Published on: April 27, 2024 at 3:00 PM

Dumbwaiter Restaurant in Mobile was one of two coastal Alabama eateries recently honored by Distinguished Restaurants of North America (Allanah Taylor / Alabama News Center).

By: Carla Davis

Wes Lambert said dining at Dumbwaiter Restaurant in downtown Mobile is like “eating at your grandparents’ house.”

“We start with a lot of the great old Southern dishes that our grandparents made, and we put a modern spin on them,” he said.

As with those old recipes, people keep coming back for a taste of Dumbwaiter’s dishes. And folks who know food, well beyond lower Alabama, are taking notice.

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