text: I have walked by the front door on my way to browse stores nearby in Plaza Midwood and have thought a hundred times of stopping in A friend of mine and I used to always talk of stopping into Mamas Four years of playing we should do this later we stopped in And it was pretty goodnnTheres a lunch special was for a curry chicken but we opted on oxtail and Caribbean jerk chicken The best way to describe the oxtail was being like a chewier pot roast and pretty nice with the plates included rice and beans I know wanting to try someplace out for years builds a lot of hype so my expectations for the jerk chicken might have unfairly been a little high The spice mix Mama uses for the chicken is great with enough punch to brighten up the poultry that is a bit dry If you have trouble picking side dishes I can be indecisive or maybe not opt for the collard greens instead of the sweet potatoes The portion is bigger and the flavor is fuller On that note portions are plentifulthe small size will fill you up without making you feel like the Goodyear blimpnnSome of the other reviews have mentioned cleanliness and service When we first came in we did a lot of taking in the sights The sights were a gigantic DJ booth and a wall of speakers for the music they have on the weekends that created even more of a mythical status for Mamas The place looks a little grungy but since the plywood outside was not a problem I did not have a problem with the floor and tables looking a little messynnA lot of folks swung by for takeout orders I would like to try that out or even just for a chat There was one guy explaining his plan for fixing all the worlds troubles as a small group of people gathered We were leaving as he was starting to speak now I wish we had stayed for it all