Angel's is a pretty simple, down home place--neat, clean, fresh, and organized. You walk in and order at the counter and they bring your food out to you. But not worry, they check on you from time to time as well.
For my dinner, I had the BBQ ribs with mashed potatoes and gravy, cole slaw, and mac and cheese. The ribs? Well, they were wonderful! Meaty, tender, juicy, a nice bit of fat--and falling off the bone. With a nice, baked in BBQ flavor, they were all a nice meaty rib should be: finger lickin' good--and I did a lot of finger lickin! The mashed potatoes were outstanding--I'd swear my momma was in that kithen making them and the gravy, they were that good. The cole slaw was good as well, and the mac and cheese was all I expected with a nice cheesy goodnes. This meal was a hit--good, down home goodness on a plastic plate. Yumm!
My friend Tommy had a fried chicken dinner. Let me tell you, this was fried chicken done right! The breaded coating was crisp and not too heavy, the chicken inside was steamy hot and tender and juicy. It was a full half chicken, a breast, a leg quarter, and a wing. And every piece was tender-juicy and flavorful. Tommy also had the mashed potatoes and gravy and the coleslaw. But he also had the creamed corn and it was very good with a nice corn flavor, not at all tinny like from a can. We both had cornbread with our meals and this was almost like a cake, very light and fluffy and sweet--but good with a mild corn flavor.
We both enjoyed our meal here and would certainly go back. This is down-home cooking done right. No wonder they've been around for well over a dozen years on Sanford Avenue, just off of first street in historic downtown Sanford. I loved it--I'll be back!
Enjoyed meeting you last night at Art Walk! And as you know -- I totally agree with your review on Angel's. Don't forget to try the fried catfish -- it's the best I've ever eaten.
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