7 Best Southern Restaurants in Cleveland

“We have an absolutely amazing time every time we eat here! Perfect for a romantic, late night reservation with a group of 6 or less. Kitchen closes at 9 so get your order in- but the waitress told us right away so we didn't miss it! Great recommendations and waitress very knowledgeable about specials and favorites. GLUTEN FREE chicken breading options as well!!!!!! 10/10“

“Hatfield's is our most favorite restaurant for brisket, fresh-cut fries, onion rings, outstanding mac and cheese, sloppy Joe's, burgers and ribs. We get the same things all the time because they're delicious. I take my family and friends and everyone loves it!! I walk in and they usually know my order. Friendly service, clean, nice atmosphere, and very good food!! The owner does come around to make sure your satisfied with everything, which really was impressive to us. We dine in as well as carry-out and highly recommend this restaurant for excellent southern comfort food!!“

“Great date spot. Brought a woman in from Toledo and she loved it“

“Met these two wonderful restaurant owners in one of the the isles at restaurant depot lookin for syrup. We both exchanged information and both said that we would check out each others establishments just trying to support each-other and black business. Today I decided that I would order lunch for all the staff at my restaurant and that it would be from their restaurant and let me just skip all the small talk everything was flat out delicious!!! We ordered the Salmon Philly, Chicken Philly, Turkey Polish Boy, Perch Dinner, and a Chicken Wrap and let me just tell you I have absolutely no complaints and my staff all enjoyed their meals. I would also like to mention that my food was prepared in a timely manner and super fresh!!! Honestly I stayed and chatted for a while after it was done and had a nice little drive back to my restaurant and my food was still hot and ready to go no microwave needed!! I will be returning!!! Great Food!! Great People!!! Great Job!!! Blessings!!“

“Having a tip automatically added to the bill of two people is off-putting. For the record, I'm a good Tipper. I did actually add to the 15% automatically added because our server was awesome. But tipping is an addition, not part of the bill. Heck, add it to the cost of the food and I'll pay it. but not in tipping. that's my choice.“

“Food was good they need to get sturdier take home containers I ordered a turkey wing dinner with two sides which were all excellent but the Styrofoam container just wasn't sturdy more gravy spilled all in the plastic bag then what was left in the container ?“

“The food was excellent here, enjoyed salmon nuggets, cabbage, chicken, and yam pudding a lot. The mac and cheese was nothing special but I’m not a Mac and cheese guy. Got some complementary cornbread that was extremely moist. What this place lacks most is a menu and some price transparency. Some quickly typed out sheet with some prices would really make choosing a meal easier. The menu on google is not accurate, which we found out upon arrival, and he no longer serves one of the things we were planning on getting when we chose this place. There apparently is not an accurate menu to be had. Then I thought since the online menu said 15$ for a special and he told me it comes with 2 sides, that our two specials with sides would cost 30, but he charged 37. I didn’t ask about it, but probably should have. Oh well. Would have been nice to get a pitcher to refill our waters with as well, is someone who is more on top of getting refills, or something like that. My wife used the bathroom and said it smelled so strongly of air freshener that she had to hold her breath the whole time. But to reiterate, the food was in contrast to the rest of the experience and was quite good. Definitely fresh, especially for American food“