Wonderful food here, ladies were super nice. I would eat here every time I was in town. Got the meat and 3, fried chicken, mac amd cheese, mashed potatoes, collared turnips?, jalapeño cornbread. Everything was fantastic, delicious, unsweetened tea, just great. I just wish I had a metal fork and knife. read more

Was in town for a short business trip and Minnie's was highly recommended. Had there 2 piece plus sides of MAC and Cheese and Black Eyed Peas. Some of the best food I've had in a long time. Highly recommend. read more

Great meat & three! Highly recommend. Restaurant is located in a nice historic district. Service was quick

This place has Great food! If you haven't tried it you need to. Definitely the best tasting fried chicken in Columbus. Meat and three is awesome! read more

I've been trying to try Minnie's on my last four visits and finally had the chance to get over for lunch. I first learned of Minnie's when I stayed at an Airbnb a couple doors down but our schedule never seemed to match their hours. I brought my Mom and son to enjoy lunch here on a recent visit to town. The black eyed peas are phenomenal! They may have easily been my favorite item on my lunch plate. The fried chicken, greens, Mac and cheese and jalapeño corn bread were all yummy as well. Washed it all down with a sweet tea. If you're in town I highly recommend Minnie's. I love supporting small businesses and Minnie's was so tasty! Fantastic service. read more

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Leave it to me to order meatloaf at the one place everyone says to get the fried chicken. ‍ I also got the turnip greens and Mac and cheese. My meal was pretty good. I don't cook meatloaf at home so it's not something I make at home. It was flavorful and the serving size was on point for it and the sides. Food was good, place was eerily and awkwardly quiet even for 12:30 on a Thursday. Not sure if this is normal (slow lunch) , but I'd probably try it another time and I'll definitely get the chicken next time since that seems to be the way to go! read more

southern prepared meals 4-5 days per week. grest cornbread from scratch, varieties are yummy. recommended for senior meals of fresh vegetables. read more

This restaurant has been locally owned for years in Columbus. The food is exceptional quality always fresh.

Everything is A++ except too much salt in all the food. I love all the meats and sides,desserts but please hold back on the excessive salt. Save money on salt . read more

I will start off with the staff. Everyone in here is super friendly. I was very impressed with the staff. I got the fried chicken breast and wing. The chicken was fire. Would absolutely get again. For sides I got the mashed potatoes and gravy and mac and cheese. The mashed potatoes were equivalent to kfc. Maybe a little better. All in all not bad but I think it was expensive for what you get. Would go back if I was with someone who wanted to try but wouldn't go back for myself. I gave 3 stars but only because no half stars otherwise would probably be 2.5 but it's definitely better than a 2 so went with 3. read more

Food was amazing. When you come in you gotta be ready to order. Check out the menu then head up and it's like a cafeteria style line. Server and cashier are both extremely efficiently and pleasant, but mean business to get you through quickly. Worth a stop anytime especially if you're just passing through like we were! Lots of space very clean and welcoming to eat inside but lots of folks got platters to go as well. read more

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I got this from DoorDash, it was really bad. I was shocked and disappointed! I got greens (1), dressing (2.5), meatloaf (1.5 ) red velvet cake ( 1.5). The food had little seasoning, the meatloaf was really dry, the dressing was passable, the greens had lots of stems and had an off flavor. There are better places in Columbus, please avail yourself of them. read more

Somewhat of a hidden gem. I drove by this place 5 times and never noticed it. Glad I found it on Yelp! The wait on a Sunday around noon wasn't bad at all. The food and the service were both excellent. The dining areas are basic, which is a good thing, and clean. The man in charge of picking up the trays and cleaning the tables is very efficient and helpful. Prices were fair - no corporate greed at this place. I wish this place would come up to the other Columbus, in Ohio! Would definitely go back! read more

I am shocked I haven't written a review yet for Minnie's! For the last twelve years this has been my go to favorite place for comforting southern food. My family loves Minnie's and as we have grown over the years so has Minnie's with their options to go and to order online. We frequent those options with three small kiddos. ;) My favorite is the vegetable plate and my kids love the fried chicken. To be honest there isn't anything here we have not loved. The cakes, the sweet tea, the chicken and dumplings, the costumer service, just everything is enjoyable. If you have not found this hidden gem or are thinking about trying it out...GO! You will not be disappointed. Soon you'll be calling it your favorite place in Columbus too! read more

Minnie's Uptown Restaurant - a meal in a styrofoam container - Soul Food Near Me - Columbus, Georgia

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Exactly what you think of when you're looking for southern comfort food. The crust on their fried chicken is absolutely phenomenal. The service was fast and efficient and they have a large indoor seating area read more

Minnie's Uptown Restaurant - Fried () Chicken Dinner Cabbage Turnips Mashed potatoes Corn bread - Soul Food Near Me - Columbus, Georgia

Good home-cooked Southern cooking. Fried chicken was juicy. Sides were decent too. Would recommend to anyone craving soul food. 4.1/5 stars read more

Bbq chicken was dry. Got a few sides and all were good. Beans were good , greens had a good flavor, broccoli casserole was ok, Mac and cheese was so so,dressing was real good and cornbread was great Also got fish and it was so so It's been a while since I been here, but I think they must have new cooks as quality of food has really went down Soul food should be amazing and now at Minnie's it has been so so Customer service was good read more

Always great southern cooking . Nice place to meet up with friends and family. Tell them Paul sent yay

My wife and I had eaten at Minnie's early last year and were not impressed with the quality of the food, fresh or canned(?) you be the judge so, we thought maybe we would give it another try today, 7 Feb 25. My issue then and again today is that the food isn't seasoned, other than extra salt, and the price, well, let's just say they are really proud of their food and I'll leave it at that. On the bright side, the tea was reasonable priced for a 20 oz cup, you're out of luck if you have small kids and would like maybe an 8-10 oz cup, they don't have any; yet, their cornbread is better than most in the Columbus area. read more

Amazing southern hospitality and home cooked food. Fried chicken is a must try and you can not go wrong with any side you choose but my mac-n-cheese and lima beans were amazing....not to mention the jalapeño corn bread. read more

The food was absolutely wonderful. The prices are great. The chicken was so crunchy on the outside and super moist inside. They also have baked chicken that looked just as good. I was going to get the baker until a regular customer heard me say that it was my first time there and he said I had to start with the fried chicken. read more

Minnie's Uptown Restaurant - Tea Meat with (2) Sides - Soul Food Near Me - Columbus, Georgia

Probably the best fried chicken I had in a while! Randomly found this place driving by. Mac cheese was amazing too.

Fried chicken was crispy, I enjoyed all the sides: greens, black eyed peas, mashed potatoes. Sweet potatoes were ok- needed a bit more flavor. Backed chicken was seasoned well and moist. I will definitely go back. read more

Haven't had some good southern food for awhile, so we decided to come here based on the good reviews. We got there about 1 and there was a line but not too long. However, by the time we got to pick our food, the line got really long. This place is cafeteria style but I can tell it's good based on the number of people that came right after us. They had a good variety of choices of meats, veggies and desserts, so I'm sure you can find something you like. Together, we got fried chicken, cream corn, candied sweet potatoes, roll, red velvet cake, fried pecan pie, fried whole catfish, Mac and cheese, turnip greens, cornbread, and some pecan dessert. My favorites were probably the cream corn and turnip greens. This cream corn has some saltiness to it and a bit of smoky flavor, which was unlike the usual ones that I've tried. The turnip greens were probably one of the best ones I've tried in awhile. As far as everything else, they were all pretty good but the pecan dessert was way too sweet for me. Overall, this place was a worth a try! read more

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Country cooking like your mama & grandma made. I especially like the food line. All the food is right there, looking and smelling so good. Pick what you want and they serve it up in big portions, I usually ask for a to go box while I'm getting my food. There's no waiting for someone to take your order, then cook it, then bring it to you. I really like that. Multiple fresh homemade desserts like mama & grandma made. You will not be disappointed. Just wish they were open a little bit longer during the day. read more

I had heard about Minnie's several times and decided to try it for myself this weekend. I was happy to see that the restaurant had online ordering on its website so it could save me a phone call and a potentially misheard/wrong order. I placed my order on Saturday for Sunday pick up and promptly received e-mailed instructions on what to expect next. The e-mail stated a second one would be sent with an estimated time on when I should drop by. Unfortunately, I never received this e-mail on Sunday and had to eventually call the restaurant to check if my order was done. This was disappointing because take-out fried chicken can get really soggy if it's left sitting in an enclosed syrofoam box. I wanted to pick it up as soon as it was ready and not an hour later. When I arrived, parking was easily accessible. Since people aren't allowed to dine in due to COVID-19, I was relieved I didn't have any issues with parking like some previous Yelpers did. It was a quick in and out; service was really friendly. Food-wise, I ordered a three side set composed of turnip greens, collards, and mashed potatoes. A piece of cornbread was included which I hadn't expected. It was savory with what I felt was the slightest bit of sweetness which I love when it comes to cornbread. My only complaint about the sides was that the collard greens and turnip greens were very salty. I had to press on them with my fork to squeeze out as much of the salty juice as I could to make them more palpable. I also ordered a dark meat set that came with a fried drumstick and thigh, potato roll, and two sides. I asked for the macaroni and cheese and the cornbread dressing. It was nice that someone put parchment paper over the fried chicken to save it from the large droplets of water that had built up inside the syrofoam box. The fried chicken was unfortunately not crispy anymore at this point but all of the food was still warm and very comforting. It's just the type of food for a nice Sunday. I just wished I could have eaten it when it was still fresh and at its best. read more

Delicious home cooked Southern soul food. Service is friendly and accommodating and everything from the fried chicken to the hamburger steaks and sides was very fresh. So good we even went back two days in a row! read more

Friendly staff. Food mediocre. Chicken was dry. Beef tips not good. Sides weren't bad. Overall will not be going back.

Great place to stop if you find yourself in Columbus and have a craving for Southern comfort food. This is a bare bones, small town cafeteria,so don't expect upscale. Food is served on paper plates and the sweet tea is strictly self serve. If you're still reading, let me tell you about the food. Good crispy fried chicken, tasty fried okra, and delicious Lima beans. My husband had the hamburger steak and rice and wished he had ordered differently. Service is warm and friendly. If you grew up in the South and want a trip back in time, Minnie's May be a good choice for you! read more

Spontaneously, we drove an hour and a half away to spend the afternoon in Columbus. We stumbled on this true gem for lunch! YUM!! Great service. Even better food! read more

Minnie's Uptown Restaurant - Home cookin at its finest! - Soul Food Near Me - Columbus, Georgia

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Saw some of the reviews and wanted something g close by. Am I glad we went here. The fried chicken is awesome and everything is made from scratch. Food was epic! read more

I've​ heard so much about Minnie's so I was super excited when I got a chance to stop by. Minnies is fairly​ easy to get to but the parking is a nightmare :/ The parking lot is so small... so your better off parking in the street. The customer service is everything! ALL of the staff seem like they were happy to be there and that's really rare for a lot of businesses. I ordered the smothered pork chops​ over rice​ and mac and cheese and green beans​... The portions​ were a good size and the food was pretty good... The only thing that I would change is the plastic silverware...​ it's pretty hard to cut into your pork chop​​ with plasticware... read more

Minnie's Uptown Restaurant - Soul Food Near Me - Columbus, Georgia

My go-to place for lunch when I am in Columbus. I just wish they would stop using styrofoam and plastic. read more

Some call it Soul Food but to me, it's just good Southern Comfort Food We had to cut our vacation to Florida short because of Hurricane Matthew and in the process, also had to detour west through Alabama to get to the Carolina's which ended up taking us through Columbus. Good thing because otherwise we would not have found Mimmie's Uptown Restaurant. It's in what appears to be an old store front just South of Downtown Columbus. You walk in and move to the serving area on the left and go through the line and you meal is served to you Cafeteria Style. Not fancy but it worked in grade school and it works now. This day they had a choice of 5 meats and looks like 12 sides. I had the baker turkey with cornbread stuffing with gravy, along with my two sides which were mashed potatoes and gravy and mac and cheese. My wife had the same except she had creamed corn instead of the mac and cheese. Excellent choices and I'm sure the other items on the menu we did not try were equally as good. You can tell you're in the old South and not from the accents but rather from being address as Sugar and Hon. Very pleasant. As I pointed out, it appears to be two storefronts tied together so the place is not fancy. The primary decorations are all of the awards this restaurant has one over the years and you can get a hint of how many in some of the pictures, I'm posting as well. A bit hard to find if you're not from the area but definitely worth the effort to track it down. read more

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Minnie's is one of those places you must just show up and experience it. It looks a local cafeteria, but it's anything but. The group there has been making incredible veggies and their fried chicken and meatloaf are awesome. read more

Great food and customer service EVERY TIME! Nothing better to be received with a smile and great tasting homemade southern cooking. read more

Minnie's Uptown Restaurant - Soul Food Near Me - Columbus, Georgia

Good meat and three. Traditional . Friendly folks, a bit grimy. A clear local favorite with quick lunch service.

Best food for lunch . They've been there for ever and that should say it all but recommend get there before twelve cause the line can be bad Go it's a must at lunch in Columbus read more

Great home cooked food. I had the fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, and Mac and cheese. It was difficult to pick the sides because they all looked fantastic! The staff is extremely polite and efficient. Don't let the long line deter you. Must try! read more

Very good southern food. I could've gotten the beef tips or baked chicken or even meatloaf but we opted for fried chicken as it came right out of the oven. So delicious. Especially the Mac and cheese. The corn was great and rolls. read more

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