Welcome to Mrs. Wilkes Dining Room
A line gathers each morning at 107 West Jones Street.
At 11 o'clock, the doors of 107 open and the lunch crowd finds seats at one of the large tables-for-ten shared by strangers. Tabletops are crowded with platters of fried chicken and cornbread dressing, sweet potato souffle, black-eyed peas, okra gumbo, corn muffins and biscuits. The menu changes daily so regulars can have something different every day. Stop by and enjoy the special pleasure of a meal shared with neighbors and strangers.
What cuisine do you serve?
Southern Home Cooking
What are your prices?
$35 per person, ages 13 and older(tax included)
$17.50 per person, ages 12 and under(tax included)
Is there a dress code?
Casual
Do you accept credit cards?
We don’t. We accept only cash or checks; though we do have an ATM onsite.
Do you offer takeout?
We offer dine in service only.
Where are you located?
107 West Jones St., Savannah, Ga 31401, right downtown
What are your hours of operation?
We are open Monday - Friday, 11 AM - 2 PM
When are you closed?
We are closed on St. Patrick’s Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
We also are closed for our annual winter break Jan. 1st - Mid-February (usually reopening on February. 15th).
Read the complete Frequently Asked Questions.
Our Menu
Meats
Fried Chicken, Sausage, Beef Stew
Veggies
Cabbage, Snap Peas, Macaroni & Cheese, Butter Beans, Black-eyed Peas, Rutabega, Squash, Rice & Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Candied Yams, Red Rice and Sausage, Collard Greens, Okra & Tomatoes, Brown Rice, Potato Salad, Macaroni Salad, English Peas & Noodles, Baked Beans, Cole Slaw, Pickled Cucumbers, Potatoes au Gratin, Cream corn.
***Seasonal Menu subject to change. Not all items available every day.***
You’ll find us at:
107 W Jones St, Savannah, GA 31401
Our History
Most Southern towns used to boast a boardinghouse where you could find a simple, quiet room and a communal dining room that offered at least two hearty meals a day. Boardinghouse food was de rigueur daily fare for locals, among them young, working class laborers, schoolteachers, bankers, washerwomen and middle-class merchants alike.
In 1943, a young Sema Wilkes took over a boardinghouse in historic downtown Savannah. Her goal was modest: to make a living by offering comfortable lodging and homestyle Southern cooking served family style in the downstairs dining room. Mrs. Wilkes picked up where the previous proprietor left off, cultivating relationships with nearby farmers who dug sweet potatoes for her in the fall and shelled whippoorwhill peas in the summer.
