Ciara D.
Yelp
When scrolling through UberEats, I've seen A1 Soulfood pop up several times, but didn't pay it much attention until a friend told me to try it. When I want good soul food, I typically drive down to south Atlanta, but after seeing that A1 was on my side of town, I was elated.
I decided to try them one Sunday afternoon to get the "Sunday dinner" fix from my childhood. My friend told me to get there early as the line can be super long on Sundays. I got there around 2:45 and the line was wrapped around the dining area. Very long, but not as bad as I was expecting. It took about 30 minutes for me to make it to the front of the line.
I ordered the fried catfish dinner which comes with two fillets, two sides, and a piece of cornbread. For my sides, I chose macaroni and cheese and candied yams and got an additional side of collard greens. Fish is fried to order, so I had to wait about 10-15 minutes for it to be ready.
The food smelled sooo good on the drive home that I couldn't wait to get in and try it. The catfish was fried and seasoned to perfection, the macaroni and cheese was some of the best I've ever had from a restaurant, and the collard greens were just perfect. The candied yams were okay but had a bit more cinnamon than I like and the cornbread wasn't the best - it was really dense, which was slightly upsetting as cornbread is my favorite.
Overall, A1 lived up to its name! I'll definitely be back to try some more options.
Also, social distancing is being practiced in line and masks are required to enter.