A trip to Savannah wouldn’t be complete without some good old fashioned southern cooking. Fried chicken, fried green tomatoes, sweet potatoes and pecan pie can usually be found on the menu. Most visitors head towards Mrs. Wilkes Dining Room or The Lady & Sons. Both restaurants can be crowded around lunch and dinner, so expect to wait.

Mrs. Wilkes serves “family style”.  You sit at long tables with other diners and they serve big platters of whatever is on the daily menu. Your feast may include fried chicken, BBQ ribs, ham or classic southern side dishes like collard greens, okra, yams and pickled beets. The great thing is you get to choose.  That means you can keep passing on the bowl of pickled beets and loading up on the ribs!

We went to The Lady & Sons on our last visit to Savannah.  You can order off the menu or serve yourself from their popular buffet.  I chose the buffet.  The breads and desserts were my favorite part.   The rest of the food was good, but didn’t quite live up to my expectations. But I could be jaded.  My grandma was a master at southern cooking.

What’s your favorite for old fashioned, southern cooking in Savannah? The Lady & Sons or Mrs. Wilkes?