My husband and I got takeout from Mama Joyce the other night as I forgot (again) to take some freaking meat out of the freezer the night before and we had no food in the house. (worst wife ever award 2 years running).
Anyhow, we only live a block away from MJ and had always been meaning to give it a shot. Sean got chicken and waffles and I had the fried chicken dinner with mac and cheese and slaw.
The sides leave a lot to be desired, at least the ones I had. Again, I continue on my quest for actual good mac and cheese in the Cleve (see also Hoggy's review). Soggy, not yummy noodles with semi-melted/recongeled cheese. The cole slaw was passable but creamier than I like it. If judged by the sides alone, I'd go with 3 maybe even 2 stars.
But the fried chicken.....o gawddd, the chicken. Really well done, crispy fried chicken with the best seasoning! I am one of those people who doesn't really eat the chicken skin and everybody is yelling at me that 'it's the best part'. But even I had to nibble on this yummy, crispy goodness.
Get the chicken, skip the mac and slaw.