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Soul Food

Restaurant Charleston

Martha Lou’s Kitchen: Timeless Pink Charleston Soul Food Shack [CLOSED]

Martha Lou Gadsden has been running her pink soul food shack in an industrial area on the north side of Charleston, past the port, for 25 years. Martha Lou’s Kitchen is close to where...
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Restaurant Sign Texas

Dot’s Place: Soul Food Cafeteria Rearises in Pflugerville [CLOSED]

Dorothy “Dot” Hewitt operated her north Austin soul food cafeteria for 24 years until 2004, when a devastating fire burned the structure to the ground. Dot was uninsured, and she suffered a massive financial...
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Restaurant Los Angeles

Larkin’s: Soul Food in Special Eagle Rock Setting [CLOSED]

Thanks to a canceled reservation, my friends and I scored a pre-opening tasting at Larkin’s Joint, the hotly anticipated Eagle Rock soul fooder. Having lived in Nashville for four years, and with a rack...
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Restaurant Austin

Tony’s Southern Comfort: Standout East Austin Soul Food [CLOSED]

My cell phone rang as the LAX shuttle spit me out at my terminal. It was my father calling to say he’d be late. He instructed me to meet my brother in Austin and...
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Restaurant Los Angeles

Maurice’s Snack ‘n Chat: Los Angeles Soul Food Legend Returns [CLOSED]

After a four-year hiatus, 89-year-old Maurice Prince re-emerged with a takeout only version of Maurice’s Snack ‘n Chat. I was lucky enough to attend the grand re-opening party. By the time I arrived, the...
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Gullah Restaurant South Carolina

Gullah Cuisine: Carrying on Legendary Lowcountry Cooking [CLOSED]

Sundays at Gullah Cuisine have become legendary in the Lowcountry. The after-church crowd gorges on the deluxe buffet ($12.99). A back room hosts large parties. During our visit, a family reunion of 50 people...
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