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Mara's Southern Kitchen Formerly Mara's Homemade

Mara's Southern Kitchen Formerly Mara's Homemade

236 West Jericho Tpke.NY 11791, Syosset, United States

Tea • Coffee • Chicken • Barbecue


"Our experiences with Mara have been hit or miss--sometimes the food and service have been great, other times--not so much. The last time we went was for a birthday celebration. We had a reservation for five and showed up at the correct time only to be told our table wasn 't ready. They asked if we wanted to sit at the bar while we waited, which was fine except for the fact that the bartender gave us menus. It became pretty clear they wanted us to eat at the bar rather than at a table, which we didn 't want to do because (a) it was a birthday and (b) we 'd made a reservation for a table. Finally they got the hint and about fifteen minutes later we were seated. Now for the food. I ordered fried chicken with two sides. The sides (collards and potatoes) were fine. The chicken (two small pieces that didn 't fill their part of the plate) had no fried coating and was raw/pinkish on the inside. I didn 't want to send it back since the place was pretty busy and I figured it was best to cut our losses. A family member ordered the turducken, which was frankly awful--dry and tasteless. Regarding the service, the waitress assigned to our table was pleasant but obviously in a hurry--when a family member asked for water she proceeded to pour it into the same glass in which he 'd had his lemonade rather than offering a fresh glass. When asked why she wouldn 't provide a new glass, she replied what difference does it make? Okay... Anyway, we 're not going back this year. Or possibly ever--neither the food nor service is good enough to justify the price. The reason I 'm giving three stars is because we 've had better experiences in the past and this might have been a one-off."