I seek out southern comfort food when I travel. Usually it ranges from edible to ok. JW's sits a…read morevery short distance off of the beaten path. But it is oh so worth the very tiny detour. We all picked different items so we could share. Everything was beyond delicious. For me it was the combo platter with shrimp and catfish with okra and Mac & cheese for the sides. Everything was seasoned and cooked perfect the shrimp were huge!!! You can taste the freshness in every bite. It's what I would imagine the perfect meal cooked by a southern grandma for Sunday dinner would taste like. And add to it the owner was incredibly kind and offered us space to hang out and wait for our flights. That hospitality is not something you see much of anymore

Great food! Great service and hospitality!…read more I am only in town for 3 days and was hungry after all day travel and a workout and this place did not disappoint! I was greeted and had the menu explained to me as a first time customer. While I waited and ate I got to watch a ladies line dance class (which I think is hosted here on Tuesdays). Cool vibes and delicious food. I highly recommend this location for a nice meal without too many extra frills and cool environment.

When the whole menu looks good, just get everything!!…read more Mr. Evan's' cookout worthy entrees are prepared with passion and southern sensibilities and range from seafood platters with catfish to pork smoked ribs. The banana pudding and sweet potato pie are definitely the exclamation point on this meal.

I got a Soul Food spot out in Sterling Virginia that a good friend got me hip too. Yeah I know,…read moreit's a hump, but, I'll say this...the folks that own this spot were a special kind of KIND. Just genuinely nice people that just so happen to have good food!! GET THERE!! Where I am: @cesouthernbites . Location Reviewed: 23520 no.124 Overland Drive Sterling Virginia . Items Reviewed: STAMP!! Their NC Pulled Pork Sandwich (with slow cooked pork, slaw, & NC bbq sauced). Thick, smoky, well flavored, & tasty!! STAMP!! Their Whiting, & Shrimp Platter ($28.50 with 2 pieces of fries whiting, six large shrimp, red skin potato salad, cornbread, & hush puppies). Crispy, thick, & well seasoned whiting, & shrimp!! Fulfilling hush puppies, & STAMPED red skinned potato salad with DELICIOUS cornbread!! STAMP!! Their Ribs Platter ($28 for a half a rack of pork ribs drizzled in their homemade bbq sauce, fried okra, & yams). Meaty well dry rubbed, & savory bbq sauced up ribs, sweet yams, & LIKE THAT okra!! STAMP!! Their 4 Piece Combo ($20.50 for 4 whole wings, Mac n cheese, cornbread, & collard greens). Nice crispy whole wings with tangy sweet Mumbo sauce. The collards were well flavored...LIKE THAT, & the mac was a tad bit dry...DELICIOUS. STAMP!! Their Catfish ($10 for 2 pieces of fried catfish). Hands down some of the best catfish in the area!!! Use that hot sauce it wasn't super hot!! STAMP!! Their Banana Pudding ($5 with Nilla wafers, & real bananas). Classic, real bananas in banana pudding get me every time!! . Customer Service: On Point. . Parking: Decent. . Recommendations: Just GO!! Good Food, Good People!! Accessibility: This spot is wheelchair friendly, & differently abled persons friendly. 5 Stars=STAMP 4 1/2 Stars=LIKE THAT 4 Stars=DELICIOUS 3 Stars=DECENT 2 Stars=PASS 1 Star=NAH #Bigschlimsreviews

We had a great overall experience here. The restaurant is conveniently located in a shopping…read morecenter, so there's plenty of parking, and the interior is clean, modern, and inviting. The only downside was that the music was a little louder than I prefer, making conversation slightly difficult at times. Our waitress was incredibly personable and friendly, and she made us feel very welcome. Service was a bit slow, but it appeared she was the only server working that day, so it was understandable. The food more than made up for the wait. The biscuits were absolutely fantastic. The spring salad was one of the best salads I've had in a long time. The grilled chicken on top was seasoned beautifully and cooked perfectly, juicy and tender without being overdone. I'd definitely come back for the food and the welcoming service. Hopefully they'll have a little more staff next time, but it was still a very enjoyable meal.

We brought our whole staff here to celebrate a great Easter weekend. The vibes of this place…read moredefinitely southern comfort. The server we had was amazing. She did a phenomenal job overseeing our whole group by herself. The food was good. I love a good southern comfort meal. But I'd be lying that I wasn't a little disappointed they didn't have chicken and waffles. They do have chicken and biscuits which looked good. But I was craving that delicious crispy meat over a savory waffle. Everyone at our table enjoyed their meals. Not a single person complained. If anything, they said how much food they got! When in the area again, will take a stop here to enjoy their food again!

We had a great lunch on a cold, snowy day. The fried shrimp and sides, coleslaw and Mac and cheese…read morewere delicious and fresh. My sister had the favorite wings with collards and banana pudding. Lived in Charleston SC and reminded us of Gillie's and Paiges's Okra Grill. It is a regular stop for us! Highly recommended!

It was okay. I wouldn't return. Sweet potatoes were the…read morebest thing. Good parking and nice people

The food was delicious. Zack was a wonderful server and he gave me extra onions on my shrimp and…read moregrits!

First & foremost, service is very hospitable and warm here. My expectation of what southern…read morehospitality is, Milk & Honey embodies that to a tee. The restaurant is modern, clean, and offers great brunch & dinner selections. The smothered chicken and biscuits were recommended and absolutely phenomenal! The biscuits landed in between dry & moist, which was the perfect vessel for the topical sauce. Chicken nice & crispy, eggs deliciously fluffy. The milk & honey latte is on the sweeter side, ask for light honey if averse to overly sweet.

Well, what a change! For my initial review from three years ago the service was abysmal. The food…read morewas good, but the service was terrible - but, fast forward to today. Everything was excellent. We came on a Thursday night that featured lively jazz band - they played great music that wasn't loud and overpowering like at other local spots. The service was excellent from the check-in (we didn't have reservations), to the hostess, to the server. It was excellent. Our server was friendly, she was helpful, she was thorough. She kept checking on us to make sure we were OK. Our food came out quickly, hot, fresh and delicious. We had the pork chop dinner and the shrimp/fish dinner, along with peach cobbler. What a welcome change! Apparently the three years has done this establishment good. Bravo!

Sunday, August 9, 2026. Hubby treated one of his daughter's and her children to dinner here at…read moreDella J' Delectables/Alexandria. I absolutely had to tag along because I knew after enjoying carry out from here a few weeks back, I needed to dine in. Older establishment. Not shabby but not chic either. Not a deal breaker tho'. Two thumbs up on everything food related! From the Margarita to the steak and cheese to the sweet potatoes to the lemon cake. Absolutely NO complaints. Would most def order again. Probably won't need to dine in again but definitely looking forward to carry out. Check out the pics of all of our entrées. Hoping you can share a similarly pleasing experience. When you go, tell them you saw it on Yelp!

Hey YALL, While out…read morehere in VA, on a work trip, I've been with BAE, and he's been taking me to all these different foodie places! Lastnight, we came here to this fish and chips place and I'll say this place did NOT misssssss an ingredient!!!! But they ACTUALLY did miss the lemon pepper on our fish we asked for, I did send an email via website so they can fix that but otherwise The sides were good!!! We will be back!!!

This is a Halal spot my brother in law took us to while visiting Manassas. They have catering…read moreoption, chicken & waffles, whiting, catfish, sandwiches and more. Unfortunately, there was no sugar free drink options and no straws. We all ordered something different. Wifey had the lemon pepper wings. Brother in law had the chicken sandwich. I had the fried whitings w/ coleslaw. I did not have a drink because there was nothing sugar free. They did have water though. Chicken sandwich was up in minutes. We had to wait a minute for our food. There were fans blowing all in the restaurant. Not a good look. All in all food was nicely, seasoned and hot. Macaroni and cheese and coleslaw slaw were nice portion. The cashier knew we were first timers and asked how everything was. It was well worth the trip!

This place was recommended to my friend for a Repast event. There was plenty of parking…read more Since we had reservations we were greeted and promptly seated. It was nicely decorated inside and clean. Servers were nice and friendly. They quickly provided us with the menu and served us water. We were told that their cast iron corn bread was very good so we ordered that for everyone. It did not disappoint. I almost ate the whole pan. I ordered the nice grilled salmon salad which was delicious! Serving size was good. I had to take half of it home. The person next to me got the pan roasted rainbow trout. Hers was a good size too and she enjoyed her meal. I would definitely recommend this place.

The rating is averaged for food [very good] and service [non-existent]…read more Recently I went to Ruthie's for pancakes on a weekday morning. I got there before 11AM and was directed to a kiosk where I ordered electronically and paid. The counter person gave me a number to display on my table, and I chose my own seat. My food came in a timely fashion and was very good, but I had to ask for a glass of water ~ and no one came by to see if I wanted a coffee refill. Nor did anyone check in with me to see how my meal was. Are they "self-serve" before the lunch hour kicks in ??

They stayed open for 15 minutes while we finished our dinner, very much appreciated! The hush…read morepuppies were a little well done, but the butter/margarine combination had great flavor. The mashed potatoes were great too. The steak had a lot of fat on it, but it's not like this was a 5 star $100 steakhouse.

I would like to update my review from 7 years ago. We went…read moreto lunch at Southern Kitchen yesterday. The food was great and the service was spot on!

Omg so many thoughts on this experience…read more I'm so glad i didn't immediately know it was a restaurant located in a hotel. This prob would have deterred me, even a little bit. The Apple map directions here confused me a little due to this, but parking was really plentiful so that's a huge plus! I went on a Sunday morning and lo and behold there was a hole farmers market or pop up set up all through haymarket! Busy weekend for a brunch but haymarket is SUCH a cute little vibe and town with so many hidden gems, like this one!! Literally every single item I saw waiters bring out from the kitchen looked so scrumptious, every person around us immediately began digging in and enjoying their meals...and honestly, no crumbs were left behind pretty much every time. We started ordering a yummy cocktail. I was really in the mood for the Paloma with grapefruit juice but sadly they were out of grapefruit juice fortunately, they had plenty cocktails available that were not explicitly on the menu! I ended up having a delicious espresso martini, prepared, right and honestly, I would have had another!! Not too sweet. Not creamy. And with 3 beans. Impeccable no notes. I ordered the red House breakfast. Man those home potatoes were so delicious....they clearly cooked them seasoned deliciously and then flash fried, so crunchy!!!! Amazing. I found that their execution on their meals was really impressive. My sunny side up eggs were cooked perfectly and paired so yummy with the toast. The bacon had delicious flavor too. I ordered a biscuit because I had heard that their biscuits were really yummy but unfortunately they did not have their bacon biscuit so it was just a classic biscuit. It was good, certainly dense and clearly homemade. My girlfriend got the poutine. Looked so delicious and was really enjoyed! The gravy was thick and flavorful! We sat down and enjoyed plenty of conversation and a really nice environment. Nobody rushed us, service was just the right amount of attentive without interrupting conversation constantly, and the floor to ceiling windows let in beautiful natural light and views of the town. It was the perfect brunch spot for a low-key, but delicious meal. Just a hair out of the way without being too far. I came out with a really good friend of mine to celebrate my one year wedding anniversary with her and it was the perfect possible location. Shout out to the staff for being so welcoming and kind, and even taking a picture of us when we asked to commemorate the occasion. I'm sure they are used to people walking in to the hotel lobby looking as confused as I was looking for red House Tavern.

Not the best experience for brunch. The waitress was unenthusiastic and came back to the table…read moremultiple times to let us know they were out of items including: the juice that came with the mimosa flight after we ordered it, another bottle of champagne for anyone else who wanted mimosas, (so mimosas overall, lol), the avocado toast, the poutine and another key ingredient in a cocktail we ordered. The food was average at best when it came out. Super disappointed. We came here for my mom's 5 year beating cancer anniversary and it wasn't much of a celebration.