We arrived in Savannah at 9AM after driving all night. The Lady & Sons opens for lunch at 11AM, but the hostess begins to take names at 9:30. We arrived at 9:00AM, to put our name on the list at 9:30AM, to have lunch at 11:00AM. THERE WAS A LINE WHEN WE GOT THERE!
We had a pretty good place in line. I felt bad for the people who were all the way down the block, it was a hot day. We finally were greeted by the hostess and were able to put our name on the list.
After we put our name on the list my mom shouted, "OMG THERE SHE IS!!!" It turned out that it was just a cut out of Paula standing in the Paula Deen store window. We went inside to look around and enjoy some of the air conditioning. Here are some pictures of Paula's beautiful storefront. Inside the store I fell in love with the variety of cute platters (I am a platter junky!)
The hostess instructed us to be across the street at 10:45 and wait for further instruction. Here is a picture of the 11:00 lunch group.
While waiting in this line we chatted with a woman who was very friendly and worked in an information kiosk across the street from The Lady & Sons. She told us that the crowd that day was nothing and the day before there was a large crowd and a belligerent woman. We were talking to her and laughing when she said, "OH HERE COMES JELLYROLL" we looked at her and must have had a "what the heck are you talking about" expression on our faces. She told us to look across the street towards the restaurant and we would see "Jellyroll" she then went on to tell us that "Jellyroll" was Paula's homegirl. When we finally saw Jellyroll she looked very intimidating and serious.
Her stern demeanor suddenly transformed into a welcoming smile.
It was Jellyroll's job to tell us how we would be seated and to welcome us to The Lady & Sons. Jellyroll instructed us to use the crosswalk and not get a ticket for jay walking. She then asked everyone, "ARE YOU READY TO EAT!!!!!"
After Jellyroll gave her instructions she rang her big bell and shouted "COME AND GET IT, COME AND GET IT!!!"
Inside the AIR CONDITIONED restaurant we were taken to the one of three floors which seated the hundreds of guests who travel to taste Paula's food. I am not a sweet tea drinker, but I just had to have a sweet tea while there. Ma said that she never had fried green tomatoes before so we ordered some as an appetizer. They had a wonderful consistency and flavor, but they were incredibly, super salty. We did not finish them because they were way too salty.
We all decided to have the buffet. I am glad I did because I am a vegetarian and I tried a bit (okay a lot) of everything. I had rice, greens, mac and cheese, black eyed peas, grits and creamed corn. There was a woman walking around handing out garlic cheddar biscuits and ho-cakes (which Brian described as a cross between corn bread and a pancake) they were served with syrup.
We were stuffed by the end of the meal and then the waiter came around with a tray of desserts for us to choose from. We had a choice of peach cobbler, banana pudding and gooey butter cakes. I chose the gooey butter cake IT WAS GOOD!
I think that the overall feeling of the restaurant was the food was alright. They love their salt down south and it is apparent. I am glad we went to eat at the restaurant because it was an unforgettable experience.
1 comments:
That is so funny that Mom yelled OMG its her! haha...when I saw that cut out in the window, it looked like her too! haha
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