A1 Soulfood

What an awful experience. This place was absolutely packed, yet the service showed no sense of urgency, teamwork, or professionalism. I waited 45 minutes for food, which is simply unacceptable. The lady at the register stood around with no initiative, showing no effort to support her team or move things along. It was as if customer service was the last thing on anyone’s mind. Watching a crowded restaurant run with zero coordination was frustrating and disappointing. When the food finally came, it was nothing special—bland, thrown together, and far from the authentic soul food you’d expect. After such a long wait, the quality should have made up for it, but instead it felt like a complete waste of time and money. Soul food is supposed to come with care, energy, and pride. Here, there was none of that. A1 Soul Food has lost the meaning of hospitality, and it shows in both their service and their cooking. 1/5 – Ridiculous wait times, poor teamwork, and mediocre food.

Great for breakfast as well as dinner. I’m a frequent flyer for breakfast and take orders for most of my co-workers. The pork chop sandwiches but my all time favorite is the catfish seasoned so well and it’s not greasy. The staff are excellent they always get every order correct and provide top notch service at a very fast pace. I love Thursdays for dinner they have oxtails and they r not $30 a plate. Excellent restaurant the prices can’t be beat❣️

I go there quite often, usually on Thursday for the ox-tails. I expect a long line because the food is good and the prices are low. I have been to some fine dining establishments all over this country, spent a lot of money and the food wasn't as good. This is the best soul food that you will find! Luckily, I am old and the younger folk in line behind me will usually tell me to sit until they get closer to the food line. The conversation usually goes like this, "Mama/Auntie....you can sit down. I'll keep your place until I get to the food counter". They don't know me and I don't know them....but I am appreciative! And I absolutely LOVE black people! I'm giving A-1....an A+

The establishment is very dated, but that’s expected for the area. Food was just ok, lacked seasoning and flavor. You get large portions for you money. it’s not the cleanest.. if you are eating here, just don’t do a lot of looking around, because you will loose your appetite! I’m still shocked we ate from this establishment. But hey, the Mrs. Wanted soul food

This place is so overrated. I think just about everything they serve has pork such as neck bones, pork chops, pig feet. If you don’t eat pork, they only have turkey wings that’s almost the size of your arm. I have asked management on multiple occasions to serve more options for your customers who don’t consume pork/pork based products but nothing has changed. That’s not including the fact that I stood in line for almost 20 minutes just to get one side or some times you can’t get what you want at all cus they run out or you have to wait longer for them to cook more. It’s not worth it, go somewhere else. Response to Owner: The onions and peppers in just about all the dishes you just stated be undercooked/raw so that’s something that I personally would not order. Even the pictures of other reviews show that as well. The baked spaghetti that was on the hot bar wasn’t appetizing either yesterday. Also, I actually have on multiple occasions asked your workers as well as the tall guy with dreads to discuss this with management and I haven’t seen a difference. I remember even coming in a while ago because you have salmon cakes on your breakfast menu but even they aren’t sold on the day you have it listed on your menu. One of your servers said items listed on the menu is served on a first come first serve basis which is understandable but at the height of your morning rush hour after standing in line for 15-30 minutes or longer and it’s between 8:00am-9:00am when your doors open at 7:00am and have items still run out doesn’t provide for a good experience. I have given this place multiple opportunities as a local and former regular but always end up disappointed.

I can remember when the owner of this restaurant came out to my food truck and invited me out to his grand opening. I must say when they first took over a couple years ago, the food was on point. Now it’s all bland. I had cabbage, dressing. okra and oxtails. The plate taste like hospital food. Customer service is a hot mess. The lady who was in the front line serving the food had about 15 people in line she had the nerve to leave the live to talk on her phone for about 5 min. To say I’m disappointed is not even the least.

Service was very excellent, the ladies were nice. Line was rapped around in the inside, waited for over an hour, once I got up to the food certain things were out, but because we had to stand there another pan came out, food was okay, wasn't seasoned enough for me. Fish was really good. The lady at the register mixed lemonade and peach drink together and it was delicious. My mom was disappointed that there wasn't any tea to drink, she said it goes with soul food lol...the place was hot, and the floor was slippery. Through all the bad it was a good experience and really cheap.

I just tried them for the first time today. I just happen to stumble across them while leaving an appointment. I ordered for me and my neighbor. We tried the turkey wing dinner with rice, greens, Mac and cheese, and cornbread, with a side of catfish, and yams. When I tell you everything had flavor to it, we were quite impressed. The prices were well beyond reasonable, to a point it was just unbelievable, I mean shocked. There was a bit of wait time to get through the line, but it was definitely well worth the wait. Customer service was awesome, and I absolutely have no complaints whatsoever. I’m only 16 minutes away and the only thing I’m really upset about is not knowing about this place sooner 😂

I will forever love this place!! The food is so good and flavorful. The staff is very friendly and super fast to put a smile on your face while waiting or ordering. Don't mind the line either because it moves fast.

Food: Satisfying Service: Great Ambiance: Walk up neighborhood for spot I would go back for the backed chicken next time & peach cobbler since it was sold out Expect a line

The food was great. The sweet potatoes were very good. You may have to wait depending on what time you get there. They offer a variety of meats

Opens at 11 promptly and line starts forming about 10:45. The line moves quickly. Turkey wings were very good, so was the Mac n cheese. 2 good sized pork chops were good. Reasonable pricing and quantity I'd very good! $12 will get you a full day, all day plate! It's not great BUT it's pretty good!

Food was great. It was about a 30" drive for us and we would come back to get more again. Customer service was good. The interior was old. It's not a place you would want to seat down and eat. The line was LONG. We came at 615pm and got to the front to order at 650pm. The Mac n cheese was my favorite! Corn bread wasn't great, it was just regular corn bread. The yams was good, I would get it again. The turkey wings was really good and the ribs were A1. I like they have the bbq on the side. It was good!

Great food got the fried pork chops, rice, and beans. Really good will return for oxtail Thursday's. Great service. Small building but most take it to go anyways.

Too long to wait for your order. First and last visit for me. It might be better now, but I was not pleased with the service or food!

Very good food and affordable. Lines will be long by 12;30 be prepared to stand or ask someone in line can you sit until the line gets close to the front

Great food, customer service and prices! FYI, the servers have their own tip jar on the top of the counter.

The chicken was not fresh and it was only 9am. The eggs were ok. The customer service was horrible. These ladies were miserable and not so nice. So with that being said I will not give my money to this restaurant ever again. First impression is what brings people back!

The was a huge line but it moved so fast and the food was fresh and flavorful all the way through I'll be back. My plate was 12.00 dollars

Food was good Service it's a little rushed -so try to check online for what is offered. A real nice lady was patient with me-had to ask her because this was my first go 'round. There's no real ambiance per se. Just a busy place in a neighborhood where a lot of people go- they could spruce it up a tad bit for those that might want to dine in. I'll be back why?! Glad you asked, the catfish (my Husband) was "bussin"! The dressing w/gravy was soooo good! The cornbread and the greens. I don't usually eat mac n cheese but licked the bottom on this small portion (I'll need to double my size next time). Chicken -baked (dry)wasn't my favorite so I'll try something else next time. It was a lil pricey for me for the portions but I get it per se recommend

The turkey wing was amazing! Tender, juicy cooked to perfection! The Mac and cheese and sweet potato's were perfect! The Salisbury was ok wasn't a big fan of it but try it because what I didn't like, you might like. Next time I'm trying the neck bones because they looked so damn good!!!! Service was on point!!! Line moved quickly!!! Ladies were super nice !!! Will come Back again

Great food,, its lines are always out the door,, they food are 100% true true.. I recommend this food place to every one

The soul food is cooked really well. Only thing negative is the long ass lines. Overall try it for yourself.

The food was hot and delicious! All this for under $10. The wait is long. There will be a long line. Most people are carrying out the food.

Cashier was very rude and nasty. I didn't receive plastic silverware so went up to ask and was told no it's our rule! She says she put silverware in each bag. Well my food didn't come in a bag. So I had to pay $.50 for some plastic fork! If they are that hard up they shouldn't be selling food. Ridiculous and I had heard the food was good but with that type of service I don't care if it was free. And I was told it was the sister of the owner. So sad they treat folks like that when we spend our hard earned money. DO NOT GO Here. They don't deserve your business!

We were traveling through and wanted some good soul food whilst in the area. The food was delicious (minus the very dry cornbread muffin and the under-seasoned Mac n cheese). The meatloaf and dressing were very flavorful. There were signs all over the restaurant praising the customer service, however my wife and I were treated very poorly. We were not the only ones. The extremely angry lady behind the counter was yelling at other customers and not allowing for their most basic requests. They have great food at a great value, but need a great deal of help regarding their customer service.

A1 Soul Food is ok. Lines out the door most of the time, especially on the weekends. I go there for the candied yams that remind me of my mom's and grandma's. I wish they would renovate the women's restroom!! Although clean it looks like the same restroom that was there when the restaurant first opened?! Just saying!

This is my 5th weekend coming to your establishment and I will say you get 5 stars on your cooking, the food is fabulous! Now to why I only gave you 2 stars, one for the damn place has a wrap around everytime we come in, and I guess you say that's great for business, but the old lady cashier you have checking us out needs to be replaced! She talks too much and rings up orders less! The line could use a young energetic individual to move things alone! And by the time we got to getting our food and cashing out I told her I needed two drinks added to the order! So she proceeded to get one drink, and my wife kept asking where was her drink and she rudely said you only ordered one, and we both looked puzzled bc we were standing there in her face to only feel dejected! And the pace she rings up customers is very slow, bc I counted at least 20 people come in and then turn and leave bc of too many people in line! Chewing your gum like there's no care in the world, but there's a reason you took the job of cashier, to get the customers out in a timely manner! You may think it's a good practice to keep the room packed like that, but as a patron like me, they will get fed up and stop coming! Two thumbs up on the yams

The Mac and cheese was delicious. Look forward to trying their fried chicken. Unfortunately they tend to be out of food quite often

Great food! Low prices. Went on a Sunday and the line was really long. Will go back on weekdays.

The food was okay the line was long they only had two people fixing plates. Inside the restaurant was hot and then they had attitudes. Go somewhere else and the plate was 22.00

The food is amazing but the service is bad. There's a short fat lady that was vary rude. I came in on a Saturday evening i stood in a long line in order to get my food. I seen other people sitting, and I didn't know that the dining room closed at a certain time. She yelled at me and said, you know mam the dining room closes at 6:30pm. I had my food out and eating. I was wrapping it up when she yelled at me and said I said!!! That the dining room is closed!!! This is my second time I came here and this lady was rude. Yea so the food is good it's just that one fat short lady with a doo rag. She doesn't need to work with customers. Because she dot know how to talk to people. Expecially when we spending money on your business

Ok have you all lost your minds? We as individuals use DEBIT/CREDIT cards these days no one carries cash! I actually watched an entire family walk out of here because of this sign! This is a BLACK owned business in a majority AFRICAN AMERICAN area WHY would you charge such a fee??? We as people are barely surviving as it is. And you all want support! It is not our issue that you as a company incur a fee upon using a credit/debit machine. I'm ashamed for you all. This needs to be reassessed on the owners behalf!

I am extremely disappointed with A1. I came here after work for some of what is usually the best peach cobbler. I stood in a loooooonnnggg line for about 20 minutes, which is expected on a Sunday, Its not my first visit. I ordered a large peach cobbler, which to my surprise was just a styrofoam cup of goo. Obviously it was the last remnants of the pan, so it should not have been sold! Looks like I have about 6 peaches, goo and no crust. So disappointed because they are now closed and I won't be able to take this back today for them to make it right. Which I hope they would do.

I really like A-1 the Mac and cheese is good the kale greens good, rice and gravy good and yams good and a light piece of corn bread good-- hubby usually gets meat ox tails, turkey wings etc and he goes back so it's gotta be good. My only issues are: 1-the health score so many people eat at this place continuously so please get the health score up. Last to E I was there it was a 81... B but you can do better.... 2-it's a sauna in the building invest in some good air conditioning we spend enough money in there at least make sure the customers are comfortable. People obviously are going to eat the food regardless and it's pretty good but please invest our money we put into the place to at least make our experience pleasurable.

The food is good both breakfast n dinner. Lunch has cheap cuts of meat with QTime prices.

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.

The best soul food in the city by far. Love the turkey wings, collards, yams and mac and cheese.

I went there for lunch today and there was nothing at all that looked good. what I did have was nasty the mac n cheese was nasty which was sad bc I wanted it to. be good. I will never step foot in here again.

Oh my gosh , we found this place ( my boyfriend and I ) on a boring day wasn't even expecting to find it but I am more then glad we did !! When I tell you this place is great ! Cheap !!!!! And give you a great Amoy of food ! Recommend this to anyone! The service is amazing ! The lady at the front is so sweet I love it ! We now eat here atleast 4 times a month turkey wings be the size of your arm and you get two ! Pig feet's be so goood and they give you alooooot ! Highly recommend

Nice cool location...food was ok...when I walked in...I was greeted with a warm southern welcome...my order was taking right away...since it was my first time ordered the baked chicken, yams, an collard greens...it was delicious...I will definitely be back for a second visit to try other items on the menu...

So I always try to see who's going to beat busybee food and I came here the line was long I said ok everything looked fresh when I ordered I got the oxtails my sides Mac and cheese with cabbage also got a lemonade. I didn't waste no time because I really wanted to see if they was good and eh it was average the oxtails had no flavor like it just taste like meat boiled in water I added salt and pepper with hot sauce to give it something. My sides Not bad it was season I had a corn bread but I didn't eat it also so much fat on them oxtails for the price I was expecting a more wild factor. They may have did better with other meats so I might try them again. That lemonade was good as well. AND PLEASE HAVE YOUR MASK ThEy will not serve you.

The food is very very flavorful. Only complaint is going on a Sunday and not getting enough oxtails for the money spent

I will never step foot in their again, I have tried them several times thinking maybe this time the food would be good (wrong) giving them the benefit of the doubt A-1 is not for me the food looks good but absolutely has no taste and if you don't pay attention they will over charge you But when I saw the cook come from the back with this I mean NASTY apron on went outside for a few return back to work with the same Nasty apron on....make you wonder do you even washed your hands aprons are for the kitchen not outside nor the bathroom

I wanted some sweet tea and peach cobbler. The peach cobbler was not sweet & had a strong lemon taste. The lemon taste was very powerful! The crush was mushy, I like my crust welll done. The sweet tea was perfect! The line was long but moving. Friendly staff

I believe the new name is A1 soul food but the only thing I can recommend is the fried pork chop plate. Oh my God it is everything thing but I just hope you catch the staff on a good day and remember to keep your cool because they are fixing your food. This is a black establishment so they won't answer the phone to take your order. I love the pork chop plate so much I know already when I go they are going to make me wait 30 minutes so I went on my 1 hour lunch break, waited in line and placed my order. The lady went to the kitchen window and said customer waiting for a pork chop plate. Now the cook responded to her saying tell them it's a 15 minute wait. Of course I'll wait 15 mins I said!! Thinking in my head I usually wait 30 mins. So she went back to the window and said, he's going to wait. She comes back to me and says the cook said it's going to take 30 mins, and I smiled because I know they making my food fresh and it usually takes 30 mins anyway and I said okay I'll wait. She went back to the window and said he's going to wait 30 minutes. She comes back and said the cook said it's going to take an hour for pork chops. Now I'm boiling on the inside because I feel like they really don't want to fix my pork chops but since I've already wasted time going back and forth and I only had an hour lunch break I was determined to get these (insert bad word) pork chops so I said I will wait for the pork chops. The lady was shocked and questioned you really going to wait an hour for pork chops. So I sat down in a chair and waited. I was really upset the entire time cause I'm constantly trying to support black owned businesses and they are always doing things to make me feel bad about supporting them. Well 50 mins later someone yells where is the guy who waited an hour for the pork chops they ready. I thought now they being petty but I got what I wanted and I noticed the cooked made a whole pan and everyone behind me started changing their order to the pork chops so I know they sold that whole pan quick and I still made it home to clock in right on time. So I would give five stars for my food and 3 stars for the petty experience I received.

Two thumbs up Love this joint for good soul food It's a hood spot but food is excellent

Went to visit A1 on Sunday. There was a line but it didn't take too long to get through. The prices are very reasonable and the food was very good. It was well seasoned, and the portion sizes were just enough. My only complaint is, there was no sweet tea.

I was hungry for soul food I googled Soul Food and it took me here off of highway 20 Martin Luther King Dr .The food was awesome the service was great and the staff was very friendly. Reminded me of Camden Arkansas my hometown. I bought 2 plates of food I wanted all of it. But my bank account wouldn't allow it. I will be back when I'm in the area. I live in Buford Georgia and there are no restaurants that can compare to A1 Soul Food!!! I bought a pork chop dinner and a beef stew dinner over rice. I had 2 sides with each dinner. Candied Yams and greens the other one was cabbage and dressing with Turkey gravy delicious!!!

A lot has changed in a year. The food was delicious! (A lot better this time then the last time I was there) The Salisbury steak was SO good and homemade, I had to wait 30 minutes for Mac & Cheese but it was worth the wait. The staff was friendlier this time around. I would definitely recommend this Soul Food restaurant to my family and friends from out of town.

Absolutely loved the turkey wings, mac n cheese, and green beans. Cant wait to try the rest of their menu.

Turkey wings!!!!! Their baked Turkey wings!!!! Also this place is called A1 soul food. It still say 285 wear in Waze though, but I definitely recommend the turkey wings

The food was Delicious and the Price was even Better!! I recommend the pork chop dinner with your choice of two sides and cornbread. You won't be dissappointed!!

Unfortunately my 2 two star review is not only based on the food being either disgusting or delicious, but it is also directed at they're very rude unaccommodating staff. Depending on who's cooking that day your food will either be inedible or decent, needlees to say it is very unpredictable. What is not a surprise is how each time I've entered this establishment I wish I hadn't due to the quality of service, random business hours and unprofessional atmosphere. My last experience at West soul food was extremely disappointing. While me and my husband ran across the street after they told us we would have to wait for our fish to be cooked when we returned we were told our food was given away because and I quote "this is a business so I need to make sales." How the hell do you need to make sales off of sale you already made? The two out of the three things I ordered were edible which was the fish and stuffing but the greens tasted like they were made in a trash can and the flavor for the other items was mediocre at best. I will not be returning here, the women are rude unprofessional and unaccommodating. If you decide to eat here because you like to be talked to like an idiot whose money holds no value good luck hopefully your food will be delicious on that day

I love a good ole southern hole in the wall CLEAN eatery! The parking is more than enough because the Unemployment Office is located in that same plaza and the Social Security office also. Food: Great! Smells delicious! The best fried pork chops I've had thus far. Sides include your regular greens, beans, tams, rice and homemade onion gravy.. lord! Menu changes daily though so.. yea. Go! Reasonable prices. Eat in. It's ok. They put everything in a to go container I think

Much better experience than my last visit. Ordered turkey wings...got two large ones fresh out the oven. Large portion. Make sure to tip the girls serving food(tip jar right there at food line). Food servers usually friendly and attentive. They will also fry fish and chicken I think. P.S. They still don't answer the phone. So you can't call ahead for fry order or check on item. Cashier says phone is in office but no one's usually in there. WTH???

Was told I had to leave after standing in line for 20 minutes due to not having a mask however the roach next to the pig feet didn't have a mask on. -1 stars