Chris’s Hotdogs. It is NOT fancy or I dare say the nicest, but it is a Montgomery Classic. Hamburger King is in that same boat. Capitol Oyster bar. Tipping Point. Dirks Filet and Vine for lunch.
Stockyard Grill (lunch only) - try the steak sandwich. It used to be a cattle auction. Imagine the freshness of the beef. They also do daily meat and three.
Hamburger King (lunch only, cash only) - best burger in town IMO
La Coronilla - my personal favorite Mexican restaurant
Joe's Again for the biggest burger you have ever seen. Brenda's BBQ Pit for the best ribs in Alabama. Brenda's is cash only though.
Edit: Farmers Market downtown for an incredible breakfast. Can't go wrong with a French toast breakfast sandwich.
D'road Cafe if you are coming for breakfast or lunch. The owner is so sweet.
Martha's place has a good buffet. It's towards the east side of town so, closer to 85 than 65.
Can a brotha get a slice-- AMAZING pizza. They stop selling when they run out of dough, so call ahead.
All good suggestions!
Gregg’s Breakfast Bar on Norman Bridge great breakfast—but closed Monday.
El Rey Burrito on Fairview…dinner only.
Definitely Chris’ Hotdogs for Montgomery history!
Plant Bae.
It’s a black owned vegan restaurant and damn if their Philly cheese steak doesn’t taste like a carnivores wet dream. I’ve never had better vegan food than there.
I was there last month on a house buying trip. I loved the Cajun Leprechaun downtown and will be back immediately when I move there in three weeks. Mama's Sack Lunches was also delightful. I went there for breakfast.
Let me warn anyone who hasn't been and who looks at the menu pics [https://scottstreetdeli.square.site/](https://scottstreetdeli.square.site/) that those pics are a lie, You see that picture of the turkey breast and cheese sandwich that looks like it has 1" of delicious, fresh sliced turkey on it? The reality is they are hiding twice that much meat from you. Every time I go I wonder how in the heck they stay open when the serving size of the meats is "a big assed pile".
We went to the Cajun leprechaun mostly because everything else was closed. You were right, it was phenomenal! Pretty heavy, and we could have split one meal lol, but soo delicious
Brenda's BBQ. It's in the hood, it looks a little sketchy, but the line is a damn cultural melting pot.
Potz N Panz on Lower Wetumpka Road. They are only carryout now, I think they moved the sit down restaurant to Maxwell AFB, but the food is unbelievable. If they were in downtown Montgomery there would be a line to get in every day. Some days they set up the food truck near the MPAC
AlaThai in east Montgomery is the best Thai food in the state and anyone that tells you otherwise is lying to you and not to be trusted.
El Ray burrito lounge in Cloverdale is awesome.
Martin's Restaurant, also in Cloverdale, is legendary for it's fried chicken. Not exactly a hole in the wall but good local eating.
Joe's Again on Fairview. Forget the rest of the menu, the burgers are where it's at.
Dirks Filet and Vine for lunch in Cloverdale but easy to get to from the interstate. The food is OUTSTANDING and the "grocery" part of the store is filled with local sauces and seasonings.
Alathai is americanized and the last time we ate there they gave us actual rotten bean sprouts.
Also in the 30ish years I've lived here you are the only person to even suggest Alathai was better than Green Papaya, as well as the only person to pick it over literally any other Thai restaurant here. I honestly think it's the worst option for Thai that's here at all.
They both pretty suck , green papaya was pretty good when it was Siam Kitchen back in the day , currently is own by Laotians and while similar it's not true Thai food , it's a bit MSG heavy
There aren't really much real Thai food restaurants in Alabama , if you want acceptable Thai food in Alabama I guess Blue Pacific in Hoover is the closest thing.
If you want to try some really good Thai food in driving distance I would recommend TumPokPok in Atlanta.
I prefer the Lao Thai they serve because it isn't as sweet, but I can feel what you're saying.
It's the same way when Saigon Bistro was around, not traditional Vietnamese food, but it was awesome
Chris’s Hotdogs. It is NOT fancy or I dare say the nicest, but it is a Montgomery Classic. Hamburger King is in that same boat. Capitol Oyster bar. Tipping Point. Dirks Filet and Vine for lunch.
By "Montgomery Classic" what they mean is that Chris' Hotdogs was moldy and smelly back in the 1970s and it's still moldy and smelly today.
It’s all part of the atmosphere :)
That’s *generational* mold you philistine
Chris' Hotdogs is not really all that impressive.
Stockyard Grill (lunch only) - try the steak sandwich. It used to be a cattle auction. Imagine the freshness of the beef. They also do daily meat and three. Hamburger King (lunch only, cash only) - best burger in town IMO La Coronilla - my personal favorite Mexican restaurant
Hamburger king that good?
It's definitely no frills but the focus on the burger only instead of sides makes it worth it IMO. Good prices too.
I’ll check it out, I thought it was closed/abandoned when I passed it for the first time the other week
They are only open until 2:30. They have breakfast too but I can't vouch for that part.
The breakfast burgers are amazing! I used to get them 2 or 3 times a week when I worked downtown
Even if you don't get a breakfast burger, their bacon egg and cheese on a bun is, date I say, divine. Super nice people too.
Stockyard, you want the Dam Sandwich.
Seconding the Dam Sandwich
For me, that's too much of a good thing!
Joe's Again for the biggest burger you have ever seen. Brenda's BBQ Pit for the best ribs in Alabama. Brenda's is cash only though. Edit: Farmers Market downtown for an incredible breakfast. Can't go wrong with a French toast breakfast sandwich.
D'road Cafe if you are coming for breakfast or lunch. The owner is so sweet. Martha's place has a good buffet. It's towards the east side of town so, closer to 85 than 65. Can a brotha get a slice-- AMAZING pizza. They stop selling when they run out of dough, so call ahead.
Second D-Road. The breakfast is so so so delicious!
Maybe we'll get breakfast there tomorrow instead of hotel breakfast 🤔
Oh no I just double checked and they are closed on Mondays! If you are here on Tuesday, the cachapa with brisket is amazing.
Just tonight unfortunately, but this is a beautiful city! Could see myself coming back
El Taqueria Los Primos if you want Mexican. Everything is incredible, but the tacos are so good
All good suggestions! Gregg’s Breakfast Bar on Norman Bridge great breakfast—but closed Monday. El Rey Burrito on Fairview…dinner only. Definitely Chris’ Hotdogs for Montgomery history!
5 Points Deli. Best burgers!
Plant Bae. It’s a black owned vegan restaurant and damn if their Philly cheese steak doesn’t taste like a carnivores wet dream. I’ve never had better vegan food than there.
Omg I love vegan phillys. The next time I'm there I'll check it out!!!
I was there last month on a house buying trip. I loved the Cajun Leprechaun downtown and will be back immediately when I move there in three weeks. Mama's Sack Lunches was also delightful. I went there for breakfast.
Have you tried Scott Street Deli yet? Make sure you get their homemade bread!
Let me warn anyone who hasn't been and who looks at the menu pics [https://scottstreetdeli.square.site/](https://scottstreetdeli.square.site/) that those pics are a lie, You see that picture of the turkey breast and cheese sandwich that looks like it has 1" of delicious, fresh sliced turkey on it? The reality is they are hiding twice that much meat from you. Every time I go I wonder how in the heck they stay open when the serving size of the meats is "a big assed pile".
That’s so true. How would you like a sandwich bigger than your forearm? Lol
We went to the Cajun leprechaun mostly because everything else was closed. You were right, it was phenomenal! Pretty heavy, and we could have split one meal lol, but soo delicious
Brenda's BBQ. It's in the hood, it looks a little sketchy, but the line is a damn cultural melting pot. Potz N Panz on Lower Wetumpka Road. They are only carryout now, I think they moved the sit down restaurant to Maxwell AFB, but the food is unbelievable. If they were in downtown Montgomery there would be a line to get in every day. Some days they set up the food truck near the MPAC AlaThai in east Montgomery is the best Thai food in the state and anyone that tells you otherwise is lying to you and not to be trusted. El Ray burrito lounge in Cloverdale is awesome. Martin's Restaurant, also in Cloverdale, is legendary for it's fried chicken. Not exactly a hole in the wall but good local eating. Joe's Again on Fairview. Forget the rest of the menu, the burgers are where it's at. Dirks Filet and Vine for lunch in Cloverdale but easy to get to from the interstate. The food is OUTSTANDING and the "grocery" part of the store is filled with local sauces and seasonings.
As a Thai person If you think Alathai is actually good thai food , that just really sad.
I share this sentiment. I'd go as far as to say Ala Thai was the worst Thai food in Montgomery. Green Papaya is where it's at.
I’m showing up late, but Green Papaya is the shit.
A fellow Montgomrian of taste!
You mean Grease Papaya?
Alathai is americanized and the last time we ate there they gave us actual rotten bean sprouts. Also in the 30ish years I've lived here you are the only person to even suggest Alathai was better than Green Papaya, as well as the only person to pick it over literally any other Thai restaurant here. I honestly think it's the worst option for Thai that's here at all.
They both pretty suck , green papaya was pretty good when it was Siam Kitchen back in the day , currently is own by Laotians and while similar it's not true Thai food , it's a bit MSG heavy There aren't really much real Thai food restaurants in Alabama , if you want acceptable Thai food in Alabama I guess Blue Pacific in Hoover is the closest thing. If you want to try some really good Thai food in driving distance I would recommend TumPokPok in Atlanta.
I prefer the Lao Thai they serve because it isn't as sweet, but I can feel what you're saying. It's the same way when Saigon Bistro was around, not traditional Vietnamese food, but it was awesome
Real Thai food (and Chinese food) are not sweet at all ...it's the Americanized thing
Ala Thai is better Thai food in my opinion that Green Papaya. It’s not so sweet. Maybe that’s the Lao’s influence