Fried chicken is a soul food staple enjoyed across the country.
There is nothing quite as wonderful as soul food. This cuisine, infused with Southern flavor and made with love, is an African-American cuisine with its roots stemming from the times of slavery. However, you don't have to travel to Alabama or Mississippi to enjoy this delicious, homey food. You can find some of the best soul food restaurants in the country north of the Mason-Dixon, in Queens, N.Y.
Burgandy's Cafe
Burgandy's Cafe is exactly what a soul food restaurant should be. Delicious food is served quickly and with the graciousness of the South. Although not a household name, Burgandy's has a following with the hip hop community. Diners can check out pictures of the staff with various artists, while they wait for the food that has so many people coming back -- again and again.
Burgandy's Cafe
15335 Hillside Ave.
New York, NY 11432
(347) 475-0187
Southern Girls Soul Food
Whatever soul food dish you're hungry for, you're likely to find it at Southern Girls Soul Food. Tender traditional fried chicken, delicious whiting, tasty smothered pork, crisp hush puppies, perfectly sweet yams, and sinfully yummy macaroni and cheese are just the beginnings of a menu that will fill your stomach and warm your heart. The best part? While filling your stomach, Food won't empty your wallet. Their dinner plates are not only reasonably priced, but big enough to share.
Southern Girls Soul Food
21917 Merrick Blvd.
Springfield Gardens, NY 11413
(718) 949-3969
Premo's Perfection
Executive chef Dexter "Premo" Sanders has created one of the area's top soul food bistros. This little corner restaurant, bedecked cheerily in yellows, takes classic Southern cuisine and gives it Chef Premo's special touch, showing customers why Chef Premo has been the chef of preference for everyone from statesmen to hip hop celebrities. Chicken and waffles are an art form at Premo's Perfection. The candied yams are bits of Heaven. You simply can't go wrong with anything you select.
Premo's Perfection
109-18 Farmers Blvd.
Queens, NY 11412
(347) 809-7605
Hollis Famous Burgers
Where can you see some of the best Run DMC memorabilia in Queens and enjoy delicious soul food at the same time? As the name of the restaurant implies, burgers are definitely a specialty here. However, if you want to enjoy some delicious, homemade soul food, go for the ribs. Savory and tender, these ribs are the embodiment of the term "lip-smacking good." A selection of seafood, fried chicken, and all of the traditional soul food sides are offered as well. However, you have to go on the weekends to get your soul filled with soul food.
Hollis Famous Burgers
201-03 Hollis Ave.
New York, NY 11412
(718) 740-6114
hollisfamousburgers.com
Africana Soul Food Restaurant
Africana Soul Food Restaurant takes traditional American soul food cuisine and gives it a Nigerian twist. This is soul food with heat. You'll find savory white rice with black-eyed peas and an assortment of vegetables and fried whiting, similar to what you might find in any soul food restaurant. However, some dishes are hotter than a Savannah summer day. Be sure to follow up these super spicy dishes with a bite of moi-moi, a type of bread made from flour and beans, to take the edge off some of the heat.
Africana Soul Food Restaurant
14612 Liberty Ave.
Queens, NY 11435
(718) 658-8501
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