Simply Soul Restaurant

9 Reviews on “Simply Soul Restaurant”

• Tianajohnson09

  Poor service. My family waited almost two hours for our food. The waitress had an attitude problem and the owners were very rude. Our orders were messed up and the owners had an attitude like we were bothering them I try to support black businesses but this will be the last time I go to simply soul and the name should simply soul as hell

  May 8, 2015, 11:48 pm

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• FredB

  Simply Worth It. You’re in for a little bit of a ride to get to this small, soul food restaurant, but when you leave, you’ll have no doubt that it was simply worth it. It is housed in a small, stand alone building in an area well out South Main that is primarily residential in nature. It is simple and functional, inside and out – not strictly bare bones, but there are no frills either.The restaurant has been open since March 2012, though the owners, Steve & Sonya Waddell, had been involved fairly heavily in catering for about 13 years prior to opening this site. The menu is not especially broad, but offers enough choices for almost anyone to pick out a dish to try. There are about 10 everyday plates, and close to the same number of sandwiches. The plates include Fried Chicken & Waffles, Chicken Fried Steak, BBQ Pork (cooked in house), Pork Chops,Hot Dogs, Burgers, Chicken Wings, a Veggie Plate, and Salmon Patties.The sandwiches included Burgers, Hot Dogs, Chopped BBQ, Pork Chops, Grilled Cheese, Chicken Breast, and Smoked Sausage.These are augmented with several daily specials that range from Turkey Legs or Necks on Tuesday, through Meat Loaf, Chicken & Dumplings, Chicken Pot Pie, Ribs, Liver, Beef Stew, and Fried Fish.We tried the Chicken & Waffles (of course) and the Chicken Fried Steak, with 2 sides and bread, each $8.50. The Fried Chicken was excellent – 2 perfectly fried legs, great light crust, though lightly seasoned. The waffle was large, and also well cooked. The Mac & Cheese was a huge serving, and was more like a casserole than traditional version – a large amount of cheese on top, not so much down into the pasta. The Fried Okra was very, very good. Both the sides were also lightly seasoned – meaning little salt and pepper.The Chicken Fried Steak was very nice, though a little different than most. The outside crust was fairly thick, but tasty, and the meat was tender, with a lot of flavor. The gravy was a brown one, rather than the normal white, milk gravy – anyway, it all worked well together. The Cabbage was excellent, but the Pintos were very sweet, added sugar I guess. We tried a roll and a piece of cornbread, both fairly ordinary.The folks here are very friendly, rather laid back, so patience is needed as to time out of the kitchen – someone on a work lunch time schedule will do better to call in an order, and plan on 30 minutes or better.Had a chance to talk to Mr. Waddell for a few minutes, a nice, friendly man. He slow cooks his pork barbecue (shoulders are used) and ribs in house. Can’t wait to give both a try, and that Fried Pork Chop Sandwich, and of course the Hot Dog, so we’ll be back.

  November 12, 2014, 8:27 pm

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