text: I went for lunch on Thursday afternoon and the place was packed Great sign usually so my giddiness continued as I waited for my friend and hungrily watched other patrons place their orders and receive their lunches The place is cute clean and comfortable There were two large parties one leaving one ordering when I came in All in all a good vibe good music in the background that still allowed for conversation and smiles abound I was excitednnIt pretty much ended there I really really really wanted to like this place I would have preferred to have loved this place but I would have settled for an I love you but not in THAT way sort of conversation here nnAlas I am not sure I want a second datennFirst The service was VERY slow Yes it is a small place And mostly it was service with a smile But it was slow We all but flagged the waiter down to order our drinks And then again to order lunch He kept pointing out how slammed they were I could see it I sort of get it but then there should be more help on the floor He was genuinely kind and happy to help us but it does not make up for the fact that once both of us were seated it took minutesplus to finally let them know what we wanted to eat Add to that the wait for the food itself My hour lunch was approaching an hour and I had not had anything to eat yetnnNever got a drink refill Had to ask for silverware Getting the togo boxes I took those greens to go and the checks was OK but then had to wait for the payments to be processed while watching the waiter do other thingsnnOK OK there were SOME good pointsnnHere we go food I decided to try the liver and onions You get to choose three huge portions here sides I went with mac and cheese collard greens and fried cabbage Oy I did not come here expecting to adhere to any diet that is for surennThe large portion of liver was cooked perfectly but the cut was off Too much connective tissue running through it I would rather smaller pieces cut away from the parts you cannot cheweat It had a hint of a breadingcoating on it that was not bad not over the top But I had a small bit where it was all flour No buenonnThe collard greens were the best ever Seriously Eat them Insert Eat All The Greens meme herennThe mac was good definitely homemade I only tasted it because pasta is not my friend but the flavors and composition were really decent Not amazing but decentnnThe cabbage was against all odds really great Too oilybuttery for MY tastes but still managing not to be wilted and brown it was bright a tad crisp Surprisingly good but slightly over on the grease scale for MY tastes trying to be fair it is after all fried cabbagennSs massive portion of meatloaf with rice with gravy were good she said though the yams were a tad on the raw side She also had the mac and agreed good yes tasty but nothing to write home about To go box for the food here too so that says a little somethingnnAnother thing I did not love The photos on the menu did not seem to totally match the food Not just like hey mine does not look like that but in a they do not even offer that on their menu sort of way I felt cheated that I could not order cole slaw or green beans even though they were so prominently displayednnHuge portions of mostly OKish food Smiley but slooooow service Prices are fine based on portions but when it is just OK sigh nnJust not excited about a return trip