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| - In the Burgh for a conference and asked a cabbie where the best local places were and trying to get past the stock answers (Primanti Bros, Fat Head's, Station Square, anything on Carson St, etc). So when on the way back from Church Brew Works (see other review), a driver mentions Big Mama's we were intrigued.
Perhaps the anticipation created the let down; I'm still not sure. Apparently the restaurant recently relocated but the new place felt and smelled old. This is a soul food hole in the wall, so I was not expecting Morton's but I don't think it's too much to wipe down tables and sweep the floors.
The service was slow and sloppy, though extremely friendly. They took our order twice and eventually we just shouted it to the counter guy after they lost the second ticket. Then revised it after we learned that they were out of pulled pork. We had fried chicken (ok, not great), pulled chicken (pretty good), mac n cheese (good), potato salad (good) and collared greens (average). No Coke in the dispenser, and no iced tea.
The food was inexpensive and we finished our late lunch with peach cobbler to go (delicious). All in all, ok, but no displacing M and M's in Culver City nor the Mayflower Cafe in Jackson on my list. Maybe Pittsburgh isn't the place you go for soul food....
We did meet Big Mama and she was a character; I wish her the best and hope that she gets her restaurant whipped into shape.
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