onion rings. >> john t. edge: the salad makes me happy. >> anthony: yeah, me too. >> john t. . edge, the famous pompano for me. >> john t. edge: it's the kind of mark of being a great restaurant in the delta, if you have pompano. >> anthony: it's a big damn fish. no way i'm finishing this. sitting here, the booths, the curtains, the whole "ring bell for service" thing, it seems lost in time. >> john t. edge: we got a real long and ugly history. but one of the things i love about this place is you can't deny the burden of the past, like it's on your shoulder, it's right there. like you know, america chooses to deny its problems. you know, in many ways, you know. i mean, it declares itself a post-racial society. that just doesn't fly in mississippi. you can't -- you can't claim that. me. it's grilled right in front of you, with nothing artificial. it has nothing to hide. but you can wrap it in a tortilla anyway. hurry in. chorizo is almost gone. chipotle. for real. and something amazing happens. that's our inspiration for fancy feast medleys. wild salmon primavera. tastes amazin

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