We figure there's something wrong with people who can't enjoy an occasional fried chicken dinner. Nonetheless, we feared we'd be wandering onto the documentary setpiece for America: The Obese at Babe's, a venerable family dining establishment exactly where you'd expect to find it, in a Garland strip shopping mall. We were wrong, sort of. Not everyone looked like they'd been feeding on fried chicken skin their entire lives, but all-you-can-eat places do tend to serve as magnets for the gluttonous. If we're going to overdo it, we thought, it might as well be with fried chicken and side dishes as tasty as these. Babe's serves up family-style dinners which include piles of super-crispy, thick-breaded monster chicken pieces, an iceberg lettuce salad (very fresh, with a sweet vinaigrette), tasty green beans, creamed corn (for those who can stand the sight of it), biscuits and excellent mashed potatoes. Everything, it seems, is doused in butter. Babe's has a few other things on the menu as well, including hickory-smoked chicken, pot roast, chicken-fried steak and fried catfish. Eat till you explode.
Have only visited the location in Carrollton, but love the chicken fried steak. Carrollton location is BYOB, and very comfortable.
Review by Beth
Overall:
While "Brothers" serves better fried chicken, Babe's definately has the best restaurant in Dallas serving the same. The family style, all you can eat atmosphere is inviting, and the servers are friendly and efficient. Certainly, not a trip to the Mansion, but they don't claim to be. Worth the drive to Garland for an occasional fried feast.
Review by skipbrn
Overall:
The best chicken fried steak in texas, all veggies the same. Okra & tomatoes, wonderful. I'm surprised my tummy didn't explode! Biscuits & fabulous gravy...my favorite in all the world and I've eaten a lot of cfs in my time.
Review by Risa Ray
Overall:
The smoked chicken is great, and the cream corn is to good for words. This is the place to take the family that wont break the bank and have great homestyle cooking and fun.
Review by Paul M. Thompson
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I had heard all the hipe about Babe's Chicken so finally tried it. The chicken was good, not great, but good. The salad was lettuce, what else can you say? The mashed potatoes tasted instant, the corn was fine, and the green beans defintely had a canned taste. The biscuits were pretty good, and probably would have been better if they were allowed to actually brown a bit (Honestly how do you pull still white biscuits out of an oven and say 'yeah, they're done'?) Coconut pie is one of my favorite deserts so its hard to make one I won't like, Babe's was able to. I've never had warm coconut pie, and I hope to God I never do again. Needless to say, I won't be going back to Babe's. I can usually see why people like a place even if I don't, but I'm clueless on this one. If you want good fried chicken, go to Celebrations on the days they have it. They have as good of fried chicken as Babe's; MUCH better vegetables; AWESOME salad with many choices of home made dressings; and cold, to die for, creamy coconut pie.
Review by Jarred
Overall:
I had heard all the hipe about Babe's Chicken so finally tried it. The chicken was good, not great, but good. The salad was lettuce, what else can you say? The mashed potatoes tasted instant, the corn was fine, and the green beans defintely had a canned taste. The biscuits were pretty good, and probably would have been better if they were allowed to actually brown a bit (Honestly how do you pull still white biscuits out of an oven and say 'yeah, they're done'?) Coconut pie is one of my favorite deserts so its hard to make one I won't like, Babe's was able to. I've never had warm coconut pie, and I hope to God I never do again. Needless to say, I won't be going back to Babe's. I can usually see why people like a place even if I don't, but I'm clueless on this one. If you want good fried chicken, go to Celebrations on the days they have it. They have as good of fried chicken as Babe's; MUCH better vegetables; AWESOME salad with many choices of home made dressings; and cold, to die for, creamy coconut pie.
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