Norma's Cafe

Morgan, Mallory and I ventured out to the O.C. ( Oak Cliff) to try some great southern cooking at Norma’s. This spot has been around for over 50 years, and has southern cuisine down to an art. We arrived at about 1:15 on Sunday afternoon to a packed house! You come in and seat yourself wherever you would like. Once a waitress gets a moment, she comes by to take your order. We were already starving prior to arrival, so we requested the bread basket and three diet cokes ASAP. We were immediately pleased. The basket comes with a mixture of 3 buttery dinner rolls and 3 savory cornbread muffins.

Morgan ordered the chicken club with french fries and a dinner salad. The sandwich portion was generous and served on Texas toast. The French fries were seasoned with a house blend that was perfectly scrumptious.
Mallory and I ordered the chicken fried steak and the chicken fried chicken. These entrees were under ten dollars and came with your choice of three sides. We both opted for the mashed potatoes and a side salad with ranch ( this counted as two sides). We were both pleased with the meat portion. I wanted cream gravy and Mallory went without. Either way- the breading was crisp and salty. We followed suit with the mashed potatoes. They were homemade and perfectly creamy. What a treat!
The only thing that we would all three pass on was the side salad. Then again, we likely weren’t in the mood for anything healthy on this particular day! If we would have saved room, we would have loved a piece of their homemade pie or cobbler - I guess that means we will have to make a return visit for sure.

This place does southern cuisine right!