What to order at Bully's Restaurant

Must order
Oxtail plate with mixed greens, mac and cheese, and yams
The dish to know
Soul food steam table with oxtails, neckbones, catfish, and sides
Editor tip
Arrive before 13:00 for the widest steam table selection; popular items sell out.
CuisineSoul Food
Price$
HoursMon-Fri 11:00-18:00; closed Sat-Sun
The dishSoul food steam table with oxtails, neckbones, catfish, and sides
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Must order: Oxtail plate with mixed greens, mac and cheese, and yams

Tip: Arrive before 13:00 for the widest steam table selection; popular items sell out.

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Address: 3118 Livingston Road, Jackson, MS 39213

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Big Apple Inn ★ 4.5

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Big Apple Inn serves Jackson's most historically significant cheap eats: pig ear sandwiches under $2 and hand-rolled tamales under $3, unchanged since 1939.

Try: Pig ear sandwich, smoke sausage sandwich, tamales

Order: One pig ear and one smoke for under $4 total - the best-value meal in Mississippi

Tip: Cash is faster but cards accepted; parking on Farish is easy outside peak afternoon hours.

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Brent's Drugs ★ 4.3

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Brent's Drugs offers the most beloved budget meal in Fondren: a classic diner burger with onion rings and a milkshake for under $15 at a 1946 soda founta.

Try: Classic burger with onion rings and a milkshake

Order: Brent's Burger with onion rings and a chocolate milkshake

Tip: Sit at the counter for the full soda-fountain experience; table service is slower.

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Aplos Mediterranean ★ 3.9

Mediterranean$Mon-Sun 11:00-21:00

Aplos Mediterranean is Jackson's best-value fast-fine option: a gyro plate with brown rice, hummus, pita, and a mini Greek salad for under $13 at the Highl.

Try: Gyro plate with hummus and salad

Order: Gyro plate with the full accompaniments

Tip: Open every day of the week, including Sundays when many other Jackson restaurants are closed.

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Mayflower Cafe ★ 4.6

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Try: Fried shrimp plate with comeback sauce

Order: Fried shrimp plate at lunch, with extra comeback sauce on the side

Tip: The lunch rush from 11:30 to 13:00 is the most efficient time to eat here; a table turns in 30 minutes.

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Keifer's Restaurant ★ 4.0

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Try: Gyro plate or Greek salad

Order: Classic gyro plate with house feta dressing

Tip: Late-night option until 23:00 on weekends - rare for a restaurant with this quality level.

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Green Ghost Tacos ★ 3.9

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Green Ghost Tacos is Jackson's best budget late-night option: $4 street tacos on gluten-free corn tortillas with house salsas, open till midnight Fri.

Try: Street tacos on corn tortillas

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