I have only eaten here 2 times. This place is a little hard to find, but it's in the same strip mall with Harbor Freight Tools. Look for the Harbor Freight sign and turn in...you WON'T be sorry! This is a "Meat & 3" like they USED to be!
The first time I ate here was a couple of weeks ago (May 2025) on a Sunday. There were several people in the place and I'm kind of deaf, so when the lady said they had "greens" I figured turnip greens...I didn't hear her say "Collard Greens"...just greens...but I'll come back to that.
I had Chicken fried steak with gravy, mashed potatoes, those greens, a yeast roll, and a bottle of Pepsi. All of their drinks are in bottles in a cooler and you pick what you want.
They have a steam table line and you pick what you want and they plate it up on a tray in a styrofoam 3-compartment plate, and then you pay and pick your own seat. And then you eat...or TRY to eat all of it! The plate looked like a plate at a family reunion for somebody that didn't plan to go back for seconds...I mean it looked like 2nds were already on the plate! You know what I mean!
She gave me TWO large pieces of steak, a huge mound of potatoes, and those greens....and enough gravy! Wasn't stingy with the gravy! That little styrofoam plate was real glad it had a plastic tray under it! No way the plate would have held up to this meal without it! The steak was tender enough that I didn't need a knife! Perfectly seasoned, just about the best I've ever had in ANY restaurant! The mashed potatoes were homemade with a few tiny lumps just like they're supposed to be when they DIDN'T come out of a box! Yummy!!
Now about those Collard greens: I saved this part because......I DON'T LIKE COLLARD GREENS! I never have EVER! I like turnip, mustard, and even kale greens...but I've NEVER eaten ANY collard greens that tasted good enough to take a 2nd bite...EVER! That has all changed now... I figured that I'd paid for them so might as well give 'em a taste before I threw them out like I always do..... But I didn't throw them out! The collard greens were delicious! Silky, seasoned perfectly, a little smoked meat flavor it there, and a touch of hot pepper. Not enough to burn...just enough to know it's there and take the bitter edge off of the greens. AMAZING!! I would have ordered 2nds of the greens if I'd had an inch of room left to eat them!
Find this place... Pray they have the collard greens the day you're eating...
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