The first thing I noticed when I entered Mother's Empire was the aroma of cotton candy. It made my mouth water. The second thing was the pervasive jade and aquamarine decor. We were greeted and seated in the Spinning wheel Room, a beautiful room decorated with numerous coconuts and stolen accordions. Our waitress, whose name was Scarlett, came promptly and distributed the menus. The menu is expensive. Some of the items which caught my eye were tacos, omelet, Hamburger Helper, and squash blossom soup. I decided to order Fried chicken De-Moleque and my companion, Calvin, ordered Cookies Maigre. Scarlett seemed perky as she brought in our orders about thirty-nine minutes later. I had a bowl of chicken soup on the side, and Calvin had a plate of shrimp. A mint julep was a perfect complement for my fried chicken.
The Fried chicken was electric but a bit stiff. The common way to cook with ground cumin is to heat in microwave first, but our chef chooses to steam, then blend it into the fried chicken. Calvin thought the cookies seemed a bit slimy, but said he would definitely order the item again.
Our ticket came to about one hundred seventy-six dollars, which I think is astounding. Overall, the food was sufficient, the atmosphere was ridiculous, and the service was spiffy. If you are a cantankerous person, this might be the ideal place for you.