Butter's Soul Food To Go — Restaurant in Philadelphia

When I arrived to Butters Soul Food the atmosphere was very comforting, the gentleman at the front were extremely polite and friendly and I loved the free refreshments, the tea is amazing ! However sadly the food was not to my liking. I was excited to order because of how good the reviews were, even upon arriving there was an older gentleman coming in to get a quick bite and as he leaves he shouts, “butters got the best soul food,” after hearing that and seeing the reviews that made me even more excited to taste their food! However that was not the case. The disappointment was mainly the Mac and cheese and collard greens, everything was bland and tasted Burnt. The fish was great don’t get me wrong but the Mac and cheese tasted like stove top Mac and it was very dry. The Collard greens had a weird burnt taste as if the Bottom of the pan was burnt or something, also very flavorless. I would support again due to the simple fact it’s black owned and they showed stellar customer service, and in our community that isn’t always reciprocated. However, if I were to order from here again I would just go for a quick bite, like a sandwich, the sides I received were...

The food was absolutely horrible, I quite enjoy patronizing black establishments, but this place, not only was the customer service horrible, and I gave them a pass because they appeared to be busy and extremely unorganized, but when I say the food that I spent $33.00 on was horrible, even the cake which looked delicious has this taste that I can’t explain, I just spit it out and rinsed my mouth out, the dressing is a disgrace to black peoples dressin, I don’t know what that mess was, the Mac and cheese was terrible, the yams I spit that out too, I have been cooking for years and I know what real soul food consist of, this place doesn’t have a clue, I was in town visiting Pastor Jennings church, I wish I could get a refund for not only this so called soul food, but for time I wasted waiting almost 30 minutes, after driving 30 minutes from the church to get there, and I had called the order in before leaving the church parking lot, I did eat some of the ribs, they were edible, but definitely not the best I’ve ever had, the rest of that stuff was disgusting, disappointing and a total waste of my hard...

I googled this restaurant and read the reviews and decided this would be Sunday's dinner.

I am pleased with my choice. I ordered the smothered Turkey wings, Mac and cheese, and cabbage. My platter was smaller than I anticipated. I didn't even know that these platters came this small. Despite that, it was enough to fill me up (not enough for leftovers like other places but good for one meal). The platter included a small piece of cornbread which was scrumptious.

The Turkey wings were just right. For me, Turkey wings are usually dry even with the gravy but these were cooked well. That brown gravy drizzled on top burst with flavor. The Mac and cheese and cabbage were good as well. The cabbage appeared to have greens and carrots mixed in to it which made me enjoy it even more.

I plan to try their fried whiting next time and two other sides. (Review also...