Mary's Southern Cooking

My wife & I were visiting Mobile to spend Christmas with her father. We like to eat where the locals like to go and avoid chain restaurants as much as possible. Mary's Southern Cooking came up and we decided to go there for lunch. They have the absolute juiciest fried chicken breast I've ever had. I also got mac and cheese and corn to go with it. Everything was amazing. Highly recommend for good southern cooking comfort food.

First time customer. Had heard good things and they weren’t lying! Got the fried chicken plate with black eyed peas, baby limas, and yams. All were on point! Those yams and baby limas were money. This meal with a sweet tea was $25 before tip, but worth it. You better plan for a nap after. I will definitely be back for more.

Might have been my first visit, but won’t be my last!! From the friendly greeting as we entered to the ample selection for a meat and three, this was a very pleasant experience. Not only did I not leave hungry, I have enough leftovers for another meal. Do yourself a favor and go get you some!

Top tier southern cooking!! Everything was packed with flavor. The blackeyed peas, the greens, and the mac and cheese all were so good and can tell they are homemade recipes. Its like going to your mama house on Sunday. The fried chicken was good and juicy. The chicken was seasoned to the bone! So even if you ate the golden, crunchy skin off; the meat still has that good flavor of herbs and season. The staff was warm and welcoming, and we appreciated their service. Def come visit here when you need that real Soul Food. Just leave yourself time for a nap afterward lol

Well, Mary's food puts me in the mind of Piccadilly. Like it does what it does and nothing too special. The greens had a deep rich green color, but then you look closer and taste you know they are from a can. And honestly the added sugar trying to dress them up makes it worse. If you are cutting corners on vegetables maybe don't cook them. Mac and cheese...nothing special. Fish wasn't straight out the grease. I get you're trying to save time. But I think you lose out in quality. Fish was good luke warm nonetheless. I will say nothing was too salty. I would focus on a smaller menu and fresh fresh fresh vegetables. I must say that cornbread was amazing. The strawberry cake was so so. Staff was friendly. Lots of space to sit. The owner was trying to get the 2 cashiers to say welcome to Mary's. It was like pulling teeth. Only one register was open and 3 people were in the area. They could have taken turns saying it. Don't give people a chance to ruin your business just because they are related to you. Find you some folks that can embrace your vision or do it anyway.

This restaurant came highly recommended and rightly so. They specialize in southern cooking, huge portions and friendly service. Service was great but a little overwhelmed but I contributed that to the number of customers. The food tastes great, it has a home cooked flair. My one takeaway is that it is torn between fast food and a sit down restaurant. K

One of the best meals I have ever eaten. My family was impressed too. If you like Southern Food, you will love it. The people were very nice. The guy bussing the tables brought me a sample of something I asked about just to be kind. I would definitely eat here again and highly recommend it.

I made a detour in order to try this food. This location was recommended to me by one of their competitors, it says a lot about the level of respect they receive when their competition recommends them. The staff was very polite and welcoming. The establishment was very clean but a tad bit cold. The food was authentic, I had to meet the chef and verify that no one's grandmother was being held against their will and forced to prepare home cooked meals. As it turns out it was the daughter of the owner preparing cuisine that reminds me of my ancestors. I ordered several items but my favorite was the yams, black eyed peas and baked chicken with a Beyonce to wash it down. They have other options but these were the no pork options.