There is a little known locally owned & operated place on Hwy 54E next to Azalea Estates. While wings are their main item, they also serve country fried or grilled fish meals, fish and chips, etc... The food was FRESH and good! They even have authentic chips, not just french fries!

As a resident of Fayette County for some 9 years now, I attribute the decline of restaurants in the county to "all the above." Notice I didn't say "quality" resaurants either.

First off, the pay reductions taken by Delta employees is ABSOLUTELY having it's effect on the area. I'm personal friends with many many Delta families and the 1st thing every one of them said is, "Well, looks like we won't be going out to dinner much." Anyone who thinks this isn't happening is out of touch with the reality of the situation.

Secondly, service at the sit down eateries is absolutely abysmal. Always has been. I personally don't take kindly to a rude or disinterested wait staff. If he or she can't tell me the special of the day or tell me what's in it because they can't remember or don't really care .....I've got a problem with that. If they can't come by to check on my table and ask for drink refils in a timely manner and with a pleasasnt attitude....I've got a problem with that. You might not like your job working there, but you better not take it out on me if I'm spending my hard earned money feeding my family there.

Thirdly, just a comment on Montana Teds and that Fish Co. - Both terrible! Montana Ted's was a tough sell from the get-go. Bad business model in my opinion. Kind of hard to get your every day "ham & eggers" to throw down $10 to buy a hamberger(regardless of what it was made out of). Their menu was limited even though they tried to make it look big by craftily illustrating 30 ways to make the same berger all with different names. Their tables were way too close together for a family to even get comfortable. I noticed that the wait staff couldn't even get around tables without banging into people.

I was excited about going to the Fish Co. only to leave terribly disappointed. At least have the courtesy to sit me down at a clean table! Deep fried everything...to the point I couldn't taste what I was eating. I placed a piece of battered fish down on my plate and pushed my fork down on it. You wouldn't believe the grease that came out of it. For the love of God, will you please get away from pre-packaging your tarter sauce! Are you afraid we might use too much? And clean your silverware already! Nobody likes to look at water stains and someone elses food!

Johnny Carino's is another one that I'll stay away from thanks! I look at it this way, If they have been open for 2 years now and I can't find anyone who will either recommend the place or go back, that tells me all I need to know.

I blame lousy service on the alcohol permit. There are a lot of Fayette County teens and young people that were doing their job according to standards set by resturants. Don Pablo's went out of business before the permit law went into effect but, I think that it was due to having too much competition in PTC. How many Mexican resturants do you need? And TexMex at that. Resturants are trying to find individuals that want to work and come in and do their jobs. But mistakes that were made by them prohibit them from working in an establishment like that. Independent resturant owners still have to find servers and bartenders just like the chains did. You think that problem goes a way just because they are not part of a corporate company?

I don't think it has anything to do with Delta at all. People are still eating out here as much as ever. I think lousy service has killed a number of Fayette County restaurants. The service at Don Pablo's in PTC was the worst, so I was happy to see it fold. I couldn't even get waited on at Scoops.

One restaurant I recently visited that has good food and great service (hard to find both) was Smokey Bones. Most chain BBQ restaurants underwhelm me but this one is really good. I've been three times in the last month.

Ted's, on the other hand, is in a bad location. I don't think most people knew that it was even there. Famous Fish is right next door, same issue.

I'll pass on Red Lobster but an Up the Creek would be nice.

Indeed the dining landscape is changing in Fayette County, however, places such as Fuddruckers and The Buckhead Brewery were overpriced, over-hyped and the service was terrible.
Fayette County is lacking a good seafood restaurant, more on the lines of Red Lobster or my favorite, Up the Creek.