Ida's Country Kitchen

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Ida's Country Kitchen
4781 Highway 25
Montevallo, Al 35115
205-476-8185

Ida's Country Kitchen is a new restaurant in Montevallo serving up some old-fashioned favorites! If you crave southern home cooking at reasonable prices, this place is for you. Ida's is a family owned business run by Jeffery Ammos and his wife, mother, son and friends. He actually graduated from high school with me. He has no formal culinary training; however, he loves food and cooks it well.

Ida's is open Monday thru Wednesday from 6am-3pm and Thursday and Friday 6am-8pm. They are closed on Saturday and Sunday. You can dine in or carry out if you like. Breakfast starts at 6 and ends at 10:30. Breakfast plates include the 2 egg plate where you get 2 eggs, bacon or sausage, hash browns or grits and a biscuit or toast for only $4.25. Other items on the breakfast menu include omelets, pancakes and french toast. Also, the biscuits are homemade and served to-go any way you'd like. For lunch, meat and 3's are all the rave. Daily specials include an entree of the day with 3 sides, and lunch specials include meatloaf, pot roast, catfish, country-fried steak and chicken-n-dumplings (which might I add are almost as good as my grandmother's chicken-n-dumplings). Sides include cole slaw, onion rings, potato salad, fried okra, side salad, fries or the vegetable of the day like green beans or squash. You can also get fresh, homemade hamburgers, chicken sandwiches, BLT's, hot dogs, grilled cheese or even a fried bologna sandwich with mustard! My son adores the grilled peanut butter and banana sandwich. Ida's is also doing fresh homemade desserts daily!

After talking with Jeffery, I learned that he is purchasing all vegetables from local farmers markets and buying his meat from Lucky's right here in town. He attends the local farmers market every Monday and shops in Clanton for fresh peaches and strawberries for the desserts. By purchasing local, fresh ingredients, Ida's is able to charge less money for items on their menu. Jeffery says he wants people to be able to get a lot of food for a great price at his restaurant, which I think is great considering that food is so darn expensive these days. If you haven't tried this place yet, you are really missing out. It truly is down home cooking, right down the street with amazing prices.

Julynn