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    Jo Ellen's

    3.8 (86 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Crab cakes
    Daezha B.

    Came to Jo Ellen's for my mom's birthday dinner and overall had a great experience! For starters, I love that is a family owned/run establishment. The owner's granddaughter, Saniya was our server and she was very attentive, kind, knowledgeable about the menu, and friendly. She was patient with our large party and handled the table all on her own. Drinks: everyone had the same sentiment-- the bartender is HEAVY HANDED, and in a sneaky way. You won't realize until you're halfway through your drink just how potent it was. But I'm not complaining! Food: this was some of the best, southern style, home cooked food I've had at a restaurant in a while. You can tell Mr. Joe (the owner/chef) is passionate about his craft and the recipes are generational. I ordered something a little less traditional- salmon with sides of green beans and mac and cheese. Though not the classic "southern" main dish, Mr. Joe flawlessly executed the flavor profiles there. I started with crab cakes as an appetizer and my only complaint there is that they were a bit too breaded for my liking. The flavor was good, but more crab and less filler would've made it perfect.

    Penaja G.

    I want to rate Joellen's a 5 on customer service alone! My family was that large party group that restaurants dread seating. I was asked to go reserve seating for 16 at 7:30. Myself and 3/16 were on time. The other 13 promised they were 15 minutes away. 45 minutes later.... My family drops the reservation to 11. There are still only 3 of us present. 30 minutes later... The manager let's me know the kitchen is closing but wants to allow me to still order since I've been waiting on my family so long. 3 more people arrive at this time. We order our entrees and 6 apps for the table. The rest of the party didn't show until right before the restaurant closed. I was mortified as a person who also works in hospitality but they handled this inconvenience so graciously. My food was amazing. My drinks were amazing. Customer service was amazing. I'd definitely come back... without my family.

    Meat loaf
    Michael A.

    I went back today and had meat loaf, yet again. It was really good, again but some of the other dishes looked amazing! I'm not a vegetables guy but those green beans - OhhmyGawd they were really! Service was really improved and they've worked the bugs out! I'm going back again, really soon! I heard the lunch buffet is good and looking at the chicken and waffles aroused my curiosity, as well..... As Arnold says, "I'll be baaach!" Ha ha ha

    Cory H.

    My second visit was much better than my first. Service is still slow but the food is really good. I was meeting up with old friends so waiting on our food for an hour gave us plenty of time to talk. They do make really good drinks that are strong so definitely try one. Great place to eat as long as you are not in a hurry.

    Jacey D.

    So impressed by the food here! The meatloaf sandwich is so good and I had a side of corn with it. My fiancé ordered a chicken bowl and said it was delicious. The drinks are so pretty too - we stopped in the weekend after Valentine's Day, so this was part of their Valentine's Day drink menu. Our waitress was phenomenal and attentive. Love the ambiance and light-up sign. Taking off one star simply because the AC wasn't working and it was so hot inside. Other than that, this place was amazing!

    Fried Green Tomatoes
    Vickie M.

    The food is pretty good. The candied yams were just like my mother's. The okra and catfish were fried crispy. Once you get in , the waitress tried their best to be attentive. With that being said, once you arrive at the hostess stand, the wait is several minutes with no acknowledgement that you're even standing there. It looks like the bus boy is also the hostess/host. Once seated, the line from the hostess stand got long to where it extended outside. Again , the people at the stand were waiting to be seated. I watched a party of 5 at the end of the line, walk away and a few other parties left too. Please hire more people so people can have the perfect overall experience.

    My husbands roasted Chicken Dinner Meal.

    Look! This meal was delicious! I started to get the smothered pork chops. But I knew I would not be able to finish it all and I know how good a pork chop is later on. This soul food was good for my soul after a long trip and heading back to Mississippi. Really friendly staff from the front door, the bartender and our waitperson. I would recommend Jo Ellen's if you're ever in the area. Destiny was on point with her service too.

    Drinks
    Brittney G.

    Jo Ellen's is an excellent addition to downtown, I am so excited for their arrival. This is the sister restaurant to Catering with Care. I loved their listed happy hour times 2-5 and 7-9. I came in on opening day at 5:30 pm and had two drinks the silky smooth (rum) and the henpecked (hennesey) both had muddle strawberries excellent summer drinks. I ordered the fried chicken with the rice and collard greens and a corn muffin. (They had ran out of yams, bummer). He ordered the fried catfish with Mac and cheese and collard greens with a corn muffin. Not a complaint about the food... all fresh, seasoned, and juicy. As you can see from the picture the chicken was mouth watering. With any new restaurant growing pains, give them some grace with staff learning and a lengthy wait time with food. We waited over an hour for food but we were constantly checked on. Absolutely will be back.

    Chicken and waffles - Belgian style conventional and red velvet waffles.

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    We came here for dinner and had a great experience with service. Antoinette was our server and did an amazing job! Highly recommend.

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    My husband and I went here by chance on a weekend day. The staff were very friendly and the food was fantastic!!

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    Had my graduation dinner here. Friendly staff, great comfort soul food, and upbeat ambiance.

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