Savannah, Georgia The Final Chapter

I just wanted to share the rest of my photos from our Savannah trip.  We're home now and I'm literally dreaming about some of the meals we had.  Even though this was not a trashin trip (local antique stores were super expensive) I really fell in love with this city and hope to return in the near future. 

                                     

 If there was one restaurant that was suggested most often it was Mrs. Wilkes- so we had to try it for ourselves.  Mrs. Wilkes is only open Monday thru Friday from 11-2.  When we asked for directions we were told to go to Whitaker and Jones and then just look for the line.  True to the rumor, when we arrived at the intersection of Whitaker and Jones there indeed was a line going down the street...  

The line lead us to this sign and the smell of fried chicken.  

Mrs. Wilkes is a family style restaurant so they seat 10 people at a time at each table.  We waited about 45 minutes to be seated, but were greeted by this...

20 different side dishes included with your meal- This is what they call soul food; collard greens, mashed potatoes and gravy, sweet potato casserole, buttered beans, white rice, brown rice with sausage, cole slaw, pickled beets, potato salad, baked beans, okra & tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, rutabaga, macaroni & Cheese, cabbage, creamed corn, biscuits and cornbread.  And the fried chicken was delicious!  I was also happy to learn that most of the recipes are online- my favorites were the sweet potato casserole and fried chicken.  For dessert I had the banana bread pudding- another recipe online that I can't wait to make for my family.  Mrs. Wilkes is definitely a must stop if you're in Savannah.  Here's some other random food info...

Vinnie Van Go Go's had fantastic hand tossed pizza- This guy was a real pro.

Leopold's Ice Cream shop has a great atmosphere and delicious ice cream.  It wasn't just about the food though (insert a few random picture so you don't think all I did was eat)

Here's Mr. Right helping me collect shells at the beach on Tybee Island.

Love these beach houses on the island- if you're traveling to Savannah and don't have a car I'd recommend catching the bus at the Visitor's center that goes out to Tybee Island.  It was only $3 per person for the 30 minute drive- We stayed a few hours and then hopped back on the bus and returned to our hotel.  Remember the haunted hotel?  Well, we survived our stay- with no incidents.  Here's some pictures of our room.

Sorry I didn't think to take a picture until after we took a nap in the bed.  Super beautiful surroundings, lovely hors d' oeuvres, tasty pecan floritine cookies for dessert and a good southern style breakfast.  The receptionist was very helpful and recommended a local restaurant, The Pink House.  The house was built in 1771.  When built it was a red brick house with white stucco over the bricks.  Over time the stucco turned pink- they think from the humidity of Savannah.  

I had to take pictures of my meal, because it was amazing.  Amazing taste and presentation.  For an appetizer we had the Crab cake with fried green tomatoes...

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Very tasty.  I forgot to take a picture of the strawberry, goat cheese salad with candied pecans- I would highly recommend it.  Mr. Right had the pork tenderloin...

And I had the the chicken fried steak...

One of the managers even said, "Look at that bad boy"  This was a 16 ounce, grass fed ribeye steak that's coated with a flour mixture and deep fried.  This was my dinner AND Mr. Right and my lunch the next day.  The best part of the meal, however, was dessert.  A Praline basket...

filled with vanilla bean ice cream, mango sauce and fresh berries- truly dream worthy!  If it wasn't for us missing all our amazing children, we wouldn't have ever left Savannah!  What a fun week it was.  Love, Kelly.