DelMarVa’s Southern Café’s has two other locations in
Leesburg and Sterling, VA. The Baltimore location, is in Canton, MD; it’s
décor consists of a cozy fireplace, bright lighting from hanging lighting
fixtures, walls lined with patriotic art and mason jars filled with preserves
along with wine bottles. The floors are wood and the seating is cafeteria style,
with butcher block tables. There is a lot of exposed brick and fake wood paneling
that make up the infrastructure. You
walk into the restaurant and walk along the right side, until you come up to a
menu that takes up the wall next to a counter where you order your food, pay,
take a number and then go find a seat to await your order. They offer a
selection or sodas, teas and wine. Parking here is easy as it is located in a
business park with plenty of parking spaces. This is a family friendly spot, a
great place to grab a quick, hot, filling meal with family, friends or
coworkers. We give DelMarVa Café ♪♪♪ and one half note.
CHEESY SHRIMP AND GRITS
Consisting of shrimp and grits in a light cheese sauce, made
from real cheddar, tomatoes and scallions, which give it freshness. Sausage is
added which contributes to the richness of the dish. The grits are loose and
light in texture. The dish is smoky, savory, flavorful and spicy, but not
overly so. There is also a big, buttery, sweet biscuit included, though it was
a bit too dense for my liking, but overall not a bad dish.
WILD MUSHROOM BURGER
The mushrooms get lost in this dish as they are sparse and
unseasoned to the point they could have been left off all together. The burger
itself was very good. It appeared to be a sirloin cut and the beef itself was
flavorful and earthy. The brioche bun it came on was nice, light and airy.
CHICKEN TENDERS AND WAFFLES
Now in order to appreciate this dish fully, you might have
to order a side of their honey mustard dipping sauce. I am not a big fan of
honey mustard as a general rule as it is usually tastes too strongly of mustard
and is too tangy. This honey mustard sauce was not like that at all. It was
smooth and sweet and a perfect complement to the chicken tenders and peach
cranberry marmalade that came with the waffles. The chicken tenders were fried
in a light batter which gave the chicken tenders a light, crunchy crust. The
batter was full of herbs and spices. The waffles were light and came with a
pepper onion garnish. The peach cranberry marmalade was not integrated into the
whole dish as well as it could have been and the dish could have come out a
little hotter than it did, but all in all the dish is very good.