Miss Toya's Southern Kitchen - Laurel

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   Dahlia

   VIP

   Atlanta

   5 reviews

   1.0

   5 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   We wanted to give it a try. Booked reservations for 2 and waited 10-15 minutes at the door to even be recognized. We weren’t the only ones. It was CLEAR that staffing wasn’t optimal but the employees seemed nonchalant. No one ever apologized about having us all wait at the front door with no assistance. The guy who did come to host desk was also bussing tables AND delivering food (in the same gloves he was cleaning tables with). I would expect mgmt to come out to apologize for the wait but no one ever came. We left and so did another couple. You lost us at the front door .
   

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   Sandra

   Washington DC

   3 reviews

   4.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   The food was excellent. The servers were extremely nice but very slow. It's as if they were short staff. Our witers was also the bartender , and we had to wait for simple requests as a spoon. We ordered desert to go, and it took almost 15 min to get a piece of cake.
   

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   Armoni

   Unspecified

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 1

   Reservation was at 8:45 pm . I arrived at 8:10 and didn’t get seated until 9:30. Hair was on my plate and sister plate and sent the food back
   

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   Diamond

   Baltimore

   2 reviews

   2.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   It’s ok... nothing to rave about or travel far for. The cheesesteak egg rolls were dry, the char grilled oysters were not grilled (look/tasted like they were microwaved with Mexican blend cheese sprinkled on top). Oxtail were decent, gravy was a little watery- the menu said it’s served with butter beans, but there weren’t any. Snapper was good- it had some kind of watery cajun sauce on the side (didn’t like it), Mac n cheese & yams were decent. I wouldn’t return..
   

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   Jacqueline

   Baltimore

   17 reviews

   5.0

   17 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Wonderful experience. Great food and excellent service.
   

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   Machesha

   Washington DC

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 5

   First time here with a few coworkers from out of town and the food was AMAZING!!! Service was a little slow as it appeared there was only 1 waiter and he was taking orders and making drinks for the entire restaurant but it allowed us to have great conversation. Ambiance, music, food, decor, everything was very good. Our waiter was great as well, he just needed some help. Would definitely go back.
   

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   Nicole

   Baltimore

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on February 16, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 5

   The food and drinks were delicious..some items were too salty..the Mac and cheese and the fried seafood rice to be exact. The front door service was trash!! There should always be someone at the front! They were leaving going to get orders from the back, waiting tables, cleaning tables and not tending to the waiting customers in a timely fashion. Too much multi-tasking was going on. More staff obviously needs to be hired. And omg please get some bigger 2 seater tables… you have to make life changing decisions to place your food items on the petite tables. Thank you.
   

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   Kathy

   Washington DC

   54 reviews

   5.0

   54 reviews

   Dined on February 16, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Great shrimp and grits! Jambalaya and Gumbo equally delicious. Cheesey grits side good, cornbread disappointing (1 bland muffin $7). Drinks reasonably priced. Only criticism is that all the entrees were salty. Not bad enough to return but very noticeable.
   

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   Fanta

   VIP

   Washington DC

   17 reviews

   5.0

   17 reviews

   Dined on February 15, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   I thoroughly enjoyed my dining experience at Ms. Toya’s Southern Kitchen! The food was delicious and flavorful, the drinks were on point and the service was A plus! I will be back!
   

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    Arial

    Washington DC

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 14, 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3

    The restaurant was busy as Valentine’s Day was approaching. My table was dirty even after I requested for it to be cleaned. The gumbo was tasty but lacked spice.
    

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