Eloise & Earnestine Soul Food

"The move at this Liberty City spot is to get one of the dinner options. Each order comes with your choice of meat, rice, two sides, and a tiny piece of moist cornbread shaped like a miniature beret. We love the oxtail. It slips right off its bones and is covered in a rich gravy that seeps into the pigeon pea rice. But take a step back before you open up that styrofoam container. It's packed like a jack in the box. And get there early because they run out of daily specials fast." - mariana trabanino, ryan pfeffer, virginia otazo

"Eloise & Earnestine isn’t the best soul food in Liberty City—it’s the best we’ve had in the whole county. People line up here for short ribs, oxtails, chitterlings, collard greens, and mac and cheese. The move is to order one of the dinner options. Each order comes with your choice of meat, rice, two sides, and a tiny piece of moist cornbread shaped like a miniature beret. We love the oxtail. It slips right off its star-shaped bones and is covered in a rich gravy that seeps into the rice. They’re open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, but get there early because they run out of daily specials fast." - India Amos, Ryan Pfeffer, Virginia Otazo

"It’s a three-and-a-half block walk to some of the best soul food in Miami. People line up here after church in their Sunday best for short ribs, oxtails, chitterlings, collard greens, and mac and cheese. It’s a big takeout operation, but they have a small dining room with a few tables. They’re open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, but try to come early because they run out of daily specials fast. " - Virginia Otazo, Ryan Pfeffer

"Eloise & Earnestine isn’t the best soul food in Liberty City—it’s the best we’ve had in the whole county. People line up here after church in their Sunday best for short ribs, oxtails, chitterlings, collard greens, and mac and cheese. It’s a big takeout operation, but they have a small dining room with a wall full of clocks and a few tables. The move here is to order one of the dinner options. Each order comes with your choice of meat, rice, two sides, and a tiny piece of moist cornbread shaped like a miniature beret. We love the oxtail. It slips right off its star-shaped bones and is covered in a rich gravy that seeps into the rice (we like their pigeon pea rice). They’re open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, but get there early because they run out of daily specials fast." - Virginia Otazo