DelMarVa's Southern Cafe

DelMarVa’s Southern Café

3500 Boston Street

Baltimore, MD 21224
410-327-1980

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.