The service was amazing. The fish was super delicious. I got the catfish and I have to say it was…read morealmost as good as my mom's and she was from the south and that catfish was flaky and served up hot and crispy. Also, the staff were so nice.

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.

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).

In search of BBQ on the Southside of Fort Wayne and found Dunbar's BBq. As I drove up, I saw the…read moresmoker working cooking ribs to a slow perfection. I walked in and was greeted by the younger Dunbar taking orders and was very helpful on deciding what to eat. I chose the fried chicken wing dinner which comes with 2 sides, so I chose Mac n cheese and greens. As my order was cooking, I got a chance to speak to Mr. Dunbar out on the grill, to get some cooking knowledge. He mentioned all his food and sides are made from scratch with the old school ingredients. About 10 minutes later my order was ready. The wings were cooked with no breading, which doesn't make it greasy. Light on spice flavor on the wings, but good and cooked well. The sides are excellent, Mac n cheese creamy, pasta tender. Greens were cooked just right, the leaves were not over cooked, so the leave was very much present. Again not alot of spice flavor, but there was a smoke flavor which made it nice! Yams were on point, not canned yams, so the nutmeg and vanilla taste , just like Grandma used to make them. I will definitely return as this was a nice surprise and if you get a chance to meet the Father, Son duo please do

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.

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

I love soul food and thought this place had so much promise. My boyfriend heard good things from…read morehis co workers. They are usually sold out around 6 and even at 6 they were out of several items on the menu. We ordered the catfish dinner and smothered pork chop dinner. Our sides were candied yams and greens. The greens were spicy and I found some type of wood pieces in them. My boyfriend said his pork chop was tough and inedible. My catfish was ok. We were not able to finish out. I was very disappointed due to the amount of money we spent. I definitely will not be back, very disappointing.

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.

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

The food is amazing. Brisket, sausage, pulled pork, ands ribs are all good. Fries are seasoned well…read moreand the hush puppies are stellar, too.

food is top notch, great ambiance, great service. highly recommended for steak and seafood nights…read moreon Friday and Saturdays

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.