This was my first experience with Hawkins. I found the two operators to be very friendly and…read morecustomer focused. You can tell that Hawkins has a mission to share Jesus while they serve you fish. I admire them for putting their faith forward and in action. Cooking fish on site is not a fast process. So they were apologist about the long wait. The truck is very clean and in good repair. The menu is rather small but has enough options to satisfy. On this occasion we ordered the white fish and perch baskets along with fried okra and fried green beans. I really like fried okra as I was born in the south. The breading was nice. The thickness was just right but it didn't have much taste. It wasn't greasy which was good! The okra pieces were small. It's hard to have fresh okra. These pieces were probably frozen as I miss the rich taste of a large-moist piece of okra. The green beans were a lot like the okra. They are unique and mildly greasy. The breading didn't have much taste and the green bean lacked that fresh moist snap I would prefer. The French fries that came with the baskets were good. They were crisp, medium cut and mildly greasy. Hawkins provided too little ketchup for the fries while providing a large packet of ranch for the beans and okra. Both the fish baskets were good. The breading had a slight spice flavoring. Some of the fish has a little stronger salt taste than I expected as most pieces did not. The fish was fresh and didn't taste/smell fishy. The fish flaked off in firm and small pieces - nicely done without too much of a grease flavor. I have to admit that I was disappointed when they handed me a couple small packets of tarter sauce. I love fish with my tarter sauce. This sauce packet was very bland and didn't do anything to help me enjoy the fish more.

The food was hot and fresh. Good prices and they were very friendly! We will definitely be back!read more

Super friendly staff! More of a carry-out vibe than anything else. Ordered tilapia basket and…read morecatfish dinner enough mac-n-chz and collards. The breading on the fish was picture perfect! Crispy and evenly applied. However, every item needed copious amounts of salt. The collard greens tasted as if they had no seasoning at all and were possibly even vegetarian. Honestly, Nona's is okay but will struggle to compete with the many other local places that are serving fried fish and chicken (esp. those places edith lemon pepper seasoning).

Visiting places where I don't live, I always Yelp for reviews…read more I found this little carryout on the site and was really close, so I stopped by before hopping on the highway. There is no seating. Again, it's a teenie carryout with a drive-up window (not an actual drive-thru). I met the proprietor and his grandson. Both gentlemen were kind and friendly. I explained that I lived in another state and inquired about the menu. I learned that only a limited menu was available, and was offered to try both the turkey tips and the pork rib tips. They were good, but neither were smoked. I like smoked meats on the grill, and these seemed to be marinated in Italian dressing and baked. The meat didn't have a char taste. I decided on the pork with greens and potato salad. Again these items weren't as I am familiar with, as they didn't taste homemade with a depth of flavor. The meal was served with white bread. I would recommend folks giving Mr. Dunbar's cooking a try.

Yes!!!!Good!!…read more Yes!!!!Good!! I love his ribs fresh and good service great and he gives a healthy size amount

Good barbecue. Sauce needs improvement. Sides also need improved.read more

We ordered PO Boys and onion rings at our office. The food was ready on time, hot and delicious. I…read morewill definitely order from Southern Smackerz again. Sherri Daugherty

Five star soul food. Ordered the catfish special, beans, cole slaw, green beans and onion rings…read morewith smacker sauce. Everything was amazing, extremely satisfying with large portions and welcoming staff. Would recommend for lunch or dinner.

My husband and I stopped on the way to MI. We sat in the bar side in the booth. If you are kind of…read morebig person it maybe a tight squeeze for you. We were there in the afternoon so it was quiet in sense not a lot of talking noise and music at same time. The wait staff were great! Very polite and offered suggestions when asked. We decided to split a full rack of ribs and two sides. Ribs were excellent with a great smoky flavor and tender melts in your mouth well at least mine. No sauce needed in my opinion. Now my husband loved their award winning sauce and it did taste good. Potato salad was made different than what I ever had before. Honestly it wasn't my fav but I would give 4/5. Coleslaw was good. I would like it to have been cut a little bit finer so I had to do it myself. The taste was excellent. Highly recommend to stop in if you love BBQ. Plus the staff are real friendly.

The wings are so good. The service was really fun and easy to order with as well. I tried some of…read morethe other stuff the people I was with got and all of it was so good.

I have never had soul food before but I can say the flavors were tremendous here. Greens were soft…read more& savory with a hint of bacon flavor. Mac & cheese was thick, creamy & delicious. Bar B Q Ribs were just the right level of messy & tender. Corn bread was the softest & sweetest I have ever had. I will be back.

Ordered from here on doordasha while ago. Im not even sure the order was correct. We ordered the…read morebbq chicken plate, fried chicken plate and bbq rib plate. The chicken plates were the same thing which were just 6 or 7 wing pieces with a little drizzle of sauce and no sides were included which is ridiculous for over $15 a plate. Food was ice cold and not fresh tasting. Very generic in flavor.

The food was delicious. The owner was friendly and went out of his way to make us feel welcome and…read moreto understand the menu. The 20% gratuity kinda threw me off since there was no server and we ate there, but outta to go plates and water bottles. The Ambiance is beautiful for what they have to work with. We will definitely be bk!

Ambiance was great, the service was amazing. The food was…read morefreshly made. I got the mac n cheese and Po Boy, I wish the mac had some salt and pepper to enhance the flavor but it's amazing otherwise. My co workers ordered the Wings and Catfish dinners, the wings are great. The catfish was seasoned to perfection but because we got it to go it was wrapped in foil so it was not as crispy, and they were hoping for it to be crisper.