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    Sage Southern Cuisine

    4.7 (50 reviews)
    Closed • 12:00 pm - 8:00 PM

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    Whiting fish with green beans, candied yams, and cornbread.
    Louigi T.

    I tried this place for the first time with my father recently, an hour before closing. The menu is easy to understand and read. I love the simplicity of their food options, especially since Southern comfort food often has much to offer in its cuisine. I love that the owner was ambitious to open a restaurant with their twist while having some popular and well-known Southern comfort dishes. My dad ordered the Sage Chicken Sandwich with mac and cheese. I did not get to snap a photo since, when he received his food, he started eating it right away. I ordered the Fish Dinner (fried whiting with string beans and candied yams). The string beans were beyond flavorful compared to other Southern comfort food places I have eaten at in Nevada that steam their vegetables and lightly season them with salt and pepper. Next, the whiting fish was fried to perfection; I do not ever eat fish with the skin on since many restaurants lack proper seasoning and cooking it evenly to perfect crispness. This is crucial since many fried fish I have had were soggy, bland, or tasted fishy, and lastly, sometimes the fish skin was too slimy. This restaurant owner made sure to properly season and avoid any previous concerns I had with previous restaurants without me having to ask! Also, the candied yams were melt-in-your-mouth and not at all overpowering in sweetness. Lastly, the cornbread was delicious; this is a lot since I have disliked cornbread for the longest time and finally found a restaurant to change my opinion on this.I know my dad overall enjoyed his meal so much; he found the chicken sandwich to be juicy, crispy, and flavorful. The mac and cheese he had was also a delight, tasty, creamy, cheesy, and delicious. Both of us plan to certainly come back and try other foods they offer. We loved that everything is fresh and you are able to taste the passion and love that goes into the process of cooking your meal, made to order, so please be patient with the restaurant staff and owner. Alright, enough about the food. The staff and owner are all outstanding people, especially the owner, who is so wholesome, genuine, kind, and possesses many more wonderful traits. It was truly a blessing talking and enjoying a meal at your restaurant! The ambiance is simple and the music is awesome. They also keep the restaurant and environment clean and tidy. Overall, I enjoyed the food, the owner's company, the environment, and the experience! Thank you for everything and see you soon again! ( :

    Kamal K.

    Great home cooked soul food, however you can't rush greatness so I highly recommend you order in advance because the food is made fresh and can take a lil while not to long though. The people here are also very nice so nice that 2 year old daughter felt comfortable enough to try to run in the Kitchen and say high

    White Fish Sweet candied yams with great Mac & cheese. Collard greens, Soft sweet buttered cornbread on the side
    Colette R.

    The food put us in a great mood before we began to to eat, now that says a lot. The food was spot on, please try their food if you haven't already. Prices were reasonable for the generous portions. Staff were very attentive giving us napkins, checking on us, real genuine hospitality. Support your black owned businesses ‼ They know how to serve Southern Soul Food (Coming from a Florida girl)

    Macaroni and cheese
    Ferdinand C.

    The chicken was greatly done on point to where tender and juicy along with crispness. Collard greens great flavors along with spices. Cornbread was really good but could've been slightly larger. The macaroni and cheese is good but for me I would like a bit more cheese. Ok you picky potato salad people great you will like it everything is in there just like the family reunion bbq it ain't your auntie it's your momma or Big mama either way you make out good service was great ambiance very relaxing puts you at ease as this was my second time here a fantastic family restaurant & gentlemen a great date spot.

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    Michele M.

    The place is cute and quaint. Service was great. Get ready to wait at least 15-minutes to eat perfection. Everything was hot and flavorful! I love Southern food, used to live in the South so I know what good ole southern cooking taste like- AMAZING! My forever go-to place

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    2 months ago

    Food is very good. I love this fish. The food is very good. I wish they had a bigger place.

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    15 days ago

    Top notch food and service. I am working in the area for a while, so I'm definitely planning to come back here as often as possible!

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    Food is amazing fried fish, fried chicken, and mac and cheese outstanding. I use them more for take out. The team is fast and friendly.

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    A little hole in the wall joint but such great fried chicken. Well worth a longish wait.

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    The food here is consistently good, the chicken sandwich is fantastic, much better than the chain restaurants.

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    Food was very tasty hot & fresh excellent service. I will be back. I love a place that makes you feel at home

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    The food was excellent and the staff was very friendly and helpful. I would return to this restaurant.

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    Fiiiiiirrrreeeeee so good flavorful. Very nice woman at the front. Very welcoming spot too, looks great!

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    The food was amazing arrival to my own as a chef I appreciated everythig. Thank you for giving me the flavors of home.

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