Best cornbread
Fox Bros. cornbread goes great with a little pulled pork and it’s your pick for best cornbread in and around Atlanta.
YOUR PICKS
1. Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q
You say, “Fox Bros. BBQ’s jalapeno cornbread also gets a nod from me.”
2. Cracker Barrel
3. Matthews Cafeteria
4. Harold’s
5. Roasters
OUR PICKS
1. Greenwood’s on Green Street
The AJC dining team’s specialist in Southern and Neighborhood Fare Jenny Turknett says, “Cornbread seems to be one of those nostalgic dishes — those for which our preferences are heavily influenced by our early experiences. In my family, there was no place for sugar in the cornbread. Ours was a buttermilk round with crisp edges cooked in a cast-iron skillet afloat with butter. Greenwood’s on Green Street serves its cornbread made in muffin tins, but don’t be fooled. These aren’t sweet cornbread muffins. The cornbread here is the real deal, so buttery and moist, leaving traces of grease on your fingers. I daresay these might even be a smidge better than my own grandmother’s cornbread.”
2. Busy Bee Cafe
3. Carver’s Country Kitchen
4. Harold’s Barbecue
5. Mary Mac’s Tea Room
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c
June 5th, 2012
7:25 am
Harolds. And I’m a cornbread junkie
Opalescence
June 5th, 2012
7:33 am
White, self-rising cornmeal, self-rising flour, eggs, whole buttermilk, a dab of sugar, melted butter (never margarine) and bacon drippings. Can’t go wrong with those ingredients.
Chaka M
June 5th, 2012
7:41 am
Walter’s Soul Food…. when I cook a Sunday dinner….my meal is not complete without this cornbread!
Bearcrazyman
June 5th, 2012
7:43 am
Granny’s was best. No Sweet Taste
Mimi
June 5th, 2012
7:47 am
Southern Cooking in McDonough has the best cornbread – soft, not sweet and always hot. The Best!
AirborneDawg
June 5th, 2012
8:12 am
Henry’s Louisiana Grill in downtown Acworth. Sweet, soft, with a just the right amount of Jalapeno to give it a mild boost. Not traditional Southern style like Momma’s but worth the trip!
Old Negro Spiritualist
June 5th, 2012
8:16 am
2 cups of corn meal, one beaten egg, less than a 1/4 cup of oil added to the mixture, 1- 1/4 cup of buttermilk, thoroughly mix, pour into a hot greased pan, bake between 15-20 minutes at 425 degrees. Don’t, I repeat don’t, slather butter on cornbread, don’t eat it with a fork, and if you entertain the thought of eating collards accompanied by dinner rolls instead of cornbread, you should be run out of the south for being gross and vile.
emf
June 5th, 2012
8:30 am
My family is trying to learn how to make my cornbread, it is the best.
DaChief
June 5th, 2012
8:35 am
No one, absolutely no one, has any good cracklin cornbread anymore. Even those who sell so called cracklin cornbread are hard pressed to prove it. It’s like playing the lottery. Odds are you won’t find one piece of cracklin in your serving and the “other guy” on the other side of the place is shouting ’cause he found one little piece of cracklin.
Buzzfan®
June 5th, 2012
8:39 am
Cornbread with chili….yes.
Cornbread with collards….absolutely.
Brunswick stew?……white bread……preferably Sunbeam.
She-She
June 5th, 2012
8:51 am
DBA BBQ has the best cornbread muffins!
Mary B
June 5th, 2012
8:51 am
Roasters over by Lenox….yum
Call It Like It Is
June 5th, 2012
8:57 am
Okay it you want a twinkee order a twinkee, if you want cornbread order cornbread. As far as Cracker Barrel are you kidding me? That crap is made from a bag mix that has 1/2 a cup of oil per piece. I get my “fresh” ground corn meal, from the mill in Helen Ga. Cooked in a well seasoned black iron pan that is pre-heated in the oven with bacon drippings. True southern cornbread, no sugar, no butter, just flat out good. To be honest havent found a restaurant that makes it better.
JBO
June 5th, 2012
9:00 am
GRANDMA’S EASY CORNBREAD on South Gordon in Mableton….It’s the best ever!!!!!1
Nanny
June 5th, 2012
9:09 am
mine
JB
June 5th, 2012
9:10 am
MUM…………my wife’s. She put that cast iron frying pan in the oven for about 15 minutes with a little oil in it…. Then takes it out and pours that white lily buttermilk self rising batter in it and the bottom sizzles in that hot oil and gives it a nice crust and then cooks it until done. I can eat the whole thing…. and look like it….LOL
Becky
June 5th, 2012
9:15 am
I’m in agreement with Linda Lee and Old Negro Spiritualsit..Except, I do (sometimes) put butter on my cornbread..Growing up, my Mom would fry cabbage and make cornbread and that would be my meal..Yummy..Sometimes I do add onions and jalapeno peppers to mine, BUT, I never, ever put sugar in mine..
Martha White
June 5th, 2012
9:19 am
I agree. NO sugar. Not in cornbread or grits. Bleck! My mamma makes the best, albeit my husband says mine is better. I don’t like it cakey – I want it crispy and crusty! As far as restaurants go, Cracker Barrel’s is tolerable and will serve in a pinch.
Martha White
June 5th, 2012
9:20 am
My mother-in-law used to make a squash cornbread. Absolutely delicious and I miss it terribly.
Richard Simmons
June 5th, 2012
9:41 am
I doubt Country Girl has actually turned down any food. FYI, gravy is not a beverage.
Jim
June 5th, 2012
9:52 am
Goin Coastal, ighlands
Mandy
June 5th, 2012
9:53 am
My mom’s homemade is the best, hands down!
Jade
June 5th, 2012
10:09 am
Carver’s! Yum!
Nathan
June 5th, 2012
10:19 am
I thought about this some more, and I must that Junior’s Grill at Georgia Tech had some of the most consistently enjoyable cornbread I ever had. Yellow cornbread, with a moist almost spongy texture. Definitely not dry and crumbly. A hint of sweetness, but barely noticeable.
Of course, they won’t get a nomination and, no, I don’t see Junior’s ever coming back. But I just thought I’d throw that out there.
janet
June 5th, 2012
10:20 am
Greenwoods on Green St. in Roswell- best ever cornbread.
As for collards – my favorite is with peanut butter. Both both peanuts and collards come from W. Africa and the combo is delicous.
RedHead
June 5th, 2012
10:27 am
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GaPeachy
June 5th, 2012
10:27 am
Busy Bee, no question! You know its good when you can crumble the cornbread over your greens and just eat it with your hands, mmmmmm!
RedHead
June 5th, 2012
10:30 am
My cornberad is the best. NO Sugar, Buttermilk, Crisco, White Lilly White Self-rising Corn Meal/ Yellow is OK and a very well greased Iron Skillet, cook on 400o for great crust and tender inside.
tlbque
June 5th, 2012
10:34 am
Roaster’s Corn Muffins are addicting.
greg
June 5th, 2012
10:36 am
Most Underrated and DELICIOUS cornbread in town can be found at Roaster’s!
Tiffany
June 5th, 2012
10:42 am
American Roadhouse’s cornbread muffins!
Missin' Mama's Cornbread
June 5th, 2012
10:46 am
Southern Pit BBQ in Griffin still has great cracklin’ cornbread, and darn good barbeque to boot. Of course, nobody can beat Mama’s cornbread, which was made with usually yellow cornmeal, eggs, buttermilk, a bit of bacon grease (or oil in a pinch), a pinch of sugar, and a dab of mayonnaise. Mmmm… hush yo’ mouth!
Andre
June 5th, 2012
10:56 am
Any self respecting southern knows that sweet cornbread isn’t REAL cornbread.
Jim
June 5th, 2012
10:59 am
It’s OK to like it sweet, if you like it sweet, but it ain’t cornbread. Yankees brought in the sweet corn muffins that unfortunately, OK Cafe serves as cornbread.
Haley G
June 5th, 2012
11:13 am
Eat’s!
Kristin
June 5th, 2012
11:17 am
Lenox Grill cornbread is really good and sweet!!!
Mamaw
June 5th, 2012
11:22 am
I’ve been told mine is the best. I make it like my Mother taught me. Heat iron skillet in oven with bacon grease to get really hot. Mix corn meal (I use White Lilly), an egg and milk, pull out the skillet pour a little of the grease into the mixture, sprinkle the skillet with a little corn meal so it won’t stick and bake until golden brown. Always comes out the same! Sometimes when we have chilli I might add a little chedar cheese to it. But NEVER sugar! Yuck!
lee
June 5th, 2012
11:28 am
If there’s any cornbread better than that made by my wife you’ll have to prove it. She learned from her mom and believe me when I say: ” The absolute best in th world.” I’ve asked her to enter the cornbread cook-off in S Pittsburg, TN but they require the use of unseasoned, new Lodge cookware and the result is not the same as when baked in her ancient Griswold or Wagner well seasoned cast iron. Friends and family will attest to my claim.
KD
June 5th, 2012
11:39 am
My mom’s!!!!
Kutzukid
June 5th, 2012
11:41 am
Harolds BBQ…hands down….and with the stew…….you just wish
LakeMer
June 5th, 2012
1:21 pm
Odd discussion to have in the summer. South Central Kitchen has the best in my book. They have the men with the design (and women now too) and you can have them dressed to your specification for children’s parties. They also build an elaborate house each year and sell miniature houses that look exactly like it. They only do it at Christmas though. Well one time they had a hansel and gretal one at Halloween.
Typical Redneck
June 5th, 2012
2:05 pm
No sugar and has to be cooked in a seasoned cast iron skillet or corn bread stick pan.
Saucey
June 5th, 2012
3:32 pm
Jim N Nicks corn muffins
Karen
June 6th, 2012
12:44 pm
Folks!!!!
koko
June 7th, 2012
8:25 am
Cracklin cornbread at Harold’s bbq
lynn
June 7th, 2012
9:06 am
My grandmother’s cornbread is the absolute best. However, when I’m dining out, I prefer the cornbread at the Busy Bee.
GoodEats
June 7th, 2012
2:43 pm
The Pecan on Main Street in College Park is really good
Becky
June 7th, 2012
3:32 pm
I like Southern Cooking in McDonough. And no sugar! I just love some good cornbread.
cheep foodie
June 7th, 2012
8:03 pm
Mathews and BBQ Kitchen.People who like cornbread with sugar in it also put ketchup on a hot dog..
Deacon C
June 8th, 2012
2:30 pm
If you can’t make it at home in the skillet, Greenwood’s on Green.