OT - Birmingham eateries

[HotMop]

 

[patdog]

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For breakfast it will beat almost anything 5 times more expensive.

 

[OG Goat Holder]

Dimitri’s ?
WTF

They got an incredible breakfast

 

[DAWGSANDSAINTS]

You have a point but only if the wife/girlfriend isn’t looking for a Brunch and a Mimosa.
Have yet to know a female that doesn’t want brunch unless she’s hungover as hell and she and you also need a good greasy breakfast.

 

[DAWGSANDSAINTS]

They got an incredible breakfast

Had it a couple of times so yea, it’s good and I’ll give you that.
Just not somewhere I’m going to say gotta go there for breakfast.

 

[DAWGSANDSAINTS]

ITALIAN
Gianmarco’s
Bellini’s
Amore
Bottega
STEAKS
Helen
DELI’s
The Garage
Diplomat Deli
BBQ
Miss Myra’s
Martins
Saws in Homewood
BREAKFAST/Brunch
Hamburger Heaven 280
Culinary Dropout
Flying Biscuit
Original Pancake House
OTHERS
Bright Star - Bessemer
Johnnys in Homewood
The Fish Market
Automatic Seafood - oysters
BARS
Collins Bar - downtown
Good People Brewing
Cahaba Brewing
Otey’s Tavern - Homewood
Courtyard 280

Edited to add for Burgers
Whiskey Foxtrot in Hoover and Homewood.
Damn good burgers and fries.

 

[Dawg Raid]

Texas de Brazil

 

[OG Goat Holder]

Had it a couple of times so yea, it’s good and I’ll give you that.
Just not somewhere I’m going to say gotta go there for breakfast.

It’s just hard for me to trust a guy who says the Juke Joint is good, not great. It’s freaking elite

 

[Called3rdstrikedawg]

Jacks!

 

[DAWGSANDSAINTS]

It’s just hard for me to trust a guy who says the Juke Joint is good, not great. It’s freaking elite

Let me tell you why it’s not close to elite.
Flies - couldn’t even eat outside because of them, had to move inside and there were still the occasional one or two dive bombing our food.
The boiled peanuts, I can get Cajun spiced ones out of a pot of water in most gas stations that beat Saw’s.
The collard greens were so salty that it made them just bad and in-edible.
The smoked chicken thighs were way too dry.
Kinda hard to 17 up smoked/grilled chicken but they succeeded.
Tried some of the pulled pork and it was good but as I said in my previous comment, Saws in Homewood pulled pork is so much better
Atmosphere and cold beer at Saws Juke Joint with friends is why I go back occasionally but it’s definitely not for their food.

 

[Mobile Bay]

Another Saw's BBQ fan here, but if you have a specific dish in mind, check the location menu beforehand...they're all close, but not identical. I think at least one doesn't have ribs while another doesn't have the smoked wings.

If you like meat-and-three lunches, Johnny's in Homewood. Ignore the UM paraphernalia.
Eugene's Hot Chicken is another great lunch if you like Nashville-style chicken, but get there early unless you like lines and waiting.
Odd category, but if you want Chicago deep dish pizza, try Tortuga's.

Our favorite Italian place has slipped a little over the last couple of years, so no help in that genre.

Johnny's is overrated. For meat and three the only place for a visitor is Nikki's West.