Mama Kim's first hit my radar when I tasted their catering business when I was looking for a wedding caterer. I didn't end up choosing them, but it wasn't because we didn't like their food. Since then, I've also tried and loved her food truck.

Now, Mama Kim has a new venture on Del Paso Blvd, and Sac Bee restaurant critic Blair Anthony Robertson takes a look.

The rack of lamb ($29), cooked perfectly medium-rare, was plated atop a delicious sweet potato hash, pairing something comforting and casual with a cut of meat that personifies fine dining. It's the priciest item on the menu, but it works as a kind of New Southern sensibility that Scott is masterminding here.

The fried chicken ($19) with greens and cheddar mashed potatoes had that same DNA. Tender and juicy on the inside, crisp and crunchy and golden-brown on the outside, the chicken is a recipe passed down, I'm told, from Rayburn's grandmother.

The grits were pretty amazing – smooth and creamy without being goopy, brimming with fresh flavor – and really are a must if you want to embrace the ethos that is Mama Kim Eats. I've lived in the Deep South and can't remember any grits that good in Alabama or Georgia. Scott tells me she sources them from Nevada County, of all places.

The brunch menu is so compelling that I wondered if I would create a commotion by ordering one of everything. Perhaps Rayburn could distract the patrons with his lovely rendition of "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay" and super-smooth "L.O.V.E."

Read the entire review in the Sac Bee.

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