16 Best Southern Restaurants near Wylie

“The South is a fantastic Cajun-style restaurant with bold flavors and hearty portions. The menu is packed with Southern comfort food, from flavorful seafood to savory Cajun favorites, all seasoned beautifully. The relaxed atmosphere makes it great for a casual meal and the service is friendly. A great spot when you’re craving authentic Southern food!“

“Great good and service good menu opp“

“I ordered three tenders, fries, and a drink. It was good and the tenders were a good size, but it was EIGHTEEN+ dollars. That's overpriced in my opinion. And they were a bit skimpy on the fries. At that price I expect fries to be bursting out of my to go box like a fat mans belly in a tube top!“

“I cannot thank your staff enough! I regrettably placed an order for an early Thanksgiving meal for 25 people at another establishment, but it never arrived as scheduled yesterday. I called your store and your staff was eager to help! Within 45 minutes we had food for 25 people, including an array of delicious sides. Thank you to everyone on the Cowboy Chicken team who contributed to saving our holiday feast yesterday. We have always loved your store and your food but now you certainly have a regular and loyal customer for life! Keep up the great job!“

“We went to Wildwood hoping for a really good chicken fried steak, and boy were we disappointed. First of all it was extremely noisy especially for 2:00 on a Sunday. But hoping for the best we stayed and decided to try to spinach artichoke dip. It comes out looking almost like a French onion soup, the top covered with cheese and looks great! However we would have been better off opening a tub from Sam's Club as the one at this restaurant had no flavor whatsoever, you couldn't even make out what it was. We were hungry so we ate it. Next our meals come out. The chicken fried steak was huge, well plated, and looked amazing! Too bad that was as good as it got. It was tender, yet absolutely no flavor at all. My hubby had to drench it in salt & pepper and tobasco to give it any taste. I tried a piece and was extremely disappointed. My meal, the Atlantic Salmon was cooked to my specifications which was a pleasant surprise. Yet it appears the chef counts on the grill to contribute all flavor instead of any seasoning. The basmati rice was nothing more than what I could have prepared at home in a steamer, and as for the jicama slaw, which I was looking forward to trying was unimpressive. Fortunately a small part of the bowl had a smidgen of tomatilla sauce which I used to give the food a little flavor....not much but something. Overall, we spent $61.00 on food that would have been better almost anywhere else at a fraction of the cost. Not worth it, sorely disappointed and will not return. The one thing that is a positive about the restaurant is the staff. Service was excellent. Not impressed at all.“

“I absolutely love and appreciate the hospitality I received from everyone working here! I ordered delivery but decided I'd go pick up the food myself and I'm glad I did. Again, the hospitality was full display when I arrived, they assisted me with my order and helped correct some things for me when they didn't have to. I finally got home with my 1/4lbs of brisket, 1/4lbs of ribs, 1/2lbs of sausage, 1/4lbs of links, baked potato, collard greens, relishes and a banana pudding. (I requested cole slaw but it was out so they subbed in collards greens, and I'm glad they did! They were some of the best greens I've had since my grandmother passed.) The brisket paired well with the sauce given. The ribs had a cherry like glaze to it, it was an interesting taste sweet and smokey taste. Both the sausage and links popped and were unexpectedly juicy. The potato was good and a decent size, I didn't get all of fixings but what I got was worth returning. The banana pudding was delectable with a surprising cinnamon like spice whisked throughout it. Overall, I enjoyed my meal, I enjoyed the people there, I love their venue music choices. My ONLY ask is that more of the menu items and customizing options are available on their website/app. There's a lot good items here and I would hate for any to miss out on them. Sorry, I didn't get pictures of everything I ordered, I started eating mid photoshoot. Thanks the meal! 🐞🦙“

“Craig is the best waiter I have ever known. Ask for him and show your love“

“We went to Kelly's last night for a Birthday Party. Food was great! Our service was unbelievably fast and accurate. Jordan was our server. Thank You for a wonderful evening!“

“The manager was so kind and understanding. He’s a hands on friendly and caring man. Especially when you’re sick and limited on food choices. Food was really good as well. Tender chicken fried steak. Unusual but really good salad dressing made daily. Eat in or drive thru service. Easy to call in!“

“Great food as always but the last two times we've eaten at Cotton Patch baked squash was not available due to everyone ordering it. Please make MORE so everyone can have some. 🙂“

“Remonia McCullough“

“They had candy bars on”sale” but they were stale…when I tried to return some later that day at the one on I 35 between Dallas and Waxahachie I had a horrible experience with that MOD there. I had a receipt but because I was a few miles down the road they wouldn’t return it, and not only that but he went on and on about how it would hurt his “record” if he returned anything, even though I had a receipt from that same day 20 miles away. He wouldn’t even return an $.80 purchase. If I just asked for 1 refund. It was a ridiculous experience. I will never go back to that store on I 35. Also that store continued to sell the stale products on his shelf, even though they were told they were stale as well. finally they didn’t ask for my number so I could get points and they clicked the button so quickly for me, I couldn’t put my phone number in so I had to return everything I bought after that and I had to re-purchase it again to get the points. So, I was there at 2 stores to buy a few things for over an hour and the worst customer service at the one on the way to Waxahachie“

“Went there again today. Big Catfish filets! Wonderful food and service! Highly recommend this laidback place!!!“

“The food was Amazingly Good! The service was perfection!!“

“We decided to eat here because another place nearby had a 45-minute wait. I'm glad we did. The wait time from arrival to being seated was maybe 4 minutes, and we did not get Quasimodo'd.
I had the chicken fried steak (pictured), and it was delicious. I also had the strawberry lemonade, which I highly recommend. However, the straws you serve with it should be boba straws so ye can slurp down the chunks of strawberries.
All in all the food was good the service was good, and the prices were fair. I recommend Cheddars.

8/9/2026 - Had lunch today at Cheddar's. We ordered the Sampler Appetizer (Queso Fries, Cheddar Bites, and Chicken Tenders). My wife ordered the Garlic Herb Chicken, and i ordered the Monte Cristo Sandwich. Our meals and the Appetizer were delicious. Our server was very friendly and took care of us quickly and efficiently. Im just sorry I didn't get her name.
All in all, I still think Cheddar's is a great restaurant.“