Showmars

Person taking order was rude. I didn’t ask for sweet tea and when I asked for a diet Pepsi instead, she took the cup and slammed it down. Then handed me the diet Pepsi and said a half hearted thanks. Food OK, nothing to write home sbout.

Had never gone in — passed by many times — outside kinda generic — went in — staff was very friendly — prices just so so — had the souvlaki platter — pretty tasty — served over rice and with fries — waitresses were nice and pretty attentive — a solid place to eat — the whole restaurant does smell like fried fish and some of my fries tasted a bit fishy like they were fried with some fish.

While driving across North Carolina, I was intrigued by the banner in front of the restaurant offering a low cost meal, plus an advertisement offering fast, casual fare, so I stopped at Showmars. Showmars serves mostly American and Greek menu items, and even will offer an American-​Greek fusion for some of their menu items, such as the pita burger.
Service was prompt, and after ordering, I was quickly served my pita burger. The pita burger is a standard hamburger, but served on a pita, which I felt was a bit unique, but still part of a welcome lunch.

Showmars is a casual family restaurant (sitdown dining or takeout) which serves up American fare plus a few Greek items at reasonable prices. It’s order at the counter and pay first, then you’re given a number stand and drinks, then take a seat in the dining room and staff will bring out your food.
On the drive out to Forest City, I decided to stop for dinner at Showmars in Shelby after seeing a billboard. The left turn onto the frontage road coming off US 74 WB from the east is a bit tricky. I did notice a banner in front of the restaurant advertising $ 6.99 Dinner Specials (5PM-​9PM) which includes a drink. I decided on one of the specials, Chicken Tips over Rice with two sides (I chose slaw & steamed vegetables), dinner roll, and a Diet Pepsi, $ 7.46 total with tax. The food came out in under 10 minutes. The Chicken Tips (marinated) with green peppers & onions was very good, which was very tender & juicy. The white rice had a soft fluffy texture. The slaw was sweet and very soft. However, the vegetables (carrots, broccoli, caulifower) were not hot and ice cold inside, similar to the frozen vegetable mix found in my local Market Basket. I ended up mixing the vegetables with the slaw creating broccoli slaw. The soft dinner roll was warm.
I finished up dinner and the Diet Pepsi (more than half crushed ice). I would’ve given this place 2.4 stars. However, as the server was clearing the dishes off the table, he offered me a togo cup with Diet Pepsi, which I definitely needed for the road (I’ll round up to 3 stars).