Southern Eats - Paola

American, Lunch, Southern

Southern Eats

Southern Eats
4.7 / 5 (669 reviews)

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Southern Eats serves homestyle Southern comfort with perfectly crisp, non-greasy fried chicken and catfish, creamy mac and cheese, scratch cornbread, lively sides and moist carrot cake. This clean, locally owned mom-and-pop offers generous portions at reasonable prices and warm, welcoming service that feels like visiting friends. Crunchy fried okra, onion rings and pork rinds keep their texture, making it worth the drive from Kansas City and an easy repeat stop for comfort-food lovers.

Last update: 17.01.2026 from: A

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★ 4.7 / 5 from 669 reviews
a-google-user-grass1-20
15.03.2025

Excellent food catfish redbeans rice. Macaroni cheese. Hamburgers fries okra Everything was great. Staff super friendly and kinf also owners great people. Highly recommend

a-google-user-teache-190
15.03.2025

The best fried chicken since my grandma's. We will definitely go back. Try the Mac and cheese!!!

a-google-user-teache-191
15.03.2025

Very nice to have this diverse food in the area. The owner of the restaurant has an outstanding personality which I would recommend for anyone to come enjoy the food and some hospitality.

a-google-user-pilot6-14
15.03.2025

Super fresh. Made to order. Friendly service. Give this place a try!

a-google-user-dog401
15.03.2025

Traveling through and a friend suggested we stop here for dinner... soooo glad we did!!! Super clean establishment, playing gospel in the background, black owned, and decorated so cute! My order was the fish and chicken combo it comes with one side and 3 pieces of each meat about 14.00. I also got hush puppies, mac and cheese, and fried green tomatoes and of course some peach cobbler. Everything is made fresh to order and was piping hot when it reached our table. Seasoned well, perfectly fried and so tasty! It definitely over exceeded our expectations!! I will be making the drive from KC to Paola again soon.

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