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    Southern Star

    4.2 (93 reviews)
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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Zeus' meal (Fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, creamed corn, sweet potatoes)
    Alex R.

    My closest friends and I flew in to Tennessee to ring in 2021 and searched for Tennessee southern eating. Good lord, this place blew my expectations out of the tasteless Miami waters we came from. Southern Star may have single handedly saved our 2020 with their blue plate special. Starting with a Brunswick Stew, don't let the simple name fool you; it's been served everyday for 20 years for a reason. DELIGHTFUL start to the mythologically epic meal that was inbound. And then the magical blue plate was set in front of me and all hell broke lose in my stomach as the aroma of the meal seeped in. Starting with the creamed corn, Zeus would descend down from Mt. Olympus to eat this here. SO CREAMY AND CORNY (like my reference). Then the roasted sweet potatoes, a very nice and tasteful counterbalance from the majestic corn experience from a moment ago and cleansed the palette for my next mouth watering moment... the mashed potatoes and gravy. These mashed potatoes were Thanksgiving Day worthy, I flashed back instantly to Nov 26th when the gravy smoothly graced my taste buds. 2020 had 2 Thanksgivings for me, and not even COVID could kill it. And then the Star of the South arrived, the fried chicken! Sweet Mother Nature the fried chicken was phenomenal. Tennessee is the Volunteer state because the chickens served here volunteered to be fried and served (probably). Their sacrifice is an honor in the name of chickens worldwide and it shows in the taste. Epic chicken. But wait, there's more. The grand finale. The bombastic banana pudding blew my mind hole. It took me into a banana dream within a dream; Bananaception. It wasn't dessert, it was an experience. If you're a local, I don't know how you avoid eating here everyday. If you're visiting Chattanooga, please God visit this restaurant and enjoy the very friendly service, the humble interior, and the out of this world Blue Plate experience for a mere $10. Seriously. Support local businesses and try this place out. PS: The Mac n Cheese wasn't great (friend's order, not mine).

    meatloaf, mashed potatoes and peas
    Crystal F.

    Excellent everything! Hands down to an awesome crew, beautifully well~prepared vegetables seasoned perfectly and flavorful meats. It's always the cleanest environment, yet relaxed enough that you can spread out and chill out.

    Brunswick stew
    Casey C.

    Consistently good food. Consistently good service. I eat here often and love trying new things because they are all good quality. The food is hot and fresh. Simple southern food but not your common greasy spoon southern food. Better than mom's in a lot of cases. Today I had the pot roast, roasted carrots, and mashed potatoes with gravy, and brunswick stew. The fried green tomatoes are very good. You should try them. Also, when they have jambalaya on n special-get it. You'll thank me later.

    Chicken fried steak black-eyed peas and okra. Corn bread and tea.
    Thomas T.

    Southern. Says it and they bring it. The menu is full of deep south favorites. We did the meat and three. There were two meat / protein choices. Chicken fried steak and roast chicken today. Not really a choice for me. FRY IT. The sides were great. Wife got copper penny carrots, an almost sweet pickled carrot. New to us but will be copied at home. Apples and Cheese? Yes! It worked. Brunswick stew. Sweet and hot and meaty. Huge slabs of cornbread and fresh brewed tea. The service was spot on. Alan was great being around and explained things even after we ordered. He offered to replace anything we didn't love. Really? We loved it all. It's a lot of food but not insane. We were really full but not stuffed. Desert looked great and maybe next time.

    Banana pudding -- get in my tummy. Such light meringue and delicious pudding and cookies.
    Nora M.

    My sister (from Nashville) and I (from the Atlanta area) meet once a month for lunch in Chattanooga. She selected Southern Star, and I agreed because the menu looked great, it had great reviews, and it had outdoor seating. I don't eat inside anywhere because of Covid; outside is enough of a stretch. This was their first day, offering dine-in service, which we didn't know, and we sat on the lovely porch even though it was a very cool day. We had the sweetest waitress, Chandler, who said she was working to get back in the groove since the restaurant had been closed for full service for a long time (although we didn't have any issue or problems with her good service!), was a very sweet and pleasant representative of the restaurant. My sister got the chicken plus veggies: fried okra, creamed corn, and lima beans. I got the veggie plate with fried okra, limas, macaroni and cheese, and cornbread dressing with gravy. We also sampled their cornbread (not the thin fried "corncake"? that comes with the meal), and the cornbread is yummy. My vegetables were great, the limas not heavy and greasy like I have had at other meat and three places, and the dressing made me think of Thanksgiving. Yum! The mac and cheese had the flavor of an herb that I could not identify, and it still bothers me today because it had a distinctive flavor! Very cheesy too! We knew to preorder a banana pudding to share, although it is so light that we easily could have eaten one each! We will be back and are pleased to find this spot. They have free parking in the lot behind their store; just look for the office building behind Southern Star and go that way to park free!

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    First time customers here today. Good home style food and very pleasant m, helpful employees.

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    Attentive service. Good food. Attempt at homemade. The banana pudding is not at all homemade so save your money on that.

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    The food is delicious and employees are happy and helpful always . It's a great place to go with kids and all .

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    Good for lunch or supper or take out. Best meat and three restaurant in Chattanooga. Good service.

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    Great lunch as always. Milano salad is good for a light lunch and you can't beat their meat and three.

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