**Sighs** Honestly, it pains me to write this because I had higher hopes than what I expected and experienced. I'm disappointed especially since the reviews say differently. I'll have to give them another try when it's not a national holiday, even though surprisingly yet not, they were pretty busy. The place is pretty spacious and it's located in a known area in the southwest side of Atlanta, which made me excited because me getting soul food on this side of town hasn't failed me yet. The restaurant has booths to sit down and whole layout of cake assortments on tables leading up to the line to order your food. They looked delicious. Customer service was good. The young lady ringing us up was polite, communicative with the rest of the staff regarding orders and making sure everything was running smoothly, and corrected our orders with a smile and warmth since there a small mishap. The older lady fixing my food was nice as well, but I feel like she couldn't hear me because I said I wanted two turkey wings instead of one. For some reason, she dumped the original plate she was fixing that was correct and started over. Anywhoo... I ordered the Oxtails over yellow rice, yams, and macaroni and cheese. I ordered an extra side of yams for my little one. All meals come with cornbread. My mom ordered the Baked Turkey Wing over Rice with Yams and Collards. Her review: turkey wing was decent, yams were slamming, and her collards were good. She ate all of her food. As for my food: yams- 10/10! The best thing on my plate aside from the cornbread. The mac and cheese- 7/10; flavorful yet too runny/"wet" like it needed a smidget more time in the oven since it was super soft and not quite done. Again, it was good especially mixed with the yams cause I like when my macaroni touch my yams. The oxtails, 6/10. I'm sorry, I was disappointed. They were tender and had a decent flavor. I believe they put too much liquid smoke in them or something because they tasted more Smokey than stewed or southern style. My yellow rice was disgusting. 0/10. Too hard, it tasted and smelled funny, incorrect seasonings since whatever the seasonings or herbs that were there were horrible. I couldn't do it and that's rare for me! It messed up the full oxtails experience. Will I be going back? Yes, because I believe in second chances when it comes to spots like this. Overall: 7/10 read more

Big Daddy's Kitchen - Oxtails w/Yellow Rice, Yams, Macaroni and Cheese, Cornbread muffin - Southern Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

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I really like this place. It is huge on the inside and they have plenty of selections. I ordered the jerk turkey wings, mac, and broccoli casserole. Everything tasted great along with the peach cobbler and lemonade. I will return. read more

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I work delivering food for Doordash, picking up this one order from this place took about 25 minutes, and it was barely a salad bowl! I get that they can have a long line and have to take care of customers, but come on, I saw how they would've taken care of at least 5-7 customers before taking care of their online orders, which they are already paid for by the way! Other than my bad experience because lack of empathy to their fellow coworkers (in a way) the food seemed appetizing and I would surely try a dish from here, as a customer of course. read more

Quick trip, starving and needed something quick. A local recommended this spot, and boy oh boy it dud not disappoint. Nothing fancy here to rave about except the food and the people that work there. The food was delicious and unlike Miami they run lunch specials on Sunday's. Everything was grilled to protection -Jerk wing, Mac and cheese, collard greens, cornbread dressing, and muffin Juice- Blue Juice (sweet as heck) read more

Big Daddy's Kitchen - The menu - Southern Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

Tried Big Daddy's again for the first time in 5 years and I was unfortunately disappointed. I ordered the turkey wings, mac and cheese, sweet potato soufflé, and a side of spaghetti. Everything was bland and taste like cafeteria food. The turkey wings needed more time in the oven and the mac and cheese was clearly made with velveeta. My cornbread muffin was also old and stale. My entire meal tasted re-heated. I remember this place being really good but it will be a huge no for me moving forward. read more

I will never support this establishment again. I placed an order through DoorDash for a salmon dinner, two pork chop dinners, and a side of okra -- my total was around $85. When the driver arrived, half of my order was missing. I immediately called the restaurant, and the person who answered said my other bag was sitting there and they forgot to give it to the driver. I understood mistakes happen and simply asked for a refund for the items I didn't receive. He told me they would issue a full refund because "that's the right thing to do." He took my name and number and said he would call me back shortly. I never received a call. The next day, I went on DoorDash to request a refund for the missing items and saw a denied claim on my account -- one I never submitted. That means the restaurant had to have entered something on their end. I requested a review, and it was denied again. At that point, I had to dispute the full charge with my bank, which was approved. I'm not sure why I never received a follow-up, but this is completely unacceptable. I was only asking for a refund for the food I didn't receive. On top of that, one of the meals I did receive was missing a side, and the salmon was dry. Even if someone had called back and offered a replacement instead of a refund, I would have been okay with that. But no communication at all is poor customer service. I won't be returning, and that's disappointing because I try to support Black-owned businesses. This experience was extremely frustrating and handled poorly. read more

I was in the area and quite peckish, so wanted to grab something inexpensive but filling. Did a quick #GoogleMaps search and landed on this spot. Ambiance/Vibe 3/5 Nothing to write home about, either way (good or bad). I didn't realize looking online but this is one of your standard soul food kitchen situations. I, unfortunately, don't know the technical name of these kinds of restaurants but they are all over ATL. You are NOT coming here to be cutesy and snap pics for the gram, you coming to EAT! Service 5/5 No issues. The line was at the door when we arrived but the staff moves it along as fast as the customer (meaning an indecisive customer = longer waiting times in line). Once we got up front, the staff were very courteous, helpful and friendly. Food 5/5 I got the 2 turkey wing meal with collards and cornbread dressing. They have a regular turkey wing and a jersey turkey wing, so I got 1 of each wing. The jerk seasoning was not spicy at all, which I enjoyed and the meat was more tender, I felt than the regular one but they both were tasty. The sides were siding. Drinks ?/5 Did not order anything to drink but they have some in house Lemonade, etc you can purchase. Final Verdict 5/5 I know it's a lot of... other reviews with lower ratings but that's their business, and I can't relate especiallysince this was my 1st visit. As for me and mine, it was pretty standard as far as what I expect from this kind of restaurant but I've never seen jerk turkey wings. I also liked that none of the sides have meat, so you can enjoy them guilt free if you are a vegetarian. I can't say I would necessarily go out of my way to come back, because I'd have to past like 5 similar restaurants to get here, but if I'm in the area, I'd #SpinTheBlock for sure. Pro-Tip: there is also a location on Old National which is larger (and has apple cobbler) but from what I'm told the line is out the DOOR on a Sunday so, maybe hit the Campbellton location if you're thinking about trying on a Sunday. Sadly my food didn't last long enough to get a picture, the second I got home I ate everything but the Styrofoam read more

Old National location Good food, more than enough. Loved the potato salad. Service was great. Be prepared to stand in line. read more

When you want home cooked food without messing up your kitchen. You should try out Big Daddy's Kitchen. I went here for the first time and was hooked ! I went to visit family and hadn't eaten dinner . There isn't many places eat in the area with the exception of fast food. I wanted some good vegetables. I tried a veggie plate , but I also ordered food for a few family members since I was going to visit them afterwards. I ordered collard greens, Mac n cheese, and mashed potatoes. It comes with cornbread. Before I go further, the collards were one of the few I've ever had from a restaurant. Melt in your mouth flavorful ! The server told me they weren't cooked in any type of meat . That was a plus for me . Next plate , I ordered meatloaf, mash potatoes, Mac n cheese, cornbread and corn . Last plate , I ordered collard greens, catfish and Mac n cheese with peach cobbler . It was a nice crowd of customer but the line moved quickly. Most of the customers seemed like regulars. Some customers informed me that the food delicious. I noticed they have a nice portion of food . As I always say , they weren't stingy . The staff seemed very friendly. I had to over look the slices of cake laid out on the table as I entered. I was on a dessert limit. But they looked so good . I almost purchased a sliced . There were places to eat inside and ample parking. I will be back to try the fish . read more

Ordered Collard Greens Baked chicken Thighs and Broccoli Rice Casserole this morning, The Broccoli Rice casserole was bomb, Will def be back

First time coming here and it was a bit confusing ordering the food. It was a great experience and the food was delicious. We got 2 smothered pork chops, macaroni, greens, dressing, cornbread and a peach lemonade. I don't really like the restaurants in Atlanta but this one was a hit. FINALLY, food with flavor. Reminded me of home read more

Big Daddy's Kitchen - Southern Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

Idk what's up with the reviews on this spot but I absolutely loved it. The service was great and the food was delicious. It's a pretty unassuming little place, almost looks buffet style but honestly it was A1. read more

Big Daddy's Kitchen - Jerk wings with Macaroni and Cheese and Collard Greens - Southern Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

My family and I went to Atlanta on April 12, on my birthday, we had a ball, and got hungry but we didn't just want to eat any where. Search google and Big Daddy's Kitchen came up in 2-locations. We went to the one on Campbellton Road, OH MY GOD, everything was good, ox tails, jerk wings, catfish, fried wings, and collard greens, sweet potatoes, you name it they cook it. We are planning another visit and Big Daddy is on the list. If your in Atlanta for fun or business go see Big Daddy'n read more

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Walked into to see 3 tables of homemade cakes, the servers plus cashier were so helpful in all the choices of food, the restaurant is clean with comfortable booths to sit back, relax and ENJOY every bite full of deliciousness read more

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It's a yes for me! Service could be better, but you can not deny the flavors of good ol soul food cooking! Big Daddy's Kitchen is bringing it! At this point I had the turkey wings and Bbq chicken plates with the same mac& cheese and collard greens. The greens are amazing and consistent and they speak to my soul-lol This is happy food, I just wish the service matched the cooking. read more

Big Daddy's Kitchen - Bbq chicken plate - Southern Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

The food was ok. I would not go back. The dressing was salty with heavy sage. The Mac & cheese was dry with heavy pepper taste. The fried pork chop was good. For the price I am disappointed being that the only thing in my meal was the pork chop and muffin. The place is clean and the ladies working the line and register was some what dismissive. Not a great customer service experience. My first and last time visiting this place. read more

Big Daddy's Kitchen - Dressing, dry Mac & Cheese, pork chop & muffin. - Southern Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

We arrived right before the Saturday lunch rush. The staff got everyone thru the line quick and easy. This location is clean and spacious and the food was on point. The smothered pork chops, fried chicken and oxtails were delicious. The sides were also delectable. Big Daddy's gets 5 stars from us! read more

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The service was excellent, friendly staff, and food is great . First time visiting family in Atlanta and was looking for southern food this was the first place that popped up that was near. I purchased the lunch special Meatloaf, Mac n cheese, and greens. The flavor in everything is good . Also tried the famous lemonade that comes in a variety of flavors to choose from. Sweet and good. If anyone hasn't traveled to Atl yet, I definitely recommend trying out Big Daddys Kitchen. Good is great read more

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The best jerk kitchen wings lunch plate!! The jerk chicken wing falls off the bones, perfectly cooked and seasoned, super flavorful... spicy and peppery. Your choice of so many sides. We opted for the candied yams and greens! We added peach cobbler to the mix to top off the meal! read more

We went to the Cafe but decided to leave after standing in that line for about 5 mins because we wanted to dine in. So we came to this location where the line was a bit shorter. I got baked turkey wings and dressing with collards and macaroni n cheese. The wings had too much fat under the skin and not enough meat and they were BLAND. The dressing was also a bland cornbread base with bland gravy on top. A little seasoning ain't never hurt nobody. The collards were the texture I like (not overcooked) but they were sitting in oil???? The mac n cheese had way too many hard pieces of pasta and a velveeta taste to it. My husband (greedy) got an oxtail plate with white rice and macaroni n cheese and collards. He ALSO got a beef short rib plate with dressing n gravy along with yams and potato salad. I tasted the oxtails, they were TOUGH as leather. I also tasted the short ribs, they were tender but had too many pieces of fat for the price. The flavor on both were ok AT BEST. He liked the yams, because he was so disappointed in the meals he didn't even want to try the potato salad. Once we got back to my daughter's my son n law did and said it had a "sweet" taste to it which he doesn't like. As we were eating the line got longer so it is the "go to" spot for "soul food" in Atlanta it's just not what a Chicago Girl eats or cooks. For $100 it was not only a waste of time it was $$ down the drain bc that mess went to the trash. I'm learning the locals like bland food that won't pass in Chicago so I think it's best to stop trying these places and just go to the market even on my travels read more

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I love big daddies I wasn't able to make it this visit but I've been 3x in the past and the food never disappoints

I was so disappointed to come in here. I usually don't do bad reviews on Black businesses but after waiting an hour for food that was Luke warm and ight for the most part. The catfish is made to order so I didn't mind the first 20 min and checked on my order after 30 probably when she told me that only to find out no one ever called it back. THATS JUST LAZY. The server should've got off her damn phone and went and checked for the catfish order SHE TOOK. ANYWAYS food wasn't all that 11:11 is definitely better read more

The food is horrible! I used to travel across town to get food. They must have new cooks. Nothing was good except for the collard greens. Don't go!!! read more

We always thank our friends at Yelp for providing a platform to share the Voice of the customer. On this beautiful Saturday in Atlanta on the 4th day of March in the year of our Lord, I had been craving soul food. I wasn't feeling like slinging pots and pans so my friend picked up a combo plate from Big Daddy's Kitchen. I trusted his judgment given he knows I like tasty well prepared food and claimed he had eaten there before. Unfortunately, it must have been a very long time because this food was the worse I've had in a long time. The collard greens were soggy, the sweet potato souffle consisted of yams, sugar, and marshmallow, the cornbread muffins were old and the chicken wings were still flying in grease . Just because you are from the south doesn't mean that you can make soul food. This combo plate was lacking Soul. I'm sorry to announce that Big Daddy's Kitchen will not make our 2023 Soul food recommendation list and I should have read the reviews before I attempted to eat this low vibrational plate. I had better food at home. read more

The food was so delicious!! I got the ribs with sweet potato soufflé and cabbage. I went back a second time and got Mac n cheese and candied yams. Both times the food was really good. The only thing I will say is that the desserts aren't really that good. I tried the strawberry cake and red velvet cake and they both were dry. read more

Big Daddy's Kitchen - Southern Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

I had smothered pork chop on white rice with collard greens, macaroni and corn bread. It was soooo good. It has so much food I could only eat half. He had meatloaf stuffing with Turkey gravy and collard greens and broccoli & rice with corn bread. He ate almost all his plate! He loved it!! Oh yeah we had peach cobbler to go... it was good a bit too little for my tasting but good. read more

Big Daddy's Kitchen - Meatloaf Dinner - Southern Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

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Good service, very friendly staff. Very good food. The atmosphere was very welcoming. When I return to Atlanta, I will make sure to stop in and get me some more good soul food. read more

The owner, Big Daddy gets 5 stars for solving my problem and making me feel like a valued customer. The food was good.

Customer service was absolutely trash ! We walked in and no one greeted us although they were nice and friendly to the people before us but once we walked up the attitudes completely changed and was stale. Black people gotta do better with the customer service... just lost two customers which sucks because this was our first time there and will be our last.food was pretty good I'll give them that read more

I stopped by there last Thursday because I was in the area and decided to give it a try. I wasn't expecting a lot based on some of the prior reviews. However, I was treated so nice and I thought the entire staff was amazing. I had to wait for some chicken wings to cook so they not only offered me a free lemonade, they also offered me a free piece of cake. One wonderful woman even told me to drink down some more of my drink so she could top it off before I left. Everyone had wonderful attitudes and the food was nice and fresh. I got two orders of chicken wings with mac and cheese and yams. For me, I will drive back across town to support them again. One of my friends said that they must have recognized me as a celebrity. I told her that was absolutely not the case. I appreciate them and will definitely be back. read more

I've ordered online a few times... in my experience, this restaurant can be a hit or miss honestly. Ribs good one day, next day you get a batch with barely any meat on it & bbq sauce just squirted lazily on top. Same for the candied yams, spot on one day, then the next day a batch with a soupy/watery mix that doesn't allow the added sweetness to stick on them. Mac & cheese so far is the most consistent thing I've tried & it's pretty good. Just try it, it may be a good day when you go. read more

Really delicious soul food here. It looks very popular with locals, as I was the only non-black person in here the whole time. Order your food cafeteria style and pay at the cashier. Service was friendly and quick, all the food was awesome. I like that this place is no frills and straight to it. read more

Oxtail over white rice with brown gravy, Beef ribs, turkey wings, homemade desserts, collards with bacon, candied yams, what else do you need! read more

Excellent smothered pork chop, humongous jerk chicken wing that was delicious, great Mac n cheese, and outstanding candied yams. The red velvet cake was a little dry. But all the food barely cost me anything. Very good price. read more

Big Daddy's Kitchen - Smothered pork chop, Mac n cheese, yams, jerk chicken wing, red velvet cake - Southern Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

Experience was terrible and I hate to do my people like this but they've got to get it together over there. I ordered two plates and each were supposed to have came with 2 sides but when I arrived home to my surprise I only had oxtails and a plate of rice and grease , the rice was swimming in grease and oil and the oxtails were overly fatty as if they never cleaned and trimmed them prior to cooking. My second plate was a turkey wings plate with green beans and sweet potato's and the sweet potato's were the best thing on the entire meal. The turkey wings were terrible and rubbery as if they were over cooked and lacked seasoning. The gravy that they were in was real questionable and whoever's cooking back there should be talked to because this was a terrible experience compared to the one I had on old nat. I will not be coming back and I feel like I wasted $42 on some bs read more

Only bonus was the large portions, which is to be expected being that I basically was charged twice what a regular meal should cost for oxtails and 2 sides. The oxtails were nice and tender but flavorless. So was the rice that they rested on. The macaroni was overcooked and the cheese tasted like they basically just melted velvetta over it. The yams were pretty nice. The cornbread was just ok. The lemonade tasted way heavy on the mix and sugar side. If they would have added 20% water to the mix, it would have been palatable. I went out of my way to frequent this place and was so disappointed. I hope they get their act together. read more

Mannnnnnnn I wish I could give zero stars, but unfortunately I cant. I should have known from the moment I walked in to just leave. Got off my flight and wanted some soul food, but this was not it! This location is straight trash im sorry to say. I couldn't smell why food which was my first sign to say no. It was cafeteria style which I dont mind other locations do it this way. I got a turkey wing with dressing a side of greens and yams with a cornbread muffin. 0/10 the turkey leg was Luke warm very dry with little to no taste. The gravy was not gravy again not hot. The dressing was cardboard. The greens and yams came straight from a can And again not hot! They could have at least doctored them up. I got the jerk chicken with rice a side of greens and mashed potatoes and gravy. The jerk wing was a bit better had good flavor but still Luke warm. The rice was instant and not cooked properly had sole hard grains. The mashed potatoes was instant and Gravy was just ok. The inside of the restaurant was not clean or welcoming. The restroom was gross couldn't even properly wash or dry my hands because they didn't have soap or paper towels. If this was my first time to one of these franchise I would NEVER come back, but I just wont be back to this location! DO NOT RECOMMEND!!!!!!! RUN! read more

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I really really hate to post less than stellar reviews, especially for Black businesses, but I would be remiss if I didn't share what happened on my last visit to this restaurant. In all honesty, before my recent visit about a week or so ago, my previous experience had been a very pleasant one. However, that was a post-church visit sometime last summer, in the time before COVID-19. The pros: for the most part, people in line were masked up and social distancing although the new guidelines would dictate folks standing much further apart than they were. I managed with effort to claim 3-5 feet during my time in line, which was brief. The line moved quickly, the restaurant seating area appeared fairly clean, and there was a protocol; you waited at a certain point before being called to proceed to the food line. The crew on duty were only allowing so many people in line at a time. The cashier and one of the guys in line was friendly, the guy plopping food in my container? Not as much. The veggie plate: The greens had a pretty good taste and you can't really mess up Jiffy cornbread style muffins so ... That's pretty much it. The cons: Some of the workers didn't know how to wear their masks properly! Masks do not go under the nose!!! You need to cover ALL of the places that you breathe in and out water droplet particles in order for a mask to be effective! If you are not doing that, it's all for show! And you are serving people food meaning you are breathing on their open containers! Most importantly let's talk about the food. I will mostly let the pics tell the story but it was frankly the saddest soul food I have eaten since I fell for eating at Roosters in Sandy Springs years ago (whole nother topic). The Lima beans were so unrecognizable I asked the guy plopping them into my container if they were indeed Lima beans. And the taste was as bad as the appearance; IF they had any nutrients, all of that had been boiled out and all that was left was a clump of vinegary tasting starch. And yes I said, 'vinegar'; they put vinegar in the Lima beans! Who does that? The dressing was a bit dry and at the same time appeared undercooked and basically underwhelming. The broccoli cheese casserole was salty, tasted of powdered cheese, and had very little broccoli. The sautéed squash was undercooked and rubbery as well as somewhat under seasoned. The greens and the cornbread were perhaps the best out of the whole plate. I didn't finish the food and ended up throwing the remainder out, which was painful considering I spent almost $15, including the new COVID-19 surcharge . FYI - were a lot of people in line and some in the restaurant. I just assume they were ordering meat and not veggie plates. read more

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If you are looking for soul food without the soul then this is the place .. Me and my friend walked in and immediately greeted by staff, that was nice. I ordered a veggie plate & red velvet and sweet tea. Dressing & Gravy Mac & cheese Corn & collards .... the food tasted like broken promises and shattered dreams ! Like I'm not ok this was some of the nastiest food I have ever had !!!!! Where is the seasoning and intention ! 18$ down the drain ... HOW TO EAT DADDYS ON CANDLER ROAD ??? Throw it in the trash ! read more

The food in this place is simply amazing. Pork ribs are my favorite. Had to come back a couple of days later to try more of their dishes. Everybody who works here was also very nice. Looking forward to coming back to Atlanta just to have an excuse to come to this place. If authentic Soul food is what you're craving, you are in for a treat! read more