Oxtail over rice and beef ribs were delicious. I would stick with those. Collard greens and black eyed peas are great to balance the richness. I prefer corn bread softer but overall I would still go back. read more

I'll be blunt. The food is mediocre and "someone" needs an attitude adjustment. But it feels like you're in a little restaurant in the Deep South with true downs home blues playing in the background. Go for the ambiance and their delicious Lemonade Tropical Mix. read more

I knew I'd tried this place before but didn't realize it was 3 years ago. I didn't realize I posted an incomplete review back then. Upfront- I'm not a fan. We went for pickup up around 615PM. They closed at 7 so you don't get top picks towards end of the day. It's set up like a lunch line. We ordered the following and my opinion is beside it: bbq chicken NO fried chicken GOOD Catfish nuggets GOOD Mac and cheese NO Corn GOOD Green beans NO Potato salad OK Cabbage NO Pinto beans NO Peach cobbler NO I ordered this before and didn't like it then either. I don't like the style of cobbler crust or the consistency. Seems like a hit or miss spot and I won't take another chance. read more

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Flat out No! And I'm sad that this is what you all are thinking southern food tastes like. The fried Chicken taste like they haven't changed the grease in some time. The greens are dry and bitter, not smooth and seasoned like we know it in the southeast. The cornbread on the dry side. The macaroni and cheese God No. The noodles soggy and I'm still looking for the cheese. It was more like macaroni and cheese soup. Cmon now. I'm surprised people think this is soul food. I gave it 2 stars for the decent customer service. Also the wait time was a little too long for the food to already be prepared in catering trays. I earned point s but most likely will never use them. I wanted to badly to visit San Diego and get a taste of home. Sadly I did not. Now I bought a whole sweet potato pie based on the cashiers recommendation that it was sooooo good. I'll be back to give you an honest review. PS for a note for the chef and a bit of grace in the form of advice. Cornbread will be much more tasty if you use whipping cream. Collard greens will hold seasoning and be smoother with a little bit of okra. (Not every body likes okra but the small amount can barely be tasted. read more

We read that black eye peas and cabbage was a good luck dish for the new year. So we came across Bankhead and made the drive down south. This place has a sit down area or you can order take out. The food is premade and set up in cafeteria style. We ordered the lunch special (11am-3pm $10 T-F only) which had 5 choice of main and 4 choice of sides. We picked fried chicken with Mac n cheese. The chicken was crispy but the seasoning was nothing special. Reminded me of other places. The Mac was over cooked and very buttery. Came with a drink. Also got a meal with fried red snapper, black eyes peas and cabbage. Came with relish tartar sauce and corn bread. We also tried the pork ribs. The ribs were baked and overly tender and soft that it fell right off the bones. My favorite would be the ribs, black eye peas and cabbage. There are specials pretty much every day of the week. On weekends they have oxtails and beef ribs. Live music on Saturdays. read more

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The best Mac and cheese. The best ribs. Overall amazing hospitality and excellent service. It feels like family as soon as you walk in. The ambiance is great and feels like home. read more

Tried going back for lunch to give them a second chance. Customer service still needs work. Waited over 5 minutes no eye contact or "I will be with you". No acknowledgment I was waiting to order. Guy walks in and he's helped instantly. That's when I walked out. Lady at register seen me leave. Still no acknowledgement. Smh. Never again. read more

Lunch special on Wednesday. Ordered Hot Links and Chicken Gumbo. Hot links were tasty but I expected some browning, they looked and tasted like cooked on bed of onions. Onions were delicious. Chicken Gumbo was not the business. I was disappointed there was carrots, corn, and peas. And I don't think there was no roux cooked as base. Notb going to order next time read more

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I love beef, ribs, and on Saturdays this spot has beef ribs. Came where with a bunch of friends and we wanted to try a little bit of everything. We each got a beef rib and loved them. Then we each got a piece of fried chicken and catfish. The catfish here was amazing. I tried the sides of potatoe salad and mac & cheese both yummy. I also had a baked chicken. They had an oxtail stew and I had an oaxtail and it was fire ! Since it was Saturday they had live music and all ! Restaurant was clean & cashier was helpful. Last item I got was the peach cobbler I tried for the first time ! Definitely coming back here to try more items! read more

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We stopped here for a quick pickup. I have been wanting to try this place out recently, and today I am able to actually do so. Upon arrival, we were greeted by the staff member. We saw several trays of good southern style cooked food upon display. She was able to have our order ready and we thanked her. There were 2 plumbers that were also coming in for food after us. Everyone is trying to get this good food today, nice. Food was packed well and tasted great. I will surely come back to try more food out. They are about to close and since it is 1 hour before closing the dining room lights were off and all tables were packed up (chairs on top of table for mopping). read more

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Been looking for oxtail. Came for the oxtail. Did NOT disappoint!! Tender, juicy & seasoned well. I chose red beans & rice and greens for my sides. My fiancé had the fried catfish and pork ribs, his sides were mac n cheese and potato salad. Service was nice and fast. The cashier was very friendly. They also had live music. We went on a Saturday afternoon read more

Bankhead Mississippi Style Cooking - Oxtail dinner - Southern Near Me - Spring Valley, California

Super friendly and fast service. Fried catfish was cooked to order, piping hot and crispy. Breading wasn't heavy or salty, plump pieces of catfish were delicious. Washed it down with lemonade tropical punch! read more

Bankhead Mississippi Style Cooking - Tender brisket in brown sauce was tender and flavorful. Yummy Mac cheese and yams - Southern Near Me - Spring Valley, California

This was my second time coming and I'm so happy I found this place! The service is amazing they are so helpful and kind. They offer you samples if you're not sure what you want and the spread is huge! You have to stop by and give them a try seriously the food is so good and the portions are big! It's got a family type ambiance feels very down home! I will be back! read more

I've been coming to this place for several years of and on and the food hasn't deviated from its original taste. I ordered the 4 piece Catfish, with Collard greens, red beans and rice and Mac and Cheese. Delicious! It is a little hot in the restaurant but the food outweighs the uncomfortable heat. read more

The first time I went, it felt dark. This time, during daylight, I was able to get a better sense of the options. Such a variety of food available & it all taste good! The BBQ chicken and ribs specifically remind me of the ones my father would make back in Rhode Island, and it brings such nostalgia. I like Too Good To Go because I have a hard time picking and I would rather someone surprise me. This time I ordered 4 and I was surprised again because I got to try new stuff! I still ordered the BBQ chicken on the side because it's amazing read more

Bankhead Mississippi Style Cooking - Smothered chicken and potatoes, hot links, corn, green beans, cabbage, meatloaf, MAC and cheese, ribs, yams. - Southern Near Me - Spring Valley, California

The smoothered chicken was ok the mac and cheese and black eyed peas was not it. Then the service is jst not appealing at all. Like who would want to come back or eat a place with people who got no customer service skills ? read more

I love their food!! Sooooo yummy! So happy to find this place close to home I told some of my friends about this place and they can't wait to have a plate! read more

This place is real southern style cooking in California all the food is exceptionally flavored, well prepared whether in dine in or out, the atmosphere is spiritual, the entire place including restrooms are clean, the prices are reasonable, please get their desserts, and the service is excellent. I highly recommend this restaurant if you love southern hospitality and southern cuisine go to Bankhead Mississippi and fulfill your dreams....Chef James read more

Ordered some to-go food this past weekend and I'd really like to highlight one of my favorites that I would not have anticipated before digging into the food. The first surprise was the potatoes. - I've never tried potatoes quite like these before. They're not mashed, but also not whole. The consistency is almost like when you pull potatoes out of the boiling water, just before you're going to mash them when they're kind of crumbling a bit. They're also hit with what tastes like a decent shot of vinegar that just played out so nicely for me as they didn't feel heavy or like a side that you'd typically order with "Mississippi style" cooking. Seriously so good and I'd suggest reconsidering your choice of sides if the potatoes weren't already in the running to round out your meal. read more

Catfish was amazing!!! Very customer friendly. The restaurant was nice and clean. I found the food prices reasonable. The serving sizes were good. But again, the catfish was amazing! read more

first time ordering here, I paid $17 and some change for 2 pieces of bbq chicken, some fries, and I ordered 1 piece of catfish. $10 for their lunch special ( I chose a 2 pc bbq chicken w/fries) $5 for 1 piece of fish. I heard good things about this place, so I had to check them out to see if it was worth the hype. I waited 20-25 mins for my order, the portions are on the smaller side but don't get me wrong the catfish flavor was alright, but my fries and fish were soggy and cold, and the chicken was lacking flavor and was also cold. I was unfortunately disappointed. read more

I've finally was able to try this restaurant out. The ambiance has a down home feeling and customer service was great. I did enjoy the flavor and tenderness of the ribs. The fried fish was perfectly cooked and seasoned. I also enjoyed the greens and sweet potato. I wasn't impressed with the mac n cheese. The noodles seemed over cooked and it tasted bland. The tropical lemonade was good and so was the banana pudding dessert. read more

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So I ordered two orders one order was the ribs, mac & cheese, and yams the mac & cheese taste like it was made over the stove and not in the oven and it had a weird salty taste to it. It was definitely a three out of 10 the yams were pretty delicious. I would eat those again, but I would make them myself the ribs taste like they were made in the kitchen oven and not grilled at all. Mines had no barbecue sauce and it was too tough to eat and very chewy and ended up giving me a stomach ache. The cornbread was hard in some spots. I only took a little piece off and ate it for the other meal, it was the same thing. The catfish was good but the same with the mac & cheese and the sweet potatoes all in all I would give this food for out of 10 I don't feel that this is a true representation of Mississippi Barbecue and if it is, they should be very upset in Mississippi about how they're being represented in San Diego because these two plates of food, do not give the flavors of Mississippi very disappointing and will not return or will not refer to anyone read more

Bankhead Mississippi Style Cooking - Southern Near Me - Spring Valley, California

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Ordered catfish, Mac and cheese and red beans and rice. It was all awful. Catfish lacked flavor but was the best out of everything else. Mac and cheese was just not good. And don't even get me started with the red beans and rice- absolutely disgusting. Absolute disgrace to southern food. Not worth your money even in the slightest. Only thing that was good was the service. read more

My absolute favorite place to get fried fish in East County. The food is always fresh and the service is quick and efficient. I like that there is music playing and the vibe is always relaxing but friendly. read more

I got the craving for some fried chicken, yams, and collard greens. I went and had a great experience. Sidebar: I can make all of these dishes but sometimes it's so much easier to go and support a small business. The service was great. Kain the young lady at the register was super helpful. I had a hard time making decisions once I got there. I ended up getting 2 of the mixed dinner meals. I got fried chicken, catfish that was fried fresh, yams, and marchese on the first meal. The second meal was bbq chicken, and bbq pork with potato salad, and collard greens. I also got the chicken gizzards, peach cobbler, and my childhood favorite..."yellow cake with chocolate frosting!" I don't personally enjoy pig feet, but I do know that not a lot of places have pig feet on the menu. Oh...and they had 3 types of greens: with pork, with chicken, or no meat. I tried everything, and EVERYTHING is good. The potato salad is made with a sweet relish...i would imagine. Oh, and the lady that packed my food even drained the pot-liquor aka the juice from the greens out of the container so it wasn't a mess. The attention to detail while packing up my food was much appreciated. Nothing worse than getting takeout and you get home and everything is everywhere. I will definitely be back. read more

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I ordered a fried chicken platter with a mix of thighs and legs, opting for all legs this time. I also had a side of macaroni and cheese, along with collard greens--offered in three varieties: pork, chicken, or no meat at all. Additionally, I ordered a side of Black Eyed Peas with rice and an Arnold Palmer. The fried chicken was really good--nice-sized pieces and well-seasoned. However, I found the other sides a bit disappointing. The macaroni and cheese lacked flavor, and the collard greens just tasted boiled without any seasoning, salt, or spices. The Black Eyed Peas seemed like they were just cooked in water, giving no extra flavor or love. The Arnold Palmer was sweet and refreshing, even if it wasn't fresh tea or lemonade. Overall, the chicken was a highlight, but I wish the sides had been as flavorful. Oh you almost forgot. I got their 7up cake and a peach cobbler both were mediocre at best. read more

Friendly atmosphere, great soul food. Would certainly make this one of my favorite places to go for a great meal! ps you also receive points for every dollar spent. read more

First time eating here and everything I ate was fantastic. Got the fried chicken, bbq beef and bbq pork rib with Macaroni side, Everything melted in my mouth and tasted amazing. Will definitely come back again, glad to have found this gem that's super close to home. read more

The food is good, but always missing items, menu isn't reliable. I ordered on doordash at 2pm and they claim to refresh the menu at 11am but it doesn't happen. I received about a quarter of the items, I ordered 3 meals and received 1. No phone asking to substitute, so after waiting an hour for delivery you can expect those that didnt get their food were pretty missed off. DO NOT TRUST WHAT IS ON THE MENU at Doordash. read more

My husband and I tried this place for the first time and we will definitely will be returning soon. We had the beef ribs and fried chicken and it didn't disappoint. read more

Bankhead Mississippi Style Cooking - Building - Southern Near Me - Spring Valley, California

Ordered fresh fish plate with 2 sides. Wanted to give them another chance since they had received a really bad review several months ago. I thought things would change. Wrong answer! The plate i ordered was wrapped in plastic wrap. I'm guessing to keep the sides from spilling. Therefore, I couldn't check my food before I left. Once I got outside, I could smell the fish and it was not a pleasant smell. I chose not to eat it because of the smell and I was concerned with the freshness of my food. I was very disappointed because I wasted my hard earned money! I want to support black owned businesses, but I also want good tasting, fresh product. That was my last chance for this establishment. I will not be back. read more

Can't say enough good things about this restaurant. The staff is always friendly and attentive, the food is super tasty, and the restaurant itself reminds me of actually living in the south. Everyone should come here to eat some real good down home southern eats. read more

The catfish? They did something good with that.... Everything else? No. Who's in the kitchen? That's my first question and why are they serving up cornbread that's multicolored? also got the fried cabbage and some sort of noodle option..... let me lay eyes on the chef.... Let me see who cooked all of this cuz maaaaannnnn. BUT THAT CATFISH THO! I'll come back cornthe fish and that cherry drink! read more

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Love the selection of sides. I tried the catfish and it was super buttery. The Mac was delicious. Take your plate and take a seat and enjoy the home made food ! read more

Bankhead Mississippi Style Cooking - Catfish Nuggets(1lb) , Mac N Cheese, Collard Greens(pork ) - Southern Near Me - Spring Valley, California

A friend told me about this place and I decided to grab it for lunch. Since I was a first timer the server was very helpful in letting me know how things work. I got one protein and two sides. The Rib Tips was good, meat falling apart nicely, the candid yams are so yummy not too sweet. I also got Mac and cheese and mashed potatoes that came smothered in gravy. The Mac and cheese is good. Serving size was great! The restaurant has a outside patio area to sit and enjoy your food. Parking was easy and the service was great. I will be back to try out the snapper for sure. read more

Bankhead Mississippi Style Cooking - Southern Near Me - Spring Valley, California

The fried catfish with 2 sides (Mac and Cheese and Collard Greens) were delicious. Catfish was on point. It came with cornbread which was not good. We also had BBQ beef tips and BBQ Pork Ribs with 2 sides (rice and sweet potatoes). Both Bbqs were not tender and tasty. Sweet potatoes were great. Service was great. Restaurant was clean and had the southern ambiance. read more

Bankhead Mississippi Style Cooking - BBQ Beef tips Medium (2-3 scoops) includes 2 sides and Pork BBQ Ribs - Southern Near Me - Spring Valley, California

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Everything was great! The food, the customer service, and the quickness getting the food out was just amazing.

gotta show some love for this place. tried this place on a whim about 10 years ago and never came back bc I had a bad experience with the fried chicken. decided to try it again and damn, did I fall in love with their food. there's so much to choose from. plenty of sides and entree choices. all of it is good. my personal favorite is the fried chicken dinner with pork collard greens and mac and cheese or the 3 pc pork rib dinner with the aforementioned sides and some hot sauce. all dinners come with a piece of cornbread which is nice but I'm not too big on cornbread. the yams are soooo good. sweet and buttery, it'll bring a smile to your face. you get so much food for one dinner, it'll last you at least two meals unless you're really hungry. this place def brings a new definition to the word comfort food. service is quick unless you come on a busy day but it's worth the wait. easily one of my favorite places for a cheat meal or if I'm in need of some good soul food. The sweet tea lemonade combo pairs well with the food. havent had the other specialty drink which is the cherry pineapple, but if it's as good as their sweet tea lemonade, it'll be promising. I hope they never go out of business. I'm already thinking about my next visit. r/sm. read more

Bankhead Mississippi Style Cooking - Fried Chicken 3pc includes 2 sides - Southern Near Me - Spring Valley, California

Ordered a few surprise bags through To to Go, called in to let them know I was going to arrive basically at closing time. They were nice and pleasant on the phone, and equally so when I entered for pick up. The food was pretty good, even for being colder leftovers from that day's batches. read more