The red-headed stepbrother of the Asheville location.
After each visit to this location I seem to get pulled into a different direction of either love or hate. The first few times it was stellar. The more I went, I found that it was either a really bad experience or pretty good. It seems like the quality of the food has gone down as of late. The service is hit or miss out of my 12 or so visits here; you're either getting drinks and biscuits you didn't know you needed right as you sit down, or waiting 30 minutes for a mimosa at brunch.
One thing that's always been ridiculous...the wait times. If you're looking to go during the weekend and this is your first trip, you will be terribly mistaken to think you will get a table within any reasonable time frame. Booking a reservation the night before is your best bet, but even then it's not guaranteed you will be seated at the time you reserve. On the other hand, I have experienced them grossly overestimate the wait time (they said maybe 45 mins. and it ended up being 10 mins.).
With all of that out of the way, the food is absolutely Southern inspired and some things are reminiscent of a dish my grandmother would cook on a Saturday morning for me. I have yet to have anything that was just flat out bad, but I have had a couple of things that were WAY overpriced for what you get (mainly the drinks). Their margins are ridiculous, but hey...gotta pay that Southend lease!
By all means check it out, but only if you have a 2-3 hour time span to wait and eat.