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| - We had a great dinner here! We got there early on a Saturday. A college town bar, we knew we would want to dodge the nightlife. There was no line at the order desk as a result. Between three of us we tried the Catfish Po Boy, Pimiento Mac and Cheese, Green Fried Tomatoes, Chicken and Sausage Gumbo, and a Fried Tomato and Bacon Salad. I was very happy to know they serve Norka soda and we had Ginger Ale and Root Beer.
My husband remembers a catfish Po Boy from a favorite Denver restaurant and until this meal had never found its match. The catfish was perfectly cooked and is served on a fabulous wood-fired oven roll from Brimfield Bread Oven- another treasure in the Kent area. The Fried Green Tomatoes get a kick from some Siracha Spiced sauce and were nice and thin with a good ratio of crumb; they hold together well enough to eat with your fingers. The Mac and cheese was just what I like- creamy- but there is real cheese in there. It sits in that cup reveling in its own flavor- no fad additions here. It's not bacon, it's not onion, it's not lobster- it's Mac and Cheese! Creamy, cheesey, but not overly rich, with nice pimiento pieces to recall that standard of the South- shredded cheese with Duke's Mayonnaise and pimiento. My friend's salad was loaded with veggies and goat cheese and fried tomatoes- she enjoyed every bite.
We all enjoyed this unpretentious, well -cooked food. So many restaurants are "formulas", what a pleasure to eat food the chef obviously loves to make. We will return because there is fried chicken, shrimp and grits, lake perch and desserts to be tried. Slip into your blue jeans and t-shirts and go give it a try. Stay late for beers and pool if you are younger than I am!
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