*almost* home cooking. we made the drive from seattle on a beautiful sunny winter afternoon just to try southern kitchen. we'd heard so many great things about it, we had to try it for ourselves. half of my family is from mississippi, so i have pretty high standards when it comes to southern food. so, here's the lowdown. firstly, i ordered the jalapeno hush puppies and a big mason jar of iced sweet tea. for the entree, i ordered the baked chicken w/cornbread dressing. you also get to pick three sides. i picked black eyed peas, collard greens, and mac 'n' cheese. they gave us a corn cake while waiting for our food, so we really didn't need to order the jalapeno hush puppies! my favorites were the collard greens, black eyed peas, and the mac 'n' cheese. they all had the taste of home. everything else was okay, but didn't blow me away. the cornbread dressing was a bit sweet; not at all like the cornbread dressing i grew up on. the jalapeno hush puppies were similar to my grandmas, but were very dry and needed more salt (which i *rarely* say about anything)! the hush puppies were so dry, they were actually hard to get down, even with butter. we didn't complain because we had more than enough food to conquer once the entrees arrived. our waitress yvonne, was very nice. she gave us peach cobbler to take home on the house, since it was our 1st time there. i recommend ordering the veggie platter, which is your choice of any four sides and make sure to order the black eyed peas, mac 'n' cheese, and collard greens! my fiance would recommend the chicken fried steak and mac 'n' cheese. i almost forgot to mention that the baked chicken and the chicken fried steak both come smothered in an interesting onion gravy, with chunks of onion in it. we definitely plan on going back someday. especially since now i know exactly what to order and what to skip next time.