Panola's Cafe — Restaurant in Mississippi

We used to frequent Panola's when it was a pizza place on Lakeshore. We were disappointed when they moved to the Kiln, but understood they wanted to expand. My grandson and I happened to be up that way the other day and thought we'd give them a try. Going from just serving pizza to a full blown cafe could be quite a bit different. We were there over lunch time, I ordered an omelet as they serve breakfast all day. I eat a ketogenic diet, so most of the other menu items don't exactly fit that bill. Although, they do have salads. My omelet had gator sausage, shrimp, mushrooms and spinach as well as a choice of cheese. It comes with a side of hashbrowns or grits, which I passed on and I think a biscuit. The grand got the steak and shrimp po-boy and fries. He said it was delicious. My omelet was @ $14-15 which might seem high to some, but have you gone to the grocery store lately?! Eggs cost about as much as an entire chicken these days. Plus it had some great ingredients in it that aren't exactly cheap either. If memory serves me the Po-boy and fries were $16-ish. I think the bill was around $36 after tax with one soda, I had water. I was happy to see that they are still using the same great quality of ingredients in the cafe they used at the pizza place and will certainly be back plus refer family and friends. We wish them the best, even though we miss having them just...

This is a great little hidden gem. If you're not looking for it, you'll pass it up. Just looking at the building, you'd never think they had some of the best food in the area.

The fish n grits were so good, I had to get it a 2nd time in a row (which I never do anywhere) because I didn't want to believe it was the best fish n grits I had ever had. I was right, it was that good. Shrimp n grits are also just as good as anywhere and yes, they are different. The service is great! Your drink will stay full, you won't wait long for food, you can always find a server nearby that is willing to serve.

This isn't your typical country style Mom n Pop shop. This has the perfect amount of New Orleans flair while staying true to homestyle cooking. It's a 45 minute drive for us but we have made it a Sunday brunch regular rotation.

I wish I had more photos because the one I have doesn't do it justice. This bowl of fish n grits is more than one person should eat at one sitting but I can't help myself and I leave the place stuffed!

I will have to update this post once we go back and I can...

My husband and I have eaten here twice-- and BOTH times it has been excellent! On Friday, we went for lunch and instead of ordering from the menu, I chose to go with the daily lunch special they were offering, which was Crawfish Etouffee w/baguettes. And y'all, it did NOT disappoint! It was absolutely delicious!! Both times that we ate here, the food came out in a very timely manner and it was hot and fresh. Menu prices are very fair and inexpensive, especially considering the generous portions served. Our waitress, Summer, was excellent! She was very inviting, friendly and attentive. I don't remember our waitresses name from the first visit, but she was also an excellent waitress! We will definitely be...