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Why in the h*ll would you eat at a Picadilly in 2026 when there are so many good local restaurants around here?

Crime? Unable to hire decent staff? All of the above?

People ate at that Picadilly because they were stuck in the medical mall, waiting for their appointment, etc. Or they worked at the mall and didn't want to leave the premises to go elsewhere for lunch. It was a quick place to grab something to eat without having to exit the parking lot, go find a restaurant, eat, and drive back to the mall parking lot.

I wonder what, if anything, will replace it.

@11:58 AM The answer? Nostalgia. That’s important to a lot of people. Remembering better days. There is no future to look forward to and hasn’t been since the late 90s. All we have left is nostalgia.

Back in the 70's, that Picadilly served some really good food.
I'm surprised they stayed at this location as long as they did.

It would do folks some good if more parents took their families to eat at places like Piccadilly. I’m in my mid 30’s, and my wife and I take our boys to the I-55 location for Sunday lunch about ten times a year. Although we stand out like marshmallows in a sea of milk duds, the service is usually better than we find at Madison restaurants and the food is typically more consistent and flavorful, too. And before anyone criticizes our palate, we frequent the highfalutin spots in the metro area often, but like 1:14 said, nostalgia and tradition is important. Don’t knock it till you try it!

I assume it was a not profitable for lack of customers. There is a Subway in the mall.

I appreciate all the good restaurants we do have, but whoever thinks Piccadilly food isn’t good, is just a vain individual. The roast can’t be touched.

I like Picadily. That location isn't close to me so I'd go to the I55 one. Tons of choices and its not loud. Eaten many many meals there.

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cause the food was good and reasonably priced. unlike your hyper inflated good local restaurants.

Nostalgia to be sure. Jackson Mall was shining gem of the city. Piccadilly and the theater were major components of the experience. Delta drive had several good restaurants, stores and talented tradesmen.

I can remember many moons ago when that Piccadilly had two big serving lines and it was always crowded. That was when the Mall was a shopping Mall. Even the McDonalds across the street was busy. There was an Orange Julius at the other end of the Mall with great hot dogs, the Pizza Hut across the street.....

I would have never guessed that place was still open. I can remember eating there for the first time after the 1970 Ole Miss - Kentucky football game. Great food, especially to someone from a small Delta town.

Orange Julius. Man, 4:17, you brought back tons of memories. My Dad LOVED Orange Julius.

Spice pepper cornbread. That’s one reason.

McDonalds, KFC, Pizza Hut in Jackson Medical Mall area have all closed in past few months. A real shame to loose Piccadilly’s.

11:58 probably grew big muscle scarfing down McNuggets. Most of these local restaurants you speak will never make it 20 years, much less 56 in a location where they have been.

You probably think that when you use a crock pot and the meat isn’t raw, it must be a good meal.

You eat at Piccadilly ‘26 for the same reason you ate there in ‘70. And the same reason you would eat at any other restaurant, multiple times. Because it is good.

Has anyone read about spit on food in recent mainstream media Arby’s Wendy’s .. ugh ..

Given that the mall is rapidly dying, it stands to reason that there will be casualties. Would have helped a bit if the JMMF would have listened to its long term loyal tenants regarding needed improvements such as the elevators and eradicating the panhandlers who made the mall their headquarters.

My late wife and I ate there several times while she struggled through illness. It was convenient. We agreed that, while it was convenient, it was overpriced for the quality of its fare. Depending upon the clientele, sometimes it could get loud and less than sedate, if you know what I mean, and I think you do.

Me too. I honestly didn’t know this one existed though

Piccadilly is good. It is a shame that that mall has fallen into such a bad history. Now that UMC is moving most (if not all) of their services out of there, its done. This is a classic example of bad seeds ruining nice things.

Travel to other states and you will find malls that have thrived for decades and who's retail areas continue to be able to safely operate.

This is just sad and pathetic.

Not to worry, The Rotisserie is nearby. Featuring the famous Comeback Sauce. No shoes, No shirt, Low-britches - No Service.

Not to worry. The Rotisserie is just around the corner (Comeback Dressing) and there's Dennery's.

Piccadilly is pretty convenient . Can eat pretty healthy there. Get the baked chicken or hamburger steak, two green vegetables for the sides, and you're set.

Unfortunately, the one in NE Jackson is not that good. The baked chicken was served cold. The rice is hit or miss. Sometimes it's cooked right, sometimes it is like eating rocks. You can't get silverware at the serving line more than half the time and have to ask a waitress for silverware. Seriously.

Picadilly has cheapened the experience. Cool whip is used for pies instead of the meringue they used to make. Instead of serving deserts on plates, they now serve them in plastic boxes. Little things but little things add up to a not so optimal experience. You can tell it too by the crowds or lack of them when it used to be slammed at lunch. I do wish they would go back to using the red cloth napkins instead of paper napkins but such is change.

Ate at the one in Denham Springs and Sherwood Forest in the last month. Food was better, they keep the restaurants nicer, and you could actually get silverware.

Who remembers the Morrison's Cafeteria in the Woodland Hills building in Fondren... What year did that place close?

"Who remembers the Morrison's Cafeteria in the Woodland Hills building in Fondren"

I remember it very well. It was a Jackson institution.
The best fried shrimp and plastic plants in the late 1960's Deep South.

My only issue was that it was in the middle of all my childhood doctor's offices.

But in all honesty, by 1972 ... the Jackson Mall Piccadilly was running laps around the Fondren Morrison's.

I thinkj Piccadilly is the only cafeteria available in the South anymore. Luby's was much better IMHO but COVID and distance from Texas forced them out of business. I wish Luby's and Hooters (I love the wings) would come back, but out in the 'burbs.

Surrounding the mall with that tall, black, iron fence made me feel safe and protected.

1:14 "All we have left is nostalgia" Don't forget fear. You're too terrified of the world that passed you by. You stay at home and rot and scroll. iPad Boomers.

Hate you had this experience, Kingfish (5:49). That sucks. Never had the silverware problem and everything I've gotten was good.

And 5:51, I remember Morrison's. Was great. We use to go there a lot too.