The Promise Cafe - Tougaloo

Visited on a quiet Sunday evening with two other couples. The restaurant had an upscale vibe to it and it's bigger than you think. Very clean and bright. It's located in the heart of downtown Ridgewood, which has a beautiful main street with lots of mom and pop shops. You have to scan the barcode on the table to see the menu for the restaurant. Very sanitary. We began our meal with two orders of the fried calamari. Not enough fish and way too many cherry peppers. A bit disappointed. Our entrees included two cheeseburgers, two black bean burgers, and a cobb salad. The cheeseburgers were thick, juicy, cooked to perfection, and most importantly, it held up well in the bun. The black bean burgers were also thick and tasty from what I was told. The cobb salad was a very generous portion. The French fries were very good. Served hot and cooked fresh. Not greasy. Nice portion. I ate all mine and some of my wife's. The service was very good and friendly. Prices were competitive for the area. There was on street parking but your better off parking in a public lot.

They have favoritism going on and I don’t like that the manger tells his employer if u not eaten than you have to u can’t sit here and talk to employees but if u go any where Elsa u can sit there and do that. But people come in and leave and go to juicy seafood cause they have better price and better deals

We are from California and went to The Mighty Crab for lunch. The food was GREAT and Mr. Ricky and Staff showed GREAT HOSPITALITY and were very FRIENDLY MR AND MRS JACKSON

My sister-in-law recommended we meet here for lunch. This place does not accept reservations. We arrived around 11:45am. I put my name in with the hostess on their wait list. I was told it may take up to 30 minutes for a table for four. We had to wait outside on the corner sidewalk in the heat. There is no waiting space inside. This place is always busy. Many customers were waiting outside for their names to be called. Our booth became available after about a 30 minute wait. Our booth was to the right of the entrance. When our non alcoholic drinks arrived by a server she knocked over one of our iced tea on our table. She cleaned up our table and returned with a replacement iced tea. Even the manager came over with a wet towel to clean up the tile floor. They should have a wet mop handy for such accidents. This is a very noisy restaurant. I heard many utensils, dishes, glasses and other things dropping on their tile floor. The staff here seems to be clumsy. On the bright side, my eggs benedict were cooked perfect;y and were tasty. I don’t like when my poached eggs are overcooked to the point of the yolks being solid or not so liquid. Gustavo S. served our table. We split the bill in two. My share was $29 less gratuities. This is a popular place. I don’t understand the reason for its popularity.

Just what I wanted. This place never disappoints me, so today on my BDay I decided to go.. Let me start by saying our server Cam was awesome. The food was even better. Kudus to the manager for taking time to speak to us as well. I love to go to a place that always has my seasonings on spot! Better go get you some. See ya next time The Mighty Crab.