I came here because they're one of the few places that serve soul food and I really wanted some banana pudding. I got the rib lunch special with macaroni and cheese and cornbread. I was so disappointed! The ribs had no sauce and not much seasoning. The mac and cheese tasted like velveeta and the cornbread had a weird chemical taste. The banana pudding tasted like banana laffy taffy. They used generic Nilla wafers and generic box pudding. The lady made it fresh for me which I appreciated but I would have loved for it to be at least decent. I took a few bites of everything and threw the entire meal in the trash. I was so disappointed! Zero stars for the food!
The market is why I gave it 3 stars. It has a lot of black staples. They have all the creole seasonings, smoked meats, a big meat counter, and no veggies in sight....exactly how black people cook. There is also check cashing and a actual liquor store inside! I chuckled at how stereotypical this whole set up was. They even serve two types of kool-aid with the food! My mom even saw a syrup they served from her childhood so the market definitely caters to their target market.
I asked the lady behind the check cashing counter if this was a black owned store and she said it used to be but it was recently sold so not anymore. She made it a point to tell me how even though he's not black he grew up around black people. As if that's supposed to matter or make any difference as to why an all black store is not even ran by black people.
Interesting.
Next!