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| - Okay, I am going to give you full disclosure: I LOVE JIM N NICKS!!!!!! I'm a Bama girl, I have personally seen Miss Mable ( the maker of those DELICIOUS pies) Joe the Pitmaster and began eating at this restaurant at the original in Hoover, Al. I gauge every dining experience at a Jim N Nick's to those had at Hoover. This location is like a trip home for me. They DO NOT LIE when they say that everything is made fresh. I have never had a bad meal here, and we were some of the first in the door when the restaurant opened this year, too. I have eaten at JNN's in and around Birmingham, Al. Bufford, Ga and the one in Steele Creek not long after they opened ( never really felt it matched up the three times I have been there to the Hoover location) and this location tasted just like Hoover the first day they opened. I was in hog heaven pun intended!!!!
So here is my run down. To start, oh the bliss that is well made sweet tea! Next the food. First 1A- CHEESY BISCUITS. They aren't biscuits but when they are this good they can call them whatever they want! First 1B- pulled pork is AWESOME. Whether it is on a sandwich or a plate and their sauce is wonderful; not too sweet, not too tart, give me my pickle it's just right. Sorry to disappoint some, but in Alabama we don't do hushpuppies or cornbread with our Q. We just don't. Never saw it done until I moved to Charlotte. We also don't eat slaw on our Q sandwichs either---gross!!! Second- I have been to MANY places in Texas, listened to MANY a Texan in Pasadena at the BCS National Championship game rave about their brisket, but I never enjoyed brisket until I ate some here at Jim-N-Nicks. I am pretty picky, too. It may sound a little harsh on your arteries, but the Double Decker Sandwich with pork and brisket is delish! I don't do ribs because I think you get too little reward for too much effort and mess, but they look good here. I also don't do salads at a Bar-B-Que restaurant- what's the point???- cause that isn't what I come there for, but the ranch dressing is REALLY good ( I eat it with the onion rings YUM!). I know, I need to broaden my entree horizons, but the foods I have mentioned always call me back whenever I sit down with the intention of eating something else.
Next, the sides. Mac the Cheese ( it is SO good you HAVE to call it more than just mac and cheese) is the next best thing to what my Mom, taught by my Grandmom to create from scratch, makes in the world! And my Mom would agree with that statement as she loves to eat at JNN's in Hoover, too. Onion rings are fresh made and are very good, even better with the ranch dressing for a light dip. French fries are also pretty good, too. Monday's are fried green tomato veggie of the day( it makes Monday bearable for me)- oh, good heavens they are made just right with cornbread meal that will lightly crumble as you bite into them and you can easily still see the tomato underneath. Baked beans are just about like my Mom would make 'em- she gets them every time she eats there, too. Coleslaw is respectable ( again it has Mom's seal of approval) and potato salad is pretty dang good, too.
And now, to the best part: DESSERT! Miss Mable sure does know how to make a good, thick, slightly sweet pie crust. It is so tasty that I could eat the crust on its own easy, just like many I have experienced with lemon chess pies ( I'm thinking Harry and Jean's that was once in Rock Hill). So regardless of what the Creative Loafing food critic said a few years ago about the crust, these taste NOTHIN like a commercial crust or rather if they are done right they shouldn't. There are three words, maybe four, I recommend and if you have read my profile you know what it is- Lemon IceBox Pie!!! The Mister knows my love for him whenever I share this scrumptious, sweet treasure with him after enjoying a meal that makes a stomach smile. If for some reason lemon isn't your thing- I really don't see how that could be buuuuuuuuut- they also serve chocolate, pecan, coconut and I think they also do banana cream but I don't go much further than Lemon IceBox Pie, sorry. Never have had a bad server, hostesses are always friendly and welcoming. So now that I will certainly be seeing visions of lemon icebox pie dancing in my head tonight, DEFINITELY stop in for some Alabama hospitality that will make your taste buds smile!
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