21 dishes to try in the Mobile area in 2021 Updated Jan 27, 2021; Posted Jan 27, 2021 The Ploughman at The Cheese Cottage in Mobile is one of 32 dishes Mobile-area diners need to try in 2021. (Photo by Michelle Matthews/mmatthews@al.com) Facebook Share You don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone. For many of us, eating in restaurants almost immediately became something we couldn’t do anymore when the coronavirus pandemic hit Alabama last March. If 2020 taught us anything, it’s that we should never take such joys – like dining out – for granted. The restaurant industry has been hit hard in the past year. Lots of places shut down for weeks or months, some never reopened and those that have survived are offering more takeout, more outside dining and more space between tables. Now, more than ever, they need our support.