Wilma's

This place closed months ago

Best soul food in NWA!

Great atmosphere, quick service, and delicious meals (and desserts).  The chicken fried steak, ribs, and necks bones are my favorites, and the ice-box cakes and bread pudding are to die for.  The sweet tea is a special recipe with a fruity flavor that tastes great.  Reasonable prices and a visit from Wilma to check on the food makes it a great visit every time.  You feel like family every time you go -- even if it's your first visit.

Momma Dean's is good soul food, but Wilma's is great soul food.

Also, the restaurant recently moved to a cozier location on College Avenue just North of Evelyn Hills Shopping Center.  I'm not sure of the address, but it's on the East side of the street about a block North of the VA hospital, but before you get to Sycamore.

We went after church and I was hoping for brunch fare. They only have a lunch/dinner menu so we went for the burgers.  It was a blast from my past as the hand-formed patties reminded me of homemade family burgers from my childhood.  Ordered the mac and cheese as well to get a glimpse of the southern flavor and found myself trying to doctor it up with salt and pepper.  We'd go back if we had a craving for burgers and to support local business.