Meals to go! Good selection of meals, different sizes, sides, deserts. I've tried their chicken enchilada, chicken fettuccine, and chicken & dumplings. All were good. Directions on the meal package how to prepare it. Very clean facility, pleasant and helpful employees. read more

i have picked up probably 15 casseroles, side, salad in the last month. Every single item has been delicious without exception. i highly recommend Home Plate Cooking! read more

This is your source for a drive through hot lunch or orders for Thanksgiving dinners. Wide variety of home cooked food all very tasty. When I went to pick up my Thanksgiving dinner, many people were doing the same thing. But all was well organized with lots of help, even with helpers and carts to get your food to your car. And the items ordered had great and beautiful presentations. All made with fresh fruit ingredients and very tasty. Great food, great and friendly service. read more

After we had seen this several times in passing through Helena and trying their to go plates a couple times, we tried the take home selection. The first time we tried Baked Spaghetti, Rotel Chicken Spaghetti, and a side dish of Squash Casserole. Of the three, the Rotel Chicken Spaghetti was the biggest hit. The XS small sizes state they serve 2-3, but we got 4-6 servings out of both entrees. Turned out that even the XS was a lot of squash casserole, so unless you have a larger family or really like it, the 2-cup serving may be a better size. We recently ordered again and this time got a Classic Lasagna, Beef Stroganoff, and Beef Tips and Rice. Again, we can get more servings than the suggested, but I'd rather have too much than not enough. We also picked up a tray of Banana Pudding and a Peanut Butter Pie. Hard to beat the classic banana pudding. The Peanut Butter pie might be better described as Peanut Butter Cup Pie since it's got the chocolate peanut butter cups instead of just a smooth peanut butter only pie. Overall, Home Plate Cooking is a great addition for when you want a home cooked type meal but don't want to be the one doing the cooking. Dishes all come labeled with cooking directions and a use by/freeze by date. Great alternative to other takeout in the area. And because they use classic make-at-home style recipes, you don't even feel like it's take out; more like a casserole or dish that mom made and froze ahead. Add some rolls and a fresh salad (which Homeplate also offers if you don't want to make those either) and you have a great meal! Homeplate also offers a varying selection of cookies and other bakery style treats to save for later or snack on the way home! read more

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I am really loving Home Plate. This place has both eat in and carry out. They serve lunch and then have multiple options of take and bake meals in varying sizes. I have found that the xs size is enough for me, my husband, and teenager. None of us are big eaters so we usually even have leftovers. However, my husband really loved the chicken and dumplings so next time I will get that in a bigger size so that we have plenty of leftovers. So far we've had the chicken and dumplings, poppy seed chicken, smothered pork chops, and chicken spaghetti. We really liked all of them. They also have plenty of side dishes and desserts. We also tried the strawberry pretzel salad and the cake balls. All were really good. You can order in advance or you can just head on in and see what they have. If you know you want something in a specific size, you can call a day or two before and they will prepare it for you! It would be nice to stop in for lunch one day. Cute inside and a couple of tables outside. I can see me getting food from here every week. Affordable, convenient, and delicious! read more

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Tried Home Plate cooking for the first time since moving to Helena. We stopped by to get the daily special, chicken and dressing with Lima beans and sweet potato casserole. Dressing was a traditional cornbread dressing like grandma used to make with large chunks of white chicken throughout. Lima beans were nicely seasoned and fresh. Sweet potato casserole was hot and sweet with candied pecans on top. Daily special was great, but what impressed me was the large variety of home cooked "take and bake meals". Will give the "take and bake" a try in the future. read more

Home Plate Cooking - Chicken and dressing - Desserts Near Me - Helena, Alabama

Excellent customer service, friendly, down home Food is great. Prices are good They really saved my life for thanksgiving I was working and couldn't make dinner but the saved the day! read more

Called BEFORE looking at the menu , I told them I was new to the area and how does this work ! Lady said you take home to cook OR they would cook for 5$ extra. So I look at the menu and decide what we want, call back with the order and another lady says "that's now how this works !" I then told her what the First Lady said to me , needless to say they will NOT be bothered with me again. read more

The cake balls are unreal!! The butter cake is great as well. It's my go to for dinners. I highly recommend the taco pie, poppy seed chicken, hashbrown casserole and potato salad. A plus is that they have a drive thru. read more

Ok, ok....the pic is my home cooking..but that is just the point. Home plate is really, really great home cooking. I'm a good cook and they are too. I trust their food to satisfy my family like my food would. You can't say that for most places. I love all there veggies, chicken dressing, beef tips n rice and loaded chicken salad. Everything is honestly good and you can pick up and uncooked or cooked family meal that is ready for the oven and feel good about what you are feeding your family or what you are gifting another. read more

Home Plate Cooking - Meatloaf, green beans, mashed potatoes and gravy and lima beans with a biscuit. - Desserts Near Me - Helena, Alabama

I won't be back. I purchased 3 casseroles from there and they were not good. The bacon, chicken ranch had too much dry mustard til that was all we could taste. The chicken and dressing and chicken enchiladas were the consistency of paste. Not sure if they use a food processor on the chicken or some institutional product but it was like sawdust in both meals. Very disappointed. read more

Chicken bacon ranch pasta is to die for! We also like the chicken & rice. Very good flavor and convenient to pick up a quick dinner in the drive thru and just warm it up. Of course you have to add on a couple cake balls! read more

They were very nice; and they make it convenient for busy moms and wives who just don't have time or too tired to whip up a home cooked meal. They are not that pricey as well. read more

I love home plate cooking! Great service and good food. It such a brilliant idea to help us busy families when you want a good home cooked meal. Their hot plates too are great! read more

Tastes like overpriced leftovers. ZERO seasoning on anything. It's convenient, but I wouldn't suggest you go there for the quality of food. read more

Excellent poppyseed chicken! Everything tastes like momma's cooking. 10/10 will eat again.

This is my favorite restaurant in town. I've been eating here since 2013. You just can't beat it. Home style cooking for the price of fast food!!! Every day is a different menu. She has amazing deserts and even a drive-thru window!! read more

Home Plate Cooking - Chicken and dressing, squash casserole, black-eyed peas, yeast roll - Desserts Near Me - Helena, Alabama

Love love love this place and the people who work here! My family has been coming here since they opened in the tiny space Nextdoor years ago! They have only gotten better over the years! Recommend them highly!!! read more

Such a cute place with even better food. You can either get a plate of food to eat then or something you can freeze. We have been there three times, and we will continue to go because it's just so good! read more

This place isn't anything special it's mainly suited for people with busy lifestyles who do not mind bland tasting food.

Home plate cooking offers homemade from scratch preprepared heat and serve meals, catering, baked goods and deserts. By and large I'm generally not a huge fan of casseroles; however, I've never had a bad experience with what we've gotten from Home Plate over the years. My wife and son love their chicken salad. Last night wife wanted chicken salad and pimento cheese / appetizer dinner. They were out of pimento cheese, but they had a "cheese ball". She asked to see it and when they showed it to my wife she laughed. What they were offering as a cheese ball is a mound of pimento cheese covered in bacon the size of my 11 yr olds head! She purchased it without hesitation and after dinner we had several lbs of bacon covered cheese ball remaining. It was very good pimento cheese and bacon makes everything better so how could you go wrong. In the past we've had a variety of dishes and she's had a number of catered lunch provided by Home Plate Cooking. I would recommend if you're looking for a sit down family style meal without having to cook it. Serving sizes range from extra small which serves 2-3 to party size which feeds roughly 25. For my family a small is more than enough for a meal and provides a decent amount of leftovers. We've had friends provide us a family size meal for a loss or something of the sort in the past and I'm relatively certain we could have fed 10 people with what we received. Extra small dishes run in the $12.00 range. I don't know that I could purchase the ingredients to make chicken and dumplings to serve 2-4 people for $12.00, not to mention the time savings. These meals are mostly casseroles with a number of sides and they say from scratch, but cream of mushroom and ritz crackers make their way into a number of the offerings, so the use of from scratch is a bit generous. It's not a fancy destination dining experience, but if you want this type of meal served family style quick and inexpensively this is the way to go. Beats fast food in my book any day of the week. I can't feed my family of 4 in a fast food restaurant for $12.00. read more

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Much much better than your average meat and 2! I drive a long way to pick up several specials once a week. Overall I would say that the entrees are a little better than the sides. Beef tips and rice as well as pot roast were awesome! Desserts are spectacular. Service is great. You can get plates refrigerated or hot during lunch. Has been awesome during this pandemic. Highly recommend! read more

Best take out ever! We have tried over the past few years many things and have not been disappointed. Our favorite is chicken and rice. Yum! They make ready to roll lunch and dinner plates with an amazing selections daily. Nicest people also. read more

I ordered cake balls for a party and they were simply delicious. There are a variety of flavors---I chose oreo, strawberry, birthday cake and chocolate and each of them were a hit. Excellent alternative to the traditional birthday cake. Thank you Home Plate Cooking. You have a new customer! read more

I have eaten at Home Plate for 2-3 years. I believe it has gone downhill. The green beans are mush, the chicken and dressing has little chicken in it, and everything tastes the same to me. Desserts are still good. Great concept but implementation is lacking. read more