I’ve pulled into more than one lakeside restaurant parking lot here in Arkansas, taken one look, and kept driving. That’s just how it goes once the weekend hits.
The closer you get to the water, the busier it gets, and it doesn’t take long for wait times to stack up. I still love these places.
The food’s solid, the views are hard to beat, and there’s something about eating by an Arkansas lake that never gets old. But locals learn pretty quickly to plan around the crowds…