Down in the Delta

I've heard good things about the restaurant Morgan Freeman co-owns in Clarsksdale, MS called Madidi. The blues club, Ground Zero, we've heard is also the place for real deal blues muscians from the area. We decided to check it out with another couple this past weekend. It was good, and we had a great time, but we would not rate the food at Madidi as great. Even though they knew we were coming, there was no Morgan :( The food highlight was the crispy fried oysters in brandy cream sauce and the blue cheese au gratin potatoes. The blue crab potstickers were good, but nothing special. JT and I ordered identical plates, which never happens! I was craving red meat and we both ordered the 8 oz filet with spinach madeline and blue cheese au gratin potatoes. We both ordered our steak medium-rare. Mine was definitely medium, if not a little medium-well. Neither of us enjoyed the spinach madeline, which was spinach, baked with bread crumbs on top. I was not sure what "madeline" meant but I was expecting something creamier.
I had high hopes for the molten godiva chocoalte cake with vanilla bean ice cream. The cake was missing the molten lava that is supposed to ooze out. It had been baked too long.

We then headed over to Ground Zero blues club. It was a neat little place. There was definitely all types of people there - young, old, black, white and everything in between. The music was good and had people out on the dance floor (excluding JT and Sean). It was a fun experience but now that I've been there and done that, I wouldn't be too interested in going back. It was a bit far for dinner and music (1 hour 30 minutes). I think it would be more fun to spend an afternoon checking out the old downtown stores and having lunch at Ground Zero. Their soul food has had good reviews and caught national attention. It is probably better than Madidi!
Check it out at http://www.madidires.com/