Maggie’s Diner
1307 Ty Rogers Jr Ave, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35401
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Address :
1307 Ty Rogers Jr Ave
Tuscaloosa, AL, 35401 - Phone (205) 366-0302
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Opening Hours
- Mon :11:00 am - 3:00pm
Specialities
- Takes Reservations : No
Delivery : No
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Good For : Lunch
Parking : Street
Bike Parking : Yes
Wheelchair Accessible : Yes
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : Yes
Attire : Casual
Ambience : Divey
Noise Level : Average
Alcohol : No
Outdoor Seating : No
Wi-Fi : No
Has TV : No
Waiter Service : No
Caters : No
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Ashley W.
I had the fried pork chop and my mom had the chicken and dumplings....both were exceptional! The collard greens are some of the best I've had, we also had candied yams and fried cabbage, both of which were equally good. It looks like a dive, but the food was 100% worth it...their card machine is currently down (not sure for how long) so currently is check and cash only. Don't let looks deceive you, the decor isn't great but the food was AMAZING
(5)Melanie B.
I am saddened to know Maggie's Diner has closed :( Not only did she make me a pan of her amazing ( I mean the best ever) Mac and Cheese every Thanksgiving but I frequently went there for lunch. Last Wednesday, I drove to Maggie's to learn that my fave diner was closed. If any of the family sees this review please contact me through messenger on yelp because I would love to continue my Mac and cheese tradition/obsession! Love you Maggie-Tuscaloosa will miss you! Thank you for many wonderful years with a delicious variety of amazing food!
(5)Heather G.
Yes yes yes yes!!!! Passing through on a road trip and yet again, Yelp never fails us. We drove by Maggie's and were a little hesitant at first and even made the block reconsidering... But do not be fooled by the outside! In fact, once we stepped inside, we realized what a charming down-home gem we had stumbled upon. It was like going to eat at your grandmas house. Everyone was so kind and like the reviewers said before me, the food was absolutely amazing!!! Genuine soul food with absurd portions. Maggie's was a wonderful experience. We will definitely be back on our next road trip :) We got the: 1. Fried chicken, collard greens, yams, macaroni & cheese 2. Smothered pork chops, mashed potatoes, broccoli, & cornbread All of the above were fantastic! My favorites were the collard greens, smothered pork chops, and the corn bread :)
(5)Elizabeth F.
Was visting family in AL and decided to have lunch before we started our roadtrip back home. Everything was so yummy. It was incredibly affordable to. I definitely left in a food coma. My favorite had to be the fried pickles, so yummy with ranch! I can't wait to go again when I'm in town.
(5)Brian K.
Better than City Cafe. Great meatloaf and veggies. Courteous staff. Only drawback is that credit card machine was down
(5)Harish R.
I have lived in Tuskegee and else where in Alabama and know a bit about southern cooking. I love the baked beans, collard greens, mac & cheese and corn bread. Living in Tuscaloosa, I have been to City Cafe several times. Maggie's was different, the place looks like a run down restaurant, but don't be fooled, Ms.Maggie is certainly a good cook and host. She was very cordial in running us through the menu and even went a step head and cooked fresh gravy as we were vegetarians. The food is good and like any-other southern restaurants, Ms.Maggie doesn't cook here vegetables with meat. So for vegetarians like me it's a place to enjoy good southern food.
(5)Doug B.
Do not be put off by the building or the decor. The food is great. The mac n cheese and the meatloaf were good, but the collard greens were addictive. Don't pass this place up.
(5)Sheila S.
As a vegetarian, most diners and places in the south that serve home cooking/soul food don't have much for me unless I'm willing to settle for mashed potatoes sans gravy, fried okra and corn, and perhaps coleslaw or fried tomatoes. Maggie's is different: they have greens without meat or meat products! When asked by a friend quite a long time ago, the owner responded "I know what's killing my people. My greens are good and they don't need meat." I completely agree.The portions are big and the food is delicious and the price is crazy cheap. I never have room for dessert, and the dining room is tiny, but the tea glasses are always refilled without having to ask and the service is as friendly as it gets. I eat there every chance I get. You should, too!
(5)Reese S.
There is not much that goes on past the two Lurleen's. The graveyard is the icon of the area, it is the emblem of death that seems to surround the empty lots and vacant streets. At the graveyard you have two options: left or right, life or death. I chose life and found Maggie's. Since I left home, I have been on a gastronomical search, a quest, to fill the void that formed. I found a lot in Tuscaloosa. There's great BBQ, but Momma didn't cook that much; there are great burgers, but Dad only grilled those on occasion; and then there's Maggie's. I pulled up to the strip of brick and stone buildings, a large red banner hanging overhead, like a refuge signal, that read 'Voted Best Down-Home Restaurant in West Alabama.' Home. That was what I was searching for. I crossed the threshold, and was plunged into a dim kitchen. It was like I had just stepped into Maggie's home kitchen. On a table in the center of the room sat a pan of peanut butter cookies, slices of sweet potato pie, and massive wedges of caramel cake. Two dinning rooms flanked either side, a counter faced me, breathing out steaming aromas that began to fill that void left deep in my chest. I looked uncertain, unsure, like a lost boy. There was Maggie, standing behind the counter with a red shirt and a white apron, smiling at me with motherly affection. She waved a hand, beckoning me like a dog into her house, and showed me the spread she had laid out for me. Fried chicken, meat loaf, country-fried steak, pork chops, grilled chicken. I swooned and lost track by the only thing that can ail me so: when greasy meets savory and fried meets sweet, forming a sensation found nowhere but inside a mother's kitchen. I chose fried chicken, and she plopped a massive foreleg onto the ceramic plate embroidered with blue flowers. My mom had a plate just like that....Next she took me down the line to the vegetables. Mac 'n cheese, black-eyed peas, green beans, lima beans, turnip greens, collard greens, okra, mashed potatoes, dressing, yams, it was too much. I nearly fainted, but the sweet-salty-savory aroma caught me and tilted me upright once more. Memories of fried chicken, mac 'n cheese, and collard greens flooded over me like a warm rush of water. I chose mac 'n cheese and collard greens and corn bread. "Anything to drink?" Maggie said. I looked over at the drink table, where sat a jug of ice water, a pitcher of red punch, and an iron tower of sweet tea. "Sweet tea." "$8.71" And $8.17 I paid. I was delighted when I was able to choose my own fork from a tray of silverware, just like home. I sat down at a wooden table covered with a flowery tablecloth and place mats. There was the pepper vinegar and hot sauce by the napkins like at home. I doused my collard greens with vinegar and my fried chicken with Piggly Wiggly hot sauce, and tucked in. The fried chicken had a shell of crispy, crunchy batter that cracked when I bit into it. Underneath lay the dark meat, soaking in its own juices and basking in its tenderness. The collard greens sent me back. My mom used to cook them on low all day, filling the house with their warming nature. I could taste the time, love, care, and sugar poured into making the greens just the way they ought to be. The mac 'n cheese looked and felt like scrambled eggs, but tasted nothing the same. The top was browned and blackened with what I like to call "top-cheese." The orange seemed to glow from the plate. It was almost unnatural. But upon tasting it I realized it was the plain fact that Maggie was generous when adding cheese to her macaroni. The corn bread muffin was more like a cupcake. It was dense and buttery, but it did not stop where most normal cornbread ceases in its flavor. Maggie's cornbread had that extra sweetness. Sugar in cornbread is a delicacy in the South, and not enough people offer it. Sugar in cornbread is like home, and that means comfort. When I first arrived a man standing behind me said, "I never leave without getting a caramel cake to take with me." So, after cleaning my plate, I went back up and bought a slice of sweet potato pie and a wedge of caramel cake. The sweet potato pie was thick and gooey like a pumpkin pie and the crust was crunchy and buttery. The caramel cake proved to be a dense dissection. On the top lay a crust of caramel icing glaze, and underneath was the sweet white cake. The juxtaposition of the crusty top layer with the cushiony bottom made me close my eyes and shake my head in disbelief. Two days later I was back. In my absence I had heard rumors of Maggie's meatloaf so that's what I tried. She cut it like the cake it was, and the plate sank under its weight when she set it down. A thick layer of ketchup crusted the top, just like my momma made it. For my vegetables I chose mashed potatoes and yams. She smothered the potatoes in a thick brown gravy, where the country-fried steak sat immersed. Again, I left satisfied, but this time with a homemade cinnamon roll as big as my foot.
(5)David M.
A must try if you are in T-Town looking for a good down home meal. You can taste the homemade in everythng. It is cafeteria style. There is a great selection of meats and sides and the portions are big. Smothered pork chops, meatloaf, baked chicken, fried chicken, neckbones plus 5-6 more meats; sides are: collards, turnip greens, blackeye peas, butter beans, yams, mac n chz and cornbread stuffing (plus a few more). The most expensive thing is the $7.99 meat + 2 platter served with corn bread. Miss Maggie makes desserts as well. Pies, cookies and an AMAZING caramel cake (vanilla cake with caramel layer on top and in between with an iced caramel topping. And Miss Maggie cuts you a huge piece!! It is tucked in a strip of stores; if it wasn't for the "Open" sign in the front, one might think Maggie's is closed down. Note: THEY NO LONGER ACCEPT DEBIT/CREDIT CARDS!!
(4)Russ M.
I gotta say the BEST in country cooking/soul food I have found in Tuscaloosa. My sweet wife and I had lunch at Maggies this week and had an outstanding experience. In a run down looking building off the beaten path (you gotta make a bit of an effort to find it) right beside the railroad tracks is where you find Maggies. I guess I had some kind of a lost look when we went in because we were quickly approached by a tall, hurried lady who unceremoniously said "this ya'lls first time? I'm Maggie, you come with me." She walked us over to the cafeteria style serving line where she told us about every item there. I almost passed out trying to decide...my sweet wife chose fried chicken, turnip greens and mac&cheese, I had fried pork chop, rice w/gravey, and green lima beans. (yep, DO NOT expect any health conscious offerings) I gotta say YUM, YUM, YUM!!!!! The only reason I stopped short of five stars was having to use salt and pepper out of little paper packets...But, I might upgrade after my next visit, which will be soon!!!
(4)Arefeen S.
I don't want to be too negative about Maggie's, but the restaurant is sketch. I don't care too much for the desserts lying out in the open on tables as you enter the restaurant, or the grime on the sneeze guards on the buffet line, or the generally decrepit layout of the dining room. However, the food IS phenomenal, and portions are robust. A quirk of the diner is the only beverages you can get are water, lemonade, fruit punch or tea. Originally, you could pay only with cash or check, but now Maggie's takes cards. (Just as a warning, however, the last time I went the credit card machine was wonky and I didn't have any cash, though kind-hearted lady offered to pay for my meal if my card didn't work. It did work however.)
(2)Josh M.
Don't be fooled into thinking that City Cafe is the only place for great country cooking or soul food. You've been horribly mislead. Miss Maggie's is by far the best down home food you could hope to find in town. The portions are MASSIVE and the prices incredibly reasonable. Everything is made from scratch and tastes phenomenal. You can have your pick of fried chicken, meatloaf, greens, cornbread, and on and on. And since you just walk up to the counter, pick what you want from behind the glass and pay at the end of the line, you'll be seated and eating in seconds. The business is family owned and operated and you'll get to know the staff in no time. Take a tip from a local who knows: skip City Cafe and RUN to Maggie's. You'll never look back.
(5)Bianca K.
Good food served by happy people!
(4)Plague P.
The most wonderful restaurant for authentic southern food. Maggie is absolutely delightful and her food is to die for. I can't get enough of it.
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