Mississippi's Best Biscuits

Savor a blessedly good treat at one of these stops in the Magnolia State.

Heavenly. This is an apt description for homemade biscuits done right-especially when you aren't the cook. Hot, buttered, honey dipped, and even sopping with gobs of gravy, they are sweet reminders of the South. Visions of a gray-haired granny in a starched white apron skillfully rolling dough and measuring flour may come to mind when these piled-high plates are set in front of you.

Follow us to these time-honored places that serve homemade biscuits. It would take years to note all the Mississippi venues touted for their bountiful baking talents, so we chose to simply name a few favorites that have crossed our path. Yum's the word.

McElroy's Harbor House in Biloxi

This waterfront restaurant off U.S. 90 serves some of the best biscuits around. Most folks enjoy them sliced open, buttered, and drenched with the restaurant's dreamy white gravy speckled with sausage bits and black pepper. A meal all their own, these homemade treats are so fluffy your fork literally sinks into their goodness. Best way to eat them? Sit by a window for a glimpse of the harbor. It makes the experience all the more memorable. 695 Beach Boulevard, Biloxi; (228) 435-5001.

Mary Lou's Biscuit Bar in Louisville

A tin shack of a place that bustles with customers from 5 to 10 a.m. (just long enough to make 200 to 300 biscuits in a day), Mary Lou's Biscuit Bar makes no bones about only serving breakfast. Situated in Louisville, 25 miles southwest of Starkville, this little-known place was once a favorite spot for hunters looking to bag a good meal before a day of sport.

"It's a Saturday morning tradition," says local Laura Harris, who hunts only for a good bargain. "You never know what kind of biscuit you'll find here. Lately they've been frying chicken tenders and putting them on biscuits." No matter how you request them, Mary Lou's proves to be a blue-ribbon biscuit bistro. 727 Cagle Street, Louisville; (662) 773-4939.

Stanton Hall's Carriage House Restaurant in Natchez

Most folks leave satisfied after a truly Southern dining experience at this antebellum eatery. Instead of bread, plates of biscuits come to the table at the Carriage House Restaurant as a precursor to your meal.

The size of silver dollars, the itty-bitty biscuits sell by the dozen for $4.50. Although the restaurant doesn't open for lunch until 11, the staff starts making these incredible bites at 8:30 a.m.

These fluffy biscuits are served with delicious homemade jellies. Most visitors will agree that one thing is certain: You can't beat their taste. 401 High Street, Natchez; (601) 445-5151.

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