Big Mal's Linden Cafe

Decided to check out Big Mali's in Linden today. I ordered the 3 bones spare ribs, baked beans, yams, collard greens and macaroni and cheese. The 3 bones were nice and tender with a sweet sauce on them. Good stuff. The yams were well cooked and not too sweet. The baked beans were cooked with ground beef and I believe maybe cinnamon in it. Now on to the stars of the meal. The greens were cooked perfectly and had the slightest of bite to them. Yummmy!!! Then there was the Macaroni and cheese. OMG!!!! Baked perfectly with a creamy cheese. Should have ordered several of the big containers of this. It was so off the chart. Will definitely have to go back for the fish next time.

We had been looking forward to trying this place but missed closing time previously. This time we made it 20 minutes before closing but Big Mal, and 3-man backup, could not have been nicer or more accommodating...did not rush us out after 7:00 so we could enjoy all the fresh food while it was hot! We had the whiting and wings, both fried, baked beans, coleslaw, mac & cheese, and green beans. Delicious! The baked beans were sweet, the mac & cheese was seasoned well and not too cheesey, the coleslaw was just the kind my husband likes and the green beans were not mushy! Friends, expect us to invite you to join us for future visits. PS. At 6:30pm on Saturday evening they did report to be out of beef ribs but plenty of other choices at this very casual restaurant.

A friend and stopped in and ordered take out from here a couple of weeks ago. Good customer service. We both got fish dinners 1 perch, 1 whiting. We both had macaroni and one tried greens and the other green beans and we shared a side of yams. Everything was really delicious. Fish was a bit salty for my taste, but fried to perfection. They did forget our bread and some condiments but other than that, no complaints. I look forward to going back.

Unfortunately I didn't get to take a photo because that's how fast I ate my food! Lol! It was so good by the time I thought to take a photo there was nothing on my plate. I had the pork chop dinner with Mac and turkey collards everything was well seasoned, my partner had rib tips, Mac and bake bean and his food was well season and hardly any fat on the rib tips. We will be back tomorrow that's how good and fresh the food is. Must try!!

Very friendly staff. Very welcoming. The food is good. I had the whiting with Mac n Cheese and 3 wings. The fish was good the wings were really small but good. The Mac was way better than it looked. I will be back.