The food here was just so amazing! All home made and delicious! I am sorry but we do not have this style cooking in NJ. The line was almost out the door when I arrived. The food smelled so good and the staff kept bringing more trays of hot food out. Staff was very friendly and I can't believe what a great little gem I found! read more

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I just got in town with a coworker, and neither one of us had been to Alabama before. She told me to find a place for us to eat while we were driving from the airport. Pannie-George's came up as being close to where we were going and soul food so we went. Oh my goodness...it felt like we were at our grandmother's house!! I got fried chicken, Italian string beans and squash casserole (which I had never heard of). The string beans were good, but hunny!!! That squash casserole was the bomb!!! I couldn't stop talking about it! Lol My coworker and I sat there and talked about the food, the atmosphere, everything! I started talking to a lady who worked there and told her that we were looking forward to getting some catfish, but it's only on Fridays. So I went on my rant about the squash casserole and mentioned that I'll be back for some. She them told me how the menu is different every day, and said she would check it for me. She came back and said there will be no more squash casserole THIS WEEK!! I kindly went back and got a large side of squash casserole for later!! Oh! ..and you know you're in the South, is when the drinks are seeet tea, unsweet tea, and Kool-Aid! Lol Please check this place out if you're in the area. read more

Great soul food away from home and the most exciting thing they have kool-aid!!!! Will definitely go again when I'm in the area

4.5 stars. Really good, down-to-earth meat-and-three with friendly staff and quick service. Fried chicken was good. Pulled pork was even better. Happy with all the (many) sides we tried. Self-serve soft drink machine. Fair pricing. What's not to like? Come and come often! read more

Pannie-George's Kitchen - Southern Near Me - Auburn, Alabama

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Oh my! They need to offer to carry you to your car after eating dinner here. Amazing portions, fair prices and the food is absolutely incredible. Home cooked deliciousness with choices and a welcoming home feel. I would 100% recommended that you stop and eat here, even if you are in a hurry. Husband and I both got different things and every bite was mouth watering. Do yourself a favor and stop for some real southern hospitality and a belly full of joy. read more

Looking for some locsl favorites while in town for a conference. The place were were at recommended this place. Not disapointed. vety limited menu but quality. Nothing special about the place, just great southern hime cooking. read more

Driving by this non descript plaza had me curious about the tiny sign that said Pannie-George's. A quick search told me that it had awesome fried chicken and fabulous soul food. Say no more, I visited the next day! I ordered 1 chicken breast w/two sides: mac & cheese and mashed potatoes w/gravy. Cornbread and a drink comes with all meals. The chicken was good although not the best I've had. It really was tasty with the provided hot sauce. The mashed potatoes were homemade and still had those wonderful tiny lumps. The mac and cheese was gooey like it should be but had a bit of "graininess." To top it off, there was sweet tea, unsweetened tea ....and kool aid. Awesome! The setup here is as soon as you enter, know what you want. You place your order with the first person you see and keep moving around the counter to select your sides. At the end, you get a drink cup & pay. Efficient and quick. Seating inside or outside in the breezeway. Parking is limited but spaces open up quickly. Vegetarians will love this place! read more

Pannie-George's Kitchen - Fried Chicken Breast with mac/cheese and mashed potatoes/gravy from Pannie-George's. - Southern Near Me - Auburn, Alabama

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Never been disappointed with anything we've eaten here. It's a great simple-- soul food cafeteria style place. Nothing sexy-- just good food. read more

Great southern Cooking. We stopped here on the way to Georgia. We will definitely be back next time we come this way.

The food was not good at all. Unseasoned and everything was overcooked and cold. Will not be returning anytime soon.

Missing Mama's cooking? Dont worry the ladies here got you covered. This place is so so good, they make some of the best soul food you will find in the area. I mean every single thing they make here is delicious. The fried chicken has some of the best skin with its crispy, seasoned self. The sides are good too, you just cant go wrong but I love the mac and cheese and the coleslaw personally. But I have had a bunch of different things here like the sweet potatoes, okra, green beans, and black eye peas. Each one is great. I should have had them cater my wedding....... On Friday they do fried catfish and its a really popular dish. I love it,,,,, but I just cant pry myself away from that chicken. Its worth a stop here if you are just passing through or if you live in the Auburn-Opelika area. It can get pretty busy during lunch so you will see a lot of people line up and take plates back with them since the restaurant itself doesn't have a lot of seating. Its worth it though. read more

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Simply put: best fried chicken ever. I stopped here at the recommendation of a nice old lady who worked at the Alabama Visitor's Center off the I-85. I can only say that I am forever indebted to her, and that I am jealous of every student who attends Auburn University. Did I mention it was the best fried chicken I have ever eaten? See attached pic. The biscuit was great. The mac & cheese was a little oily for me. C'est la vie. Coke and Hi-C in the fountains. One friend of mine got the meatloaf (fool!), but it was also top quality comfort food. Pretty bland strip mall location and the interior is mostly unremarkable, except for the cafeteria-style showcase of the delicious food you can order. If you are within fifty miles of Pannie-George's Kitchen, then you must, must go for lunch. read more

Pannie-George's Kitchen - fried chicken plate - Southern Near Me - Auburn, Alabama

My favorite place to eat in Auburn and my Sunday, after church ritual! The food is very good and fresh and the staff/family just puts this restaurant over the top. Great all around! :) ***I MISS PANNIE-GEORGE'S!!! CAN SOMEONE SEND THIS CALIFORNIA BOY SOME FOOD?!*** read more

Pannie-George's Kitchen - Southern Near Me - Auburn, Alabama

We attended a private graduation party here. They literally put the icing on the cake here. Mrs. Mary and her family know how to cook with love and serve with kindness. It's no wonder that all of the Auburn locals know where find delicious food that makes you feel like home. I've had the fried chicken... some of the best I've ever had. The fish is always hot and delicious. Ribs are so tender and yummy. The mac and cheese... get two servings and you will not be sorry. The greens, cornbread, sweet tea, cobbler... It's too good for me to write about here... grab your best friend and try it out for yourself! I love the lake patio seats out back... nice touch! Delicious local cuisine... I stop by every chance I get!!!! read more

Driving back from Watercolor FL to Atlanta and stopped in for lunch. The fried chicken was crispy on outside and juicy on inside. Very tasty - if you want some fried chicken stop by this place read more

This was probably the most delicious mac and cheese I have ever had. The macaroni cheese here is a venomous mixture of cheese, butter, and atherosclerosis. Their fried chicken came a close second. The baked chicken had more fat than I preferred and the okra was fresh. The service and the layout are nostalgic to a time when you always visited your African American grandma who made the best southern food in the world even though you're not African American. The hours are weird but somehow the persistence in finding a day it's open pays off. read more

Pannie-George's Kitchen - Southern Near Me - Auburn, Alabama

The women working in this restaurant should be arrested for impersonating people's Mama's!!! I just knew this place stole my Aunties macaroni and cheese recipe lol! Man!! I even think they mixed two kool aid flavors together like we did back in the day!!! Very and I mean Very few places live up to the moniker of Soul food!! This place never disappoints!!! This is true soul food. Not so called upscale (Georgia Browns) or living off of a name( Gladys Knight) or just disgusting ( M&M's). I have been here four times and have yet to taste anything bad. The macaroni and cheese will make you slap yo mama lol! The collard greens taste like they came out of your Mom's kitchen. Nothing but love for this place!! If you are in Auburn or just passing by on 85 give this place a try!! If you have been disappointed by so called soul food places this place will help you to see the light again !! read more

Pannie-George's Kitchen - Baked chicken dinner ! - Southern Near Me - Auburn, Alabama

This is my first review - it seemed like a crime that this place only had one so I figured I'd fix that. First of all, the place was a bit hard to find because I wasn't expecting it to be in a strip mall. It's right next to a McDonald's on College St. I ate here on a Sunday afternoon and most of the people were 40's - 80's and coming out of church as well as a few kids from the university. The food is served cafeteria style - I'd done that a few times before but it was still a fun change (plus you don't have to tip!). I asked the pleasant server-lady for a recommendation on the "meat" dishes and, after she found out this was my first time, her confident reply was "the chicken" (as in "fried chicken" vs the chicken pot pie and the roast beef). I also went with her recommendations for the sides and got mac & cheese, green beans, and corn bread instead of a roll. This came out to $8.32 after tax and included a fountain drink. So I took my red cafeteria tray over to an empty table and started to dig in. The food was great - excellent southern cooking. The green beans in particular were very tender but not to the point of falling apart and tasted excellent. I also liked the creamy mac & cheese and the fried chicken was very good - juicy, crispy, hot but not burn-the-roof-of-your-mouth hot, and maybe just a tad on the salty side. I wasn't too impressed with their vinegary Tabasco-style hot sauce. If you're visiting town or just looking for some good, cheap food, this seems like a great place to get a taste of the area and check out the locals packing it in. read more

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Sweet southern soul food! Hits every part of your cravings. They've been around for a while. I just wished they just open up a buffet! Man oh man that would be a dream! read more

I travel throughout the country and this is the best soul food restaurant I have ever dined! The batter in the fried fish was sheer perfection , the purple hull peas were flawless. The corn bread muffin delicious and the yams are absolutely sinful! Service was friendly and efficient. Be prepared for a small wait as it is very popular. You must dine here if you like soul food read more

The food and service is a 5! They offer southern cooking with love! I took off 1 star simply because it's a modest little place in a strip mall. And that's ok, I'd pick this over fancy decor with average food any day! This is the BEST fried chicken I've ever tasted! And for that reason we make sure to visit at least once every time we visit Auburn! They're closed on Saturdays and only open for dinner on Wednesday thru Friday so other days are lunch only and you need to plan accordingly! Long lines at peak meal times so try to come a little earlier or later. Menu changes daily (except I think fried chicken is every day) and you can follow them on Facebook for daily selection. read more

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Absolutely terrible service! I have been patronizing this restaurant for years. Service has been declining but it was important for me to support minority business. However, after being told by the owner that she was doing me a favor to prepare the meals that I ordered and paid for - and after leaving off a critical meat item told me to take it or leave it. I'm done! There is WAY better food in Auburn than Pannie George and there are many other restaurants that are owned by women and under represented races that deserve support. I'm taking my money and support to those businesses - who likely know how to treat a customer. read more

Yummy meat and 3 where you go through the line cafeteria style. We had catfish, fried chicken, cheesy Mac m cheese, collards, black eyed peas, and a variety of yummy home made desserts! read more

I visited on December 7 for the first time and spent $35 total for 3 meals. The food wasn't good at all. I won't be back.

This is the best soul food restaurant in the county! All of the food is the epitome of southern cooking and seasoned just right. The food reminds me of my mother's cooking and my grandmother's cooking every time I eat here. It is just great southern cooking. read more

Pannie-George's Kitchen - Southern Near Me - Auburn, Alabama

Solid four stars from me and my family! We went just Sunday afternoon; we wanted to venture out and try something we'd not tried before. The ordering system is a little weird- you kind of need to be familiar to a meat and 3 type ordering system. The entrance is also kind of small, but fortunately, the line moves fast. Hubs and I ordered meat and three sides and he got the lemon cake desert, he got the stuffed bell peppers, purple hull peas, potato salad and Mac n cheese. All was delicious according to I'm-- EXCEPT for the potato salad. He said it was a lot sweeter than normal and he wanted to exchange it but decided to just eat it anyway. I got fried chicken, mac n cheese, green beans and yams. Yams ere so sweet and so good! I did notice ( my mom and I got our plates to go; although we ate outside-- we new we weren't going to be able to eat it all) that on the plates to eat there, you got more yams than if you requested Togo boxes. I was kind of jealous! The Mac and cheese was soft and greasy-- but greasy and cheesy in a OH my Goodness type way. The fried chicken was good too! Eating outside Sunday was perfect and we enjoyed the fall weather. We will be back! The price was right too! For a little over 25.00 for three veggies, a meat, drink, bread and a dessert- I'm happy to say I had leftovers and the food was good! Why only four stars? One of the ladies putting food in containers and on plates was not wearing gloves, hubby went back in to request another cup and had to explain the need for the cup( his styrofoam cup busted accidentally) and the menu is a little difficult to read as is the ordering process. Entrance is cramped. Why four stars: Food, food, food! Good price, good service, love the outside seating with the nice weather! read more

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I don't know where to begin and where to end man, the food is great, the workers are friendly and when they smile at you it's like you've become someone more important than you will ever actually be. Fried chicken is always super duper dank. Hard to pick with the sides because they're all delicious. Also, it's a lot of food. Wash it all down with a delicious kool aid (unless it's the green one. You may like that one but I didn't. It's like green apple asum) sometimes if you show up around lunch time there may be a line. It usually moves pretty fast and it's definitely worth the wait. I love Pannie George's and you will too! read more

If you happen to be in Auburn Alabama around lunch time do yourself a favor and eat at Pannie-George's kitchen. Home cooked style eating as good as anybody's Grandma! Fresh greens and vegetables cooked southern but not everything fried. Stewed okra was awesome. read more

"Cooking with love" is their motto and with the warm, fuzzy feeling that you get here, I can attest that yes, I can feel the love. I'm not from the south, so Pannie G's was certainly an eye-opening experience for me. You open the door and are completely engulfed with the smell of comfort food. You must, MUST get the fried chicken, even if there is another special that day. It seems like it is packed every day for lunch, but especially on Fridays since that is the day for fried catfish. I'll normally get two pieces of chicken and then two sides (less than $8). I will always without fail get the macaroni and cheese here as one of the sides, and have also found the collard greens and yams to be quite good. You order at the counter, first the meat, then the sides, and lastly you get to choose whether you want a roll or cornbread (regular or jalapeno). There is always a line, sometimes out the door, but it moves quickly, and while there are not a whole lot of tables inside, there are plenty more seating options outside. Plus then you can check out the little pond with turtles and catfish--they'll be waiting for you to throw in some of your food remnants. A drink is included in the price and unsurprisingly, I recommend the sweet tea since what else would you get with fried chicken? There is also Kool-Aid which I had no idea still existed. All in all, don't pass up an opportunity to visit Pannie G's. read more

This was one of those times yelp reviews (5*) didn't match my experience of the restaurant. A cafeteria style place with indoor seats. The people who served were okay, not overly friendly or rude. Food was the least favorite part of this trip sadly. We tried beef tips and catfish, both were lacking in flavor significantly. Felt like it lacked soul. Perhaps my expectations we re.pretty high from yelp reviews. Cornbread was not in the least soft or tasty. Okra was boiled slimy, but was probably the best out of everything we tried there. Cabbage was also boiled without much seasoning. Field peas were also decent but again largely lacking in seasoning other than salt. For the price they charged, I felt the silverware which was plastic was cheap and food was bland, just plain salty. Mac and cheese was cheesy and okay. We also tried pecan pie which was on the sweeter side, but it's a dessert, so! But it was just okay. Coming from Houston, expectations were high but honestly I felt the food could be fresh and have more seasoning or the cornbread be moist. read more

The food here is incredible! Best soul food kitchen I have ever had the pleasure of eating at. There will most likely be a line (because it is that good) but they get you through there fairly quick. I recommend the Fried chicken and the mashed potatoes and the carrots are amazing!!! Also the staff is so friendly. read more

Holy crap! Why is this not in Atlanta? Stopped here on my way to mobile for a wedding. This has got to be one of the best southern/soul food spots in the south. Friday = Fried Day. Catfish or fried chicken is your entree option. I opted for the fish-- so crispy and flaky. Mac and cheese, cabbage, yams, gumbo, cole slaw, etc. The atmosphere is quaint, staff is lovely, and i cant wait to come back! read more

Pannie-George's Kitchen - Southern Near Me - Auburn, Alabama

Love this place! Eat her very often. Best meat and three place around. Great fried chicken, and there other meats are always great!

One of my favorite places in Auburn! Excellent food, amazing sweet tea and very friendly and efficient staff. However, I wish they would change their hours a little bit. They are only open for 3 hours on Mondays and Tuesdays and they are closed on Saturdays. read more

The. Best. Fried. Chicken. Also great sides. Just try this place. They are so so nice. read more

The BEST "meat and three" around. These ladies know how to cook when you are craving your grandma's supper long ago.

Ate here for lunch today. Fresh and hot food. Had the fried chicken, green beans, corn bread, rice and gravy, and blueberry cobbler. The service was wonderful. The food tasted just like mamas cooking. I highly recommend. read more

I come from a small town in Alabama famed for its cooks and soul food. Pannie G's is even impressive to me. Amazing food and clean restaurant - which is hard to find when you're serving such top notch fried chicken. The food is seriously amazing. My friend really loves the yams! read more

This was my first visit to PG's and I cannot say enough about the staff and food! I suffer from essential tremors and as I placed my tray on the table it spilled all in the floor. The line was like a "Sunday line" winding back through out the restaurant. The lady behind the counter was kind enough to replace everything I had ordered, which was the baked chicken over rice with candied yams and mac-n-cheese. All delicious! If you ever get a chance to go there it is well worth the wait and don't forget to wish them a blessed day! read more

Any place that has a menu of fried or baked chicken and sides is okay with me! I got my true southern helping of fried chicken, cabbage, and broccoli. I should have gotten the fried okra, but I had to head to work and I was afraid of passing out from the heavy food. Oooo almost forgot to mention my cornbread muffin. Nice local place with plenty of student and town patron's. If you got southern roots like me, this place ain't quite like your grandma's or auntie's cooking, but it will do the trick! If you aren't southern, you will be so happy you tried it. read more