Cafe 209

Absolutely amazing. Food was SPECTACULAR. BEST fried chicken I’ve ever had. Staff is sweet and very good! Thank you Cafe 209.

If you are downtown Augusta stop in and enjoy some awesome cooking.

Based on our first visit yesterday, Cafe 209 will likely become our downtown Southern & Soul food go-to.We were greeted at the door by a lovely woman – the proprietress, perhaps – and led to a large booth in the clean, spartan and spacious dining room. Service was friendly and attentive.We ordered the fried chicken – which is cooked to order, so allow about 20 minutes – and our dishes were delivered to the table several minutes apart, which was a little awkward for my dining companion and me but no biggie. The chicken was expertly fried, perfectly moist yet slightly underseasoned for our tastes; something that was remedied with a dash of Texas Pete hot sauce. Not that we expect fried chicken to be spicy, this was simply the quick fix at hand.Sides were all spot-on and the housemade baked mac and cheese – not the ubiquitous, slick stovetop glop served elsewhere – tasted like home. We skipped dessert.Next time, we'll go on a Friday and sample the fried fish. Looking forward to it.