Alex Farms Hickory Smoked Chicken Salad and Barbecue, Olive Branch, MS

Alex Farms

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Alex Farms is a relatively new barbecue and chicken restaurant in Olive Branch on Hacks Cross Road a couple of blocks north of Goodman Road on the east side. I saw a review from someone on Facebook a few weeks ago and decided to try it.

This was some of the best barbecue I've had in a while. The meat was fresh and the sauce was great. The beans had a lot of flavor as well. Also the service was fantastic!

I ordered a large sandwich combo and my friend got a regular sandwich combo and we also got a side of banana pudding. The total for everything was around $35.

There was plenty of food and the orders came out within just a few minutes after we ordered it.

I didn't try the banana pudding because I was very full. My friend said it was different than any she had tasted but she liked it.

I will definitely be back and I highly recommend them!

 

Other recent trips that I've already posted before:

 

Cafe Eclectic, Memphis, TN - Chicken Diablo wrap

 

 Kublai Khan, Southaven, MS - Las Vegas roll and a Crazy Grill roll

 

Bites and Treats, Southaven, MS - Chicken quesadilla and chocolate and cookies and cream ice cream

 

Ground Zero Blues Club, Clarksdale, MS

Ground Zero

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Ground Zero is a Delta area blues club on Delta Avenue near the west end of Third Street in downtown Clarksdale. One of its claims to fame is that Morgan Freeman (yes, THAT Morgan Freeman) is one of the owners. I doubt he is there very often but that aside, I have heard great things about their food.

It's been on my list for a while and I finally got to go there last week for the first time and I was very pleased.

They do have a stage and many nights have live bands. The night I went there was a cover charge but they don't make you pay that if you're just there to eat and won't be staying for the music, which was a nice change from other similar venues where I've been where you have to pay the cover even if you aren't staying.

I ordered catfish and my buddy ordered barbecue. My catfish was great and he said the barbecue was very good as well.

The prices were reasonable. I believe my total before tip was around $20 including tax and a drink.

I will absolutely be back and I highly recommend them!

 

 

 

Other recent trips to places I've already posted about:

 

Dog and Bone Pub, Memphis, TN - "Not Shepherd's Pie" and a sausage and cheese plate

 

 

Bites and Treats, Southaven, MS - burger and fries

 

West Street Diner, Germantown, TN - Chicken and dumplings, mashed potatoes, purple hull peas

 

 

Germantown Commissary, Germantown, TN

Germantown Commissary

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Germantown Commissary is a small barbecue restaurant on Germantown Road right by the railroad tracks north of Poplar Pike. It's been there a long time and most people consider it a staple of the area. I had not been there in years but was in the area a few days ago and stopped by for dinner.

I ordered I think what was called the Big Daddy appetizer which was wings, cheese, barbecue nachos, deviled eggs, and house made chips and my friend got a catfish sandwich.

My food was really good and my friend said hers was too. To be honest, I was a little disappointed at the amount of barbecue on the nachos -there wasn't very much- but what was there was good. Other than that, I didn't have any issues.

There was plenty of food and I had enough left over for a second meal. 

The prices were reasonable. I believe the entire bill before tax was about $45.

I will definitely go back when I get over that way.

 

Other recent trips of places I've already reviewed:

 

Kublai Khan, Southaven, MS - Las Vegas roll and a crazy grill

 

Jersey Mike's, Southaven, MS - tuna sandwich

I haven't actually reviewed them because I don't normally review large chains. It's new to Southaven. They are a little pricey but the food is pretty decent. Most people seem to like it better than Subway.

 

Riverview Buffet, Fitz Casino, Robinsonville, MS - various

 

Little Jamaica, Southaven, MS

Little Jamaica

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Little Jamaica is a new Jamaican restaurant in Southaven on Stateline Road just west of I-55 at the corner of Stateline Road and Hamilton Road. They have a location in Memphis as well. It's only been open 2 or 3 weeks but I had a chance to try them out a few days ago.

I know essentially nothing about Jamaican food so I didn't know what to try. One thing I noticed is they don't have an overly large menu so it was reasonably easy to choose something.

I ordered the jerk chicken, my friend ordered the curry chicken, and we also got an order of sweet plantains. I didn't care too much for the plantains but I assume if you like them they were good however my other food was great and my friend said hers was too!

The service was excellent and the food was ready pretty quickly. The prices were a little higher than I expected, the total for all three items was around $60 but we got plenty of food for the price. I don't actually have a complaint about the price at all, it was just higher than I expected. I ate three different times off of my plate and my friend told he that she did too.

I highly recommend checking them out. I will definitely be back!

 

 

Other recent trips to places I've already reviewed:

 

Sakura, Poplar Avenue, Memphis, TN - the East Memphis roll

 

The Sizzler Steakhouse, Oxford, MS - filet and shrimp, my friend ordered a sausage and cheese plate

 

 

La Cocina, Memphis, TN - chicken quesadilla, my buddy got a burrito

 

Fox Ridge Pizza, Memphis, TN

Fox Ridge Pizza

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Fox Ridge Pizza has been around for a long time but they moved Brookhaven Circle a few years ago, just a little north of Poplar Avenue. I had not been the to the Brookhaven location and tried it a few days ago specifically to try their cheeseburger. Several people told me that they have really good burgers.

I ordered a burger, fries, and a salad. The burger was pretty solid. It wasn't the "best" I've ever had (best is so subjective) but it was good. The blue cheese dressing for the salad was really good and next time I think I'm going to make my burger a blue burger.

The prices were fair, about the same as most other bar and grill restaurants. I definitely will be back and I do recommend it.

Also I think it's worth noting, the guy at the table next to me ordered a basic cheese pizza and it looked fantastic. I saw a beef pizza a few tables away that looked really good too.

 

 

Other recent trips:

 

Underground Cafe, Hernando, MS - Garlic Parmesan chicken. My buddy got a steak.

 

Rancho Grande, Southaven, MS - Chicken quesadilla

 

Sakura, Memphis, TN - Sunset roll, East Memphis roll (EM roll is really good!) Poplar Avenue location

 

Kublai Khan, Southaven, MS - Las Vegas roll, Crazy Grill roll

 

Jack Pirtle's Chicken, Memphis, TN

Jack Pirtle's - Their regular website doesn't seem to be working. They have several locations around Memphis so just google them.

Jack Pirtle's is a long time Memphis staple. They are known for chicken but they also have a reputation for a great steak sandwich and burger. I had not been to a location in many years but I made my way over to the location on Elvis Presley Boulevard a couple of days ago to try the steak sandwich which I had never had. When I was young we used to go to the location on Summer Avenue for chicken and chicken livers. I don't remember for sure but back then I think they had a much more limited menu than they have now.

To be honest, I wasn't that impressed. It was decent but nothing spectacular. I may try to go to another location.

It is worth mentioning that the customer service was very good. Everyone was friendly and the food came out pretty quickly.

It's also worth mentioning that I tried to go the night before and even though the hours show they are open until 10 PM, I tried one location at about 9 PM and it was already closed and I went to another location a few minutes away and was told that, even though they were open until 10, the grill was off and they weren't serving food. I didn't ask but I guess you could still get drinks and maybe ice cream if they serve that (I don't know if they do).

They are also supposed to have a good burger and a good chili dog and I will go back and try those at another location and may make another post if it's any better.

Try them and let me know what you think.

 

Other recent trips:

 

Kublai Khan, Southaven, MS - Las Vegas roll and a Crazy Grill roll

 

 Mexico Grill, Tunica, MS chicken quesadilla chicken enchilada

 

West Street Diner, Germantown, TN - club sandwich

 

Dos Compadres, Olive Branch, MS

Dos Compadres

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Dos Compadres is a Mexican restaurant in Olive Branch on MS-178 a few blocks south of Goodman Road or a few blocks north of Hacks Cross. It's relatively new; It used to be called something else and I had been there once too.

I went there a few weeks ago for the first time and really liked it. It was authentic Mexican and everything was spicy but I loved it!

I don't remember the exact price but the prices were great! I highly recommend trying them out.

 

 

 

Other recent trips:

Torchy's Tacos, Memphis, TN - soft tacos

 

 

Eggs Up Grill, Olive Branch, MS - chicken salad sandwich (and it was really good)

 

Slider Inn, Memphis, TN - chili dog