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Susan Webb-Warren works in a large bank in downtown Wilson, so she and her coworker LaTosha Bryant have to hit the ground running in the morning.
“From the time we walk in the door, it’s busy,” Webb-Warren says. “Flo’s gets us in the right frame of mind to face anything and say, ‘No worries!’”
Flo’s Kitchen is a tiny restaurant in an old building that looks like a long-ago service station, and seating is limited. “But that doesn’t stop people from going in and sitting elbow to elbow to get that good cooking,” she says. Webb-Warren often stops at the take-out window on her way to work and orders her favorite, a cheese biscuit.
Flo was owner Linda Brewer’s mother, Florence Williams. “She was known for her from-scratch, cat-head biscuits,” Brewer says, explaining that they were named for their size. “We start out in a bowl with flour, lard, and buttermilk, and then we knead it and knead it and knead it.” Flo died three years ago at age 80, but the reputation of her biscuits lives on.
Webb-Warren also appreciates the restaurant’s Southern hospitality. “We treat everybody special,” Brewer says. “I tell people, ‘Come on down to Flo’s, where everybody goes.’”
Flo’s Kitchen
1015 Goldsboro Street South, Wilson
(252) 237-9146
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Making Biscuits
I’m glad to see Flo’s get some press. Flo’s is a Wilson resturant gold mine right up there with Bill’s and Parker’s Barbeque. Then Cheese biscuits are to die for and are surly a world class mean. Also if you want a meat fix for breakfast order the Tenderloin and Cheese biscut, its a nice big peace of fried tenderloin on a cathead cheese biscuit.
If you would like a “great” breakfast…. Check out Flo’s. Not only do they have breakfast with a smile… they have a great lunch too. It is amazing to me how they have such fast service and always with a smile and a big “Thank You”! Ms. Brewer has to be the best boss ever considering the fact she is working in such a small place with all women. For years, she has gotten up at 2:30 a.m. and been there to open early enough for the late night traveler or the early morning customer on their way to work. She gives everyone who comes through a great big “Good morning” and a genuine smile. She loves people and can talk to anybody. It’s what makes it such a personable place. If you are lucky enough to get a seat on the inside, her other half, Mike, will have coffee with you and tell you a good joke. They both give 150 % to make sure you get delicious food and a positive outlook on your day. The girls who work with them are very lucky to be blessed with such good people to work with. They also have to be pretty great people too. It would be a challenge to get along in such a small place. Everybody knows, go to Flo’s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do doubt!!! Flo’s has the best bisquits you will ever eat!!! My Favorite…….Tendorlin & Cheese!!!
Can anyone tell me if Flo’s cheese biscuits are baked with the cheese inside them or is it added after and allowed to melt on the hot biscuit? I’ve read both and am very curious which is correct since we don’t have “cheese biscuits” in Georgia. Flo’s is on my Bucket list!