Amy Jo's Country Restaurant

Wow! This is some straight up Southern dining. I had a cheese biscuit that weighed about a pound. It was made with real hoop cheese, stretchy and gooey. The grits were good and they have Redeye gravy if you want it, I wanted it. Seriously, if in the area give it a try. Careful everything is really hot and fresh. Just like I like it.

Coming all the way from Baltimore, Maryland to Wilson, NC for a family reunion. Ask around to several locals to find out what the top breakfast/brunch spot was in the area and Amy Jo’s name came up several times, so you know we had to drop in. First, I’ll start by saying the hospitality was on point. Everyone was so kind and made us feel like we were regulars when we dined in. This restaurant is self seating so finding a table for our group wasn’t hard at all. Immediately upon sitting, we were greeted by our waitress who was very friendly and had a bubbly personality. The food was just OK in my opinion. The spicy sausages were very delicious and one of my favorites for the meal. The sausage gravy over what I would say was a homemade biscuit was crazy delicious 🔥. The biscuits are huge and very hefty and tasty. The fried pork chop didn’t taste seasoned and was very tough to chew (overcooked). The entire meal in my opinion was a bit above subpar, but the hospitality made up for the 5 star review.

11/3. Normally the club sandwiches are good. Today I got one to go, and I received it as a whole sandwich, not cut, with one small tomato, soggy lettuce and maybe 2 pieces of bacon. No plastic ware provided to eat the side of potato salad. This is the “quality” I would expect from McDonald’s. There’s no way this sandwich would’ve been presented to a customer like this if I had been “eating in” the restaurant instead of getting takeout.

This is a really good southern dining experience if you are into that sort of thing. The food selection is good and the food itself always hits the spot!

Great local diner! Food came out quickly and was super fresh. Loved the cheese biscuit stacker! The coffee was great too. If I’m in the area I’d go back, highly recommend

I imagine the food here is good 2 STAR FOR FRENCH TOAST, REALLY ONE because why is this 5 dollars' asked for 3 she said 9.50. So this is basically light toasted with butter on it that's it, and they are thin regular bread pieces

I loved everything about Amy Jo's. I love to support homegrown local businesses. The parking lot was full but we found a parking place quickly. The decor was simple, yet wonderful! You can tell the owner is a Christian and not ashamed to show it. The messages on the wall are proof of that. The food was exactly what I had hoped for. A delicious Southern country breakfast! My Dad and I had the same breakfast, except my eggs were scrambled, and his were over medium. They served real country link sausage! Not the "want to be sausage." We had cooked perfectly grits with a side of red eye gravy! If you know what red eye gravy is, you are probably smiling right now. If you do not know, then all I can say is bless your heart! We also had toast to complete the meal. Our server was delightful, attentive, and sweet. The breakfast and lunch menus are exactly what I like. I thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience. I live about 40 minutes away, but I will go back. To me, it is well worth the drive!

$17 it’s a bit extreme for these very small portions. They also charge you extra just for using your bank card..

Go here. Immediately. Fantastic breakfast spot - order the "cheese" biscuit if you like cheese. Tenderloin side is also great. Happy we ended up here and will come back asap.

Best breakfast and lunch in town Country cookin' at its best!!The drive thru service is fantastic!

Loooove the cheesy biscuits!! Great food and service! Comfortable atmosphere and plenty of parking. We've never had to wait long to find a seat.

Best cheese stuffed biscuits EVER! Hands down they even beat Abrams cheese biscuit. It's chock full of cheese and the biscuit is flavorful and moist.

Best hoop cheese biscuits I've ever had!! Fist time here and I would highly recommend.

This is real southern cooking and homemade food. Real scratch made biscuits that are NOT dry and some handmade sausage patties, this is the place to go. My go-to from here is the 'Stacker'. It's an open face biscuit topped with overeasy eggs, 2 sausage patties and some delicious sausage gravy and a side of home fries. The pancakes here are pretty damn good too. It's a little over an hour away from me but it's still my favorite breakfast restaurant to go to. 10/10 would recommend!!

This is country cooking at its finest and the staff is right on the ambiance is like being in mom's kitchen back home

There were three people in our party and all three of us got sick after eating at Amy Jo's. I did not eat even half of the food on my plate because it tasted "off." I had a vegetable plate to be healthy. Fried apples were cold, potato salad was "different", and French fries were cold and soggy. My brother and sister both had BBQ pork special. They both got sick too. The only thing all three of us had was sweet tea. The tea tasted good but I wonder now how often the urn is thoroughly cleaned. I will not be eating there again.

Great prices and fast service. Food smells amazing as soon as you walk in the door! It's a "seat yourself" place, which is just fine with us!

The drive up needs to get better!!!! Definitely not Flo's!! And with Flo's you order when you get there and it's ready when You get to the window. Also I hate the guy always asking for a tip!!! The lady never ask for a tip and I always tip her for sure. You need 2 women In drive up that have great attitudes like the one you have and not like the guy!! The food is great at times and ok at times! When they get the order right it sure makes it better!! Got a lot of work to do!!

Instant mashed potatoes, jar gravy, stove top stuffing. I expect more from a dinner that proclaims "home cooking" style food. They don't even have real butter, it's a butter substitute with very little actual butter flavor. Disappointing. What diner doesn't even peel their own mashed potatoes? Especially when they serve boiled potatoes on the menu as another side item.

I've eaten at AmyJo's for years. The food has always been delicious, the service has always been friendly and the atmosphere has always been fun and warm. Never disappoints.

Plastic forks, spoons, & knives. Styrofoam plates and cups. Seat yourself, go to counter and order food and drinks and get your own condiments....No wait staff, so get your own refill. They will yell out your ticket number so you can get your order. Terrible atmosphere and food is average at best.

By far the best breakfast in Wilson. I've been working in the area for 3 months and this place hits all the marks for excellent eggs, hot coffee, and some of the best sausage gravy I have ever had - sorry mom. Yes they use plastic plates and hardware, and yes you have to get your own condiments, but your food comes out hot to your table before your coffee has time to cool down enough to take a drink. Staff is always the best. Highly recommended.

Breakfast was amazing. You HAVE to get the cheese biscuit-seriously the best my husband and I have ever had

Below average breakfast place; will not return The ham was so salty, it will fill your week's allowance for sodium. The sausage link was similar. Grits were good, and over easy eggs were done as ordered. Biscuits and gravy decent. Veggie omelette was too wet. Coffee was ok. Menu limited to basic country breakfast foods. Service was probably as good as it could be as crowded as they were. Definitely no social distancing here!

Very disappointed in breakfast. All our food was cold, the coffee was so weak it barely passed as coffee. The air conditioner was so filthy you have to wonder if the health inspector ever visits. I will say the employees were very nice but that wasn't enough to make me recommend this restaurant.

Went Sunday go breakfast. 5 in party. This is first time I have been in over five years. Food was bad then and has not improved. Service was bad at last visit and has had little improvement. Waitress had an attitude that expressed the thought of why are you bothering me and acted like she was irritated when we did not order fast enough. My wife got a biscuit that was as hard as a hockey puck. When she asked for toast instead she got a hard look from the waitress. Toast was bought and almost thrown on the table. Our waitress never came by and asked if everything was ok. Someone else did come for refills. Food was so so. It was cold. I got an omelette. Never saw on so flat. It was overcooked. Coffee was served in styrofoam cups. Reading some of the other comments leads me to believe some people will accept mediocrity. We will not be back.

One star for the server trying to get us butter ( the real thing!) for our pancake. Unsuccessfully - only margarine or its other incarnation was available. The same happened when we ask for maple syrup - "maple flavored" only. But that is not the worst; for the first time in my life I had scrambled eggs I needed a knife to cut, lol! Wow, guys, please save some stove heat energy. And with money saved hire a person that can follow simple recipe for soft and pillowy scrambled eggs. You won't regret the investment. Ok, next comes coffee. Hmm, more like delicately flavored coffee water. With so much good coffee around how have you managed to create that cult niche of long abandoned xtra lite coffee concept of 1980' s? I will never be back - was on my way to far away home but writing it to warn prospective victimes of fake home cooking or real bad cooking.

Went to grab takeout for lunch. Im not a regular customer and have not been in a few months. The walk in takeout area remains closed. Someone comes to car to take your order. I was informed about the lunch specials of the day. It would have been nice to have been able to see a menu for a full listing of lunch options. I ordered the spaghetti lunch special. The service was quick. The food tasted ok, was freshly prepared. I did have higher hopes of a homemade type sauce, maybe it was, but seemed like canned sauce. In my opinion, the serving size seemed quite small for the price of $9.98 for a spaghetti lunch special. It came with a piece of toasted bread and a small side salad. I'll chalk it up to a poor ordering choice. Again, I think I would have been more satisfied if I could have ordered from a menu.

Very busy - we sat at the bar for breakfast it was interesting .. Food is fairly fast good country breakfast - we have 3 pancakes and eggs and pork chops and eggs .. Nice way to start the day

One of the best country restaurants in town with home cooked food! When they are busy it may a little bit of a wait but the service is usually pretty good. They also have to-go orders if you need to call ahead then pickup & pay when you get there.

This place is the perfect southern spot for an amazing breakfast at even more amazing prices. We had a party of 8 and the table was easily moved to accommodate our large party. The servers were attentive even though the dining room was full. Very clean. No it's not fancy - plastic tableware and plates but my goodness the food was so good and our bill totaled $65. For 8 of us. With plenty of leftovers. Highly recommended by this damn yankee!

Customer service calm an reasonable fine walk-in an drive Thur pack price of food was not read back to me so I guess they going to make u pay regardless the amount of food they give you just got price was reasonable now to taste an how it's presented to me atmosphere Down Home Family southern eat u smell that home cooking food was good wish I had more condiments for coffee 4 packs sugar two creams for large coffee maybe eating in would have had more seem my eggs was under cook cheese biscuit was good ate all of it could have been warmer grits was excellent should had different meat other than pork maybe Turkey or steak-or chicken on menu I was read link,patty,tenderloin great taste will be back!

Another try. Just plain awful. Food is okay, but eating off paper plates, plastic utensils that are not strong enough to eat with the food is cold by the time you are thru. Service is good. Better off staying home.

Great place to get an authentic country meal. Plenty of choices, good sized portions, and delicious, especially breakfast.

Went for lunch and it was great! I had tenderloin in gravy with mashed potatoes and green beans. My husband had pork chops , mashed potato and green bean. Everything was great! Going to go back on Friday evening for fish. I heard they have good seafood. Since we really don't have a seafood restaurant worth going to we are going to try here Friday evening!

Pretty good breakfast food for Wilson, in a diner setting. Big portions and cheap prices, would come here again.

Recently had a very disappointing breakfast here. Ordered a ham & cheese omelette with biscuit.. eggs were flat, overcooked til brown, and inside was some chopped up sandwich ham (like the cheap stuff from Walmart) & some forgettable cheese. I didn't eat the enormous biscuit because it was unappetizing & more like a roll, which I can't eat if made with yeast. The server was overly chatty. We won't be back.

First time eating at this restaurant and was delish!! My boyfriend and I split the Jo's Works all the way and it was just as good as our server raved about. Everyone there was very kind to us seeing it was our first visit.

If I could rate Amy Jo's 0 stars, I would. But, unfortunately, the lowest you can rate is 1 star. Don't ever ask for a chicken and cheese biscuit because it will come out as a chicken patty and cheddar cheese on a biscuit. Yes, a chicken patty. Do you remember when you had school lunches and they plopped that disgusting piece of hard old chicken on your plate? That's exactly what this biscuit was like. I would never recommend this place to anyone. A waste of money and my time.

This place is open for breakfast and lunch 7 days a week They are not open for dinner every afternoon mainly Friday and Sunday evening this my be the confusion over times open BUT THEY ARE NOT CLOSED!!!

Poor serovice and when I mentioned it at checkout I was treated rudely by the cashier, was told that they were busy so they did not have time for good customer service.

This is my favorite homestyle cooking restaurant in Wilson. The food is delicious & they have good portion sizes. The only drawback is the hours they're open, it changes frequently. It would be nice if they were open more evenings.

This restaurant is NOT closed. Was in there Saturday morning (Dec 2, 21017) and the place was jammed full.

This not,,,not,,,,food like Grandma made,,,lol, hash browns are frozen just like you get at McDonald's but burnt!!!! This is just sad, really wake up all you people,,,,false advertising