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    Mama's Kitchen

    3.9 (48 reviews)
    InexpensiveSouthern
    Closed 10:30 am - 2:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    The food is made with love and you can tell it!!!! Reasonable prices, excellent service and quality of food!!!! Love the setting, reminds me of the old meat and three restaurants we went to when I was younger. Would highly recommend to anyone!!!! You won't regret choosing to go!!!!

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    Lynndel F.

    So I've tried writing this several times trying to be kind but honest. So here goes, most of the things were from cans, bags or looked like they had been frozen. I didn't recognize any fresh food. Yes even the salad looked like it was from a bag. Maybe the cucumbers were fresh but why would you put sugar on them? I talked with the cook and explained I have food allergies. He was nice and answered my questions. I could have nothing he warmed up (I would say cooked but when you open canned veggies you're only heating them). When I asked the cook if I could have a salad without cheese he said yes but a lady interrupted with an angry "NO we don't have anymore lettuce!" So I picked the cheese off. That salad must have been there for at least a hour because the cheese was melted to the lettuce. I did get sick within 15 minutes of eating. I will not be back, not just because of the food, not just the attitude, not because the floor was filthy but because I was lied to. I came out of the restroom and more salad had been put out. Really you're out of lettuce?!?! So if anyone in charge is reading this, why not serve fresh local food with a couple allergy friendly choices.

    Outside and inside.  Very clean and homey feeling.

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    Locals only. Bad gravy. If you can't make gravy that's deal breaker. Noisy is fine but play bs games on people and startiling them is bad

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    6 months ago

    The food was just ok. Prices are quite high. Service was good. The people there were friendly. I wouldn't go back.

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    9 months ago

    Portions are very small. I was charged for takeout container. I don't see a return visit!

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    2 years ago

    Great food.A little pricey if you get meat .Great help went you go inside.You can go through to drive in window to order.

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    2 years ago

    Delicious homemade favorites! My personal favorite is the salmon patty. Tastes just like my Grandma's!!

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    4 years ago

    We love this establishment for breakfast!! Down home country comfort!!! It has the small town feel that I absolutely love.

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    Reminds me of Mana's kitchen no doubt. Great food that tastes great and comforts. Very friendly staff as well as great customer service.

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    7 years ago

    Never had a bad experience here. Not even a little. Food is top notch and service is outstanding and friendly. You can't go wrong here.

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    12 years ago

    Excellent, homestyle food with a comforting atmosphere and great wait staff. Chocolate pie is a must!

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    11 years ago

    Good, quick, and simple. Cafeteria style meat and three lunch. I just wish they were open at night!

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    I recently moved to Gallatin Tennessee and every time I jump on Yelp I see this place for home…read morecooked food. Today I realized it was right down the street from me so I stopped by, no one came to the counter right away so I was able to snap a picture of the menu. As I tried to sneak out the owner came to the window and I felt compelled to order a fish plate and wings. I just wanted to check the menu because I knew I wouldn't want to pay $20 for food. I left and came back about 20 minutes later and the food was ready and still very hot. My 2 plates only came out to $13 and change so I was very happy about that. The food taste amazing to say the least. My wings were seasoned perfectly and came with a Buffalo ranch sauce that my mom used to make at home, didn't even know that sauce was a real thing! The fish was perfectly crispy and the coleslaw different, since it had relish and mustard in it, and still very good. The best part of it all to me were the fries, I love how they were seasoned and soft. I could not tell for sure but some of my wings looked like the meat may have been old or previously thawed out, learned that from watching kitchen shows on TV. Still very good and not worth losing a star over. This restaurant is only open Thursday through Saturday and it's tucked off in a neighborhood beside the public works office.

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    At lunchtime on a Sunday we were able to get a seat with no waiting. That made me a little…read morenervous, especially with the place having a 3 star rating on Yelp. But so many other reviews were positive and my hubby was dying for a burger. Our server was ?Maples? She was kind, fast and brought drink refills with perfect timing, even though she had multiple tables, including a large party of 7 or more. Hubby had the Mojo burger and liked it. My kiddo had a standard burger, she said it was good. Her fries were a little cool. Not cold, but not warm. We also got an order of wings, and loved them. I had thr fried chicken with fried okra and sweet potato fries. The fries were meh, but the okra and chicken were excellent. I would definitely recommend the fried chicken! For dessert we had the peach cobbler and the Presley Parfait. Cobbler was good. The parfait was not my favorite, but if you like like peanut butter you might enjoy it.

    We decided to try it again. When this restaurant first opened, it was as good as its other…read morelocations. Then, leadership and personnel very quickly took a nosedive. Written reviews matched our secondary experiences. The service was disjointed, and uncoordinated, and the food, should have never been brought to the table. But the claims of, "Under New Management", offered some hope of reviving the standards that had previously earned their namesakes, reputation and growth. This morning's breakfast experience was an astounding disappointment. Greeted and seated by cordial, pleasant staff, we were a party of 3, occupying only the second table, at 9:15 AM. (That emptiness itself should have been a hint of what was to come.) It took much longer than expected just to get coffee and water. Still longer, to place an order, and nearly half-an-hour for the actual meal service. The quality of the food, was nothing short of astonishingly poor. Most notably, cold. Considering there were only two tables occupied in the entire dining room, the cold servings were the first indication of coordination, communications, process, and standards shortfalls. The food preparation showed the skillsets of a 12 year-old, trying to mimic Mom's kitchen routine. How can a restaurant cook not do toast? It was white bread, with a slightly stiff outer layer. Most people would describe it as, "stale bread"; not toast. The pancakes served with the "Lieper's Fork Favorite", were beyond belief. Three hard little discs, served cold, with chilled hard pats of butter, and NO syrup. I actually demonstrated to the very nice server, that the pancakes could NOT be cut with a fork. Again - could NOT be cut with a fork! Come on... They're PANCAKES! Not a single bite could be sampled, without the utility of a knife. I am not a small person. I tried three places around the brown discs to acquire a bite. Țhe effort was foreboding enough. Ì surrendered. The scrambled eggs and bacon were edible, though lacking temperature, and uncaring presentation. When the server saw that the pancakes were as fork resistant as a Frisbee, she took the plate to the kitchen manager. He was a nice, apologetic young man, who acknowledged that the pancakes were "Overcooked on one side..." He did offer to make more. I declined. I told him I sincerely appreciated his offer. But the issue was much deeper, than plastic pancakes. As indicated by the lack of clientele in a fairly large restaurant, there was a blinding flash of the obvious. They were squandering the owner's investment. The kitchen staff lacked the skillsets to produce the simplest traditional American Breakfast - and - the wisdom to refrain from placing it up for service. The plating looked SO incredibly bad, that it was obvious that both standards and personal pride were totally absent. The staff was nice. Ignorance is curable. Training, processes, and well established standards can develop nice people into effective business associates. It's not their fault. They have NO leadership directions. The owners have let them down. Țhose owners have had ample signals and time to cure these maladies. They have a model, in their other facilities - that's how / why they opened more than one restaurant. But those owners are apparently oblivious to the signals of absentee management, process inconsistency, and the gross lack of product standards, leading to failure. To those nice people working at Puckett's, I have a sincere recommendation. The best time to find a job, is when you already have one. Your current employer is going to fail; sooner rather than later. They will surely continue with their communications shortfalls. They will not tell you in advance. They will simply let you go when they finally lock the doors. Take care of yourself. FInd an employer who has a distinct business survival plan. Such plans, include coordination, process leadership, training, and holding a team accountable to perform to the standards they were trained to. You're not getting that.

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    Have eaten here 2x. The cafeteria line was kinda short and felt cramped when busy. The acoustic is…read morehorrible...can hardly talk when it's packed. Service was friendly. Country Fried steak: delicious and good gravy Cabbage: bland Enjoyed the AYCE catfish: filets were big, hot, and fresh Hush puppies: yummy! They are huge!!! They give you 4 pieces with the AYCE...trying to fill you up Scalloped potatoes: cheesy and creamy Mac and cheese: ok Green beans: canned but seasoned well Crab cakes: had to wait to bring to the table. The inside was still cold. Had it replaced...no comp. Jalapeno cornbread: almost no jalapeno pieces/flavor. Taste kinda like the regular corn bread Coleslaw: too fresh...cabbage was still super crispy Jalapeno fries corn: can see some jalapeno pieces but doesn't taste jalapeno enough Collard greens: ok Overall, a little pricier the the other "Place" down the road. But the food is definitely fresher...had not been sitting all day getting dry.

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