I'm going to keep this short and sweet. They have excellent soul food. Best in the city, to my knowledge and I travel all the way from Bucks County to get it. Fish and vegetables are always fresh. They serve EXTREMELY large portions. Probably not the best place for a health fanatic but then again, neither is any other soul food spot as soul food usually involves a lot of butter, salt and fried foods. Would have gave it five stars but their service people are far from friendly, but hey...it's West Philly.
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Monique W.
big portions sllllooooww service
(2)
C B.
Just to Serve you is a family establishment located in West Philly. This is one of my sometimes desired soul food restaurants in the city. The portions are a good size and you can get two meals out of one. The food is normally good, at times it can be greasy but still edible. The mac and cheese, turkey wings and potato salad are my favorites but the turkey chops are way too small. The female owner needs to work on her attitude then maybe her staff will follow suit; I'm just saying. Oh, what's up with the merchandise being sold. It's a restaurant not a retail store. Too much going on in that tiny space. Focus on the food, good customer service and preparing meals within thirty minutes or less. Overall, I enjoy this place and you will too.
(4)
Neka T.
I'm not impressed with this slow, over priced soul food. Staff is sometimes friendly it just depends on who is working that day.
(2)
BJ M.
This place is a favorite of one of my co-workers and came highly recommended. It's a bit far from my place but luckily they deliver. Got the ribs, mac and cheese, and yams and I must say they were all phenomenal. I got a small and the thing must weigh 10 lbs. The corn bread was probably the best I've had from a soul food place. Delivery charge was a bit high, but then again it was a pretty far drive for them. If you're in the area, you won't be disappointed.
(4)
CS W.
I visited Just to Serve (JTSY) you 2 Sundays ago for the 1st time and am declaring this the best soul food in W. Philly. Me & my mom went back last Sunday and ordered by phone before we went to pick it up. By the time we got there 1/2 hr later the food wasn't ready. It wasn't ready until about 15 minutes later (45 mins total since phone call). We weren't completely upset because we knew we were going to enjoy the food. BUT... I checked my bag before leaving and to my dismay they had given us the WRONG ORDER! Someone else was given our food that left the restaurant ahead of us. The staff never apologized for the mixup, never offered us anything in return, but told us we could wait if we wanted the food because the other customer called & was coming back with our food or we could reorder our meal. There's no way we were going to accept food that someone had taken home since that's unsanitary (even if it wasn't touched) and no way we wanted to wait 30-45 minutes longer! While JTSY's food is phenomenal, the girls at the front are lacking in polite customer service which made me & my mom ditch the order, get a refund, and go to another soul food spot that day. I suggest you all provide training in customer service for your front counter staff because no matter how amazing the food, people want service with a smile no matter how stressful the work is. I'm not trying to "rag" on the restaurant but offering advice to make your business even more successful. I'm proud to have a prosperous Black-owned business in the neighborhood. But in any business, you are privileged to have a customer and not the other way around. I left them an email that I would be posting this on Yelp.com as well. Please work on the customer service issue. Maybe there's another solution- like changing procedures to assure double/triple checking orders like the fast food places do; adding additional staff who only greet & take orders; working in teams with an order taker/runner so 1 person isn't stuck doing everything; or adding additional kitchen staff. I will be back eventually but you lost a customer last week because of staff negligence.
(2)
Donna B.
this is the 1st time i ordered from here and the meal was just so-so. i had fried wings, garlic mashed potatoes, & greens. the wings were great, too big, but great. the garlic potatoes were ok, a bit runny, and the greens were good. they just needed to be cut up more. overall, it wasn't worth the price i paid. i may get the wings again as a pick-up order - delivery is $3.00. delivery time was good for a saturday nite. i may try a different side next time if i decide to go back.
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Kendrah R.
Big servings, good price, decent service, but it was all too, too sweet. The entire platter tasted like dessert from the BBQ chicken, sure sauce can be sweet but this was diabetic coma sweet with hardly any tang, the greens were sweet as can be, no hint of vinegar. The yams just tasted like a box of brown sugar, and the corn bread was like the sweetest cupcake I have ever had. The mac and cheese was nothing to write home about.
(3)
Siddeeq T.
Best Soul Food In The City , Service Is Just A Lil Slow But Overall Great Experience (BBQ Jerk Chicken Amazing)
(4)
Shakia S.
Best soul food in the city!! Chicken alfredo, potatoe salad, fish, roast beef, yams and green...ALL THAT!!
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J J.
Good food, but I feel they need improvement in customer service and timeliness! I was told my food would be ready within a half hour. I arrived in 30 minutes and had to wait another 30 for my food to be done. They weren't apologetic at all.
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Natasha C.
The delivery took 2 hours to arrive although we are both in west philly. My mom ordered the pricey Lobster Macaroni & Cheese to later find she paid all that extra money for plain macaroni and cheese with not even 1 small piece of lobster inside! My cabbage had NO flavor to it at all. My smothered pork chops were ok and my macaroni and cheese was plentiful but needed a little salt. Also on a different occassion I ordered salmon cakes for breakfast and it tasted SWEET. Why was it sweet? This ruined my experience. Sad to say I need to locate a new Soul Food restaurant to patronize.
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Kee K.
Unnecessarily long waiting times for food. I ordered breakfast. Two egg and bacon sandwiches, homefries with eggs on the side. It nearly took 25 minutes. When I tasted the home fries, the only ingredient was salt. No pepper or onions added. Very nasty taste. Disgusting customer service, disgusting food and inconsiderate waiting time. This spot will never get another dime from me.
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Maya M.
This is my third time eating here and the food is really good. The first two times I had the soul food platter. One catfish and the other fried chicken. I've had collard greens, yams, and Mac and cheese. Which have all been good. (SN: last time my Mac wasn't as good it tasted old and like it was scraped from the bottom of the pan). However, I had the breakfast today which I posted a picture of and its really good. I have had the cakes and strawberry lemonade which are amazing. I'll definite be back to try something else. Customer service isn't bad and my wait times have varied from 20 minutes to one hour. Which I don't mind because I like fresh food. I also call ahead and place my order for pick up. Overall I like this place. Sn: in my photo of the chicken Alfredo it is really good just not enough Chicken for me personally. So next time I would ask for extra. And it comes with a side of cornbread.
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Stephanie W.
Really good soul food. A little salty for my liking but many people have told me my taste buds are soul-less. It takes a very long time to get your food. Every time I've ordered food and they've said "30 minutes" it's taken more like an hour. Regardless, the flavors are awesome and and well worth the wait. The reason why I give this place 4, instead of 3 stars is because they have Denise's cakes there. I am able to kill 2 birds with one (fat butt) stone. Yes, I agree, they could be more friendly. I feel like an establishment that has that much clientele should be a little more friendly to the people that wait to eat their food. I'm not going to take it from them, it's a supply and demand world. A brief highlight of the food I've eaten here ; fried whiting yams mac and cheese collard greens bbq wings No complaints
(4)
Ni K.
Great food! Kinda pricey. Service is okay.... Nothing major. The cashiers don't smile, it's kinda sorta like you owe them something. The food is a bit expensive but since it's a small black business I support. I would support more if the service was better.
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Jose P.
You'd think as high as there prices are the food would be a lot better. Not my first or second choice but the deserts are ok
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Kenesha W.
Food is pretty good. I've been there 3 times. Each time I get fried chicken mac and cheese and potatoes salad. Each time my food was very good. Waiting time was the worst. I may have waited 45 minutes or so, probably more. Next time I will call ahead.
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Erik B.
Call ahead if you can. The wait can be long.
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Serena R.
This establishment has fallen off terribly. I don't know if it's because there's been a change in cooks or what, but their food has now become mediocre soul food. Nothing to write home about.
(2)
K H.
I really dislike when people write poor reviews based on one aspect or one experience with an eatery. My sentiments about Just To Serve you are compiled from 4 years of experience ordering from them. In a nutshell, I have never loved an establishment's food and genuinely hated their business practices more than this place. I used to get food delivered from them until the fateful day that it took them 2.5 hours to deliver .10 (one tenth) of a mile to my office. When I called to inquire about the delay I was informed "sometimes we get orders downtown first." That makes so much sense.... Not to be deterred I decided to start picking up my order. Not once ever was my food prepared in the time range they provided which could be anywhere from 30 to 90 minutes. The whopper was today when I was told my order would be ready in 30 minutes. Forty minutes later I arrived to an unapologetic cashier who informed me she was "just about to call you" to tell me they didn't have the ingredients for my order available. Why would you call me to tell me that 40 minutes after I ordered, 10 minutes after when you told my order would be ready by and 15 minutes before my work lunch hour would be up? Inconsiderate, horrible customer service. I wonder if it's because the neighborhood holds them to no expectation in terms of service just as long as it's hot and delicious. I went on hiatus from ordering here after I ordered a catering job from them in November. Not to disappoint, I showed up to pick up my order and low and behold... Guess what? It wasn't ready!!!!! The joy! The glee! The comfort in knowing someone would reliably fail you as usual. 12 days they had my catering order prior to my pick up and even with 17280 some minutes to prepare my entire catering sized large order was still 45 minutes late. Their food is good. It's absolutely not worth the pathetic business practices one has to endure. If you have an absolute hankering then deal with them at your own risk. Bonus: they carry the best baked goods from Denise's Bakery so you can always have some cake while you wait the extra 45 minutes for your order. The baked goods are about the sweetest thing in there since the staff always seems to be more unhappy with their jobs than you are.
(1)
Krystal S.
I ordered a fried Chicken Breast platter w/ yams, Mac & cheese and cabbage! Amazing! Delivery was normal at 45 minutes. I will definitely order again. So much food that I can make 2 plates!
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Nathaniel B.
I called and placed an order for a rib platter with Mac and cheese and greens. The mac and cheese was salty, the greens were okay and that little piece of rib with 3 bones just pissed me off for $12.50. I don't know what's up with these soul food spots getting cheap with that food. I gotta find a better spot.
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Rebekah P.
Never good food. My team ordered and I picked up a total of 12 platters. Everyone loved what they got. The place was clean and did not smell like greasy food or a hugh mix of food. I appreciate that! The young lady was very nice. We are planning to order from them again.
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Janay E.
Its ok...I had a whiting fish platter with broccoli and mac. The mac&&cheese was good but SUPER GREASY... n I know butter makes everything better but that definitely was too much butter in the broccoli!!! N I'm not one of those skinny girls who exercise after every meal no I can eat a horse, cow and house n not gain a pound however I could feel my arteries clogging as I ate my food. On the upside of things u get large portions. Wouldn't go back n the food is definitely overrated
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Kamilah B.
The food is very very good...the service is what is lacking (at times). The mac & cheese is...let's say, I would bathe in it! The homemade iced tea is delish. They have expanded their menu beyond tradtional soul food and that is a bit daunting to me. It take a long time to get your order, and they don't apologize for it. Sooo, if they tell you twenty minutes, plan for 40. They do have tables and a tv going to pass the time.
(3)
Ron H.
Soul food done well. Large portions at reasonable prices. The wide menu makes it hard to decide on what to order. A quick piece of advice, order at least a half hour in advance. The wait can be lengthy at times.
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Ava W.
Soooo, I was working late the other night and when I got home, my non-cooking hubby looks at me all puppy dog eyed and says, "What are we gonna eat?" I was soo tired and didn't feel like cooking. I called around to find out a local spot (I'm new in the area) that had either good soul food or cooked seafood that was still open at 9:00 on a Wednesday. Well, my big sis suggested Just To Serve You. She says "it's a bit small, but the food is good and so is the service." Hubby and I called ahead to order our meal and when we arrived, everything was ready. We ordered fried catfish, mac-n-cheese, and green beans. The catfish platter also came with steak fries and was only $6!!!!! (without the mac or beans) The fish was as big as my head...and I have a big head!! Fast forward to an hour after we received/ate our meals at home and hubby and I are darn near comatose on the couch...relishing in the memory of such a great meal. Everything was soooooo good, and it takes a lot for me to say that ('specially if it aint true..) since I grew up eating soul food. So, I'm giving J.T.S.Y. five stars for great grub, and great/speedy service. Yes, it's a small place. I suggest take out, but there are chairs if you choose to dine in. Try it out. Yes, you'll enjoy it. No, you may be not able to function or stay awake afterwards...Just a warning.
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T M.
This rest. is in a very bad location and the roads here will rip your tires apart. They have absolutely no parking for their customers. You have to park in front of someone's house to reach the place. I do love their double chocolate cake. It is moist and melts in your mouth. The cheesecake is not bad either. I decided one day to try a full meal. I paid close to $20 for a roast beef platter. I didn't like it at all. The roast beef was sliced too thick and was swimming in way too much thick gravy. There was so much gravy that it had spilled all into the plastic bag. I had huge onions all over my plate. The potato salad was runny and the mac and cheese was old. One of the problems with this place is that they have too much going on. Their menu not only serves Soul Food, but Chinese and Delicatessen food. This may explain their lack of attention to detail. I enjoy restaurants who specialize in one type of food, that way they can put all of their efforts into making your food and visit special. Also, the women behind the counter are not friendly.
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David Y.
okay, i would have given this place a full 4 stars...here is why i dont. My first time there, i had the short ribs pretty good. Took forever though. Sides were banging greens and mac(not baked but still good) husky portions. Second time i went back for breakfast, cheese eggs turkey bacon and home fries(banging), still waited like an hour for my food. Went back again on a weekday, food was not the same, maybe a different cook? but not as good. Found that everytime i went the food was cooked differently and it was either hit or miss, when its good it really good and when its not its overpriced and horrible. I do like the fact its black owned and not some fly by night korean owned joint. my advice when dealing with this place? dont go in the middle of the week, expect them not to answer the phone when ordering. Big portions though and when its good its really worth it. Sorry service is not consistent and neither is the food.
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Latrell C.
I'm going to keep this short and sweet. They have excellent soul food. Best in the city, to my knowledge and I travel all the way from Bucks County to get it. Fish and vegetables are always fresh. They serve EXTREMELY large portions. Probably not the best place for a health fanatic but then again, neither is any other soul food spot as soul food usually involves a lot of butter, salt and fried foods. Would have gave it five stars but their service people are far from friendly, but hey...it's West Philly.
(4)Monique W.
big portions sllllooooww service
(2)C B.
Just to Serve you is a family establishment located in West Philly. This is one of my sometimes desired soul food restaurants in the city. The portions are a good size and you can get two meals out of one. The food is normally good, at times it can be greasy but still edible. The mac and cheese, turkey wings and potato salad are my favorites but the turkey chops are way too small. The female owner needs to work on her attitude then maybe her staff will follow suit; I'm just saying. Oh, what's up with the merchandise being sold. It's a restaurant not a retail store. Too much going on in that tiny space. Focus on the food, good customer service and preparing meals within thirty minutes or less. Overall, I enjoy this place and you will too.
(4)Neka T.
I'm not impressed with this slow, over priced soul food. Staff is sometimes friendly it just depends on who is working that day.
(2)BJ M.
This place is a favorite of one of my co-workers and came highly recommended. It's a bit far from my place but luckily they deliver. Got the ribs, mac and cheese, and yams and I must say they were all phenomenal. I got a small and the thing must weigh 10 lbs. The corn bread was probably the best I've had from a soul food place. Delivery charge was a bit high, but then again it was a pretty far drive for them. If you're in the area, you won't be disappointed.
(4)CS W.
I visited Just to Serve (JTSY) you 2 Sundays ago for the 1st time and am declaring this the best soul food in W. Philly. Me & my mom went back last Sunday and ordered by phone before we went to pick it up. By the time we got there 1/2 hr later the food wasn't ready. It wasn't ready until about 15 minutes later (45 mins total since phone call). We weren't completely upset because we knew we were going to enjoy the food. BUT... I checked my bag before leaving and to my dismay they had given us the WRONG ORDER! Someone else was given our food that left the restaurant ahead of us. The staff never apologized for the mixup, never offered us anything in return, but told us we could wait if we wanted the food because the other customer called & was coming back with our food or we could reorder our meal. There's no way we were going to accept food that someone had taken home since that's unsanitary (even if it wasn't touched) and no way we wanted to wait 30-45 minutes longer! While JTSY's food is phenomenal, the girls at the front are lacking in polite customer service which made me & my mom ditch the order, get a refund, and go to another soul food spot that day. I suggest you all provide training in customer service for your front counter staff because no matter how amazing the food, people want service with a smile no matter how stressful the work is. I'm not trying to "rag" on the restaurant but offering advice to make your business even more successful. I'm proud to have a prosperous Black-owned business in the neighborhood. But in any business, you are privileged to have a customer and not the other way around. I left them an email that I would be posting this on Yelp.com as well. Please work on the customer service issue. Maybe there's another solution- like changing procedures to assure double/triple checking orders like the fast food places do; adding additional staff who only greet & take orders; working in teams with an order taker/runner so 1 person isn't stuck doing everything; or adding additional kitchen staff. I will be back eventually but you lost a customer last week because of staff negligence.
(2)Donna B.
this is the 1st time i ordered from here and the meal was just so-so. i had fried wings, garlic mashed potatoes, & greens. the wings were great, too big, but great. the garlic potatoes were ok, a bit runny, and the greens were good. they just needed to be cut up more. overall, it wasn't worth the price i paid. i may get the wings again as a pick-up order - delivery is $3.00. delivery time was good for a saturday nite. i may try a different side next time if i decide to go back.
(2)Kendrah R.
Big servings, good price, decent service, but it was all too, too sweet. The entire platter tasted like dessert from the BBQ chicken, sure sauce can be sweet but this was diabetic coma sweet with hardly any tang, the greens were sweet as can be, no hint of vinegar. The yams just tasted like a box of brown sugar, and the corn bread was like the sweetest cupcake I have ever had. The mac and cheese was nothing to write home about.
(3)Siddeeq T.
Best Soul Food In The City , Service Is Just A Lil Slow But Overall Great Experience (BBQ Jerk Chicken Amazing)
(4)Shakia S.
Best soul food in the city!! Chicken alfredo, potatoe salad, fish, roast beef, yams and green...ALL THAT!!
(5)J J.
Good food, but I feel they need improvement in customer service and timeliness! I was told my food would be ready within a half hour. I arrived in 30 minutes and had to wait another 30 for my food to be done. They weren't apologetic at all.
(3)Natasha C.
The delivery took 2 hours to arrive although we are both in west philly. My mom ordered the pricey Lobster Macaroni & Cheese to later find she paid all that extra money for plain macaroni and cheese with not even 1 small piece of lobster inside! My cabbage had NO flavor to it at all. My smothered pork chops were ok and my macaroni and cheese was plentiful but needed a little salt. Also on a different occassion I ordered salmon cakes for breakfast and it tasted SWEET. Why was it sweet? This ruined my experience. Sad to say I need to locate a new Soul Food restaurant to patronize.
(1)Kee K.
Unnecessarily long waiting times for food. I ordered breakfast. Two egg and bacon sandwiches, homefries with eggs on the side. It nearly took 25 minutes. When I tasted the home fries, the only ingredient was salt. No pepper or onions added. Very nasty taste. Disgusting customer service, disgusting food and inconsiderate waiting time. This spot will never get another dime from me.
(1)Maya M.
This is my third time eating here and the food is really good. The first two times I had the soul food platter. One catfish and the other fried chicken. I've had collard greens, yams, and Mac and cheese. Which have all been good. (SN: last time my Mac wasn't as good it tasted old and like it was scraped from the bottom of the pan). However, I had the breakfast today which I posted a picture of and its really good. I have had the cakes and strawberry lemonade which are amazing. I'll definite be back to try something else. Customer service isn't bad and my wait times have varied from 20 minutes to one hour. Which I don't mind because I like fresh food. I also call ahead and place my order for pick up. Overall I like this place. Sn: in my photo of the chicken Alfredo it is really good just not enough Chicken for me personally. So next time I would ask for extra. And it comes with a side of cornbread.
(4)Stephanie W.
Really good soul food. A little salty for my liking but many people have told me my taste buds are soul-less. It takes a very long time to get your food. Every time I've ordered food and they've said "30 minutes" it's taken more like an hour. Regardless, the flavors are awesome and and well worth the wait. The reason why I give this place 4, instead of 3 stars is because they have Denise's cakes there. I am able to kill 2 birds with one (fat butt) stone. Yes, I agree, they could be more friendly. I feel like an establishment that has that much clientele should be a little more friendly to the people that wait to eat their food. I'm not going to take it from them, it's a supply and demand world. A brief highlight of the food I've eaten here ; fried whiting yams mac and cheese collard greens bbq wings No complaints
(4)Ni K.
Great food! Kinda pricey. Service is okay.... Nothing major. The cashiers don't smile, it's kinda sorta like you owe them something. The food is a bit expensive but since it's a small black business I support. I would support more if the service was better.
(3)Jose P.
You'd think as high as there prices are the food would be a lot better. Not my first or second choice but the deserts are ok
(2)Kenesha W.
Food is pretty good. I've been there 3 times. Each time I get fried chicken mac and cheese and potatoes salad. Each time my food was very good. Waiting time was the worst. I may have waited 45 minutes or so, probably more. Next time I will call ahead.
(4)Erik B.
Call ahead if you can. The wait can be long.
(4)Serena R.
This establishment has fallen off terribly. I don't know if it's because there's been a change in cooks or what, but their food has now become mediocre soul food. Nothing to write home about.
(2)K H.
I really dislike when people write poor reviews based on one aspect or one experience with an eatery. My sentiments about Just To Serve you are compiled from 4 years of experience ordering from them. In a nutshell, I have never loved an establishment's food and genuinely hated their business practices more than this place. I used to get food delivered from them until the fateful day that it took them 2.5 hours to deliver .10 (one tenth) of a mile to my office. When I called to inquire about the delay I was informed "sometimes we get orders downtown first." That makes so much sense.... Not to be deterred I decided to start picking up my order. Not once ever was my food prepared in the time range they provided which could be anywhere from 30 to 90 minutes. The whopper was today when I was told my order would be ready in 30 minutes. Forty minutes later I arrived to an unapologetic cashier who informed me she was "just about to call you" to tell me they didn't have the ingredients for my order available. Why would you call me to tell me that 40 minutes after I ordered, 10 minutes after when you told my order would be ready by and 15 minutes before my work lunch hour would be up? Inconsiderate, horrible customer service. I wonder if it's because the neighborhood holds them to no expectation in terms of service just as long as it's hot and delicious. I went on hiatus from ordering here after I ordered a catering job from them in November. Not to disappoint, I showed up to pick up my order and low and behold... Guess what? It wasn't ready!!!!! The joy! The glee! The comfort in knowing someone would reliably fail you as usual. 12 days they had my catering order prior to my pick up and even with 17280 some minutes to prepare my entire catering sized large order was still 45 minutes late. Their food is good. It's absolutely not worth the pathetic business practices one has to endure. If you have an absolute hankering then deal with them at your own risk. Bonus: they carry the best baked goods from Denise's Bakery so you can always have some cake while you wait the extra 45 minutes for your order. The baked goods are about the sweetest thing in there since the staff always seems to be more unhappy with their jobs than you are.
(1)Krystal S.
I ordered a fried Chicken Breast platter w/ yams, Mac & cheese and cabbage! Amazing! Delivery was normal at 45 minutes. I will definitely order again. So much food that I can make 2 plates!
(5)Nathaniel B.
I called and placed an order for a rib platter with Mac and cheese and greens. The mac and cheese was salty, the greens were okay and that little piece of rib with 3 bones just pissed me off for $12.50. I don't know what's up with these soul food spots getting cheap with that food. I gotta find a better spot.
(2)Rebekah P.
Never good food. My team ordered and I picked up a total of 12 platters. Everyone loved what they got. The place was clean and did not smell like greasy food or a hugh mix of food. I appreciate that! The young lady was very nice. We are planning to order from them again.
(4)Janay E.
Its ok...I had a whiting fish platter with broccoli and mac. The mac&&cheese was good but SUPER GREASY... n I know butter makes everything better but that definitely was too much butter in the broccoli!!! N I'm not one of those skinny girls who exercise after every meal no I can eat a horse, cow and house n not gain a pound however I could feel my arteries clogging as I ate my food. On the upside of things u get large portions. Wouldn't go back n the food is definitely overrated
(3)Kamilah B.
The food is very very good...the service is what is lacking (at times). The mac & cheese is...let's say, I would bathe in it! The homemade iced tea is delish. They have expanded their menu beyond tradtional soul food and that is a bit daunting to me. It take a long time to get your order, and they don't apologize for it. Sooo, if they tell you twenty minutes, plan for 40. They do have tables and a tv going to pass the time.
(3)Ron H.
Soul food done well. Large portions at reasonable prices. The wide menu makes it hard to decide on what to order. A quick piece of advice, order at least a half hour in advance. The wait can be lengthy at times.
(4)Ava W.
Soooo, I was working late the other night and when I got home, my non-cooking hubby looks at me all puppy dog eyed and says, "What are we gonna eat?" I was soo tired and didn't feel like cooking. I called around to find out a local spot (I'm new in the area) that had either good soul food or cooked seafood that was still open at 9:00 on a Wednesday. Well, my big sis suggested Just To Serve You. She says "it's a bit small, but the food is good and so is the service." Hubby and I called ahead to order our meal and when we arrived, everything was ready. We ordered fried catfish, mac-n-cheese, and green beans. The catfish platter also came with steak fries and was only $6!!!!! (without the mac or beans) The fish was as big as my head...and I have a big head!! Fast forward to an hour after we received/ate our meals at home and hubby and I are darn near comatose on the couch...relishing in the memory of such a great meal. Everything was soooooo good, and it takes a lot for me to say that ('specially if it aint true..) since I grew up eating soul food. So, I'm giving J.T.S.Y. five stars for great grub, and great/speedy service. Yes, it's a small place. I suggest take out, but there are chairs if you choose to dine in. Try it out. Yes, you'll enjoy it. No, you may be not able to function or stay awake afterwards...Just a warning.
(5)T M.
This rest. is in a very bad location and the roads here will rip your tires apart. They have absolutely no parking for their customers. You have to park in front of someone's house to reach the place. I do love their double chocolate cake. It is moist and melts in your mouth. The cheesecake is not bad either. I decided one day to try a full meal. I paid close to $20 for a roast beef platter. I didn't like it at all. The roast beef was sliced too thick and was swimming in way too much thick gravy. There was so much gravy that it had spilled all into the plastic bag. I had huge onions all over my plate. The potato salad was runny and the mac and cheese was old. One of the problems with this place is that they have too much going on. Their menu not only serves Soul Food, but Chinese and Delicatessen food. This may explain their lack of attention to detail. I enjoy restaurants who specialize in one type of food, that way they can put all of their efforts into making your food and visit special. Also, the women behind the counter are not friendly.
(1)David Y.
okay, i would have given this place a full 4 stars...here is why i dont. My first time there, i had the short ribs pretty good. Took forever though. Sides were banging greens and mac(not baked but still good) husky portions. Second time i went back for breakfast, cheese eggs turkey bacon and home fries(banging), still waited like an hour for my food. Went back again on a weekday, food was not the same, maybe a different cook? but not as good. Found that everytime i went the food was cooked differently and it was either hit or miss, when its good it really good and when its not its overpriced and horrible. I do like the fact its black owned and not some fly by night korean owned joint. my advice when dealing with this place? dont go in the middle of the week, expect them not to answer the phone when ordering. Big portions though and when its good its really worth it. Sorry service is not consistent and neither is the food.
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