First time ordering from here for delivery thru DoorDash. I got the pork chops with two sides (Mac & Cheese) & Candied Yams. When it arrived, it was nice and hot! The serving size was great! Good portions. My husband and I split one order and it was more than enough for the both of us to share. We each got a delicious pork chop plus sides! Well seasoned, the batter was crispy and flavorful. Goo spices. The candied yams were a good mix of sweet and tangy and decent pieces. The Mac & Cheese was nice and cheesy, thick & seasoned to perfection! I am curious to try the other items on the menu to see how they measure up if it's this good consistently. Also affordable price for it about $25 with delivery fees etc but on the menu it's listed as $18.99 if you go get it or dine in. Glad I tried it! Will be back for more! read more

Gotta Have it Grill - Pork Chops - Southern Near Me - Gardena, California

The pleasure of dining at Gotta Have It, and I have to say, it was a delightful experience overall, with a few standout dishes that I'll definitely be raving about! First off, let's talk about the catfish. From the moment I took my first bite, I knew I was in for a treat. The fish was perfectly crispy on the outside, golden brown, and beautifully seasoned. It had that classic soul food flavor that reminded me of family gatherings around the dinner table. The texture was flaky and moist, making it one of the best catfish dishes I've had in a long time. Next up was the mac and cheese, which was another highlight for me. It was absolutely creamy, cheesy, and baked to perfection with just the right amount of crust on top. You can tell they use quality ingredients, and it truly comforted my soul. This is definitely a dish you'll want to savor! The BBQ baked beans were another delightful surprise. They were rich and flavorful, striking that perfect balance of sweetness and smoky notes that instantly transported me back to home-cooked meals. I loved every spoonful, and it's clear that this recipe has been perfected over time. Now, onto the cabbage. Even though they were served cold, I was pleasantly surprised by how good they tasted after a quick pop in the microwave. They had the right amount of seasoning, and the flavors were vibrant and authentic. It's nice to know that quality and taste remain intact, even when they need a quick reheating. The Kool-Aid was also a refreshing addition to my meal. It had just the right amount of sweetness nothing too syrupy or overpowering. It was a great way to wash down the wonderful flavors of my meal. However, I did encounter a bit of a letdown with the chicken wings. While I had high hopes for them, they ended up being overcooked, resulting in a hard and chewy texture. It was disappointing since everything else was so good. I wouldn't order the wings again, but that's the beauty of soul food; there are so many other amazing options to explore! As for the service, it was adequate but could use some improvement. The staff was friendly enough, but I felt they could have been a bit more attentive. A little more engagement would have enhanced the overall dining experience. In summary, I highly recommend this food spot for the catfish, mac and cheese, and BBQ baked beans. It's a comforting, homey place where you can find some fantastic dishes that will make your taste buds sing. Just skip the wings, and I think you'll leave with a happy heart and a satisfied belly. I'm already looking forward to my next visit to dive into more of their delicious offerings! read more

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Overall 4/5. Loved that everything was fresh and made to order. It did take 45 minutes but there were no other customers in when we arrived so I can appreciate food not just sitting. Ordered the fried salmon with mac and cheese and yams, the fried shrimp with collard greens and yams, and a side of fried zucchini. And both entrees came with cornbread. Loved that nothing was greasy! Of everything we ordered, the best/most flavorful things were the yams and macaroni. The shrimp and salmon were barely overcooked, collard greens tasted like Glory greens, and cornbread like Krusteaz. None of it was terrible, but it needed more flavor. read more

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Service was nice, effortless and quick. We ordered the soul fries, salmon and shrimp and wings with fries and zucchini. The soul fries were okay. I didn't try them but my son said the chicken was chewy and the Mac and cheese flavoring didn't pair well with the fries. Fried salmon was okay. It is a soft fry and the shrimp were on the small/medium side and chewy. I enjoyed the barbeque beans and the Mac and cheese was fine. It isn't the best and it isn't the worse. I'd put it in the middle. The wings were just average. I can remember the flavors I got and they weren't popping. I could differentiate between the two. The fried zucchini was mushy but the fries were delicious. They forgot all the sauces for the salmon, fries, zucchini. If I return, (and that is negotiable) I will try something different. Then, again, maybe I won't return. read more

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Seen this place on TikTok. It was in the cut, if it wasn't for the sign you probably wouldn't know it was here. Completely empty inside. While we were there people did go in and out picking up To Go Orders I'm assuming. Kinda pricey, 2 meals was about $60, drinks not included. The sides on the menu were not the actual sides they had in house today. I wanted Mac & Cheese w/ green beans but had to get baked beans because green beans weren't available that day. I ordered fried Salmon plate. My sister got catfish plate w/ wings. She got the sweet hot wings I believe. The food was SO GOOD. The Mac was perfection. The baked beans were really good, so flavorful. Loved that they had meat & bell peppers. The fried catfish was delicious. It tasted like the crispy skin off of fried chicken BUT on salmon 10/10. Definitely recommend. read more

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If you don't know you need to find out this southern style food is amazing and you gotta have it grill that is lol I must try spot on Sundays. They give you cornbread with your plate. Don't miss out. read more

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Try the Taco Tuesday. I ordered the Steak, Shrimp and Chicken tacos. I was not disappointed ! All 3 tacos are delicious, so, you can't go wrong with any of these. Reasonably priced and ample portions. read more

One of the best soul food spots in LA. EVERYTHING IS FIRE & YOU WONT REGRET IT! Not only was the food great, the service was great. read more

Gotta Have it Grill - Southern Near Me - Gardena, California

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Tried due to the social media hype and I'm very disappointed. I had fish & shrimp, Mac & cheese, and rice & gravy. SMH, fish and shrimp salty, Mac & cheese dry and have to had been cooked days prior, rice sticky and gravy no favor. My husband had chicken-sweet chile, yams and cabbage. Chicken was prepared good but the sweet chile was not tasteful. Yams and cabbage hard pass. read more

Gotta Have it Grill - $43.00 Two plates. - Southern Near Me - Gardena, California

I couldn't believe how bad this food taste. It was literally awful. So dry, seems old but the wait was a lil while so I can only assume they made it fresh smh. I came here off a food review, don't make my mistake. read more

The food is on 10 here!!! Delicious and cheesy Mac and cheese. The yams have the perfect amount of sweetness. Get that fried salmon. I really enjoyed it and add some chili oil to give it a kick and flavor. Their wings go crazy. I like the spicy honey but also enjoyed the garlic Parmesan. That strawberry banana pudding is next level. The baked beans and the collard greens are also tasty. You guys should check this place out. The staff is amazing. They have room to sit down and eat. Perfect place for family, date or takeout. read more

Gotta Have it Grill - 10 piece 3. Wings - Southern Near Me - Gardena, California

Definitely impressed by 'Gotta Have It', its hold true to its name. The marketing behind their restaurant is immaculate cause its all over my IG feed, and I was very happy to finally try it. The service was cool, They felt very personable and you can tell they are very focused on their food and almost nothing else. Thats fine by me! The food took a while to come out but that was also fine, just meant it was going to be hot. I order a side of fried zucchini with my Fried Salmon plate w/ Mac and Yams (my favorite combo). The mac was impressive and the young lady talk up the sweetness of the candied yams... eh, BUT they were also very impressive. My friend got the fried shrimp plate with greens and yams. She agreed that the yams were delicious but did NOT have any good things to say about the greens. I guess cause it wasn't any meat in them, lacked some flavor. They have a lot of different lemonade options which ii love and can get crowded. The salmon & shrimp were a little overcooked, but Id rather have that than cold food any day. I heard great things about their wings, so i cant wait to try that next ! read more

Gotta Have it Grill - Fried salmon 2. Macaroni and Cheese & 1. Candied Yams - Southern Near Me - Gardena, California

over the weekend I had the pleasure of visiting gotta have it grill and when I say not only was the food amazing the customer service was great. I am a chef myself and this food was perfectly prepared not overly seasoned or salty but seasoned to perfection with flavors through and through. I had the fried salmon and honey hot wings mac&cheese and greens we also had the fried shrimp and lemon hot wings. I can't wait to come back and try the spaghetti and catfish We drove all the way from Palm Springs to try this place out and it gets 10/10 from this Chef fyi: dine in and relax or call ahead ...because this is not fast food great food takes time thanks read more

Gotta Have it Grill - The fried salmon plate - Southern Near Me - Gardena, California

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This place was a BIG disappointment! If I could give zero stars, I would. We booked this place to host my father's repast, and I truly regret it. The owner promised me she could handle a group of 65 people, probably just to get our business, but it was obvious from the start that she was completely unprepared. Our reservation was for 2:30 PM, but by 2:00 PM, nothing was ready. They weren't even ready by 2:30pm! Who does this? Most of our guests, many of them elderly, were left standing outside in the heat. When we finally got in, the setup was terrible, the room was so cramped that people could barely move around. I requested a buffet style set up, which she did not execute properly as my guests could not move around to get their food. Leaving their team no choice but to serve us. What made it worse was the owner trying to blame me for there not being enough servers or space. It was incredibly frustrating and embarrassing. Some of our guests waited over an hour to get their food, and then they ran out of fried chicken. One of our guests is pescatarian and requested salmon, we overheard a server say, "She's going to eat what I serve her." Absolutely unacceptable. The only food we took home was the food we paid for. No extras were requested or given as she claims. The owner was in the back frying chicken with a bonnet on, showing no professionalism whatsoever, and she refused to offer any kind of apology or refund. This was such a stressful experience on a day that was already emotional for our family. The food was just okay, but honestly, the service was awful. I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone, especially for an event where you expect care, respect, and basic hospitality. Do not book here! read more

Food was cold all food was soaked in juice, not able to eat wouldn't give a refund had to go back to have them remake it taking time out of my day and my gas going up there two times read more

Gotta Have it Grill - The food was cold, soaked and juice couldn't even eat it horrible service. We couldn't even get a refund - Southern Near Me - Gardena, California

Food good but the wait is entirely too long...gotta do better ...waited over an hour just for them to tell me they ran out of mad

I LOVE the one price meal. However, i wouldnt recommend this for large parties. For the all you can eat option, needs some fine tuning, maybe provide larger portions (especially on the Catfish) so that the waiting time is shorten. I do agree with the time limit on the table. Maybe extend it to one hour to add for the time you get your food when they're busy (it about 15min) The service was good, though the servers should really write things down to remember a bit clearer. The bathroom door needs to be repaired- it wouldn't close. I will really say a 3.5, but i will try back in a few months. The food is DELICIOUS read more

Food 4 /10 Service 8/10 Ambiance 8/10 Food was okay. The chicken was kind of hard to chew & a little dry. Mac and cheese and collard greens we weren't really fans of. Collard greens had a strong after taste and Mac and cheese didn't really have any flavor. I ordered the fried catfish and it had a fishier taste than I've had before. We enjoyed the kool aid thoe! In total we probably spent $70-$80 for a catfish plate, a fried chicken plate, and an order of chicken wings. read more

Gotta Have It Grill is absolutely delicious! The kool-aid is delicious and the food is delicious! Real Talk, this food is really really good! read more

Me and my family came, we were a pretty large party ( about 10 of us) but the service was so bad we all ate at separate times, the cornbread ( which was good) came out after several people had already eaten. ( most ppl want their cornbread with their food) I got my food last and it wasn't cooked properly, I understand she wanted to get the food out since we waited so long but my smothered pork chop wasn't cooked enough, it was very tough and the gravy was very thick, it just wasn't enjoyable at all. Despite waiting, I would've waited longer for properly cooked pork chops. I got greens and cornbread dressing I think- it was ok but gravy was dropped into my greens which wasn't appealing to me. It could've been an off day but I didn't enjoy the experience at all. *someone from the business contacted me, they didn't contact me to ask how they can make the customer experience better or anything constructive. They contacted me to dispute that I was there. Pure foolishness when they literally have a picture of our party on there IG. I consider this behavior to be disturbing at best. I've included the picture below. read more

Gotta Have it Grill - This is the day I was there with my family. Posted on their IG - Southern Near Me - Gardena, California

Alrighttttt 2 days later I gotta come back and change my review, unfortunately. Got the salmon plate again just like I said I would , the salmon wasn't as good [not as flavorful, and not as good quality as my last piece, and it was slightly overcooked] Mac and cheese is 2.5/5 today wow , yams 3.5/5 , I got 3 different flavor shrimp this time , the shrimp quality is good , but only 1 of my 3 flavors was good lol. Kbbq flavor was good , but the lime chilli and hot honey , not so much , especially not the lime chili lol. greens were still good . read more

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The food was not good at all I know soul food and this is not it The customer service horrible I was even greeted when i went inside and the neighborhood was sketchy read more

Very good food very fresh good service as well them chicken wings & Mac & cheese is it HIT !

I promise you I tried to like it. I really did. 1st time I went my order wasn't correct but I just left it alone to support this business. The food was okay. Not Instagram great like I saw, but just okay. Figured hey maybe just an off day. Went back and my chicken was absolutely not cooked all the way and the sides were seasonless. Needless to say I will need to air fry the chicken to get it done and add something out of the cabinets to make it work. Although both of my experiences weren't good, I do hope they pull it together and make it in this industry. read more

The food was so delicious. The macaroni and cheese melts in your mouth. The greens were seasoned. The taste. The catfish is crunchy and seasoned and the sea in the season. Lemon pepper. Wings are off the hook. You gotta go. Try it. Gotta have it. read more

Gotta Have it Grill - I couldn't finish it all. I have to take it home and finish it at home. So delicious. - Southern Near Me - Gardena, California

Terrible food flavorless Mac and cheese disgusting my 8 month old baby brother wouldn't even eat it he slapped it off his high chair and he eats all the good food shrimp over seasoned my fingers swelled due to me being pregnant and having all that salt I ate I couldn't even finish it the customer service skills were horrible 0 stars communication skills and customer service go hand in hand but here they are lacking both . read more

Ambiance: when you walk n door the floors need to be cleaned and waxed caulking around the edges of wall. Restaurant needs cleaning inside B4 opening at 1:00pm for business. Service: tooooo.... Slow staff , cashier take your money with no receipt I ask three (3) times for one. Food: fried fish good, fried chicken wasn't seasoned they forgot to, greens & cabbage tasty. Mac Cheese okay, No corn bread or rolls This place really need professional help please prepare your food do your shopping for water B4 opening for business at 1:00 on read more

Pros: The banana pudding was good, the OG fries were so good (my favorite thing from everything). The mac and cheese and the greens were okay; don't think I'll get the greens again, though. I like the fact that the food was still hot considering I ordered it from UberEats. Cons: I didn't like the flavor of the wings (honey hot), and also, the yams were okay in taste but just too mushy for me. The shrimp and catfish lacked flavor. Although the Kool-Aid was given to me free (thanks, by the way), it was watered down. Now, I spent $60 in total for everything. I'll let you guys be the judge to see based on my review if it was worth the price. I'll probably give them a second chance and try other items. read more

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My boyfriend and I come here a lot! Their wings are so good! Mac and cheese is my favorite! The only thing is that you have to keep up with their social media so you know when they're closed or when they sell out for the day. Service was great. The staff were friendly. Food does take a while to cook but it comes out hot. They have taco Tuesday and wing Wednesday deals. read more

FYI they really start closing their store front at 7:30p not 8p as advertised. 2nd time I've tried. They should just change the time officially read more

First time here and was recommended by a friend . I was craving soul food and didn't wanna be disappointed I came down to gotta have it grill and let me tell y'all this food was bussinnnn and on top of that the owner and lovely lady working counter were so nice. Amazing customer service and people overall. I'll be back so get use to seeing me read more

Gotta Have it Grill - Catfish with green and Mac - Southern Near Me - Gardena, California

My friend and I visited this place. We arrived and were warmly welcomed. . It was rainy and we wanted to dine in but was told we would have to order the all you can eat. If we order off the regular menu we would have to take it to go. We were kind of bummed about that however the guys then told us we could order off the menu and eat there! For that I give them an extra star :-) I ordered catfish, greens and homemade potato salad which was very good! The fish stayed hot which I loved. Freshly made when ordered. My girl had the Pork Chops, yams and Mac n cheese which she also enjoyed. If you're in the Gardena area, try them for yourself! read more

My Husband Said Flowers Don't Need To Be In Everything. The Flower In The Food Was A No Go. Cabbage In Greens ? Kinda Weird. Lacked Seasoning.. Service She Was Really Nice !! Good Customer Service read more

Now this is the best fried catfish I've ever had beside Crenshaw and 108 at kings fish market The wings were fried to perfection and it was popping hot !!!! I will definitely be coming back on a cheat day... I will say that service could be a tad better!!! The young girl in the front isn't too tending to customers and you gotta kinda ask for everything... but as good as the food is I'll deal with it read more

The food is sensational, the food is hot and fresh as you order it. The food tastes so good it beats any other places in the area and Their customer service is off the chain!!! I love this place and will be back soon. The lady cooking the food knows what she doing she can cook,cook.. Thank you for the delicious meal!!! read more

Gotta Have it Grill - Smothered chicken macaroni and cheese and greens - Southern Near Me - Gardena, California

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We wanted something different and came here. Placed order and waited 30 minutes for our food. I order Wings & Shrimp with Mac and cheese with potato salad and he order the smothered pork chop BBQ beans with Mac and cheese. Everything was good except for the wings. There were small and expected them to be bigger. The cashier was very friendly and informative. And last the banana pudding was the bomb! If you're starving I recommend call and order ahead. If you're patient then order in person and watch a movie while waiting. This meal felt like it was homemade and it hit the spot! lol Hope my review helps, Enjoy! read more

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The sound of "Welcome" greets everyone entering "Gotta Have It". Good Soul Food can be found here, and we started with the wings. I would give GHI a five plus but they were out of the Memphis wing sauce so we went with the OG Hot Wings, BBQ Beans, and their Mac and Cheese, plus an authentic lemonade while I waited for my to-go order. The restaurant itself is spotless, and like I said everyone gets a welcome. Both my wife loved everything on our order, and we intend to try most everything on the menu. "Gotta Have It" is the real deal in soul food, and the closest of its kind to much of the South Bay. read more

I was really excited about this place, but the two times I went the food was just alright and they didn't have dessert. The staff was very friendly, and recommended that I check out the spot in Western because they have more. I personally think BOTH places should be equally stocked, so people like me can have the best experience. I would give them a 3 out of 5. Again, the people who work there are always super friendly, so I will not give up on them. Customer service is equally important in NY book. read more

Very good food! Flavorful good size portions for price m. And 5 star customer service! I had original fried wings and honey lemon pepper both were very delicious the mac & cheese was cheesing the yams were yaming and the greens or fire I gotta have more! read more

Gotta Have it Grill - Honey lemon pepper and og fried wings, Mac & cheese , yams and potato salad. - Southern Near Me - Gardena, California

The service wasn't to our liking and we eat out often. The young lady was nice,but had to leave but the next male cashier. Well jut left his personality at another location. Starts out the place drab. The menu was a whiteboard ,poor writing. The pricing was reasonable,. The service was not. The portion sizes where two bites. The sides where cold. The meats hot fresh but not all flavored the same. We were never offered water sodas or dessert. Everything was on a takeout style. With a plastic for and torn crumpled papertowel. They do a bunch orders,but we won't be back. Nice music. No ala-carts read more

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