Sonya M.
Yelp
I heard about Wilma's from a Tik Tok video. I didn't even know this restaurant had taken over the old Tilted Kilt location. The woman on Tik Tok was a recent transplant from New Orleans, and she gave Wilma's a glowing recommendation, so I thought I'd give it a shot.
I visited one weekend with my sister. We walked in and were greeted promptly. We ordered two catfish dinners and a side of greens. The catfish was listed in the menu as Grandma's licking something or another. I don't recall the exact description, but I know that's what I repeated to the waitress when she took our order. We also ordered a side of greens. Lastly, I asked her if they served actual Coke products or if the soda was generic. She stated that it was Coke, so I ordered it.
Anyway, the beverages are brought out, and the soda isn't Coke. It's definitely an off brand, and it's was also flat, so I asked for a lemonade instead. The lemonade wasn't much better, unfortunately. It was also an off brand and much too sweet. I didn't complain, though. i just pushed it aside and drank water.
The waitress comes back with two large seafood platters with an enormous amount of food! We're two petite women who weigh 125lbs at most, so there's no way we could've finished one platter much less two of them! We tell the waitress that we only ordered catfish and fries. That's it.... initially, the waitress insisted that she heard platters, but we told her that neither one us ever said that. The waitress says she must talk to the manager and leaves for over ten minutes. She comes back and tells us to remove the catfish and fries from the platters, which we do. She takes the rest of the food to the kitchen where, presumably, employees consume it.
The catfish was decent. We weren't blown away by it or anything, but it IS actual catfish being served, unlike a lot of places that try to pass swai or tilapia off as catfish. The greens were salty, but otherwise, pretty good. I'm not sure I'd visit the location again and probably wouldn't recommend it, though. Honestly, I'm not even sure the restaurant is worthy of having such a prime loop location. The overall vibe and food are mediocre and somewhat underwhelming. The decor is simple, and the space is sparsely furnished. Many of the walls are barren. It was clean and comfortable, though.
I think the bill was nearly $70 for two catfish dinners! We were shocked, and when we requested a printed bill to review the charges, our waitress said we'd get one after we paid. She never told us that 18% gratuity was automatically added to every check. My sister paid the bill and added $10 for the tip, so the waitress received that on top of 18%, which was annoying. She wasn't worthy of that at all. She should have told us about the gratuity, but she didn't for obvious reasons, which was a huge turn-off. We thought about talking to the manager about it, but decided against it. Instead, we won't return, and we'll tell others to go elsewhere, too.
Lastly, I hope Wilma's received permission from Hanna Barbera Productions to use The Flintstones likeness in the restaurant artwork!
