Cute spot for country cookin'! We've passed Lucy's multiple times when in Elgin, and even got a slice of cake to-go, but never really ate here. This weekend we went out to Elgin for their music festival, and dinner beforehand. There were so many items on the menu I wanted to get, but I went with my gut and got the Club Sandwich. It was kind of small, but that's a good thing, because while I like clubs, they're usually too big for me. Everything else about it was just perfect. If you like bacon, you might be a little disappointed, because the bacon was scant. On the side I chose onion rings since the only options were those or two types of fries. I tried a few nibbles of those, but they were easy to leave behind. I wanted to save room for dessert! All the desserts looked good, and their meringue pies appeared to be most popular, but I chose the Italian Wedding Cake. It was soooooo much better than the carrot cake I tried a few months ago, but maybe I'm just overly picky about my carrot cakes. This cake was huge and moist, and a real treat! My husband's burger seemed fine. Not too much to tell about it. We're definitely going to have to be back!

Had the chicken fried steak that filled the plate. Was quite tender and lighly breaded with broccoli/rice casserole and black eyed peas. My sister enjoyed the double grilled pork chops, carrots and mashed potatoes. The pork chops were extremely tender and tasty. None of this broke the bank.

Just an excellent Texas diner. Great Migas and fresh corn tortillas. Friendly atmosphere.

What is good here is excellent. What is bad here is awful. But the good stuff is so good you want to play along with Lucy's. Eat here enough to find what you like and what you don't like . On your personal side of the menu, you will eat like royalty. * * * Lucy's is an old-style Texas cafe. That means pies. I did not have any of the pies, But they looked outstanding. The desserts themselves looked so overwhelming that I am probably coming back ... regardless of anything else I say in the review. * * * On the traditional Texas food - I had two all star incredible dishes - and two flunks that I did not finish. All Stars: Their Chicken and Dumplings (a weekly special). Served in massive quantity and better than any Chicken and Dumplings you have had elsewhere. Their Southern Green Beans. Served with industrial quantities of bacon and not quite as boiled to death as are traditional Southern Green Beans. Canned Green Beans have found their destiny. * * * Flunkos: The coffee. Undrinkable. Fried okra. Just not good. * * * Common Tendency: Just from my four dishes - it would appear that the more elaborate the dish, the better the final product. Both the chicken and dumplings and the green beans required substantial care and effort from the kitchen. Coffee and fried okra are toss-offs pretty much everywhere. So the survival guide here seems to be, Order the most elaborate dishes you can. That would put the pies way up on the priority list. Pies being high on the priority list is in harmony with all of nature.