Hooker Grocer + Eatery

Man I was honestly really excited to try this place. I'm from out of town and my hotel is really close, and when I see gulf shrimp on a menu in a Mississippi town, I'm thinking how can I go wrong? I know what I want to order and it's the shrimp and grits, because I saw this photo that someone posted on yelp when they had it. So I order the chicken pot stickers as my app and the s and g as my main. The service was good! But this is a food review not a service review. I get the potstickers and instantly I can tell they are store bought from the freezer aisle because I've bought the same ones at Sam's Then the main arrives. Remember this is a $24 plate. The dish looks nothing like it does in the picture nor is it like it's described on the menu. The dish in this photo looks like it was freshly made to order and full of flavor. My dish showed up on a small/medium sized boat shaped bowl with 4-5 shrimp on top with the shells attached. Never in my life have I seen it served this way. So then I notice the grits have zero onions, bacon and peppers like the menu says, and I couldn't taste any garlic. The shrimp were not gulf shrimp nor were they cooked with the dish. They were definitely store bought shrimp. The kind that you get on the shrimp tray with the cocktail sauce, and they weren't hot all of the way through. They were lukewarm. The bread it was served with was definitely that boxed garlic bread you can pickup at any grocery store. Did I eat it? Yes because I was hungry after driving 3 hours trying to get to my next destination. Would I recommend it? Only if they made a commitment to switching the dish back to what it was originally. Food aside, the place has a great feel to it and I like the outdoor seating.

This place is a gem in the heart of Clarksdale. The staff is very friendly and attentive. And there is seating available both inside and out. But the real story is the food.Starting with the appetizers, we sampled the Buffalo Eggplant and Mushrooms and loved the flavor profile of this dish. Especially when you paired it with an ice cold beer.For my entrée, I selected the Blackened Catfish. Wow! So tender and spiced perfectly. And married well with the rice and cream sauce.I highly recommend.

Love eating at this spot! Make sure you time your dinner with the music performance. Indoor and outdoor seating, big portions and well made food.

Great food in a cool small town. Don't be scared by looks of all outsides! Everyone in the town was super nice. Great music everywhere!!

Our chef, Michael, came by to get an assessment of the meal - we'd already raved to our server. I had fried catfish on a bed of "Gouda grits" with an ettoufe (shrimp stock, gouda, andouille sausage, celery, etc.) plus a side of steakhouse spinach (sauce of heavy cream, onions, bacon) while Deb & Kim shared a monster hamburger and seasonal salad.

Charming design and the food was great. I'm a vegetarian and they made a salad and garlic green beans which were the perfect dinner. Will come back.

The food here is good. The building is nice. The bartender is great. The rest of the service is terrible. Our food was delivered and we were never checked on again. We wanted a drink. We wanted desert. We wanted to pay our bill. No one ever came to our table. I finally asked the bartender if I could just pay him so we could leave. He is the only person who took care of us.

Absolutely top notch experience. The interior is warm and welcoming. The cocktails are delicious. The food is delicious. Most importantly, the front of the house is well run. Our server (Sara) was friendly and attentive. The kitchen was slowed the night we stopped in by a 20-top reservation that turned into 40 people an event that would destroy most places. Hooker handled it properly - keeping us informed and hydrated while the kitchen caught up. A top notch experience and a must stop in Clarksdale.

This is one of mine and my husband favorite spots to go have supper. Food is always on point. Drinks too, the service is also excellent, love all of the staff. And the atmosphere is great too.

Wonderful atmosphere and great food. The salmon was superb. Dinner was reasonably priced and outside seating was available. Service was outstanding!