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Cuisine guide · Southern, Soul Food & Cajun

Southern, Soul Food & Cajun Menus & Prices: 25 Restaurants Compared

Every southern, soul food & cajun restaurant in the Menupedia directory in one place. 12 of the highest-demand names get a full menu guide with combos, cheapest items and a price comparison; the other 13 get a quick snapshot -- price range and what they're known for.

Full menu guides

These get the full treatment: complete priced menu, combos, cheapest items, and how they stack up against similar restaurants.

The Olde Pink House

Full menu guide · $$$

Savannah landmark fine dining inside a 1771 pink Georgian mansion. Famous for shrimp and grits, she-crab soup, and classic Southern desserts.

Lambert's Cafe

Full menu guide · $$

Legendary Sikeston, MO Southern comfort restaurant famous for waiters who throw hot rolls across the dining room, massive entrees, and free pass-arounds.

Carolina Kitchen

Full menu guide · $$

DMV soul food institution serving fried chicken, catfish, collard greens, mac and cheese, candied yams, and cornbread across Washington DC and Maryland.

Cracker Barrel

Full menu guide · $$

Southern country cooking and all-day breakfast: Old Timer's Breakfast ~$11.49, Country Fried Steak Dinner ~$14.99, Sunday Homestyle Chicken ~$15.99, Family Meal Baskets $35-50 (feed 4-6). Every store has an attached country gift shop.

Miss Mary Bobo's

Full menu guide · $$

Historic 1908 boarding house in Jack Daniel's country — family-style Southern lunch served at communal tables. Reservations required; open lunch only.

Ida Claire

Full menu guide · $$

Southern comfort food in Dallas with fried chicken, biscuits, creative cocktails, and a beloved brunch. Eclectic Southern-grandma decor. $$

Kitchen + Kocktails by Kevin Kelley

Full menu guide · $$$

Upscale soul food from Chef Kevin Kelley — Caribbean jerk lamb chops ~$45, Southern fried chicken ~$21, lobster waffles, shrimp & grits and handcrafted Kocktails.

The Bright Star

Full menu guide · $$

Bessemer, Alabama landmark since 1907. Greek-Southern cooking — snapper Throumbi, crab au gratin, fried seafood platters, and hand-cut steaks in a white-tablecloth setting.

Cook Out

Full menu guide · $

Southeast drive-thru chain built on the $5.49–$7.49 Cook Out Tray, 40+ milkshake flavors, Carolina-style BBQ, Cheerwine floats and hush puppies. Drive-thru and walk-up only — no inside dining.

Cotton Patch Cafe

Full menu guide · $$

Texas comfort-food chain serving chicken fried steak, pot roast, hand-rolled yeast rolls, homestyle sides, and made-from-scratch pies at roughly 55 locations across Texas and the South.

Chicken Salad Chick

Full menu guide · $

Southern fast-casual chain built on chicken salad since 2008. A dozen+ flavors as scoops, sandwiches and on greens. Quick Chick combo $11.49, Scoop sandwich $8.49.

Chef Art Smith's Homecomin'

Full menu guide · $$

Disney Springs Southern comfort food from Oprah's former personal chef. Famous for fried chicken, Church Lady Deviled Eggs, moonshine cocktails, and scratch biscuits.

Quick price snapshots

Lower-traffic southern, soul food & cajun restaurants that don't need a full standalone page -- but still worth knowing the price range and specialty.

Southern Fire Kitchen

Quick snapshot · $$

Southern comfort food restaurant with fried chicken, BBQ, mac and cheese, biscuits, collard greens, and classic Southern sides.

Sylvia's Harlem

Quick snapshot · $$

Harlem's legendary 'Queen of Soul Food' since 1962 — Southern fried chicken, candied yams, collard greens, cornbread, and Sunday gospel brunch.

Magnolias Charleston

Quick snapshot · $$$

Charleston's fine-dining pioneer since 1990. Creamy white cheddar grits, fried chicken livers, and upscale Lowcountry classics on East Bay Street.

Jordyn's Soul Cafe

Quick snapshot · $$

Southern comfort food at its finest -- fried chicken, mac and cheese, collard greens, cornbread, candied yams, and sweet potato pie.

Loveless Cafe

Quick snapshot · $$

Nashville landmark since 1951 — fresh-baked biscuits, country ham, fried chicken, and Southern sides in a legendary roadside setting.

Nellie's Southern Kitchen

Quick snapshot · $$

Kenny Rogers' tribute to his mother Nellie. Southern comfort food — fried chicken, mac and cheese, biscuits, and sweet tea in Pigeon Forge, TN.

Cafe Orleans

Quick snapshot · $$

New Orleans Square table-service spot famous for the Monte Cristo sandwich, pommes frites, sweet and savory crepes, and Cajun-Creole inspired dishes inside Disneyland.

Bojangles

Quick snapshot · $

Charlotte Cajun fried chicken chain since 1977. Bone-in chicken, scratch biscuits, dirty rice, sweet tea. 8 Pc Family Meal $24.99, Cajun Filet Biscuit $4.49.

Succotash National Harbor

Quick snapshot · $$

Chef Edward Lee's Southern restaurant at National Harbor — fried chicken, biscuits, shrimp and grits, and a deep whiskey list.

Jestine's Kitchen

Quick snapshot · $$

Beloved Charleston, SC soul food spot named after Jestine Matthews. Famous for fried chicken, collard greens, lima beans, cornbread, and the iconic coconut cake.

Mary Mac's Tea Room

Quick snapshot · $$

Atlanta soul food institution since 1945. Fried chicken, pot likker, cornbread, and peach cobbler in the same Midtown location for 80+ years.

Mrs. Wilkes' Dining Room

Quick snapshot · $$

Savannah boarding house legend since 1943. Family-style Southern lunch at communal tables -- fried chicken, biscuits, collard greens and a rotating spread of classic Southern sides.

Poogan's Porch

Quick snapshot · $$

Legendary Charleston, SC Victorian-era restaurant. Southern cooking, she-crab soup, buttermilk biscuits, shrimp and grits, and a celebrated weekend brunch in a hauntingly charming historic home.

Southern, Soul Food & Cajun menus -- frequently asked questions

Why do soul food restaurants often price a 'meat and three' as one combo?

It's a traditional Southern format -- one protein plus three sides at a fixed price -- that's more affordable than pricing each side individually, and it's a menu structure many soul food restaurants still follow today.

What's the difference between Cajun and Creole cooking, price-wise?

The pricing difference is minimal; the culinary difference is bigger -- Creole cooking (New Orleans, city-influenced) often uses tomatoes and cream, while Cajun (rural, Acadian-influenced) is typically heartier and more rustic.

Why is fried chicken sometimes priced by the piece and sometimes by the plate?

Quick-service and take-out-focused spots often price by the piece for flexibility; sit-down soul food restaurants more commonly bundle chicken into a full plate with sides.

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