Savory Roots Stennis - Kiln

This place was fine. This is a good three star review. Service is very slow but the servers are nice. The space is in a little plaza that looks really cool and they have outdoor and indoor seating. We went during the lunch hour and it was super busy. Our table was sticky which is the worst. I ordered the ahi tuna salad. It was very good but I didn't see much else on the menu I would be interested in trying. At this point, I am not sure I'll be back but based on other great reviews, I might try it again just to see if my mediocre experience was a one off.

Really good food here! I highly recommend the sweet potatoes fries as they are cooked excellently and expertly seasoned. House made chips are good as well and seasoned nicely just a heads up I was expecting house made chips to be thicker slices of potato and these are very thin. Not a complaint in any way, just a heads up because I wasn't expecting it and you may not either. It was very loud inside, and especially loud when we first walked in, I think someone was in a life and death hand to hand combat match with an ice machine or something because none of us could hear a thing that any of us at our table was saying. I guess our hero eventually vanquished the ice machine as the sounds of martial hostilities finally ceased but it was still somewhat loud inside. Oh, another heads up the put Mayo on the pulled pork bbq sammich. That was definitely unexpected. I'm not talking an Alabama Mayo based bbq sauce, I'm talking a dollop of Duke's on the sammich along with bbq sauce and pickles. We had four in our party but only were given 3 sets of silverware and napkins and had to ask for another but they got taken care of. Definitely recommend this place!

Stopped here for lunch. Unassuming front made us unsure if we found the right place or if it was open. Parked in the back. The place is small and was busy but we were seated right away. It was super loud. Too loud to hear each other at first. We had a wait for the food but that was fine as they made it fresh. Food was good. One of us ordered French fries. Other three ordered house made chips. They were running out of chips so they also gave us sweet potato fries. House made chips were thin, crispy, and good but the sweet potato fries were better.

Blackened redfish and blackened tuna salad were great. Caramel bread pudding was fine. Service all around fabulous. Hometown atmosphere.

Great little local restaurant. Inside seating is nice but the patio out front is great on warm days. The patio area is covered so you aren't being blasted by the sun. I had a shrimp po'boy and it was very good. They get the bread from a famous New Orleans bakery. The menu had a good selection without being overwhelming. This is definitely a great lunch spot.