Mara's Homemade

Reviews about Mara's Homemade

• 5 / 5

  By Todd Birnbaum
  Cannot wait to go back and dig into the huge menu. Mara is a great host, chef and makes all feel welcomed. Wish i lived closer
  May 23, 2017
• 2 / 5

  By suesyo
  Have been there total of three times, just to give it a chance, because was so glad too see southern food here.
  
  Bombed out all three times. Feels cramped and sticky, not squeaky clean. Seems to be big on hard drinks - "flights of scotch" and such. This must be an appeal for hard-drinking locals, maybe how they are paying the bills apart from the mediocre food.
  
  Friend ordered Jambalaya and it was kind of a scoop full of stuffing that was luke warm as if it had been sitting a while. She wasrepelled by it - felt like a ripoff from a high school cafeteria.
  
  My shrimp grits seemed like mostly grits, and no special flavoring. Other times I have the rib combo - again serviceable but non-descript, not high quality, not tender nor flavorful.
  
  Also tried the crawfish etouffe (are the crawfish frozen? where are they from?), and the mac and cheese (also not exciting, not creamy). The catfish poboy - was not bad but did not seem fresh, seemed frozen (again where from?)
  
  I liked the fried green tomatoes, though could have been a bit more generous. The sides are generally harmless but not exciting.
  
  I wish they would brighten the place up, shrink or remove the bar, freshen the tables and chairs, make it squeaky clean, serve perkily, liven the spices in a personalized way, downplay the bar atmosphere.
  
  Maybe a grand reopening with special attention to the fine points of the food and atmosphere - that it should never taste bland, re-heated, sitting around.
  
  I'd go back and try again. I like to support local place. But this place is not good for my tastes.
  
  But right now this is not a place I am comfortable eating.
  April 22, 2017
• 4 / 5

  By William Kucmierowski
  Nice environment. Little taste of New Orleans on Long Island. Space is a little tight and it's very loud on a Friday night. Definitely worth the visit. Certainly something different.
  December 19, 2016
• 4 / 5

  By david bobrow
  Best kept secret if you like Cajun BBQ the food is excellent home-cooked style really good
  November 29, 2016