Yo' Mama's
Yo' Mama's is a restaurant located in 2nd Row at 2328 2nd Avenue North. It is owned and operated by Denise Peterson and her daughter, Crystal, who previously operated "Jazzy Fish & Chicken" at the Seabreeze Jazz Festival in Florida. The 34-seat establishment, open for lunch only, offers one main dish of the day along with a regular menu of "new American" offerings such as chicken and waffles or shrimp tacos.
In 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton visited the restaurant during a campaign stop in Birmingham.
The restaurant began serving breakfast on weekdays in July 2019. In 2021 the restaurant was awarded a grant from the James Beard Foundation's Food and Beverage Investment Fund to support majority Black or Indigenous-owned businesses threatened by the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic.
was featured on the Netflix reality series "Fresh, Fried and Crispy."
References
- Davis, Bryan (Seypptember 18, 2014) "Yo' Mama's restaurant to open in downtown Birmingham." Birmingham Business Journal
- Flanagan, Ben (May 14, 2021) "Yo’ Mama’s of Birmingham to be featured on Netflix’s new show ‘Fresh, Fried & Crispy’." The Birmingham News
External links
- Yo' Mama's website