Great southern chain...
The food is great. I had the Huevos Rancheros burger... Now any thing with a fried egg on it is heavenly to me. The atmosphere is pretty good alot of big screens for sporting events.
The only thing lacking here is service. They are not a very well trained waiting service .
Ok, so I looked at the reviews of this place before I walked over from my hotel on the recommendation of the desk clerk at the hotel. Â I'm sure for watching a game, this is an amazing place to be at. Â Great TVs, and plenty of stations to watch. Â They have a pretty good selection of beers and a full service bar. Â The food........well, the salsa was average at best. Â Their website says it's homemade, if it is someone needs a new recipe. Â I ordered the rajun cajun chicken pasta. Â Here's the description of this terrible dish. Â Penne pasta.....alfredo sauce.....chicken.....and "cajun" (not) spice sprinkled on top of it. Â You couldn't even taste cajun. Â I'm sure their burgers are ok, but the pasta was terrible. Â BTW, the address on here was wrong. Â I tried to get the correct address, but no one who worked there was interested in talking. Â That includes my server. Â I'm sure there are better places in this town to eat at.
Review Source:Great bar/restaurant atmosphere! Â It's huge for Sunday football. Went there for lunch on Sunday and sat at the bar. Â Great idea because it was packed! Â Helpful staff. The mushroom appetizer is awesome! Â They also have a decent selection of beers, and a super tasty strawberry heiner Brau (microbrewery from LA) on tap. Strawberry puree and cream ale. Wow! Â Yum.
For lunch got a burger (had to based on other reviews and their reputation for being the best burger in Mississippi every year since 2007). Â We got the mushroom burger, which was incredible! Â Their motto is that the bun is more than just the delivery vehicle for a burger. Â They use a sweet bread, probably because the owners spent some time in Hawaii before opening the restaurant. Â It really makes a difference! Â The burger was juicy, moist, and perfectly cooked. Â Everything really tasted amazing. Â I haven't had a lot of burgers in Mississippi yet, but I can believe they're the best. Â
We got sweet potato fries instead of their beer-battered fries. Â Really tasty! Â I've had them at a lot of different restaurants and this was one of the best. Â They have a very light batter which makes them crunchy. Â They're also just thick enough to still have that sweet potato taste, but not too thick to not get crunchy. Â
Overall a great dining experience. I would definitely go there again! Â I fact, I'm sitting in the Mug Shots in Biloxi while I write this. Â Is twice in the same weekend too much? Â Look for the review of the Biloxi restaurant to see how they compare.
It is located very close to a number of hotels in the area, which makes it convenient for those traveling that stay in a close proximity.
Our server wasn't great, but when I go to a restaurant I plan on eating, especially if I have just traveled a long distance. I had a chicken sandwich that normally comes with BBQ sauce, but opted for it to not be on the sandwich with sweet potato fries. I was pleasantly surprised, because it was much more enjoyable than I would've predicted based on the atmosphere. I would return, but I think it's the kind of place you want to go to early, unless you are going to drink.
I can't think of a way to fairly rate Mugshot's. Â The grill/bar has a bifurcated Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde nature. Â Throughout the day Mugshot's is solid grub, polite service, and totally inoffensive clientele. Â The 900 beer taps and promise of "SALIVA COVER BAND" on the marquee are the only indication that, by late evening, Mugshot's will degenerate into an absurd beastly spectacle, which I like to refer to as Mugshit's. Â I'll deal with Mr. Hyde first. Â
Mugshot's Bar (after dark): No stars. Â The bar is the most conveniently located beer hydrant for sorority village and frat row. Â They pack as many doofuses in here as possible, sling beer at the most insane pace I've ever witnessed at a bar, and make sure that it is too noisy to have a conversation. Â Which is fine, really, for the purposes of the place. Â What might any of these dreadful people have to talk about? Â It is no place for polite society. Â They have horrible, horrible live music, just puzzlingly awful. Friends of mine insist that Mugshot's was once committed to bringing in real local talent, but this fell by the wayside due to a change in management/competition with all the other Fat O' Fratty's type bars in town. Â So not only are there dweebs clueless enough to get together and cover Papa Roach, they can even land a gig. Â You will find them at Mugshot's, soundtracking a night of very, very poor decisions for college sophomores in their eighth year. Â
The utterly unoffending Dr. Jekyll: Â Mugshot's Grill. Â Four stars. Â The burger is their claim to fame, and if you get anything else here you're just a weirdo. Â They have several of them dressed up with different combinations of sauces, bacon, cheeses, etc. Â I haven't observed that the burgers are terribly distinct from one to the next- the condiments simply furnish a sweet/salty compliment. Â The mushroom burger gets the highest marks, because mushrooms are a true flavor and not just a biologically primitive pleasure signal. Â Surprisingly, the buns are the ultimate pleasure principle in this burger- sweet, squishy, and perfectly toasted on the inside. Â You know how the bun hugs the chicken in a Chik-Fil-A sandwich? Â The Mugshot's bun wraps the patty in the sweetest of embraces. Â The texture of the patty and bun are in fact quite close, which is the key to the whole thing. Bun and patty are a perfect unity.
So two stars, I split the difference because Mugshot's is filed under nightlife on Yelp. Â Arguably the best burger I've ever had. Â Pretty decent beer selection. Â Atmosphere is fine during the day, though quite dark and usually too cold. Â Just remember: If you have a decent excuse for taking part in Mugshot's nightlife, you have a fake ID or you are a sex predator who just stopped trying.
Mugshots has a list of regular musical performers as well as the occasional visiting band.
This place is pretty much always busy. But I'd recommend coming for a late afternoon lunch more than anything. Their burgers are AMAZING and fresh to order, so be ready to wait for a bit while you drink a beer.