Ol’ Boy’s Soul Food Menu

  • Platters
  • Sandwiches
  • Sides $3 Each
  • Beverages

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  • Platters
  • Sandwiches
  • Sides $3 Each
  • Beverages

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  • K H.

    I appreciate this business so much. A couple years ago they opened up around the corner from my job. They have been consistently courteous and delicious since they opened! Ol' Boys offers the best staple soul food items: perfectly fried chicken, gooey Mac and Cheese, flavorful collard greens, AMAZING cornbread and deli cable fried fish. The bonus is that they are always introducing new items and offering yummy specials. All are great. You never get tired of ordering the same platter cause...tada there's something exciting on special. They are excellent at customer service, speed of order prep and just pleasant people. They are the best business in this area bar none.

    (5)
  • Shana F.

    My second time around was a breath of fresh air. I got to try the cornbread which reminds me of cake and it was warm. The bbq chicken wings and mac and cheese did not let me down, they both are really good...i got full so I shared it with my nephew whom devoured everything including the yams (but they weren't his favorite he like the mac). I can now order more often (considering the time of day).

    (4)
  • Margarita T.

    Overpriced food, not terribly friendly counter service, and stemmy-as-fuck canned collards make this place just OK. They should seriously step up their game to dominate soul food in West Philly. Alas. The search continues.

    (2)
  • Kris Q.

    When the place first opened the food was really good and the portions were generous. But over the last year or so the portions have consistently shrunk. The size of the chicken wings aren't even as big as when they opened. But if you dine here make sure you get the collard greens and the macaroni and cheese! DELICIOUS! I would suggest the whiting but you may want to get two orders because you only get 3 SMALL fillets in the platter. Platters average around 10 bucks or so which is affordable

    (3)
  • Apephanie P.

    I ordered the chicken wings, mac, & greens.. the chicken was great. The mac wasn't so good. The noodles were overcooked too oily & cheap cheese. The greens I was disappointed I had more stem in my platter then the leaf . The cornbread tho was great sweet & soft I only suggest they give it out warm not room temp or cold

    (3)
  • Yvette F.

    The food was just ok...nothing to go crazy over...although the sweet potato cheesecake is the best...I would give that 5 stars

    (3)
  • Jamie S.

    Ol' Boys Soul Food Restaurant opened in the summer of 2013 in an area that looks a little neglected- I say this because we parked next to an abandoned house whose first floor was covered in garbage. I can't say I have done too much dining around the 60th and Locust area. But that might change now. Obviously from the name, I knew to expect soul food and to probably not expect a salad. I also couldn't not think about the beloved, and very violent Korean movie that Spike Lee remade last year (see the original, please). Inside, you order from a counter and there is limited seating. The menu is also limited. But that makes your choice easier. There is no pork on the menu, perhaps catering to a local Halal population. Pondering either the fried fish or chicken platters, I ultimately chose the fried chicken breast ($10-bbq, wings, and legs were also options). Platters come with 2 sides and corn bread. It took about 10 minutes for our food to be ready. I noticed a beer store is directly next door, and though I didn't take advantage of it (and you might want to check to make sure it's ok), beer along with the fried chicken would have only been more perfect. The fried chicken was exactly what I hoped for: crispy and juicy. Nothing remarkable, just a simply fried breast with sturdy breading. I added a little hot sauce they had available for an extra sprinkle of heat. The innocent looking corn bread was bonkers good- sweet and moist. Made me hate everyone who makes dry corn bread. The mac and cheese side came as a big hunk. It wasn't the gooey kind, the noodles were slightly overcooked, and it needed some salt and pepper, but I couldn't stop eating it. The other side I picked came off of the specials menu, lima beans. They were pretty much the best ever, super creamy and flavored with a smoked turkey hock. If this is an option, don't miss it. Ol' Boy's has made a fan. I plan to brave the litter again to try the fried fish, turkey wings, and candied yams.

    (5)
  • Stephanie W.

    Ooooh! This place almost got 4 stars, then this place almost got 2 stars but we settled on 3. Let me tell you why. We ordered turkey wings, fried wings, mac and cheese, yams, tuna mac, and string beans. The good: Wings Mac and cheese The service very clean The iffy: Tuna mac Yams (fruity as opposed to sweet) The bad: Turkey wings (too dry and flavorless) The canned: String beans( they were tasty though) All in all I think they have the capability to be phenomenal, especially because their customer service is great. They just need to work on their flavors a bit.

    (3)
  • Ceara D.

    I ordered from here for the first time after reading some of the amazing reviews. I decided to get the chicken wing platter with candied yams, macaroni and cheese and macaroni salad lol one of them nights. I decided to get delivery and I'm only about 7 mins away so shouldn't take too long...after about an hour I decided to call them, they said the order was sent out. After another half hour a man finally arrived to my home. He was very polite and apologized for the wait. Upon inspection everything looked great, except my macaroni salad. It had an odor like something wasn't right. I can't put my finger on it but it did not smell fresh, AT ALL. Everything else was OK nothing mind blowing. Mac and cheese was bland I would've swapped for anything else. Now the cornbread was AMAZING, next to warm daddy's and relish some of the best cornbread I've ever had. Sweet and moist, taste like cake. Overall, ok spot nothing more

    (3)
  • Steve B.

    Had the Belgian Waffle, some Greens, and Macaroni and Cheese. All was exceptional. The Belgian Waffle was fantastic.

    (5)
  • Fatimah L.

    Visited today for the first time and I really enjoyed the food. The greens were a little salty but my fish was fried perfectly. What I didn't like were all of the interesting characters loitering out front and near the doorway. Why I will go back though was the fact that I was greeted warmly when I entered and there was an older gentleman who came out from the back who waved and smiled at me as well. Customer Service is major for me. And the gentleman also put so much care in how he packaged my food. They get 5 stars for that. Again, I will definitely be back.

    (4)
  • T Michelle M.

    I enjoy going coming here from time to time and enjoying some home cooked food. Sometimes it's a little hit or miss, but I've had more hits than misses. The Mac and cheese is pretty good, and so are the chicken wings... Beware the string beans though, I had them a few times and they were stringy. The cabbage was greasy a few times as well. They have the BEST banana pudding! That's worth a stop by itself.

    (4)
  • Rebecca M.

    SALTYYYYYY. Too much fat on the short ribs, the mac and cheese was a good consistency, but so salty. The yams kept this from a one star. The yams were good, but you can tell they're only sweetened with white sugar and no cinnamon. Bummer.

    (2)
  • Dar C.

    Really nice people! The greens were a little salty but good none the less. The Mac and cheese was really good. No to cheesy cooked just right. I had to add salt and pepper to the Mac and cheese. I added ketchup and hot sauce to my fried wings. The wings were okay. Not amazing but ok.

    (4)
  • Bruce B.

    I am on a soul food binge, so get out my way! I came here or on a tip from a fellow Yelper and I'm really glad I did. I was driving in West Philly looking for this restaurant because I didn't have an exact address. I'm driving down 60th Street and lo and behold, I saw a really big black guy in a apron standing in front of the restaurant. In my mind I was hoping this was a place because looking at him, I knew I was in for a treat. When I approach the restaurant, the big guy said "you look hungry and this is the place to be my friend". Pinch me. The restaurant is newly decorated, and the spot was so clean it actually shined. There were two attractive young ladies taking orders at the counter and they were very very pleasant and personable. They handed me a menu and I told them I wanted to try the fried chicken. The big guy said I should order the breast, it came boneless and it was very large. Who I am I to argue? I ordered collard greens, mac and cheese and potato salad to go with the chicken. The big guy said it would be ready in 10 to 15 minutes. They have a big flat screen TV in the waiting area to keep you company until your food is ready but what caught my attention was a row of individually packaged slices of homemade sweet potato pie. So I grabbed a slice to eat while I was waiting for my order. The pie was delicious not too sweet and definitely homemade with love. The food was done and after talking with the young ladies, I paid for it and headed home to eat. The big guy was right the chicken breast was huge, crisp on the outside and juicy on the inside. and zero bones. The greens were flavorful and tender, the bake macaroni and cheese was delicious, and the potato salad was really old school. The meal came with a huge hunk of freshly baked corn bread that could have been mistaken for a dessert. It was high and fluffy with a hint of sweetness. All in all it was a pretty impressive meal, sometime simple home made foods are the hardest to pull off these days. If they continue to consistently put out food at this high level, they will blow up! The prices are reasonable and it's worth the trip from wherever you're coming from.

    (5)
  • Maggie M.

    I hate to do this in light of all the 5 star reviews so far, but I'm really not sure what they ate (except maybe the candied yams-- more on that later). I'd like to give them three stars only because the place is super clean and the staff is super friendly. The food? Not so super at all. We were looking for lunch and I had gotten a pm from someone affiliated with the store. Usually I ignore spam like that, but my favorite soul food restaurant in west philly burned down and has yet to reopen so I checked to see if there were any reviews. Surprisingly there were already 5, all 5 stars, and two of them were from people whose judgment I have always been able to trust in the past. So we ordered. Fried chicken breasts and wings-- ok. nothing special. actually smell like corner chinese food fried chicken :/ Beef Short Ribs - ok. nothing special. cooked well but not noteworthy. BTW - They serve No Pork here at all, which is a bonus for those halal and kosher folks among us. Mac and Cheese-- AWFUL. separated, gritty/cottage cheesy, bland-- no seasoning whatsoever. no salt, no pepper, no onion, no garlic, no nada. and, like i said, gritty :( Strring beans -- I could taste the turkey neck in the liquid, but it was like they had dumped a bag of green beans into the juice to get coated was all. No happy, peppery feeling on my lips, no delicious oniony, meaty taste :( Potato Salad-- ok. nothing special. black bear at acme or shop rite is a million times better. Greens -- Apparently not good (i don't eat them myself). Allegedly very vinegary and tough. Candied Yams -- Apparently Out of this World! (I don't eat them myself). Said Yams: "wow, these have pineapple and oranges" and "you can taste the fruit juice!" allegedly very, very impressive. Cornbread -- very sweet and more like cake. As I mentioned, the customer service was great-- they even threw in some extra cornbread and a piece of what we thought was sweet potato pie but was actually sweet potato cheesecake. The people were so nice and friendly that I feel pretty bad rating their food honestly. (btw-- the sp cheesecake It got eaten amongst three people, but none of them were overwhelmed.) I really, really, really wanted to like this place. I hang out only a few blocks away a couple nights a week and we were thinking this could be a go-to place :'( I don't know if the first day they went all out on the food, or maybe we ordered too early and the food hadn't had time to really marinate and get good yet, but we will be sticking with Mama's Boy and J ust To Serve You from now on...

    (2)
  • John S.

    Came here because I was in the area and the reviews were good. I got fried chicken, Mac n cheese, yams and a side of potato salad and my friend got talapia, Mac n cheese and greens. The chicken was good but nothing special. The fried talapia was real good. The Mac n cheese was terrible like the other reviewer described it. The yams were good, loved the pineapples in it. The potato salad wasnt good. The Corn bread was good as well. The greens tasted like glory greens but weren't bad either. Great staff and clean but they need to fix the Mac n cheese if anything. If your in this area you mind as well go to just to serve you at Frazier and Girard (great food but bad service).

    (3)
  • Anthony W.

    Someone from this spot reached out to me directly on here and being that this is my neck of the woods, I felt much obliged to give Ol Boy's a shot. I had a proxy go in my place, but I do plan on setting foot in here personally when the opportunity arises. They got me a barbequed wing platter and I'm not crazy about wings or barbeque, but everything else in this platter was rockin. Too bad it wasn't the righteous fried chicken breast mentioned by the OG Bruce B. The macaroni had a nice texture to it, the greens had the right amount of tartness to them, and the yams were sweet and stellar (although I only tried a spoonful from someone else). The wings fell apart. Some people like that, but I'm not one of those people. The flavors were right though. And then there's the cornbread. If I was a kid today, I'd skip right past the Chinese and Puerto Rican stores and I'd put my little $1 on that cornbread. It's very much a little dessert. It's one of those joints that your grandmom will hand-off with a no look pass to the kids because they can't wait til dinner. It reminds me of asian style sponge cake. I dig it. Other than that, my people told me that they were well served here and that the staff was quite friendly. Sounds like my kind of place.

    (5)
  • Hoover C.

    The food is good, I mean everything and the staff is very friendly. And the place is clean, now the area isnt the best of areas to be lingering around, so get your food and run. Its like going through hell to get to heaven, heavenly food that is. The price of the food is reasonable, good quality food so I dont mind paying the price !

    (4)
  • Monica H.

    Had a fried chicken wing platter with potato salad and greens. All of it was delicious. The wings were fried perfectly crisp and the potato salad and greens were seasoned to perfection. Will definitely be back my next cheat meal to try the fried fish. An extra tip would be to try to go before it gets dark. The neighborhood is very sketchy.

    (5)
  • Alan K.

    Only stopped here once because it had good reviews and I was in the neighborhood, (because of necessity, not by choice). Yes, very clean. It deserves four stars even if the neighborhood gets one. If you're in the neighborhood, O'l Boy's Soul Food is definetely worth a trip!

    (4)
  • Mica C.

    My new fave for some home cooking. Everything is great! I don't really care for yams, but their yams are awesome!

    (5)
  • LaMar J.

    This is a great place for some home cooked food on the go this place is Amazing the food is just Amazing every thing is Fresh. The Kitchen very clean its very hard to find Great Soul food in the city and ol boys have fix that Problem!!!

    (5)
  • Marlee C.

    Food was delicious! !! My husband and I had fried fish with Mac and cheese and Collard greens My husband had the fried chicken breast with sweet potatoes and potato salad. All was wonderful. The cornbread tasted like cake.

    (5)

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Opening Hours

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Specialities

  • Takes Reservations : No
    Delivery : Yes
    Take-out : Yes
    Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
    Good For : Lunch, Dinner
    Parking : Street
    Bike Parking : No
    Wheelchair Accessible : Yes
    Good for Kids : Yes
    Good for Groups : Yes
    Attire : Casual
    Ambience : Casual
    Noise Level : Average
    Alcohol : No
    Outdoor Seating : No
    Wi-Fi : No
    Has TV : Yes
    Waiter Service : No
    Caters : Yes

Ol’ Boy’s Soul Food

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