Now this was a treat! Josh and I went into the city to meet a friend we hadn't seen in about a year, Diana Rodriguez. While we were hanging out wit her we chose a spot so that Josh and I could get some food, and we saw this SOUTHERN restaurant. We were skeptical - and always are - because we've tried some "southern" restaurants in Ithaca and elsewhere which, much to our unpleasant surprise, usually don't even have sweet tea. Brother Jimmy's not only had sweet tea (which was very good!), it had Cheerwine, which Josh promptly ordered. I got a pulled BBQ chicken plate with macaroni and cheese and string beans (covered in that amazing Tony's seasoning I miss so much). Josh got a pulled pork sandwhich with some seriously Carolinian sauce (read: mostly vinegar). It was far too much food and even after only eating half of my plate I was suffering a bit! But it was so nice to have all of those items. And I forgot to mention the corn bread. Just right! I did want to order sweet potato fries. I love them dearly, but to my knowledge that's not a southern food...? Correct me if I'm wrong, and I'll be doing some research, but I had never tried such a thing until I moved to Boston. I would give this restaurant minus a one-half star if I were giving it a rating only because they were missing one very important southern food: HUSH PUPPIES!
Try it out if you're ever here and you find yourself with a craving for the South. :D
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