"I'm not from Hoover, but every time I visit, I eat here at least twice during my weekly stays. The food is ALWAYS good and the service is great. They have a wide variety of choices in addition to a weekly specials menu. If you plan on eating here for dinner, then get there early. Ragtime is always packed for dinner. Hands down on my top 10 places to eat! I love this place ❤️"

"Great local cafe! At the bar, Lam knows your name. Service and food were great for a busy Thursday afternoon. Had some Gumbo soup and Shrimp Cajun Pasta with nothing better than some Crystal hot sauce. Hit the spot with a cold brew. Stop by for a treat! Will be back soon!"

"I've never eaten IN the restaurant, but I have gotten food to go more times than I can count and been to 2 private events... EVERYTHING is good. I have tried so many dishes and have literally never been disappointed. Current favorites: the pimento cheese turkey burger and the shrimp and avocado salad"

"Found by accident and hands down one of the best places I’ve eaten at in a long time. Never had a better burger from a restaurant in my life. They were super busy and still got seated immediately. Staff was super friendly! Atmosphere was great! I seriously have zero complaints. Only time i normally do reviews is when I don’t like a place but this place was so good I had to leave a review. Everyone agreed Ragtime will be a monthly lunch break restaurant for us to eat at 🇺🇸"

"My wife and I ate here passing through Birmingham. My rule is not to eat seafood away from the coast. They killed my rule. I had the blackened grouper with crab meat with cilantro lime sauce, and my wife had the fried ragtime crab cakes. It was absolutely amazing. My wife said it was the best crab cake she has ever eaten and they served her two huge crab cakes. My grouper was not overseasoned either. We consider ourselves foodies and will come back here and highly recommended it and the service was top notch."