"Fact: Southern cooking tastes 110% better when it’s enjoyed in a 1905 Victorian-style mansion with the requisite murals, fireplaces, and quaint Southern garden. And with the closure of their location out by the airport, the original Germantown spot is the only way to experience the communal charm at Monell’s. So prepare to sit elbow-to-elbow with strangers as you share a family-style meal of skillet-fried chicken, cheese grits, warm Southern vegetables, and biscuits for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Here’s a sorta secret tidbit: you can also score all of the aforementioned stuff during “Monell’s at Midnight“ on Saturdays from midnight to 3am. But you didn’t hear that from us." - Jackie Gutierrez-Jones