Sometimes the most extraordinary culinary experiences come from the most unassuming places, where fluorescent lighting replaces mood lighting and paper napkins stand in for linen.
Matthews Cafeteria in Tucker, Georgia is exactly that kind of place.
Tucked away in downtown Tucker, this unpretentious eatery has been dishing out Southern staples that make locals line up and visitors detour miles off their planned routes.
The moment you cross the threshold, you’re enveloped in an atmosphere that feels like a warm embrace from a bygone era – a simpler time when food was meant to nourish both body and soul…