Ann Kennedy
I ordered the 3 peice chicken with cabbage and fried okra. The fried okra was delicious! Chicken was very flavorful, and the cabbage was tasty. For dessert tried the peach cobbler, but that wasn't so good. The crust was very chewy and it just wasn't right. Food was reasonable priced and the wait wasn't to long. I will go back. Definitely some good food.
C Powell
This place was a nice surprise. I used to live in the university area and wish this place was here when I was. The location is tucked away between the Bank of America and the Bojangles. The food was great. I honestly was a little worried as the food was seating covered in the counter similar to a buffet style. Yet, it was actually good. I was able to get the meatloaf with collards and green beans. All the sides are prepared without meat so you could have a totally vegetarian meal if you wanted. My wife got the BBQ chicken with green beans and mac&cheese. The BBQ chicken was fine. Yet, the sides were way better. Definitely, recommend it.
Judith Brown
First time there and the food was delicious! Hubby had fried pork chops, mac and cheese and cabbage. I had meatloaf, collard greens and yams. Everything was really, really good! Only thing was my meatloaf wasn't hot. They took it back and warmed it up for me! Finally, yams that were tasty and not super sweet. The collards were fiyah, OMG!! Definitely will be back!
Chanel Muldrow
I eat here all the time today I was so dissatisfied ! I ordered and waited for my pork chops to be cooked (were they really freshly cooked they are dry and shribbled up look at them..) anywho once I come back in the store to get my food I get told they dont have cabbage which is the only other side I eat with rice or mashed potatoes ( I eat here ones a week they should know) they said itll take 10 minutes( everything takes 10 minutes) came back in 20 and they telling somebody else they dont have ribs.get home cabbage not cooked all the way through or seasoned, gave my dog the other pork chop even he got chocked up. Rice taste dry too Im disappointed my bf said his Mac and cheese was dry like its been sitting there all day. After 2 hours switch the food OUT or put milk, water make new stuff and mix it SOMETHING ! PLEASE STEP IT UP I am a loyal customer and even my bf hates when I say soul central but I convince him every time to get something.
LOreal Dunn Glenn
I bought Easter dinner from here yesterday. I ordered fried chicken, Mac and cheese and greens. The chicken was cooked to order and good. Unfortunately I cannot say the same about the sides. They were not terrible. Just not soul food. The Mac and cheese was creamy and very cheesy but had no flavor. It was not seasoned like soul food mac and cheese. The greens were a bit tough, salty and spicy. Cornbread was very dry. Again, not Soul Food. I will not return. I wish we had more authentic soul food options in Charlotte. Floyd's is the best I've had here.
Krishanda Holmes
I visited Soul Central on 04.12.2024 before an event I had to attend. I was hungry and Google searched a restaurant near me. Soul Central came up. So I decided to try it. The restaurant is nice and the service was good. I ordered a two piece dark with two sides, macaroni and cheese and cabbage. When I got my food the only thing that was hot was the chicken because it was cooked to order. My sides were almost cold. It was disappointing because I didn't even finish it because it wasn't hot. The cabbage was seasoned well. You would think for it to be a Soul food place the macaroni and cheese would be baked. It was definitely cooked on top of the stove. It was too runny for my liking. Now with the fried chicken. It was fried perfectly. The down side was the seasoning. Only the skin was seasoned but there was no flavor to the meat itself. They probably didn't brine the chicken long enough so the seasoning from the skin could marinate to the meat. I gave it a 2 star rating because of the cold sides and poor seasoning of the chicken. Oh and the corn bread was cold and hard. Not fresh at all.
Mickey Caldwell
Very clean place, food is good - other items are a "Solid Thumbs Up". Had the Beef Tip over Rice with Mash & Gr. Beans (very good). Fried chicken is cooked to order (some places just will have it sitting under the heat lamp). Great place for quick easy grab and go. Service is great, very friendly - Mamacita is doing her thing. Give Soul Central a try!
James Campbell
Very good first experience here! The food was excellent, I had the meatloaf with cabbage, yams and Mac n cheese. Definitely tasted home-cooked. There was a little bit of a language barrier as the staff appeared to be Latino and they forgot my order but they were very nice.
Jenna Kilo
I've eaten at the Central Avenue location a few times and loved it. I was elated when I saw a new location in university city!!! My friend and I went today for lunch, and I lament hyping it up so much. I hate to leave a negative review, bc a place could have just had a bad day, but this was a 2.5 star experience. The service was okay, the pinto beans were good, the sweet potatoes were great, and the mac and cheese was edible. I've had much better mac and cheese at IKEA, honestly. The collards were the most flavorful, but also SUPER salty. My friend had the meatloaf, and said it was just ground beef and ketchup. It looked very boring. The corn bread was nothing to write home about. The cheese cake and banana pudding were both really good. None of the food was *bad* but it also wasn't *good* ... it really lacked soul. Kind of gave me Golden Corral vibes. Maybe the normal chef was out today. Would not recommend.
Russell Shaffer
Not what I was expecting. The food was just okay. Not your grandmother's cooking for sure. In a quick moment for greens, it'll do. The rice and beans were soggy. I felt like I was eating frijoles instead of Southern goodness. The place was empty at lunchtime that would have been my first clue.
