Welcome to Mary's Of Course! (updated 6.23.08)

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Mary's Of Course is officially welcoming the Summer season with more locally produced vegetables, herbs and poultry. This is a continutation of Mary's philosophy that local foods are fresher and more flavorful. The pursuit of local sustainable foods is also important for our economy; the less you have to truck in, the better for everyone. If your garden is producing more than you can use, Mary might barter with you for a meal, so that nothing goes to waste.

Mary has tweaked the menu once again to keep things fresh and current and has added several sandwiches to the Standard Menu! In addition, there's a new Tea Menu with updated descriptions and four new selections. We hope you'll stick with Mary's Of Course, and our commitment to bring you the most nutritious, least processed, lowest priced and most delicious food we can!

It's only been eight short years in which we've gone from Winston-Salem's best kept secret, to the areas worst kept secret! Ah, but Southern folk rarely keep secrets well; anything worth being a secret, is probably worth telling someone else. We are blessed that so many people feel we're worthy of gossiping about! Now, don't let me mislead you with all my talk of 'the South'. Our reputation has spread worldwide; with some of our biggest fans living as far away as Seattle, Las Vegas, Switzerland and Japan! Though these customers sometimes find us by lucky accident, they always let us know how much they appreciate the great food and unique atmosphere. In fact, some of the wonderful memorabilia and decor you see in Mary's has arrived in the mail as gracious gifts from afar, in recognition of our amazing food and downhome hospitality. So, thank you SO much to our regulars, long distance supporters and future customers! Perhaps you have come to our website first and have not yet had an MOC experience. If that's the case, you're probably wondering; what is Mary's Of Course?

Mary's Of Course is a family-owned and run Cafe that serves breakfast and lunch 6 days a week (we're closed Mondays). Nearly everything is made from scratch and assembled at the time of your order. It has come to our attention that these two simple ideas; fresh food from scratch, assembled while you wait, are practically a novelty to many people. We can't begin to count the number of times Mary has been asked WHAT she put in the soup, omelet, grits, etc. Many people find it hard to believe she hasn't rigged the food with some 'special' ingredient. Perhaps it's the LACK of strange ingredients that blows people's minds and taste buds.

What goes in the grits? Water, grits, butter, salt & pepper. Why are they SO good? Because they're stone-ground grits from a local mill, with unsalted butter, kosher salt and coarsely ground black pepper. Sure, these things are a bit more expensive than instant bleached grits, cheap butter (salt covers up the impurities), and standard salt & pepper; but that wouldn't be the quality meal Mary wants to serve you. This explanation, applies to the entire menu, of course. Mary's goal is to make delicious, fresh comfort food that will feed you; body and soul. As a result, you won't find any deep-fried items, soups out of a bag, fruit from a can, or dressings out of a bottle. And even though you may think there can't be THAT much difference between what you'll get at Mary's and what you may find elsewhere; your BODY will know the difference. Come to Mary's Of Course Cafe, and you may find yourself asking, "What did she PUT in this?!?"

Be prepared to spend a little time with us; it's not good for your digestion to inhale your food and run. We encourage you to have a different restaurant experience. Bring a friend, have a conversation while you eat, take a moment to enjoy your food, make new friends, bring your sufficiently behaved children, absorb the atmosphere and relax.

Please feel free to browse the website we've put together for you; we hope you find it entertaining and informative. Thank you for visiting the official website for Mary's Of Course Cafe; proud home of the Apple Butter Baby sandwich!

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