Looking for southern "meat and vegetables" restaurants close by

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Wolfy’s isn’t good. Much is mas produced, like the fries and some sides. Not worth the drive, if in area and starving it’ll do.
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You're right that going outside of TV is probably the way to go. We went to OAKWOOD SMOKEHOUSE & GRILL, Lady Lake - 860 S US Highway 441 Not too far, very friendly, great bbq for reasonable prices.
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Around the areas where we just moved from, mom and pop "meat and vegetable" places are plentiful. If you know what I mean, you know that's typically a non descript southern soul food like place, probably not a big web presence and not a $20 plate of chicken and canned beans. Not a fancy place...just good home cooking food and down home feel. I have not stumbled on anything like that here yet, and know if I do that its going to be outside the bubble. Anyone a fan or found anything like that in the area?
We like any of the Florida Cracker Kitchen locations, closest one is at the Webster flea market.
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Good Ribs............

Oakwood Express
352-461-0528

1210 N Main St.
Wildwood, FL 34785

also - O' Shucks Oyster Bar & Grill

1016 S Main St, Wildwood, FL, United States, Florida


Not quite meat and 3 but good for their specialties.
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My husband and I too search for restaurants just like what you’re talking about. We go out every Sunday and the closest one we’ve come to so for is ‘The Green Door’ in Dalton. Email me at shaw8700@outlook.com if you know of others.
That’s in Dalton GEORGIA! Long drive for lunch!
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Try Cotton’s Kitchen 305 Pine St, Leesburg, FL 34748
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Gg's Heavenly Soul Food. Ocala. Trust me.
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Around the areas where we just moved from, mom and pop "meat and vegetable" places are plentiful. If you know what I mean, you know that's typically a non descript southern soul food like place, probably not a big web presence and not a $20 plate of chicken and canned beans. Not a fancy place...just good home cooking food and down home feel. I have not stumbled on anything like that here yet, and know if I do that its going to be outside the bubble. Anyone a fan or found anything like that in the area?
I don’t need the meat, and I like canned beans, but I sure wish there were more local restaurants serving honest servings of vegetables. My girlfriend is a vegetarian, and that severely limits our dining options. (Having one vegetarian option on a menu doesn’t cut it.) We are stuck mostly eating vegetarian sushi, Thai, Vietnamese, or Indian. At many local restaurants, the description of a dish (with meat) mentions a variety of vegetables, but it turns out the vegetables are a few little slivers that add color but no flavor. All these restaurants should have at least a half dozen COOKED vegetable sides (not including fries or slaw). Carrots, green beans, Italian pole beans, beets, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, parsnips, kohlrabi, asparagus, spinach, Swiss chard, fully-cooked kale, okra, turnip greens, collards, corn, and more. They don’t have to be cooked in some sauce or stewed with meat as in BBQ places where the vegetables aren’t vegetarian. Just honest servings of perfectly cooked vegetables like my mom used to cook, night after night, in servings of a cup or more. Then we could order our meat, and my girlfriend could order her vegetables (and so would I, as I love them), and there would be more places where we could eat.
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Golden Corral. I know half of you just gasped, but their food is exactly what the OP ordered. I personally like it because I can get chicken livers and mashed potatoes and green beans......
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Whenever I go by there looks closed
I do believe wolfies did close I was not a big fan
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Wolfy’s is as close to a meat in three that we’ve found nearby. They are under new management and so far we haven’t noticed any major changes. (Hope they don’t as this can sometimes be a death noll) I enjoy their fried steak dinner for less than $11. They have recently changed hours and are open on Sundays - that’s a good and bad thing. (I like businesses that observe a day of rest) BTW their corn muffin is awesome! lol.
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Around the areas where we just moved from, mom and pop "meat and vegetable" places are plentiful. If you know what I mean, you know that's typically a non descript southern soul food like place, probably not a big web presence and not a $20 plate of chicken and canned beans. Not a fancy place...just good home cooking


food and down home feel. I have not stumbled on anything like that here yet, and know if I do that it’s going to be outside the bubble. Anyone a fan or found anything like that in the area?
Miz Kathi’s Cotillion Southern Cafe
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Good Ribs............

Oakwood Express
352-461-0528

1210 N Main St.
Wildwood, FL 34785

also - O' Shucks Oyster Bar & Grill

1016 S Main St, Wildwood, FL, United States, Florida


Not quite meat and 3 but good for their specialties.
Whatever you do at O",shucks do not sit outside. Swarms of mosquitoes, servers sprayed us last time we did that
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Been looking also. They dont have many or one that is just a good ole southern cooking place. Westys is ok. Still not what you r looking for.
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Southern Palate in Dunnellon. Amazing. 4.8 review average.
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