mama's boy southern table & refuge

nothing beatsgreatcomfort food. last week we got a dose of southern hospitality at mama's boy southern table & refuge in sono. upon stepping into the restaurant, we were greeted by owner greer fredericks. we grabbed a few cocktails at the bar and mingled with local food bloggers - anatoli from talk-a-vino , bonnie from home place , kait and jeff from forloveofcarrots.com , christina and jeff from cookingwithjeffandcristina.com , valerie from bonvivant , and jenn from that's so jenn . dirty south with my dirty south ( a concoction of homemade sweet tea, fire fly vodka, and lemon) in hand i scoped out the place. the restaurant felt warm and inviting with a rustic interior made with reclaimed wood from an old water tower from florence, sc. in the middle of the restaurant, you can check out what the cooks are prepping through the large cutout which also has gorgeous cakes presented on their pedestals. how tempting it was to reach out and taste some of the frosting. but i had some self co

you know how it is easy to understand that you just visited agreatrestaurant? if the next day you crave the food you had the day before, that is clearly the sign of greatness. while the group was torn between bouillabaisse and blt, we were all chatting next day howgreatit would be to experience that wonderful food again – this constitutes glowing endorsement in my book. all left to say here is thank you – thank you, chef scott ostrander, for the wonderful meal. we will be back…

we went on a really quiet tuesday and hadgreatservice and the food was delicious!! def try the pulled pork and the shrimp and grits. house cocktails are also great!