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I applaud him. But it’s hamils.

Not great food or service

Local family owned restaurants and stores have been open. But Mcdonald's, Wally World, and Chick Fil A have not figured out how to use a shovel. Wally World sells shovels, salt, and cat litter but world's biggest monopoly can't figure it out. Pathetic corporations.

Every 300lb Bubba with a 4WD pick-em-up will be headed there, with 275lb Tammy Sue riding shotgun, for three Heapin' Helpins of deep fried everything.

Nice looking tractor. Wonder where his and others like that were over the last few days. Maybe cities need to dust the snow off of theirs and get them out doing the same, but then again, they'd tear up the shitty streets we have around here.

@9:08

Blasphemy! May mama Hammil have mercy on your soul.

@9:08,

Mama (not Hamil) always said "If you can't say something nice the keep your mouth shut."

Mama's been gone a long time but I'm sure she would tell you the same thing.

Lol what a troll at 9:08. Food and service are excellent

That is one steep hill!

@9:08, you won't be missed.

We've had Mama Hamil's cater company lunches several times. They don't miss a beat feeding 400 people in 60 minutes, with fresh and tasty offerings. Family-owned, local restaurants really need our support.

Long way to drive for ok food. Choice of 3 sides aint much when you can only choose from four. Believe I'll stay in Jackson, plenty of good restaurants here with as good or better food.

Lots of ribbing going on here. Corny?

Attn 9:08. Since you are an expert, share your favorite dining establishments with the common people, knowing we problem can’t afford to eat there..

Come on y'all, it's just an opinion. I agree with 9:08 - it's much overrated.

Went to high school with the Hamil boys and Bob’s wife. Good family who always supported public education and the Madison community - back before it was a trendy suburb. Family is same now as they were decades ago (except they no longer grow crops along that stretch of Hwy 51). Let’s applaud efforts to survive Covid and now nature, not trash them.

I tried to post but believe I deleted the whole thing. Trying again. I am an “uppity lawyer” who loves fancy food from time to
time. And, I’ll be the first to say Hamils is great. Have eaten there for years. If you need to hate, just go elsewhere. They have been long standing taxpayers of the Madison area. Their chicken livers and gizzards and meatloaf are second to none. And local businesses need help now more than ever. No one going there thinks this is vegan food, although you are right that certain patrons might do good
to try a salad once in a while. But I would rather them patronize Hamils than McDonald’s. If I ate there every day I would easily get “too big fer my britches” but it’s still a great clean locally owned buffet. Why can’t you trolls be nice sometimes. I have used them for work catering events and always been pleased. Have a nice day.

with all the 908 badgers, y’all are doing “cancel culture” when someone disagrees. bunch of snowflakes

Mama Hamil's - keeping endocrinologists employed for decades.

I love hamil's Good food and all but I have to say you would think for the price they charge he would be driving a John Deere and not a crappy Kubota knock-off Branson tractor. :)

Let me guess. 9:08 is constipated after his soy boy diet backed up on him. He set out for some Whole Foods arugula to fix it, in his Prius, but slid off the road.

He declined a tow from an ICU male nurse in a pick em up truck, and was late for his math racism activism meeting.

His only hope is that an Amazon drone will soon deliver a new pair of recycled skinny jeans to his tiny house, powered by diversity. You can find it under the rainbow farted out by AOC and her unicorn flying over on the way to the Socialist utopia.

The smell of solar powered air fried synthetic steak approved by Bill Gates will be thick around the not so happy little camper.

I like Mama Hamil’s. I also like Berry’s down in Florence. But what the Metro needs is a good Korean restaurant. Preferably serving North Korean cuisine. All jokes aside, even the southern Koreans will seek out North Korean cuisine.

@4:35 PM,

You get the Grand Prize for Friday, February 21, 2021. I just hope you have or will go and get some Mega Millions tickets. You are sure to be the winner!

4:35...dang fella, you sound like me on the Fox News comment section at the bottom of each news story! You nailed it ON THE HEAD!!!!

I'm going to wobble my 300 pound fat --- up there this week to get me some greens, and smoked chicken. I don't have me one of them nice "Pick me Up Trucks." I drive a old beat up Pontiac.

I've had lunch at Hamil's many times over the years.
I've never understood the hype. (especially about their ribs)

The old Pyramid BBQ in Jackson had the best ribs in the South.

Can't move three inches of ice with a box blade. But nice photo op. Get a Mahindra.

@1219. This is 908.

Where would I go? Not to a place where the menu hasn’t changed in 20 years when they were in the log cabin at the top of the hill.

I’d go to Trace Grill - the ribs are better, primos - their food and menu are better. If I were brave, I’d drive (not in my soy filled Prius) to Fannin Mart.

Hamils- greasy fried chicken and sides.

12:44pm - supported public education but sent kids to private school....?

8:06 - I was behind you on State Street just the other day. Now I know why that old Pawntiac leans to the left. I thought it was a wore down shock.

Don't think anyone here says or thinks Hamil's not a great Madisonian... he, and they, are.

Proud he exhibits his support for our great city. Of course, he loves to host political stuff like "grips n grins", and Mary, but that in itself doesn't put their establishment on top of their market.

They are a good "choice" of many restaurants here in the area.

Thanks Bob.

There is actually only ONE main attraction to Hamils, and, that, due to our over-indulgence, slopping like pigs eating habits, is the unlimited amount of food you can pile on those little plates. Plus you can waddle back to the buffet often.

I watched one woman open her purse, pull out a plastic container and fill it with fried chicken livers. Yep, the Hinds County license plates have discovered the place.

I guess folks want to argue about something. Politics ain't enough - let's argue about food. Good Lord.

That being said, I have to agree Mama Hamil's isn't everything folks say it is. I have a wonderful wife who learned how to cook well, and I judge all other food against that very high standard. I also grew up eating "dinner on the grounds" after church on Sundays cooked by old-fashioned Southern ladies, many who are long gone now. I suspect many folks have either forgotten what really good Southern food is supposed to taste like due to eating too much processed food, fast food, etc., or they just have never eaten as good home-cooked food as I have.

All that being said, I'm glad the Hamil family has done well and that folks like their food. Beats the hell out of Picadilly anyway.

6:20 - At Picadilly, you point to what you want and an employee spoons it onto your platter. No seconds. No double helpings. What you liked about church 'dinner on the grounds' is the fact that you always brought paper plates to the gathering but loaded a plastic tray high with seven courses and six deviled eggs while chatting with your mouth full. No wonder you wore ties covered in mustard and sat on the back pew.