Karock's Restaurant

As a Yankee I have a certain fascination with the South on account of its being like a whole other country. Karocks Chik Ona Stik is just one example that underscores this feeling of foreigness. To begin our tale I must tell you that my friends and I were on an epic road trip from Santa Cruz, CA to New Orleans and beyond  (the beyond in this case being Ellisville, MS). We hungered and lusted for those southern delicacies we always see on our Yankee TV sets in our Yankee western state. Suffice it to say we got our fill of such decadent fare. Indeed, I didn't eat, let alone see, a vegetable or anything that had once grown in the ground throughout the duration of my time in the South.

The food at Karocks is, well, fried. My friends and I got the Big Kat Kombo, Karock's specialty, it consists of fried chicken tenders, french fries and a buttered breadstick. It was good, as most fried things are, and pretty cheap too considering the belt busting portions they give you. Moreover, they practically give you an oil drum for a drink cup meaning that you can drink that most quintessentially southern of drinks, sweet tea, by the gallon.

The service was friendly too, I was enthralled by their accents. Most of the staff were younger college age kids who apparently attend the local junior college. I had to try super hard not to drawl along with them (it almost happened a few times).

All in all Karocks is a place that you're only likely to see in the deepest, darkest, most Deliverance-like southern town. But then again, that is just what my friends and I wanted.