Ruffin roots Supper done Shorty's way
Shorty'sSouthern KitchenSee the menu

Pass every bowl

Fixin's

Mac and cheese with the browned top. Collards with the potlikker. Creamed corn, beans, yams, cornbread, biscuits, and enough choices to make the vegetables the whole meal.

Shorty's table of Southern vegetables, sides, and starters

Always ready

Start the table

  • Shorty's Fried PicklesDill pickle chips, lightly breaded and fried crisp, served with ranch.
  • Southern Fried SquashFresh yellow squash, seasoned, hand-breaded, and fried golden.
  • Fried Green TomatoesThick-cut green tomatoes with a crisp cornmeal coating.
  • Deviled EggsClassic Southern deviled eggs dusted with paprika.
  • Hush Puppy BasketGolden cornmeal hush puppies served with whipped honey butter.
  • Fried Okra BasketCrispy Southern okra with ranch or comeback sauce.
  • Shorty's SamplerFried pickles, fried squash, fried green tomatoes, okra, and hush puppies.

Hot from the oven

Bread

  • Shorty's Skillet CornbreadHot, scratch-made Southern cornbread.
  • Big Buttermilk BiscuitFlaky, buttery, and baked fresh.
  • Catfish Hush PuppiesGolden cornmeal hush puppies served with catfish plates.

Shorty's vegetables and sides

Pick your fixin's

Choose three or four for a vegetable plate. Includes cornbread or a biscuit.

Always in the kitchen

  • Real mashed potatoes
  • Brown gravy
  • Peppered cream gravy
  • Baked macaroni and cheese
  • Southern green beans
  • Shorty's creamed corn
  • Slow-cooked collard greens
  • Fried okra
  • Fried squash
  • Coleslaw
  • French fries
  • Rice and gravy

From the daily board

  • Black-eyed peas
  • Pinto beans
  • Butter beans
  • Stewed cabbage
  • Candied yams
  • Sweet potato souffle
  • Squash casserole
  • Cornbread dressing
  • Okra and tomatoes
  • Baked beans
  • Potato salad
  • Cucumber and onion salad
  • Fried green tomatoes
  • Stewed tomatoes
  • Turnip greens
  • Broccoli-rice casserole

Includes one side and a drink

Young'uns

  • Little Shorty's Chicken Tenders
  • Junior Fried Chicken Leg
  • Little Meatloaf Supper
  • Junior Salmon Patty
  • Macaroni and Cheese Plate
  • Vegetable Plate

Sweet tea and such

Drinks

  • Shorty's Sweet Tea
  • Fresh-Brewed Unsweet Tea
  • Half-and-Half Tea
  • Homemade Lemonade
  • Arnold Palmer
  • Fountain Drinks
  • Fresh-Brewed Coffee
  • Cold Milk
  • Chocolate Milk