This was my first visit here. What a great experience. The staff are just the best…read more The food? Everything I had was delicious. But, you must try the greens! I think these may be the best I've ever had. Great job guys. I can't wait to visit again.

The Best Soul Food In Town. Try EveryThing On The Menu, You Will "NOT" Be Disappointed. The…read morePortions Are Big And The Service is Very Friendly!!!!

Catfish was great! Had a really good dinner. Tea was good too. Plenty of parking and super nice…read morestaff.

We love the food, staff, ambience, friendliness...everything about this place! True home cooking,…read more"like grandma" and bff style friendliness, which I love! So clean and comfy. We discovered them about 8 months ago while traveling through, needing some less processed options than typical eatout food, and tried it. Sooo glad we did! So now that we're in the area again we knew this is where we wanted to go. We even ordered extra meals to take with us for tomorrow! Ignore the lower star reviews bc they have nothing to do with quality (and no, the food is not bland)! If you want fancy highly processed and over seasoned gut burning food, don't go here - go to an impersonal restaurant serving commercial processed foods. Mother Kelley's is true homestyle flavors, meaning it's not fancy but it's home cooked comfort food (real ingredients) like my grandmother's was (mid 20th century); you'll love it!

We ordered the chicken fried chicken plates with mashed potatoes with whole gravy and corn and a…read morecorn muffin the chicken fried chicken was the. Best thing on the plate. The corn appeared to be canned and was apparently let to boil on the stove had no flavor whatsoever the potatoes were cold and could have used seasoning the corn muffin was very dry and no butter was provided we were very disappointed as I had read other reviews that made us want to try it.

Loved it! The most simple building, no frills- but All Homemade and scratch food! I wanted to order…read moreone of everything! Excellent brisket too! My new Marshall area go to! They have a menu but also a buffet if a few items for quick and ready! I just had to come back and add one more thought, I literally felt like I went over to my friends's house, who's really good at Southern cooking, and it had a delicious meal that I didn't even care what she served I knew anything will be great

Amazing food and service the fried ribs and cabbage is amazing! Great service excellent prices. If…read moreyou haven't been you need to check this place out.

My wife and I spent a weekend in Huntington Texas, the 4 hour drive back was clearly to much for us…read moreand we had to stop and eat. I literally just chose the Apple map option to add a stop and this was the closest place en route. God clearly was looking down on us at that time. Today was the first day to reopen the dining rooms and oh my god. Black owned, soul food, southern food, straight glee in my mouth the entire meal. I got the Chicken Fried Steak, Mashed Potatoes, and MacNCheese. Wife got the Smother Porkchops, Yams, and Green Beans. Plates were cleaned.

Awesome food and great customer service 3/13/26 I'll eat…read morethere every chance I can. You can not ask for any place better. All there food is delicious. Carol Sipes

We were passing through and found this gem! You feel Like…read moreyou're walking in somebody's momma's house who is getting down in the kitchen! The smothered pork chops literally fell off the bone. The friend chicken was so crispy and flavorful and the sides were AMAZING! The mac and cheese was definitely made with a roux, the potato casserole was heavenly, the candied yams were not overly sweet, and the cabbage was my favorite! I was pleasantly surprised to learn that all plates come with cornbread and dressing, which were divine! The restaurant was very clean. It's set up cafeteria style. There was a long line, but the staff runs an assembly line like a well oiled machine. You will not be waiting long and you'll absolutely understand why there is a line when you taste the food. The staff were very friendly. We'll be back every time we pass through!

I feel like I have to give this place 5 stars. The food is 4 to 4.5 (so far) but the fact that it's…read moretiny, local, family run, everything made from scratch just pushes it up that extra notch. Chicken fried chicken was juicy and properly seasoned and the best we'd ever had. Ditto for the green beans and the okra. She wouldn't tell us what she puts in the green beans, but it's some combination of bacon grease and magic, I swear. The okra was fresh cut, fresh battered, fresh fried, unlike every other place I get it where you can tell it's out of a bag. Hot water cornbread was ah-mazing. I only wish I had honey to slather on it along with the butter. White gravy was fantastic, with just a hint of sweetness we couldn't quite put our finger on. Chicken fried steak and mashed potatoes were delicious, but also the only things I can say were on par with some of our other favorites. Prices are extremely reasonable. And the service is as down home and personal as you would expect at a place like Sylvia Mae's. But don't expect quick delivery of your food. Everything is made to order and it takes time, so settle in and be patient. We will definitely return here as often as we can when we are in the area.

Occasionally you stumble upon something truly special. This unassuming small business is exactly…read morewhat you want it to be. It is a meeting place, a comfort zone, a haven of good nature and community. The food is simple and good. The person providing the food is honest and real. This establishment is a lifeline of stability in an otherwise downtrodden neighborhood. THIS is the reason we have yelp...to discover and highlight businesses that actually deserve recognition. Sylvia Mae's is all of these things and more. Go visit...manage expectations and enjoy the moment. There aren't many places like this left.

Derived was extremely slow. Only 2 other tables and they…read morealready had their food. My wife and I ordered and more than 30 minutes later, we finally received our food. Shrimp were bland...no seasoning not even salt! The burger was okay and the fries catfish were okay. The Mac and cheese was below par. The banana pudding was good but was $5.20 for a small styrofoam cup probably 1/2 cup. Definitely overpriced.

I have never in my life had soul food that didn't have any flavor whatsoever! If I ever visit…read moreLongview again I'm pretty sure it would drive by and throw rocks at the business. Total waste of money!!!

This is one of those places where you can feel, smell, and taste the love and just plain goodness…read morein the bounty they provide. A place that reminds us that there are good people doing good things.

Excellent food,good service down home feel chicken fried steak is melt in mouth good amazing food…read more and delicious every time I visit

Place was fairly busy on arrival so I was excited... no indoor seating so you order by driving…read morearound the building and someone comes up to your car window, then they bring you the food and bill- I think they're cash only too. No ambiance to speak of but the vibe outside is themed with a colorful cat. Over all it was ok a little disappointing honestly to my taste buds but maybe I ordered wrong ... I was told the pork chops are the big hitter here- but as a fan of Nola and souther cooking I had high expectations. They have their own way of ordering here, they have an every day menu and different specials everyday, so make sure you check the menu before cause they don't offer some things everyday. we got fried chicken , Mac n cheese , corn bread, cabbage, and greens - our plates came over rice and gravy. And the peanut butter cake for dessert. To me the flavor was lacking, the chicken was fried well but I can understand why they don't serve it daily, cabbage and greens were basic no peppers or onion I could see, the Mac and cheese was just terrible. It was watery and sweet idk what was going on there but I'm not for it. Corn bread was southern. The best part was hands down the peanut butter cake. The cake itself was simple and a little dry but the frosting saved it with a rich and sweet peanut butter flavor and nice creamy consistency. I'd probably come back for dessert but not for food...

Only has drive-thru service but highly recommend delicious food combined with fast serviceread more