Return Visit to Tupelo

About a year ago, I made my first visit to Tupelo at Inman Square.  I had a really wonderful dining experience and was especially impressed by the attentive service.  This past Friday, I made a return visit and was happy to find that the service and Southern comfort food was consistently outstanding.  We started the evening off with a few beers at the bar while we waited for our table.  I started out with the Tusker Lager and after a few cold sips, our table was already ready for us.  At our table, B and I proceeded to order a gluttonous selection of plates, including:

Complimentary Corn Bread - The corn bread was sweet and crumbly, just the way I like it.

Southern Spiced Turkey Meatballs with French Bread for mopping up - The turkey meatballs were so moist and not dense at all.  While I appreciated the thought of sopping up the broth with the French bread, I wasn't too impressed with the bread entirely and was content just to enjoy these flavorful meatballs.

House pickles - This small side dish carried big flavor with pickled cucumbers, carrots, onions and peppers. If you love pickles as much as I do, this is a must-order at Tupelo.

Glazed St. Louis ribs with bourbon jalapeño BBQ & coleslaw - B asked for this appetizer dish to be made into an entree and our attentive server was happy to accomodate him.  The entree portion had a bit more ribs along with an additional side of the hominy mashed potatoes.  I stole a bit of the ribs and they were so tender with a deliciously sweet glaze. 

Cajun Gumbo with Pulled Chicken & Smoked Andouille Sausage - This giant bowl was full of such smoky spicy deliciousness and I was happy to find generous portions of tender pulled chicken, smoky andouille sausage and okra in the mix.  I loved every bite but the serving was huge so I took about half of it home.  B actually took home a decent amount of his ribs as well.

Abita Turbodog - This is dark New Orleans beer went perfectly with my spicy gumbo and with the chocolate goodness of our dessert selection as described below.

Mississippi Mud Pie with Bourbon Ice Cream - Although I tend to stay away from desserts that involve dense chocolate, this was seriously so addictive.  I especially liked the bourbon ice cream, which added a nice creamy contrast to the chocolate.

From start to finish, Tupelo provided another stellar food experience and the service was once again attentive and pleasant.  Plus, I think Tupelo has some of the best menu prices around with ginormous portions that make for great leftovers.
 
Tupelo is located at 1193 Cambridge Street, Inman Square, Cambridge, MA.