Amazing food...my first stop in Columbia.... My daughter…read moreused to be a news anchor in Columbia and I discovered this jewel visiting her....

I always want to support black businesses, but this place is severely deficient. Had I known this…read morerestaurant was part of the Papadoo's chain I would've skipped it. I wasn't thrilled about walking in & the music was so loud the lady taking my order couldn't even hear me. Second, the cook started gripping about leaving at 2 (they close for an hour at this time) "cuz he had things to do". Completely unprofessional when you have customers waiting for their food & you're throwing a tantrum about leaving in front of everyone. Third, once i ​got ​home to eat my food I'm pulling pieces of wax paper (?) out of my mouth from my omelette! I thought it was bits of onion, but no, it's paper! Totally disgusted! The bacon wasn't fully cooked either. The ONLY redeeming quality is the Lemon Pound Cake French Toast. Wonderfully soft, thick, & lemony. I really wanted to try the catfish, but it wasn't even thawed. They even had to send ppl away to the location in the mall for fish. I was & am NOT impressed!

If you're anything like me, you research the restaurants at your travel destination before much…read moreelse. This place came so highly recommended, I had no choice but to pay them a visit. Pro tip: please check their facebook page for updated hours, contact information, and menu of the day. I stopped by to place a carry out order. The team was so welcoming and friendly. That perfect sincere hospitality you don't see too much anymore. The space is absolutely adorable and comfortable. When my order was ready, I was handed a bag that easily weighed five pounds! I went with the blackberry fried chicken. This is like nothing I've ever had. The chicken was super crispy like Korean fried chicken and just covered in a sweet sticky blackberry sauce. The chicken was well seasoned and juicy. Every single bite was perfect. I went with the macaroni and cheese and greens for my sides. Both came served in generous portions of deliciousness. The greens might be a little spicy if you don't like heat. My order came with two cornbread muffins. The meal was a very generous and a filling one. I also picked a slice of peach cobbler cheesecake from the dessert case. While tasty, I would have preferred one or the other. Both cheesecake and cobbler in one dessert was just a little too much for me. But delicious nonetheless. I can see why this spot comes with such great accolades for food service and hospitality.

This truly is a hidden gem in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri!! We went to visit my daughter for family…read moreday and graduation from basic training and all of the drill sergeants raved about how this was the best soul food restaurant in town. They didn't lie. Not only was the food amazing, but the service was also impeccable. The waitress was so nice, and she gave us history on the restaurant and her family. There were pictures of her family on the walls, and they even had a tree branch with wooden portraits of family members (family tree). It was so cool!! The food was so good!! We had the chicken wings, greens, mac and cheese, yams, and catfish. The portion sizes were huge, so we had food to go. A person in our party had the red beans and rice and fried corn and she said the red beans and rice was some of the best she has ever had, and the sauce on the fried corn was good. The cook's husband came out and talked to us at the end of our meal and gave us some background on how he was also in the military, retired and is now working at the restaurant with his wife along with his government job. Everybody was just so nice and welcoming, and it definitely was a great experience. The prices for the food was very affordable considering the portion sizes. We have to go back in January for her next graduation. We will definitely be going back to eat there. I can taste it already!!

Big Ballin Shock Callin Ribs!!!! Sauce is the Boss…read more Service with a friendly smile and Spirit!!!! Down home Feel Good Eatery. Thanks for grilling Big Ball!!!! Atmosphere has a Great Vibe.

I stopped at this place by pure chance. I got the Fried catfish sandwich and the fish was…read moreperfect. Highly recommend

It is very difficult for us to go out to eat locally with my gluten allergy. This was our first…read moretime eating here but DEFINITELY won't be the last time. From the moment we walked in we felt very welcome, even when they found out I had a gluten allergy. Everyone was so nice and several staff, including the owner and his wife, talked to us about my allergy. (I wish I had gotten their names) I felt confident that I wouldn't have any issues eating here. My husband got the fried chicken, baked beans, and macaroni and cheese. He said his meal was delicious! I had the pulled pork with Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce, potato salad, and collard greens. I asked for the BBQ sauce before I saw the pulled pork. The pork was so delicious and moist that it didn't even need the sauce! All of my food tasted amazing! We also had a sample of the smoked ribs. We have had ribs in some of the best places in STL and KC but these are by far the BEST ribs we have ever had and they didn't have any sauce on them! We will be getting the ribs when we go back. The prices are comparable to any other area restaurant, not too high for what you get. We definitely recommend eating here!

Ordered the fried chicken, fried fish, and hamburger. KFC isn't good enough to polish this place's…read moreshoes. Be patient they maybe out of items, but whatever they have on hand you'll love. Somebody pleas try the jerk chicken, they were out when I was here.

A 4-hour roundtrip to have lunch with an Army buddy I haven't seen in six years would have been…read moreworth it for Arby's (sorry Arby's just needed a common denominator). When you get in there, order and the food is good- bonus. I suspect that most of the dishes here are good. The place filled up quick and folks kept coming during the 90-minutes or so that we were there. Peter and I both got the Brisket sandwich, I was happy with everything, the brisket was exceptional, they have multiple sauces on the table, tried them all- solid. The fries weren't special but were hot and salty. The coleslaw is pretty basic, but I suspect that is intentional to give you a flavor reset. The service was quick, and effective. Our server came by just enough to make sure we had everything we wanted. She also realized at a certain point that we were going to sit there and catch-up and she left us alone. The one oddity (and maybe she did tell me and I missed it), was that we had to bring the check up ourselves to the register. Bonus: Met 3 guys from Sweden who had flown in to Chicago to follow Route 66 across the country. Somehow beer at 1100 works with a European accent.

This is a quaint place on Route 66. We arrived around 3:30pm. Very eclectic decor on the inside…read more Plenty of seating. The server we had was nice, friendly, and helpful. We unfortunately were in the pocket that they were out of the things I like to try in a BBQ restaurant I haven't been too. But I got a pulled pork brisket sampler. The meat was dry without the BBQ sauce which was disappointing. It should be juicy. The sausage sampler was great that my BF had. I probably won't be back as it didn't leave me craving for more, unfortunately.

That mama oven building looks like a Church place or something weird with a weird Name " Mama" so…read moreI looked at it seems like nothing happened there because it's ways too expensive for very little amount of chicken wings and 2 sides at pricey $30.00 who is going to paying for that stuff? No one!

Tried Big Daddy's BBQ and Soul Food for my first real soul food experience--and man, I picked the…read moreright spot. Fontella took care of me right away, walked me through everything. I told her it was my first time and she didn't miss--pointed me straight to the good stuff. Ended up going with the greens, rib tips, pork belly bites, and yams... and I'm telling you, every single bite hit. That food's got flavor and soul! Love this place. Fontella's the real deal. I'll definitely be back.

I randomly stopped for the night in Columbia, MO because of rain. Hadn't planned on driving much…read morelonger so it was all good. It was getting to be time for my nightly ritual of food consumption so I cchecked YELP of course for BBQ places. Not sure if there were others because once i saw the name of the first one on the list i knew this was the place. I ordered the brisket meal. I always have brisket but usually add another meat or two in a combo meal. There was a more of a price jump than i like for a second meat and i didn't see sausage on the menu (always my second choice) so i just had the brisket. The didn't ask, but it came lean just the way i like it. Everything was great and the place looke like a BBQ place should. Definitely stop in.