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| - Biscuits. Yes, I said it, the biscuits are great. I came here for a tasting as a +1 for a Yelp Elite event and then came back on a Monday night with friends and family. First, the menu is big, but no Cheesecake Factory. Fortunately after a tasting and a dine-in visit, I got a chance to sample a few things including the crab cakes, scallops, Appalachian Egg Rolls, catfish and goat cheese grits. Out of those my favorites were the scallops (perfectly cooked) and the egg rolls mostly because there was pulled pork inside! And of course the biscuits with the berry jam & the tupelo honey. Apparently the story is the honey used to come from bees in the Tupelo, MS area, but recent devastation caused a shortage. Now they are getting the honey from a similar strain of bees, hence keeping with Tupelo.
The crab cakes, I felt, had a bit too much breading and a more cakey consistency. The catfish was normal, nothing special. The goat cheese grits is not your Mama's grits. It took me slightly off guard as I'm used to traditional cheese grits, but I love goat cheese, and of course the two together can take a little to get used to.
The crowd was lively on a Monday night, but probably because they just opened recently. Parking can also be an issue as both times I had to park on a side street since the lot was always full. Come prepared. I'll come back to try the many other creative items on the menu making it a fresh change in the traditional southern fare. Would I like more biscuits. Yes, I'll have one more.... plate.
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