Drew's Place Soulfood — Restaurant in Fort Worth

This place was recommended from a co-worker who has gone for years... I measure any new (to me) place on their Chicken Fried Steak and their portions are HUGE! You get two or three pieces based in your choice of plate. The breading is perfect (flour-based)... Nice and tender Steak. No complaints and, as a CFS perfectionist, that says a lot!

I was happy because good Chicken Fried Steak is SOOOO hard to find these days (how sad!!!). Got the combo plate so I could try another meat from the menu, and got the Smothered Pork Chop (bone-in) as my second meat... Even got a bonus half chop tucked under my main. Win! I make these at home and judge a bit harshly there, in general, too.

I have to say, it is REALLY cool that you can get two, or three, pieces of meat on a lunch plate and mix and match! Fried Chicken, Catfish, Chicken Fried Steak, Pork Chops, and varieties on each. Absolute highlight of the menu!!!

As far as my food goes, I wish the Mac'n'Cheese were "cheesier" with a tad more seasoning, but I got what is pretty typical and standard anywhere you go. I mixed some of my smothering gravy from my pork chop in and that helped. I also got (packets) of salt and pepper to add to everything. That made the difference!!!

I think our server thought we were taking our food to go, even though it came on plates, because the next table got a bottle of Heinz Ketchup while I got twenty packets of French's.

All in all, I was really happy... And STUFFED! My co-workers got the Chicken Fried Chicken plate and a Fried Pork Chop Sandwich (bone-in, which was a bit weird). Both raved. We all left fat and happy and in food comas for the rest of our Friday afternoon.

Side Note: The Drew Burger...

I came here for lunch with a coworker. I was excited because I'm from Chicago i be searching for good soul food or good food period in Texas. Plus it was black-owned so I was ready to dive in. The place is old skool it gives the old southern vibes. It's a shack-style cafe/ restaurant. Once you walk in it has a very nostalgic ambiance. We waited at the front for a nice 5mins 1 waitress on the floor walked by but didn't care to greet us. She walked by twice no eye contact or anything. She was moving so fast you would think it was a packed house. Just a few tables no more than 5. She went by a window where I now know they take togo orders by a window on the outside. After tired of waiting I shouted ma'am do we sit ourselves? She walked past again and said something but I only heard what I needed (sit yourselves). So my coworker overly tried to convince me not to try the fried Catfish She said she got sick last time but it was a pickup order and her breading was falling off. I heard her but my mouth was watering for it. So I got it and it was cooked nice and fried hard but the taste was off it wasn't fresh. IT WAS NOT CATFISH SWAI FISH I HATE WHEN YOU ALL DO THAT. CHEAP! The mac n cheese was not MAC N N CHEESIN! The greens were good and tasty. Full of flavor I picked that old a** smoked meat out of it. My fried okra was good as well. The cornbread was sweet and tasty. I won't be back but I was trying something new! My advice is to take your time and don't sell bad fish or any meat for that matter all guests deserve to feel like the very 1st plate you've served when they...

1st off...we waited about 10 mins for anyone to come to the table, there was only 1 elderly man waiting for his order and a family of 3 finishing their meal plus me and my wife. I was brought one (1) menu, I stated "there are 2 of us" to which I was told that we'd have to share a menu.. After ANOTHER 10 min wait, she came over to ask about our drink order, I told her I was also ready to order and she then said let me go get my pad, after about 5 more mins, we placed our order, I was told that they were completely out of the Mac & Cheese, I said ok, she brought our drinks, they were wrong, she made a face but corrected it. A white woman w/her elderly mother came in and also requested mac&cheese, told they were out.. 10 mins later their order came out, we were still not served. Finally our food comes out, the mashed potatoes w/gravy were completely devoid of any flavor/seasoning and were completely cold as was the old cold okra. A black family of 4 came in and sat behind us and ordered the mac&cheese and miraculously the restaurant now had it available! No napkins, no straws were brought out. The chicken was "ok" and it was barely warm.. Not sure if the treatment was because I'm Hispanic, or Gay or both.. Very uncomfortable scenario and treatment. I would NOT recommend.. I gave then 2 stars because the chicken was not burnt or greasy, it was just "ok",...