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    Sara's Southern Kitchen

    3.3 (3 reviews)
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    9 years ago

    This is gas station food in a Cheveron! Great for truckers but not a family Restraunt!

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    Big J's Southern Cooking - Brisket with collards and green beans. YUM!

    Big J's Southern Cooking

    5.0(3 reviews)
    27.8 mi

    Hello my little yelplings! I'm not sure if I'm just lucky today after my past week of weird…read morecircumstances, but I actually landed excellent barbecue, in back-to-back visits of barbecue joints! For those of you who don't read my reviews, only about one in five barbecue joints I go to make the cut. The last one that didn't make the cut, was that fast food place Smokin Ds in St Augustine Florida. Anyhow, let's get to Big J's. I'm parked across the street, which I park at semi often, and throughout the years, and have only been next door at the vape shop in the strip mall. I think the other times I've came by they were closed, but they weren't closed today and I kind of expected them to be. I wanted to have supper here last night, but I had to go endure tragedy at the Mexican restaurant in the same row. I noticed they were open today, so I mosied it over about 1:00 p.m. The place is really clean, it's a family run outfit, and they are ALL SO nice. So I wanted a brisket plate, but the nice young gentleman behind the counter told me that it wasn't ready and it would be ready in an hour, so I came back at 2:00 p.m.. I ordered brisket, collards and green beans. Again if you don't follow me, you don't know my culinary history and that on the smoke pit, but this place was just about as good as my own. My collards were fabulous, green beans were off the chain, my brisket was hot, tender and moist. So good! They went above and beyond, the young gentleman at the counter asked me if I was a truck driver after placing my order, which I am an O/O, and I got something free or got a discount, not too sure what it was but I got something! That means a lot, we spend weeks and months away from our families to bring ungrateful people the things they want, so it's a little gestures like that that really makes a difference to us. Well they definitely have a lifetime customer. I just have to make sure when I pull here that they're open. But I'll definitely be back! ***DISCLAIMER*** This pure, uncut, honest review is federally protected under Federal Law by way of Bill #EO14149. Removal or alteration of this review by Yelp and/or their affiliates without Expressed consent by it's author is strictly prohibited by FEDERAL law. VIolators will be prosecuted, and litigation imminent.

    Truck driver. saw this across the pilot off I-20 and SR-113. First time going there. Owner was pure…read morehearted. Shared some amazing history facts and genuinely great conversation. Very open with an abundance of joy and pride with his restaurant. The Food. Look you cant eat there and not return for 3rds. pray snd bless this man with many more success to come

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    Big J's Southern Cooking - Back behind the counter

    Back behind the counter

    Big J's Southern Cooking - Brisket with yams and greens

    Brisket with yams and greens

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    Mama-N-Ems Southern Kitchen - Over cooked country fried steak, hard chunks of batter

    Mama-N-Ems Southern Kitchen

    4.1(38 reviews)
    13.8 mi

    The food was excellent. Wish i lived closer. Had the lunch special chicken n dressing the chicken…read morewas fried with the best crust.

    When we arrived we notified them we had a party of seven. Two waitresses started discussing moving…read moretwo tables together but they could not get confirmation if they could do it or not. They asked us to have a seat and said it would be just a few minutes. After watching three other families come in and get seated right away we were still waiting. 30 minutes later we finally got seated. They ended up making us wait until another family had finished and left. It took forever for them to take our drink orders. And thankfully everybody already knew what we wanted to order so we went ahead and ordered at the same time. We ordered fried pickles. They are the absolute worst fried pickles I've ever had. You could not even taste a pickle flavor. They were so thin that the batter dehydrated them. No flavor at all other than salt. Then came the extremely long wait for our food. Looking around the room everyone was having to wait and extremely long wait for their food. As people that were seated before us still had no food. When our food arrived, all of the adult meals came out but the two kids meals which were just hamburgers and fries took over another full 5 minutes or more before they brought them out. Waitresses were not spending anytime filling drinks. When she did ask my husband about needing more water he said yes he was going to need more water, but she never brought any more out. I ordered the country fried steak. The batter was very dark and color like it was overcooked or cooked in old grease. One of the patties could not be eaten because it was so overcooked and burnt. The green beans were very mushy my mashed potatoes and gravy were cold. My daughter ordered fried okra and it was cold. The cornbread muffin was so small, my guess is it was the last of the batter being used. I could have eaten it in one bite. But it was so dry and flavorless that I chose to leave it on my plate. When the waitress finally asked how everything was I told her about our experience with the overcooked country fried steak and the cold okra and cold mashed potatoes and gravy. My husband ordered prime rib and it was way overcooked versus prime rib that you see at other restaurants. My mother's steak was overcooked and her grilled shrimp came out cold. The waitress brought out replacement mashed potatoes and gravy and replacement fried okra. I asked her about taking something off of the bill since I could not eat half of my dinner. She tried to say that the mashed potatoes and okra that she brought out were extra helpings, but I explained to her they were not extra that they were replacement for what was cold. I was not asking for a replacement country fried steak but I would like something off of my ticket. She finally agreed and took $5 off. Also with us having two children in our group they gave us one children's menu. These are the menus that have a coloring page on the back. We had to ask for a second kids menu and had to ask for the crayons. When our food came we also had to ask for silverware. Do not waste your time waiting to be seated and do not waste your time waiting for your food here. It is not worth it. They definitely have issues in the kitchen, as I was checking out I heard the waitress say that she had to make peach muffins because no one else had done it and they had run out. Overall I felt like I was in a living episode of Gordon Ramsay's kitchen nightmares.

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    Mama-N-Ems Southern Kitchen - Over cooked, tough prime rib

    Over cooked, tough prime rib

    Mama-N-Ems Southern Kitchen - 18oz Ribeye Steak, Fried Okra, and Peach Muffin

    18oz Ribeye Steak, Fried Okra, and Peach Muffin

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    Kristi’s Southern  Eats - Chicken Slider. Chicken tastes as advertised the chicken was so so good had to take it home with me.

    Kristi’s Southern Eats

    4.6(33 reviews)
    25.1 mi

    My wife and I came in on a whim; we were downtown Carrolton on business and we had been craving…read morebarbecue and kept smelling BBQ as we walked around the squares. I finally Google mapped BBQ in the area and Kristi's showed up. They have good reviews and were only a couple blocks away. Came inside, it's a small diner style joint, very clean. We were greeted immediately by the 2 owners, both wonderful ladies. I ordered the Krazy Kristi's sandwich which is a chicken on brioche with fries and a side. I opted for the potato salad and coleslaw for my sides. The chicken is great just by itself, tender and tasty and you get alot of meat. The brioche bun was fresh, the coleslaw is creamy and perfect for BBQ, the potato salad is like a Carolina blend, has great flavor, with cheese and bacon on top is great (I usually only prefer a mustard based potato salad so for me to like this was rare!). My wife order the Pig-out Sandwich, pulled pork on brioche, the pork is tendered and very nicely seasoned. For her sides she had mac'n'cheese and green beans, the beans were STOOPID good! Prices were excellent especially for the amount and quality of great food. Parking is good. Service is great. Food is wonderful. Highly recommend and will definitely return.

    Food was delicious! Waitress was very friendly. Loved the music playing. Very cute place with…read moredelicious food!

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    Kristi’s Southern  Eats - Their fries tasted as advertised (freshly made)

    Their fries tasted as advertised (freshly made)

    Kristi’s Southern  Eats - Slider Sampler

    Slider Sampler

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    Kids Kids Slider with side of Mac

    The Southern Kitchen & Bar - Brussel Sprouts

    The Southern Kitchen & Bar

    3.6(663 reviews)
    75.6 mi
    $$

    In town for a conference and the restaurant was a block from my hotel…read more Inside is very casual. Kinda bar-like with a nice restaurant vibe! We sat at the bar since it was packed. Service at the bar was good considering every seat at the bar was taken. We ordered our food and it was out within 15-20 minutes. I ordered the Nashville hot chicken, but subbed the sides for the whole fried okra and Gouda grits. When I say those grits and okra hit.....somebody in that kitchen knows what they're doing! The chicken breasts were juicy and flavorful. The spice level was typical for Nashville hot chicken, which I sometimes I can't take. But I loved the flavor so much I couldn't stop eating it. I will eat here again when I return to the city!

    I found The Southern Kitchen & Bar completely through Yelp and the Yelp reviews, and I am glad I…read moredid. When I came in, the place was crowded, which is usually a very good sign. It had a good energy right away. I had been looking at a few things on the menu and was really going back and forth. I was interested in the hot chicken, the Brussels sprouts, and also the ribeye Philly cheesesteak. They told me both were really good, and I ended up going with the ribeye Philly cheesesteak. Great choice. I also got a side salad with the chipotle ranch dressing and that was very good too. Picture below. For dessert, I was planning on getting the key lime pie, because that is usually my move, but Hayden my server talked me into trying the blueberry cobbler cheesecake instead. I am glad he did. It was very good. Picture below. Between the crowded room, the good service, and the food, this was a very strong experience all the way around. I am giving The Southern Kitchen & Bar 5 stars.

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    The Southern Kitchen & Bar - Bar

    Bar

    The Southern Kitchen & Bar - Savannah Salad

    Savannah Salad

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