Wow! Passing by at…read moredinner time and saw the pepper steak special on their billboard, so we stopped in. The manager met us and told us he was short on staff, but he would be happy to seat us if we wanted to dine in. It was a completely on the fly accommodation, and was very much appreciated. The restaurant was spotless with a "warm", friendly atmosphere. I had the pepper steak I was after and the Mrs. had the meatloaf. The first bite of my dish stopped me in my tracks, it tasted exactly like my grandfathers recipe. The flavor was completely perfect. And the rice peppers and sauce melted together with the flank cuts, which were tender and popping with flavor on every bite. It came with a balanced cornbread muffin to help shovel the happy goodness onto my fork. And the portion size, well. I usually clean my plate, but not tonight 3/4 of the way in I had to call it because I was absolutely stuffed. The Mrs. meatloaf was tender and moist and packed with flavor too. She ordered the ketchup glaze with it which was good, but was a little too sweet for my taste. Her dish came with three sides, mashed potatoes with gravy, corn, and green beans. It's kind of hard to screw those up, and it's just as hard to make them stellar too. And that's just what they were, superbly stellar! There was a definite note of love and pride in the cooking. I can't believe I've overlooked J Mae's for so long. I will be going back again and again to sample all of their awesome menu.

Some of the best soul food in Toledo they have a little something for everyone great tasting…read moredesserts as well.

We were visiting family in Toledo OH from Detroit and they take us to Josephine kitchen's to order…read moredinner the food was very tasty and next time I'm in town I'll be coming back again. Friendly and family feel.

Ordered the meatloaf Sunday dinner. Absurdly huge slice of a dense meatloaf with gravy. Very tasty…read more Came with two sides and a bread option (roll or cornbread) I went with the Mac and cheese which was extra buttery and yummy and the greens which were a little salty for my taste (but I think most would disagree with me). I called ahead and my ordered was ready in 15 mins. Inside there is limited seating. Everyone was very nice. Mainly posting to update the menu pictures :)

My food was cold and under seasoned staff was pretty friendly, but don't mean to sound…read morecondescending, but you know how our people are

I will admit, I have a problem when it comes to soul & southern food. My problem is that I cannot…read moreget enough and will eat it every single meal if possible. In fact, I was in Dallas last week and had the same fried catfish three nights in a row I'm that big of a fan. So when I discovered there was a new soul food restaurant near my home in Toledo, I absolutely had to check it out. And by checking it out, I invited 10 friends over to my house and ordered everything on the menu. Boy oh boy was it good AND reasonably priced! The ribs were great! The fish was great! The meatloaf was great! Everything was great and from order to delivery, it showed up at my house in under 30 minutes. I highly recommend Elsie's kitchen and wish them much success. I will definitely be ordering again.

Great restaurant with excellent food! The catfish was…read moredelicious! We had the greens and Mac and cheese all outstanding. We had the banana pudding for dessert... excellent ending to a perfect dinner.. not too sweet!!

Souled Out was great. Most everything we had was…read moreoutstanding. My ribs were perfect. My wife's shrimp n grits was great. The drinks were on Point too. My friend had a jalapeño margarita. Odd but good. The collard greens were a bit too salty for my taste, but maybe they're supposed to be like that. The Mac n cheese was underwhelming. Wouldn't get it again. Highly recommend the jasmine rice. The service was a bit slow even though it wasn't busy. Server was good otherwise. The manager(?) came and checked on us and was great. We will be going back.

One of my favorite food reviewers enjoyed the food here so I gave it 2 tries. I did get these…read moreorders to go which most seem to do here. Thanks to Doordash for remembering my ordered items. Prices are $10-15 for pub type food so not bad So this is your late night grub spot in my opinion. Its midnight. We got a couple versions of the soul rolls which are egg rolls with different items inside. We got the Philly cheesesteak roll, buffalo chicken, jerk chicken. Also tried burgers and chilli cheese fries. They really need to upgrade their to go containers. The prices are inflated when using Doordash so use it to upgrade your to go. They are using the cheap styrofoam containers and you have egg roll type items so guess what happens when you get them? You get soggy egg rolls. Especially the jerk and buffalo chicken. They put the jerk and buffalo sauce on the outside of the Roll so it's just a soggy mess that honestly I got tired of fooling with it. Should be able to pick up n eat an eggroll. The flavor and everything was okay but the point of getting an egg roll is to have that crunchy type taste right?. The burger was well done with no options to remove onions or other items you don't like. It had zero flavor to me. The best thing that I had was the chili cheese fries and I don't particularly like chili but it was after midnight so post bar food. I think if they upgrade their to-go containers the rolls could be a highlight but for right now I'm cool on ordering from them.

The best food in the city! Good people too! I ordered for…read morethe first time today and now I am asking what took me so long! The perch, greens, yams, cabbage i just ate was all the best I think I ever had, or among the best!

I wish I could give 4.5 stars honestly because this was almost a perfect 4 meals. I ordered the…read morecurry goat (my personal favorite) with rice and peas (beans) with green beans, the oxtails with cabbage, the red snapper with cabbage, and the jerk chicken with rice and peas. Wow. I was very satisfied with all of these meals. Plenty in portions, tender meat (a couple of oxtails were majority fat) but the flavoring of the curry and sauces and seasonings were perfect (and spicy ofc!). The jerk chicken is probably the spiciest. I wouldn't say the curry goat or oxtails aren't that spicy. The red snapper had a good amount of spice. It also had a lot of bones. So prepare for that & be careful. This location only offers pick up orders inside of a carry-out so the process was efficient, organized, straightforward and easy. Amazing dinners!

Another bad experience. Put in special instructions please pack meat separate. Got soggy Mac n…read morecheese after ordering jerk and chicken curry. No curry chicken patty. Not available. Take them off ur menu then. Fried okra was so mushy. Ick . When i called to inquire. Told they will not pack meat with juices separately. Ok. You cool with that? Like I told the manager we won't be ordering there anymore. Not tough to just add an additional box Im willing to pay for

If Cheers had a soul food cousin, Cuppy's would be it. Pimp and I were heading home from Jackson…read moreand was itching for some soul food. We hit the spot!!!! To begin with, the experience starts before you can get both feet in the door. Being new, Alexis greeted us as if we were new found cousins. Quaint, yet classy, with decor that reflects the warmth of the establishment as a whole. Very clean. Pimp had the Pork Chop dinner with cabbage and collard greens. I had the Catfish with greens and yams. All I can say is ...... who big maw back there putting the foots in them greens??? Everything was impeccable. The wait was ..... wellllll. It was well worth it. What amazed me more than the food was how nearly everyone who walked through that door was GREETED BY NAME. 30 minute drive from my home. We will be back.

Wow! Believe the hype! This place is such a unique, comforting place to have deeply flavorful food…read more The staff is incredibly friendly, the music is on point and the food is seasoned to perfection. They even Have games to play. We decided to start with catfish nuggets while we played Uno. They were perfection. The seasoning was just right and they were not greasy or heavy at all. Next, we ordered the shrimp po boy , sampler with yams, collards, Mac, mashed potatoes and gravy and cornbread. Amazing. The collards are the best I've had and yams had the perfect spices. We splurged on bean pie for dessert. Do not pass this up. It's unexpected and creamy. We will put this spot on heavy rotation.

I had a chicken dinner that came with two sides cabbage and spaghetti.the chicken wings were so…read moretiny they should have given a few more, the cabbage was so full of crushed peppers that I couldn't enjoy it and the spaghetti was mediocre. My husband had friend pork chops Mac and cheese and greens the pork chops were definitely old and dry the greens and Mac was okay nothing to brag about

From the owner: Bbq and delicious sidesread more

After running errands in the area I drove past Flavorz and immediately said I'll look up once I got…read morehome. I found Flavorz on Facebook and seen that they have a rotating specials menu as well as a regular menu. So I followed the page and kept an eye on their rotating menu. Even though everything sounded great, I ordered on a day that Meatball subs was the special, as this is my husband's favorite type of sub. So I ordered ahead and drove over to the restaurant. When I walked in, I noticed a wall of coolers for a variety of drinks (from Faygo, Juices, pop, etc), as well as a large chalk board menu and dessert case. There is also plenty of indoor seating as well as a bright interior. I walked up to the counter and gave my name, paid and had a seat. It took a little longer than expected but between walk in ordering and phone calls, I can tell they were busy. When I got home, the sub was huge - it had 4 large meatballs on it that were perfectly cooked... it was an excellent meatball sub and my husband (picky eater) agreed. We will definitely be going back to order other specials, especially the Zuppa Tuscano (soup). Highly recommend and prices are beyond reasonable for the quality and portion.

Extremely friendly staff and even more delectable food!…read more I was on a quick stop for a quick bite and they had the turkey croissant sandwiches ready made in their frig and let me tell you they DO NOT skimp on the meat!!!! Croissant was nice, fluffy, and buttery! Great for a quick grab and wil be back to try more food ! Highly recommend!