50 in 50: Best Black-Owned Soul Food Spots In Each State

[RoomService]

Best Black-Owned Soul Food Spots In Each State



"Soul food is unique because it has socio-political overtones and carries the burden of race. It's a cuisine based on memory. It's a cuisine founded in resistance, and it's main technique is feeling and intuition,” Michael Twitty, an African American food historian and author wrote in his book "The Cooking Gene."

Soul food can be found throughout the United States, and Georgia has no shortage of restaurants.
But, according to the digital publishing platform Travel Noire, one of those restaurants is a must-visit.
Travel Noire selected one black-owned soul food restaurant from each state for its August “50 in 50.” August is National Black Business Month.

To represent Georgia, the website selected Busy Bee Cafe in Atlanta. Busy Bee’s website touts the restaurant as “Atlanta’s Soul Food Kitchen Since 1947.” It was a meeting spot for civil rights leaders after opening on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and continues to stay busy, serving up fried chicken and other Southern staples.

Busy Bee’s fried chicken is often among the favorites in the AJC’s annual Best of Atlanta poll, even finishing second in 2017.


http://legacy.travelnoire.com/50-in-50-best-black-owned-soul-food-spots-in-each-state

This is the best black-owned soul food spot in Georgia, according to Travel Noire

 

[HellBoy]

Spent a couple weeks in Huntsville, AL a couple months ago.

Not soul food, but...

Mango's Caribbean Restaurant - 1426 Paramount Dr, Huntsville, AL 35806. Ate here twice. You can fill your to go container at the buffet or dine in. Wife liked it more than I did. The rice and peas had some weird spice in it to make it "unique" I guess. IMO, they were doing too much. Also, too much browning on the chicken.

M & k Jamaican Restaurant - 2501 C, Jordan Ln NW, Huntsville, AL 35816. Authentic vibe all the way down to the owner's kids in the dining area watching videos on their tablets. I was disappointed because EVERYTHING was salty. Not something that should happen with an experienced cook.

 

[HellBoy]

While in Dallas a couple weeks ago we ate at:

Elaine's Kitchen (Jamaican) - 2717 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Dallas, TX 75215

Legit. Food was good and large portions.

 

[305]

dope post

 

[Ballatician]

While in Dallas a couple weeks ago we ate at:

Elaine's Kitchen (Jamaican) - 2717 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Dallas, TX 75215

Legit. Food was good and large portions.

Damn a I wish i saw this post a few weeks ago.

I’ll remember to check this thread anytime I travel.

 

[RoomService]

Damn a I wish i saw this post a few weeks ago.

I’ll remember to check this thread anytime I travel.

this should be changed to the travel thread

 

[cold-n-cocky]

Kountry Kitchen in Indianapolis had a major fire and is closed until further notice.

 

[SmoothD]

Just Oxtails in Houston.
A little pricy, but you wont leave hungry

Just Oxtails Soul Food

www.justoxtails.com

 

[RoomService]

This metro Atlanta restaurant is said to have the best soul food in the state.​

Southern Kitchen and Grill | Restaurant in Doraville, GA

Southern Kitchen and Grill's website. Soul Food and BBQ Take-Only Restaurant

www.southernkitchenandgrill.com

There is nothing better than some good homemade soul food to curb the appetite and an Atlanta restaurant is said to have the best soul food in the entire state.

LoveFood.com has taken a look at the best soul food joints across the country and says Southern Kitchen & Grill in Atlanta has the best soul food in the state.

Not far from Mercer University, Southern Kitchen & Grill can be found along Presidential Parkway.

“Our menu offers six-cheese macaroni, strawberry crunch cake, 10-piece catfish, 25-piece tenders, and more!” the restaurant’s website says.

If you want to see who else has made the list,

Your state's best soul food restaurant | lovefood.com

www.lovefood.com

 

[dbluesun]

Kountry Kitchen in Indianapolis had a major fire and is closed until further notice.

nah dawg they have a new location until the new building is finished being built

1417 Commerce Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46201

i'm glad they are getting a new building,i put cctv in the old one and stopped eating there

 

[cold-n-cocky]

nah dawg they have a new location until the new building is finished being built

1417 Commerce Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46201

i'm glad they are getting a new building,i put cctv in the old one and stopped eating there

Good lookin. I remembered they had moved to a spot off Mass Ave not too far from Rural, but hadn’t paid attention to the next steps in thei rebuild.

 

[dbluesun]

Good lookin. I remembered they had moved to a spot off Mass Ave not too far from Rural, but hadn’t paid attention to the next steps in thei rebuild.

i just happened to drive by it a week ago while riding on mass ave

 

[SuperGenius]

I'm going to give you a list of good soul food spots in NYC! Not all at once....

Manna's Soul Food Restaurant​

2353 Frederick Douglass Blvd, New York City, NY 10027-3650 (Harlem, NY)

 

[SuperGenius]

Charles Pan-Fried Chicken Flagship
340 W 145th St. (Central Harlem)
New York, NY 10039
Charles Pan-Fried Chicken (West Harlem)
439 W 125th St.
New York, NY 10027
Charles Pan-Fried Chicken (Upper West Side Manhattan)
146 W 72nd St.
New York, NY 10023

Charles Pan-Fried Chicken (Upper East Side Manhattan)
1325 5th Ave. New York, NY 10026

Good shit!!

 

[c_commander]

This metro Atlanta restaurant is said to have the best soul food in the state.​

Southern Kitchen and Grill | Restaurant in Doraville, GA

Southern Kitchen and Grill's website. Soul Food and BBQ Take-Only Restaurant

www.southernkitchenandgrill.com

There is nothing better than some good homemade soul food to curb the appetite and an Atlanta restaurant is said to have the best soul food in the entire state.

LoveFood.com has taken a look at the best soul food joints across the country and says Southern Kitchen & Grill in Atlanta has the best soul food in the state.

Not far from Mercer University, Southern Kitchen & Grill can be found along Presidential Parkway.

“Our menu offers six-cheese macaroni, strawberry crunch cake, 10-piece catfish, 25-piece tenders, and more!” the restaurant’s website says.

If you want to see who else has made the list,

Your state's best soul food restaurant | lovefood.com

www.lovefood.com

Looking at their prices it better be the best soul food in the state. $7 for 1 piece of fried fish with no side, $23 for 8 chicken wings with 2 sides(extra if the mac and cheese is a side).

 

[TheBigOne]

Best Black-Owned Soul Food Spots In Each State



"Soul food is unique because it has socio-political overtones and carries the burden of race. It's a cuisine based on memory. It's a cuisine founded in resistance, and it's main technique is feeling and intuition,” Michael Twitty, an African American food historian and author wrote in his book "The Cooking Gene."

Soul food can be found throughout the United States, and Georgia has no shortage of restaurants.
But, according to the digital publishing platform Travel Noire, one of those restaurants is a must-visit.
Travel Noire selected one black-owned soul food restaurant from each state for its August “50 in 50.” August is National Black Business Month.

To represent Georgia, the website selected Busy Bee Cafe in Atlanta. Busy Bee’s website touts the restaurant as “Atlanta’s Soul Food Kitchen Since 1947.” It was a meeting spot for civil rights leaders after opening on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and continues to stay busy, serving up fried chicken and other Southern staples.

Busy Bee’s fried chicken is often among the favorites in the AJC’s annual Best of Atlanta poll, even finishing second in 2017.


http://legacy.travelnoire.com/50-in-50-best-black-owned-soul-food-spots-in-each-state

This is the best black-owned soul food spot in Georgia, according to Travel Noire

I'm gonna be in the ATL in a few weeks and am looking for good places to eat. I only know Pascals. I note that Busy Bee is a carryout joint. The menu looks really tasty though. I'm looking for a sit down since my lady will be with me.

 

[c_commander]

I'm gonna be in the ATL in a few weeks and am looking for good places to eat. I only know Pascals. I note that Busy Bee is a carryout joint. The menu looks really tasty though. I'm looking for a sit down since my lady will be with me.

I was gonna say that Busy Bee does dine in but I guess they've made some changes recently. These are places that I've heard are good that I haven't gotten to check out myself but you could look into Roc South, Twisted Soul, Apt 4B and Virgil's Gullah Kitchen.