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Donovan's Dish

4.5 (43 reviews)
Closed • 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

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Mary Z.

Like most everyone else, I'm not going anywhere or spending much money, so the time was right to support this local catering and delivery business. Their site is very specific about the steps they're taking to stay safe, and they have no-touch delivery. I ordered Mac and Cheese, Shrimp and Grits, and the brussels sprouts. The prices are higher than if I cooked at home, but lower than if I ordered at a restaurant (and I've never been able to make a decent Shrimp and Grits at home!). Make sure you have room in your freezer! They text you on the day of delivery to let you know when to expect your food. They changed the delivery window three times in about two hours, but my food arrived when they finally said it would. The driver wore gloves, knocked and left the food on the porch while I waved through the window. The Mac and Cheese remains in my freezer, but the Shrimp and Grits was loaded with shrimp and quite tasty. I also enjoyed the brussels sprouts. Portions are good, though not huge (except for the brussels), and each dish has reheating instructions on its lid. Because of the variety of entrees, Donovan's Dish is a great choice for something different for delivery.

Andrea H.

This place is awesome. I live in Raleigh so I had never heard of this place but my aunt had surgery and came to stay with me and her employers wanted to gift us with some dinners so that we wouldn't have to cook. At first I was thinking frozen dinners...ugh not so much but these are not that. First I will say I have never had fresh to frozen food that tasted so good once reheated. This place is to die for. We had the Hibachi chicken and steak and the meat was seasoned to perfection and the steak was so tender. The rice was flavorful as well. We also had the Cajun Dusted Salmon. The salmon tasted almost like butter it was just so good. The rice had a little kick of spice to it but it still was tasty with the beans. Just thinking about this food right now makes me want to place an order. The Chicken Parmesan was good. I really like the tomato sauce because it wasn't too spicy. The chicken cutlets weren't overcooked and the breading wasn't too thick. NOW let me tell you about these Boneless Beef Braised Short Ribs with potatoes. Go ahead and slap your momma now! Those ribs....baby let me tell you tender is not the word. They were sooooooo good and I'm not exaggerating at all. I look forward to trying other items on the menu since these 4 were so good. I am very impressed.

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It's been awhile since I was here and decided to stop for a late lunch/early dinner before I went…read moreto the bookstore. They were very busy with both take out and dine in orders. The girl at the register was struggling....both with my order and the order ahead of me, but she finally got it right. The volume inside was very loud today, I guess partly due to lots of people. I had "lean" brisket, collards , fried okra and sweet tea. I had one good piece of lean meat, but the rest was more fat and smaller pieces. The collards were spiced differently than I remembered. I will not get again. The okra was hot, but lacked flavor. Needs some kind of seasoning in the batter. The portion was smaller than last time as well. Another big factor in the decreased stars is the cleanliness of the tables. The table I had to sit at was REALLY disgusting. I cleaned it with a bunch of towels then went to the bathroom and got wet towels and tried again. I saw others wiping down their tables as well. There was no one taking care of the dining room at all the whole time I was there. Not a good experience here this time. The meal was $20 even after a senior discount!

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