Tar Baby's
Breakfast Restaurant in Cherry Grove
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Reviews of Tar Baby's
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Tar Baby's Posted: Sep 29th, 2009 at 1:52 pm From: Morganton, NC By: mc Avg. Rating:5 |
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Have been going to Tar Babys with my family for well over 10 yrs with my family every year we vacation in the area. The buffet is awesome. This is just an establishment that has been in business for many years and know how to run a restaurant. The breakfast bar even has fried fatback. Everything is hot and fresh and the service is great. Don't miss out on the experience. The name may offend some, but get over it and have a great breakfast. ref: 17303 
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Tar Baby's Posted: Sep 28th, 2009 at 11:49 pm From: lexington, SC By: dpr Avg. Rating:4.7 |
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If you can't get over the name, then you are living in the past, we stopped to eat there and it ROCKED, we stopped mainly for the name and to take a picture. If you did some research you would be shocked to hear the actual history behind it, non racist, its also a racist term, but if you haven't got to the point where racism is actually funny then you have no sense of humor. big deal, get over, you don't see white people get pissed when you call us crackers but we say sopmething and you get pissed? WTF!?!?!?!
I digress, humorous name and picture, great service and food. ref: 17296
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Tar Baby's Posted: Sep 18th, 2009 at 12:41 am From: Asheville, NC By: ld Avg. Rating:4.3 |
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This is a family fav , we go every year. Good southern foods, awesome collector cup have had some 6 years still great!!!!!!! I love tarbabys!!!!!!!!!!!!! ref: 17165
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Tar Baby's Posted: Sep 14th, 2009 at 5:53 pm From: Asheboro, NC By: d j Avg. Rating:5 |
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Great food, Great service and friendly staff. Oh Yeah, GREAT NAME. All the complainers of the name, get over it. Everything now a days is so politically correct,and everyone so sensitive to every little thing, it"s good to see a sign like this. By the way, you liberal reviewers are you offended at the GAY dolphin or CRACKER BARRELL! ref: 17126
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Tar Baby's Posted: Aug 31st, 2009 at 10:45 am From: Pittsburgh, PA By: jcw Avg. Rating:5 |
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Started having a breakfast here while vacationing in Cherry Grove three years ago and absolutely adore it! Hands down the best buffet I've been too! ref: 16941
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Tar Baby's Posted: Aug 29th, 2009 at 11:59 am From: Columbus, OHIO By: mpm Avg. Rating:4 |
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What a bunch of up-tight a..holes to find a name offensive.
This is culture and tradition that can't be pushed aside.
Racism was officially dead when the president was elected, but has re-emerged since his inaguration. You can't push everything away because someone wants to feel offended, when none is intended.
Go eat at the restaurant, the food is great, the people are great. Be the all-inclusive people you like to think you are. Congratulations on having one of the best Myrtle Beach Breakfast spots a person can find. ref: 16917
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Tar Baby's Posted: Aug 26th, 2009 at 2:12 pm From: Lancaster, PA By: pgw Avg. Rating:3.2 |
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First off, shut-up with the racist crap already. I just went and there were planty of African Americans both working and eating there. It's a complete non-issue for them and it is for me. Now, the breakfast bar was really nice. It did have a lot of food and good variety too. It was $8.95 for adults. The atmosphere was ok, a bit dated. But, the food was good, the place was clean, and it wasn't smoky like the Biscuit Shack is. my family and I will go back again. BTW, the wait staff was exceptionally friendly and provided great service to my family and I. ref: 16886
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Tar Baby's Posted: Aug 19th, 2009 at 1:36 pm From: Poland, OH By: daj Avg. Rating:5 |
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I read a review of this restaurant on this site and decided to go when I was in Myrtle Beach this vacation (August 2009). It does not look like much from the outside........but the food is excellent and the servers are friendly. You get wayyyyy more then your dollar value at this restaurant. I will make this a must stop every time I am in Myrtle Beach. ref: 16769
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Tar Baby's Posted: Aug 17th, 2009 at 9:51 pm From: youngwood, PA By: cjr Avg. Rating:3 |
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I've been going to MB for Bike Week for quite a few years....you don't have to go to The Tar Baby to find racism in mrytle beach...it's EVERYWHERE. My husband wanted to move there...I told him that he had to be kidding. I couldn't live with so many bigots surrounding me. People acutally still say "colored." MB is a nice place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there. ref: 16750
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Tar Baby's Posted: Aug 07th, 2009 at 2:48 pm From: Richmond, VA By: dr Avg. Rating:2.3 |
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Please do not eat(breakfast) at this restaurant. It is not worth the money. All the breakfast items were dried out from being out on the breakfast bar. Like wise the eggs and other items brought out, were bland as well as tasteless. We were highly disappointed. We will not recommend The Tar Baby to our friends, definfitely! ref: 16577
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Tar Baby's Posted: Jul 09th, 2009 at 5:58 pm From: washington, DC By: rab Avg. Rating:5 |
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I meant, a tale from the famous *collections* of great African-American authors. The Tale of the Tar Baby was originally passed on orally by its author, and not captured in writing until 1881. Until then, most of white America did not know of this great original American parable. ref: 15934
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Tar Baby's Posted: Jul 09th, 2009 at 5:14 pm From: Washington, DC By: rab Avg. Rating:5 |
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Love the restaurant, love the name! It serves Soul food and attracts mainly a black clientele, which is befitting as it is named for a character by a folktale by one of the great African-American authors.
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Tar Baby's Posted: Jul 08th, 2009 at 1:49 pm From: Greensboro, NC By: tb Avg. Rating:5 |
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I've been going there for over 10 years now. Grow up people...bottom line, the food is excellent...period! ref: 15911
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Tar Baby's Posted: Jun 24th, 2009 at 10:02 am From: Hicksville, NY By: ms Avg. Rating:5 |
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Love the name. Food was great.I will go again. ref: 15658
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Tar Baby's Posted: May 26th, 2009 at 8:52 am From: Pearisburg , VA By: rhb Avg. Rating:4.7 |
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Thought this was a great Breakfast place. Very nice experience. ref: 15137
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Tar Baby's Posted: May 22nd, 2009 at 5:46 pm From: ST. LOUIS, MO By: rw Avg. Rating:3.7 |
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Once I saw the sign I died laughing. We were hungry so we decided to check them out and I was very pleased. Biscuts and Gravy was my FAV! I'm Familiar with the story but I did not make the connection til I looked it up I did not know about the tar baby in the story. The story I remember must have been altered. But anyways I RECOMEND THIS ESTABLISHMENT! ref: 15080
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Tar Baby's Posted: May 12th, 2009 at 8:09 am From: Irmo, SC By: mwc Avg. Rating:4.3 |
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The food was plentiful and well prepared. I'm not much of a breakfast person, but there's enough on the buffet to find something you like (pork chops for instance). The biscuits, pancakes and Belgian waffles were all good, and I was happy to see corned beef hash, cheese grits and red eye gravy available. There are other breakfast buffets in the Myrtle Beach area, but this one just has a lot more of a local character to it. Good food, fair price, and souvenir cups with the iced tea. What's not to like? Give it a chance before you make a judgment based solely on your own ignorance. ref: 14941
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Tar Baby's Posted: May 05th, 2009 at 11:28 am From: Lititz, PA By: dc Avg. Rating:4.5 |
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Everytime we go to Cherry Grove, we never miss the opportunity to eat a TarBaby's. The food is great, the price is right and the people are great. We travel over 500 miles from Lititz, Pa. to vacation a Cherry Grove and this is one of our tradtions. ref: 14855
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Tar Baby's Posted: May 02nd, 2009 at 9:19 pm From: Greensboro, NC By: jr Avg. Rating:5 |
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Tar Baby's has been a favorite of mine for years! Breakfast is always fresh and delicious. They are known for pancakes but you must try the belgian waffles! ref: 14810
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Tar Baby's Posted: Apr 26th, 2009 at 7:56 pm From: NMB, SC By: cmd Avg. Rating:3.7 |
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Good solid "pancake house". You will not go wrong here. We are local from NMB and have tried them all. ref: 14744
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Tar Baby's Posted: Apr 15th, 2009 at 5:18 pm From: winterville, NC By: dm Avg. Rating:4.3 |
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This was our last meal at the beach before leaving and it was pretty good. Standard breakfast buffet. The ham was awesome and the biscuits were as well. Will definately do the breakfast bar again!. ref: 14608
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Tar Baby's Posted: Apr 10th, 2009 at 11:48 pm From: Gaffney, SC By: cmh Avg. Rating:5 |
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If you think the name is racist then you must be a racist in the first place. The left is every bit as hypocritical as the right. The food is awesome and so are the staff. ref: 14551
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Tar Baby's Posted: Mar 31st, 2009 at 3:39 pm From: WAXHAW, NC By: lcp Avg. Rating:4.3 |
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We were just there 3-28-09 and as always the food and service is great. I have been going there the last 14 years (thanks to my husband of 13 years) has been going to tar babys since I think 1972 or 1977. You people who have a problem with the name need to grow up and get a real life its know wonder our country is in such a mess. If u dont like the name then what are u going in for, I can promise u will not hurt their feelings or their business! they are good people not only that they have probably been there longer than some of u idiot gripers were even thought about.. ref: 14396
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Tar Baby's Posted: Mar 19th, 2009 at 9:00 am From: Syracuse, NY By: rk Avg. Rating:3 |
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We have been to Tar Baby's several times when we've visited Cherry Grove. Food is all great. Bufett has excellent choices. Service is friendly and efficient. As for the name, what difference does it make? I don't like my Uncle Luigi, would that stop me from eating at a restaurant called Luig's. Am allergic to Magnolia's, but I'd sill eat in the restaurant of that name. Get over it people. Go for the food ref: 14264
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Tar Baby's Posted: Mar 18th, 2009 at 10:34 am From: concord, NC By: tbc Avg. Rating:5 |
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We go everytime we are down there and its open. And for all the dumb people out here here you go:
"Tar-Baby was a doll made of tar and turpentine, used to entrap Br'er Rabbit in the second of the Uncle Remus stories. The more that Br'er Rabbit fought the Tar-Baby, the more entangled he became. In contemporary usage, "tar baby" refers to any "sticky situation" that is only aggravated by additional contact. The only way to solve such a situation is by separation.[1]" (this came from the wikipedia)
Story
In one tale, Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear construct a doll out of a lump of tar and dressed it with some clothes. When Br'er Rabbit comes along he addresses the tar "baby" amiably, but receives no response. Br'er Rabbit becomes offended by what he perceives as the Tar Baby's lack of manners, kicks it, and in doing so becomes stuck. Now that Br'er Rabbit is stuck, Br'er Fox ponders how to dispose of him. The helpless, but cunning, Br'er Rabbit pleads, "Please don't throw me in the briar patch," prompting Fox to do exactly that. As rabbits are at home in thickets, the resourceful Br'er Rabbit escapes. Using the phrases "please don't throw me in the briar patch" and "tar baby" to refer to the idea of "a problem that gets worse the more one struggles against it" became part of the wider culture of the United States in the mid-20th century. The story was originally published in Harper's Weekly by Robert Roosevelt; years later Joel Chandler Harris wrote of the tar baby in his Uncle Remus stories. A similar tale from African folklore in Ghana has the trickster Anansi in the role of Br'er Rabbit.(this also came from wikipedia)
Really People look something up and learn from it don't get jump to think of the bad. There may be more to it then what you think you see.
Tar Baby came form a book that was Folklore ref: 14256
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Tar Baby's Posted: Feb 14th, 2009 at 4:04 pm From: Toms River , NJ By: ski Avg. Rating:3.8 |
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much of the feedback is because of the name ..If it was called Uncle Remus' would that change things. If the place was up north they would burn it down. This a side, the food is good , reasonble , plentiful and the wait staff work very hard. Give it a break ( if you can ). ref: 13940
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Tar Baby's Posted: Jan 17th, 2009 at 12:37 pm From: Petersburg, VA. By: rc Avg. Rating:3.8 |
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My wife and I have been visiting Cherry Grove SC for many years. We only recently visited the restaurant. We have always found the name to be offensive and is probably maintained in an effort to deter african americans from dining. I noticed some of your respondents indicate you have diverse staff working there. This is little comfort since plantation houses also had plenty of blacks cooking, cleaning and serving food. There is no way I would take my grandchildren there to eat. Though the food is good, the concept is degrading to me, my family and many others in our society. This is 2009 and a time for the old thought processes to change. South Carolina has long resisted racial equality and it manifests itself in establishments like yours. ref: 13663
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Tar Baby's Posted: Jan 16th, 2009 at 5:51 pm From: LInden, NJ By: ry Avg. Rating:3.8 |
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We had the buffet it was very good and had a great selection and to all you people who wouldn't stop or dont like the name you should do your research and find out what a tar baby is.All it is is a sticky situation also i got a tee shirt ref: 13656
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Tar Baby's Posted: Nov 18th, 2008 at 2:37 pm From: Woodbridge, VA By: df Avg. Rating:4.3 |
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Damn good food! Used those biscuits to soak up my gravy and was smacking my lips during the whole meal. We go to this place every time we leave the beach. Still don't understand the morons who don't like the name. The staff is diverse...hell, my waitress looked better than Michelle Obama in a thong bikini! She even winked at me a few times.
Since I always go there and don't see anything wrong with the name...just call me racist. There...now get over it! ref: 13309
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Tar Baby's Posted: Nov 18th, 2008 at 10:59 am From: Lansing, MI By: djs Avg. Rating:3 |
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The name is an insult. The South still does not get it. I won't even go there. ref: 13306
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Tar Baby's Posted: Oct 13th, 2008 at 2:07 pm From: New Kensington, PA By: d.b. Avg. Rating:3 |
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I'm sure the food is good, however, being from the north I will not eat in an establishment with such a name... ref: 13056
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Tar Baby's Posted: Oct 02nd, 2008 at 5:41 pm From: brevard, NC By: nh Avg. Rating:2.7 |
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Waitress didnt seem to want to serve us this morning when we went. The host went to get another waitress to take our order. Food was ok but not cooked to what we ordered. They didnt have the buffet which was the reason why we stopped here. ref: 12964
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Tar Baby's Posted: Sep 25th, 2008 at 2:27 pm From: Sumter, SC By: vjd Avg. Rating:4.5 |
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The absolute best pecan waffle I ever had! And comes with the FRESH fruit bar that has so many items! Most excellent-I cannot wait to go back! ref: 12908
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Tar Baby's Posted: Sep 18th, 2008 at 9:24 pm From: NYC, NY By: sj Avg. Rating:1 |
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You people are beyond disgusting for even supporting a place that has such a name. ref: 12848
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Tar Baby's Posted: Sep 14th, 2008 at 10:15 am From: Indian Trail, NC By: rnh Avg. Rating:4.7 |
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My wife and I grew up going to Cherry Grove and N. Myrtle Beach. So we saw TAR BABY'S and dwecide to try it . It was excellent the buffet was full of the best GRANDMA cooking I have had since 2000 when my Grandma passed away. If you are not from the South you may not like it. But don't visit for the name come in for the food it's well worth it Thanks ref: 12795
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Tar Baby's Posted: Sep 12th, 2008 at 8:34 am From: Fort Mill, SC By: ab Avg. Rating:3 |
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Best place to eat in Myrtle Beach! I recommend to everyone! I go there at least twice while I am down and actually will be eating there tomorrow morning! If you don't like the name, I have no clue why. Look at the diversity in the staff. It is not racial, and neither are the people who run it! ref: 12766
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Tar Baby's Posted: Aug 12th, 2008 at 7:39 pm From: Eden, NC By: sw Avg. Rating:5 |
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I've been going to Tar Baby's for over a year now. My fiancee has been going for a lot longer. We come down to Cherry Grove about once a month. Excellent staff and excellent buffet! Also love the cups!!! ref: 12386
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Tar Baby's Posted: Aug 09th, 2008 at 4:46 pm From: Clemmons, NC By: aa Avg. Rating:4.3 |
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My fiance first took me to Tar Babys last year and I loved it! He's been going there for breakfast since he was a kid. I would (and have) recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for a good Southern breakfast. I noticed that some people didn't like the name, but it doesn't bother me. It comes from an African-American folktale featuring characters like Brer Rabbit and Brer Bear. There is a mural in the restaurant showing a scene from Disney's "Song of the South," which tells the story of how Brer Fox tricked Brer Rabbit with a baby made of tar. Don't let the name keep you from enjoying this great Myrtle Beach attraction. ref: 12324
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Tar Baby's Posted: Aug 04th, 2008 at 1:09 pm From: Carrollton, OHIO By: twp Avg. Rating:4.7 |
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Stopped in for breakfast and just beat the 9 a.m. crowd (filling up when we were leaving). Food was very good, service and price very good. Will tell anyone from my area to stop there and eat. ref: 12238
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Tar Baby's Posted: Jul 30th, 2008 at 10:45 am From: Hickory, NC By: arl Avg. Rating:3.7 |
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Love the food and love the restaurant. As for those griping about the name...get real... its the 21st century... My first thought is the story of Brer Rabbit - Not a racial slur... But everyone needs someting to gripe about I guess Keep the name... Keep the good food. If you don't like it, don't go there. ref: 12169
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Tar Baby's Posted: Jun 27th, 2008 at 1:04 am From: modesto, CA By: nyp Avg. Rating:2.3 |
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Any person in this day and age who would choose to eat at a restaurant named Tar Baby's is racist. It's not just the name but the image, as well. People in that community should feel shamed to live someplace with this sort of "restaurant." this is why the image of the ignorant, unintelligent and anti-intellecutal southerner persists.. ref: 11609
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Tar Baby's Posted: Jun 17th, 2008 at 12:50 am From: Norfolk, VA By: kr Avg. Rating:1 |
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Wow, really? Tar Baby's? When I saw the sign while in Myrtle Beach, It was so racist I had to stop and stare for a good 4 minutes. Its not just the name people. Look at the sign. You are going to say that isn't some racist imagery? Ya'll are some ignorant people. ref: 11430
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Tar Baby's Posted: Jun 11th, 2008 at 12:43 pm From: Kent Island, MD By: t.d.r. Avg. Rating:5 |
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I loved Tar baby's!!!! I bought a t-shirt pint and shot glass!!!! I will be going back to by more shirts for my friends in MD. Tar Baby's was the highlight of my vacation!!! ref: 11341
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Tar Baby's Posted: Jun 07th, 2008 at 9:50 pm From: Townville , SC By: j.p. Avg. Rating:5 |
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Was introduced to this restaurant about three years ago by my younger brother. After living in this state for my entire thirty-something years this was the first time I had been any further north than batb. Anyway to make a long story a little less long, my brother kept telling me "we gotta go to Tar Baby's". Growing up in sc I was very familiar with the stories uncle remus so I never associated the name with any thing racist or non-p.c. ( I think that things like that are in the eye and mind of the beholder). I am however, a bit of a food snob so I was thinking that there was no way this place could live up to the hype that he had given it. Boy was I wrong. The food was excellent, as was the staff and atmosphere. I also walked away with a very special family memory, which for me is more important than anything. I will come back to this very special place everytime I visit nmb/cherry grove, which incidentally will be the first two weeks in july this year. Because as my little nephew so excitedly pointed out on my last visit "pamcakes! I looove pamcakes!" , and ain't that just right. See you at breakfast. Thanks bro. ref: 11292
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Tar Baby's Posted: May 26th, 2008 at 11:52 am From: Richmond, VA By: cwl Avg. Rating:3 |
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This is the most racist thing I have seen in a long time and my father was a Grand Wizard in the Ku Klux Klan. Congradulations! I know you would never change the name but hopefully your daughter marries a African-American and you would have a Tar Baby as a grand-child. ref: 11120
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Tar Baby's Posted: May 11th, 2008 at 4:35 pm From: Indianapolis, IN By: cml Avg. Rating:4.8 |
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Amazing resturant, easily my favorite breakfast restaurant in the south. The food is absolutely amazing, and being a buffet, is a great price. The only negative: it's usually very stuffy in the restaurant, but other than that, just perfect. You get in, have a great meal for the price, and get out. It's as simple as that. My favorite are the biscuits and sausage gravy, the porkchops, and the endless isles of bacons, eggs, and other breakfast favorites. They even provide souviner cups for the road. Over all, a 5* restaurant. And people griping about the name should just bypass it and not worry to rate it. ref: 10973
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Tar Baby's Posted: Apr 29th, 2008 at 12:01 pm From: YONKERS, NY By: rma Avg. Rating:1 |
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I can't believe that people in this country still use racial epithets and stereotypes, and think it's okay. Then THEY have the audacity to say things like "get over it" and "don't eat here". That's easy to say when it's not their image and likeness that's being charaterized in such a negative light. And can anyone tell me what "Tar Baby" has to do with a restaurant anyway? This is exactly why AMERICA and its citizens will never grow to its full potential as humans. Although it's a shame, it's also a true testiment about what America really is about. If there was a restaurant called "Honkey" or "Cracker" with an exagerrated epithet of a white person it would've be frowned upon, and rightfully so. Wake up people! Don't you know that this type of thing makes all AMERICANS look like immature, ignorant asses. ref: 10820
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Tar Baby's Posted: Apr 29th, 2008 at 11:57 am From: hartselle, AL By: mmm Avg. Rating:5 |
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I loved going to eat here it was the best food I have ever tasted in the south I love yalls food flava flav......:). ref: 10819
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Tar Baby's Posted: Apr 28th, 2008 at 10:09 am From: Piscataway, NJ By: jp Avg. Rating:5 |
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I loves their pancakes. ref: 10801
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Tar Baby's Posted: Apr 18th, 2008 at 8:52 pm From: New York, NY By: nyer Avg. Rating:4 |
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I Love Disney-Themed Restaurants but without the high prices...here you get a great breakfast at reasonable prices and the food selection is great! ref: 10685
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Tar Baby's Posted: Apr 15th, 2008 at 10:09 am From: Fairmont, WV By: g.b. Avg. Rating:4.2 |
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Great food and good prices. And what does the name of the place have to do with how good the food is....WAKE UP people. ref: 10649
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Tar Baby's Posted: Apr 08th, 2008 at 5:17 pm From: Woodbridge, VA By: tl Avg. Rating:3.3 |
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After reading all the glowing reviews, especially considering that two were less than a week old, we just had to try it. Maybe it was the time of day, or just a bad day, but we didn't have a great experience. I think it was around 11:15 in the morning. First thing I heard when we walked in the door was "Incoming", followed by an incredulous "You're kidding". Way to make ya feel welcome! The famous breakfast bar was not set up. I was really disappointed. I was told they hadn't had enough customers to make it worthwhile. Seems last week they did, according to the reviews. So,we had to order a la carte. It was ok, but little things that make a huge difference to me (like real butter instead of that spread stuff) were lacking. They did, at least, have real cream for the coffee upon request. There was a fruit bar set up, but the waitress didn't acknowledge it was there, nevermind that it was included with the items we ordered, according to the menu. We wandered over and took a look. It all seemed to have come out of some big can somewhere, save some fresh cantelope. We passed. Server was pleasant enough, but all in all it was a $20 disappointment. ref: 10587
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Tar Baby's Posted: Mar 28th, 2008 at 3:04 pm From: Toms River, NJ By: ski Avg. Rating:4.8 |
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This is the only place I ever got pork chops on the b-fast buffet..they got it all ! .the price is right,food great and the people want you there.. What more can I say ... ref: 10446
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Tar Baby's Posted: Mar 28th, 2008 at 12:18 pm From: Reynoldsburg, OHIO By: bdk Avg. Rating:5 |
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Tar Baby's is awesome. My husband and I honeymooned in North Myrtle Beach. I think we ate at Tar Baby's 4 times....Yum!!! ref: 10441
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Tar Baby's Posted: Feb 13th, 2008 at 4:37 pm From: Florissant, MO By: mm Avg. Rating:5 |
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I lived down the street form it. The best place to eat and great people. Name is only a name. Service was all ways great and always felt like family. 5stars ref: 10012
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Tar Baby's Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 10:55 pm From: Statesville, NC By: ce Avg. Rating:5 |
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Best Place Ever!
Look forward to going every time when in the area.
Everything was so great we went twice during a one week stay!
Even our 3 year old liked it!!! ref: 9871
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Tar Baby's Posted: Dec 31st, 2007 at 4:31 pm From: Concord, NC By: dc Avg. Rating:5 |
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Oh someone from charlotte said change the name...forget that and them: the food is great and if the name bothers you eat somewhere else also someone said "only in the south"forget them too.we love the south and the beaches and the names..what no beaches up north? Oh yeah yall ruined those already.. ref: 9600
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Tar Baby's Posted: Nov 01st, 2007 at 3:30 pm From: Ijamsville, MD By: ds Avg. Rating:4.5 |
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Waitress was very friendly and after seating us, she told us to get some fruit from the salad bar. Breakfast food was plentiful (pancakes were excellent).. ref: 9116
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Tar Baby's Posted: Oct 22nd, 2007 at 4:10 pm From: Charlotte, NC By: tb Avg. Rating:5 |
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Being a tarbaby myself, i absolutely love the breakfast. lip smacking deee lish! ref: 8995
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Tar Baby's Posted: Oct 22nd, 2007 at 10:26 am From: Ashland, KY By: jl Avg. Rating:3 |
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Before visiting MB, I read all the outstanding reviews on this site. I was so excited to take my husband and my adult son to Tar Baby's for breakfast. I told them what wonderful things I had read on the site. I'm sorry, but I was so disappointed. My son didn't think it was too bad, but my husband felt as I did. Lots of food but taste was missing. ref: 8977
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Tar Baby's Posted: Oct 11th, 2007 at 5:36 pm From: Clifton, NJ By: ace Avg. Rating:4.7 |
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I love tar baby's, its always a fun to eat at if you go to the grand strand area!I mean wow,they sure have everything for breakfast.Im sitting here wishing I was there NOW!
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Tar Baby's Posted: Oct 05th, 2007 at 1:27 pm From: Pitstburgh, PA By: db Avg. Rating:4 |
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The name of this place would not fly in pittsburgh, pa. ref: 8629
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Tar Baby's Posted: Oct 04th, 2007 at 8:28 pm From: Thomasville, NC By: ph Avg. Rating:1.7 |
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Time to be seated was excellent because the food wasn't fit to eat. My family had always enjoyed the food and service in the past but no longer. We all had the buffet there was hardly any food, we had to wait on plates, the waitress came to our table only to bring our drink order the rest of the time I got our straws and napkins, my husband had to suck on ice to wash his food down. I expressed this to the cashier when he told me the bill was over $30.00, I was angry and let him know what a rip off at which point he knocked off $5.00. My son told me when we got out to the vehicle that TBaby's had new owners that's the reason it SUCKED. Well they'll never see me there again. ref: 8617
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Tar Baby's Posted: Oct 03rd, 2007 at 10:13 pm From: west newton, PA By: drb Avg. Rating:3 |
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Only in the south.... ref: 8603
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Tar Baby's Posted: Sep 25th, 2007 at 3:13 pm From: Wilson, NC By: th Avg. Rating:5 |
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I have been eating at Tar Baby's for several years and always have recieved great food and service. I love the buffet they have pretty much everything you can think of pancakes, waffles, eggs, bacon, biscuits, sausage.....
For those of you concerned with the name it is not meant in a derogatory way. Do a little research before criticizing and give the food a try. Don't forget we have the Carolina Tar Heel and there's a story behind that one also. ref: 8464
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Tar Baby's Posted: Sep 21st, 2007 at 10:33 pm From: Winston Salem, NC By: rw Avg. Rating:4.8 |
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Tar Baby's was a great breakfast buffett. This was my first of many trips to this unique restraunt. ref: 8395
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Tar Baby's Posted: Sep 17th, 2007 at 6:22 pm From: Milford, MA By: mary costa Avg. Rating:4.7 |
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My first visit to Tar Babys was one to remember... I had the Breakfast Buffett complete with bisquits and gravy... baked apples... eggs... pancakes... bacon... sausage and many other tasty dishes... the coffee was wonderful and hot...our waitress was attentive and friendly...it was a good value for the money and I will be sure to visit Tar Babys on my next trip to Myrtle Beach. ref: 8324
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Tar Baby's Posted: Sep 10th, 2007 at 1:38 pm From: Fletcher, NC By: jre Avg. Rating:4.3 |
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Best breakfast buffet in the area! Like Granny used to say, "If you leave here hungry, it's your own fault." And for those who are offended by the name, get over it or eat somewhere else. All the more for the open-minded! ref: 8192
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Tar Baby's Posted: Aug 28th, 2007 at 11:07 pm From: Pittsburgh, PA By: jj Avg. Rating:4.8 |
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After vacationing in North Myrtle Beach for the last 5 years my family and I finally had the pleasure of visiting Tar Baby's. The food was excellent and the service was wonderful. The staff was great.
The name is derived from the Brer Rabbit stories. All of the people who keep complaining about the name need to relax and stop crying. Read the story you morons and you'll understand its not a racial slur.
Tar Baby's is great! ref: 7900
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Tar Baby's Posted: Aug 23rd, 2007 at 9:48 pm From: Cherry Grove, SC By: tmk Avg. Rating:3 |
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If you don't like the name, don't eat there. It's that simple. Mind your own business and stop being whiners. ref: 7823
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Tar Baby's Posted: Aug 23rd, 2007 at 12:22 pm From: bc, OHIO By: pc Avg. Rating:4.2 |
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This is an amazing breakfast buffet. I go there every year! you all should try da tar babys pancakes. They r amazing. ref: 7806
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Tar Baby's Posted: Aug 22nd, 2007 at 4:35 pm From: Lititz, PA By: dc Avg. Rating:4 |
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We have been coming to Cherry Grove for over 25 years and never until this summer tried Tar Baby's and what a treat we were in for. The choices were incredible and food tasted great. If you can't find something for breakfast at Tar Baby's you might as well stay home and eat mush. Tar Baby's is now a regular on our visits to Cherry Grove ,make it yours. ref: 7791
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Tar Baby's Posted: Aug 18th, 2007 at 2:59 pm From: Charlotte, NC By: msc Avg. Rating:2.7 |
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Worst experience ever at a restaurant - I order buffet while in-laws, wife and 4 year old ordered from menu. The waitress supposedly fell in the kitchen with our order. My in-lwas got their food promptly while my wife and daughter waited 30-40 minutes for their food. Manager never made attempt to push our order quicker. At end of meal, we asked for a discount and waitress gave us a look and manager reluctantly gave us 10%. My wife expressed her displeasure and manager told her that we should have ordered from buffet. Will NEVER go back. ref: 7696
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Tar Baby's Posted: Aug 12th, 2007 at 4:57 pm From: Charlotte, NC By: mc Avg. Rating:3 |
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Heard about it and had to try - will never go back. My wife and 4 year old ordered from menu as did my in-laws while I had buffet. The waitress supposedly fell with the order - my in-laws food still came promptly but waited over 40 minutes for my child's 1 pancake. Waitess and manager were extremely rude when we asked about a little discount for inconvenience. The manger reluctantly gave small discount after he told my wife that we should have ordered buffet not from menu. The Biscuit Shack was a much better and personable place. Will never go to Tar Baby's again and would tell our freinds not to dine their either. ref: 7554
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Tar Baby's Posted: Aug 08th, 2007 at 9:58 pm From: Crackerville, GA By: kkk Avg. Rating:3 |
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Out of 28 responses, only 2 individuals see something wrong with the name of the flippin restaurant? ref: 7504
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Tar Baby's Posted: Aug 06th, 2007 at 10:02 am From: milwaukee, WI By: bba Avg. Rating:3 |
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As an African American I am offended by the name and I believe if one were to google that name one would come up with various racist results. I would never eat there and would petition all other people who aren't racist toward African Americans not eat or work there either. ref: 7426
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Tar Baby's Posted: Jul 31st, 2007 at 4:29 am From: Raleigh, NC By: cg Avg. Rating:5 |
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Dude, everything about Tar Babys is awesome! My friends and I go there every time we are in Myrtle B. Everyone concerned about the name..needs to chill out and just eat some pancakes. No one around there cares about it so neither should you. ref: 7329
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Tar Baby's Posted: Jul 24th, 2007 at 12:19 pm From: Suffern, NY By: spl Avg. Rating:2.3 |
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We went to Tar Babies on 7/20/07 for the Breakfast Buffet because we know many people who say you really need to go there. Don't listen to your friends. Literally one of the worst breakfasts we've ever had. ref: 7188
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Tar Baby's Posted: Jul 19th, 2007 at 4:33 pm From: carthage , NC By: dj Avg. Rating:3 |
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I stpp by everytime I leave the beach !!! I LOVE IT !! The service is wonderful .. ref: 7094
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Tar Baby's Posted: Jul 19th, 2007 at 11:57 am From: newton, NC By: qlg Avg. Rating:4.2 |
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I hate the name of the resturant. ref: 7091
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Tar Baby's Posted: Jun 29th, 2007 at 2:06 pm From: Kill Devil Hills, NC By: mc Avg. Rating:3 |
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Do they have confederate flag tablecloths? Jeez. I'll need some cream with my coffee...it's all black. Oh, and can I get a side of racism with those eggs? ref: 6589
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Tar Baby's Posted: Jun 23rd, 2007 at 2:25 pm From: char, NC By: dw Avg. Rating:3 |
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The name is politically incorrect - change it. ref: 6463
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Tar Baby's Posted: Apr 09th, 2007 at 5:07 pm From: Atlanta, GA By: bs Avg. Rating:1 |
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I dont really understand the concept of the restaurants name. I know we live in the racist south but this is just going overboard. What human being would choose a name as such. No i am not african american but I am a professional caucasian male who believes that morally this is wrong. If I have a problem with this I cant even imagine how the african american community feels about it. This is absurd and racist and anyone who eats at this so called restaurant can also be categorized as such. ref: 5350
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Tar Baby's Posted: Apr 07th, 2007 at 9:55 pm From: Mauldin, SC By: wf Avg. Rating:5 |
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For a buffet style restaurant the choices of food were excellant, along with the temp of the food items!!! ref: 5322
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Tar Baby's Posted: Apr 03rd, 2007 at 10:18 am From: Albemarle, NC By: m.bargesser Avg. Rating:4.5 |
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We come to Cherry Grove many times throughout the year and every time our kids scream TarBaby's. We love it!!! Excellent food. We have made it a family tradition and will keep it that way for years to come. ref: 5272
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Tar Baby's Posted: Mar 12th, 2007 at 11:03 am From: Bellport, NY By: pb Avg. Rating:5 |
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Our family has been going there for 15 years we live in surfside beach, its a 30 minute drive but its well worth it. And the pork chops are the best. ref: 5092
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Tar Baby's Posted: Feb 26th, 2007 at 7:37 pm From: loris, SC By: ss Avg. Rating:5 |
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I got to say this is the best breakfast ever! ref: 4968
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Tar Baby's Posted: Jan 11th, 2007 at 11:25 pm From: FLETCHER, NC By: gmc Avg. Rating:5 |
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Five stars . We make it a regular part of our vacation .the buffet is always fresh . The gift area is always an enjoyable part of the experience . ref: 4656
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Tar Baby's Posted: Dec 09th, 2006 at 11:21 pm From: Fletcher, N.C. By: gmc Avg. Rating:5 |
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A major part of our yearly trip to Cherry Grove . It has one added attraction - the variety of bargains in the gift shop. One year we bought a stereo component that was the same brand and series of our current home system . It is a unique dining and shopping experience . The food
is fresh in the buffet as that ordered off the menu . We have routinely had to make room in the car's trunk for the items found after ordering the meal . This destination has become a tradition . ref: 4446
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Tar Baby's Posted: Dec 06th, 2006 at 2:47 pm From: Burlington, NJ By: l rochelle Avg. Rating:5 |
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We vacationed in North Myrtle Beach in July of '06... we are still bragging about this place!!! ref: 4438
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Tar Baby's Posted: Oct 08th, 2006 at 7:03 pm From: Lumberton, NC By: fks Avg. Rating:4.7 |
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I take my family to this resturant each time that we visit the beach. I dont feel that the trip is complete without going. The food is excellent and is well worth the price. ref: 4058
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Tar Baby's Posted: Oct 04th, 2006 at 11:59 am From: Pilot Mountain, N.C. By: jv Avg. Rating:3.3 |
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Had the breakfast buffet. It was very good with several items that are not normally on a breakfast buffet. Such as thin cut pork chops, cheese grits and belgian waffles. Glad I tried it once, but at over $8 (per person) with water to drink, it is a little pricey. ref: 4040
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Tar Baby's Posted: Oct 02nd, 2006 at 5:08 pm From: syracuse , NY By: rd Avg. Rating:5 |
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The mourning we were leaving the beach we wonted to eat at a buffet for breakfast we saw this place and went in. we will visit it everytime we come to myrtle beach it was great food and the service was great . Everyone needs to try it. ref: 4027
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Tar Baby's Posted: Jul 11th, 2006 at 10:19 pm From: phila, PA By: jm Avg. Rating:4.3 |
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I have been giong to Myrtle Beach for many years with my family & friends and go here every time i visit. It's a family tradition. I will be there in August and will visit again We love it! ref: 3023
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Tar Baby's Posted: Jul 05th, 2006 at 12:20 pm From: Powder Springs, GA By: sm Avg. Rating:3.8 |
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I love this place!! We ate at a lot of different places and this was my favorite by far. The food was great. My daughter loved the kids pancake with whip cream on it and shaped like mickey mouse. That was great for a sleepy toodler. The only problem I had was my drink was empty while I ate. Couldn't find the server anywhere. But, I would go back and plan to next month. Thanks. ref: 2897
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Tar Baby's Posted: Jun 04th, 2006 at 11:17 am From: Asheville, NC By: ad Avg. Rating:3.7 |
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I love tarbabys i have been every trip to the beach since i was a child. I now enjoying taking my husband and friends to enjoy this beach ritual. We love the breakfast buffet. The best waffles and cheese grits ever. We also enjoy the small gift shop,be sure to get a kitchen towel to take home for friends and 1 for yourself. ref: 2598
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Tar Baby's Posted: Mar 30th, 2006 at 9:54 am From: Alexandria, VA By: sss Avg. Rating:3.8 |
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This is my favorite place to eat Breakfast in Myrtle. The buffet allows you to sample every breakfast item you can think of. The Grits are AWESOME!! I love the downhome atmosphere and the staff is pleasant and go out of their way to make it a great experience. Plus the price is just right!! ref: 2214
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Tar Baby's Posted: Nov 25th, 2005 at 6:18 pm From: North Charleston , SC By: david c Avg. Rating:4.2 |
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I sought out this place after being here several years ago to find it again. I loved it the first time and, although the second trip was a bit below par from the first, still loved the food. The service was the downside as we had to keep asking for drink refills. The food was great, except when they run out of biscuits, they substituted some kind of those 3 for a dollar can biscuits for the homemade. I can always tell those I bake out of the can at home. The meat and gravies were great. It may sound like I'm dissing them, but I will go back again for the food. Wish they were open later. ref: 1660
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Tar Baby's Posted: Oct 20th, 2005 at 10:14 am From: Anoka, MN By: ejh Avg. Rating:5 |
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An outstanding place to take your family for a great breakfast. We go everytime we visit the beach, and will continue in the future. ref: 1508
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Tar Baby's Posted: Oct 04th, 2005 at 6:58 pm From: Chesapeake , OHIO By: dn Avg. Rating:4.3 |
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This is by far our favorite place to eat. If they were open later I would go there for dinner. I recently paid a check from there for seven people and it was more than reasonable. The food was great I will visit there every time I am at the beach. ref: 1426
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