*It's a take out/pick up only spot. There aren't any tables and chairs* But trust me, this place is…read moreworth it! I ate my meal in my car, and I'm not at all ashamed of it. It was too fresh, and smelled too good to wait to for the drive home. Let's get into the review: As someone that grew up in the south, I know what great soul food looks, tastes, and smells like. I had a hankering for some southern fried fish one day, so I began my search for a highly rated spot. I'm a 4 star or above kind of chick, so if it aint 4, I'm not going in the door, okay? When I tell you this place was heaven SENT, because why did the flavors take me back to my childhood? Or better yet, Sunday dinners after church. Iykyk. If you're a fan of truly authentic southern food, this needs to be your first stop in CT. Period. I'm a fairly new food content creator (still in it's baby stages) and I'm betting my whole current and future foodie career on recommending this place. It's really that good. But I know why y'all are reading this...to know what's good, and the must have or must pass foods from this location. Well, I ended up getting a 2 piece whiting plate, with collard greens, candied yams, and mac and cheese as sides. Both the greens and candied yams were nothing short of immaculate. The greens were seasoned (Correctly) and I put me a lil hot sauce on them, because are they even greens without hot sauce? Well yeah, but it just hits different with hot sauce. (7.5 out of 10) The candied yams were the things that dreams are made of, because oh my goodness they were sweet, tender, and spiced just right. (8.75 out of 10) Now on to the fish. The Whiting was flaky, tender, and flavorful. The only thing I wish was that it had just a little more time in the fryer. Not because it wasn't fully cooked, but because the fried fish I grew up eating, wasn't overcooked, but it had that golden brown crispy crunchy texture that I was craving that day. (7.25 out of 10) What else did I order? The Mac and Cheese of course. Also, I like when my greens, yams, and Mac and cheese get cozy around one another. I'm just saying, they should at least make it to first base on my plate. Homemade baked Mac and cheese is one of my top southern sides to enjoy, so I'm a bit of a harsh critic of m&c. To be totally honest with you (remember I'm betting my entire foodie career on recommendation this spot) I was not a fan of the m&c, and here's why. First, my sister makes the best m&c hands down, so every other version is compared to hers. Upon opening the lid, I could kind of already tell it wasn't going to give me that baked cheesey firm noodle bite that I look for. I'm a big texture girl, so my noodles cannot be overcooked. In this instance they were certainly overcooked, which made the m&c kind of a mushy mess for me. The flavor wasn't very memorable tbh. I couldn't, and didn't finish them. This is the only dish I would not recommend. But hey, maybe they just had an off day with their m&c that day. (3 out of 10) Now on to the cornbread. Oooh wee did it come out hot, steamy, and delicious!! Get the cornbread. I said, get the cornbread. I'll be completely honest, I make the best cornbread in CT. No joke, because the cornbread I've had at restaurants in this state, just ain't it. (7 out of 10) The best restaurant version of cornbread I've had in CT. Oh AND they have Hushpuppies! I could already picture myself enjoying those crunchy, golden, pillowy, very slightly sweet morsels. The cashier made sure to let me know they have bits of onion in them, and asked if I was okay with that. That's how my hushpuppies have always been made. I'm guessing they might have had complaints about the onion bits before. Now look, real hushpuppies come with onions, so whoever complained about that, are not used to the real thing. They arrived hot, fresh, and crispy. My verdict on the hp's is that they were nothing short of perfection (10 out of 10!) Now on to dessert. They had quite a few to choose from, and they looked like they were all made from scratch. And what caught my big brown eyes would you say? The mini sweet potato pie. It is so difficult to find sweet potato pie on menus in the northeast, because y'all usually make pumpkin pie. Well, I grew up eating sweet, buttery, cinnamony, nutmegy, sweet potato pie. And honey, this was a HIT. It hit all the spices, tastes, and textures that I grew up enjoying from sweet potato pie. If you know what I'm taking about, you will definitely enjoy it. GET the sweet potato pie. It certainly was the proverbial icing on the cake, to a wonderful southern meal. (8 out of 10)
I know this was a long read, but I seriously can't recommend this spot enough. The service was good too. Overall, I would give the food a E's Fish and Chips a 7.5 out of 10. That's high praise coming from a southern raised girl! Thank you for coming to my food talk.
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