8. Thelma's Kitchen and Rib Shack

Great food, good value.
My wife and I enjoyed lunch at Thelma's kitchen on my birthday. She had fried chicken, sweet potatoes and summer squash with cornbread. I had ribs (3 healthy sized pieces), sweet potatoes, and collard greens with a piece of jalapeño cornbread. The price with waters was around $18 for both of us. The sweet potatoes were remarkably good, sweet, but very good. The ribs had a rich smoky sauce. We were very satisfied with the portions. Had I not seen a rating and an address from this website we never would have gone. It is a very humble building on a one way strip right off 75/85. But what the building and the area around lacked in appeal, the food made up for. When looking for good food we have always said go where the locals, the business people, and especially the police officers eat. We saw all of the above. Enjoy!