Tom’s Home Cooking

Here is another great spot you have to try. Tom’s Home Cooking located in Five Points is some awesome southern delights.

Fried catfish, fried chicken, collard greens, black eyed peas and more are there for your selection. During lunch you want to get there early. 11:30 is the magic number for me. And there will be a line when you get there and the line will be longer when you leave.

The operation is simple enough. Imagine the soup nazi from Seinfeld without the attitude. Folks churn through the assembly line and call out their main course plus two sides and you get it handed to you, in your styrofoam box, and you are off. Oops, I almost forgot the cornbread and drink are included. This is important because they brew and serve authentic sweet tea. The folks I know from the South swear it is the real thing, and they consume it by the gallon when we go.

Once you get your food grab a seat quickly before they all disappear.  If all the seats are gone, just wait a minute or two.  The turnover is quick among these small diner style tables in a small area filled with Southern antiques and signs.  Take a look around at the wall artwork, it is sure to get a laugh.  And you’ll notice there are signs warning of fees for cell phone usage while ordering or just being high maintenance.  This is where the Seinfeld reference comes from.  No catfish for YOU!!

If you are really hungry go ahead and upsize your catfish from two pieces to four, or add on a slice of pie. Either way you will not walk but roll out the door. This may not be healthy for you, but it is good. If it is any consolation, one of the most recent Scientific American articles talks about how it is healthier to eat everything you want and include alot of good stuff than it is to try to never eat anything bad. Really, or maybe we can just rationalize anything.

Yum. This is a gotta do item for anyone in Denver. Let me know what you think.