This tidy little cafe was a favorite lunch spot when I worked in Irving. In a recent week day I found myself nearby and went back. It did not disappoint! I had my usual fried catfish, which was perfectly prepared. The cabbage was excellent and the black-eyed peas were good, but the greens were too bitter for me. The chips and salsa were fresh and tasty. The service is friendly and attentive. I hope to get back to that part of town for another down home meal again soon! read more

I love southern cooking and Mexican food. So this seemed like a great solution. 1st- I had water & chicken quesadilla. It was fine. Nothing special. But very average. Had chips and salsa. Good flavor in salsa but very spicy hot! 2nd visit- I had water & the Pinto Beans & Cornbread at $6.95 on the menu. It came with cheese, onions and jalapeño peppers. Pretty good flavor. Not a southern type I'm used to. But for $6.95, it was fine. Big Problem: when I went to pay, I was charged $9.69. When I asked about this I was told there was an increase in price but the new menus had not come in. WHAT? That's not only deceptive but illegal! B-law 101. The sweet woman said all the regular customers were aware of this. I will not ever go back. Average food, run down booth & very deceptive practices. read more

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The local Indian-American community supports a tantalizing variety of North and South India and fusion restaurants. Must not overlook Southern Recipe. Quick and tasty lunches: I really liked the lamb vindaloo! read more

Unfortunately service was slow. Waitress kept forgetting to add items we ordered to the final bill. Was literally waiting on a to go order and was told, "oh I forgot to add this on your bill" so frustrated. Still tipped on poor service and mediocre food. Not a top pick in the area to return. read more

The building's a bit hidden away but it looks like they get most of their business for lunch. It's nestled perfectly between a bunch of office buildings. We went for dinner. The decor was very interesting and they had the three stooges playing. Overall the food was okay. I did notice most things needed more salt though. The burger was pretty good. Everything was quite affordable. The service was amazing. We might be back but most likely just for lunch. Overall, I'm glad that we tried it. read more

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Good food staf is very friendly. Area is clean and comfortable will eat lunch there two or three times a week to keep from eating fast food . And very reasonably priced read more

Southern Recipe is nestled in an unassuming strip mall in Irving. I've passed by it hundreds of times on my way to work, but never popped in. Recently my office moved very close to this location, so I decided to give them a try for lunch. Now my only regret is that I didn't go here sooner! I've been singing the praises of Southern Recipe to all of my coworkers, some of whom are already aware of how delicious their food is! Everyone there is quite friendly, you can tell they have a lot of regulars. They did lose a star because I had to wait a very long time for my check because the waitresses were chatting with other customers for long periods of time. It's great that y'all are friendly, but you have to balance that with service, especially for working folks that are there on their lunch break. The food was a full 5 stars! Best chicken sandwich in Irving, in my opinion. The grilled chicken was tender and juicy, the bacon was crisp, the bun had outstanding flavor and texture, and the onion rings were the crunchiest I've ever had (also reheated wonderfully in a toaster oven). The portion was beyond generous, I took half home with me for later. I also love that they bring you out warm chips and salsa, and the salsa is very authentic, not the slightly spiced ketchup you get some places, lol. Already coming back and bringing the fam for my MIL's bday! read more

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My work friend took me there. He had the pork chop plate and OMG, huge chunk of pork and the sides were pretty big too! I had the cheeseburger, which was also huge and very flavorful...I didn't leave a crumb lol. The waiter was super sweet and with a great sense of humor. The owners are Latinos and make you feel right at home! I can tell they have their regulars. read more

Southern Recipe - Cheeseburger combo - American Near Me - Irving, Texas

I had hesitations on this place. Didn't seem very southern at first. The menu has a lot of Mexican dishes so I tried a sandwich first. It was great. A BLT with their homemade potatoes. They were amazing! Please try them if you like potatoes, not the frozen stuff. My friends food was good as well they said. I stole a bite or the chicken fried steak and it was juicy. Please keep in mind I don't write reviews Fareal. I just felt they needed better pics and reviews. So hey! Try it. read more

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I Highly recommend FOR NO ONE TO EAT HERe !!!Not Good At all the the chicken fried steak was frozen vegetables tasted like crap. Very hot inside read more

I thought I would be in for a treat because of the name, but this place is an insult to southern recipes. The brocolli and cheese was steamed broccoli topped with pasteurized nacho cheese. Not even stirred just topped. Macaroni and cheese seems a lot like Stouffer's. QuickTrip and Chic Fil A has real macaroni and cheese...grab a page from their playbook. Then they said they will raise their prices next week. Don't gotta worry about me going back and obviously its not because of the increase in prices. read more

If you want great, home cooked food without all the hassle, this is the place! I live near Houston and when I make a trip to see family in Irving, this is a must go to restaurant. We were there over Memorial Day weekend and as always, the food, service and cleanliness were above par. Our waiter Jose, didn't miss a beat and kept us taken care of quickly. And that was a chore considering there was 7 of us with 3 kids under 7! Food was all made the way we ordered it and came out hot! Biscuits were hot and fluffy and omelets packed with bacon and cheese! Like I said: GREAT SERVICE, FOOD and cleanliness! ( You can't beat the prices either!) read more

We just showed up on a Saturday at 9 am and the place is closed up (or maybe vacant)) Anyone know anything? This used to be one of our favorite places. My wife is already going through breakfast taco withdrawals. read more

Cozy little place nestled in a small strip center not far from Northlake College at the corner of Walnut Hill Lane and Storey Road. Breakfast, lunch, or dinner this place is there for you. They open every morning at 7, except for Sunday when they open at 7:30. During the week you can grab a bite as late as 10, and on the weekends until 9. I come here for breakfast before work sometimes and pick up an order togo. The staff is super, the food is great, and it is a delicious way to start off my day. read more

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I usually order a full size salad along with full entrees for my family. I recently ordered two full size salads since we are trying to eat healthier. I was given smaller portions of the salads, yet charged the same price. Kind of disappointing being a loyal customer. There goes my weekly trip to this place. On a quest to find a new restaurant that doesn't skimp on ingredients. read more

The one is for the food, not the service. I'll start off with the service. It was excellent! I came in with my co workers for a holiday lunch. It was over 10 of us there and our server was twirling honey! She made sure we didn't have to ask for refills, had are orders right, and was so sweet! Now, if only the food was as excellent as our server. I had the sour cream enchilada...will never order it again. I was better off going into the freezer section of a local grocery store, pulling out an $.88 frozen enchilada and nuking it in the microwave! Because the service was great, I'm willing to go back and try something else on the menu. Hopefully it won't leave me feeling like a frozen enchilada would've been a better choice. read more

So delicious. The service was prompt. One of the best egg sandwiches I have had in a while. Oh and the home made potatoes.... Yuummmyyy!!!! read more

Southern Recipe - Bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich for $5 plus potatoes were $2. Yuuuuummmmmy - American Near Me - Irving, Texas

I love this place!!! My friends and I come here every Sunday and are totally pleased with food and service!!!!!!!!

Great service and great place to enjoy awesome food ! Ask for Rocio she is the best .

What kind of meat are they using for the chicken fried steak? It was disgusting and tough. I don't even know if it was beef. A frozen cfs is 4 stars compared to what they serve. See my pic. The blackeyed peas taste canned. Both brown and white gravy are packaged. Mashed potatoes I believe were real. The best thing were the collard greens. They tasted really fresh and weren't overly seasoned. I'd come back just for those. read more

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The fried catfish is incredible--some of the best I've ever had. Most of the sides are great, one exception being the Mac and cheese. Servers are gracious, friendly, and attentive. read more

Ok, this spot seems like a hole-in-the-wall kind of find. Looking for something different I hit up Yelp and spotted Southern Recipe with good reviews and decided to give them a try for breakfast. At first, when I pulled up, I was questioning my decision. The restaurant is in a strip mall kind of location and looked pretty non-descript. Pressing on we went in and were seated in a diner style booth where our young server, a culinary school student, gave us our menu and got us started. We stuck with basic Texas breakfast fare, chicken fried steak and eggs, and it was very good. Much better than I was expecting. One of the simplest things a restaurant can do is serve their food hot, and SR did just that. Service was quick and attentive and that added to the overall experience. I would definitely give them another visit. read more

First time here and I had the steak and shrimp with onion rings and fries. Steak a little over cooked but everything else was delectable. Onion ring was nicely batter with thin cut onion. I will definitely be back. read more

Southern Recipe - Steak and shrimp - American Near Me - Irving, Texas

Second time here. Still wicked yummy. I suggest the breakfast tacos. Closest thing to down south texas breakfast tacos you'll find. Today I got the meatloaf and it was tasty too! 3 sides! Too much food. If you leave here hungry, it's your own fault. read more

Excellent menu as it has variety of options. Food is good, except the pork chops, which r outstanding!! Choice of 3 sides makes this restaurant fun and Interesting as no matter your mood, one will find something to bait the appetite. Attentive service. read more

This place is very quiet. Nice staff. Clean. The menu had a huge variety. I mean super huge. The name makes you think it's southern fried food at its finest, but the inside is Tec Mex. Lots of southern options are available. But sou are lots of Mexican foods. Overall the food was very tasty and well priced. Enjoyed our visit very much. read more

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Quick tips: This place has great food for a great value. A kind of secret in a Las Colinas rough. The Breakfast Tacos are delish! On the weekends, the $3.75 Breakfast combo is a ridiculous deal - eggs, toast, sausage or ham and your choice of potatoes... Um wow! Short stack of pancakes are delicious, no surprises. Free warm salsa and chips AND bread and cornbread. Really friendly owner. Food: We came here for my brother's birthday, my parents swear by it and we weren't sure what to expect. Their high praises were justified. This place has delicious food, friendly owner and patrons and did I mention their prices are unbeatable. Don't fill up on the cornbread and rolls though - easier to do with the slightly sweet rolls than the grainy cornbread. Also, the warm salsa and thin chips are also complimentary! I would recommend the breakfast tacos above anything, the hashbrowns were average, needed an extra amount of salt. Add an extra stack of pancakes for a sweet side. Oh and I also have leftovers for dinner since the portions were so large! Ambiance - This is not a place to impress. Just for a lazy Sunday brunch. As I was contemplating sharing the breakfast tacos with my boyfriend, a nearby patron suggested against it... they were too delicious to share - he was right! Service - Great service! My water was always full. A few of the waitresses have a slight hispanic accent. It was funny to hear my dad with his thick Indian accent trying to communicate with the waitress and her thick Hispanic accent. read more

Well, it wasn't exactly the down-home cooking I was hoping for because most of what was on the menu was mexican food, but everything was pretty good. My friends and I do have to make fun of the "Southern Chicken" on the menu. It's a fried chicken breast with ham and swiss cheese. That sounds like Chicken Cordon Bleu to me. Inexpensive, slow wait staff and no atmosphere. read more

What a mistake. We should have known upon walking into an EMPTY breakfast joint on a Saturday late morning that we were in trouble. First, it's dim inside and it smells BAD. We had seen some decent reviews on here and hoped they'd wow us with the food. They didn't. I saw something weird on the menu - a "pancake sandwich" - I thought that sounded dumb/fun to try so I ordered it. I got 2 pancakes on one plate, eggs and bacon on another. I guess it's some kinda self-assemble sandwich? The bacon was undercooked, which drives me nuts, and the eggs were just passable. The pancakes were worse that what I can make myself. I think these were bisquick or something. They make a breakfast sandwich - it was also passable as food. Their biscuits and sausage gravy surprised me in that it was the worst I'd ever had, and I'd recently had some really bad ones at Waffle House. These biscuits tasted like they were made from a can and were a week old. Super dry and flavorless. The gravy was just white gravy with hardly any sausage in it. It was gross. This place is gross overall. No one is in here on the weekend, it's dim and depressing and the food is terrible. AVOID. read more

They They have great food and the servers are very friendly.Their hamburgers taste better fast food restaurant in Texas read more

Southern Recipe - American Near Me - Irving, Texas

Southern Recipe is one of those places that is good to know, but not one that you'd go out of your way for. I took my seat by the window in the restaurant that seemed to emulate the decor at Saltgrass--pretty Texanish. The waiter came by and promptly brought me a water and a bowl of bread and cornbread. The cornbread was not good, but the bread was decent. I asked the waiter which of the daily specials he recommended, but he told me he hadn't tried either (which saddened me) and he told me the chop steak was more popular that day. I ordered that with their Southern Green Beans, Black Eyed Peas, and Macaroni & Cheese. Nothing was particularly fantastic. The sides were bland, but I did enjoy the chop steak. At one point I thought I was eating hamburger meat, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing. It was good beef. One thing I noticed is that every other table was getting a sizzling plate of fajitas. That might be something worth checking out. They also serve breakfast items all day, along with a vast array of mexican. Try this place out, but don't get your hopes up just because of the name (like I did)!!! read more

There are good cheap places to eat in Las Colinas. You just have to look. Most entrees range from seven to eight bucks and come with the works. And, unlike Chili's or a chain restaurant, you can tell it's not just ingredients and grease, there's some love there. Awesome lunch spot, highly recommended. read more

Wonderful food! Our family of four had a great experience. Breakfast meal, Mexican, catfish and chicken fingers all was great. Very friendly staff. Don't be deterred by the tinted windows, the atmosphere inside was welcoming. Just visiting the city, but will remember this place for next time. read more

We used to be regulars but quit for several reasons, one of which is that it always smells bad. We tried again today because the food is always good, but to be honest it's because they cook with lard and bacon grease. Today we tried again. We were the only people there. CNN was on the TV. Then another couple walked in, asked to have the TV changed to Fox, which was promptly done without asking us. We asked to have it turned down and she did turn it down, but they should come up with a policy. You never know if it will be cartoons, violent movies, loud, Fox News, a shopping network. It's annoying. Then a mouse ran across the room. It apparently came from under my booth bench and ran across the dining room and disappeared behind the cashier's booth. When we told the waitress she did not seem surprised. Now I wonder if mice are the reason the restaurant always smells bad. There is always a mildew and rubbish smell in there. We are not going there again. read more

Not the flashiest place around, but they defintiely serve good food. It's also reasonably priced and is a great value. You would never know it from its name, but in addition to made from scratch country cooking, the other half of the menu is Mexican Food. You can either get good 'ol country cookin with rolls and bread, or Mexican with chips and salsa. Sometimes, I get chips and salsa even though I get a country dish. I used to work next door, so this was popular for lunch. I get the lunch fajitias that are the same exact portion for dinner, and it's $8.95! For dinner, the prices aren't that much more. Their country dishes and sides are all well seasoned and hearty. The design could be freshened, and this isn't a place you would take customers, a date, or friends from out of town to impress them, but if you want a decent sized portion at a fair price, this is definitely your place! read more

Southern recipe is a hidden gem in Irving! Not only is the food amazing but the prices are also a great deal! The staff is super friendly and I have yet to have a meal I did not enjoy! Our entire office goes to Southern Recipe at least once a week for lunch! We love it! read more

Went here for lunch for the first time today. I was shocked to see the most of the menu was Mexican food with a name like southern recipe and touting that they had down home country food. I got the chicken fried steak with three vegetables and cornbread. The chicken fried steak was good and the vegetables were better. The cornbread was excellent. The main reason I gave him a three was most of the food was just average not bad but not excellent. Also, the service was not very attentive or friendly. I will probably go back if I am in the area and maybe try the Mexican food since that seems to be their specialty. read more

Wednesday lunch took me to a little known home-style restaurant on West Walnut Hill. If you are not looking for it, you will miss it. The restaurant is nestled in a small shopping plaza next door to an Italian place. But believe me, you will experience a heavy dose of FOMO if you don't check out "Southern Recipe". This restaurant will satisfy that country/Tex-Mex hankering that you've had but been unable to take care of at other places in the area. First off, let me define "home-style" for you. A few yelp reviewers have called the food bland and unimpressive. Home-Style food is defined as simple, unpretentious and evoking the comforts of home. Home-style is essentially "Mom's food", the meat and potatoes of the culinary world. This place offers "Mom's food" and serves up southern country (chicken fried steak, meatloaf etc) and Tex-Mex (enchiladas, fajitas, carne asida and other mexican dishes). In Texas, especially West Texas, it is not unusual AT ALL to have a place that serves both Tex-Mex and country food. Now that we've established what home-style food is, let's discuss what it is not. Home-style food is not fancy tapas portions nor has steakhouse prices. It won't have over-the-top flavor, and it will not be exotic. Americanized mexican food is meant to be more bland than traditional Mexican food; that is why it is called Tex-Mex. Tex-Mex is from the Tejanos culture in Texas. Anyway, for some of us, Tex-Mex food is "down home" or country food, especially if you're a West Texan like myself. Okay, now let's talk about my meal. I ordered chicken fried steak (huge, wonderful portion) and I also got mashed potatoes with gravy, mac and cheese and okra. It was exactly what I was looking for. Gravy-smothered crispy, yummy chicken fry (that's what I call it). The mashed taters were creamy and hot, okra was crispy, and the mac and cheese took care of my craving. I also got complimentary chips and salsa. The salsa rated in the top four best of salsas, in my book, that I ever have had. Yes, it was warm which is common in Tex-Mex, but it was fresh. I ended my meal with sopapillas, and they had just the right amount of cinnamon and sugar. Again, it was what I wanted and asked for. It made me happy! Service was quick, and I was seated quickly after arriving at 11:30am. They were short-staffed so we were attended to but not overly so like what you might find at another restaurant. Someone mentioned the ambiance of the restaurant, saying it needs to be updated. Just like your best friend's memaw and pawpaw, who live out in the country, they don't fix something unless its broken. Do you replace a piece of furniture or your vehicle when it gets a little tear in the cushion? No. I believe this adds to the homey or home-style appeal of this place. In addition to their Tex-Mex and country food, it has an amazing breakfast selection. I plan to come back for breakfast or a Sunday brunch. My only complaint regarding Southern Recipe is that I wish they sold alcohol. I could have used a fresh margarita with my chicken fry. read more

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I stopped in this evening for some macaroni and Cheese. This location was near my place of employment, so why not give it a try. Based on the name Southern, I thought they may have been referring southern style food ...I think that may have been missed a bit. Keyword was bland. Very bland! The sweet tea was great though. If you are looking for big flavor, this may not be for you. The service was great and the waitress was really nice, knowledgable and helpful. read more

I ordered this through Door Dash the food delivery app. I only ordered this food because I thought it was a replica of the southern recipes in Arlington. That people rave about! I always get the blackened chicken w/ rice and okra and a salad from them and it's delicious. This location however does not make it the same at all. I didn't even eat the chicken because it just tasted gross. Just salad and okra was the only thing I could eat. Will not order from here again. read more