Flava Restaurant, Greensboro, Alabama

About 72 miles SW of Birmingham
905 Tuscaloosa Street
334-624-4547

We were passing through Greensboro at 2 pm, desperate for a bite to eat. We looped past the fast food places and through downtown a couple of times before deciding to stop at this tiny diner. As we entered, an older gentleman at one of the tables directed our attention to the daily specials on a white board. The 'meat & two vegetables' ($4.99) selections, which included chitterlings and neckbone, perked our interest. Shortly after sitting at one of the three or four tables, we were brought glasses of really flavorful tea. We had the whiting & fries, one of the daily specials ($3.50), and a bacon cheeseburger ($3.29). As we waited for our order, we watched a stream of take-out customers and studied the details of the menu. Flava offers many items we would love to try: salmon biscuits and bologna biscuits for breakfast, a pork chop sandwich, not to mention the chitterlings and neckbone. The two large fillets of whiting, lightly breaded with cornmeal and fries, were tender and tasty. The bacon cheeseburger was just like homemade--fresh, juicy, wonderful. The service was friendly, attentive, and efficient. Next time we are near Greensboro, we will stop by Flava to sample more.

Green Top BBQ, Dora, Alabama

7530 Hwy 78
205 648-9838
33 deg 43' 43.11"N
87 deg 00' 49.61"W

Based on posts on Google Earth and Roadfood.com, we stopped at the Green Top BBQ last weekend. The food was delicious and inexpensive. The staff was friendly and efficient. The atmosphere evoked the best of the Heart of Dixie: Nascar on the TV over the counter; white-bearded, overalled gentlemen wearing United Mine Worker baseball caps filled a booth by the window. We'll definitely stop by again.

A good description (with a photo) is at DixieDining.com.