Roots Southern Table

"Roots Southern Table, about 20 minutes outside the city centre in Farmers Branch, is both restorative and reinvigorating—classic comfort food in digs elegant enough to impress both your grandma and your out-of-town coworkers. With a menu separated into sections called Down Home Roots and Modern Roots, they make regional Southern cuisine through the lens of the chef’s family recipe and childhood memories. My Mother’s Gumbo is an immediate classic, peppery and loaded with shrimp and scallions. And every order should include the duck fat fried chicken dusted in a housemade all-purpose creole seasoning, with skin so crunchy that the sound could burst champagne flutes like the opera singer in Looney Tunes." - Nick Rallo

"Prepare to be tempted by the cast iron cornbread and fried green tomatoes, staples in any Southern kitchen. Then, dive into some inventive main courses that take the spices and cooking methods of Southern fare and elevate them using modern methods. The duck fat fried chicken and gumbo are longtime signature dishes that are great orders. One of the highlights here is that diners can see right into the busy kitchen and watch the staff prepare everything with what seems to be choreographed precision. It’s a hallmark of chef Tiffany Derry’s restaurants." - Courtney E. Smith

"Subject of a controversial review by Keith Lee, sparking a heated response." - Courtney E. Smith

"Roots Southern Table in the Dallas-Fort Worth area was part of Keith Lee's food review tour." - Brittany Britto Garley

"Chef Tiffany Derry’s Roots Chicken Shack, with its duck fat fried chicken, has been supplanted by her wonderful restaurant in Farmers Branch. Get it there but add the gruyere potato and a fancy cocktail. You can also get it as a to-go at Roots Chicken Shak at Legacy Hall in Plano." - Courtney E. Smith, Amy McCarthy