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    Penn's Restaurant

    2.6 (32 reviews)
    ModerateSeafood, Steakhouses
    Closed 10:30 am - 9:00 pm

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    Quiet
    Good for groups
    Dogs allowed
    Good for kids

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    Lei S.

    I didn't have many options for dinner and had my hopes for some southern cooking at Garden Patch. Unfortunately Maria from Holiday Inn Express informed me that they were only open for lunch but mentioned a couple of other spots to try. When she told me this place gives discounts to Uncle Ray employees I said sure why not. Their menu stated that their staple was the fried catfish, so I ordered a combination of fried catfish, fried shrimp, and french fries. The combo also included hush puppies and coleslaw. The fried catfish and shrimp were pretty good; they were crispy and very lightly seasoned. The hush puppies were my favorite, perfectly fried on the outside yet moist on the inside with a slight flavoring of crab. I actually saw little pieces of the crab in the inside. The coleslaw on the other hand was horrible. Think of Kentucky Fried Chicken coleslaw but 10 times worse. For a $10 meal with a huge cup of sweet tea, the price and quality of the food were reasonable, but I guess that included my extra special Uncle Ray discount. It took awhile for the waitress to take my order but my food came out pretty quick and piping hot. If I ever have to come back to Forest for work, I wouldn't mind coming here again. But hopefully I'll be staying in Jackson where there's more choices to eat at.

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    Geri A.

    Excellent home cooked food in a friendly atmosphere. Buffet style or menu is also available. Very friendly staff. I would definitely return!

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    Joshua C.

    Dined here recently during a stay in Forest and really enjoyed it. While it doesn't look like much on the outside the staff was friendly and accommodating and the food was really good. Try the lunch buffet, especially the fried catfish.

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    2 years ago

    This Forest location reminds me of the original. This food was cooked to order and great tasting Mississippi fish. Great service.

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    4 years ago

    The staff was super friendly but the place is a mess. Sorry to see. Probably was good back in the day.

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    3 years ago

    We went on a Sunday after church. The buffet had little on it and the entire restaurant seemed dirty and unkept. We wont go back.

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    4 years ago

    This one of the best seafood restaurants I've been in in a long time. Catfish and shrimp and coleslaw are awesome. Will go again

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    The fish was cooked nicely and the hush puppies were good.

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    3.6(36 reviews)
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    First the Good, seasoning, fry taste and steak tenderness were perfect…read more The Bad, portion for the money and bad wax paper liner under fries and cheese. My order , Loaded Bacon and Cheese Fries add steak PickUp Order. To our dismay the entire bottom cheese layer is and continues to be stuck to the paper liner which makes almost all of the bottom cheese layer inedible. Please ask pickup prep crew to stop lining your pickup boxes with paper that sticks to the cheese fries. Use foil sheets. This has happened on the last 3 orders we've placed from You guys. Second Bad, a full order of Bacon Cheese fries used to fill the entire bottom of the box. It Now it consists of two small handfuls of fries. Not the amount expected for $13. If I'm adding steak for $3-$4 extra I would expect more than 4 small pieces of steak. It used to have 10-12 pieces of steak when the order was $10 a box. I do understand that beef prices have increased but not so much that you skimp too much after raising prices on the order. I'll end on a positive. Sunday Chicken, the Cat is the best door greeter! Plus young ladies that work the front area are polite and personable. They should be recognized. Thank you and please take this as a constructive critique on the paper liner on orders involving cheese bottom layers.

    They have the most delicious bread ever!! Everything was good, our server was very good and…read moreattentive. I enjoyed everything we ordered except the dip, would skip it next time.

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    Pickup-box Paper Liner that was completely stuck to the bottom of the entire cheese. Use aluminum foil sheet and not wax thin paper.

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