10/02/09

Enough already!

by Blessed1

This was one of the first restaurants my wife and I went to upon arriving to the DFW area.

We went there for lunch and we both thought it was average at best. Wasn't even close to what I call real "soul food'.

I got my co-workers to go there for lunch. Once again the food was average (the fried chicken was EXCELLENT).

Our time was limited and they were unable provide correct checks, or change to ANY of us. It took 15 minutes (there was only one other couple there) for us to finally get correct change after our meal.

I decided to give them another try this week (I was alone). Saw where they having a lunch "special" (5.99).

The waiter told me a drink was included in the special but when I went to pay, the owner said the waiter was new and the drink was NOT included in the price.

I feel if the waiter gave me inaccurate info., then THEY have a training issue, new or not. NOT my fault and the owner should have not charged me.

I thought about trying to explain to her, from a customers perspective but didn't think she would understand my point of view.

I'm still in search of a quality restaurant that serves good soul food.

• Pros: Atmosphere
• Cons: Not well managed

09/15/08

Awful food. Things have changed.

by xigalu

This place has changed. I had been to this restaurantt a few times and was very impressed with the great food. Even though I had read a bad review which said it was different I took my family back at the beginning of August 2008. And it was awful.

The prices have gone up and the quality of the food is way down. Service was slow even thopugh there was only one other table occupied on a Friday night. The decor has been changed also.

I ordered the smothered pork chops, which in the past had been melt in your mouth delicious with a white pork gravy with fantstic flavor. This time the pork was tough and cold and a had a small amount of canned brown gravy on top. The macaroni and cheese was dry and cold with very little cheese. All the side dishes for the whole family were barely room temperature. Most had to be sent back to be reheated. Most of the dishes did not seem to be "homemade" anymore, like the canned gravy.

No one in my family finished eating their dinner. We went elsewhere for dessert. I do not recommend this restaurant to anyone anymore, which is sad because it used to be so good.

09/12/08

Absolutely Horrible

by AmandaWD

"Best pork chops in town" "Best baked mac and cheese" That is not what I got from Ms. Mary's Southern Cuisine. My pork chop was extremely greasy, dried out and overcooked. It was hard to cut and very hard to eat. The baked mac and cheese NASTY! It was dried out not cheesy at all very overcooked and undercooked. Some of the noodle were very hard. The mash potatoes looked like they had been stuck in the microwave and cooked on high. Everything I had there was extremely nasty. This was just my meal I have not even mentioned my daughters or my husbands. I am a hometown southern and what I ate was not southern food. Also lets not forget the sweet tea. I am not sure what they put in it but I could not stand to drink it and I am a sweet tea kind of gal. I am never going back again and would not recommend it at all. Have you heard of the show Kitchen Nightmares! It stars Chef Ramsey. Maybe I should call him to review it or maybe it just needs a chef that knows real southern food.

• Pros: NONE THAT I FOUND
• Cons: FOOD HORRIBLE