I was excited to try this place, I was hoping for a new soul food place to rival Jrama's. It took…read moreme a while to get down here though, I drove by once and it looked open but I was busy so I didn't go. Then I tried going a couple more times but they looked closed. I finally went in about a month or so ago and I haven't been back, nor do I have the desire to go back. Things were disappointing right off the bat. I found a website where it said they had fried chicken. I saw the menu and didn't see fried chicken on it, so I asked about it and then they pointed to the part of the menu that said "fried wings". I passed and went with the jerk chicken instead. the flavor of it was good but it was pretty dry. they were out of the 2 sides I wanted too (rasta pasta and potato salad), so I went with the dirty rice and mac salad. the dirty rice was ok but the mac salad seemed like it might not have been homemade, and I think it had tuna in it, which I hate. I also ordered the ribs. I was disappointed to see that they were beef ribs instead of pork, and the ribs had barely any meat on them. then to add insult to injury they only gave me 2 ribs in the order! the flavor was decent but the sauce they used was an asian style chilli sauce, which a lot of restaurants have as a "sweet and spicy" sauce. it's a good sauce but not homemade. the onion rings were weak too, they were a brand you can buy at the weis and pop in your oven at home. the mac n cheese was decent, same style as jrama's but actually a little better. The thing that upset me most was the price. The menu said "all meals $10 and up". There was another part that gave prices for extra sides, so I assumed the "and up" part meant extra sides would cost more money. Well that's not what they meant. I thought the 2 meals were gunna cost $20. They ended up being $29. what kind of place doesn't list their actual places on the menu?! what a joke! I felt swindled even before I tried the lackluster underportioned food! The inside is nothing nice either. even though the building is a good size the front dining room is tiny, there's a counter where you order and then like 2 small tables. If the food was good I'd recommend doing take out instead of dining in, but since the food was a rip off I'd suggest avoiding this place altogether.

Great for comfort food and super clean. I really appreciated finding this place after being on the…read moreroad for hours. The waitress was super sweet, our food came out hot and fast. Left feeling a thousand percent better than when I walked in.

HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE!!!!! RIP OFF!!! Me and my husband…read morestopped by while we were on break last night. Our server name was Dawn, we both ordered the fish dinner mine I got fried, which came with the salad bar. Before our meal came we both decided to have a salad(lettuce, tomato, cheese and croutons). After our 1 bowl of salad our food comes. MY FISH WAS HORRIBLE!!! It was so soggy and mushy...just gross, I've never had fried fish that was mushy, it taste like they soaked it in water for forever. So while my husband sat and ate his grilled fish I had nothing to eat because my waitress decided to go on a cigarette break after she dropped our food off. About 20 min later she finally returns and I tell her what's wrong with my food, and ask her if she can just take it off(since I didn't eat any of it) and just charge me for the bowl of salad. Ms Dawn decided instead of changing me for the 1 bowl of salad I had, she was going to charge me $10 for the entire salad bar. I didn't have pasta, or soup or anything else...just 1 bowl of salad. $10.50 for 1 bowl of lettuce with tomatoes cheese and croutons. Such a RIP OFF!!!! I WILL NEVER GO BACK TO THIS PLACE AGAIN...WARNING THEY ARE A RIP OFF!!! DONT GO!!!

my first time eating here. had 3 piece chicken meal with fries & cornbread. has to be the best damn…read morechickeni have ever had. the fries were crispy on the outside an soft on the inside and corn bread was delicious. i thank you for the awesome service.

4.5 stars! $33 for 8…read morepieces of huge delicious fried chicken, 1 large macaroni and cheese which was amazing, and 3 corn breads. 20 minutes wait for the chicken was definitely worth it. Huge portion! We also ordered the fried green tomatoes, which were just okay. Overall, this was a great meal with excellent value. We'd definitely come back for the fried chicken and mac and cheese!

Stopped by the cafe for lunch on a Monday. Had a grilled chicken sandwich (customized to your…read morepreference) with L, T and honey mustard with a side of sweet potato fries. They use chicken tenders for the sandwich and they had great flavor and the frites were A-OK. They have killer deserts and THEY HAVE SWEET TEA! Super friendly folks. If you see Amos, tell him I said hi!

We went for the all-you-can-eat weekend brunch and it's amazing! The quality of food, for the…read morevalue, cannot be beat! I highly recommend the waffles: so good you don't even need syrup!

We've wanted to try this place for years, but it's never occurred to us during a Friday or…read moreSaturday, which are the only days they're open. Last Friday was one of those days we knew we needed to order out, but we were well on track to make a whole evening out of fretting over where to go. I don't know what it is, but sometimes absolutely nothing in the world sounds good. By some act of god, I remembered this place and our evening was saved. Their menu changes weekly, so we referred to their Facebook page for this week's options. I've only heard great things about them, so I had no question whatever we ordered would be good. No prices on their website, and money was definitely an issue on the eve of the St. Patrick's Day Parade, so we made kind of a flow chart in case pricing got crazy. Placing the order over the phone was difficult. They couldn't understand us, and they had to run every question by somebody else and get back to us. We ordered the jerk chicken and smothered pork combos, then threw in a pint of shrimp fried rice. I wish I could have tried everything; it was really tough coming to a decision. Cash only. I read so many reviews and everything they had online and didn't see this mentioned. Luckily I had just hit the ATM for the parade. The place is pretty small, take-out only. Easy parking, easy in and out. Everyone's super friendly. A lot of the appeal is how clearly they take pride in what they do. All around it just seems incredibly authentic and like nobody's cutting corners. So the food was great all around. We'd eaten garbage all week and were really going for that fresh, wholesome feeling, and they delivered in every way. The only hiccup was that they gave us Smothered Chicken (I think) instead of Smothered Pork. They labeled the box SP, but put the wrong thing in it. I was disappointed to see it because the pork was the first thing I knew for sure I wanted to get. Six seconds into the meal though, I truly didn't even care anymore. It was absolutely amazing. So tender it came right off the bone. It has to be the best I've ever felt about a chicken thigh entrée. I've only tried Jerk Chicken a few times, and mostly from a few Jamaican restaurants right here in town. I never really understood the point of it, like the taste just never amounted to anything I cared about. One bite of this one and it all made sense. Like, I now understand what they're going for with the flavor. Same perfectly tender chicken, and we absolutely loved the taste of both. We were curious about how the Shrimp Fried Rice would shake out with soul food, and it's definitely unique from Chinese takeout. Nowhere near as greasy, and it had a more savory, mildly smoky taste to it. No conflict with the beds of rice our entrées came on either. This wasn't our favorite fried rice, but it was good to have with our meals. My favorite side was the baked beans. Perfect texture, amazing taste. So soft and yet, so completely distinct. Didn't even know I could enjoy plain no-frills baked beans this much. The collard greens and yams were about average. I think for yams I'm used to a lot more butter and sugar than these ones had. Collard greens were just straightforward as well, no taste outside the greens themselves. Texture couldn't have been better though. Mac and cheese was good, but well past al dente. Super soft and didn't really pack enough flavor to make it top tier. The cornbread is standard issue - really soft and pretty dry with just the regular cornbread taste. I'd love to try some of the other things on the menu, but probably wouldn't for the price. There's nothing here I wouldn't be absolutely excited to have, but the experience wasn't profound enough to pull us back for $25 a plate.

On my way to the airport to fly back home to Detroit, found this place and boy was it a home run!!…read moreGreat smothered pork chops with green beans and collard greens. I will definitely hit this place up again the next time I'm in the area. Also the people were very friendly!

This place is awesome. The man helping us gave us samples of each side to try! The Mac and cheese…read moreand fried chicken were my favorites but everything was soooo good. He also threw in extras! He was so kind! We will definitely be back next time we are in upstate NY!

We were passing through on our cross country adventure, and tiring of common road trip foods,…read moredecided to try this place. We were not disappointed; the pulled pork, chicken, rice and beans, potato salad, corn bread were all very tasty. I would definitely eat here again when passing through.

Hypes: - 5 stars for hands down the best fried chicken in…read moreall of the land. I'm not joking and i'm not biased - it's simply the best and that too in Utica NY - The original fried chicken is great, but my favorite go tos are the hot honey chicken and the lemon pepper chicken. mmm. my mouth is salivating as i write this. It's perfectly crispy, perfectly flavored, and well..perfect - Love their sides also - there's a good variety to pick from - collard greens, yams, cabbage, and mac and cheese. their cornbread is so soft and yummy. - I have heard their brunch and their shrimp and other dishes are good but they can't get past the chicken to try anything else yet. it's too good. Gripes: - You might think a meal of chicken and two sides is pricey but it's really worth it for what you get and worth the satisfaction in your content smiling belly.

This is a Great Example of Black or African American Food taste like and providing business as…read moreProfessionals. They also do a lot of catering its sucks when you can't order on those days they are supposed to be open for the public. But nonetheless, I haven't eaten my own cultural food in years because of pork, but this right here brought it back to the Roots! the Food Here!