Dixie Chicken & Ribs

In 2015, I had completed defending a physics dissertation at UNO. Three of my good friends, who were supporting me throughout PhD journey and are PhD themselves, my sister(masters in mechanical engineering) and I decided to come here to have dinner. At the time, my sister and I lived in the area and we wanted some soul food to celebrate this chapter of my life ending. I was happy to have had completed a milestone and we were all joking and having a blast chatting about the entire experience of graduate school while eating delicious ribs. We were here at Dixie's for about 5-6 hours to be honest. When we were done, we asked for the check and the lovely server notified us that our bill was paid for already. Stunned and speechless, we were wondering why, how, and who was responsible for this. The server responded with a smile saying a table that was sitting close to us, who wished to remain anonymous, heard all of our conversations and decided to treat my milestone achievement with this altruistic act of kindness. We said thank you to the server, but the server wittily responded she had nothing to do with it and we should thank the unknown table. We walked over to the ice cream place next door to get ice cream afterwards. It was a lovely day. I still think about this day every now and then even though it's been five years. I hope that random kind stranger, the server, and this restaurant, are all doing well. I remind myself every day to do the same and keep passing on kindness and love every time I get the chance too. One of these days, I shall go back to NOLA and I will return for some yummy delicious food again at Dixie's Chicken & Ribs.

Great food for a great price! We did wait about an hour for our food but our waitress Julie told us the kitchen was busy and it would be a while. She was very nice and we never felt forgotten about during the wait. It was also nice to see some of the kitchen staff come out and chat with the regulars. Very friendly, local vibe. We will be back!

Dixie Chicken & Ribs is as simple a restaurant as you ever could find. From its simple exterior, sub standard parking, bland decor and simple and straightforward menu, you will have expectations of a satisfactory meal. Which is exactly what you'll get, good not great, and definitely not bad. You won't be wowed by extravagant cuisine or exotic spices, you will get chicken, ribs, PO Boys, Seafood platters, and Hamburger Steaks. Simple food and a full belly, what more need?
If you need more, you are welcome to go find it elsewhere. Dixie does what it does and it it does well.

Try the Dixie special. Ham, roast beef and Swiss. Very messy but so tasty. Everything here is great and the staff is all very friendly. Highly recommended.

This place was suggested by my girlfriend and I'm so glad she did. I see why chicken is in the name of the restaurant. Hot, juicy and well seasoned. I have had great chicken in my time and this ranks right up there as one of the best. Small, quaint and a friendly staff made for a great eating experience.