For more than 15 years, this restaurant has served home-style cooking and kept the tradition of southern cuisine alive within the Tampa community.
An advancing family multi-business restaurant that is one of the city’s most well-known eats, sharing generation-to-generation recipes, will always remind you of the love for family and the comfort of home. Elected officials, celebrities, families, and world travelers dine at the Restaurant to experience made-from-scratch, authentic southern fare served with genuine southern hospitality.
A few accolades demonstrating the resounding success of the Restaurant and the resume of the Chef.
Includes:
" In 2006, opened his first restaurant in Plant City, FL.
" Moved restaurant from Plant City to Tampa, FL in 2008.
" Featured in Florida Sentential
" Featured on WFLA News Channel 8 with anchor Gayle Guyardo in 2014.
" Cheap Eats Award” and the “Best Macaroni and Cheese” awarded by Tampa Magazine, 2015.
" Mentioned in the 2019 Green Book of Tampa Bay as one of the best soul food cuisines in the region.
" 2020 recipient of Tampa Bay Times 15 best black-owned restaurants and food businesses.
" Partnered with musical artist “The Weekend” during the Super Bowl LV halftime show, feeding 150 healthcare
workers, 2021
" 813Area’s five-time fan favorite for popular dishes as Fried Chicken, Chicken and Waffles, Grouper, and Pancakes!
" Listed as one of the Best Southern Food Spots in Every State (representing Florida), 2022
