When the weather is frightful, nothing hits the spot like a warm, southern favorite dish. Whether your sweet spot is more in the savory realm and gravitate toward barbecue or gumbo or would rather indulge in a sweet like pecan pie or bread pudding, there’s a place in town just waiting to satisfy that craving.
So for National Southern Food Day, which lands on January 22, here are a few of our favorites to try out. Did we miss your favorite? Share it in the comments below!
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Babe's Chicken Dinner House
Embrace country cooking at one of the most iconic southern food restaurants in the area: Babe’s Chicken Dinner House. The Roanoke restaurant, which dates back to 1993, keeps it simple. Every guest gets a main dish and then can load up on sides. Sounds like the best way to combat cold weather if you ask us!
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Bread Winners Cafe & Bakery
For southern favorites with an elegant twist, head over to Bread Winners in Trophy Club. Its savory options include braised pork belly flatbreads and buffalo chicken egg rolls but its southern side really shines in the bakery. Desserts include homemade pies, cakes, cheesecakes, cookies, bread pudding and much more. With these treats in your stomach, it’s much easier to treat others with that famous southern hospitality.
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Feedstore BBQ And More
If southern cooking translates to barbecue in your head, then there isn’t anything quite like Feedstore BBQ in the area. The longtime Southlake eatery offers favorites including sliced brisket sandwiches, meat plates, burgers and St. Louis style pork ribs. Be sure to leave room for its satisfying sides like potato salad, dirty rice and fried okra.
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Lo-Lo's Chicken & Waffles
Located in Southlake Town Square, Lo-Lo’s Chicken & Waffles offers handmade southern soul food. Whether you stop by for breakfast for a hefty plate of pancakes or enjoy its namesake, every stop in is sure to fill you up with southern go-tos. I mean what’s more southern than drinking a cocktail out of a mason jar anyway?
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Mason & Dixie
For made from scratch Louisiana, head over to The Hilton Southlake’s Copeland’s of New Orleans. Unique savory options include the crab stuffed beignets, served with a remoulade dressing, and shrimp etouffee. But the bakery also promises to provide southern goodness, including a bananas foster and homemade creole style cheesecake, which can be topped with caramel praline.
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Old West Cafe
For an old-fashioned dinner serving good ol’ cooking, head over to Old West Café in Grapevine. With signature flapjack dishes, chicken fried steak, biscuits and gravy and Mamaw’s Meatloaf, each bite provides that warmth you look for in southern cooking. The diner also provides Tex Mex favorites like tacos, migas and breakfast burritos.
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Wildwood American Grill
With everything from firecracker taquitos to fried green tomatoes, Wildwood Smoke Craft Whiskey offers southern favorites in a comfortable environment. Guests can enjoy hickory smoked ribs or Shiner Bock fish and chips as well as shrimp and grits and macaroni skillets. It’s more than enough to fill up any southern food fan.
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