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| - We were in the mood for some chicken and waffles, so we found this place. We were way under-dressed. This is a pretty classy place - looks like a lot of special occasions were being celebrated, and we felt a little too casual in our flip flops and jeans - but they were still nice to us.
They do take reservations, I'd recommend it - not because they were especially full at 5:30PM on a Saturday - but because the hostess asked us if we had any (even at that time) and it looked like they might seat people without reservations in the bar area at high tops (we were seated in the dining area because someone was late for their reservation).
We had the catfish fries for an appetizer - well cooked, not greasy and surprising light for being deep fried. Only complaint was that there were a few "fishy" pieces in the mix, but not sure if that's the nature of catfish (avoid the darker pieces if so).
The chicken and waffles were ok, the pieces of chicken were a little too well done and smallish, the waffles were mini waffles - nice presentation. But after having this dish here - I'm inspired to just make belgian waffles on my waffle maker, add a little cinnamon to the mix and pair it with some Popeyes chicken and Tabasco sauce - and save my stomach for other dishes on their menu.
The real highlight of our dinner was the smothered steak ... OMG ... so good - we had the gravy on the side so it didn't mask the flavor of the steak. The potatoes were really good (a rich au gratin style), we had the collared greens (ok - but on the bitter side, recommend trying something else), and buttered grits (yummy - great to balance out all the other salty food we had).
Everyone else's dishes in the restaurant looked really good too ... I'll probably check out the other Yelper's recommendations to see what to try next.
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