Maybe going down to Savannah (5+ hours south of here) in the middle of June wasn't my most practical idea ever. But we didn't have time for a long trip. And we both really had a good time when we were there last (five years ago!! yikes, where does the time go?). And it was a nice couple of days. We'd been planning to drive out to Tybee either Monday night or Tuesday to check out a seafood place I'd read about online but ended up just leaving the car parked for the whole trip and walking around downtown. Mostly we checked out the squares and the cool architecture, watched World Cup, and ate. Food-geek highlight was definitely Mrs. Wilkes' Dining Room. Old school southern cooking, served family style. We were lucky enough to end up sitting at a table with a local family. The woman sitting next to Sarah asked us if we'd been to Paula Deen's restaurant. When we told her no, her response was that Lady & Sons wasn't that good and that we'd made the right choice coming to Mrs. Wilkes'. Other tourists may not think we're locals there but at least they endorse our dining options. I have no idea if Mrs. Wilkes' is better than Lady & Sons. I can tell you that the line for L&S (as you'd expect) are much much longer. It went around 2 corners of their bldg when Sarah and I walked past on our way to MacPherson's to watch futbol yesterday morning.
If you go to Mrs. Wilkes' (and you really should). note that although they open at 11am, the line starts forming before 10am. They seat at tables of 10 and they stagger the seatings enough to give the staff and kitchen time to keep up. I think we were in the third group seated so we probably ended up waiting about an hour. I would imagine that the wait gets longer when you're waiting for people to finish eating. I wasn't sure if I'd be hungry for a big meal before noon but let me tell you, 45 or so minutes of smelling the chicken frying while waiting outside will whet the appetite for sure. I don't remember every single thing on the table but they included: cole slaw, rutabagas, dirty rice, peas and noodles, sliced pork barbecue, beef stew, greens, mac & cheese, rice & gravy, biscuits, corn muffins, creamed corn, sweet potatoes, hot potato salad, lima beans, mixed veg stew w/ okra, green beans, sweet tea. And fried chicken, of course. Blueberry cobbler or banana pudding for dessert. The only thing I've ever seen like it are the family style restaurants in Amish country in Pennsylvania.