tupelo

bestsouthernfood i've had! try the fried oysters and pork belly corn dog. the fried chicken and pulled pork are fantastic as well. great service! i have to go back for the pie!

a bucket of lonestars, please... tupelo is a great place for every occasion. we never fail to impress out-of-towners with a meal here. the atmosphere is warm, quirky, and unpretentious. dine here a few times, and the friendly staff will make you feel like a regular (which you'll probably end up being). the menu changes seasonally, but generally includes many perfectedsouthernfan favorites. among the best i've tried is the massive meatloaf, the pimento cheese, the frito pie, and the turkey meatballs. the rotating specials are also a special treat; although asian style pork belly with peanut slaw may not appear to be congruent with the rest of the restaurant's fare, it was one of the best dishes i've eaten all year. cheap date night is far and away the most satisfying way to navigate tupelo's generous portions. for 25 bucks, two can split fried grits, a gumbo, and a giant, delicious entree. polish it all off with a slice of petsi's pecan pie with some bourbon ice cream while sipping a hound dog- the king would definitely approve.

overall tupelo is a homerun in my book. it’s moderately priced, delicious, and a great dining experience especially if you are a fan of down home traditionalsoutherncooking! they also do a weekend brunch which is something i will be coming back for in the very near future.

we're always on the hunt for some goodsouthernfood. we love blue ribbon for its barbecue and really enjoy the more upscale hungry mother for it's french/southern fusion but last week, we decided to try out tupelo because it served more than justsouthernbarbecue and it seemed authentic; plus it got good reviews on by a few bloggers. the atmosphere of tupelo's is friendly. it has a bar up front as you walk in and then a dozen or so tables. we arrived pretty early (around 6pm) because they don't take reservations. judging on the crowd i don't think you'd have a problem finding a seat before 7:00 on a friday. our waiter was very attentive and friendly and excited about the menu (which is always a good sign). we decided to start off with some pimento cheese and saltine crackers, a classicsoutherndish, which was good but i've had better. for our entrees i had the daub of beef brisket ($19).

soothing and souther. first of all, their sweet tea is second only to mine. and maybe paula deen's. they experiment with grits and thangs, and have some really inventive offerings, while remaining true tosouthernstaples like chicken and waffles and po' boys.

a louisiana perspective. having grown up in south louisiana and being a cajun, i thought i'd give this place a try. i must admit that i was a bit wary of a place with supposed louisiana dishes being named after a city in mississippi. one of the first things i noticed after sitting down was a bust of elvis (who was born in tupelo). the walls were decorated with paintings of new orleans style architecture. i didn't feel like i was in louisiana, but aside from being a bit noisy, the place was comfortable and felt a bit like home. i was pleased by the drink selection as they had abita and dixie beers (both breweries are in louisiana and put out quality products), as well as chimay and some other imports. the wine list didn't look bad, either. my date and i didn't have to wait long for service. it was prompt and friendly. the menu, while not extensive, had a number of dishes i'd expect to find on the menu in cajun or creole restaurants (there is a difference and no, cajun does not simply mean "spicy" as people seem to think in some parts of the country). gumbo, red beans & rice, and grits are all mainstays on menus in louisiana. our waiter recommended the fried grits as an appetizer. wait...fried grits? grits aren't fried. he explained that they take grits, cut them into cubes, batter and fry them. not traditional, but we decided to give them a shot (regular grits are easy enough to make on my own). grits have a mild flavor and i found that the batter overshadowed the grits a bit, but they were still good. my date ordered the special of the day (blackened tuna with potato salad and a green salad of some sort). i ordered the gumbo. the portions were large and we both were full well before finishing them. the tuna wasn't what i consider typical of blackened fish, but it was cooked rare and was seasoned well. the potato salad wasn't typicalsouthernpotato salad (the kind some people add to gumbo), but was lighter and went well with the fish. the gumbo would have been at home at any restaurant in south louisiana. roux is the heart of any good gumbo, and i could definitely taste it in the bowl i had. the consistency was perfect. it was thickened with enough okra and file' that it wasn't the watery crap i've seen passed off as gumbo in some places. i'd say the gumbo was more creole than cajun, as it contained no seafood and wasn't as spicy as is typical in the cajun parts of louisiana. there also was no duck, squirrel, rabbit, or anything else freshly killed by some relative or another. :-) whatever...it was still good. very good. i added a dash of tabasco and for a minute i forgot i was in boston. my date and i decided to forego dessert as we both had enough food left over for lunch the following day. there was no bread pudding or anything uniquelysouthernabout the desserts, but they sounded good. next time i may forego the appetizer and try one of the pies they had available. overall, it was a very pleasant experience. while not 100% authentic, i'd definitely recommend the place to anyone in the area looking for a taste of louisiana.

chef laymans offers straight-forward food that covers a wide swath ofsoutherncuisine - from texas b-b-q to more refined french-inflected dishes of new orleans and charleston.

tupelo has been on my list of places to try for awhile now. my mom has been there before and has described it as “like hungry mother, but not as good…but still good.” therefore, whenever we’re craving somesoutherncomfort food, we end up down the street

tupelo's sorry i have to disagree. i had a bowl of grits wiht some pulled barbeque chicken and the turkey meatballs as a appetizer. i was less than impressed. my son had the bowl of grits with some barbecue beef. he said the dish was o.k. my other son had the chicken and waffles and only ate half. he didn't like either. we also had three very small glasses of juice(2.50 per glass outrageous) and they had the chocolate cake for desert. neither finished the cake (didn't like it). the total price for this disaster was 81.00 dollars. i'm from the south andsoutherncooking this is not.

avoid, avoid, avoid.. first, my credentials. i was born and raised in savannah, georgia. i grew up down the street from mrs. wilkes boarding house restaurant - bestsouthernfood on the planet, hands-down.

do yourself a favor and skip this restaurant.

these are awful misrepresentations ofsoutherncuisine. my food was horribly over-salted, mis-cooked, and generally inedible. my girlfriend's dish was equally bad (and she grew up in the dc area with a mom from south of the mason-dixon line so she knows whatsouthernfood should taste like too).

a much better option for the boston area would be the (nearby) hungry mother. they do some really nice interpretations of dishes such as shrimp and grits - and they do it right.

who'd expect to find goodsouthernstyle comfort food in the middle of cambridge? my red wine braised beef brisket with fresh ground horseradish was fork tender and was accompanied by some very good collard greens and buttery mashed potato. my wife enjoyed the catfish and cheesy grits. great food and generous portions for the money. a definite win in my book.

greatsouthernfood up north. i'm from virginia, but the food at tupelo is better than anything i'd had in the south. it's flavorful, and authetnic, but has that extra boston touch of freshness in ingredients and ideas while not being too heavy (assoutherncan be). small, fun location and great staff, too.

a close cousin of barbecue issoutherncuisine, and two much-talked-about proponents have sprung up in cambridge within the last year and a half. first came hungry mother near kendall square; this year's rookie is tupelo near inman square. based on only o

tupelo and hungry mother are two of the most celebrated additions to the cambridge eating scene over the past year. that they are bothsoutherninspired suggests a niche in the boston area that was screaming to be filled at least since the closing of bob

who would have thought that fried grits could be so tasty? there is a new restaurant in inman square, tupelo , which providessoutherncuisine. located on the site of the former magnolias , tupelo is owned by renee mcleod (of petsi pies fame) and mike wal