Maw Maw’s Country Kitchen Opens in Baytowne Wharf

[SoWalSally]

Baytowne Wharf added a new restaurant to its list in July – just in time for the holiday weekend – that caters to country cooking lovers of the area. Maw Maw’s Country Kitchen serves up a variety of country style meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner in a casual setting.

Maw Maw’s offers patrons a diverse menu with all of the country fare you would expect to see: salads, soups, sandwiches, a variety of fried meats including chicken, pork chops, and catfish, meatloaf, pot roast, ham, and all the fixings necessary to complement a bona fide country meal including items such as fried okra, macaroni and cheese, corn, green beans, grits, and black eyed peas. For lunch and dinner, lighter items such as salads topped with chicken or fried catfish are available or a wide selection of sandwiches featuring many of the meats from the dinner entrees. For those with larger appetites, full sized entrees with a meat and two veggies are offered. If you can’t decide, Maw Maw’s has a sampler dinner with a combination of any three meats of your choosing from the menu. Don’t forget to top your meal off with a tall glass of freshly brewed iced tea.

If you’re in a hurry, Maw Maw’s offers family size to go orders. Choose from a small carry out order for 4-6 people or a large order for 12. Each meal comes with your choice of country meats and sides.

Stop by for breakfast and be treated to a selection of country style breakfast items as well including pancakes, waffles, sausage, eggs, bacon, or egg sandwiches. If you’re really hungry, be sure to try the breakfast platters as they offer generous combinations of their main breakfast foods.

If you have a craving for country cookin’, Maw Maw’s is sure to satisfy it!

Maw Maw’s Country Kitchen
110 Cannery Lane
The Village of Baytowne Wharf in Sandestin
(850) 351-1885

[DD]

I should not have read this when I was starving! :bang:

[jdarg]

I guess this would be a dressed up Cracker Barrel with a golf course view?? It does sound like it would hit the spot after a late night out-

[SHELLY]

I don't know why...but on some level it strikes me as odd having a place called "Maw-Maw's Country Kitchen" at Baytowne Wharf, Sandestin. Reverse Gentrification in action? Or is their menu simply going to list Eggs Benedict under "Vittles" and Gourmet Grits with Brie andToasted Almonds under "Fixin's" ? :idontno:

[jim45]

I don't know why...but on some level it strikes me as odd having a place called "Maw-Maw's Country Kitchen" at Baytowne Wharf, Sandestin. Reverse Gentrification in action? Or is their menu simply going to list Eggs Benedict under "Vittles" and Gourmet Grits with Brie andToasted Almonds under "Fixin's" ? :idontno:

I bet your fun to share a cab with. :roll:


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[30A Skunkape]

I don't know why...but on some level it strikes me as odd having a place called "Maw-Maw's Country Kitchen" at Baytowne Wharf, Sandestin. Reverse Gentrification in action? Or is their menu simply going to list Eggs Benedict under "Vittles" and Gourmet Grits with Brie andToasted Almonds under "Fixin's" ? :idontno:

:funn: So true. A similar phenomenon I have noticed is roadside produce vendors on the hwy (in Freeport on 331 for example). The more crude and roughshod the sign they have created appears, the more savy the vendor. I think they portray an image of hayseediness to lure in 'city slickers' on the way to the beach looking to take advantage of the hicks. But lo and behold, the hillbilly really holds a degree in ag economics and nails the famiy from Atlanta with the most expensive melons they have ever bought:lol:

[kurt]

I don't know why...but on some level it strikes me as odd having a place called "Maw-Maw's Country Kitchen" at Baytowne Wharf, Sandestin. Reverse Gentrification in action? Or is their menu simply going to list Eggs Benedict under "Vittles" and Gourmet Grits with Brie andToasted Almonds under "Fixin's" ? :idontno:

Sandestin is STILL the South. That place will be packed, even more so if the food is good. After all they have a Jim and Nick's BBQ place there. Just catering to what our visitors are used to in their hometowns.

[Franny]

Sandestin is STILL the South. That place will be packed, even more so if the food is good. After all they have a Jim and Nick's BBQ place there. Just catering to what our visitors are used to in their hometowns.

Still in the south yes and very much a family oriented vaction spot...great menu for kids imo.

[drsvelte]

Sandestin is STILL the South. After all they have a Jim and Nick's BBQ place there. It is a tradition when we come to our place, that we must have Jim & Nick's BBQ on that very first nite. And always their onion rings! Although Baton Rouge is still considered part of the South (I guess?) we do not have much in the way of BBQ - a Dreamland franchise lasted just six months. We are just made to suffer with oysters, crabs, crayfish, fish, and shrimp. :funn: So that is our BBQ fix five or six times a year. The Maw Maw's place reminds me of a Po-folk's and does seem a little out of character in Baytowne.

[30A Skunkape]

It is a tradition when we come to our place, that we must have Jim & Nick's BBQ on that very first nite. And always their onion rings! Although Baton Rouge is still considered part of the South (I guess?) we do not have much in the way of BBQ - a Dreamland franchise lasted just six months. We are just made to suffer with oysters, crabs, crayfish, fish, and shrimp. :funn: So that is our BBQ fix five or six times a year. The Maw Maw's place reminds me of a Po-folk's and does seem a little out of character in Baytowne.

There is no good BBQ in Louisiana unless you do it yourself! Po-Folks does have pretty good fried chicken. It passes my fried chicken litmus test-it takes a long time to get it to the table. Fried chicken takes a long time to do correctly, so if you have it come right out, you can bet it was sitting under an orange lightbulb :roll:

[SHELLY]

The Maw Maw's place reminds me of a Po-folk's and does seem a little out of character in Baytowne.

Are the drinks served in Mason jars too?

[Tootsie]

There is no good BBQ in Louisiana unless you do it yourself! Po-Folks does have pretty good fried chicken. It passes my fried chicken litmus test-it takes a long time to get it to the table. Fried chicken takes a long time to do correctly, so if you have it come right out, you can bet it was sitting under an orange lightbulb :roll:

I didn't realize LA didn't have their own BBQ - I guess they have everything else that is just to die for.

IMO, Florida ranks pretty low on the BBQ map too. We like it bama style...

[30A Skunkape]

I didn't realize LA didn't have their own BBQ - I guess they have everything else that is just to die for.

IMO, Florida ranks pretty low on the BBQ map too. We like it bama style...

Oh gosh, north Florida BBQ is in the wonderful pseudo-Carolina style you find in Alabama and Georgia that I love so much. Nothing wrong with Memphis, St Louis or Texas (please don't start the BBQ wars which are second in acridity to only Shelly and any bullish person debating economics :floor: )I just like the hillbilly style :clap_1: .

[TreeFrog]

please don't start the BBQ wars which are second in acridity to only Shelly and any bullish person debating economics

Keeping my fingers clear of the keyboard this time. Can't believe I was referred to as a "BBQ snob".

[miramargal]

I saw bbq mentioned and it's funny, my husband was craving bbq the whole time we were down there and it seemed like every block or so there was a bbq place. But he refused since pork is usually the speciality and ,living just next door to Texas, bbq to us is beef and spicy, not sweet like the Carolina style. We went to Jim and Nick's last year and didn't quite like it. I guess we are Texas bbq snobs just because that is what we are used to. Something about crossing that border into Texas makes the "q' taste better.

[kurt]

I saw bbq mentioned and it's funny, my husband was craving bbq the whole time we were down there and it seemed like every block or so there was a bbq place. But he refused since pork is usually the speciality and ,living just next door to Texas, bbq to us is beef and spicy, not sweet like the Carolina style. We went to Jim and Nick's last year and didn't quite like it. I guess we are Texas bbq snobs just because that is what we are used to. Something about crossing that border into Texas makes the "q' taste better.

Down here we have BBQ joints about every 10 miles on average. B'ham and other southern cities have BBQ on every block.

Carolina style is mustard based (north) or vinegar based (south). Sweet sauce is prevalent throughout the south, and probably anywhere you find BBQ. I find Jim & nick's at Sandestin inedible. The one in B'ham is probably good or it wouldn't survive. There is a lot of good BBQ in B'ham to compete with.

I would love to write one of those books about BBQ across America, but I just ate some and I'm too full so I think I'll just read about it.

[kathydwells]

When my daddy get's moved up here closer to me..you all must come to our annual July 4th Bar B Q, because my daddy makes the best ribs you have ever tasted in your life......ever, I mean it!!!!!

[Miss Kitty]

All I know is we are having a SoWalgent at this place in October. I gots to git me some of Maw Maw's cookin'!!!

[goodwitch58]

Jim and Nick's is the only only restaurant in SoWal where I had a horrible, horrible meal and experience. The only place in 6 years! I will Never recommend them to anyone.

[Smiling JOe]

All I know is we are having a SoWalgent at this place in October. I gots to git me some of Maw Maw's cookin'!!!Send me some money for about four lunches and I will be your ginnea pig and give you a full critique. Often, it is best to try a place 3 or 4 times, sampling the menu and making sure that they weren't lucky, or having a bad day, prior to giving a full review. I would guess about $50 will cover the four visits.;-)

[Tootsie]

Oh gosh, north Florida BBQ is in the wonderful pseudo-Carolina style you find in Alabama and Georgia that I love so much. Nothing wrong with Memphis, St Louis or Texas (please don't start the BBQ wars which are second in acridity to only Shelly and any bullish person debating economics :floor: )I just like the hillbilly style :clap_1: .

I don't know what BBQ is worthy anywhere in Florida - please advise! locals serve up some kind of smoked dry ribs, with a bland sauce on the side. the few BBQ restaurants we have are OKAY at best. not like what I grew up with - but that just may be what I'm used to (dreamland style, succulent, saucy, spicy and just a tad sweet. I also love carolina BBQ - vinegar base - different but yummy)...