Keith Pandolfi

"Customers flock here to watch her work her magic in the open kitchen, preparing dishes like her famous hot-water cornbread (no matter what you order, be sure to get some on the side)."

Titus Ruscitti

"Skillet Fried chicken wings are all the rave and the hot water cornbread that comes with it was the best piece of cornbread I've ever had. I don't want it any other way anymore. This is what Roadfood is all about."

Dana McMahan

"Hot water cornbread you won’t be able to stop thinking about."

Kevin Alexander

"Before you do anything else, get some of that famous hot water cornbread to hold you down while you watch her cook-to-order your Southern Fried Jumbo Chicken Wings."

Nikkitha Bakshani

"No item here is complete without a side of their hot water cornbread."

Lindsey McClave

"The only menu item perhaps more renowned than Shirley Mae’s fried chicken is her hot water cornbread, a staple with any dinner order. These fried spheres of cornmeal mixed with hot water couldn’t be simpler or more addictive in both flavor and texture."

Peter Berkowitz

"Save space, too, for a side of Shirley Mae’s Hot Water Cornbread."

Michael C. Powell

"It is categorically the city’s, nay, the state’s finest cornbread, in large part because of its distinct texture."

Thao T.

"The crunchy fried cornbread here was amazing and made me a lifelong fan."