Generally the hubster and I
avoid buffets like the plague, both when we are at home and when we travel. So
last Sunday morning as we drove around Corinth Mississippi trying to find a
killer place for lunch, we quickly drove past Grandma's Skillet. Trip Advisor
had a few places listed in Corinth that sounded pretty darn yummy. The problem
was, it was Sunday. If you've even been in the south on a Sunday you know where
I'm going with this. Yup, they roll up the sidewalks in Corinth by 9:00pm on
Saturday night and don't reopen them until Monday. We'd learned that when we
stopped in the local Kmart at 8:45pm the night before to buy extra pillows and
were told we had 15 minutes to make our purchases. Even the liquor store closed
at 9:00pm.
After driving around Corinth
for close to an hour I demanded the hubster pull into the next place we came
to. I didn't care if it was a McDonalds or whatever. I was hungry! Fortunately
it was Grandma's Skillet.
We were concerned, as we
walked in, because there weren't any other customers in there. (That changed
drastically by the time we left) But we were greeted so warmly that it would
have felt too rude to turn around and walk out. So we stayed. And boy-howdy
were we glad we did!
Start out your experience
with a frosty glass of sweet tea, because after all, this is the south. Then
order your meat. All of the sides are served buffet style and are unlimited.
More on those in a minute. But now, back to the meat. There were several
options. I opted for roast pork while the hubster went for fried chicken
strips. I was imagining chicken fingers and wanted no part of that. Then the
meats arrived. I changed my tune pretty quick. The chicken strips was actually
a chicken breast which they'd removed from the bone and cut in half. It tasted
like home fried chicken. It was amazing! And the roast pork? It was an oven
roasted pork, so tender, it fell in shreds on the plate and was topped with
cooking juices. To. Die. For.
Now the sides. They have a
pizza buffet. We didn't try any of that so I can't say if it was good or not.
Our eyes were honed in on the down-home sides. Cooked like my southern Grandmother
used to cook, YUM is the best way to describe the sides. There were fried
potatoes, mashed potatoes, fried squash, fried okra, green beans, white beans,
black eyed peas, butter beans, purple hull peas, corn, turnip greens,
corn, and cornbread fritters. (I've forgotten
about ten other sides, but believe me when I say there is a large variety) And
as if that wasn't enough, they had a salad bar.
If you have any room left after all of that (and make sure you do) zero
your sights on the dessert buffet. Homemade banana pudding with meriange
topping! And did I mention the homemade bread pudding made from their homemade
biscuits? What genius! Who would have ever thought to turn a light, fluffy
biscuit into bread pudding? It works. It works very, very well. It works so
well, I wouldn't doubt some people eat dessert first, just to make sure they
have room for it.
I didn't bring my camera in Grandma's because I had no idea what a great
meal it was going to be. And by the time I realized I was in Southern food
Heaven, I was in a food frenzy and wasn't about to leave my plate so I could
grab my camera. I was in such a food coma, I didn't even think to take a
picture with my phone until we were almost done. Southern food will do that to
you. That's why we like it!
If you should find yourself anywhere near Corinth MS, Stop by Grandma's
Skillet and tell Grandma to keep the sweet tea pitcher full, cause we'll be
back soon!
Grandma's Skillet
602 South Cass Street
Corinth MS 38834
