Joseph's Southern Food

June 12, 2009

Someone once told me that Southern food is also called comfort food. I was not sure what they meant by that until I had my first bite of "comfort food". 

When you turn south from the intersection of 29th & Fairfax you will notice that the first house you see on the east side of the street has a large metal oval sign that reads; Joseph's Southern Food Carry out & Drive Thru. The sign also includes their phone number in big black letters so that when you pull over from the other side of the street you can dial it on your cell phone. The large industrial rusty style sign is on the front lawn of what appears to be a house until you walk up the cement entry walk to the front door and you notice a with narrow sign that has the hours of operations on it. Open the black metal screen door and the first thing you will see is a large menu for Joseph's Southern Food. You can browse the menu if you need to but the minute you walk in from the door you have close to a narrow stretch of about 60 sq. ft. so loitering or standing around is not a good idea unless you like being in the way. As you walk in past the menu to your left you will reach a glass counter display which houses all types of candy, potato chips, homemade wheat rolls and cornbread. Be ready to place your order with Joseph or his assistant in-between the phone calls and other hungry customers. Don't be intimidated by the fast paced-ness of everything as this "house" is actually a converted short-order style restaurant that does not host any indoor seating.

 

On the main page of his website you can see a quick video of this house/restaurant.
The main floor of this house is where you will find the prep kitchen, dishwashing area, and industry style kitchen with a stainless steel exhaust hood (restaurant lingo meaning exhaust system). Once you place your order it may take a few minutes to cook it as patrons phone and fax in their orders starting as early as 10:45 am, feel free to walk around the back yard which has been landscaped with flowers and trees which detracts the black asphalt for the drive-thru. If cooking is Joseph’s passion then you can taste it in his food for sure. Joseph makes almost everything he can from scratch to keep the "Southern" taste in the food. The portions he serves are very generous and plentiful each and every time I have eaten there in the past 3 years he has been very consistent. Joseph tends to overload my Catfish Po'Boy which I don't mind one bit. If I had to recommend one specific item on the menu I would HIGHLY recommend the Catfish Po'Boy, the homemade pound cake, or the deep fried mushrooms with an incredibly tasty batter that is made by Joseph.
While waiting for your order and drinking your sweet tea, ask Joseph to see the photo book that has all the remodeling pictures of this structure.
 

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