The woman's skirt holds a dining room and a gift shop.

[4] Mammy's Cupboard has been through several renovations; the exterior has been repaired and the interior refurbished.

[1] Also a mammy character had been portrayed in the very popular 1939 film Gone with the Wind, about the same time plans for the restaurant were being made.

[1] During the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s the Mammy's skin was repainted a lighter shade.

"[6] The author of Crossings: A White Man's Journey Into Black America described the restaurant as "a massive statue—twenty-eight feet [8.5 m] high—of a black woman dressed like Aunt Jemima, wearing a red scarf, a white blouse, and a red hoopskirt that actually houses a restaurant",[7] while the authors of Frommer's USA said that if you want to visit the restaurant, "you need to check your political correctness at the door".