We have eaten here twice now and it's good food. Very…read morefriendly service. We go for the Pot Roast with brown gravy and carrots and potatoes. Comes with 2 sides and I get black eyed peas and greens.... With a piece of cornbread. All of it is good. This location, we must have eaten here under 5-6 different names now, is not much on the setting but the food is good.

My wife and I took a gamble and decided to try this restaurant. We are so glad we did because the…read morefood is amazing. Southern style cooking: greens, yams, homemade cornbread, and so much more. You have to try the yams...so good!

We love the food, staff, ambience, friendliness...everything about this place! True home cooking,…read more"like grandma" and bff style friendliness, which I love! So clean and comfy. We discovered them about 8 months ago while traveling through, needing some less processed options than typical eatout food, and tried it. Sooo glad we did! So now that we're in the area again we knew this is where we wanted to go. We even ordered extra meals to take with us for tomorrow! Ignore the lower star reviews bc they have nothing to do with quality (and no, the food is not bland)! If you want fancy highly processed and over seasoned gut burning food, don't go here - go to an impersonal restaurant serving commercial processed foods. Mother Kelley's is true homestyle flavors, meaning it's not fancy but it's home cooked comfort food (real ingredients) like my grandmother's was (mid 20th century); you'll love it!

Great service, great food, well seasoned, well with the price. Oh I had a sweet tea as well. $17…read more Going back tomorrow for something else since the menu changes

Loved it! The most simple building, no frills- but All Homemade and scratch food! I wanted to order…read moreone of everything! Excellent brisket too! My new Marshall area go to! They have a menu but also a buffet if a few items for quick and ready! I just had to come back and add one more thought, I literally felt like I went over to my friends's house, who's really good at Southern cooking, and it had a delicious meal that I didn't even care what she served I knew anything will be great

Ate there today for lunch. Serval coworkers had never been there. The Food was Great. The service…read morewas exceptional. They want you to enjoy the food and the experience. We will all be back !!!

My wife and I spent a weekend in Huntington Texas, the 4 hour drive back was clearly to much for us…read moreand we had to stop and eat. I literally just chose the Apple map option to add a stop and this was the closest place en route. God clearly was looking down on us at that time. Today was the first day to reopen the dining rooms and oh my god. Black owned, soul food, southern food, straight glee in my mouth the entire meal. I got the Chicken Fried Steak, Mashed Potatoes, and MacNCheese. Wife got the Smother Porkchops, Yams, and Green Beans. Plates were cleaned.

We live in East Texas, where there are plenty of restaurants to choose from, and we've eaten at…read moremost of the local spots and many in the surrounding towns. My husband challenged me to find somewhere new, and Yelp led us to Fat Boyzzz in Longview, TX. I'll be honest--I'm not usually a soul food fan, so I wasn't especially excited about trying it. But my husband had been craving some good soul food for a while, so we decided to give it a shot. The restaurant had excellent ratings and reviews, but I was still a little skeptical. When we arrived, the place was packed, which is usually a good sign. Thankfully, we were seated right away. Our waitress let us know upfront that there would be about a 30-minute wait for the food. Our first interaction with her was a little rough--she seemed stressed and was somewhat abrupt while taking our order. My husband was initially put off, but he was determined to get his soul food fix. Now, whenever I see grilled liver and onions with brown gravy on a menu, that's what I'm ordering. I'm a Luby's girl through and through, and until today, I would've said nobody does liver and onions better than Luby's. Fat Boyzzz changed my mind. The liver was sliced a little thinner and wasn't quite as tender, but the flavor more than made up for it. Every bite was absolutely delicious. And that's not even the best part. The mashed potatoes and brown gravy were phenomenal--rich, flavorful, and pure comfort food. My husband ordered the fried pork chops with mashed potatoes and cream gravy. The entire meal, all he could talk about was those mashed potatoes. Between bites, he'd keep saying, "These mashed potatoes are AWESOME! This gravy tastes just like my Naw-Naw's gravy!" My husband is a big, burly guy with a deep voice, and hearing him repeatedly praise the food while happily devouring his plate was entertaining all by itself. This was truly food for the soul. We left full, happy, and completely comforted by a fantastic meal. Fat Boyzzz has definitely earned repeat customers in us, and we'll absolutely be back. Highly recommended!

Awesome food and great customer service 3/13/26 I'll eat…read morethere every chance I can. You can not ask for any place better. All there food is delicious. Carol Sipes

I feel like I have to give this place 5 stars. The food is 4 to 4.5 (so far) but the fact that it's…read moretiny, local, family run, everything made from scratch just pushes it up that extra notch. Chicken fried chicken was juicy and properly seasoned and the best we'd ever had. Ditto for the green beans and the okra. She wouldn't tell us what she puts in the green beans, but it's some combination of bacon grease and magic, I swear. The okra was fresh cut, fresh battered, fresh fried, unlike every other place I get it where you can tell it's out of a bag. Hot water cornbread was ah-mazing. I only wish I had honey to slather on it along with the butter. White gravy was fantastic, with just a hint of sweetness we couldn't quite put our finger on. Chicken fried steak and mashed potatoes were delicious, but also the only things I can say were on par with some of our other favorites. Prices are extremely reasonable. And the service is as down home and personal as you would expect at a place like Sylvia Mae's. But don't expect quick delivery of your food. Everything is made to order and it takes time, so settle in and be patient. We will definitely return here as often as we can when we are in the area.

Occasionally you stumble upon something truly special. This unassuming small business is exactly…read morewhat you want it to be. It is a meeting place, a comfort zone, a haven of good nature and community. The food is simple and good. The person providing the food is honest and real. This establishment is a lifeline of stability in an otherwise downtrodden neighborhood. THIS is the reason we have yelp...to discover and highlight businesses that actually deserve recognition. Sylvia Mae's is all of these things and more. Go visit...manage expectations and enjoy the moment. There aren't many places like this left.

Derived was extremely slow. Only 2 other tables and they…read morealready had their food. My wife and I ordered and more than 30 minutes later, we finally received our food. Shrimp were bland...no seasoning not even salt! The burger was okay and the fries catfish were okay. The Mac and cheese was below par. The banana pudding was good but was $5.20 for a small styrofoam cup probably 1/2 cup. Definitely overpriced.

I have never in my life had soul food that didn't have any flavor whatsoever! If I ever visit…read moreLongview again I'm pretty sure it would drive by and throw rocks at the business. Total waste of money!!!

This place has really good down home southern cooking and hospitality. We came from Las Vegas…read morevisiting family and I miss the kind of soul food I grew up on and it was so nice to get the feel of that again through the cooking and hospitality. I highly recommend this place 10/10.

Some of the best soul food I've ever had. I'm from Los Angeles so coming here was a treat worth…read morecoming back for. Every side was delicious.