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| - My first visit to Southern Accents will not be my last! We dropped in without a reservation at around 5pm on a Saturday night and were seated immediately. The server was knowledgable and gave us some excellent recommendations.
Our visit was during the maple festival, so we selected the prix-fixe menu, which came with an appetizer, a main, and a dessert. I started with the gumbo, which was excellent, and my friend had the crostini, also very nice. The crostini weren't too hard, and had gruyere cheese, cranberries, walnuts and prosciutto. I selected the ribs as my main, which came with grits and collard greens. The ribs were in a maple sauce, which was sweet but had a bit of bite, and the meat just fell right off the bone. I'd never had grits before, but I liked them, and the same went for the collard greens. They were almost like a palate cleanser! My friend had the trio, which allowed him to try the lamb, the blackened chicken, and the jambalaya. All three were delicious, but the blackened chicken could have had a bit more spice and was a little bit dry. For dessert, we got the gluten free praline sweet potato brownie, which was superb, and the pecan pie, which was delicious. All the desserts are made in-house and it shows. They even sell a cookbook with the recipe for the brownies!
The restaurant wasn't too loud, which was great for conversation.
All in all, an excellent experience, and I look forward to going back in the summer and trying the bourbon sour, a house specialty for 31 years, which I passed on as I was driving today.
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