JD's Kitchen — Restaurant in Columbus

I went with friends who know the owner. I will say the food was GREAT. I ordered the wings and shrimp with fries. It was perfectly cooked. I ordered my mom the catfish and she loved it. I also ordered the fried peach pie and a fried sweet potato pie. The peach filling was great. I wasn't a fan of the sweet potato one. It was way too runny. The crust on the peach was okay, however would have been AMAZING if it was sprinkled with sugar or a cinnamon and sugar mixture just to take it up a notch but overall I enjoyed it. Next time I'll just try the sliced sweet potato pie and I want to try the pecan pie. My one and only complaint was that we were not greeted when we entered. There were 3 people visible to us at the time and no one acknowledged us. We approached the register and the young man who came forward was a tad bit cold.. not friendly at all, and as a first time visitor unfamiliar with the ordering process a small smile and greeting would have gone a long way. As of now it is my intent to visit again on a future trip to Columbus, I believe it may have just been an off...

The lady at the counter was polite and friendly and the food ranges from decent to very good - I particularly liked the fried shrimp with their light, crispy, and well seasoned coating. The chicken wings were decent, but, not particularly crispy after being drenched in "Buffalo Sauce".

The Mac & Cheese was satisfying but the portion was rather small. The French Fries were also decent, but, nothing special - just the basic "crinkle cut" fries that you get frozen in a bag. I'd say that's one area where they could improve - maybe make their own cut "twice fried" fries for extra crunch,

Two of the guys in my party ordered the Banana Pudding and said it was very good (it was kind of funny how fast they ate it 🤣 (hi Bart! 👋).

I don't eat much catfish myself, but, if you do, this seemed like a place that would...

First time in, and we were happy with the experience overall. Atmosphere is pretty stark, but clean with bright seating. We were there at 4:30 pm on Saturday and were surprised to have it to ourselves. But counter service was friendly. Ordered 3-piece perch dinner and 2-piece catfish. Perch was fine, catfish was very good. Fries were fresh and hot, crispy. Side of okra was large and very good. Mac n Cheese was very good, too. Ample portions and all hot. Only disappointment was they were out of cole slaw, onion rings, bake beans, and fried pies. Those rate highly and we wanted to try them. It was before dinner hours so it was surprising some of the most popular dishes were unavailable so early in the evening. But we’ll definitely use this place for carry-out in the future, as fried fish does not come easily...