This was my first time in Mississippi and I wanted to try a local restaurant. I searched Yelp and…read morefound this one, decided to give it a try. The staff was extremely friendly and patient while customers made their selections. You go up to the counter to order & pay and they bring your food out when it's ready. The seating area is large, clean, and has a relaxing vibe to it. We ordered the BBQ ribs & tips w/cabbage & dressing, BBQ ribs & tips w/green beans & yams, and the Chicken & dumplings w/green beans & baked beans. The meals all came with cornbread. The ribs had the perfect amount of smoke flavor & bbq sauce. They were also nice and tender. The sides were all flavorful and nicely seasoned, the cornbread was excellent. Highly recommend giving this restaurant a try

Traveling thru Meridian - and can't resist some great Soul Food. Absolutely wonderful! Wife had…read moreSmothered Chicken with collard greens and stuffing; I had meatloaf with mashed potatoes and collard greens! Everything was great!

If you are in the Carthage area stop by this family Owned restaurant and give them some support!…read moreThe restaurant is beautiful and is an added bright spot in this little town that doesn't have much! And the food was good!

Came to Carthage to shop. Our group was famished and decided to eat here. That was a wonderful…read moredecision! The salad bar has plenty of choices. The menu is easy, just circle what you want. The food is piping hot and delicious. This is the first time I have ever had Zipper Peas as a vegetable option. They are wonderfully creamy. The fried chicken was perfect. And let me tell you, that strawberry poke cake is finer than frog belly hair split four ways! The staff is on point and attentive. Not bad on the pocketbook either! Y'all go eat with these fine folks!

This place is a 10/10, the food is amazing and the service was wonderful. Southern hospitality at…read moreits finest and it was delicious! We ordered the smothered chicken & the pork chops, each came with 2 sides and cornbread. This place is worth traveling for, food network needs to know about it. I can't wait to go back!

The food here was great! It real homemade soul food cooking. I'm vegetarian so I didn't eat the…read moremeat portions but my family is not vegetarian and they loved it! I thoroughly enjoyed the sides though :)!

Food was great, seasoned good. Only problem chicken not done enough for me. Of I see blood next to…read morebone I don't eat it. Crust on it was delicious.

I have heard of my mom talk about this place but had never been. When you walk in it's very laid…read moreback. Someone will show you to a table and take your drink order. It's buffet style with two lines. If you can get there when they open. It gets busy. They had fried cheese strips, baked chicken that was well seasoned and to die for. Boneless ribs that were also amazing alone with veggies, salad, bread, & desserts. My mom lives close to Forest and I told her we could plan our visits when this place was open. We will be back.

Very good catfish and Ribs. That's all I had but I'm sure the entire menu is Fire. I will be going…read moreback to try the items on the menu.

Don't miss this place! Best BBQ chicken and plenty of home cooked sides to choose from. Be sure…read moreand get a taste of the baked beans and candy yams. Between the both of us we tasted almost all the sides and they were delicious! The hospitality of Big Daddy and company was the most enjoyable part of the stop. We ate on the inside counters and enjoyed our visit with everyone there! Picnic tables out back for your enjoyment. Made our MS trip a memorable one!

The food there is wonderful! The buffet style service has all options covered. Salad, meats,…read morevegetables, bread, and desserts. Pay as you enter, and then fix your plate! There is plenty of seating, even if you have to sit upstairs. All the staff are helpful and keep your glass full. A trip there will not be regretted.

The young man at the car rental station said I needed to try this place. He said they were closed…read moreon Monday so I didn't even try to go (I don't think they were closed). I wanted to go Tuesday but coworkers didn't want to go out. Tried to go Wednesday but they were closed for dinner. My flight was leaving later in the day on Thursday and I had to try to go. Online it said they were open at 10 am. I checked out of the hotel and headed to the restaurant. There were already a lot of people waiting for them to open. To my surprise they opened at 10:30. When the doors opened people were "fighting" to get inside. This is a buffet setting. You pay before eating. To go plates are available for purchase. There is an upstairs eating area. I think there were 3 hot stations, a cold station, and a desert station and an ice cream machine. All the food looked so good. I had to get a little taste of everything. The fried chicken and fried chicken livers were Hands down my favorite things. I like greens that are tangy with a little spicy - these were not that. The cornbread was hard couldn't eat it. Everything else was ok. Nothing that I had that "gotta go back for more" feeling (except the chicken). There were so many offerings, and they have Pepsi products. They have a drink station but The servers bring you drinks. I definitely would go back again if I'm in the area.

Welcome to a real southern fish house. You can order from the menu but most have the buffet. You…read morecan have catfish strips, or whole fried or steamed. There are fried frog legs. Two kinds of shrimp boiled or fried. Sides are greens, boiled potatoes and corn on the cob. You have to ask for slaw and they bring just enough. Everything is good. We were disappointed with the hush puppies. Nothing special. Two kinds of cobbler if you have room. I had the berry that was just right. The peach got a bad review. One more thing the cocktail sauce actually has horseradish in it. We got there at 5:30 on a rainy Saturday expecting to beat the dinner rush. Wrong. There are ten tables one seats two one seats three two seat eight. Several folks came in for carry out. If this is what you are looking this is the place. I'll be back.

Eat here every time I ride thru Carthage. This place keeps getting better and better with Ken as…read morethe owner/manager. Definitely motorcycle friendly. Definitely 2A friendly. Awesome veteran owned restaurant. Richard really knows how to prepare fish!!!!

I wish they had something I DIDN'T like. Unfortunately, I have never had anything they have I…read moredidn't like!! Loved the grilled pimento cheese with the "special" tomato on it. The caramel Cake, lemon meringue pie are to die for. And the lady seeing to our needs was the BEST. She answered all questions about everything and we never waited more than a few minutes for anything. Wish every place we go was like this!

I've been here 2 times. I love it. It tastes like home…read morecooking like grandma used to make. I will eat here as much as I can in the future. I got dessert this time. Snap!! . I dont think ANY COCONUT PIE has ever been memorable.... but JEAN'S IT VERY MEMORABLE! The Carmel Cake was sold out... so next time I will need to get 2 desserts. Coconut pie and caramel cake. I inhaled coconut pie. No photo. Sorry.

Great mom & pop bbq American fare food. Delicious and good price and friendly staff. Don't be…read morediscouraged by it being "in the middle of nowhere" and just follow the sign to the left!

Good food. Really good food. I had the chitterlings plate with 3 sides, peach cobbler and lemonade…read more The chitterlings were extra clean and tasty. The sides were typical for a soul food restaurant and were good as well. The prices are good but I believe a bit underpriced for the amount of food I was given. I could not finish my entire plate. They will definitely be on our list of restaurants the next time we visit Columbus, MS.

The food was so good. It tasted like my grandmother made it. The people were friendly and polite…read more The restaurant was clean and well maintained inside.

Stopped here on a drive up from New Orleans. It is a little bit of a drive from the interstate, and…read morein an extremely depressed area. It must be a rough area as well, as they have a guy standing outside the establishment with a hand cannon protecting the restaurant and the vehicles outside. All you anti-Second Amendment folks need to spend sometime here...it will become apparent why some people need guns...but I digress. I'm here to discuss the food. The catfish is excellent. Hands down the best option here. They know what they're doing with the bottom feeders. Strangely enough, the fried chicken is not. I would mark that as an avoid. And the spaghetti casserole was not bad, but not the greatest either. I'd go all in on that catfish. The sides are quite good. I highly recommend the corn, green beans, and lima beans. Those lima beans are wow! I'd love to have that recipe. Overall, if you know what to get, you'll have a great experience. Personally, I'm glad I got off the interstate and came here. This is America. Not what you see from the highway.