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    Henry's Soul Cafe

    4.0 (41 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 6:00 pm

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    Marisol D.

    Delicious! Now that we visit more often to DC I didn't realize this place was around the corner from our original destination. We will deff be back more often. The fried pork chops, friend chicken, friend whitening fish....everything here is good!!!

    Chef Sean Andre T.

    New Restaurant Highlight Today we are at Henry's Soul Cafe in DC @henryssoulcafe Henry's Soul Café, Home of the Sweet Potato Pie is known for it's fine southern cooking and sweet potato pie. A tradition that was originally founded and established by Henry E. Smith in February 1968 in Washington DC as Henry's Deli Carryout. I'm so excited *The Fried Chicken was crispy and seasoned to perfection just like somebody grandma was in the back kitchen cooking. Mmm mmm lm talking country good The Jumbo Turkey Wings and Cabbage were sopped up delicious But the Crispy Fried Fish was outstanding, and let's not forget the Collard Greens and Candied Yams...Man Listen, Bangin! You can support this Black Owned Business by visiting: U-STREET 1704 U Street NW, Washington, DC 20009 (202) 265-3336 OXON HILL 5431 Indianhead HWY, Oxon Hill, MD 20745 (301) 749-6856 #follow #share #bookme #repost #tag #like #support #blackownedbusiness #hustle #smallbusiness #contact #foodie #testimonial #texaspete @texaspetesauces #eatrdu #eatdc #black #food #influencer #cheflife #entrepreneur #letsgo #eat #raleigh #support #letseat #itsgonbedope #thankyou #friedchicken #southernliving #eatingwithchefseanandre It's Gon Be Dope! @henryssoulcafe

    Mac & Cheese, Collard Greens & Pork Ribs.
    Yolanda M.

    Henry's lately things are not looking or tasting the same. We support you with waiting outside for our number to be called. We support you with a limited numbers of people inside the restaurant to place the order and we will try to continue supporting your no cash policy. What I can not support is the service. I called about my order, and I did see the crowd of people coming and going, so I know you are busy, however, I did not order your DCStaff attitude and I don't want it. Mr.Henry please encourage your DC team, to let work with your DC Customers.

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    great food THE RED VELVET cake is a must also the cornbread is amazing and service is on point

    Courtney W.

    I found Henry's while in the area after I did a quick search for soul food. I arrived inside and was greeted by the staff. I was adamant about trying the fried chicken but after asking about the meatloaf she said it was their number one seller so I went for that with my 2 sides being mashed potatoes and gravy and collard greens. They had sample sweet potato pies and a shelf of other desserts to purchase so I purchased a slice of sweet potato pie. The meal also came with a cornbread and was ready in under 5 minutes. The portion was very reasonable and matched the price ($13 for everything including dessert). The food was very good and flavorful. Being from the south I'm used to the gravy being tomato-based and red but I wasn't mad at the brown gravy of choice. The potatoes and greens were also very good! The sweet potato pie was a bit too sweet and I ended up not being able to eat much of it. The restaurant isn't very big but was very clean. I'd definitely recommend and would return to try something new when in the area.

    Myfirst C.

    Mmmm so good! I ordered the chicken and waffles with a half & half and a slice of sweet potatoe pie. The establishment was very clean with good customer service. Cons Limited eating space I ordered my food to go and ate it at work and caught the itis.

    Emilie B.

    We decided to come here for this barbecue Sunday because Oohs & Ah's was closed. We typed in barbecue and this was like four blocks away. There isn't much of a storefront but inside there's a super extensive soul food menu. They have some serious desserts but we decided to go overboard on entrées for our first time. The sweet tea is the best sweet tea I've ever had in my entire life, hands-down. We got four platters and all the servings were ginormous. You get to pick a meat and two sides for each meal and we ended up choosing mac n cheese, mashed potatoes, collard greens, corn stuffing, candied yams, and potato salad. All of the sides impressed, but the candied yams stood out as the best I've ever had. The Mac n cheese was a little on the dry side for my taste, but still delicious. A word from Priscilla: "it was divine!" A word from Peter: "the greens were really on point and the chicken leg was nice and juicy and not dry like a lot of fried chicken."

    Cierra E.

    Pig feet was on point along side the crispy chicken! Defiantly going back and worth the wait of being in line

    1/2 baked chicken with stuffing and gravy, collard greens and potato salad.
    Mimi M.

    I always pass by this place and have wanted to give it a try, after all, I love some good ol' soul food. I will also consider giving this place another star the next time I go there and try something new. My friend really liked his meal (Smothered 1/2 Chicken with Fried Okra & Mashed Potatoes) he gave this place 4 stars. This place has large portions! This is a hole in the wall location; however, you will be shocked at how many items are on their menu! They have options for a main entree, two sides, and a choice of dinner rolls or cornbread for a mad decent price. There are also so many different selections for sides that all looked very tasty and eventually, I will have tried all of them. I ordered a Country Fried Steak, with Mac & Cheese and Mashed Potatoes. Clearly, I'm a fan of carbs. I also got 5 wings with their special hot sauce as another "side" (I was famished). I'll start by reviewing their wings. I really enjoyed these buffalo wings with special hot sauce! The sauce had a major kick & the wings were seasoned just perfectly. At first I was bummed because they didn't have Bleu Cheese (they only serve Ranch), but honestly I didn't even end up dipping my wings into any sauce ~ they were that good! The entree - I should've known better than to get Country Fried Steak! I'm very picky when it comes to that food item because I only like it with white gravy & I get slightly disappointed when places use brown gravy. The mashed potatoes with gravy were just fine. I wasn't a big fan of the Mac & Cheese - it was too try for my taste, so i'll steer clear of that next time. Everything was packaged nicely though so perfect for walking down a couple blocks with, without worrying about the condition of your food by the time you get back. I will definitely go to this place again, and try more menu items. Next time I'll try the 1/2 BBQ Chicken with Collard Greens & Potato Salad.

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    Absolutely a must try for soul food!! Had the pull pork & bbq sandwich. I will visit again when I come DC.

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