I wanted to like it. I was there a while ago, and I do believe there have been cosmetic improvements. The space was not decorated at all, a messy folding table functioned as the front counter, and the tables and chairs were all mismatched goodwill finds. What appeared to be a couple random steam tables were in the dining room, and were not being used as far as I could tell. One did not appear functional. A 2-3ft stack of dirty dishes sat in the pass-through, and remained there for the duration of our visit.
Many of the sides were sold out. I ultimately ordered the fried fish, greens, and macaroni and cheese. I also sampled the beans of a dining companion. The fish breading is cornmeal. It was so hard that parts were inedible, and was so salty that I didn't want to eat the parts I could bite into. The greens had not been cooked long enough. The beans and macaroni and cheese were alarmingly lukewarm. It was clear that they had been hot at some point, but had cooled enough that I was dubious of their safety. Like maybe they'd been in one of those steam tables at some point?
The owner is a really nice guy, but it was clear he needed to be helping in the kitchen. At the very least, get the stack of dishes out of sight of the customers. read more