116 Toombs County Magazine
BY JACKSON SHARPE
TAPPAS
DATE OPENED: November 2017
OWNER: Eneas Salati
TYPE OF FOOD SERVED: Brazilian, French, Southern
MOST POPULAR MENU ITEMS: Homemade breads, fresh
salads, and She Crab Soup
GOALS: To increase the menu items and to one day serve
breakfast
Sitting under a canopy and listening to the
fountain and the birds, you suddenly get an amazing
smell of fresh bread coming out of the kitchen and
you know you got there at just the right time. It’s
always a hard decision – do you go with the Turkey
& Havarti on homemade bread? A salad with fresh
greens, balsamic, and blueberries? What about
the Brazilian Black Bean Soup? It’s impossible to
decide, but the one thing I always know for sure
is that I must save room for a slice of one of the
homemade cakes in the
dessert display or maybe
even a sweet roll, which
gets sold out as fast as it
gets out of the oven.
Eneas, the Chief Soup
Maker and Sandwich
Designer, is proud to
say that everything he
makes is fresh and from scratch, all the way down
to the soup stocks. Mama Carmen Engle has all the
magic bread and cake skills. Being raised in Brazil,
Eneas comes from a long line of fabulous cooks, but
it is with great pride that he tells you his mother’s
cooking has made him what he is today. Between
the two of them, life is very delicious on West Main
Street.
TASTE OF PHILLIE
DATE OPENED: 1998
OWNERS: Mattilyn, Monica, Lakeshia,
and Lashanda, daughters of Matthew Bright
TYPE OF FOOD SERVED: Italian / Southern
MOST POPULAR MENU ITEMS: Mrs. Pie
(Chicken and Steak Cheese Steak Sandwich)
GOALS: To open several franchises within
the next 2 to 5 years
A rather
unassuming building
on McIntosh Street
houses a small, takeout
only restaurant
that greets you with
the sizzle of onions
and peppers on the
grill and the rhythmic
chop, chop, chop of
the steak and chicken.
The meats are finely
minced, mixed with
your veggies of choice
and a final crazy
amount of cheese.
Of course, there are
other deli items on
the menu like an Italian Hoagie and Corn Beef, but
the cheese steaks are what makes this place.
Matthew, a man with a smile as big as his hoagie
rolls, says that the “Mrs. Pie” is his most popular
dish and is named after his wife “…because she’s
my chicken and my steak.” He will tell
you that what makes his place unique
is that “We trust in God with everything
we do. We cook by faith and feel.” He
gets his food influence and talents from
being raised by his mother and aunt and
50 years of making sandwiches with his
brother and then his late son. Not only
is his food special, but he also throws in
a side of words of wisdom and good influence to the
neighborhood, his 13 kids and 27 grandchildren.
A Taste of Phillie
is notorious for
its cheese steak
sandwiches loaded
with chopped
grilled steak,
vegetables and
lots of cheese,
but it also has
other deli sandwiches
you don't
want to miss.
WHERE TO FIND IT
201 West Main St, Vidalia
(912) 403-3012
Monday thru Friday
11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
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WHERE TO FIND IT
114 McIntosh St, Vidalia
(912) 537-8759
Hours: Tues, Thurs,
Sat – 11-8 / Weds 11-6 /
Fri 11-10