Best Modern Southern American Restaurants in McLean

Returned for a second visit today to celebrate my older daughter's graduation from college. I cannot say enough about this restaurant! We arrived an hour earlier than our reservation and they were more than willing to accommodate us. Our server today was Natalie F and she is an ABSOLUTE Doll! Kind, considerate, professional, engaging and most importantly, she didn't judge us for being SUPER Greedy. We started with celebratory cocktails. My daughter got the Prosecco with a seasonal popsicle added and I got the hurricane which had beautiful presentations. We then moved on to appetizers which were the fried Cajun calamari and we had to get those splendid stuffed shrimp again . Both did NOT disappoint. For our entree's, my daughter got the pan-seared salmon with sides of spinach and 4 cheese mac and cheese, my mom got the catfish sandwich and fries and I got the Creole herb chicken with sides of red beans and rice and the 4 cheese mac and cheese. All were DELISH!! However, we only took a couple of bites of our entree's and asked for to go boxes because we were pretty full from the apps but still wanted to order dessert. We ordered the banana pudding cheesecake and the Beignet Sundae which were both VERY good. Once again, Miss Toya's knocked it out of the park on EVERY level from SUPERB Service, FABULOUS Food, AMAZING Ambiance and a purely DELIGHTFUL Dining experience. This is definitely our DMV dining "Go To" and we look forward to our next visit.

Great vibe. Great food. Excellent service! I will definitely be back.

Amazing experience. Food was excellent. Greatly recommend.

What an incredible experience! Everything you could ask for in a restaurant - amazing food, kind staff, unique ambience. 1000/10

The food was phenomenal, per usual! We had a lovely dining experience. The lamb chops were seared to med rare perfection and the flavor was bold, garlicky, with a hint of sweetness. So delicious! The chargrilled oysters are a fav! So much flavor! The ribeye was huge and cooked well with delicious flavor. The Vegan jerk tacos, the buffalo shrimp, the branzino… the branzino was whole and buttery pieces of flavor melted in our mouths. The ambiance was smooth jazz on a Friday night. We will forever come back!