"These two handsome hunks of French toast are served in a pool of apple cider syrup."
Michael Stern
"One of the sweetest, stickiest, and most flavorful pecan pies anywhere."
Michael Stern
"Diana’s calls this “a shot in the dark.” It’s a cup of coffee supercharged with shots of espresso."
Michael Stern
"As delicious as it is good-looking, shrimp and grits is a hugely satisfying meal. This version augments the shrimp with crawfish in a pepper étouffé sauce. Diana’s calls it a Cajun breakfast. Those fried green tomatoes on top have a verdant crispness that’s good complement for the grits and seafood."
Michael Stern
"Butter cake is pure and simple … and simply delicious. We like how generous the bakers are with their whipped chocolate frosting."
Michael Stern
"For some reason, excellent coconut cake is almost non-existent in the north. But throughout the south, where eaters appreciate its fluff and sweetness, it is on many menus. Diana’s is one of the best."
Michael Stern
"To the right of this photo is the chain motel to which Diana’s is attached. Even the interior looks fairly nondescript. But once the food starts coming, you realize you are in a place of culinary distinction."
Michael Stern
"Diana's morning surf & turf is plump little grilled shrimp and a ribeye steak piled onto an English muffin, topped with poached eggs and marinated onions and sided by a heap of hash browns."
Michael Stern
"Great fried tomatoes, poor etouffee."
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle
"The cakes themselves were a good treatment of leftover grits. Unfortunately, the etouffee was not worthy."
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle
"The sort-of vegetarian who ordered this was very satisfied."
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle
"Eggs Meeting Street are the top of the line of the breakfast menu. While not as tropical as the French toast, they are every bit as exotic in a Lowcountry way, combining crabcakes, fried green tomatoes, eggs, and remoulade sauce."
Michael Stern
"There's little smoke to this 'Cajun Eye Opener' of shrimp and crawfish etouffe, but we were happy with the crisp fried green tomatoes, creamy grits, and hearty biscuit."
Michael Stern
"Looks great, doesn't it? This big wedge of coconut cake was not the fluffy, creamy pastry we coconut cake lovers demand! The icing had an ersatz taste and the cake itself was chilly."
Michael Stern
