Detroit Soul — Restaurant in Detroit

Calling this food enjoyable would be tantamount to saying that Nas writes "some decent lyrics here and there" or saying that Stephen King has "okay books under his belt."

I had the pleasure of dining here with my family roughly one week ago. When I walked into the restaurant, I found myself enamored with atmosphere; the eatery was spotless, the food aroma made my mouth water, the host was pleasant. Even better, unlike most establishments nowadays, the music playing was at a low volume. I have some tinfoil hat conspiracy theories as to why a good number of restaurants play their music at ear-splitting volumes, but I digress.

Even the restrooms were clean. I don't criticize places for having unclean restrooms, since they are unable to monitor everything which goes on in there throughout their hours of operation. However, I do add praise if they are clean, and the facilities were so clean they could have given me a table right beside the urinals and I would have been content. The sole thing missing was an attendant to hand me towels and dishes full of candy.

The food was phenomenal. The host informed us they had shrimp (from what I understand, it isn't always available), and as a result, I ordered a shrimp dinner. Any dinner entrees also allow you to get two sides and a cornbread muffin; the sides I added were fries (basic, I know) and collard greens.

The fries were standard fries. I wasn't expecting much there, and they weren't bad at all. The cornbread muffin which came with the dinner was pretty good as well.

My mother, since she'd eaten at Detroit Soul prior, told me the collard greens were cooked with turkey and sweeter. I prefer my greens more on the spicy side, but nonetheless, I went in with an open mind. I was pleasantly surprised; the greens were melt-in-your-mouth tender and very flavorful. Sweet collard greens are something I'm getting used to, and I still can't quite say I prefer them over spicy greens, but I certainly wouldn't mind having more of Detroit Soul's collard greens. (I would say I'd get double greens next time, if I'm able.)

The shrimp was incredibly well-seasoned. I'm not sure what combination of seasonings they use for their batters, but it was divine. If you are able to get the shrimp, I recommend it highly. Next time, I'll try the catfish, which was what my sister ordered--that also looked tasty.

In short, I highly recommend Detroit Soul. Phenomenal food, great service, good prices, great atmosphere, and as an added bonus, it's located right off of one of the bus stops. I can certainly see myself coming back for lunch or dinner in the near future, and will likely tell others about the East Jefferson...

The biggest issue I had was the wait time to receive my meal. It took them over 45 minutes to prepare my meal and get it to my table. My waitress did a wonderful job and was very pleasant. She DID NOT miss out on her tip in anyway! Also, I felt that they need to hire more younger people, most everyone there working was well into their 60s. I believe this was part of the delay in receiving my meal in a timely fashion. The host also told me about a private dining area, that really wasn't private at all because, there was no door, or curtains to block out the view of others. Why would I pay for privacy when I can be seen by others? She said that that area was at a cost of $50.00. It was in no way private. Last, the food was not that good. I ordered the pork chop sandwich with a side order of Collar Greens, and Mac&Cheese. The Mac&Cheese was very bad and it look like yellow glue to me. The Collar Greens had no taste, as if they came out of a can. I was told that they cooked them with Turkey Meat. They tasted very plan, and unseasoned. I love to support Black Own and operated Businesses, however, I will never visit this restaurant again, because, I don't feel like my voice or complaints will bring about any changes. It is what it is, and my money is just that as well! I'm glad my mother taught me how to cook. Note: why is it that most restaurants that serve Greens only seem to have Collars Greens only? There are Mustard, Turnip, Spinach, Kail, and others too. Too many restaurants are too stuck on Collars. I like a mix of Collars, Mustards, Turnips, and Spinach, cooked with ham hocks, and salt pork for flavor. All Soul Food should...

The waitress Andrea was rude. I went to eat last Sunday 02/19/2023 the food was good and Andrea was nice. I went today 02/26/2023, Andrea (Waitress) asked me if I was going to leave a tip, I said no I don't like to get the tip off of my debit card and I forgot to stop at the ATM to grab some cash, before I could say I will make up for it when I come next Sunday, Andrea said in a low key nasty tone but this is the second time(The energy from her was stank) even if it was my third time she doesn't know me to say that. She walked over to the cook and he stared at me which tells me she mentioned it to him. I was so uncomfortable. (I usually leave tips when I go out, I have been running for the past couple of weeks and didn't grab cash from the ATM) I won't be going back unless someone else pays for it. I stared at her, played it off to keep from getting upset and said what I was going to say the first time. ( I will make up for it, next time.) I have never experienced a waitress voicing out loud in front of a customer about tips. Everyone is not going to give a tip, that's why it's not good to work a job if a person is taking it personal that they didn't receive a tip. Now I see why her service was dry when she waited on me because she remembered me from last Sunday, she also took longer to come and take my order when I was the only one in there. I called and called to complain and no one answered the phone so that is why I put this on google review. I'm giving one star for the service but the...