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Abele's Family Restaurant

2156 South Sterling Street, Morganton, NC
828-433-5400
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Ranked #8 of 26 restaurants in Morganton
Cuisines: American
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2013 NEW via mobile

Food was good. Waiter was awesome. The buffet items were fresh, they refilled out items quickly. Nice place to spend a family evening out.

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Durham, North Carolina
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2013

Fun little restaurant with a lot of memorabilia, antiques, and humorous signs hanging from the ceiling and on the walls. As per the title, all about this restaurant is good. My only qualifier, and this is largely a matter of personal taste, is that many of the buffet items, while plentiful and tasty, were salty and had a significant amount... More

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Morganton, North Carolina, United States
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 May 2013

Love the variety of vegetables available on the buffet bar at Abele's. The salad and fruit bar offer a lot to choose from also. The meats and soups are good, too. The service is good, also.

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Robbinsville, North Carolina
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2013

This was once a Shoney's Restaurant and they changed the name but the restaurant kept it's charm. The have alot of old memorvilia and interesting signs to look at while you dine. It has kept it's soup,salad and hot bar from the old days and offers a meat item of your choice for only .30 more to go with the... More

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Hendersonville, North Carolina
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 April 2013

Loved the decor as we are old "stuff" collectors. Extra friendly staff, very clean, buffet was FRESH. All was good....except no meat on buffet for sunday dinner. Not even fried chicken and being in the south.....that is a must!! Overall, an excellent place to eat and very reasonable.

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Lexington, North Carolina
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 April 2013

I love eating at this place, but it does get very busy. Staff is pleasant and food is tasty and plentiful. Decorations are signs that will give you a chuckle and lots to agree with. They are going to be moving down the road to a larger place, according to one of the staff. Hopefully a local will update as... More

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Lincolnton, North Carolina
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 April 2013

Well...it's your own fault. Order off the menu if you want one of dozens of well-cooked items such as burgers, steak, and chicken dishes--- Better still, eat from the unlimited salad, soup, southern-cooked veggies and fruit bar...Notable for the variety and quality! Greens, mac and cheese, cornbread, beans, fried squash, okra, biscuits, on ... and ... on...... There's also a... More

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Pelzer, South Carolina
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 February 2013

We were looking for something to other than from a food chain and we came across this place in our travels. They have a menu items but they also have a salad bar along with a hot food bar and a dessert bar. Normally they have meat on their bar but it was Sunday and you can get a meat... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 January 2013 via mobile

Driving through, wanted some country cooking. large soup/salad/hot veggie/fruit bar add a meat off menu. We both ate for less than $20.. plenty of cute signs hanging around to read...would go back again on way through next time.

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Morganton
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 January 2013

Not the place to go if you like a clean restaurant and quality food. This place is an overweight rednecks heaven.

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