Several comments on social media also mentioned the salad bar with the famous "block of cheese" that you could grab a slice from. A sign posted on the Southland door hints at a possible return one day down the road, but no firm date was given.
However, with this new meat study, I'm not so sure about enjoying it rare any longer. Researchers studied a variety of meat products from chicken to turkey to beef and pork. All samples came from supermarkets of all kinds and were chosen completely at random.
These are places you can recommend to your friends or family visiting Alabama, or maybe you're looking for a great place to grab a bite in the Yellowhammer state