"The atmosphere walking in, I was very confused. Im listening to bone thugs and harmony, brandy, and jay-z but I 'm being waited on by a white man and Hispanics. This area is definitely gentrified. Disappointing I thought this place was going to be good because there was no other vegan soul food around. This is not soul food. This is body food . These Caucasian people took someone 's idea and clearly didnt know how to execute. This establishment is for black people who don 't innerstand their blackness, so they think this food is good. Also for Caucasian people that are happy to eat something with the word soul attached to it. So they think it 's good. Maryland/DC isn 't known for soul food so Idk what I was thinking coming here. We 're not known for any meal or dish. We 're known for crab cakes, but what is the staple meal that people eat with crab cakes? There 's none. We just do whatever because we 're a melting pot. Just like this restaurant just did whatever and slapped soul food on it. The collard greens are from a can. Had no flavor and definitely no soul. sweet potatoes(yams) also came from a can, didn 't have an ounce of brown sugar or any type of spices nor seasoning. They put SESAME SEEDS ON cornbread. Like, come on. Thats some WPS. Just like raisins in chicken salad with green bean casserole. The general tso Cauliflower, the sauce was decent but the Cauliflower clearly comes in frozen and they overcooked it. It was hard on the outside and lacked structure in the middle. The lasagna was the best thing and thats not saying much. I came for the Mac and cheese and all I can say is, looks are deceiving. It had no flavor, no taste.below mediocre. I 'll go home and fix everything of course. This place is an example of cultural appropriation. They continue to make money off of melanated people and we allow it. Never have black people took the idea of casseroles, created a restaurant called Karen 's and made money off of their ideas. Maybe I should. Will not be returning to this place."
