Lois's Country Kitchen

We had dinner here and I will say it was good. It is family friendly atmosphere. The price was fair also. The buffet is not real big but it was really good. They also have a menu you can choose off of. I would recommend at least trying this place once if you are ever in the area. We will definitely stop by here again.

I don't write many reviews... but we were traveling down I-40 looking for a "Mom & Pop" type place to eat and I spotted this one on the map. Parking lot was full at 8pm on Fri evening in this little town so we figured it had to be a good sign. All I can say is go check it out! We all had the buffet. Friday night was Seafood night, $14.99 for AYCE. Having just had a week of seafood at the beach... this was just as good if not better! They had the biggest frog legs I've ever seen, though not my favorite, they were still delicious. They had a full salad bar and cherry cobbler or several selections of ice cream for desert. The staff were all totally awesome! Very laid back, hometown atmosphere with a back of the house that sure knows how to cook!! We will definitely be stopping by again when passing through!

Dr. Appointment in Newport.. need food.. search google.. Big Boys County Buffet and Kitchen pops up.. first thing I noticed.. it is rated as one of the best places to eat in Newport.. with thousands of people agreein'. Shoot why not. Buffet.. can't lose.. First things you notices.. it's new.. it's simple.. it's clean... Like super clean. You can walk in and, you can tell... This is where all the locals go.. we get seated,. And our waitress, treats us like we are local and family.. we got the boys with us.. and is telling us how to get the best deal.. so already impressed.. Now to the food... I saw two big boys coming from the kitchen, one in a chefs jacket... Strange . Yes.. there is nothing fancy here. it was if a grandma said this is the menu, keep it simple.. don't be getting all fancy.. and they said yes ma'am.. and they don't go against what grandma says.. however, this is where simple stops... Because those chef coats... Proved true.. they kept it simple, but refined the accents on the flavors.. ( keep it mind, I myself have a chef's coat well earned after 20 years ) so what looks basic, if far from it in flavor.. let's start simple, get the fried chicken.. getting juicy fried chicken is easy.. getting flavor into that chicken is a skill, and I mean IN the chicken, take the skin off ( we will get back to that in a second) . and the flavor is still there... It accentuates the chicken.. marinated.. injected.. a pact with the fried chicken gods, that even Harland Sanders wouldn't make.. probably. Now back to that chicken skin.. how do you pork rind, chicken skin ON THE CHICKEN, without making the whole bird greasy, and yet the breading stays light and airy... Voodoo is involved, or them Big Boys got some skills.. And that's just on one item. That chili is not a simple chili. That is flavor developed chili that was mastered... corn on the cob that is so tender.. butter and salt need not apply because it is already there.. oh it's a science.. and then there is the pot roast... What's no brown gravy?? This might be slightly lacking... Nope.. I have to say that there is no brown gravy in the world that could make that roast any better... You don't need the gravy.. because you don't want to mask any of the flavors in the meat or the vegetables.. this is a composed dish, this was planned .. in lab.. or secret laid deep underground, involving aliens... Who captured pot roast champions through the world.. and made them compose perfection.. with an angelic choir singing in the background .. and dropped off the results in a small town in Tennessee... So, how do I describe Big Boys, simple food, perfectly mastered, and served simple..