all those other times.
Pros: The Christmas display was nice and our server was pleasant.
Cons: Instant mashed potatoes and veggies from a can that were clearly just warmed up with nothing added; I don’t know that they really cook anything there. The bathroom was so dirty I would have left if going in there before eating. My girlfriend was sick within thirty minutes of leaving.

I had dinner with my mom, aunt, and fiancé here. Three of us had the all-​you-​can-​eat fish, my aunt opted for the pork chops. We debated between two and three starts throughout the meal, but as my fiancé pointed out, they should receive three since my mom requested a second serving of fish. Must not be that bad, right?
We went there hoping for catfish only to be let down. I called earlier to make sure they had it and they said they did. But when we asked about the all-​you-​can-​eat fish, our server said it wasn’t catfish and wasn’t sure what kind of fish it was. So then I asked if I could just have the catfish entrée on the menu and she said they didn’t have any catfish at all. The mystery fish was a plain-​ol’ white fish of some kind. Pretty flavor-​less breading. Hush puppies and fries were pretty bland as well. See where this is heading? Two stars. But then my mom asked for a second round. And then…
I ordered a slice of pie. That’s what did it for me. That slice of coconut cream sealed the three-​star deal. It had more coconut than I ever had before in a pie. Everyone else at the table turned up their nose when I first ordered it yet they all helped me finish it.
Helen’s has been here for a long time and it’s probably one of the better options in the area. We came all the way from Celina for it but I’m not sure we’ll do that again.

Since 2 ½ stars wasn’t an option I chose 3. I’ve taken my family there 5 – 6 times and nothing was bad but nothing was great either. I love country cooking so it would be great if they hired someone to add a little flare to their currently plain entrees.