text: It is a good ole southern home cooking joint on the west side The biggest plus is the prices Not many places still have dinner meal for less than with sides and a tea their dinner specials come with tea nnFood is typical Grilled pork chop is a little dry and tough Better off with the fried pork chop And when I said pork chop I meant super thin cut ones Country fried steaks gravy was the whitest I have ever seen Thus a little bland It reminds me of comfort food people referring to when they talk about their grannies Nothing against grannies or moms but I have found out in the decades I have lived in the south that their cookings are normally pretty plain and noneventful But knowing so still does not stop us from wanting grannys pot roast because it is the consistency and thoughts and memories that matter What is off in quality at Gardenia is made up by the sweetiehoney southern hospitality and down home appeal nnIts a solid spot for a low budget meal You will be happy if you have the right mindset and expectation