Number ONE in my Book! I would like to say first and foremost, I'm a white. female, retired law enforcement officer. I visited Big Momma's often before I retired, and occasionally since I retired (trying to not get fat). I am treated with kindness and respect every time I go there. It's a family owned business and they work their tails off! When I go, I always think about getting something other than the fried chicken, but when I go through the line, I start smelling that fried chicken and I see that crispy skin and I mouth just starts watering. They are the best "home cooking" restaurant in Ouachita Parish. It would cost you a fortune to have the same order at Piccadilly. Everything I have had on their menu is delicious. The family/owners always have smile on their faces. I took my brother-in-law from Oregon here when he visited and he talked about it the rest of his life. If you're a local and you haven't been here, GO! If you are visiting the area, you won't find better food in the entire parish if you're looking for home cooking, but be ready for a nap! I just promised my own brother, who has never been there, that I'm taking him ASAP! PS....their dessert are THU BOMB! AND HUGE PORTIONS, one is enough for two people. Their lunch portions are huge as well. I often got an order to go and split it with my mother. read more

Want to go back to old-fashioned country cooking? This is your spot!!! You will never walk away hungry and not satisfied. Service is top-notch with that ambiance that makes sense you feel at home read more

The real deal. If you want Louisiana Soul Food. This place is amazing. The staff makes you feel like a welcome guest.

When I say, "The best restaurants are the local hole-in-the-wall", Big Mama's is what I mean. And not only was the food PHENOMENAL!, the staff was extremely friendly, the environment was cozy with good music in the background and good conversation with the staff! I highly recommend, and will most definitely be going back! I want to extend a huge Thank You to the wonderful people at Big Mama's! read more

Another spot chosen based on Yelp reviews. If you are looking for fancy, this isn't for you. I'm not sure the AC worked. It was HOT. The credit card machine didn't work. BUT, it's true delicious soul food and serves the best fried chicken in Louisiana. I'll definitely go back but it will be on a cooler day. Did I mention it was hot inside read more

Great fried chicken, rice and good gravy, green beans and greens with hot water cornbread. Huge portions. Not cheap. My bill was close to $20 with tea. Not a nice place and in rough part of town but service was good. read more

The food is delicious. Literally, stick to your ribs home cooking, and Service was friendly and fast. The dining area is clean and complete with a big screen. read more

We were passing through town and saw the high Yelp ratings so we stopped here. Lord have mercy, I could live at this place. It's the BEST SOUTHERN COOKING I've ever had! The menu changes every day, you get a meat and two sides of your choice and they also add white rice with gravy and you can choose either a big yeast roll or hot water cornbread. Well, I had fried chicken, mustard greens, green beans, the rice with gravy and hot watered cornbread. I could have died and gone to heaven! The fried chicken was not greasy and it was flavored through, the mustard greens were out of this world and the green beans were deliciously tender, the rice with gravy was good too. The hot water cornbread was so good, I ordered 4 to go. It's been over a week since we ate here, and I still dream about it. My husband had the same meal I did, but he ordered the yeast roll. It was the size of 2-3 biscuits. He said it was so good and fluffy. He gave me a bite and he was right. He had the sweet tea and he said it was perfection. Next time I'm going to be prepared and bring either jam or honey and order a biscuit (and hot water cornbread) and spread it on both and have that for dessert. And speaking of dessert, my husband ordered a lemon cake. Of course I tried it too and I was transported to my grandma's kitchen. You can tell the food was prepared by a very loving and experienced cook, one that knows their way around the kitchen, and the whole staff that I spoke to were as down home, sweet and helpful! Wish we lived in Monroe, LA, we would have lunch there every day!! read more

The best Soul food restaurant I've ever been to and I was raised in Louisiana. Every time we have out of town guests we take them here. Both the food and service is wonderful ! read more

Had 3 orders all were wrong. One pork chop was half the size of the other two and no flavor. Ordered rice, got potatoes, black eye peas drowning in salt. Called a head to order was told 15 minutes got there in 20 and still had to wait. For the price I expected more. read more

Son; get yourself down to Big Momma's for heaping portions of home cooked soul food. The smothered pork chops/gravy w/ Mac& cheese, hot water corn bread reeks of quality & comfort. read more

THANK YOU YELP! We never would have found this place otherwise. We're driving from Jackson to Dallas and looking for lunch but not wanting to eat at a chain or a McDonald's. Food is served cafeteria style but super fresh so you can have quick home style food. I had black eyed peas, macaroni and cheese, rice and gravy, and fried chicken. My husband had the fried pork chop, mashed potatoes, green beans and macaroni and cheese and homemade rolls. Each of us had bottles of water and spent right around $30 for ALL of that food including 20%tip read more

Big Momma's Fine Foods - You might not notice the building from the outside so here is what it looks like right now! - Southern Near Me - Monroe, Louisiana

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Awesome southern cooking! You gotta try the hot water cornbread! Veggies are right out of the garden.

The food was yummy! I loved the ribs and the macaroni and cheese. The cornbread was absolutely amazing. The crowd was fun and friendly!

Wow! Don't miss this jewel of a restaurant in Old Monroe. It was soul food at its finest! My husband had the most tender succulent smothered pork chops and I had the fried chicken. Both came with 3 sides and hot water cornbread. Everything was hot and seasoned to perfection. The place on the outside is hard to recognize because of a lack of signage but once inside the staff was so friendly and helpful. You won't regret putting this on your travel itinerary. We were looking for a quick lunch on our roadtrip and the only thing that took up time was stopping to savor the flavors as it is all served on a hot table cafeteria style. read more

First time there - Fried chicken was excellent as well as the lemon pound cake. The cabbage was ehhh - the counter had limited sides however the menu showed many sides ... I wouldn't go back. Too pricy for just the chicken being the only thing great. They rush you to order and to get in line. read more

Great food and customer service!! I was even given a free piece of cake. Nice home style meal and portions.

Some of the best fried chicken we've ever had. Was hard to find, drive passed it a couple of times then finally called. It was right under our noses. Great service and prices. read more

One of The Best "Soul Food" in North Louisiana! Awesome Smothered pork chops and hamburger steak!

Great Food. Great Prices. Good service! This place was recommended by a Monroe native. I am so thankful she recommended it. This will be a regular spot when I'm in the area. read more

Big Momma's Fine Foods - Cabbage and Country Fried Steak - Southern Near Me - Monroe, Louisiana

This place....First, this place smelled like a 4th of July cookout when we arrived. BBQ and smoked meat filled the air. The fried chicken and ribs are to DIE for. That gravy is life. That hot water cornbread is the BEST I've ever had. Sweet tea on point. 10/10 would recommend for some southern fried soul food. read more

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Food was AMAZING and the staff were beyond friendly. We will definitely look forward to stopping here EVERY TIME we drive back to Austin after Texas beats Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Can't say enough good things about Big Momma's!!! read more

Found this restaurant on Yelp while traveling through the area and after reading the first couple of reviews, I made my way to there location. I knew I found the place because cars were wrapped around the building (a sign great things are to come and the food must be very good). Well, I wasn't disappointed and the food and service lived up to their reputation. The greens (vegetables) were awesome and seasoned well. If I'm ever in the area again, I'll make sure my travel plans align with their opening schedule because the food and service are worth it. read more

Big Momma's Fine Foods - Friend Chicken, mash potatoes, fresh green beans, mustard greens - Southern Near Me - Monroe, Louisiana

This was as great as all of the reviews. Friendly staff. Kind of like a cafeteria as you go through the line. Fried chicken was great, but the ribs were out of this world. read more

Big Momma's Fine Foods - Fried chicken, potato salad, hot water corn bread, Mac and cheese and rice and gravy. - Southern Near Me - Monroe, Louisiana

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The food here is amazing. There is a line to get in and it is worth the wait. Had ribs, coleslaw and rice and gravy. So so good. You have to try it!!! It is really amazing. Only 16.00 with a large drink. read more

Big Momma's Fine Foods - Ribs - Southern Near Me - Monroe, Louisiana

We were just traveling through Monroe and stopped here based on the reviews. It was great that the food was served cafeteria-style and immediately ready. Foodwise, I loved the fried chicken, but thought the red beans and black eyed peas could use more seasoning. The yams were also way too sweet. I wasn't a fan of the potatoes with gravy either, and thought my dad's homemade potatoes and giblet gravy were better. However, my dad actually enjoyed all of the sides, so I guess it's up to taste. In any case, the prices were decent, and the place was absolutely packed. read more

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This was the BEST food I've had in SSSSOOOOO long! The food was hot, and the portions were well worth the price you pay. The customer service was out of this world. I couldn't have been happier to eat here. I'll definitely be back!!! read more

Big Momma's Fine Foods - This is their current menu as of 06/30/2023. - Southern Near Me - Monroe, Louisiana

OMG!!!! This place....amazing! We were passing through and came in hot just as the doors were going to close. Staff were so welcoming!!! And they had no problem making us plates. Everything and I mean everything was on point and amazing. We highly recommend anything on the menu!!! What a way to end our vacation! Real home cookin!!!!! read more

Big Momma's Fine Foods delivers consistent fantastic, food-coma inducing, finger-licking delicious Southern home-cooking for under $10 a plate! It's a hole-in-the-wall joint located just a few minutes south of I-20 in a rather sketchy neighborhood, but don't let the burglar bars turn you away from some of the best home-cooked Southern food fare served up by the friendliest people. Be sure to order the BEST fried chicken with corn on the cob, mac-n-cheese, and hot water corn bread. The breading on the chicken was well-seasoned and fried to a crispy perfection on the outside, with juicy, flavor-packed meat on the inside. This is what soul food fried chicken is all about and I wanted to devour it all! Next up for lunch were the fall off the bone, tender, moist bbq ribs, mac-n-cheese, baked beans, and hot water cornbread. I got lucky and got 3 big ribs instead of the usual 2 ribs. I dove into the ribs cavewoman style and abandoned my modern-day utensils. This is how ribs were meant to be eaten- gotta get down and dirty! These ribs were off the hook and left me wanting more! I could probably finish the whole rack of ribs in one sitting, followed by instantaneous food coma. The sides, although good, weren't nearly as spectacular as the main entrees, but more like side characters or extras in a movie- the fillers that help complete the whole story line. Hot water cornbread was ok but that's only because I've been spoiled by authentic soul food back home in Houston. For dessert, I had the spice cake, which was really moist, tender, sweet and had the right amount of spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, all spice). It was a great ending to a great lunch! Big Momma's is yet another local favorite lunch spot for when I am craving Southern home-cooking that doesn't come from a chain restaurant. Go do yourself and your tastebuds a favor now! Come bask in the aroma and savor the taste of Big Momma's Fine Foods- you will experience an out of this world, foodie-tastic realm! read more

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Open from 11-3:30 closed Sunday. Truck friendly. Can park rig across street. All the food is home cooked. Worth the trip. 2 minutes off freeway. read more

Big Momma's Fine Foods - Great food and service. - Southern Near Me - Monroe, Louisiana

Yallllllll....our lunch was sooo good. Great friendly service at this home cooking buffet. We had beef tips/rice and fried chicken. The sides were delicious, the homemade rolls are HUGE, and the hot water bread is as good as my mama's. We can't wait to come back! read more

Fine fixins! Smoked chicken was some of the best I've had. The Mac and cheese, baked beans, the roll and sweet tea followed a close second to the chicken. Definitely worth the time to stop on my way home. Update: Stopped by again for that delicious chicken and wasn't disappointed. Consistently good taste and moist to the bone. Met Big Mama this trip and she was very accommodating. read more

The amount of food I got for the price was hefty. And...It was delicious! I'm from south Louisiana so stopping somewhere in North Louisiana and getting some good food was a treat. read more

Stop looking for a place to eat in Monroe because this is the best you can get. This is my favorite restaurant of all time and I have never been dissatisfied. The price is around 10-11$ for a plate. You get SOOO MUCH food. Literally everything on the menu is to die for. The fried chicken is the best that you can have and if you ask they will dip it in gravy. Personally the mac n cheese is the best I've tasted and if you don't try the pound cake you are making a mistake. I could eat here everyday. The staff are so friendly. I have ordered large to-go orders and have had large parties of people here and I receive excellent service and hot food every time. read more

Big Momma's Fine Foods - Fried chicken and hot water bread - Southern Near Me - Monroe, Louisiana

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Friendly, fast, and flavorful. Found the food fantastic and unforgettable. ng forward to frequenting in the future.

Food is delicious each and every time. Service great I have nothing else to say. I gotta make the word count...smh read more

Why are you reading this review when you could be eating this incredible southern homemade food. This place is the hidden team of the town. I had the pork chop, and the chicken unreal for a Northern boy from New York City. Big Momma (yes she is real) will walk around the small place to make sure your happy and loves to talk about how she makes the dishes. So stop reading and start eating. Go and bring the expandable pants. read more

Oh my gosh! We had the best lunch here! I had the meatloaf, which was so good, the mashed potatoes with homemade gravy was off the charts delicious! The black eyed peas and cabbage were perfectly seasoned. My husband had the fried chicken which he said was moist and tender with a tasty crust. These people know what they're doing! The hot water cornbread was incredible. Staff was so awesome and friendly too. Owner/cook was sitting at a table eating as it was after the lunch time and he we had a good time visiting with him. The bread pudding was so delicious as well. If you're in Monroe, this is a must stop! There's a fence around the front do look for the entry at the side. read more

I'm from out of town and when I travel I always look for a soul food restaurant. This restaurant was recommended by the staff at comfort inn West Monroe. They told me that they're only open for lunch hours so I had to find time in my work week to try the food before I left. Each day has specific items on their menu. I ordered a chicken breast which was amazing. I also ordered country fried steak with vegetables as my side. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone who's looking for good food. read more

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The food was very nasty you can tell that the older ladies no longer cooking the beans right out of a can it's just sad it's nasty none of it tasted right I got to the register to pay for some ribs and a piece of cake and a lady takes my cake and tell me to change this cake cuz he want this cake he coming here all the time but I have money just like you do she should not have done that you're running a lot of black people off and we supported them years of supporting and now they treat us like this one plate $20 you should treat everyone equal read more