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Nana J’s is one of those places that leaves you really conflicted.\u00a0 On the one hand, you want to tell everybody how wonderful it is.\u00a0 On the other, you don’t want to go back someday and find a line out the door because it’s become so popular.<\/p>\n
It’s small, unassuming, short menu which mostly changes daily, and your entree choice includes a couple vegetables and dessert.\u00a0 There are five-six choices daily, all made from scratch. ALL MADE FROM SCRATCH.<\/p>\n
In a way, it reminds me of Willie Mae’s Scotch House in New Orleans, before Katrina.\u00a0 Four tables, one woman, a cast iron skillet and the best fried chicken you’ve ever had anywhere.<\/p>\n
Whatever your choice of entree at Nana J’s, be prepared to have it be the best version of that dish you’ve ever had anywhere.\u00a0 The same claim for the sides and dessert.<\/p>\n
I went with fried catfish, some days they have filets, some days whole, bone-in, some days both.\u00a0 \u00a0My side choices were potato salad and collard greens. A piece of cornbread is included on every plate; dessert the day I was in was banana pudding, complete with the requisite ‘nilla wafers.<\/p>\n
The fish was done perfectly, crispy breading, nicely seasoned, with steaming flaking moist flesh enclosed.\u00a0 House-made tartar sauce was the best I have ever had anywhere, yes, you could spoon it if you were inclined.\u00a0 It was so far beyond the usual glop of mayo and pickle bits or chives.<\/p>\n
Potato salad was superb, it was like creamy deviled eggs with potato bits. Went down easy.\u00a0 Likewise the greens, like potato salad a dish most restaurants seem to deliberately screw up.\u00a0 Nana J’s was smoky, salty, crisp and buttery at the same time. Could almost convince me to be a vegetarian. OK, not quite.\u00a0 But you get my point.<\/p>\n
Banana pudding, something I haven’t had since childhood since I’m not much for desserts on any occasion.\u00a0 Wonderful.\u00a0 Flavorful, smooth, creamy, with pieces of vanilla wafer.\u00a0 As it should be.<\/p>\n
I posted after I left the restaurant that I’ve been fortunate to have dined in 65 countries, and this meal easily popped into my list of top five meals anywhere, anytime.\u00a0 Meant it.\u00a0 I go to the Gulf Coast every year, and hands down I’ve never had better food on the coast.<\/p>\n
Personable, friendly, charming, helpful host\/server as well.<\/p>\n
They have a website<\/a>, but it doesn’t tell you much.\u00a0 You’d be much better off checking their Facebook entries<\/a> from time to time.\u00a0 Go there. Often. But don’t tell anybody else about it!<\/p>\n Nana Js Soulful Kitchen Review Ocean Springs MS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Nana Js Soulful Kitchen Review Ocean Springs MS Nana J’s is one of those places that leaves you really conflicted.\u00a0 On the one hand, you want to tell everybody how wonderful it is.\u00a0 On the other, you don’t want to go back someday and find a line out the door because it’s become so popular.… Continue reading Nana Js Soulful Kitchen Review Ocean Springs MS<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24026,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2,16,27],"tags":[667,867,3266],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24019"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24019"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24019\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a><\/p>\n