A1 Soulfood

This place... a gem! Real soul food at it's best and incredibly kind and knowledgeable women on the line! -Fried pork chops -Salisbury steak with green beans and mac n cheese -Pig feet (love them!) -Turkey wings with green beans & mac n cheese -Salisbury steak with green beans & dressing Plus (not pictured) large lemonade & some of the absolute BEST peach cobbler this side of your Big Mama's kitchen! A religious experience and no we didn't eat it all but by tomorrow noon it will be gone The only slight minus was the lemonade. It was ok but that's all. Nothing memorable about it. There will be a line... But it moves pretty steady. Wait! It's worth it.

The food here is usually very good and flavorful, I previously gave this place five stars 🌟. However, my most recent visit on Sunday was very disappointing. The turkey was not properly seasoned, and the gravy was very watery and lacked flavor. The cornbread was also hard. There is normally a long line, which speaks positively about the restaurant, but last Sunday they missed the mark. Perhaps the main cook was off that day.🤔 There is ample parking space and the food is reasonably priced. I forgot to take a picture before like I normally do, but attached is the picture when I was done!

This was my first and LAST time eating at this dump. I was visiting Atlanta and went on TikTok to find the "best" soul food here. This place popped-up.😭 I'm coming off of a fast and wanted something hearty, this was not it! The chicken was seasonless and a piece still had FEATHERS on it, mac & cheese -SOULLESS, the collard greens were an accessory to the vinegar and the cornbread is just horrible. Yes, there was a line to get food there. However, I believe it's because this place in conveniently located, not because they're serving good food. I'm definitely giving this to a person in need. It's still edible, just not good.

I visited because of the YouTube video I saw. The pork chop mac and cheese was absolutely delicious! It was rich, creamy, and perfectly seasoned. Unfortunately, the cornbread and black-eyed peas were a bit disappointing. They didn't quite meet the same high standard as the main dish. I'll definitely be back for that mac and cheese, though! ***NEED MENTIONED **** CAN DINE IN BUT ITS ALL SERVED IN TOGO BOXES. IF YOU LIVE FAR AWAY SUGGESTIONS IS TO TASTE IT WHILE IN STORE THEN TAKE IT AWAY The area is a bit sketchy, described as "Hood," but they say that's where good food is found in GA. The staff was friendly and patient. There can be a long line, but the workers get you in and out. It's worth the wait. I hope to try the turkey wings next time.

Don’t come here in a rush! 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.

There were a lot of customers in line. The wait was about 35 min. The food was well seasoned and delicious. It was worth the wait. I do not know what could be done to control the volume of customers. The food tastes good and the people keep coming knowing that there is a wait. I noted that a lot of time is spent on people trying to decide what they want to eat after seeing the choices. Maybe.someone could take.the orders.prior to going through the service line?

I first tried this restaurant because my gma asked for a liver plate. OMGosh. This food is so flavorful. The customer service is 10/10. Everyone is so friendly. If you need to make a change before they fix the food completely, they do no huff and puff. Good customer service is hard to find these days, but here, they have excellent customer service. I have tried various meals and have not had a bad meal yet. I love their salisbury steak and wish they served that daily. Keep up the good work. I drive over 40 minutes to get a plate for myself and my gma. PS. Yes, the lines will be long. That is because the food is so delicious (IMO.) At first, it almost deterred me, but I decided to stick around and I was not disappointed.

Cold cheaply sourced & made sides. Macaroni had entirely too much white pepper. Yams appeared to be out of a can. Cornbread, rice & gravy barely had flavor. Dressing seemed out of a bag or box. Restroom dirty & run down. The only thing good was the peach cobbler. Never again!

The line was worth the weight came on a Sunday right at the church and I'm telling you this is a blessing me and my wife ate for less than $25 including a piece cobbler and two plates with two sizes you gotta get these folks a try

I came here on my lunch break and waited 45 minutes to get my food. There were two people working the line, someone at the register, and others in the kitchen. It took so long to get my food because everyone was ordering multiple plates for others. I got two turkey wings (it comes that way), mac, and broccoli casserole. You can tell that the food is made with love. They give you a lot of food for the price. Peach cobbler was also really good.

A1 Soul Food really lives up to its name......it's A1! They have so many great options, and I love that you can actually see the food before you order. The line is usually small but it always moves quickly, and the staff keeps things running smoothly with friendly, fast service. One of the best parts is that you never have to wait long, and the food is always fresh and flavorful. We've tried just about everything....meatloaf, oxtails, pork chops, baked chicken, ribs, Salisbury steak, rice, dressing, greens, mac and cheese, green beans, and black-eyed peas ....and everything has been delicious. No complaints at all! There's also plenty of space to dine in, which makes it easy to sit down and enjoy a good, home-cooked meal in a relaxed atmosphere. If you're looking for real soul food that tastes like it came straight from someone's kitchen, A1 Soul Food is the spot!

I wanted some comfort food & ordered takeout, I was extremely pleased. The meal was packaged well, portion size was huge & everything was delicious. It was just what I needed!

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

Day Date Not sure what's taking me so long to come by this neighborhood staple but the food is really good. The portions are a great size and the price is reasonable. Can't wait to try their breakfast. There is a line. But it moves fast. Super friendly staff.

I have not been there yet, but from what I understand they have an awesome menu selection and great prices and great food, hopefully I will get there soon.

Comfort food at its finest. The ambience is as expected nothing over the top of fancy, but you can sit down and eat at a cleaning table if you choose to. The prices are so affordable, which is far more important and the food is good. The turkey wings are my favorite, but you can never go wrong with a pork chop. This place also serves breakfast as well.

The cashier was very nice but the lady in nurse scrub was rude as hell and has no customer service and dressing looked very dry and they were still serving it to people. The mac and cheese tastes fake but the greens are good.

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

i haven't been there but i know great prices when i see them and i can view the quality and the timing of each dish... that makes me want 2 meals at a time each time i will arrive..... yes i have not been there yet but i've been to many in atlanta ga and with older cooks they know what's up when it comes to cooking..... i commend you with your soul food menu and i didn't how much of a tribute it was to black people's roots that the day i was updated with knowledge of the south and when and why we were great cooks.... i cried because there was no suffering only love when it came to eating with friends family and this all came from having nothing but whatever out minds and hands could produce at the time of slavery to this day..... thank you ancestors for teaching something about patience and love at the same time..... this was my granny's cooking and i'm reminiscing as i'm texting.... i don't want another fast food nothing as long as i live.................. Amon/ Ase'

I love the food here! I have been living here for a week now! And literally been eating here twice day! I haven't had any pregnancy cravings for the last 6 months. Yall just unlock my babies cravings! And we love it over here! Thank you so much!

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!

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.

OMG!! The food taste just like your grandmomma cooked it!! The portions are unbelievable. I ate half and had enough for the next day. We drove from Lithonia.... to Atlanta...passing up everything in between to get back to this spot! The ambiance is simple and unpretentious because who cares when the food is this good! The service is quick and good done with a smile...oh yeah there will be a line, but it's well worth the wait!! It's Thanksgiving every day

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.

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

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

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!

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.

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

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 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

Food was not that good did not have a good meal this day dressing was not very good and the

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

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!

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.

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

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

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

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.

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...

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 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.

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