Soulful Southern Supper

10 of us went to Sweetie Pie and Poppy's in Oakland yesterday for their Sunday buffet. It's on 52nd and MLK for those of you who know Oakland. They're only open Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Sunday is the only day they do the buffet. Buffet is $15.95 which includes your drink. On the buffet:

• White rice
  
• Butter (lima) beans
  
• Black-Eyed Peas
  
• Pinto Beans
  
• Collard Greens
  
• Sweet Potatoes w/ brown sugar and nutmeg
  
• Fried Chicken
  
• Fried Catfish
  
• Egg Noodles with Chicken and Mushrooms
  
• Some sort of stewed chicken
  
• Ribs
  
• Mac and Cheese
  
• Cornbread Stuffing
  
• Gravy
  
• Iceburg Salad
  
• Coleslaw
  
• Potato Salad
  
• Cranberry Sauce
  
• Corn Muffins
  
• Dinner Rolls
  
• German Chocolate Cake
  
• Sweet Potato Pie w/ graham crust and chili pecans
  
• Cupcakes
  
• White cake
  
• Brownies
  
• Cookies
  

It was insane! Their iced tea was sweet (of course) and had a bit of lemony flavor I enjoyed. I loved the catfish. Their veggies are all vegetarian, which was great for our veggie friends, but I would have appreciated some ham hock in the beans. The sweet potatoes got comments of "how'd they do that?" The sweet potato pie was also delicious. Mac and cheese almost too cheesy - and not with velveta! Gravy and stuffing were perfect! I've never enjoyed buffet food so much.

Service was quick and very friendly. We also went at 3, so we missed most of the church crowd. Though in our jeans, Joy commented that next time she wanted to dress up. We were really glad we'd walked there because we desperately needed the walk back.