“This place is more than just an restaurant...it is an experience! The food always reminds me of the meals I ate growing up. The atmosphere also reminds me of home. There isn't much I can tell you to convince to try this place. You have to experience it for yourself!!⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“
“My family and I are out of town from Virginia vacationing with the kids on spring break and wanted some soul food so that’s what we googled and Big Mikes was the first to pop up. Looking from the outside the establishment was small(not in a bad way) and you can tell that the locals like this spot because to go orders was lined up waiting and it was a wait to dine in. We put our name on the list and ran other errands while waiting for the call back. It was Saturday and the weekend so we knew it’d be a wait everywhere(& it was) to eat. It was a lil over a hour and got the call our table was ready. Overall experience was good. The staff are friendly and the food was great! We had the fried fish fried pork chop with Mac n cheese collards rice n gravy and cabbage. Even the corn bread was good. The kids ate all their kids meal and our food total was under 50$ for a family of 5! Very affordable and the food was what we expected it to be.. DELICIOUS! Would recommend eating here just gotta have a lil bit of patience as they’re a small staff and small establishment so they do be busy and like other restaurants there is a wait to dine in and order to go. I recommend Big Mike’s soul food.“
“What a great new place I just went to. The atmosphere is great, and the nachos were so good and tasty. Prices are reasonable, at least at happy hour. The menu is a little pricy, but I am sure the food is worth the price, especially if you want something other than appetizers. Very nice place.Parking: Limited space in front, but more parking available in back of the restaurant.“
“Food is incredible!! Unreal and unique much needed for a breakfast place!! ALSO ARIEL(she’s taken our order multiple times now and made our coffees) SHES INCREDIBLE!! The rest of the staff also seems super happy and wanting to be there!! Great job and great place!!“
“***Late post from my Oct 2023 East Coast trip******This review is for checking it out from the entrance area only***After visiting the Paula Deen Store, I wanted to check out Paula Deen's Family Kitchen which happens to be right upstairs above the store. This restaurant is an all-you-can-eat establishment. It serves family-style portions only. What that means is the portions are big that can be shared by several people. Refills are allowed at no additional charge. They do not offer to go boxes.I was travelling by myself at the time, hence, it didn't make sense for me to have family-style portions not to say that I couldn't take them all down... I do love to eat and I can eat LOL. Now that I think back, what does it matter if it was family-style. It's just like any other AYCE, but they serve the foods to you versus you go getting the foods yourself. Prices are actually pretty reasonable. For about $22 per person, you choose 2 Down Home Dishes and 4 of Paula's Famous Sides for the table with unlimited refills... not too shabby.Anyway, I just took the escalator up and looked inside the restaurant from the front check-in entrance area. Staff at the front was nice. I did get a selfie with Paula (not in person just her cardboard cutout) LOL. Well, I had my chance to eat here and I didn't take it. I guess I'll have to return to one of Paula Deen's Family Kitchen locations in the near future to try her famous southern fried chicken and yummy sides. I'll see you when I see you Paula Deen!P.S. I will post photos later. Thanks for your patience.“
“This place really is "The Happiest Place on Earth". I really love this place and always make a point of eating here when I visit the area, which is several times a year. Everyone working here exudes happiness and they are so NICE. Never had anything other than a fantastic breakfast here too...huge portions and everything always PERFECT. Thank you! See you soon!“
“Amazing service from Frank! We got the fried pickles to start. They are cut just right and the fresh cracked pepper really sets it off. Drinks: Agave Picante and Blood Orange Sunset Margarita. For our entrees: smothered fried chicken with Mac and cheese and the broccolini & bistro filet with loaded potatoes. For dessert we split the banana pudding. Everything was top notch. Highly recommend this spot. And sitting outside when the weather is nice is a must!“
“What a fun experience! I highly recommend bringing a huge appetite. We had so much food. Things I strongly recommend.1. Chicken and Dumplings (taste like home!)2. Fried Chicken3. Meatloaf4. Creamed Corn5 Cole Slaw6. The banana pudding dessert7. And the ooey gooey butter cake!Lastly the cheddar biscuits were very good!!Things I don't recommendGreen beans and the Mac and cheese (green beans were like dressed up canned green beans and the Mac and cheese was sorta ....bland?)Anyway overall it was delicious! A cool special treat!“
“Experience and food was absolutely amazing!! We ordered the seafood boil for two and still have enough to take home. Dasha was our waitress and was attentive, respectful and extremely kind. The atmosphere was very enjoyable. Will visit again.“