[hotair2]

Does anyone know where you can find really good southern food in Fort Smith. I will drive to Fayetteville if it is really good. I am from Georgia and I miss the food.

[RogMar]

Originally Posted by hotair2

Does anyone know where you can find really good southern food in Fort Smith. I will drive to Fayetteville if it is really good. I am from Georgia and I miss the food.

I just tried to respond, and my connection shut down, so if this gets posted twice, just make believe I'm a newbie.

To be more specific, are you thinking fried meats, grits & greens, or are you leaning more toward catfish, hushpuppies and tomato relish?

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by hotair2

Does anyone know where you can find really good southern food in Fort Smith. I will drive to Fayetteville if it is really good. I am from Georgia and I miss the food.

If you are talking about catfish for instance, I have heard Catfish hole #3 in Fayetteville is good, but we haven't tried it..Otherwise, I don't know what to tell you. I know a place in Texas for the best southern fried chicken in the world, guess you don't want to drive to Texas..

Nita

[Dr. Foosball]

If you want national chain southern food you could go to Cracker Barrel in Alma, but you could go there anywhere.

[hotair2]

Originally Posted by RogMar

I just tried to respond, and my connection shut down, so if this gets posted twice, just make believe I'm a newbie.

To be more specific, are you thinking fried meats, grits & greens, or are you leaning more toward catfish, hushpuppies and tomato relish?

All of the above. I prefer the first better, but I like the second as well. I have never heard of tomato relish?

[hotair2]

Originally Posted by Dr. Foosball

If you want national chain southern food you could go to Cracker Barrel in Alma, but you could go there anywhere.

No chains. Real southern food. I like Cracker barrel, but I am looking for something a little more authentic. Back in Atlanta we had a whole bunch of whole in the wall resturaunts that had the best southern food, and when I lived in Savannah there was a resturaunt called six pence that was great. Not to mention Ladys and sons resturaunt owned by Paula Dean, but that one was too hard to get into and too expensive.

There was also a great bakery downtown called "thank you God, bless you Jesus bakery". I kid you not. It was only open on days when God moved the owner to open, but when it was open the baked goods were divine.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by hotair2

All of the above. I prefer the first better, but I like the second as well. I have never heard of tomato relish?

how about zucchini relish? There are lots of things we country folk enjoy..even us new to the country folk.

Nita

[hotair2]

Originally Posted by nmnita

If you are talking about catfish for instance, I have heard Catfish hole #3 in Fayetteville is good, but we haven't tried it..Otherwise, I don't know what to tell you. I know a place in Texas for the best southern fried chicken in the world, guess you don't want to drive to Texas..

Nita

I was looking for something a little Closer than Texas. When I first moved to Little Rock from Atlanta that was the thing that I missed the most. The food. There a couple of good places in Little Rock. I have thought about opening a resturaunt in Fort Smith. I am just not sure how well it would do. I crunched the numbers and it would cost more to eat at the type of resturaunt than say Cracker Barrel or Furr's for similar types of food, although the type I like would be a lot better. I just don't know if there are enough people who would pay extra for the food to get better quality.

Basically, I want some food like my grandmother made. To me it is comfort food. You can't eat it everyday, but boy it is nice when you can.

[hotair2]

Originally Posted by nmnita

how about zucchini relish? There are lots of things we country folk enjoy..even us new to the country folk.

Nita

I have not tried that either...are these southern foods? I have noticed there are things here in Arkansas that people call southern that I have never heard of before.

Collard Greens. Now that is southern. I taught my wife how to make them and now everytime we go to a party somewhere they ask my wife to bring them.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by hotair2

I was looking for something a little Closer than Texas. When I first moved to Little Rock from Atlanta that was the thing that I missed the most. The food. There a couple of good places in Little Rock. I have thought about opening a resturaunt in Fort Smith. I am just not sure how well it would do. I crunched the numbers and it would cost more to eat at the type of resturaunt than say Cracker Barrel or Furr's for similar types of food, although the type I like would be a lot better. I just don't know if there are enough people who would pay extra for the food to get better quality.

Basically, I want some food like my grandmother made. To me it is comfort food. You can't eat it everyday, but boy it is nice when you can.

oh shoot, I kinda thought you would say that. Anyway, if you do get to the Dallas area let me know and I will tell ya where to go. No, I don't mean it that way...

If I am looking for basic food and can't find a mom and pop place like you are talking about and am in Ft Smith area, I would opt for Western Sizzler though I normally do not like them. I do like the one in Van Buren.

Hubby love greens, they are not my favorite, he also loves Okra, we had it last night. the only way I like it is pickled which I will do a few jars over the week end.

Nita