Food was wonderful. Every friendly service. Will eat there again. My wife had located on yelp and…read morewanted to try.

In Pensacola on a short business trip and decided to try this spot--glad I did. Friendly staff,…read moreclean and well-organized cafeteria-style setup, and solid Southern comfort food done right. The smothered pork chops were tender, flavorful, and cooked perfectly, and the vegetables were also cooked just right and tasted great. If I lived here, this would definitely be a go-to for a good home-cooked meal. I'd come back without hesitation.

Excellent food definitely worth the trip. One thing was on my bucket list now is no longer…read more Definitely will have to go back.

From Health Inspection: April 23 2026…read more Note: These are not "oops, let me clean that up" issues. These issues have taken awhile to develop. Operations were ordered stopped until violations were corrected. The restaurant did not meet the requirements for a follow-up inspection on April 23 but met expectations during an additional follow-up visit on April 24. Dead roaches on premises. Observed four dead roaches in pooling oil under fryers. Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Hand washing leaking from wall by back door. Worn, torn and/or soiled floors/carpeting. Floor worn out and peeling in front of reach-in coolers. Floor under fryers soiled with pooling oil. Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed eight live roaches in the following locations: Two on floor under reach-in freezers by storage hallway, four on floor in employee restroom marked 'out of order' by reach-in cooler and freezers by storage hallway, one on wall behind three-compartment sink, and one under three-compartment sink on grease trap.

We decided to visit Mary's Southern Cooking based on other reviews.....wow!…read more If you want a good home-cooked meal with generous portions and extremely polite staff, this is your place! Everyone was very polite and welcoming, our waitress KiKi is very attentive and pleasant and the restaurant is extremely clean. My mom and I split this for lunch and we had leftovers!! Everything was seasoned perfectly!!! Go try Mary's!!!!

My sister, mother and I had dinner at Mary's this afternoon and were so full of comfort food when…read morewe left! We all 3 ordered veggie plates to share family-style. Their portions are enough for at least 3 people. The choices were many and hard to make, but we had perfectly seasoned green lima beans and field peas with snaps, succotash with tomatoes and corn and okra, creamy red beans, and all 3 of us got the mac and cheese. Because who wants to share their mac and cheese? Not this girl! It is so exceptional. Everything was really yummy, but the mac and cheese was the best! The people who work there are all sooo pleasant and friendly. We ate in their dining room, and it was spotless and clean. I kinda wanna keep this a secret (although I've heard they get really busy sometimes), but y'all should really give Mary's a try if you like REAL southern comfort food.

We came in after church and wanted a good home cooked meal but not doing it ourselves. The staff…read moregreeted us and were very nice. I placed our order and it took about 30-45 minutes. I didn't mind that because some of our order had to be cooked to order. We ordered the fried pork chops, mac and cheese with collards and the smothered pork chops with yams and collards. This is the first place I've ever been that served an actual pork chop and not pork steaks. That's a big plus. The gravy on the pork chops was delicious and I liked that rice or mashed potatoes comes with a gravy entree. The yams were just right and the cornbread was on point. The only issue was the mac and cheese. It was dry and lacking cheese and flavor. I know it was around 1:30 but consistency is key! Overall, it was pretty good but that one thing would have taken this review over the top.

Great food and delicious! I wish they were open more often! Worth the drive! I had smothered…read morepork chops and mash potatoes and candied yams and greens and cornbread and dessert! Enough for 2-3 meals! Excellent

OMG! This Place is awesome! Mix of Nolo and southern specialties. Fabulous and very full servings…read more Great staff, full bar and can't wait for the jazz on Saturday! ... comin' back!

I went about a month or so ago, everything was delish ! I had the gumbo, and my friends got the…read morefried cat fish & pork chop plate. Not too many spots in the area packing that type of flavor. The waitress was also very attentive!