The Barksdale Restaurant has anchored the corner of Cooper and Peabody for decades, serving up traditional Southern fare for denizens of this traditional Midtown neighborhood. Breakfasts at the Barksdale are legendary meals, revolving around plates of fluffy Greek omelets, greasy slabs of bacon, and mouthwateringly flaky biscuit-and-gravy dishes. But savvy diners know to stop in for lunch too, when chocolate chess pie provides a silken end to their good, quick home cooking. Fridays, meanwhile, mean ''fry days'' at the Barksdale, when succulent and crispy chicken gets eaten just as fast as the cooks can fry 'em up. - Andria Lisle

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