Yo Mama's Soul Food — Restaurant in Houston

Perhaps it speaks to the fallibility of human memory, but every time I recall my trip to this "restaurant", it beckons forth an experience I wish I could permanently forget. Thinking we'd like to patronize all of the local, small businesses around us, we decided we would try this rather well-hidden strip center establishment. First of all, the pictures that you see on Google Maps don't lie. Some of the pictures that patrons have taken look generally inedible or just like a pile of brown and bones. I guess they have some kind of aesthetic going, as everything about this place seems like it evokes an image of the dead. Bones in your gumbo, bones in your oxtails, bones in the chicken. I honestly get the impression that the restaurant is normally used for séances after hours. The ordering process was honestly confusing and the menu appeared to try and capture the idea of artistic minimalism, as I couldn't really match what was written with what I saw in the cafeteria line. Not everything was listed and I had to guess what things were; no information about what was available was forthcoming. I can't speak for all of the food, but we ordered the gumbo for two. I'm still in shock that the clerk/cashier packaged our gumbo into flat box containers. Granted, she seemed like she had a system that worked out okay with the packaging, but that seems both inefficient and incapable of storing as much as a bowl or cup style container. I don't know who eats gumbo like how they make it and feed it to you here. To me, it seemed like they were trying to enhance the roux by adding shrimp/prawn shells, crab claws, fish bones and other literally inedible flavor elements. The problem was that they don't actually remove that stuff when they hand you the finished product. I actually don't want to have my oral cavity internally pierced by calcium daggers while eating my seafood gumbo. Having a dead prawn carcass gaze into my soul as I'm chowing down on my dinner is just unappealing. Crab claws, really? It's like they want to remind me about the worst part of eating crab. I feel like I had dysentery after eating here. I can barely form a coherent chain of events from the progression of arrival to bathroom indigestion experienced over the following days. In conclusion, maybe try the meatloaf? Other people seem to...

First of all, I want to thank my washer and dryer repairman for not showing up today. If he Would have shown up today, then I wouldn't have had the opportunity to go out to wash clothes and find this little gem of a restaurant. The moment I drove up and rolled down my window.I just knew that it'was going to be phenomenal. Walked into the most cutest restaurant, with beautiful tables and decorations. As I entered the restaurant.I was promptly greeted by the most cutest couple ever. They made a few recommendations and let me know what were my available selections. They had oxtails laying in s river of brown sauce and meatloaf all sexy waiting to be picked, spaghetti and baked golden chicken some kind of smothered steak and the most beautiful selection of sides. I chose the vegetable plate with four sides but only got three with a double scoop of delicious, extra creamy, soft mac and cheese. The green beans were a smidge too spicy but had a wonderful flavor with bits of ham, and my icing on the cake was their sweet potatoes, swimming in a light sweet, puddle of butter, brown sugar, clove, cinnamon and my every wish come true. I'll so glad i decided on their sweet tea, but their kool aid selection almost came home with me as well. Truly amazing. I added three cornbread muffins and one of them was eaten before even getting out of the parking lot. Let's just say that I had to make some really hard decisions today as I sat outside at the laundromat and had this great food. I had to seriously push myself to get out of my car and go inside and wash clothes. I needed some clean socks and I'm sure my kids needed clean socks too, or just go home and take that much needed coma induced nap. I think I'll need to just cancel my appointment for a repair and start washing clothes at the laundromat so i can come visit Mama's Soul Food more often. Ya'll should come too and clear your afternoon to be able...

To be quite honest it was so much going on at this place that it would take me too long to tell you the issues. I just know that I will not be returning back to this establishment to spend any of my hard-earned money. I will say that older gentleman that walked in and went straight behind the food line didn't wash his hands, nobody had gloves on while handling the food. Mind you this is my first time visiting this establishment, I was visiting Houston area and wanted to try the food. The doors didn't open until 12:06, once wr got in it was a nice lady who tried to assist us. There was no no macaroni and cheese rating for the line and I asked how long would it take you said about 25 minutes so we wait because I wanted macaroni and cheese. I was so disappointed when they brought it out it was cold. I took it back up and asked if they could heat it up, the guy that I assume was the owner got upset with me and stated " my people" I asked him if he was talking about because I wanted and expected my food to be hot. Especially with me waiting 25 minutes for the mac and cheese. This man has no customer service, he repeatedly we had reasons why was cold because we was asking for the mac and cheese so they took it out early. This is how it is now organized I didn't see any type of hand-washing and I should have turned around, when I seen him come in with all those rings on his hands without washing them. I must say A lady named Miss Pat came out talked to me twice because she saw how frustrated I was.I enjoyed speaking with her. I got boxes to go...