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Lucky Duck Cafe
Lucky Duck Cafe is a locally-owned restaurant in Taylor, TX. Our doors are now open. We hope you will come and experience our delicious, hometown food with our family-friendly, country atmosphere. All white meat hand-breaded boneless chicken breast served with your choice of fries or mashed potatoes, side salad & Texas toast. Fresh baby spinach, blue cheese crumbles, dried cranberries & toasted sunflower seeds with a sesame garlic dressing.
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Welcome to the Lucky Duck Cafe, an American comfort food casual dining restaurant in Taylor, Texas. Our locally-owned family restaurant offers something tasty for everyone including burgers, catfish, shrimp, chicken fried steak, salads and a variety of vegetarian and gluten free options. We pride ourselves on providing delicious food, fast and friendly service, at a fair price!
Our menu includes something for everyone including our famous crispy catfish fillets and fried shrimp to old time favorites like chicken fried chicken and our steak finger basket. Our mouth-watering burgers are sure to please even the largest of appetites and for those who like to graze, we have the fresh Lucky Leaf Salad and Spinach salad.
Our catfish dinners can be ordered with 3, 5, or 8 fillets or as many as 20 in our Family Style Catfish Dinner. Two of our favorites - Southern style catfish, hand-breaded in our seasoned cornmeal paired with succulent large shrimp fried with our seasoned flour. Served with fries, slaw & hushpuppies.
What's better than fried catfish and the best burgers around? Ice Cream to top it off! Lucky Loo's Sweet Treats is an Ice Cream Parlor housed right in the Lucky Duck Cafe. Come visit our arcade-style parlor offering 16 flavors of Blue Bell ice cream, ice cream shakes, and sundaes. Our hours are the same as the Lucky Duck.
Reviews (21)
Brandon Neidig
Brandon Neidig
Dec 26, 2021
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The food was delicious! The fried vegetables were amazing and the salad was nothing short of green. The fried catfish went swimmingly with the tarter sauce. To top it all off there is a ice cream place next door!
Scott Schafer
Scott Schafer
Dec 25, 2021
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Wanted to like it, mashed potatoes were 10 minutes late behind the chick steak. Foam plates for salad were way too small and the Texas toast was cold.
Good flavor on the chick steak.
Amber Kingsley
Amber Kingsley
Dec 16, 2021
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Food was great! I had the mini trifecta and the sauce they served with it was really good. Some sort of horseradish vinaigrette concoction. It was order at the counter service so not much to tell about that.
Laurie S.
Laurie S.
Sep 07, 2021
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Hot fresh food. Ice cold beer. The chicken sandwich pours over the sides of the large bun in fresh delicious crispy goodness. Lovely fries. The deep fried zucchini is one of my favorites at lucky duck. After you're done with your meal it's a short step to the in house ice cream shop for a cone.
Vh
Vh
Aug 13, 2021
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Ordered the 2 catfish filets and 2 shrimp dinner to go. The shrimp were completely inedible and the filets were overcooked and dry as were the hush puppies. This is the second time I've ordered to go and food was not very good at all. I only live 5 minutes from the restaurant so the food should have been hot and yummy. But, they failed both times and I will not try a third.
Amy H.
Amy H.
Aug 01, 2021
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While the staff were friendly and the ambiance "cute", I was not impressed with the fact that all the tables are sticky. Went here for a treat and opted for a slice of pie. What came out was a small plastic container containing an overly sugary trifle-like layered concoction lacking any depth in flavor. All Cool Whip and crumbled something. Meh. I really hate to give bad reviews, the sticky tables and janky desserts? It's a no for me...
Mary Cooper
Mary Cooper
Jul 15, 2021
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I've been to Lucky Duck several times and they never disappoint. Their menu is varied and they have the best burgers anywhere around. Add to that their prices are better than fast food places when you consider the portions are much bigger.
I would recommend them to anyone. They don't just have burgers either. Check out their online menu. Enjoy!
Kevin M.
Kevin M.
Jun 10, 2021
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BLT was good. Men's room has gotten worse. Dividers between the urinals are all rusted. A few hours work to sand and paint. If they let this get so bad. What about other stuff. I mentioned it to a worker and she clearly knew. Off my list for now on
Lee H.
Lee H.
May 02, 2021
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Great place! I got the Deluxe Cheeseburger. It come topped with mayo, lettuce, tomato, cheese and the best grilled onions! Fries came out hot and crispy. Sweet tea was spot on.

You must order at the counter. Pick up at another counter when they call your name.

If in Taylor,Tx give them a try!
Heather Vale
Heather Vale
Mar 22, 2021
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So this place was adorable. Super cute I wish I would have gotten more pictures! The staff was very nice and polite, and we only waited like 15-20 minutes for our food. My sister got a double cheeseburger and she said it was really good! I got the chicken fried steak strips, I won't lie they were not the best. They didn't really have any flavor and the steak itself was tough and grisly. I also got the fried pickles which were incredibly salty but not terrible. If we ever stop here again I'll play it safe and just get chicken fingers or something. All in all it wasn't terrible. Their sweet tea is
William Boothe
William Boothe
Mar 21, 2021
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I have been to this wonderful place 3 times. It is such a great value and the portions are awesome. I have had the Chicken fried steak twice and the Catfish basket once (comes with 4 huge pieces) and just let me say.... WOW! THE FOOD WAS EXCELLENT! It may be served on styrofoam plates, but that just allows them to keep the prices low. The salad was fresh each time and all the food was served hot and VERY FAST! Will be returning there again today for a late lunch.
Sharon L.
Sharon L.
Feb 25, 2021
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SMALL business owners keep this "customer friendly". Since finding this place we find a reason to go weekly. Like catfish - It's the best. Hamburgers - the same. Daily specials are great too. Have not found a thing that we have not liked. Small eaters - my husband gets the "Kids catfish". Every bit enough for an adult that does not need lots to eat.

ATMOSPHERE - Like a back in history building. Lots of automotive signs, etc.
You will have to check it out to see it.

There is a Bluebell ice cream place in the same building, ( we have not tried it as too
Kanya Latte
Kanya Latte
Feb 19, 2021
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What a pretty place!? We went in there to sit down and talk with someone who lives in Taylor. I had a cup of coffee and my bf had some BLT sandwich that I didn’t get to take a picture. He said it was good. We will have to come back some other time to try their real meal. The place looks nice and unique.
R. N.
R. N.
Jan 23, 2021
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Simply awesome in every way , we love your fast service your attention to detail your delicious food and your customer appreciation Thank You !
Adams
Adams
Sep 11, 2020
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Can't fry chicken here, if you want the grilled chicken sandwich but with fried chicken, don't even ask, because they can't possibly do that. Lots of fried sh*t in the menu, but can't manage the yard bird. Good help is hard to find I guess
Rob Scott
Rob Scott
Aug 23, 2020
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Catfish was light, flakey. Crunch to the coating. Slaw was sweet; maybe needs an acid in the recipe. System liked the chili; reminded her of the chili at Big Boy's 40 years ago. Yes was moderately strong, but nothing special.
Bryan D.
Bryan D.
Aug 16, 2020
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Nice place in Taylor.

We road the train into Taylor and wanted to support a local restaurant.

The chicken fried states had good flavor but was very tough. Overall is was fine.

The French fries are absolutely the star of the meal. Crispy and flavorful.

Good place but we might try a different place when in town.
Paul C.
Paul C.
May 20, 2020
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Tasty fried catfish and fries. Good service, sister restaurant in Manor called the Good Luck Grill.
Sherry K.
Sherry K.
Sep 26, 2019
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Glad we stumbled across this place... They were just about ready to close but even near closing time very moist food. What an awesome hidden gem
Susan L.
Susan L.
Sep 19, 2018
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OK Kids, this is one of my quirky faves. When I need a "Quick Fix"...ready?
I'm tired, exhausted, I wanna go home, BUT, I will get out of my car to get this happy plate. I want great fried Shrimp, fries, salad, lots of tartar sauce, Ranch, ketchup, and the fastest route home! I can shed clothing faster that a fan dancer, pour my D Coke, get the S & P off the end table, grab a left over Sonic napkin, and I'm in!
I dive into those shrimp like it's "The Last Supper", with all of Jesus's Fishermen. Next comes my Amen and Goodnight.
Angela M.
Angela M.
Sep 20, 2016
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Catching up on my reviews and I could not forget this place. We went on a motorcycle ride out to Taylor to get a flag at one of the crafty stores and explored a bit. This place is located a bit off the main drag, it is pretty large and you order at the counter then they holler for you to come get your food when it is ready.

Just went with the suggestions of the gal at the counter....fried catfish fingers, fresh and lightly breaded very good. Chicken fried chicken dinner, what is not to love. This is not a place to go and get salad. We had enough leftovers for another meal, and it was super cheap