The End of an Era: Augusta Restaurant is Closing
Another legendary Augusta restaurant is closing for good. On Saturday according to their Facebook page, Ruth’s Family Restaurant is closing.
Ruth’s Family Restaurant opened in 1965 by Ruth Goodbread who passed away in 2013. The current owners Pete and Dee Garland purchased Ruth’s on January 1, 2011. Miss Ruth continued to eat with the Goodbread family until her passing in 2013. Breakfast all day and the best southern cooking in the entire CSRA. Ruth’s Family Restaurant is located 3843 Washington Road, Augusta.
If you don’t know why people love Ruth’s Family Restaurant, try getting in on a Saturday or Sunday morning and you’ll see the wait. Once you are in there to eat, you’ll know why there was a wait and you are happy you waited.
It Wasn’t Just About Breakfast At Ruth’s
While breakfast was on the chart. These southern treats were another reason to go:
- Country Fried Steak – I liked the white gravy
- Country Fried Chicken
- Hamburger Steak
- Salmon Patties
- Pork Chops
All served with 2 veggies with a biscuit or corn muffin.
So while Ruth’s Family Restaurant is closing, you still have till the end of the year to head over and try it out. These kind of reviews say it all:
- Excellent!! Country fried steak breakfast is awesome!! Always great service.
- Delicious southern home cooking at affordable prices in a cozy diner setting. Enjoyed my meal very much.
- Great food and service!
- Food is always consistently good and service is even better!!
- Family friendly. Great food. Good portions. Good prices. Excellent service.
We will miss having Ruth’s Family Restaurant in Augusta.
5 Best Places To Get Breakfast In Augusta And Aiken
It’s been said and proven that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. The 5 Best Places To Get Breakfast in Augusta and Aiken prove that to be true. Now when it comes to breakfast, and the places that made the top 5, you can go anytime for breakfast.
The Benefits Of Breakfast
According to UPMC Health Beat, These are the top benefits of eating breakfast daily:
- It encourages healthier eating.
- It balances blood sugar levels.
- It kickstarts your metabolism.
- It boosts energy levels.
- It stimulates the brain
- It promotes heart health.
A brunch spread at a hotel with waffles, sausage, blueberries, chocolate covered strawberries.
The Healthiest Foods You Can Eat For Breakfast
- Eggs
- Greek Yogurt
- Oatmeal
- Cottage cheese
- Berries
- Nuts
- Whole wheat toast
- Fruit
Now so far it’s been about good breakfast and healthy breakfast. Now what about the days you just want to throw down and enjoy a good olé breakfast. We have lots of options for that also. Like, sitting down at Cracker Barrell and get a Grandma’s Sampler Breakfast.
Just what is Grandma’s Sampler Breakfast you ask. It’s two buttermilk pancakes with butter served with two eggs and a sampling of Thick-Sliced Bacon, Smoked Sausage and Sugar Cured or Country Ham. Served with choice of Breakfast Side and 100% Pure Natural Syrup. Oh and biscuits. Remember, we aren’t counting calories of fat on this meal
What about a trip to a Hardee’s Drive through for breakfast on the go? How about a Country Fried Steak Biscuit with mustard some has browns and coffee. Lets not forget the best sausage biscuit in the universe at Hardee’s
Ok, while we are talking fast good breakfast. Lets talk Chick-Fil-A. The biscuit by it self maybe the best biscuit around. It’s a good old fashioned butter milk biscuit with a sweet honey butter on top. Keep in mind we’ve not put anything in the biscuit yet. LOL My go to is the Chicken Mini’s, hash browns and Orange Juice
We have so many great options to have breakfast at breakfast time or at dinner time in our area. I didn’t leave off Waffle House off this list on purpose, It’s stand to reason that when you want breakfast, Waffle House will be there when you are ready!
